Very basic and not polished way to grab end of day news and summarize.

readme.md

So I was reading https://fedi.simonwillison.net/@simon blog post https://simonwillison.net/2023/May/18/cli-tools-for-llms/

He had a neat workflow to summarize web pages.

So I extended it, and used pup and strip-tags to get the frontpage links from the Drudge Retort (NOT DRUDGE REPORT), processed all the links through curl and use 4o to summarize them. THen I summarized the summaries, and I get a quick hit read of what happened today. Kinda like WTFJHT.

# Create a file to store all summaries
echo -n "" > all_summaries.txt


# Loop through each URL
for url in (curl -s https://drudge.com/ | pup '.newslink .frontheadline a attr{href}')
    echo "Processing $url"
    
    # Fetch, strip tags, and summarize
    set summary (curl -A '' -s "$url" | strip-tags | llm -m 4o 'summarize this information')
    
    # Save individual summary to a file
    echo "Summary of $url: \n" >> all_summaries.txt
    echo "$summary" >> all_summaries.txt
    echo -e "\n\n" >> all_summaries.txt
end

Then, summarize again.. I know, this could be in the script.

cat all_summaries.txt | llm -m 4o 'I am showing you a summary of several urls, please review all the data, and produce a quick to read bullet point list of things that happened.'

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I mean, I know there's no magic here, but it's pretty neato regardless. Here's what the summary was for 2024-05-15

Boeing and Legal Issues:

• Boeing Faces Potential Criminal Prosecution: DOJ investigating safety lapses, breach of 2021 deferred prosecution agreement.

Political and Legal Developments:

• U.S. Orders Chinese-Backed Crypto Miner to Sell Land: Due to national security concerns near a military base.
• Trump Appears to Fall Asleep in Court: During cross-examination of Michael Cohen.
• Biden Increases Chinese Tariffs: Significant tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles and other products.
• Trump and Biden Presidential Debates: Both altering traditional debate formats, planning CNN, and ABC-hosted debates.
• Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico Shot: In serious condition following an assassination attempt.

Corporate and Economy Updates:

• Tesla Excess Inventory: Tesla stores surplus vehicles in rented parking lots due to overproduction.
• Huy Fong Foods Halts Sriracha Production: Due to supply issues with red jalapeño peppers.
• Louisiana Abortion Laws: State insists child rape victims must carry pregnancies to term.

Environmental and Health:

• Trump Pledges to Scrap Offshore Wind Projects: If re-elected, aligning with his broader anti-renewable energy stance.
• CDC Warns Against Raw Milk: Due to bird flu outbreak among dairy cattle.

Community and Society:

• Public Access to Martins Beach: California judge rules against venture capitalist Vinod Khosla’s efforts to restrict access.
• NYC Dublin Portal Shutdown: Due to inappropriate visitor behavior; measures being taken to improve conduct.

Elections and Donations:

• $600 Million Donations from 50 Families: Significant influence on the 2024 elections, predominantly supporting Republicans.
• Nikki Haley Support in Primaries: Despite dropping out, significant votes against Trump in Maryland and Nebraska primaries.

Personal Stories and Impact:

• Tennessee Woman's Loss Due to Abortion Law: Denied an abortion despite fatal fetal condition, resulting in severe medical consequences.

This bullet point list provides a concise overview of the main events and updates from the provided summaries.