Daily Archives: August 2, 2026

Weekend link dump for August 2

Posted on August 2, 2026 by Charles Kuffner

“Olive Garden would be hard-pressed to sell its bottomless pasta bowl were such documentation required.” “The closest thing you have to bottom-up institutions or organizations that are vehicles for popular democratic actions are groups like Indivisible, which have chapters across … Continue reading →

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Parental rights lawsuit filed against Ten Commandment law

Posted on August 2, 2026 by Charles Kuffner

We’ll see if this approach works better than the first one did. A lawsuit filed this week against the state-mandated Ten Commandments displays in public school classrooms argues the requirement violates a parental rights amendment voters added to the Texas Constitution last November. The … Continue reading →

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Katy ISD restricts generative AI for its students

Posted on August 2, 2026 by Charles Kuffner

I approve. Katy ISD is banning elementary students from using generative AI chat tools as parents and educators debate whether the technology belongs in classrooms at all. School districts nationwide are trying to balance the need to prepare students for … Continue reading →

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John Oliver trolls Buc-ee’s

Posted on August 2, 2026 by Charles Kuffner

Oh, this is going to be fun. Bucky the Beaver may have finally bitten off more than he can chew. His litigious ways of suing seemingly the entire animal kingdom have gotten him noticed by one late-night host who says … Continue reading →

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