Book Riot’s Deals of the Day for December 19, 2025
An underground banned books club, a joyride through the multiverse, a snowed-in romance, and more of today's best book deals.
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Book Riot's Deals of the Day for December 19, 2025
The best book deals of the day, curated by Book Riot.Deals (BOOK RIOT)
From leading Tesla Autopilot to running GM?
Bloomberg reports that Sterling Anderson is in line to succeed Mary Barra as CEO of General Motors. Anderson was a co-founder at Aurora when he left to join GM as chief product officer. He also led Tesla’s Autopilot program during the crucial years 2015-2016. If he succeeds in his mission to revamp GM’s vehicle software, he could eventually find himself in the top spot. Notably, Anderson recently sat in with Barra for her recent interview on Decoder.
GM’s Barra Tests Anderson for CEO Job With Car-Tech Mission
Why GM will give you Gemini — but not CarPlay
GM CEO Mary Barra and new product chief Sterling Anderson discuss the company’s major AI, autonomy, and EV ambitions.Nilay Patel (The Verge)
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Attach a Full Size Lens to a Tiny Camera
The Kodak Charmera is a tiny keychain camera produced by licencing out the name of the famous film manufacturer, and it’s the current must-have cool trinket among photo nerds. Inside …read more
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Attach A Full Size Lens To A Tiny Camera
The Kodak Charmera is a tiny keychain camera produced by licencing out the name of the famous film manufacturer, and it’s the current must-have cool trinket among photo nerds. Inside is a tin…Hackaday
Undaunted in Faith -- Three religious leaders provide inspiration: Pope Leo XIV ... (Jennifer Rubin/The Contrarian)
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Undaunted in Faith
Three religious leaders provide inspiration: Pope Leo XIV; Reverend Mariann Edgar Budde; and Pastor Jamal BryantJennifer Rubin (The Contrarian)
Noem suspends green card lottery system that allowed suspected Brown-MIT shooter into US (Ross O'Keefe/Washington Examiner)
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Noem suspends green card lottery system that suspected Brown-MIT shooter used
Noem is suspending the program because the alleged Brown University shooter used the system to enter the U.S.Ross O'Keefe (Washington Examiner)
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Freedom News: **Brussels: European farmers clash with police**
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Protests against free-trade agreement with Latin America cap weeks of discontent in southern Europe ~ from Contre-Attaque ~ Dramatic images emerged…
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Confirmat un nou positiu per pesta porcina africana al voltant del primer focus
El Laboratori Central de Veterinària d’Algete (Madrid) ha confirmat un nou cas positiu de pesta porcina africana en un senglar abatut dins el radi de sis quilòmetres del primer focus detectat, segons ha informat avui el ministeri d’Agricultura, Pesca…Redacció Europa Press (VilaWeb)
m1=126.3 m2=71.2 m3=43.2 (solar masses)
v1x=1.288 v1y=5.841 v2x=-6.763 v2y=3.569 v3x=-5.714 v3y=-2.578 (km/s)
x1=-28.0 y1=6.0 x2=-15.0 y2=33.0 x3=0.0 y3=-10.0 (AU from center)
Music: The Shape of Things To Come (BSG) – McCreary
And do they now do nuclear fusion too?
Who owns Trump Mobile?
Which part of the Trump empire owns Trump Mobile, and how does a former FBI agent in Florida fit in?Dominic Preston (The Verge)
FDA voucher program has become vehicle for political interference in drug review decisions, staffers say (Lizzy Lawrence/STAT)
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FDA voucher program has led to political interference in drug reviews, staffers say
The “Commissioner’s National Priority Review Program” is seen as having fast-tracked reviews but at the expense of career scientists’ expertise.Lizzy Lawrence (STAT)
Move over Bluetooth: wired headphones are back – and suddenly cool again
From celebrity endorsements to digital fatigue, the once-obsolete white wire has become a fashion statement and a quiet act of opting outLauren Cochrane (The Guardian)
U.S. Public Library Buildings Are In Poor Condition, Per a New Government Report
The Government Accountability Office has released a report on the status of public library buildings nationwide, and the results are not great.
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Culture minister Miller should look to history while bolstering Canada’s public broadcaster #arts
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Culture minister Miller should look to history while bolstering Canada’s public broadcaster - rabble.ca
Going back to its very inception, funding for Canada's public broadcaster has been a contentious issue for government's to navigate.Karl Nerenberg (rabble)
Revealed: FBI opened domestic terrorism investigations into anti-ICE activity across US (Sam Levin/The Guardian)
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Revealed: FBI opened domestic terrorism investigations into anti-ICE activity across US
Internal report shared with Guardian shows FBI has launched cases in 23 regions, some linked to Trump memo on thwarting ‘terroristic activities’Sam Levin (The Guardian)
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