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A human wrote this – believe me
https://www.bespacific.com/a-human-wrote-this-believe-me/
Published: July 24, 2026 02:15
Reuters Institute: “From metadata to AI detectors, several organisations are aiming to provide evidence of whether a piece of content was AI-generated. It’s not an easy task. Accusations of AI use in writing can grow beyond mere social media grumbling and…
The U.S. Court of Appeals: Background and Circuit Splits from 2025
https://www.bespacific.com/the-us-court-of-appeals-background-and-circuit-splits-from-2025/
Published: July 24, 2026 02:14
CRS Report, The U.S. Court of Appeals: Background and Circuit Splits from 2025, R49042. 07/23/2026: “The U.S. Courts of Appeals frequently act as the final arbiters of questions of law within their respective jurisdictions. Although the Supreme Court of…
The American People Need the Truth About the Iran War
https://www.bespacific.com/the-american-people-need-the-truth-about-the-iran-war/
Published: July 24, 2026 02:13
The Atlantic – Gift Article: “For nearly five months, Donald Trump and his Cabinet have been misleading the American people about the war in Iran. When the president makes statements about the war, they are full of wishful thinking, hyperbole, and outright…
One Man’s Quest to Fix Every Deadly Guardrail
https://www.bespacific.com/one-mans-quest-to-fix-every-deadly-guardrail/
Published: July 24, 2026 02:13
The New Yorker: One Man’s Quest to Fix Every Deadly Guardrail – no paywall. “In 2016, Steve Eimers’s daughter died when she hit a defective guardrail. Then he learned that the country was full of them….Based on his research, Eimers believes that there are…
The New Chilling Effect
https://www.bespacific.com/the-new-chilling-effect/
Published: July 24, 2026 02:08
The Atlantic (Gift Article): The New Chilling Effect. “If you’re looking for a reason to despair over the state of American education, there are many places you could start. You could, for example, worry about the all-consuming phones—or the gambling and…
Trump’s Education Department Leaves Mountain of Public Records Requests Unaddressed
Published: July 24, 2026 02:07
The74: “Even before massive staff cuts at the Department of Education, it could take years for officials to process a request under the Freedom of Information Act. But now, some offices that handled the hundreds of inquiries that pour in each month — from…
Trump claims voting by noncitizens is rampant in America. The numbers tell another story.
Published: July 24, 2026 02:04
Reuters: “Trump says noncitizen voting is a widespread Democratic plot to influence elections. A Reuters data analysis reveals a far different picture: a small number of often inadvertent violations. The finding comes amid an expanding federal crackdown…
Where U.S. Government Data Is Disappearing
https://www.bespacific.com/where-u-s-government-data-is-disappearing/
Published: July 23, 2026 02:28
The New York Times, Gift Article – “Over the past several months as we’ve explored different measures of how the U.S. is faring, a pattern has emerged: In multiple areas, statistics and reports long compiled by the federal government were delayed, missing…
Trump’s Super Pardon
https://www.bespacific.com/trumps-super-pardon/
Published: July 23, 2026 02:22
Bloomberg – no paywall – Trump Extends Pardons to Companies, Echoing a 17th Century King “…Unlike in previous administrations, commutations as well as pardons have cleared unpaid penalties tied to the convictions…Since taking office for the second time,…
90,000 Flock cameras have quietly gone up in the US
https://www.bespacific.com/90000-flock-cameras-have-quietly-gone-up-in-the-us/
Published: July 23, 2026 02:20
ZDNET – What they track and how to check your city: “Flock Falcon cameras don’t detect speed. Instead, the cameras take roughly six to 12 still images each time a vehicle passes. Flock then uses automated license plate recognition software and machine…
Amazon, gig companies see spike in workers on SNAP and Medicaid, study shows
https://www.bespacific.com/amazon-gig-companies-see-spike-in-workers-on-snap-and-medicaid/
Published: July 23, 2026 02:16
Federal Social Safety Net Programs: Millions of Workers, Including Many Employed by Large Employers, Continue to Rely on Medicaid and SNAP. GAO-26-108703Publicly Released: July 22, 2026. Millions of American adults earn so little that they rely on federal…
The World’s Energy/Power Grid
https://www.bespacific.com/the-worlds-energy-power-grid/
Published: July 23, 2026 02:14
Public data for public use. Energy infrastructure data and visualization that sparks joy by OpenGridWorks. US Power Plants and Data Centers [Data center load is outpacing the grid’s ability to meet new demands] – The World’s Energy/Power Grid. “Zoom out…
Classified Record is a searchable index of declassified U.S. government documents
Published: July 23, 2026 02:09
“The Classified Record is a searchable index of declassified U.S. government documents, with primary sources linked and FOIA status documented for each entry. It exists because the existing infrastructure for accessing declassified records was built for…
The breakthrough changing how Americans donate organs
https://www.bespacific.com/the-breakthrough-changing-how-americans-donate-organs/
Published: July 23, 2026 02:08
Vox – no paywall: ” In the past decade, there’s been a boom in the number of organs available for transplantation in the US. Much of that growth has come from a little-known donation pathway called donation after circulatory death, or DCD. DCD allows…
Anthropic’s Claude AI tools for very different jobs: How to pick between models, Code, and Cowork
https://www.bespacific.com/anthropics-claude-ai-tools-for-very-different-jobs/
Published: July 23, 2026 02:03
ZDNET: “Anthropic is currently the world’s most valuable AI company, with an astonishing $1.2 trillion valuation on secondary markets as of earlier this month. The company’s offerings have been making headline news all year, especially after the US…
“Four Score and Seven Years Ago….” Lincoln’s Handwritten Gettysburg Address
https://www.bespacific.com/lincolns-handwritten-gettysburg-address/
Published: July 23, 2026 02:01
Library of Congress Blogs: “On Nov. 2, 1863, Gettysburg lawyer David Wills wrote to Abraham Lincoln, officially inviting the president to attend the dedication of a new military cemetery on Nov. 19 and provide “a few appropriate remarks” at the ceremony.…
Map of the world’s great castles & fortresses
https://www.bespacific.com/map-of-the-worlds-great-castles-fortresses/
Published: July 23, 2026 02:00
3,708 notable landmarks · 131 countries · one map – “Everything on this map comes from open data: facts, coordinates and founding dates from Wikidata, photographs from Wikimedia Commons, stories from Wikipedia, and the night basemap from OpenFreeMap and…
AI Companies Are Buying Tons of Old Books Because They’re Free of AI Slop
https://www.bespacific.com/ai-companies-are-buying-tons-of-old-books-because-theyre-free-of-ai-slop/
Published: July 22, 2026 02:34
404 Media: “ISBNdb, a company that sources printed books for AI companies to turn into training data, tells clients “the optics problem is real.” As AI companies search for more training data to improve their models, one company is offering old, printed…
Skadden Said Its Trump Deal Raised No Ethical Issues. Intel’s Shareholders Disagree.
Published: July 22, 2026 02:27
Above the Law: “There is a version of the Biglaw capitulation story where the nine firms that bent a knee to Donald Trump did some pro bono work on behalf of veterans, ate a news cycle, and moved on. That is the version the firms have been selling since…
This Conversation Is Being Recorded. They All Are
https://www.bespacific.com/this-conversation-is-being-recorded-they-all-are/
Published: July 22, 2026 02:14
Wall Street Journal – Gift Article – “People in tech use AI apps to record and transcribe meetings, workplace chats and even dates—all in the name of productivity To record or not to record? That is no longer a question for people in tech. The answer is a…
U.S. Issues ‘Worldwide Caution’ Alert as Iran Conflict Threatens Broader Escalation
Published: July 22, 2026 02:13
Worldwide Caution: The Department of State advises Americans worldwide to exercise increased caution. Due to heightened tensions in the Middle East, the security environment remains complex with the potential for unforeseen escalation. Americans currently…
10 Privacy Hacks for Managing Browser Cookies Everyone Should Know
https://www.bespacific.com/10-privacy-hacks-for-managing-browser-cookies-everyone-should-know/
Published: July 22, 2026 02:09
Lifehacker: “Do you “accept” or “reject” that cookie request? Browser cookies don’t just remember your login details: They can track your browsing history across websites, follow you around with specific ads, or even hijack your active browser session to…
Substack adds an AI detector to help spot blogs written by no one
https://www.bespacific.com/substack-adds-an-ai-detector-to-help-spot-blogs-written-by-no-one/
Published: July 22, 2026 02:08
The Verge – no paywall: “Substack will now help users determine whether what they’re reading may have been written by AI. A new tool coming to the platform can scan posts, notes, replies, and comments to provide an estimate of how much text could be…
Americans Lead World in Viewing Politics as Risk to Safety
https://www.bespacific.com/americans-lead-world-in-viewing-politics-as-risk-to-safety/
Published: July 22, 2026 02:07
Gallup: “Although Americans are most likely to name road accidents and crime as the two biggest threats to their personal safety, no other population in the world is more likely to identify politics as a safety concern. According to a 2026 Lloyd’s Register…
A Voter Guide to Trump’s Election Claims
https://www.bespacific.com/a-voter-guide-to-trumps-election-claims/
Published: July 22, 2026 02:02
NewsGuard: “In a primetime address [July 16, 2026], President Trump advanced alarming claims about the integrity of U.S. elections. Here are the facts. Trump Leans Into Long-Debunked Voter Fraud Claims – In a primetime White House address last night,…
The Fake Influencers Selling Wellness on Your Feed
https://www.bespacific.com/the-fake-influencers-selling-wellness-on-your-feed/
Published: July 22, 2026 02:01
The New York Times – gift article: “The New York Times found hundreds of A.I.-generated doctors, healers and wellness influencers on social media touting the health benefits of supplements to American consumers. Many of these hyperrealistic looking ads…
Close is a travel time map of the United States
https://www.bespacific.com/close-is-a-travel-time-map-of-the-united-states/
Published: July 21, 2026 02:37
Close is a travel time map of the United States. Pick the destinations that matter to you, and Close colors every block by travel time to the furthest of those destinations. Search for your city or neighborhood Add destinations in the bottom-left panel Set…
The Trump Grift Clock
https://www.bespacific.com/the-trump-grift-clock/
Published: July 21, 2026 02:17
The Trump Family Passed $5 Billion. Narativ’s Grift Clock Now Counts Every Second. How much money the Trumps are making from their second term – “The Trump family crossed the $5 billion line on July 10 at 11:10 PM Eastern — by the clock’s math. Nobody…
AI Transcription and Client Confidentiality: What Is Actually Safe to Use
https://www.bespacific.com/ai-transcription-and-client-confidentiality-what-is-actually-safe-to-use/
Published: July 21, 2026 02:11
Via LLRX – AI Transcription and Client Confidentiality: What Is Actually Safe to Use – New transcription tools are being introduced every day. Based on her own review, Jennifer Ellis highlights two setups she is comfortable recommending.
OPM Delivers Major Modernization for Federal HR
https://www.bespacific.com/opm-delivers-major-modernization-for-federal-hr/
Published: July 21, 2026 02:08
The US Office of Personnel Management (OPM) today announced the launch of the Guide to Processing Personnel Actions (GPPA) Navigator, a new digital tool that modernizes how federal Human Resources (HR) professionals access and apply personnel action…
DOGE was supposed to be dead. Its remnants are everywhere.
https://www.bespacific.com/doge-was-supposed-to-be-dead-its-remnants-are-everywhere/
Published: July 21, 2026 02:08
Washington Post – no paywall: “…DOGE has evolved from its radical cost-cutting mission, with some of its members and agenda embedded across the government, continuing to reshape the federal bureaucracy behind the scenes. “DOGE is a way of life. … It never…
These consumer brands are bankrolling the biggest ICE supporters in Congress
Published: July 21, 2026 02:08
Popular Information: “From the outset of President Trump’s second term, US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has engaged in a deadly immigration crackdown that has trampled the constitutional rights of migrants and US citizens. During the…
How AI makes people confidently wrong
https://www.bespacific.com/how-ai-makes-people-confidently-wrong/
Published: July 21, 2026 02:06
Machine Society – The accuracy of people using AI drops by one-third, but their certainty that they’re right more than doubles. New research published last week reveals the mechanism behind the workplace pandemic of people who are overconfident and…
Meet the Alien Terrorist Removal Court
https://www.bespacific.com/meet-the-alien-terrorist-removal-court/
Published: July 21, 2026 02:06
“The Alien Terrorist Removal Court has existed since 1996. The attorney general submits applications for removal to the court under seal. According to the Federal Judicial Center, it has never received an application since its founding. Until this week..…
Trump’s New Anti-Legal Immigration Rules Target Students, Spouses of US Citizens
https://www.bespacific.com/new-anti-legal-immigration-rules-target-students-spouses-of-us-citizens/
Published: July 21, 2026 02:05
Cato Institute: “Today, the Trump administration made public two new rules limiting legal immigration: one, a massive overhaul of the international student visa system; the other, a rewrite of the public charge ground of inadmissibility that will primarily…
Brown Professor Suspects Majority of His Class Used AI to Cheat
https://www.bespacific.com/brown-professor-suspects-majority-of-his-class-used-ai-to-cheat/
Published: July 21, 2026 02:02
Inside Higher Education: “Brown University leaders’ response to the alleged cheating incident has been “meek,” the professor said. For the first time since he started teaching Welfare Economics and Social Choice Theory nearly two decades ago, Brown…
What Does It Mean to Be a Competent Lawyer in the Age of AI?
https://www.bespacific.com/what-does-it-mean-to-be-a-competent-lawyer-in-the-age-of-ai/
Published: July 20, 2026 02:27
Via LLRX – What Does It Mean to Be a Competent Lawyer in the Age of AI? – Berkeley Law recently announced a new artificial intelligence policy that prohibits AI use for any purpose in any exam situation. The University of Chicago Law School has banned…
We Are Losing the Ability to Discover What We Didn’t Know to Ask
https://www.bespacific.com/we-are-losing-the-ability-to-discover-what-we-didnt-know-to-ask/
Published: July 20, 2026 02:22
The New York Times Gift Article: “More than 60 percent of Google searches in the United States now end without the user clicking on a link. We type a question, read an artificial-intelligence-generated summary of the results and leave with our answer.…
Elizabeth Warren says Trump’s CFPB overhaul has cost Americans billions
https://www.bespacific.com/elizabeth-warren-says-trumps-cfpb-overhaul-has-cost-americans-billions/
Published: July 20, 2026 02:15
Quartz: “Sen. Elizabeth Warren on Thursday put a price tag on the Trump administration’s dismantling of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau — $26.5 billion — releasing a report that traces most of that sum to the elimination of two Biden-era rules…
Use the Court Listener MCP guide for free with Claude or ChatGPT
https://www.bespacific.com/use-the-court-listener-mcp-guide-for-free-with-claude-or-chatgpt/
Published: July 20, 2026 02:14
Via Hong Qu – “Court Listener from the Free Law Project is a handy way of gathering info about court cases. You can ask for records related to Elon Musk’s recent testimony without paying for a legal research service. Get started: Use the Court Listener MCP…
Trump Administration deletes thousands of webpages about energy conservation as heatwave slams US
Published: July 20, 2026 02:11
The Verge: “It follows Republican outrage over Mamdani offering the same heatwave advice as everyone else. The US Department of Energy reportedly deleted about 6,000 pages related to energy conservation as a historic heatwave tears across the country. The…
Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, July 18, 2026
https://www.bespacific.com/pete-recommends-weekly-highlights-on-cyber-security-issues-july-18-2026/
Published: July 20, 2026 02:11
Via LLRX – Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, July 18, 2026 – Privacy and cybersecurity issues impact every aspect of our lives – home, work, travel, education, finance, health and medical records – to name but a few. On a weekly…
As Natural Disasters Expand, a Disaster-Tracking App Is Booming
https://www.bespacific.com/as-natural-disasters-expand-a-disaster-tracking-app-is-booming/
Published: July 20, 2026 02:08
The New York Times Gift Article: “Known for tracking California wildfires, Watch Duty is moving beyond that mission. Millions of people are turning to it for help…The mapping and forecasting provided by this app, Watch Duty, are quickly becoming…
Latest US Map of Copyright Suits v. AI companies. Total = 128
https://www.bespacific.com/latest-us-map-of-copyright-suits-v-ai-companies-total-128/
Published: July 20, 2026 02:06
We updated the U.S. Map of Copyright Suits v. AI Companies. The new total = 128. We added 13 new cases since mid June’s map. Apress Media v. WeLib Hirschberger v. Narayen* Shakespeare v. Anthropic PBC Das v. Meta, Google, OpenAI, X S.A. Jamendo v. NVIDIA…
US Approves Gigantic Satellite Mirror That Will Illuminate the Earth at Night
Published: July 20, 2026 02:04
In the this is just nuts category – PetaPixel: “Picture this: you’re photographing in the middle of the night, it’s dark, and you desperately need light. So, you whip out your phone, open an app, pay some money, and boom, night becomes day thanks to a…
Why Handwritten Grocery Lists Outperform Every App
https://www.bespacific.com/why-handwritten-grocery-lists-outperform-every-app/
Published: July 20, 2026 02:03
RIFTLY: and What That Says About How Memory Actually Works – “You’re standing in the kitchen, trying to remember whether you need tinned tomatoes. Your phone is in your pocket, loaded with a shopping list app that syncs across devices, sorts by aisle, and…