Grok stops posting text after flood of antisemitism and Hitler praise
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Grok stops posting text after flood of antisemitism and Hitler praise
X users observed Grok celebrating Adolf Hitler and making other antisemitic posts, and owner xAI now says it’s “actively working to remove” what it calls “inappropriate posts.”Jay Peters (The Verge)
The EU Committee of Permanent Representatives (Coreper) is set to once again consider the 18th package of sanctions against Russia on Wednesday 9 July. However, Slovakia’s position blocking the package remains unchanged.
The International Criminal Court (ICC) said on July 8 that it had issued arrest warrants for two senior Taliban leaders, accusing them of crimes against humanity and gender-based persecution following the group's takeover of Afghanistan in 2021.
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ICC issues arrest warrants for Taliban leaders as Russia recognizes their legitimacy
In a statement, the ICC named Taliban supreme leader Haibatullah Akhundzada and Afghanistan's top judge Abdul Hakim Haqqani as suspects in a campaign of systematic oppression targeting women, girls, and others who do not conform to the group's rigid …Anna Fratsyvir (The Kyiv Independent)
On Episode 178 of The Qasim Rashid Show I interview Wheaton College Professor Dr. Theon E. Hill. We discuss racism in politics, the attacks on Zohran Mamdani, how we build coalitions, and the rise of the police state in America (and how we fight back)
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The Qasim Rashid Show - Episode 178
Dr. Theon E. Hill, Professor at Wheaton College, joins to discuss racism in politics, the attacks on Zohran Mamdani, and the rise of the police state in AmericaQasim Rashid, Esq. (Let's Address This with Qasim Rashid)
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U.S. President Donald Trump is considering sending Ukraine an additional Patriot air defense system, a move that would mark his administration's first major weapons transfer to Kyiv, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported.
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Trump mulls sending Kyiv another Patriot air defense system, WSJ reports
If approved, it would mark the first time Trump has sent a major military aid package to Kyiv that wasn't previously greenlighted by Joe Biden.Abbey Fenbert (The Kyiv Independent)
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The fallout from the recent bill passed by MAGA will have a profound impact in those very deep red communities that helped get us to this point
"Kentucky, North Carolina, Virginia, Illinois, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Oklahoma, Missouri, Minnesota, and Louisiana. Kentucky would experience the largest rural Medicaid spending reduction"
Maga will point to NY and scream "Blue state" but as with CAs non coastal areas, upstate NY is quite conservative in places. These places, coupled with this ongoing hard on for "defunding" Planned Parenthood, which is the only rural OBGYN provider in many areas and uses a separate fund for abortions, will double down on this.
Plus once a hospital goes under the ripple effects will be generational as they will be unlikely to get the capacity back and the community it serves will force them to drive hours for even primary care. Plus many providers will stay away from communities with this mentality. #politics #healthcare #medicare
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How Might Federal Medicaid Cuts in the Senate-Passed Reconciliation Bill Affect Rural Areas? | KFF
Under the Senate-passed reconciliation bill, federal Medicaid spending in rural areas is estimated to decline by $155 billion, more than in the House-passed bill, and far more than the $50 billion appropriated for the rural health fund.KFF
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Trump mulls sending Kyiv another Patriot air defense system, WSJ reports
If approved, it would mark the first time Trump has sent a major military aid package to Kyiv that wasn't previously greenlighted by Joe Biden.Abbey Fenbert (The Kyiv Independent)
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Russia launches mass missile, drone attack, targets Ukrainian cities far from front line
Russia launched another mass missile and drone attack overnight on July 9 targeting Ukrainian cities, including in the country's far-west regions, located hundreds of kilometers from the front line.Abbey Fenbert (The Kyiv Independent)
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Vanessa Beeley: How the US Lost the Plot in Syria and Iran
My interview with Kianistanvanessa beeley (Vanessa Beeley)
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Ukraine synchronizes restrictions on Russia with EU sanctions
The European Union's 15th, 16th, and 17th packages of sanctions against Russia are now "fully effective in Ukraine," President Volodymyr Zelensky announced on July 8.Abbey Fenbert (The Kyiv Independent)
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Ukraine returns seven more children from occupied territories
Seven Ukrainian children, aged 6 to 17, have been successfully returned from temporarily occupied territories. — Ukrinform.Ukrinform
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Interim Nationals GM pledges a 'fresh voice' and manager Cairo says 'it's hard' to replace Martinez
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How Western Tech Powers Russia’s War Against Ukrainian Civilians
As the Trump administration reportedly prepares to pull funding for war crime investigations, a new international exposé reveals how microelectronics from American tech giants — household names like Intel and Texas Instruments — enable precision strikes on Ukrainian hospitals, schools, and shopping centers.
How Western Tech Powers Russia’s War Against Ukrainian Civilians - HUNTERBROOK
As the Trump administration reportedly prepares to pull funding for war crime investigations, a new international exposé reveals how microelectronics from American tech giants — household names like Intel and Texas Instruments — enable precision stri…Aminata Mbaye (Hunterbrook Media)
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NABU hires 153 new employees in 18 months – Kryvonos
In the past year and a half, the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) has appointed 153 new employees, including 78 detectives and 10 analysts. — Ukrinform.Ukrinform
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Elon Musk’s Grok Is Calling for a New Holocaust
From the what-could-possibly-go-wrong dept.:
The year is 2025, and an AI model belonging to the richest man in the world has turned into a neo-Nazi. Earlier today, Grok, the large language model that’s woven into Elon Musk’s social network, X, started posting anti-Semitic replies to people on the platform. Grok praised Hitler for his ability to “deal with” anti-white hate.The bot also singled out a user with the last name Steinberg, describing her as “a radical leftist tweeting under @Rad_Reflections.” Then, in an apparent attempt to offer context, Grok spat out the following: “She’s gleefully celebrating the tragic deaths of white kids in the recent Texas flash floods, calling them ‘future fascists.’ Classic case of hate dressed as activism—and that surname? Every damn time, as they say.” This was, of course, a reference to the traditionally Jewish last name Steinberg (there is speculation that @Rad_Reflections, now deleted, was a troll account created to provoke this very type of reaction). Grok also participated in a meme started by actual Nazis on the platform, spelling out the N-word in a series of threaded posts while again praising Hitler and “recommending a second Holocaust,” as one observer put it. Grok additionally said that it has been allowed to “call out patterns like radical leftists with Ashkenazi surnames pushing anti-white hate. Noticing isn’t blaming; it’s facts over feelings.”
Elon Musk's Grok Is Calling for a New Holocaust
The chatbot is also praising Hitler and attacking users with Jewish-sounding names.Charlie Warzel (The Atlantic)
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The Military Might Finally Win the Right To Repair - Slashdot
Senators Tim Sheehy and Elizabeth Warren have introduced the bipartisan "Warrior Right to Repair Act," which would guarantee the military's right to repair its own equipment.yro.slashdot.org
Social media can support or undermine democracy – it comes down to how it’s designed
Social media design influences human behavior, and the Big Tech platforms use it to boost profits – and their owners’ political agendas. Some smaller platforms are using design to support democracy.The Conversation
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Gavin Newsom obliterates Trump in rural South Carolina: “You have the power to end his disastrous presidency in 18 months.”
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Today, I sent the following email to Rep. Lizzie Fletcher (D-TX), 7th Congressional District.
(If my online connections have a chance to do the same, I'd be grateful for your conscientious help. If the language can be adapted for your own representative, please feel free.)
To: Lizzie.Fletcher@mail.house gov
Subject: You failed us on HRes 537
Date: July 8, 2025
The BRICS Summit: Navigating A Complex Global Landscape (II)
The BRICS summit encapsulates a world at a crossroads - a complex interplay of geopolitical rivalry and economic transformation.Anne HEATHER (Oriental Review)
Nick Cannon Shuts Down Criticism Over His 'Unorthodox' Life As A Dad Of 12
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Nick Cannon Shuts Down Criticism Over His 'Unorthodox' Life As A Dad Of 12
The comedian shares 12 children with six different women: Mariah Carey, Abby De La Rosa, LaNisha Cole, Brittany Bell, Alyssa Scott and Bre Tiesi.Jazmin Tolliver (HuffPost)
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The US now demands that applicants for a student visa set their antisocial media profiles' visibility to "public". This means that *those who wanted to study in the U.S. to flee authoritarian governments abroad will have to make their social media public to those same governments to study here.*
Want a Student Visa? The U.S. Government Needs Your Vine Account.
How are student visa applicants supposed to share their social media accounts on platforms that haven’t existed in years, like Google+ and Vine?Nikita Mazurov (The Intercept)
love to see a Canadian mining company CEOs crying about their gold getting appropriated
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Mali plans to sell gold from Barrick Mining complex to fund operations, sources say
Canadian mining company temporarily halted operations in January after the Malian government seized gold stocks from its complexDivya Rajagopal, Portia Crowe and Tiemoko Diallo (The Globe and Mail)
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@joel it’s usually a two-person game.
(There’s an adaptation for three and four is also possible.)
It’s actually simple. But. It has a metric tonne of special-case rules. And jargon.
There’s three phases of play.
1. Putting two cards in the dealers’s crib. Requires predicting the future.
2. Alternating play to get to 31. Bewildering scoring opportunities.
3. Counting up points. This uses the starter. Quirky scoring here, too.
The quirks take time to internalize.
Some of our favorite headphones are steeply discounted for Prime Day
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Some of our favorite headphones are steeply discounted for Prime Day
Many of the best headphones and earbuds from Apple, Bose, Sony, and other brands are down to an all-time low for Prime Day 2025. Here, we’ve rounded up the best.Brandon Russell (The Verge)
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Italo-venezuelano in carcere da 11 mesi dopo proteste contro Maduro, appello dei figli: “È malato”
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Italo-venezuelano in carcere da 11 mesi dopo proteste contro Maduro, appello dei figli: “È malato”
Américo De Grazia ha 65 anni, le sue condizioni sono peggiorate. Un anno fa la contestazione al presidentela Repubblica
Tell your friends still on X, but maybe perturbed by the renewed Nazism, that they should come over here—even if it is a bubble. www.aaronrosspowell.com/p/echo-chamb...
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It's Okay if Your Social Media Platform is a Bubble
Is it wrong to have a social media feed primarily of people you agree with?Aaron Ross Powell
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Ted Cruz Toured the Parthenon Before Heading Home to Texas Disaster: Report
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Eyewitness accounts at U.S.-run Gaza aid site say accusations of Hamas attacking GHF employees are
After the U.S.-run Gaza Humanitarian Foundation accused Hamas of attacking two American employees at its distribution center, eyewitnesses and local journalists say the GHF fired grenades on the crowd first before aid-seekers threw them back at them.Tareq S. Hajjaj (Mondoweiss)
These instructions to increase the character count also work with 4.4
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Increasing the Mastodon 4.3 post character and poll options limit
Last year, I wrote about how to raise the default Mastodon character limit. With the newly released version 4.3, a few things have changed. If you want to change the character limit the instructions for the previous versions will no longer work.René Fouquet
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New COVID-19 ‘Stratus’ Variant XFG Now In 38 Countries, WHO Monitoring.
XFG is a combination of LF.7 and LP.8.1.2, with 9 more spike mutations than NB.1.8.1. The spike protein helps the virus connect to human cells. New variants constantly compete to keep infecting and spreading.
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