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The Internet Archive and Its 916B Saved Webpages Are Back Online (Maria)
The author writes, “The Internet Archive has brought its Wayback Machine back online ‘in a provisional, read-only manner’ as it continues to recover from attacks that took the site down last week, founder Brewster Kahle said in a post last night. The archive.org homepage points users to the now-functional Wayback Machine but notes that other Internet Archive services are temporarily offline. … Founded in 1996, the nonprofit Internet Archive crawls the web to preserve pages that are publicly available and has captured 916 billion web pages so far. It has a staff of 150 people and also provides free access to many videos, audio files, and books.”
Trump Floats Sending Military After US Citizens on Election Day Citing ‘Radical Left Lunatics’ and ‘the Enemy From Within’ (Reader Jim)
The author writes, “‘I think the bigger problem are the people from within, we have some very bad people, sick people, radical left lunatics,’ the Republican candidate tells Fox’s Maria Bartiromo.”
A Crazier Path To 270: Can Harris Wrest Alaska Away From Trump? (Reader Steve)
The author writes, “Alaskans tend to refer to lawmakers by their first names — Lisa, Mary or Sarah, as in Palin — reflecting an intensely local politics. The state has voted for Republican presidential candidates in every election after 1964, but on the rest of the ballot, it’s one of the most bipartisan states. Its state legislature is ruled by coalitions of Republicans, Democrats and one independent, and its U.S. congressional delegation is known for bucking party lines. Now the state has also become an unlikely talking point for Democratic fundraisers and strategists as a small but tantalizing presidential election prize after a poll last month showed Harris trailing former President Donald Trump by just 5 percentage points.”
Meteorologist James Spann Faces Fury for Debunking Wild Hurricane Conspiracy Theories (Dana)
From the Alabama Political Reporter: “Alabama’s most respected meteorologist, James Spann, recently expressed frustration over a ‘society full of hate, anger, rage, and the inability to think clearly,’ following an onslaught of negative responses after he attempted to debunk hurricane-related misinformation. Spann took to Facebook earlier in the week to share his concerns after encountering a wave of false claims about Hurricane Milton, which developed in the Gulf of Mexico before making landfall in Florida. His post, as first reported by AL.com, urged his followers to stop spreading misinformation.”
CBS Staffers Escalate Criticism of Tony Dokoupil’s Hostility on Palestine (DonkeyHotey)
From Zeteo: “CBS News anchor Tony Dokoupil defiantly admitted in a Tuesday staff meeting that he openly violated the network’s standards and practices during his explosive interview on Palestine with award-winning author Ta-Nehisi Coates, sources familiar with the matter told Zeteo.”
‘Like Doomsday’: Why Have Salmon Deserted Norway’s Rivers — And Will They Ever Return? (Laura)
From The Guardian: “North Atlantic populations are at a historic low, and this year 33 of the country’s rivers were closed during the fishing season as salmon farming and the climate crisis threaten the fish’s future.”
We’re Entering Uncharted Territory for Math
The author writes, “Terence Tao, the world’s greatest living mathematician, has a vision for AI.”
