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• Jacobin2026-10-06✓ Read

  Was Karl Kautsky Right About Ultra-Imperialism?

  Six weeks after the outbreak of World War I, as Europe’s great empires sent millions to their deaths, Karl Kautsky published an essay predicting something almost impossible to believe. In an article for Die Neue Zeit called “Der Imperialismus,” better known under the English title “Ultra-Imperialism,” Kautsky argued that the leading powers were, despite all evidence to the contrary, moving toward not endless conflict but peaceful cooperation.

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• Boing Boing2026-10-06✓ Read

  Cancer guru banned in Australia heading to Britain and Ireland

  "Natural healing" coach Barbara O

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• The Root2026-10-06✓ Read

  Lisa Price Talks About Carol’s Daughter’s Return to Black Ownership

  After entering a new era with her brand Carol's Daughter, founder Lisa Price is focused on the future. Read more

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• Main - Kottke.org2026-10-06✓ Read

  Mapsnap is a program designed to take old Sanborn

  Mapsnap is a program designed to take old Sanborn insurance maps (block-by-block maps of every US city from 1870-1960) and aligning them with modern maps.

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• Jacobin2026-10-06✓ Read

  As Trump’s Coalition Breaks, Can the Left Pick Up the Pieces?

  Donald Trump won in 2024 by casting billionaires and blue-collar workers as allies against a liberal professional elite. As working-class voters lose faith in him, the Left has a chance to consolidate support around economic populism.

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• VentureBeat2026-10-06✓ Read

  Atlassian deepens its OpenAI partnership with a spend commitment — but its platform stays firmly multi-model

  The strategic signal is that Atlassian is deepening its OpenAI relationship — with real dollars behind it — while deliberately keeping its platform model-agnostic, with Anthropic and others very much in the mix.

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• Jacobin2026-10-06✓ Read

  “The Spanish People Will Remember Who Betrayed Them”

  Echoing the outrage of housing protesters, Minister Pablo Bustinduy admonished Spanish politicians for betraying the working class in favor of rentiers. The legislature’s rejection of two vital housing decrees led PM Pedro Sánchez to call snap elections.

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• The Root2026-10-06✓ Read

  Why LeBron James’ $15 Million Polymarket Partnership Is Under Fire

  Between optics concerns during an era of heightened NBA gambling probes, James deal with the prediction market platform is drawing heat from around the league. Read more

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• Inverse2026-10-06✓ Read

  What Are LitRPGs Anyway? How I Learned To Love Dungeon Crawler Carl

  Here's a look at 'Dungeon Crawler Carl' and the emerging subgenre of LitRPGs.

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• VentureBeat2026-10-06✓ Read

  Mistral debuts Large 4 ‘Le Chonk’, a 1-trillion parameter text output model with high benchmarks planned for open weights release

  Mistral executives said the Le Chonk name deliberately nods to the community that had been rooting for the company to build a massive frontier model.

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• The Root2026-10-06✓ Read

  Freddie Jackson, Other Black Celebs We Lost in 2026

  We are honoring all of the Black stars who left us in 2026. Read more

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• Inverse2026-10-06✓ Read

  20 Years Later, Martin Scorsese’s Crime Thriller Masterwork Fulfills A Surprising Legacy

  Two decades ago, Martin Scorsese's 'The Departed' joined an incredible Oscars club.

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• The Root2026-10-06✓ Read

  How Fannie Lou Hamer Outsmarted a U.S. President

  On what would have been her 109th birthday, we revisit the day Fannie Lou Hamer outsmarted a sitting president after he tried—and failed—to silence her on national television. Read more

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• The Root2026-10-06✓ Read

  5 Times Chris Rock Made Black People Side-Eye Him

  Chris Rock is back making headlines thanks to a new revelation. But to be honest, this is far from the first time we, as a culture, have given him a major side-eye. Read more

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• Inverse2026-10-06✓ Read

  Is The Sinestro Corps Coming In ‘Lanterns’ Season 2?

  John Stewart has officially become Earth's new Green Lantern, but there's still one unanswered question looming over the show: what comes next for Sinestro?

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• The Root2026-10-06✓ Read

  Nolan Wells’ Family Demands a Federal Investigation After Grand Jury Fails to Bring Indictments

  Nolan Wells’ family is demanding federal scrutiny as unanswered questions about his death persist and his friends face growing public attention. Read more

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• VVOX2026-10-06✓ Read

  Redwoods are natural magic kingdoms. Extreme heat is breaking their spell

  A grove of coast redwood trees is a forest of forests. Individual trees can live for thousands of years, and as they grow, their canopies develop mats of soils and ferns, creating something like a second forest floor hundreds of feet above the ground.

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• The Root2026-10-06✓ Read

  Unforgettable HBCU Marching Band Performances

  As HBCUs around the nation prepare for yet another homecoming season, let's take a look at some fire marching band performances! Read more

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• Inverse2026-10-06✓ Read

  ‘Carrie’ Is Coming. Here’s Everything You Need To Know About The Remake

  Every few years, you can count on Mike Flanagan to deliver a new take on a Stephen King classic — and you can rest assured knowing it’ll probably be pretty good, too. The writer has spent the past decade delivering delicious spins on spine-tingling, heartstring-tugging horror stories, but he’s never touched Carrie until now.

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• Main - Kottke.org2026-10-06✓ Read

  JumpStar is the world’s strongest Chinese Checkers AI

  JumpStar is the world’s strongest Chinese Checkers AI engine. Designed to emulate AlphaGo and Stockfish but for Chinese Checkers. The model was trained entirely on a M4 MacBook. You can play it online or on iOS.

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