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Retired CA aty, Broward-FL resident, Cape Cod raised lifelong liberal, poodle lover, sailor, opera fan, history student, classical music,films, jazz, ballroom dancing. No DMs I block crypto,porn,sexism,racism, ageism, religious proseletyzing.
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Ford calculated something like this for its poorly designed Pinto.
How many deaths should an AI model be allowed to risk before the government can intervene? Under draft legislation circulated by Anthropic, the threshold would be more than 50 projected deaths or $1 billion in damages. Read the full story: www.levernews.com/ai-leader-wa...
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Change is possible ... "Vucic Concedes Electoral Defeat, Setting Stage For New Era Of Serbian Politics, Relations With West" www.rferl.org/a/vucic-conc...
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"The US military has given Musk’s SpaceX access to restricted space tracking data, raising a new round of questions re: whether the Trump administration is attempting to hand over traffic control in Earth’s orbit to a controversial donor." The access also raises many new national security concerns.
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Warmth and floods in QUEENSLAND, Australia. Heavy rain after a very warm night One more record of October High Minimum: 20.3C Kingaroy AP
Australia with huge contrasts West-East ! Some mid-sized stations with October records: HIGH MINS (NSW and VIC) 18.2 COOTAMUNDRA 19.8 Yarrawonga RECORD LOW (WA) -0.4 Gingin
Boys gotta use their toys. The DoD sold their toys to local cops to balance the fed budget passing the cost onto local taxes (and then eliminating the local tax deduction from fed income tax) creating our militarized local police that swats on anonymous tips.
The Pentagon is spreading its incompetence and hatred of minorities to the Department of Homeland Security. It’s lending the Active Denial System, a military-grade heat ray, to the department to develop border-operation tactics. This weapon has been around for years, yet hasn’t been used
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Two years later, DOJ still fighting over whether Trump's blanket pardon for Jan. 6 defendants inadvertently swept in other egregious crimes committed by Jan. 6 defendants. Kelley was convicted by a jury of conspiring to murder his investigators. s3.documentcloud.org/documents/28...
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DARVO is now in the dictionary. That’s a win for abuse survivors #Salon
He doesn’t mince his words. He calls them fascists outright.
Lula cumple mañana 81 años. Ha ganado las elecciones contra el ultraderechista Bolsonaro: "Yo le debo esta victoria a la juventud rebelde de izquierdas que se levantó a ejercer la democracia contra el fascismo y que nos protegió en las plataformas digitales contra las injerencias"
Lula defeats Bolansaro!
My political education began in Brazil, where I lived from 1989-91. I learnt that the only defence we have is "conscientizaçao": raising awareness about the relations between exploiters and exploited, and the violence that underpins them. The Brazilians have once again demonstrated its power. ✊❤️🔥
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Elon Musk Says Ukraine Violated Starlink’s Rules www.nytimes.com/2026/10/24/w... When someone keeps changing his story, he’s probably lying.
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Found some voter fraud. Surely Blanche will make arrests.
NEW: GOP operative Scott Presler built his reputation registering Republicans and accusing Dems of voter fraud. But a review by The Bulwark found GOP operatives from other states voting from his home—and evidence raising questions about their residency. www.thebulwark.com/p/gop-operat...
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@soybuddha2.bsky.social I have to follow you bc I once went to an island off the Pacific coast of Mexico where blue footed boobies nest. They let me get so close. They didn’t have any fear of humans.
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www.miamiherald.com/news/politic... School vouchers enrich the politically connected impoverishing public schools and opening up new avenues for corruption. Meanwhile they can kick kids out for any reason.
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Wild that the Trump family is very clearly in the pocket of multiple(!) foreign dictators and apparently nobody even cares. This used to be the stuff of taut thrillers, now it's just oh there's Jared doing bribe stuff again
Dutch intelligence obtained a Russian hack of Kushner's phone and then hacked it themselves to find:
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(🚨) MAJOR BREAKING NEWS: TRUMP ENDORSES MAGA PRO-PEDOPHILIA AD
Trump: "Ramaswamy put up a very powerful Ad about a mother saying that her daughter, Acton, is a liar, and much worse. The Press is trying to get him to 'take down the Ad.' Frankly, anybody whose mother spoke about daughter that way would normally lead to the daughter being precluded from serving"
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How Mark Zuckerberg Pushed Meta to Shield Him From California’s Proposed Wealth Tax www.nytimes.com/2026/10/21/t... It’s incredibly difficult to tax wealth. I think it would be easier to close a loophole allowing loans against stock without realizing the gain in a sale.
Mississippi Says It Won’t Bring Criminal Charges in Police Shooting of Toddler www.nytimes.com/2026/10/20/u... Never shoot at a moving vehicle. Only shoot when the suspect presents a min imminent threat of bodily harm to another. You can’t cause the threat by chasing the car.
Shopping for Your 2027 Medicare Coverage Is Extra Important Now www.nytimes.com/2026/10/17/b... Pro tip: only enroll in Parts A&B unless you currently have a severe chronic illness requiring expensive drugs. Never enroll in Advantage.
When Idaho Banned Abortion, OB-GYNs Fled. The Doctors Who Stayed Are Cracking. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/20/m... “women facing life-threatening complications are loaded into a helicopter and flown out of state for treatment that OB-GYNs in Idaho are not allowed to administer.”
I Teach at a Business School. It’s Time to Shut Them Down. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/18/o... I’ve been saying this since 1980. MBAs destroy businesses. Business schools teach greed. Greed is the root of all evil.