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"Civility for an Insurrectionist Criminal? Nah, I'll Pass" As billionaires, Joe Scarborough, corporate media, & "moderate" Democrats obey in advance & urge civility towards Donald Trump, the rest of us should reject a relationship rooted in cruelty. …
Packers list five questionable, rule out two vs. Eagles
GREEN BAY – The Packers have listed five players questionable for Sunday's NFC Wild Card playoff game against the Philadelphia Eagles. Those five are safety Evan Williams (quadricep), linebacker Quay Walker (ankle), defensive linemen T.J.BYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
She loves him to pieces and is ever so gentle. We are all relieved and hopefully will have a restful night.
Antibiotics are miracle drugs.
#Summer #DogsOfMastodon
Biden extends temporary deportation protections for nearly 1 million immigrants ahead of anticipated Trump crackdown
Washington CNN — The Biden administration on Friday extended temporary deportation protections for hundreds of thousands of immigrants residing in the United States as communities brace for the incoming Trump administration.BYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
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The Ruse of Dreams
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The theft of broken windows
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Diastole Consumption on Rockmary Leaves
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How’s the Market? Technology requires a human touch – The Ukiah Daily Journal
When people become interested in the real estate market, they often start online, perusing one of the myriad digital sites — from databases like Zillow, Trulia, and Redfin to broker and Realtor websites to media publications.BYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
AA Battery Performances Tested, So Get The Most For Your Money
[Project Farm] has a video in which a wide variety of AA cells are analyzed and compared in terms of capacity, internal resistance, ability to deliver voltage under load, and …read more
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AA Battery Performances Tested, So Get The Most For Your Money
[Project Farm] has a video in which a wide variety of AA cells are analyzed and compared in terms of capacity, internal resistance, ability to deliver voltage under load, and ability to perform in …Hackaday
Verfassungsrechtler zu Correctiv und Medienversagen: „Haltungsjournalismus zu Lasten journalistischer Sorgfalt“
„Eine nicht nur missverständlich formulierte, sondern offensichtlich unrichtige Meldung war imstande, eine Massenbewegung auszulösen“, kritisiert Verfassungsrechtler Christoph Degenhart.Sofia Taxidis (Tichys Einblick)
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Tahoe’s Father of Snow Science: James E Church
How many inches of pow did we receive? It’s what every powder-hound wants to know after a highly anticipated snowstorm blows through.BYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
Very impressive image recognition model.
VRAM requirements: <3GB
GitHub - vikhyat/moondream: tiny vision language model
tiny vision language model. Contribute to vikhyat/moondream development by creating an account on GitHub.GitHub
I got my Matrix server going for the dumbest reason ever. 
I like being able to text from my computer but Google Messages doesn't really like Firefox when it's got strict anti-tracking enabled. My usual solution is an Electron app that acts as a Google Messages container, but there's no ARM build for it and I'm too lazy to compile it myself.
So, I got my Matrix server updated, updated all of my bridges, and now I can text people using Fractal. Heck yeah. 
Trump, Musk and Zuckerberg have declared war on facts and truth. The pushback must start now
There is a narrow window. Public media and fair reporting must be supported: the rules must be upheld, says writer and academic Emily BellEmily Bell (The Guardian)
Keir Starmer is considering plans to close a loophole
that allows foreign billionaires like Elon Musk to bankroll British political parties.
Recent reports suggest the X-owner is considering donating up to $100m
– around £80m
– to Nigel Farage’s Reform,
after signalling his support for the party.
While there are restrictions on foreign citizens donating to British political parties,
these can currently be evaded under the law,
if the donation is made via a UK-based company.
While both Farage and Musk have denied suggestions of any imminent donation,
the Reform leader has also said he would accept money were it offered.
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Keir Starmer Considers Closing Elon Musk Donations Loophole to Stop 'Foreign Interference' in UK Elections – Byline Times
A rumoured $100 million donation from Musk to Nigel Farage's Reform would be banned under the proposalJosiah Mortimer (Byline Times)
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Even a £10k donation cap is too high. £1k is big enough to be unaffordable by most people. I would support a ban on donations from companies and a cap of £1K. For small donations, an allowance of, say, £100k per party or £1K per candidate (whichever is lower) where you don’t have to be able to account for where it came from.
This needs to come with some tracking of the kind of unaffiliated things that are common in the USA (‘oh, I’m not donating to this party, I just happen to be spending $100K running attack ads against their opposition’).
Finally, it needs to be coupled with real penalties. If you violate the rules, there is an immediate by-election where you may not stand. If you violate the rules three times, you are permanently banned from elected office. Not just a financial penalty, which just ends up being a small tax on buying politicians.
LOL. Nigel Farage ain't picky. He'll take whatever he's offered. Pity, though, that Elmo is also telling Nigel to get the hell out of Reform [sic] in favor of an undisclosed draft pick.
If Elmo donates $100 million to Reform, it would triple the amount normally spent on a UK election.
I've been thinking a lot about this @anandwrites.bsky.social post. In the first Trump term, I cared, a lot, constantly. I was extremely invested. And it was *excruciating*. I just don't think I can do that for another four years -- it would kill me. I've got to detach, dissociate a little bit.
How to live under Trump II
What will be your posture in a second Trump era? Resistance? Retreating into the local? Returning to your craft?Anand Giridharadas (The.Ink)
Timothée Chalamet Will Pull Double Duty AS ‘SNL’ Host & Musical Guest
In a move that some of us perhaps saw coming, all those harmonica lessons Timothée Chalamet took to play Bob Dylan will pay off (even more) when he pulls double duty as host and musical guest on Saturday Night Live.BYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
I was talking with a reporter the other day about this. They asked why I thought guys like Bezos, Soon-Shiong, and Zuckerberg were suddenly so open with their Trumpy politics. I said that I thought it was because Elon Musk showed them that they could and they wouldn't face any real repercussions.
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Why will the Washington Post be different during Trump’s second term?
As Trump’s inauguration looms, the paper, owned by Jeff Bezos, is in shambles – largely of its own makingAdam Gabbatt (The Guardian)
WhatsApp AI bots will get their own menu in the chat app
Of all the generative AI assistants out there, Meta AI must be the most annoying for the simple fact that Meta is shoving it down our throats. No app is safe, from Facebook to Messenger to WhatsApp to Instagram.BYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
Paul Sutton
in reply to #TuckFrump • • •Excellent piece, I think you raise a good point about things like moderation and fact checking being more of a publicity piece. Perhaps this adds more evidence to this.
Meta and Amazon axe diversity initiatives joining US corporate rollback
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Meta and Amazon axe DEI programmes joining corporate rollback
Natalie Sherman (BBC News)