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A legal battle over what looks like a cartoon stick could help set the rules over whether creators can claim ownership of their AI-generated characters. #news #NPR https://www.npr.org/2026/08/19/nx-s1-5867638/artificial-intelligence-brainrot-memes-copyright-spyder-tung-tung-sahur

The United States imposed 50% tariffs on $20 billion worth of Canadian products early Saturday, and Canada immediately said it would retaliate, after last-ditch negotiations failed. #news #NPR https://www.npr.org/2026/08/22/nx-s1-5941584/us-canada-tariffs

NPR Tiny Desk Concerts: "Weird Al" Yankovic

https://www.npr.org/2026/08/20/g-s1-136140/weird-al-yankovic-tiny-desk-concert

#NPR #TinyDesk #WeirdAl

The ruling comes after months of back and forth between the Trump administration and the National Trust for Historic Preservation. #news #NPR https://www.npr.org/2026/08/21/nx-s1-5935417/supreme-court-allows-trumps-ballroom-construction-to-continue-for-now

Joyce Beatty, a Democratic representative from Ohio, asked a federal judge to stop the Kennedy Center trustees from putting President Trump's name up in three places at the arts complex. #news #NPR https://www.npr.org/2026/08/21/nx-s1-5940799/kennedy-center-president-trump-filing

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NOW PLAYING == Science Friday with Ira Flatow and Flora Lichtman 8/21/26: Making a case for physicists to join climate research https://youtu.be/3i4nrkbyiuY?si=yAUGhTVY8LLR9bZW#news #arts #culture #history #education #NPR #storytelling #science #IraFlatow #FloraLichtman #ScienceFriday #LearnSomething #radio #vsn #progressive #left #publicradio #space #DiverseSpectrumOfTheLeft https://mastodon.social/@VerdantSquareRadio/117132912247415005

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NOW PLAYING == Science Friday with Ira Flatow and Flora Lichtman 8/14/26: Do microplastics in the body affect pregnancy?https://youtu.be/wXtFErsuJ2s?si=_KHcIp8P0AjfTlAz #news #arts #culture #history #education #NPR #storytelling #science #IraFlatow #FloraLichtman #ScienceFriday #LearnSomething #radio #vsn #progressive #left #publicradio #DiverseSpectrumOfTheLeft #SupportIndependentMedia https://mastodon.social/@VerdantSquareRadio/117132984238709000

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NOW PLAYING == Science Friday with Ira Flatow and Flora Lichtman 8/21/26: Creating 'world models' for robots + An AI math shakeup https://youtu.be/cUahqT43z0A?si=9L6YjBlyrq2cKDXk #news #arts #culture #history #education #NPR #storytelling #science #IraFlatow #FloraLichtman #ScienceFriday #LearnSomething #radio #vsn #progressive #left #publicradio #DiverseSpectrumOfTheLeft https://mastodon.social/@VerdantSquareRadio/117132914074693339

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NOW PLAYING == Science Friday with Ira Flatow and Flora Lichtman 8/21/26: What can moments of lucidity teach us about Alzheimer’s?https://youtu.be/FabK2ksunQc?si=LDZPeCE-33VvvQvu#news #politics #law #education #NPR #storytelling #ASTRONOMY #science #IraFlatow #FloraLichtman #ScienceFriday #LearnSomething #radio #vsn #progressive #left #publicradio #DiverseSpectrumOfTheLeft https://mastodon.social/@VerdantSquareRadio/117132912687007564

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NOW PLAYING == Science Friday with Ira Flatow and Flora Lichtman 8/21/26: How do you find a ‘lost’ species?https://youtu.be/dzr9IO4CAYU?si=2QrCJVCX814GNyzg#news #arts #culture #history #education #NPR #storytelling #science #IraFlatow #FloraLichtman #ScienceFriday #LearnSomething #radio #vsn #progressive #left #publicradio #DiverseSpectrumOfTheLeft

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The U.S. national debt is $40 trillion. Are Americans paying for it?

Insightful podcast in the «Consider This» series:
-> 'somebody' will pay ... 💰

💡Top 6 Countries by Government Debt Per Capita:

USA $107,000
Japan $105,000
Singapore $87,000
Switzerland $56,000
Greece $51,000
Italy $48,000
(https://scihub101.com/finance/countries-with-the-most-debt-per-capita, as of 2025)

Webpage:
https://www.npr.org/2026/08/20/nx-s1-5939823/the-u-s-national-debt-is-40-trillion-are-americans-paying-for-it

Media file:
https://prfx.byspotify.com/e/play.podtrac.com/npr-510355/npr.simplecastaudio.com/2a4a748e-0a2f-495a-8208-99765f0dad47/episodes/d9285f47-f785-486a-a57e-f6f63e5d985a/audio/128/default.mp3

#NPR #dept #sustainability

President Trump has declared economic warfare on Iran in an effort to pressure the country back into negotiations. And, the Supreme Court is set to decide on the future of Trump's ballroom. #news #NPR https://www.npr.org/2026/08/21/g-s1-139542/up-first-newsletter-trump-iran-economy-white-house-ballroom-bond-market

The Iranian regime has dismissed President Trump's threats to crush the country economically, saying that years of U.S. sanctions have failed. #news #NPR https://www.npr.org/2026/08/21/nx-s1-5940610/iran-us-threat-economic-warfare

For StoryCorps, a mother remembers her daughter who was killed in a mass shooting by speaking with her daughter's best friend. #news #NPR https://www.npr.org/2026/08/21/nx-s1-5938076/mom-and-best-friend-remember-girl-killed-in-a-mass-shooting-one-year-later

Hearing an ad on #NPR (Yes, we are a failed civilization. There are ads on NPR now) for some kind of "luxury" mattress company that promises "up to $1,400 off".... I wish I could just convince myself it's some kind of satire/parody. But no. That's real. There are "luxury" mattresses now. There are people paying over a thousand dollars for a mattress. So much over a thousand that they could "save" over a thousand in discounts... Seriously, fuck that and fuck them (the company and anyone who would ever buy their products).

NOW PLAYING == Science Friday with Ira Flatow and Flora Lichtman 8/14/26: Do microplastics in the body affect pregnancy?

https://youtu.be/wXtFErsuJ2s?si=_KHcIp8P0AjfTlAz

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NOW PLAYING == Science Friday with Ira Flatow and Flora Lichtman 8/21/26: Creating 'world models' for robots + An AI math shakeup

https://youtu.be/cUahqT43z0A?si=9L6YjBlyrq2cKDXk

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NOW PLAYING == Science Friday with Ira Flatow and Flora Lichtman 8/21/26: Colorado’s snow drought deals a major blow to recreation

https://youtu.be/R75xwwwFE5c?si=VWhlnsOv-p5RHSEZ

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NOW PLAYING == Science Friday with Ira Flatow and Flora Lichtman 8/21/26: What can moments of lucidity teach us about Alzheimer’s?

https://youtu.be/FabK2ksunQc?si=LDZPeCE-33VvvQvu

#news #politics #law #education #NPR #storytelling #ASTRONOMY #science #IraFlatow #FloraLichtman #ScienceFriday #LearnSomething #radio #vsn #progressive #left #publicradio #DiverseSpectrumOfTheLeft #SupportIndependentMedia #Resist

NOW PLAYING == Science Friday with Ira Flatow and Flora Lichtman 8/21/26: Making a case for physicists to join climate research

https://youtu.be/3i4nrkbyiuY?si=yAUGhTVY8LLR9bZW

#news #arts #culture #history #education #NPR #storytelling #science #IraFlatow #FloraLichtman #ScienceFriday #LearnSomething #radio #vsn #progressive #left #publicradio #space #DiverseSpectrumOfTheLeft #SupportIndependentMedia #Resist

NOW PLAYING == Science Friday with Ira Flatow and Flora Lichtman 8/21/26: How do you find a ‘lost’ species?

https://youtu.be/dzr9IO4CAYU?si=2QrCJVCX814GNyzg

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Experts warn Trump's transactional approach to alliance will erode political trust #news #NPR https://www.npr.org/2026/08/21/g-s1-139466/as-trump-courts-kim-pyongyang-ups-price-while-seoul-fears-being-sidelined

In dozens of states around the country, people are vandalizing, blocking and taking down Flock cameras. The surge in this type of activity underscores the growing resistance to this police surveillance technology. #news #NPR https://www.npr.org/2026/08/21/nx-s1-5939851/flock-cameras-police-block-surveillance-vandalize