“I’m so devastated because this rolls back so many years of social acceptance, even here in Texas, where we have been so far behind on changing cannabis policy.”
About six years ago, #Texas sort of accidentally legalized #marijuana when it legalized hemp, opening a backdoor to the widespread usage of technically legal versions of the plant that still get you high. Now its so accepted here that you can order weed drinks in bars.
Lt. Gov Dan Patrick made it his personal mission to shut all that down this year, and it looks like he has won. Welcome back to Reefer Madness in the Lone Star State.
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Reefer Madness Returns to Texas with Dan Patrick’s THC Ban
If the governor signs SB 3 into law, thousands of jobs and billions in revenue could soon disappear.Kit O'Connell (The Texas Observer)
Slovenia calls interception of Gaza aid ship ‘stark reminder’ of humanitarian crisis
Slovenia said Tuesday that Israel's interception of an aid vessel bound for Gaza underscores the ongoing humanitarian crisis in the enclave.BYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
“I love Croatia”, Bebe Rexha returns to the Balkans for summer vacation – publishes bikini images from Split
"I love Croatia", Bebe Rexha returns to the Balkans for summer vacation - publishes bikini images from SplitBYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
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“Localhost tracking” explained. It could cost Meta 32 billion.
You just can't finish off Zuckerberg.Jorge García Herrero (Zero Party Data)
To Hell With Facebook
The earliest known version of the idiom "the straw that broke the camel's back" was written by the English philosopher Thomas Hobbes of Malmesbury inAlan Bellows (Damn Interesting)
Elon Musk's Moment of Regret
https://gizmodo.com/elon-musks-moment-of-regret-2000614030?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Elon Musk's Moment of Regret
The world's richest man navigates a treacherous period, marked by an insult-filled public feud with Donald Trump, a figure he significantly helped return to the White House.Rhett Jones (Gizmodo)
Romania’s Dilemma: Too Many F-16s For Peacetime and Too Few For War
Once the contract for the supply of 32 used F-16s from Norway is fulfilled, the Romanian Air Force will operate a total of 49 combat aircraft of this type.BYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
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Bulgarian Constitutional Court rejects President’s bid to annul Speaker’s decision on euro referendum – The Sofia Globe
Bulgaria’s Constitutional Court has declined to grant President Roumen Radev’s request to annul a decision by the Speaker of the National Assembly, NataliaBYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
WATCH: Trump accuses some Los Angeles protesters of being ‘paid insurrectionists’
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/watch-trump-accuses-some-los-angeles-protesters-of-being-paid-insurrectionists?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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WATCH: Trump accuses some Los Angeles protesters of being 'paid insurrectionists'
Speaking to reporters Tuesday in the Oval Office, he said "I could tell you there are certain areas of Los Angeles that you could have called it an insurrection. It was terrible, but these are paid insurrectionists.PBS News
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Some migrants detained in L.A. ICE raids have already been deported (Washington Post)
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Some migrants detained in L.A. ICE raids have already been deported
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The EU’s Legal Win Against Russian Oligarchs, And Its Expanding Roaming Zone
Welcome to Wider Europe, RFE/RL's newsletter focusing on the key issues concerning the European Union, NATO, and other institutions and their relationshipsBYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
Search for $CP$ violation in events with top quarks and Z bosons at $\sqrt{s}$ = 13 and 13.6 TeV
A search for the violation of the charge-parity ($CP$) symmetry in the production of top quarks in association with Z bosons is presented, using events with at least three charged leptons and additional jets.arXiv.org
The Trump Administration Is Launching an AI Chatbot
https://gizmodo.com/the-trump-administration-is-launching-an-ai-chatbot-2000614066?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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The Trump Administration Is Launching an AI Chatbot
No word on whether it'll speak like Trump.AJ Dellinger (Gizmodo)
The Perfect 3-Day Trip to Greece
We’re entering the high season of Euro summer, what some people (myself included) would call the best time of the year. I was lucky enough to get an earlyBYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
Nathan Standing
in reply to George Takei 🏳️🌈🖖🏽 • • •And we're almost there.
Trump is fomenting violence so that he can kill Americans and use that as his excuse to invoke emergency powers.
That's not 'causing chaos;' it's manslaughter.
Torbjörn Andersson
in reply to George Takei 🏳️🌈🖖🏽 • • •