Musk? Trump? Who Exactly Is Running the Federal Government? nytimes.com/2025/02/05/opinion…
Opinion | Musk? Trump? Who Exactly Is Running the Federal Government?
What should be an uncomplicated question yields a complicated answer.Tyler McBrien (The New York Times)
There are a lot of explorations of how Trump and Musk are breaking the law.
But unlike if anyone else breaks the law, the systems of intervention and accountability for Trump are almost entirely broken. Which appears to be exactly what he’s going for.
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Midweek ice update - #Arctic sea ice extent is currently the lowest on record (JAXA data)
• about 690,000 km² below the 2010s mean
• about 1,330,000 km² below the 2000s mean
• about 1,910,000 km² below the 1990s mean
• about 2,330,000 km² below the 1980s mean
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Polar Climate Change Figures
Near real-time visualizations Arctic Climate Seasonality and Variability Arctic Sea Ice Extent and Concentration Arctic Sea Ice Volume and Thickness Arctic Temperatures Antarctic Sea Ice Extent, Co…Zachary Labe
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Arab countries flatly reject Trump's Gaza takeover proposal
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Trump’s proposal for the U.S. to take over Gaza and resettle its Palestinian population was widely condemned by allies and adversaries alike.
Arab nations, including Egypt and Saudi Arabia, firmly rejected the plan, reaffirming support for Palestinian sovereignty. U.S. allies like Australia and New Zealand reiterated their backing of a two-state solution.
Critics, including Palestinian leaders and Hamas, denounced the move as illegal and destabilizing.
U.S. lawmakers also opposed it, with some calling it “dangerous” and “ethnic cleansing.”
Arab Countries Flatly Reject Trump's Gaza Takeover Proposal
The president called for the U.S. to take “ownership” in redeveloping the war-torn territory into “the Riviera of the Middle East.”AP (HuffPost)
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The mysterious statisticians shaping how we think about fertility (Dylan Scott/Vox)
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The mysterious statisticians shaping how we think about fertility
Experts were wrong about overpopulation before. Could they be wrong about underpopulation now?Dylan Scott (Vox)
Inside The Boxing | Facebook
Erich Christoph-Borger ist mit Karl Kraemer und 7 weiteren Personen hier: Ruhrgebiet.www.facebook.com
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#TehAnKorage #Hashtag #Fedi22 #Fedi23 #Fedi24 #ItsFOSS #Linux #Windows #Mac #AltTech #FOSS #FactCheckTrue
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Europa präsentiert OpenEuroLLM: Open-Source-Sprachmodell für KI
Fördert europäische KI-Entwicklung
Offene und transparente Forschung
Stärkung der digitalen Souveränität
#AI #KI #OpenSource #Europa #Sprachmodell #openeurollm
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OpenEuroLLM: Europas Antwort auf die KI-Revolution – Open Source und Multilingual!
OpenEuroLLM: Europas Antwort auf die KI-Revolution! Open Source, multilingual, digitale Souveränität für Unternehmen & öffentliche Dienste.Oliver Welling (KINEWS24.de)
Every Gamer Should Explore this Archive of Video Game History
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Every Gamer Should Explore this Archive of Video Game History
The Video Game History Foundation's new repository includes magazines, trade publications, work documents, and exclusive interviews from gaming history's best released and never-released titles.Kyle Barr (Gizmodo)
Francesca Albanese, the UN special rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territory, says she is “shocked at the defiance towards international law, not just by Israel, but by most countries in the international community”.
“It’s unlawful, immoral and completely irresponsible,” says Francesca Albanese, when asked about US President Trump’s suggestion to remove Palestinians from Gaza and have the US take ownership, Al Jazeera reports.
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Auf YouTube findest du die angesagtesten Videos und Tracks. Außerdem kannst du eigene Inhalte hochladen und mit Freunden oder gleich der ganzen Welt teilen.www.youtube.com
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Imperialism, totalitarianism, fascism: just ideas the Times will not name.
Billet du jour : Gaza, Trump et le Far West global
Trump continue à déployer une politique internationale, dont le cynisme est poussé à l'extrême. Les élites globalistes ont manifestement fai...russiepolitics.blogspot.com
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Trump's tariffs could make it harder for Americans to get their medications (Dylan Scott/Vox)
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Trump’s tariffs could make it harder for Americans to get their medications
America is finally seeing fewer drug shortages. But Trump’s tariffs could reverse that progress.Dylan Scott (Vox)
Families, LGBTQ advocates sue to block Trump order on care for transgender youth
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#transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA
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What are rare earth elements, and why does Trump want them from Ukraine? | US news
Rare earth minerals, which President Donald Trump hopes to secure from Ukraine as part of a deal for US aid, are strategic metals essential for industries developing computers, batteries, and cutting-edge energy technology.BYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
Today in #Valheim, Sten did quite a bit of cookery. He traded a quantity of flax that he had grown, for some dragon tears. With those he was able to build a wildmill and an oven. And now he has pies! Bread! No new weapons or armour, but he is eating well.
Though while sniping some fulings, Sten did accidentally eat a Bukeperry, and made rather a mess on the plains. Never mind, that just makes room for more pie!
More delays to N.B. bridge work likely amid internal trade fight
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Linux-first laptop vendor NovaCustom contributes 10 000 USD to Heads firmware - Together with this, NovaCustom launches Heads firmware for their V56 series
NovaCustom contributes 10 000 USD to Heads firmware - NovaCustom
NovaCustom has financially contributed to Heads firmware. Learn why and discover the security options that Heads offers.Wessel klein Snakenborg (Director of NovaCustom) (NovaCustom)
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Looking at their page the prces look a bit steep for me.
I understand where this is coming from. Buying a spec-wise similar device from say Lenovo would definitely be cheaper. Unfortunately, whether it is System76, TUXEDO or NovaCustom, we pay a premium for the fact that they're Linux-first.
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it's well vs perfectly; ESPECIALLY when it comes to battery life.
i've been buying linux laptops for the last few years and the battery life between a dell or thinkpad vs system76 or tuxedo is significant thanks to core/libre boots. i'm looking forward to their risc-v offerings.
the hard/soft support alone makes linux smooth sailing, just like any mac (and the price tag is almost the same). i've been a linux user since 2002 and it's nice having paid developers to fall back on who always know more than i do since it's literally their job.
a system that comes with either core or libre boot is going to have hardware that's intended to work with them; also meaning that the open sourced software that controls the power is an exact match, giving an improved life.
it's not so much that core/libreboot are a determinant factor; but more so an indicator.
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in reply to Philip Bump • • •Thank god the Post let us know Biden is old and Bezos stopped the Harris endorsement.
Really, really smart editors worked really hard so that the Post saved this type of reporting until after the election.
How else could the news room "appropriately" weigh the building evidence of the coming fascists? That SCrOTUS immunity decision must have been a hard one to toe the line on, right?
Mr. Bump, why are you still there?
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in reply to Philip Bump • • •One important detail.
Why should the #Weirdo-in-Chief care about the public opinion? He is on his second term.
If he stays beyond January 2029 in office, it will not be by "normal means". (Remember one of the many things he promised: this would be the last relevant election.)
If he does not stay on, he already has immunity for any "official crimes".
So exactly for what does #Trump need the public approval?