Democrats consider the unthinkable: It’s time for Biden to go (www.politico.com)
One adviser to major Democratic Party donors said they were texting from a meeting of donors in Atlanta on Thursday night, some writing “wtf.”...
Biden’s debate performance sets off alarm bells for Democrats (www.cnn.com)
New smartphone SIM card has faster embedded CPU core — single RISC-V core claimed to help deliver 10x storage, 10x faster transfers, improved security (www.tomshardware.com)
China spots US military aircraft deploying submarine detector in South China Sea (www.globaltimes.cn)
Sandy Hook Families’ Fight for Alex Jones’s Money Takes an Ugly Turn (www.nytimes.com)
TeamViewer responds to security 'irregularity' in IT network (www.theregister.com)
Today I learned Choice VA was created after the 2014 VA scandel. (en.m.wikipedia.org)
Christian conservative leader wants federal law to sue teachers who "groom" kids with "sodomy" (www.lgbtqnation.com)
Trump Biopic Inches Toward Distribution Deal (www.nytimes.com)
NYTimes Gift Article, no paywall
90 disability organizations call on CNN to make the presidential debate more accessible (19thnews.org)
Gender-affirming surgeries are mostly performed on cisgender people: 'Bitter irony' (www.advocate.com)
This gay veteran spent 2 years in jail because he had sex. He can finally get a pardon. (www.lgbtqnation.com)
Turmoil at the Daily Beast has staffers headed for the exits (www.washingtonpost.com)
Assange plea came after warning that U.S. would lose extradition fight (www.washingtonpost.com)
Uvalde grand jury indicts officers tied to botched shooting police response (www.statesman.com)
France bans extreme-right and radical Islamic groups ahead of polarizing elections (apnews.com)
PARIS (AP) — France’s government on Wednesday ordered the dissolution of multiple extreme right and radical Muslim groups, four days before the first round of high-stakes legislative elections that may see a surge in support for political extremes....
Mongolia holds an election Friday. Its people see the government as benefiting the wealthy (apnews.com)
ULAANBAATAR, Mongolia (AP) — A parliamentary election will be held in Mongolia on Friday for the first time since the body was expanded to 126 seats, adding some uncertainty to a system that has been monopolized by two political parties and plagued by corruption....
Deepfakes Are Evolving. This Company Wants to Catch Them All (www.wired.com)
Two candidates drop out of Iran presidential election, due to take place Friday amid voter apathy (apnews.com)
Iranians are set to go to the polls to cast their ballots in an upcoming vote to replace the late President Ebrahim Raisi. Associated Press news director Jon Gambrell explains how Iran’s foreign policy could be affected by the election this Friday....
Trump–Biden Debate Conspiracies Have Already Flooded the Internet (www.wired.com)
Amazon Is Investigating Perplexity Over Claims of Scraping Abuse (www.wired.com)
“Why does Fox News put on so many Biden people?”: Trump rants on Truth Social ahead of debate (www.salon.com)
Boeing says its space mission is 'going well' as astronauts stranded (www.businessinsider.com)
Credits to: @mattblaze...
NYC libraries to get budget funding back — and reopen on Sundays (gothamist.com)
After months of public outcry and pressure from the City Council, New York City’s libraries are poised to have their budgets fully restored so that branches may resume seven-day-a-week service, including Sundays, according to three people with knowledge of the budget negotiations....
