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"So far, it's been knockout after knockout by me against Todd Blanche." Katie Phang on her lawsuit over the Epstein Files Transparency Act.
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Florida authorities have arrested a U.S. Secret Service agent and two other men on felony charges, saying they committed brutal beatings as part of a fraternity hazing ritual.
Secret Service agent charged with felonies in beatings police say were fraternity hazingFlorida authorities have arrested a U.S. Secret Service agent and two other men on felony charges, saying they committed brutal beatings as part of a fraternity hazing ritual.bit.ly
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"All Zuck or all nothing" makes the fascist point quite clear. bsky.app/profile/vort...
vortex_eggThis whole ethos that if digital technology empowers you to do something you are ipso facto justified in having done it, consequences or harms to other people be damned, is so deeply tied to the rise of the culture of fascism
"All Zuck or all nothing" makes the fascist point quite clear. bsky.app/profile/vort...
vortex_eggThis whole ethos that if digital technology empowers you to do something you are ipso facto justified in having done it, consequences or harms to other people be damned, is so deeply tied to the rise of the culture of fascism
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Donald Trump cut fire prevention to give Elon Musk a tax break. www.startribune.com/report-doge-...
Report: DOGE delayed fire-prevention plan for Echo Trail near ElyWashington Post reporting supports the allegations of a former Forest Service ranger now running for the Legislature.www.startribune.com
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Tim Bernard reviews a new preprint study by Jeba Sania, Marta Ziosi, and Fazl Barez examining how six AI systems across democracies and autocracies embed features that can enable authoritarian practices.
Researchers Detail How AI Systems Can Enable AuthoritarianismA new preprint study of authoritarianism-enabling AI presents another set of evidence of the gaps in safeguards, writes Tim Bernard.buff.ly
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Travel from Canada to the U.S. fell 25% last year, according to a new Canadian government report, which says early 2026 data show the decline has persisted.
Canadians' travel pullback costs U.S. tourism billions"Following the change in the U.S. administration ... Canadian travel sentiment shifted abruptly," a report says.www.axios.com⟳ Репост от web_rant
Elon doesn't account for the lag time of people protesting data centers and then people being wiped out by their climate impacts so you can go ahead and build more anyway. Then we can truly reach slop abundance. bsky.app/profile/atru...
Aaron RuparHANNITY: Elon Musk talked about Americans not even needing to save for your retirement like we have historically because of the abundance AI will create. Do you believe that? BESSENT: I do, but I think I would change the timeline. Elon is so far ahead of the curve
Elon doesn't account for the lag time of people protesting data centers and then people being wiped out by their climate impacts so you can go ahead and build more anyway. Then we can truly reach slop abundance. bsky.app/profile/atru...
Aaron RuparHANNITY: Elon Musk talked about Americans not even needing to save for your retirement like we have historically because of the abundance AI will create. Do you believe that? BESSENT: I do, but I think I would change the timeline. Elon is so far ahead of the curve
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Still a lot of IFs. But the stakes of this prospect are high. Fetterman's term expires in January 2029. Non-zero chance Dems pull off an upset this fall and flip four seats to win a 51-49 majority. A Fetterman defection could hand control of the Senate right back to Republicans.
Sahil KapurNEW: John Fetterman is beginning to wonder if Democrats still want him "So, if the Democratic caucus doesn’t want me, they could just let me know," he tells me. His issues go beyond Israel. Republicans are openly inviting him to defect. & how Dems are reacting. www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
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Offer them water. Ask if they need something with sugar but ALSO ask if they need something with salt. Electrolytes like LMNT or Liquid IV are very helpful. Don’t try to get them to stand. Ask if this has happened before. If it hasn’t, ER. If it has, stay with them until someone can take them home.
sagestevenWhat's a good procedure for folks when someone experiences a fainting? Is putting a pillow under their head and clearing space around them a good start?
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“SpaceX has now erased more than $1.2 trillion in market cap since its high price of $225.64 in June – almost exactly the value of Elon Musk's other company, Tesla, whose shares just fell to near one-year lows.”
SpaceX has now lost the equivalent of a full Tesla in market capitalizationElon Musk's space company has wiped off more than $1.2 trillion in market cap since hitting a high of $225.64 per share in June.www.cnbc.com