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They didn't even need actual state power to do it. The oligarchs did it for them. It's the neoliberal privatization of authoritarian oppression. [contains quote post or other embedded content]
Just 23% of Americans say Israeli military actions in Gaza are fully justified, CNN poll finds (Edward Wu/CNN)
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Just 23% of Americans say Israeli military actions in Gaza are fully justified, CNN poll finds
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La Botte dei Canonici in Gubbio, Italy
The largest known wine barrel of the medieval era is visible from the street in Gubbio.#medieval #italy #wine #section-Atlas
Texan Moved Fam to Russia to Flee Woke--Now He's Headed to Ukraine Front Line (Josh Fiallo/The Daily Beast)
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Texan Moved Fam to Russia to Flee Woke—Now He’s Headed to Ukraine Front Line
Derek Huffman, 46, joined the military with hopes of becoming a Russian citizen. His wife said he was duped into a combat role.Josh Fiallo (The Daily Beast)
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PVCSub: A Submarine from the Plumbing Aisle
Today in the submersibles department our hacker [Rupin Chheda] wrote in to tell us about their submarine project. This sub is made from a few lengths of PVC piping of …read more
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PVCSub: A Submarine From The Plumbing Aisle
Today in the submersibles department our hacker [Rupin Chheda] wrote in to tell us about their submarine project. This sub is made from a few lengths of PVC piping of various diameters. There is an…Hackaday
Filing: Skydance CEO David Ellison and FCC Chair Brendan Carr met on July 15 to discuss the Paramount merger and "Skydance's commitment to unbiased journalism" (Ted Johnson/Deadline)
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Skydance's David Ellison Meets With FCC To Discuss Paramount Merger
David Ellison met this week with Brendan Carr and FCC staffers to discuss the Paramount Global merger which is still under agency review.Ted Johnson (Deadline)
Source: Blackstone has withdrawn from the consortium led by Susquehanna and General Atlantic seeking to invest in TikTok US, after considering a minority stake (Reuters)
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Source: Blackstone has withdrawn from the consortium led by Susquehanna and General Atlantic seeking to invest in TikTok US, after considering a minority stake
From Reuters. View the full context on Techmeme.Techmeme
From Project Gutenberg:
Humours of '37, Grave, Gay and Grim: Rebellion Times in the Canadas
by Robina Lizars
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Humours of '37, Grave, Gay and Grim: Rebellion Times in the Canadas by Lizars et al.
Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by volunteers.Project Gutenberg
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E.P.A. Says It Will Eliminate Its Scientific Research Arm (New York Times)
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E.P.A. Says It Will Eliminate Its Scientific Research Arm
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Why AI is moving from chatbots to the browser
They may not work well right now, but Perplexity’s Comet browser and ChatGPT’s Agent mode say a lot about where AI is headed.
Why AI is moving from chatbots to the browser
With the release of OpenAI’s ChatGPT Agent and Perplexity’s Comet, generative AI is shifting from chatbots to web browsers. Industry insiders view this as the way to develop AI agents that can perform tasks on behalf of people.Alex Heath (The Verge)
Justice Department asks court to unseal grand jury records in Jeffrey Epstein case (Ben Curtis/Scripps News)
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Justice Department asks court to unseal grand jury records in Jeffrey Epstein case
The Department of Justice requested a federal court to unseal grand jury transcripts in the criminal case against Jeffrey Epstein amid pressure from President Trump's supporters for more transparency.Scripps News Group (Scripps News)
Oof.
The iconic Roblox “oof” sound is available again on the platform after being removed in 2022 “due to a licensing issue.”
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Roblox’s new ‘oof’ sound is a big oof
Roblox has removed the meme-worthy “oof” death sound over licensing issues and has replaced it with a new noise that sounds like a grunt or gasp.Emma Roth (The Verge)
Writers Guild calls on NY attorney general to investigate Colbert cancellation, Trump 'bribe' (Amalia Huot-Marchand/The Hill)
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Writers Guild calls on NY attorney general to investigate Colbert cancellation, Trump ‘bribe’
By Amalia Huot-Marchand / The Hill. View the full context on memeorandum.memeorandum
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#invasion : the act of encroaching upon the rights or possessions of another
- French: invasion
- German: die Invasion
- Italian: invasione
- Portuguese: invasão
- Spanish: invasión
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