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Congrats, Kristi!
Hope you can do for Homeland Security what you have done for SD tourism!
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Congrats, Kristi!
Hope you can do for Homeland Security what you have done for SD tourism!
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this field biologist does a great job highlighting the insidiousness of AI editing
these one-click AI edit buttons are incredibly appealing to many photographers, amateurs and professionals alike, and are framed as innocuous
this is worth sharing and educating people about
these one-click AI edit buttons are incredibly appealing to many photographers, amateurs and professionals alike, and are framed as innocuous
this is worth sharing and educating people about
December 15, 2025 at 2:21 AM
this field biologist does a great job highlighting the insidiousness of AI editing
these one-click AI edit buttons are incredibly appealing to many photographers, amateurs and professionals alike, and are framed as innocuous
this is worth sharing and educating people about
these one-click AI edit buttons are incredibly appealing to many photographers, amateurs and professionals alike, and are framed as innocuous
this is worth sharing and educating people about
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A pic/video snippet that is truly worth a thousand words... 🧊 ✝️
#NC #Charlotte #ICE #Nativity2025
#MassDeportation #TheReasonForTheSeason
#NC #Charlotte #ICE #Nativity2025
#MassDeportation #TheReasonForTheSeason
December 15, 2025 at 1:57 AM
A pic/video snippet that is truly worth a thousand words... 🧊 ✝️
#NC #Charlotte #ICE #Nativity2025
#MassDeportation #TheReasonForTheSeason
#NC #Charlotte #ICE #Nativity2025
#MassDeportation #TheReasonForTheSeason
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The EU faces a critical week as it seeks to shield Ukraine from a humiliating peace deal carved out by the U.S. and Russia while attempting to salvage an agreement to fund a multi-billion euro loan to keep Kyiv afloat.
EU starts crucial week with Zelenskyy talks and bid to save €210B loan
Leaders including the U.K.’s Starmer and Germany’s Merz huddle in Berlin ahead of a pivotal summit in Brussels on Thursday.
www.politico.eu
December 15, 2025 at 8:09 AM
The EU faces a critical week as it seeks to shield Ukraine from a humiliating peace deal carved out by the U.S. and Russia while attempting to salvage an agreement to fund a multi-billion euro loan to keep Kyiv afloat.
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On the theme of, "American planners regulate the wrong things," we should have much stricter regulations on noise-proofing apartments. It's the sort of issue regulation is meant to handle: it's difficult for most consumer to assess it before making a decision, and it really impacts qualify of life.
4-plex going up a few blocks from me. Gonna see about getting a showing when it's done. If we can see 2 adjacent units at the same time I'll bring a lil Bluetooth speaker to test the acoustic performance between units.
There aren't offset studs between units, so I figure it will perform poorly.
There aren't offset studs between units, so I figure it will perform poorly.
December 15, 2025 at 6:05 AM
On the theme of, "American planners regulate the wrong things," we should have much stricter regulations on noise-proofing apartments. It's the sort of issue regulation is meant to handle: it's difficult for most consumer to assess it before making a decision, and it really impacts qualify of life.
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I also feel like his body of work really disproves the persistent claim that joyful, hopeful, funny, romantic or lighthearted stories are inherently intellectually lesser and can't be Real Art
Taking a break from the sickening tragedy to focus on the beauty for a moment. Rob Reiner achieved something so rare and coveted that artists and entertainers dream of and rarely achieve: cultural permanence. How many times have you made a reference to something going to 11? Shouted "Inconceivable"?
December 15, 2025 at 8:06 AM
I also feel like his body of work really disproves the persistent claim that joyful, hopeful, funny, romantic or lighthearted stories are inherently intellectually lesser and can't be Real Art
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Taking a break from the sickening tragedy to focus on the beauty for a moment. Rob Reiner achieved something so rare and coveted that artists and entertainers dream of and rarely achieve: cultural permanence. How many times have you made a reference to something going to 11? Shouted "Inconceivable"?
December 15, 2025 at 5:28 AM
Taking a break from the sickening tragedy to focus on the beauty for a moment. Rob Reiner achieved something so rare and coveted that artists and entertainers dream of and rarely achieve: cultural permanence. How many times have you made a reference to something going to 11? Shouted "Inconceivable"?
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Ah, Reagan.
See the US line in this chart? Know when it started its split from the rest of the first world countries? I’ll give you one guess.
See the US line in this chart? Know when it started its split from the rest of the first world countries? I’ll give you one guess.
February 27, 2025 at 5:14 AM
Ah, Reagan.
See the US line in this chart? Know when it started its split from the rest of the first world countries? I’ll give you one guess.
See the US line in this chart? Know when it started its split from the rest of the first world countries? I’ll give you one guess.
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Remember when people said it was crazy to think that we were in an AI bubble? When they would actively mock you for doubting the glory of the LLM era?
December 15, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Remember when people said it was crazy to think that we were in an AI bubble? When they would actively mock you for doubting the glory of the LLM era?
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President Donald Trump and his MAGA enablers are on a campaign to erase history, tearing down monuments to hard-won progress and whitewashing the past to conform to their white Christian nationalist agenda.
From Rosa Parks to National Parks: Trump’s Racism and Bigotry Demand Resistance
By Amy Goodman & Denis Moynihan
This month marks the 70th anniversary of Rosa Parks’ arrest for refusing to give up her bus seat to a white passenger in Montgomery, Alabama. Her courageous act trigger...
www.democracynow.org
December 15, 2025 at 12:16 AM
President Donald Trump and his MAGA enablers are on a campaign to erase history, tearing down monuments to hard-won progress and whitewashing the past to conform to their white Christian nationalist agenda.
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Inside the emerging push to knock Newsom off his perch as the Dems' 2028 frontrunner https://www.axios.com/2025/12/14/gavin-newsom-liabilities-2028-primary https://www.axios.com/2025/12/14/gavin-newsom-liabilities-2028-primary
December 15, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Inside the emerging push to knock Newsom off his perch as the Dems' 2028 frontrunner https://www.axios.com/2025/12/14/gavin-newsom-liabilities-2028-primary https://www.axios.com/2025/12/14/gavin-newsom-liabilities-2028-primary
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Trump's "strong approval" rating among those who call themselves MAGA Republicans has dropped from 78% to 70% in latest @nbcnews.com poll and the share of Republicans who identify as MAGA has fallen from 57% to 50%. www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol...
Poll: Trump's MAGA base is still behind him — but cracks are showing ahead of 2026
A new NBC News Decision Desk Poll shows the majority of American adults think the country is on the wrong track, as the economy remains a top concern.
www.nbcnews.com
December 14, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Trump's "strong approval" rating among those who call themselves MAGA Republicans has dropped from 78% to 70% in latest @nbcnews.com poll and the share of Republicans who identify as MAGA has fallen from 57% to 50%. www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol...
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RIP Mass market paperbacks. Always my preferred format.
www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
Last Call for Mass Market Paperbacks
After years of steady sales declines, the format will largely disappear next year.
www.publishersweekly.com
December 14, 2025 at 10:55 PM
RIP Mass market paperbacks. Always my preferred format.
www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
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The pilot of a JetBlue flight reported on Friday that he narrowly avoided colliding with a U.S. military aircraft over the Caribbean after an Air Force refueling tanker passed in front of the commercial plane without broadcasting its position, according to air traffic control radio communications.
U.S. Military Plane and JetBlue Flight Nearly Collided Over Caribbean, Radio Traffic Shows
The Air Force refueling tanker was flying without its location transponder activated and could not be detected by air traffic control.
nyti.ms
December 15, 2025 at 12:20 AM
The pilot of a JetBlue flight reported on Friday that he narrowly avoided colliding with a U.S. military aircraft over the Caribbean after an Air Force refueling tanker passed in front of the commercial plane without broadcasting its position, according to air traffic control radio communications.
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Holiday gathering reminder 🎁
If your guests test w/rapids twice before the event, 48 hours apart, it’ll catch 63% of Covid cases even if they have no symptoms. Testing 3x improves that to 79%!
This is how we curb the annual January surge that gave me Long Covid—thanks for protecting yr community 🤍
If your guests test w/rapids twice before the event, 48 hours apart, it’ll catch 63% of Covid cases even if they have no symptoms. Testing 3x improves that to 79%!
This is how we curb the annual January surge that gave me Long Covid—thanks for protecting yr community 🤍
Study Examines Performance of Serial COVID Testing - News Center
Testing performance of rapid antigen tests for SARS-CoV-2 improved for both asymptomatic and symptomatic patients after testing multiple times in 48-hour intervals, according to findings published in ...
news.feinberg.northwestern.edu
December 14, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Holiday gathering reminder 🎁
If your guests test w/rapids twice before the event, 48 hours apart, it’ll catch 63% of Covid cases even if they have no symptoms. Testing 3x improves that to 79%!
This is how we curb the annual January surge that gave me Long Covid—thanks for protecting yr community 🤍
If your guests test w/rapids twice before the event, 48 hours apart, it’ll catch 63% of Covid cases even if they have no symptoms. Testing 3x improves that to 79%!
This is how we curb the annual January surge that gave me Long Covid—thanks for protecting yr community 🤍
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Donald and Melania Trump have made millions from memecoin hype. We went looking for the people who helped them do it
Donald and Melania Trump’s Terrible, Tacky, Seemingly Legal Memecoin Adventure
No one wants to claim credit for helping the first couple launch cryptocurrencies that plummeted more than 90% from their peak.
bloom.bg
December 15, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Donald and Melania Trump have made millions from memecoin hype. We went looking for the people who helped them do it
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Did Trump just release the contents of his bowels into his diaper on national TV? That's the question everyone's asking.
I don't know the answer, but PROOF *did* publish the most exhaustive, fully sourced journalistic analysis ever on Trump and his diapers.
It is long.
I don't know the answer, but PROOF *did* publish the most exhaustive, fully sourced journalistic analysis ever on Trump and his diapers.
It is long.
Will Americans Vote for a Man Who Is Now Widely Reported to Exude a Rancid Odor?
The one thing Donald Trump can’t bear people saying of him is something many near him confirm is true—he smells terrible. What will voters do with this intelligence? This report unpacks that question.
open.substack.com
December 13, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Did Trump just release the contents of his bowels into his diaper on national TV? That's the question everyone's asking.
I don't know the answer, but PROOF *did* publish the most exhaustive, fully sourced journalistic analysis ever on Trump and his diapers.
It is long.
I don't know the answer, but PROOF *did* publish the most exhaustive, fully sourced journalistic analysis ever on Trump and his diapers.
It is long.
Dear GOP: To prevent election fraud I recommend scratch and sniff ballots
Did Trump just release the contents of his bowels into his diaper on national TV? That's the question everyone's asking.
I don't know the answer, but PROOF *did* publish the most exhaustive, fully sourced journalistic analysis ever on Trump and his diapers.
It is long.
I don't know the answer, but PROOF *did* publish the most exhaustive, fully sourced journalistic analysis ever on Trump and his diapers.
It is long.
Will Americans Vote for a Man Who Is Now Widely Reported to Exude a Rancid Odor?
The one thing Donald Trump can’t bear people saying of him is something many near him confirm is true—he smells terrible. What will voters do with this intelligence? This report unpacks that question.
open.substack.com
December 14, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Dear GOP: To prevent election fraud I recommend scratch and sniff ballots
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How easily has Trump rolled corporate media? So much more easily than he probably expected.
Nice little TV network you got there
How easily has Trump rolled corporate media? So much more easily than he probably expected.
www.motherjones.com
December 14, 2025 at 8:36 PM
How easily has Trump rolled corporate media? So much more easily than he probably expected.
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BREAKING: Two terrorists opened fire at a Hanukkah celebration in Bondi Beach, Sydney, killing at least 11 people and wounding 29 others.
This video shows the moment 43-year-old Ahmad El Ahmad, an unarmed civilian, tackled one of the terrorists, seized his weapon, and neutralized him.
This video shows the moment 43-year-old Ahmad El Ahmad, an unarmed civilian, tackled one of the terrorists, seized his weapon, and neutralized him.
December 14, 2025 at 7:37 PM
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Reminder that AI is not our friend, especially bc it's good at spewing misinformation and mistakes in a fast-breaking tragedy.
And, in particular, if the AI is Grok & shaped by Nazi-sympathizer & general rotten human being fElon Musk.
🧾 gizmodo.com/grok-is-glit...
And, in particular, if the AI is Grok & shaped by Nazi-sympathizer & general rotten human being fElon Musk.
🧾 gizmodo.com/grok-is-glit...
Grok Is Glitching And Spewing Misinformation About The Bondi Beach Shooting
Among other problems, the chatbot is spewing misinformation about the horrific Bondi Beach shooting in Australia.
gizmodo.com
December 14, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Reminder that AI is not our friend, especially bc it's good at spewing misinformation and mistakes in a fast-breaking tragedy.
And, in particular, if the AI is Grok & shaped by Nazi-sympathizer & general rotten human being fElon Musk.
🧾 gizmodo.com/grok-is-glit...
And, in particular, if the AI is Grok & shaped by Nazi-sympathizer & general rotten human being fElon Musk.
🧾 gizmodo.com/grok-is-glit...
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Brennan is trying to impress Bari Weiss again.
really weird -- Margaret Brennen presses Bill Cassidy on why the White House isn't doing more to crack down on mifepristone and what he's doing to encourage them to do it
December 14, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Brennan is trying to impress Bari Weiss again.
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One possible flaw in Bari Weiss's plan to remake CBS News in her image is that she is a bad and boring journalist and nobody actually likes her.
Major advertisers appeared to sit out a new CBS News town hall telecast Saturday, moderated by Bari Weiss and featuring an interview with Erika Kirk.
Lack of Madison Avenue support could challenge the viability of the format, which Weiss wants to expand
variety.com/2025/tv/news...
Lack of Madison Avenue support could challenge the viability of the format, which Weiss wants to expand
variety.com/2025/tv/news...
Big Advertisers Appear Wary of CBS News’ Bari Weiss Town Hall Format
Many major advertisers appeared to sit out a new CBS News town hall format moderated by Bari Weiss and featuring a conversation with Erika Kirk
variety.com
December 14, 2025 at 6:47 PM
One possible flaw in Bari Weiss's plan to remake CBS News in her image is that she is a bad and boring journalist and nobody actually likes her.
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In re: bsky.app/profile/mcop...
They're not just requiring that students learn how to use the bullshit machine.
They're requiring students to "defend" the decisions made by AI.
Remind me, which one of them is supposedly getting the degree there?
They're requiring students to "defend" the decisions made by AI.
Remind me, which one of them is supposedly getting the degree there?
December 14, 2025 at 7:44 PM
In re: bsky.app/profile/mcop...