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"Now, me to you, I know what it’s going to take to get a peace deal done: Donetsk and maybe a land swap somewhere."
-- Steve Witkoff, in his call to Putin aide Yuri Ushakov
Read the whole transcript of the Oct 14 call. It's amazing.
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www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
-- Steve Witkoff, in his call to Putin aide Yuri Ushakov
Read the whole transcript of the Oct 14 call. It's amazing.
Gift link (for 7 days) ⤵️
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Witkoff Discusses Ukraine Plans With Key Putin Aide: Transcript
The following is a transcript of an Oct. 14 phone call lasting just over 5 minutes between Steve Witkoff, Donald Trump’s special envoy for peace missions, and Yuri Ushakov, Vladimir Putin’s most senio...
www.bloomberg.com
November 25, 2025 at 11:46 PM
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Witkoff advised the Russians on how to pitch their Ukraine plan to Trump www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
November 25, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Witkoff advised the Russians on how to pitch their Ukraine plan to Trump www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Everything going well in America
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Top Ivermectin Prescriber Now in CDC's Second Highest Position
Opinion | Top Ivermectin Prescriber Now in CDC's Second Highest Position
Ralph Lee Abraham, MD, has a questionable public health track record
www.medpagetoday.com
November 25, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Everything going well in America
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🚀 Open-source IntelliJ IDEA just got easier to build!
You can now use GitHub Actions to create your own IntelliJ IDEA builds or download open-source builds directly from GitHub.
Learn more on our blog 👇
blog.jetbrains.com/idea/2025/11...
You can now use GitHub Actions to create your own IntelliJ IDEA builds or download open-source builds directly from GitHub.
Learn more on our blog 👇
blog.jetbrains.com/idea/2025/11...
Open-source IntelliJ IDEA: A Simpler Way to Build and Contribute to the Community | The IntelliJ IDEA Blog
IntelliJ IDEA’s source code has been publicly available for more than 15 years, helping millions of developers learn, experiment, and contribute to their IDE and build their own tools. Now, we're taki
blog.jetbrains.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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Like many services, as Signal grows, it becomes a more appealing place for scammers to try and cause harm.
We've put together tips to help you protect yourself from phishing, scams, & impersonation attempts. Plus info about how Signal support communicates.
support.signal.org/hc/en-us/art...
We've put together tips to help you protect yourself from phishing, scams, & impersonation attempts. Plus info about how Signal support communicates.
support.signal.org/hc/en-us/art...
Staying Safe from Phishing, Scams, and Impersonation
We provide a privacy-first, end-to-end encrypted (E2EE) messaging and calling platform designed so only you and your intended recipients can communicate securely. Even with strong encryption, attac...
support.signal.org
November 25, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Like many services, as Signal grows, it becomes a more appealing place for scammers to try and cause harm.
We've put together tips to help you protect yourself from phishing, scams, & impersonation attempts. Plus info about how Signal support communicates.
support.signal.org/hc/en-us/art...
We've put together tips to help you protect yourself from phishing, scams, & impersonation attempts. Plus info about how Signal support communicates.
support.signal.org/hc/en-us/art...
"It estimated that 2.5 million people had lost access to the PrEP preventive #HIV medication as of October 2025 due to donor funding cuts."
www.reuters.com/business/hea...
www.reuters.com/business/hea...
www.reuters.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:11 PM
"It estimated that 2.5 million people had lost access to the PrEP preventive #HIV medication as of October 2025 due to donor funding cuts."
www.reuters.com/business/hea...
www.reuters.com/business/hea...
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Billboard got access to Suno’s investment pitch deck.
It revealed that Suno has spent $32 million on compute, and $2,000 on training data.
Let that sink in.
www.billboard.com/pro/suno-cre...
It revealed that Suno has spent $32 million on compute, and $2,000 on training data.
Let that sink in.
www.billboard.com/pro/suno-cre...
November 25, 2025 at 2:29 PM
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People of Kyiv improvised "ropes" out of blankets and sheets as they tried to escape from a burning apartment building hit by a Russian attack last night.
November 25, 2025 at 8:04 AM
People of Kyiv improvised "ropes" out of blankets and sheets as they tried to escape from a burning apartment building hit by a Russian attack last night.
Think twice before taking advice from an LLM.
November 25, 2025 at 6:40 AM
Think twice before taking advice from an LLM.
American oligarchs pulling the strings of their puppets.
November 25, 2025 at 5:50 AM
American oligarchs pulling the strings of their puppets.
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Cartoon by David Horsey.
November 23, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Cartoon by David Horsey.
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There are simply no experienced people around to help, and if there are, their input is often denigrated as "outdated". It's the blind leading the blind.
This systematic removal of experience from the workplace is not cost-effective, but here we are.
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This systematic removal of experience from the workplace is not cost-effective, but here we are.
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November 24, 2025 at 7:59 PM
There are simply no experienced people around to help, and if there are, their input is often denigrated as "outdated". It's the blind leading the blind.
This systematic removal of experience from the workplace is not cost-effective, but here we are.
8/9
This systematic removal of experience from the workplace is not cost-effective, but here we are.
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Programmers are also largely self-taught—a combination of the failure of our educational system (which favors PhDs over industry experience when hiring) and the ageism that infuses the profession.
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November 24, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Programmers are also largely self-taught—a combination of the failure of our educational system (which favors PhDs over industry experience when hiring) and the ageism that infuses the profession.
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Judge dismisses cases against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James after finding prosecutor was unlawfully appointed www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
Judge dismisses cases against James Comey and Letitia James after finding prosecutor was unlawfully appointed
The cases were dismissed without prejudice, meaning they can be refiled at a later date.
www.nbcnews.com
November 24, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Judge dismisses cases against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James after finding prosecutor was unlawfully appointed www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
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EU plans to ease GDPR laws and AI constraints in major shift
Matt Pearson
The EU hopes changes will make doing business easier, but campaigners fear citizens' rights are under threat. What can we expect from the EU's proposed new laws on GDPR and AI?
www.dw.com/en/eu-plans-...
Matt Pearson
The EU hopes changes will make doing business easier, but campaigners fear citizens' rights are under threat. What can we expect from the EU's proposed new laws on GDPR and AI?
www.dw.com/en/eu-plans-...
EU plans to ease GDPR laws and AI constraints in major shift – DW – 11/18/2025
The EU hopes changes will make doing business easier, but campaigners fear citizens' rights are under threat. What can we expect from the EU's proposed new laws on GDPR and AI?
www.dw.com
November 24, 2025 at 5:57 PM
EU plans to ease GDPR laws and AI constraints in major shift
Matt Pearson
The EU hopes changes will make doing business easier, but campaigners fear citizens' rights are under threat. What can we expect from the EU's proposed new laws on GDPR and AI?
www.dw.com/en/eu-plans-...
Matt Pearson
The EU hopes changes will make doing business easier, but campaigners fear citizens' rights are under threat. What can we expect from the EU's proposed new laws on GDPR and AI?
www.dw.com/en/eu-plans-...
JBang released with new features:
Deps search, print main methods if none found, jdk exec and AI for init methods now works without preview and autodiscovery for openai, googleai, opencode and more.
jbang init Tetris.java make a Tetris game
github.com/jbangdev/jba...
Deps search, print main methods if none found, jdk exec and AI for init methods now works without preview and autodiscovery for openai, googleai, opencode and more.
jbang init Tetris.java make a Tetris game
github.com/jbangdev/jba...
Release v0.134.2 · jbangdev/jbang
Almost too much... Bunch of small fixes and a few "big" features in this round, deps, jdk exec, JBang AI and beginnings of native image build of jbang. deps add & deps search You can now use jbang ...
github.com
November 24, 2025 at 4:26 PM
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DHS is abusing its authority to shut down ICE-watching accounts.
Reporting on public ICE activity is protected by the First Amendment. It’s also something journalists do routinely.
Senator Wyden is right to call out this attack on the First Amendment.
Reporting on public ICE activity is protected by the First Amendment. It’s also something journalists do routinely.
Senator Wyden is right to call out this attack on the First Amendment.
Wyden Blasts Kristi Noem for Abusing Subpoena Power to Unmask ICE Watcher
“DHS apparently is trying to expose an individual’s identity in order to chill criticism of the Trump Administration’s immigration policies.”
theintercept.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:02 PM
DHS is abusing its authority to shut down ICE-watching accounts.
Reporting on public ICE activity is protected by the First Amendment. It’s also something journalists do routinely.
Senator Wyden is right to call out this attack on the First Amendment.
Reporting on public ICE activity is protected by the First Amendment. It’s also something journalists do routinely.
Senator Wyden is right to call out this attack on the First Amendment.
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If you’re a journalist who’s still on Twitter, from now on in your writing you have to replace “the American people want” with “troll bots in Eastern Europe demand”
Being there makes your judgment suspect. I don’t care how savvy you think you are, you’re marinating in a disinformation campaign.
Being there makes your judgment suspect. I don’t care how savvy you think you are, you’re marinating in a disinformation campaign.
November 23, 2025 at 4:27 PM
If you’re a journalist who’s still on Twitter, from now on in your writing you have to replace “the American people want” with “troll bots in Eastern Europe demand”
Being there makes your judgment suspect. I don’t care how savvy you think you are, you’re marinating in a disinformation campaign.
Being there makes your judgment suspect. I don’t care how savvy you think you are, you’re marinating in a disinformation campaign.
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I don't understand how anyone can watch how blatantly Grok is manipulated to answer the way ownership desires it to and then act like the other LLM chatbots couldn't possibly be similarly but less obviously compromised to produce responses in whatever way corporate interests and priorities dictate.
November 23, 2025 at 7:13 PM
I don't understand how anyone can watch how blatantly Grok is manipulated to answer the way ownership desires it to and then act like the other LLM chatbots couldn't possibly be similarly but less obviously compromised to produce responses in whatever way corporate interests and priorities dictate.
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As residents of the western Ukrainian city of Ternopil face bombardment by night, and wreckage by day, they share their anger at an American peace proposal that many say favors Russia above Ukraine n.pr/3KmqMmr
Amid smouldering wreckage, anger at Ukraine peace proposal many consider lopsided
As residents of the western Ukrainian city of Ternopil face bombardment by night, and wreckage by day, they share their anger at an American peace proposal that many say favors Russia above Ukraine
n.pr
November 24, 2025 at 1:57 PM
As residents of the western Ukrainian city of Ternopil face bombardment by night, and wreckage by day, they share their anger at an American peace proposal that many say favors Russia above Ukraine n.pr/3KmqMmr
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November 24, 2025 at 1:41 PM
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If I’m understanding this correctly, X is owned by a white nationalist who pays poor people of color in developing countries to pretend to be working class white Americans to scare other white Americans into being afraid poor people of color from developing countries are going to ruin America?
November 23, 2025 at 7:30 PM
If I’m understanding this correctly, X is owned by a white nationalist who pays poor people of color in developing countries to pretend to be working class white Americans to scare other white Americans into being afraid poor people of color from developing countries are going to ruin America?
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Efforts to tar human work with the ‘slop’ brush mostly come from people with something to lose if slop continues its trend towards synonymity with AI. There is a reason for this.
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November 24, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Efforts to tar human work with the ‘slop’ brush mostly come from people with something to lose if slop continues its trend towards synonymity with AI. There is a reason for this.
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Social media is extraordinarily harmful to underage people.
Meta halted internal research that purportedly showed (young) people who stopped using Facebook became less depressed and anxious, according to an unredacted legal filing released on Friday. www.cnbc.com/2025/11/23/m...
Meta halted internal research suggesting social media harm, court filing alleges
Meta is alleged to have halted internal research suggesting social media harm, according to court documents.
www.cnbc.com
November 24, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Social media is extraordinarily harmful to underage people.
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Children killed by Russians in #Ternopil.
On November 19, Russian terrorists attacked residential buildings in Ternopil,killing 34 people.Six more people are considered missing, including one child.
The six kids who will never become adults because Russia killed them:
On November 19, Russian terrorists attacked residential buildings in Ternopil,killing 34 people.Six more people are considered missing, including one child.
The six kids who will never become adults because Russia killed them:
November 24, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Children killed by Russians in #Ternopil.
On November 19, Russian terrorists attacked residential buildings in Ternopil,killing 34 people.Six more people are considered missing, including one child.
The six kids who will never become adults because Russia killed them:
On November 19, Russian terrorists attacked residential buildings in Ternopil,killing 34 people.Six more people are considered missing, including one child.
The six kids who will never become adults because Russia killed them: