Bookmarks Digest — Page 8
1. John Nosta on X: “🌩️I first read Gödel, Escher, Bach years ago and admired it. The second time, something hit me like a thunder strike. 👉Hofstadter’s “strange loops” were no longer elegant abstractions but have become the shape of thinking itself—especially once AI entered the exchange. 👉The“ / X
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2. Xavier Becerra’s campaign for California governor has a shocking new platform
📂 **Saved to Folder:** Aug 21, 2026, 07:28 PM📅 **Original Publication:** Aug 21, 2026
🏛️ **Platform/Host:** California Post
The Democratic candidate for governor is purposely not making any big or bold promises.
3. In 1971, Apollo 15 astronauts found a white rock later identified as part of the Moon’s ancient crust; the “Genesis rock” was estimated to be around four billion years old
📂 **Saved to Folder:** Aug 21, 2026, 07:26 PMIn August 1971, Apollo 15 astronauts discovered the Genesis Rock, an ancient lunar sample estimated to be four billion years old, providing critical insights into the Moon
4. Dogs assess more than a person’s posture, voice, or facial expression when they meet them; researchers who study canine olfaction have found that dogs can detect the chemical signature of psychological stress in human breath and sweat, meaning they may know your body is under pressure before you say a word
📂 **Saved to Folder:** Aug 21, 2026, 07:25 PM📅 **Original Publication:** Aug 16, 2026
🏛️ **Platform/Host:** Space Daily
Hugo worked it out before I did.
5. Fox News on X: ““By the way, are we going to miss Karoline? I’m going to miss her.” President Trump shares a lighthearted moment with reporters at Joint Base Andrews, asking if they’ll miss Karoline Leavitt as she prepares to leave her role as White House press secretary at the end of August. https://t.co/PpFeKYGjfS” / X
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6. Tech with Mak on X: “In 1948, a 32-year-old at Bell Labs published a paper nobody fully understood. Engineers found it too mathematical. Mathematicians found it too engineering-focused. One prominent mathematician reviewed it negatively. That paper - “A Mathematical Theory of Communication”, became https://t.co/LXFUcFl8kj“ / X
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7. James Lucas on X: “We think the collapse in birth rates is a modern problem. It is not. The most powerful man in the world once faced the exact same thing, and he was so alarmed he passed laws to force his people to have children. This was not a modern government: it was Rome 2000 years ago… https://t.co/rtYAFJ4J8d” / X
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8. Elon Musk on X: “The reason Rome fell was because they stopped making Romans” / X
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9. AAGHarmeetDhillon on X: “Dept of Ed says it took the ABA—the sole law school accreditor—nearly 2 yrs to suspend its diversity rule, which it knew violated SFFA. The ABA emboldens schools like Duke Law, which we found in violation of Title VI b/c of illegal race-based admissions. The gatekeeping must end!” / X
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10. Trump Education Department Recommends Ending ABA’s Law School Accreditation Power / X
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11. NIK on X: “BREAKING: GROK @BOT IS NOW FREE TO TRY https://t.co/X2x4rzefSO” / X
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12. Grok Bot Expands Access to More Subscribers with Free Trial / X
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13. Michael Shellenberger on X: “Over the last decade, most of us experienced Hillary Clinton’s email server, the Trump-Russia collusion investigation, and Hunter Biden’s laptop as separate, unrelated controversies. The FBI opened Midyear Exam, its investigation of Clinton’s private server, which held evidence https://t.co/7FimTKuXky” / X
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14. Michael Shellenberger on X: “To the public, Hunter Biden’s laptop, Russiagate, and Hillary’s email server appeared to be separate and unrelated events. But they never were. In fact, the best way to understand them is as a single, decade-long FBI operation to deceive the American people. https://t.co/wLyZRRIupb” / X
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15. President Trump Gaggles with Press at Joint Base Andrews, Aug. 21, 2026
📂 **Saved to Folder:** Aug 21, 2026, 07:09 PM🏛️ **Platform/Host:** YouTube
Joint Base Andrews, MD
16. President Trump Delivers Remarks, Aug. 19, 2026
📂 **Saved to Folder:** Aug 21, 2026, 07:08 PM🏛️ **Platform/Host:** YouTube
The White House
17. Eric Daugherty on X: “🔥 President Trump is giving Karoline Leavitt a MASSIVE shoutout in front of the press outside Air Force One She’s going down as the best ever! “Are we gonna miss Karoline? I’m gonna miss her! I gotta stand next to her. I feel so good with her!” ❤️ https://t.co/UdDFqiM3tL“ / X
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18. Karoline Leavitt on X: “Best boss and President ever! 🇺🇸” / X
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19. Trump Praises Leavitt as She Prepares to Leave Press Secretary Role / X
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20. Lydia Moynihan on X: “There’s a data center derangement syndrome catching on right now. It’s fair to have concerns, but the fact 50% opposed a nuclear power plant versus 75% who opposed data centers shows something else is going on. There are natural concerns (some premised on misinformation https://t.co/v4uFVLAhl6” / X
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21. Gunther Eagleman™ on X: “🚨 Chuck Schumer just went all-in on Abdul El-Sayed. The Senate Minority Leader is praising the radical Michigan Senate candidate, saying he has “brought in new energy and new talent into the Democratic Party.” This is the same Democratic Party that keeps elevating open” / X
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22. David Asman on X: “Schumer has now become the most groveling, obsequious, unctuous, toe-curling, and painful fawning sycophant of the socialists among the old-guard Dems. And the bitter irony is the socialists want him gone.” / X
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23. David Sacks on X: “President Trump was ahead of the curve requiring AI companies to build their own power generation so new data centers don’t raise electricity prices for residential ratepayers. Done right, data centers actually lower prices by producing excess power and funding grid upgrades.” / X
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24. Democratic voters reject Resistance stars
📂 **Saved to Folder:** Aug 21, 2026, 07:01 PM📅 **Original Publication:** Aug 20, 2026
🏛️ **Platform/Host:** Washington Examiner
✍️ **Author Reference:** Byron York
All the excitement that George Conway and Alexander Vindman and their allies stirred up in the wayback time of Trump I truly came to nothing.
25. Byron York on X: “Anti-Trump figures George Conway and Alexander Vindman apparently thought their status as stars of Resistance 1.0 meant that voters–Democratic voters–would support them for political office. Wrong. https://t.co/fNCfLFjNAk” / X
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26. Leftists Push Trump SECRET LOVE Rumor, Letters DROP | Timcast IRL
📂 **Saved to Folder:** Aug 21, 2026, 06:59 PM🏛️ **Platform/Host:** YouTube
SUPPORT THE SHOW BUY CAST BREW COFFEE NOW - https://castbrew.com/GET OUR MERCH - https://merch.timcast.com/Join - https://timcast.com/discordHosts:Tim @Timca…
27. Nvidia just showed that the harness, not the AI model, is now the real hero | TechCrunch
📂 **Saved to Folder:** Aug 21, 2026, 04:16 PM📅 **Original Publication:** Aug 21, 2026
🏛️ **Platform/Host:** TechCrunch
✍️ **Author Reference:** Julie Bort
Nvidia research shows that AI agents can perform well, and not go off the deep end, through fine-tuning, even if the AI model isn’t that great at the task.
28. Anti-Israel candidate’s win over Vindman may have more to do with Florida than support for DSA | The Times of Israel
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29. Alexander Vindman loses Florida Senate primary to DSA candidate Nixon | Fox News
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30. Sec. Sean Duffy: A father’s job is bigger than getting his kid into Harvard | Fox News
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31. Nathan Cofnas: How I Became the Jason Arday Affair Scapegoat - WSJ
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32. DSA’s Leaders Are Tireless in Their Avoidance of Honest Work | National Review
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33. I ditched Google Keep for this open source notes app that keeps everything private and offline
📂 **Saved to Folder:** Aug 21, 2026, 03:11 PM📅 **Original Publication:** Aug 21, 2026
🏛️ **Platform/Host:** Android Police
✍️ **Author Reference:** Akshay Bhalla
For those who want a worthy Keep alternative
34. Linus Torvalds Endures A Debug Session From Hell, “Enormously Helped” By AI
📂 **Saved to Folder:** Aug 21, 2026, 03:05 PMIt’s pretty rare to see Linus Torvalds author patches himself pertaining to the open-source Linux graphics drivers, but waking up this morning I was surprised to see he authored and committed an Intel Xe kernel graphics driver change himself
35. Trump Is Right: Judges Can’t Be Construction Foremen - WSJ
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36. Supreme Court allows Trump’s ballroom construction to proceed for now
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37. Album - Vivaldi: Bassoon Concerti III
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38. Album - Leclair: Concerto in C Major, Op. 7.3: II. Adagio
📂 **Saved to Folder:** Aug 21, 2026, 02:36 PM🏛️ **Platform/Host:** YouTube Music
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39. Bill Maher’s Chilling Warning about Immigration Goes Viral Fast
📂 **Saved to Folder:** Aug 21, 2026, 02:31 PM🏛️ **Platform/Host:** YouTube
Dave Rubin of “The Rubin Report” shares a DM clip of “Real Time with Bill Maher” host Bill Maher warning Democrats that many muslim immigrants have no intere…
40. POKER PRO THREATENS TIM POOL
📂 **Saved to Folder:** Aug 21, 2026, 02:31 PM🏛️ **Platform/Host:** YouTube
BUY CAST BREW COFFEE TO SUPPORT THE SHOW - https://castbrew.com/Become A Member And Protect Our Work at http://www.timcast.comHost:Tim Pool @Timcast (everywh…
41. I set up Antigravity the way Google itself recommends, and it stopped forgetting everything between sessions
📂 **Saved to Folder:** Aug 21, 2026, 12:24 PM📅 **Original Publication:** Aug 21, 2026
🏛️ **Platform/Host:** XDA
✍️ **Author Reference:** Nolen Jonker
It wasn’t Antigravity’s fault, I just didn’t give it enough to work with
42. After trying 20+ local LLMs, these are the 4 I keep installed for different jobs
📂 **Saved to Folder:** Aug 21, 2026, 12:22 PM📅 **Original Publication:** Aug 21, 2026
🏛️ **Platform/Host:** XDA
✍️ **Author Reference:** Yash Patel
My local AI setup isn’t about collecting models, it’s about having the right model ready for the job at hand.
43. Grok Bot is now included with more plans
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Grok Bot is now available for SuperGrok Plus, Cursor Pro+, and all Cursor Teams plans.
44. Inside the Gemmaverse: Celebrating one billion Gemma downloads
📂 **Saved to Folder:** Aug 21, 2026, 12:19 PM📅 **Original Publication:** Aug 19, 2026
🏛️ **Platform/Host:** Google
A look at the Gemmaverse as Gemma surpasses one billion downloads.