Attorney General Bonta Co-Leads Multistate Amicus Brief Challenging the Trump Administration’s “Anti-DEI” Executive Orders
OAKLAND – California Attorney General Rob Bonta today co-led a coalition of 18 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education v.State of California - Department of Justice - Office of the Attorney General
Distressed Hong Kong Builder Parkview Gets Private Loan From PAG
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-05-16/distressed-hong-kong-builder-parkview-gets-private-loan-from-pag?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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WTF ZUCK >>> BEHEMOTH AI BOMBS: Meta’s $20B AI Sinkhole
#MarkZuckerberg’s AI ambitions just hit a brick wall, and the crash is louder than a #DataCenter meltdown.
#Meta’s flagship #AI model, #Behemoth, a 2-trillion-parameter beast hyped to crush #OpenAI and #Google, has been delayed again—from April to June, now to fall 2025 or later.
Why? It’s underperforming, bleeding $10–$20 billion, and leaving investors fuming as Meta’s stock tanked 2.5%....
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'I stumbled on them completely on accident' - All For Gardening
Green-thumbed Reddit users are prone to exchanging cool gardening tips and hacks, along with the occasional yard-related horror story, but one person sharedGardening (All For Gardening)
DOG'S SOUP. Rain water.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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#books #literature #dictionaries #history #society #language #slang @histodons
Hey Dungeoneers, v3.1 is ready for beta!
In this blog post I’m going to go over what’s coming in v3.1! This update has a a mini Warrior rework, some new rooms in the dungeon, a new trinket, and an assortment of other changes and additions.
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Coming Soon to Shattered: Warrior Mini Rework and More!
Hey Dungeoneers, v3.1 is ready for beta, just in time to meet the estimate I gave (for once)! In this blog post I’m going to go over what’s coming in v3.Shattered Pixel
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TikTok will show teens guided meditation after 10PM
TikTok’s “wind down” prompts will now include guided meditations for users under 18. The prompts will appear if a teen is still using the app past 10PM.Emma Roth (The Verge)
La imagen muestra una portada de una lista de reproducción de YouTube titulada "White Girl Music Playlist for African Dictators" (Lista de reproducción de música para dictadores africanos) creada por "Earl of Kluane". La portada incluye varias imágenes superpuestas. En la parte superior izquierda, se ve a un grupo de personas, algunas de ellas en uniforme militar con berretes rojos, rodeando a un hombre en traje azul. En la parte superior derecha, hay una imagen de una chica animada con una expresión de emoción. En la parte inferior izquierda, se muestra a un hombre en traje azul con gafas de sol, posando frente a un vehículo. El reproductor de la lista de reproducción muestra un tiempo de 1:03:17 y cuenta con 231,000 vistas, con la fecha de publicación hace un mes.
Proporcionado por @altbot, generado de forma privada y local usando Ovis2-8B
🌱 Energía utilizada: 0.211 Wh
“Their motto might be ‘Building Better Worlds,’ but have you been to one of their better worlds? Massive problems with terraforming, hostile lifeforms, alien viruses, mutations due to radiation … and that’s just the ‘public’ stuff! Don’t ever get involved with the Weyland-Yutani Corporation.”
#ComplaintsAtFictionalBiz
#HashtagGames
Live Nation/AEG Probe, Coinbase Data Breach, More
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/audio/2025-05-16/live-nation-aeg-probe-coinbase-data-breach-more?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Egun on!
Venga, que el güiken ya está aquí 
#fotografia #photography #blancoynegro #blackandwhite #branches #ramas #snow #nieve #winter #invierno #nature #naturaleza
INSS diz que 480,7 mil entraram em contato sobre fraudes no 1º dia - Paulo Figueiredo
98,6% das solicitações informaram não reconhecer o vínculo com entidades; todas 41 associações foram notificadas. Leia no Poder360. O presidente do INSS (Instituto Nacional do Seguro Social), Gilberto Waller Júnior, disse nesta 4ª feira (14.mai.Suhely Bueno (Paulo Figueiredo)
Culmina audiencia contra Batalla e investigados: medidas cautelares se conocerán hasta otra semana
El Juzgado Penal de Hacienda y la Función Pública todavía no dictó medidas cautelares en contra de los sospechosos del caso Pista Oscura, en el cual se investiga la posible desviación de $40 millones para reparar la autopista del Aeropuerto Internacional de Guanacaste, así como una aparente reducción en las ob [...]
Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed the Florida Farm Bill into law, officially banning fluoride from public water.
Fluoride was first introduced to U.S. water in 1945 as part of a public health decision to reduce cavities and tooth decay. And it was remarkably successful, until now.
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Second State Bans Fluoride in Water in Huge Win for RFK Jr.
Two states have now hopped on board Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s “MAHA” train.The New Republic
India’s Midcaps Beat Larger Peers in Earnings Growth
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-05-16/india-market-buzz-midcaps-beat-larger-peers-in-earnings-growth?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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China and Russia Readying Moon Station - Europe Planning to Plan Other Stuff
While Europe drafts reports and holds conferences, China and Russia are preparing to build a nuclear-powered lunar base and redefine the future of spaceФил Батлер (New Eastern Outlook)
Favela do Moinho: Crise pode afetar ministério e acelerar chegada de Boulos ao Planalto
📝 Um áudio polêmico sobre uma trama golpista está gerando rebuliço no governo de Jair Bolsonaro e nas eleições. Descubra como essa gravação pode impactar o cenário político do Brasil e o que está por trás dessa história. Não perca a chance de ficar por dentro dos bastidores! Clique e saiba mais!
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Áudio da trama golpista repercute no governo Bolsonaro e eleições
Brasília — InkDesign News — Novos áudios divulgados nesta quinta-feira (15) pelo Supremo Tribunal Federal (STF) colocam em análise a participação do ex-presidente Jair Bolsonaro no chamado julgamentoTiago F Santiago (INK|DESIGN NEWS)
NEW: DOJ is investigating UnitedHealth Group for criminal Medicare fraud in its Medicare Advantage business.
⚡️ Criminal probe adds to potential antitrust & civil investigations.
📉 Stock price plummets 50% in a month.
🔄 CEO abruptly resigned amid growing turmoil.
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C/mon Europe! Nearing 800,000 votes, and less than twenty-four hours to go!
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Even if your country has passed the threshold, signing this petition gets us closer the 1,000,000 requirement.
Apparently #France has been active most recently (hell yeah) and every country matters 🏳️🌈
Incredibly do-able and important. #Germany you're close! #Sweden let's do it!
Time to ban conversion therapy union-wide 💪
How to watch Portugal’s election like a pro
https://www.politico.eu/article/watch-portugal-election-pro-tips/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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How to watch Portugal’s election like a pro
Sunday’s snap vote may leave the country in an extended period of political standstill.Aitor Hernández-Morales (POLITICO)
Pakistan Says Ceasefire With India to Be Extended to May 18 as Truce Holds
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-05-16/pakistan-says-ceasefire-with-india-to-be-extended-to-may-18-as-truce-holds?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Surprise defense spending pledge splits German coalition
https://www.politico.eu/article/spd-pushes-back-on-wadephul-surprise-defense-spending-cdu/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Surprise defense spending pledge splits German coalition
Germany’s finance minister said the country “is ready” to follow a 5 percent of GDP spending target, but that’s dismaying his left-wing partners.Chris Lunday (POLITICO)
Greetings Programs! We're back at it tonight working on @pidgin 3 Experimental 3! Doing some UI stuff tonight and who knows what else. Check it out!
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#Pidgin #Chat #Messaging #OpenSource #OpenSourceLive #C #Gtk
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For a half century now, Republicans a) pretend to care about deficits when Dems are in power, as a pretext to cut spending, & b) massively grow deficits when they are in power, via tax cuts for the rich. The mainstream political press has not just allowed this deception, they've actively colluded.
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After SpaceX Explosions, U.K. Asks FAA to Change Starship 9 Flight Plans
Facing a significant increase in the number of SpaceX launches, British officials detailed their concerns about the safety of Turks and Caicos and other Caribbean territories after debris from an earlier failed launch littered beaches and roads.ProPublica
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Trump State Dept. Leaned on African Nations to Help Musk’s Starlink
The State Department has intervened on behalf of Musk’s satellite internet company in five developing nations. In Gambia, U.S. diplomats have lobbied and browbeat at least seven government ministers as part of a “maximum pressure” campaign.ProPublica
A Throwback Thursday... to the FUTURE! Imagine holding 2.2 megabytes of information in something as small as a large pizza box! Goodbye 1966, hello 1996 and BEYOND! 🚀
#Thursday #ThrowbackThursday #computer #storage #memory #1960s #technology #future #funny #humor
From the tombs of hell the desperation of existence rises wrought with suffering and struggling, no light to be seen no warmth to be felt, the sound of screaming and deafness fills the still frozen air, like zombies marching through time, with no hope of life a dead soul weighted down by an earthly body broken by time.
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Shanghai-based Synyi AI launches a trial program in Saudi Arabia to let patients see an AI doctor for diagnoses and prescriptions, which a human doctor reviews (Karoline Kan/Bloomberg)
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Shanghai-based Synyi AI launches a trial program in Saudi Arabia to let patients see an AI doctor for diagnoses and prescriptions, which a human doctor reviews
By Karoline Kan / Bloomberg. View the full context on Techmeme.Techmeme
Trung Quốc Kêu Gọi Giải Pháp Hai Nhà Nước để Giải Quyết Khủng Hoảng Palestine - Thế Giới Trong Tầm Tay
Trung Quốc kêu gọi hành động khẩn cấp thông qua giải pháp hai nhà nước để giải quyết khủng hoảng Palestine và mang lại hòa bình bền vững cho khu vực.My News (Thế Giới Trong Tầm Tay)
Fotka od talentovanej @a_meletov 📸✨"
#praha #prague #czechrepublic #czech #praga #prag #cz #praguestagram #pragueworld #instaprague #прага #чехия #photography #travel #europe #architecture #photooftheday #city #czechia #picoftheday
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