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~Current earworm: "Left to Rust and Rot," by If These Trees Could Talk~
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Okay, I am impressed. Apparently someone in 19th century Austria released a folk tale collection for a specific grammar school _as teaching material_!
NEW: Insiders tell ProPublica that Amy Gleason is only in charge on paper, while Musk’s top lieutenants really run #DOGE.
One person who has been in meetings with Gleason described her as having “little to no actual decision making” responsibilities.
#news #government #musk #ElonMusk #AmyGleason #Trump
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Who’s Really in Charge at DOGE: Elon Musk or Amy Gleason?
Insiders tell ProPublica that Amy Gleason is only in charge on paper, while Musk’s top lieutenants really run DOGE. One person who has been in meetings with Gleason described her as having “little to no actual decision making” responsibilities.ProPublica
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When humans use AI to earn patents, who is doing the inventing?
US patent law says inventors must be human, but they can use AI. This changes the nature of invention and raises the question: Is this what the founders had in mind when they set up the patent system?The Conversation
"Es gibt nur noch eine formelle und keine inhaltliche Brandmauer mehr. Das bedeutet, dass wir uns rekalibrieren müssen, sodass klar ist: Wir protestieren nicht gegen formelle Bündnisse, sondern gegen menschenfeindliche Inhalte – egal von wem sie kommen."
~~ @arnesemsrott
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Autor über AfD-Tendenzen der CDU: „Das ist einfach nur saugefährlich“
Der Journalist Arne Semsrott hatte in einem Buch durchgespielt, was passiert, wenn die AfD regiert. Nun kommt die Union seinen Prognosen zuvor.Gareth Joswig (taz)
Literally shutting down
“Federal agencies will begin to vacate hundreds of offices across the country this summer under a frenetic and error-riddled push by #Musk ’s budget-cutting advisers to terminate leases that they say waste money”
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Hundreds of federal offices could begin closing this summer at DOGE's behest
Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency is listing all the federal real estate leases it is ending, but new records obtained by The Associated Press show when those cancellations are expected to take effect.Ryan J. Foley (AP News)
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Regime goes after two Boston-area colleges for being woke
The rapidly shrinking federal Department of Education announced today it is taking time out from its efforts to self immolate to launch "civil rights" investigations into MIT and the New England College of Optometry for daring to try to help minority…Universal Hub
E2E encryption coming to RCS - "End-to-end encryption is a powerful privacy and security technology that iMessage has supported since the beginning, and now we are pleased to have helped lead a cross industry effort to bring end-to-end encryption to the RCS Universal Profile published by the GSMA. We will add support for end-to-end encrypted RCS messages to iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and watchOS in future software updates."
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End-to-end encrypted RCS messaging on iPhone coming in future software update - 9to5Mac
In collaboration with the GSM Association, Apple today announced it will add support for end-to-end encryption for RCS messages. This...Benjamin Mayo (9to5Mac)
Somehow, I never had a bunny as a pet. They always seemed pretty boring to me.
Looking at these memes, I can tell that I was wrong!
Like this #meme? Try the #stream!
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Some owners would rather sell their car than be associated with Tesla now.
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They deserve all the smoke for buying nazi mobiles.
It has been a known fact for over a decade that he's a white supremacist and liar.
There are plenty of good EVs to choose from that aren't status symbols. People who are obsessed with status and brands are shitty people. Perhaps reconsider priorities.
When putin speaks about #peace, listen closely to the real message: installing a puppet regime in #Ukraine, dismembering the country, and ensuring permanent instability.
In short – no peace. Decode the kremlin double-talk and #DontBeDeceived
*If you want every object in your domestic life to look like it was hand-drawn by your nephew, yeah, this is the way to go
*Also: super-practical when you're trapped in a favela
Air, shelter*, water & food are needs. Everything else is want.
*Shelter = protective structure (sleeping & protection from exposure) AND community (social)
Europeans boycott US products to protest against Trump tariffs
As US President Donald Trump escalates a trade war with the European Union – most recently by threatening a 200% tariff on wine and champagne – Europeans are taking matters into their own hands by starting grassroots boycotts of American products that are mobilising tens of thousands of consumers.
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Europeans boycott US products to protest against Trump tariffs
As US President Donald Trump escalates a trade war with the European Union – most recently by threatening a 200% tariff on wine and champagne – Europeans are taking matters into their own hands by starting grassroots boycotts of American products tha…Joanna YORK (FRANCE 24)
Buy less, live more.
Unsustainable consumption fuels environmental destruction and injustice, piling up waste so vast it’s visible from space.
Let’s make the lower levels of this pyramid our new normal.
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