The unreasonable effectiveness of an LLM agent loop with tool use
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NYU withholds diploma of graduate who condemned Gaza war
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NYU withholds diploma of graduate who condemned Gaza war
NYU student Logan Rozos used his speech to accuse the US of supporting a "genocide" in Gaza.Jake Lapham (BBC News)
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'Most Transparent’ White House In History Keeps Majority Of Trump’s Remarks Secret
Trump's aides released just 20% of the transcripts of his speeches and interactions with the press over his first 100 days, excluding many of his most unhinged commentsS.V. Date (HuffPost)
Romania to Hold Rates With All Eyes on Leu Path
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-05-16/romania-to-hold-rates-with-all-eyes-on-leu-path-decision-guide?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Traffico di migranti e appalti tra gli interessi delle milizie - Rispunta il nome di Almasri, accusato di crimini contro l’umanità, fonte di imbarazzo per il governo Meloni - L’analisi dell’esperta
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Sono diversi i tour offerti per osservare i luoghi del 7 ottobre come il NOVA festival, ma anche e soprattutto per vedere dal vivo i bombardamenti sulla Striscia da un “belvedere” sopra Sderot
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Ally of RFK Jr. says HHS will end routine Covid shots for some groups
A change in recommendations for vaccination of children and pregnant people would counter advice from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices.Isabella Cueto (STAT)
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Even Once Reluctant Scholars Now Agree on Israel's Gaza Assault: It's a Genocide | Common Dreams
Julia Conley
May 15, 2025"Melanie O'Brien, president of the International Association of Genocide Scholars, told NRC that #Israel's deliberate blockade on "food, water, shelter, and sanitation" convinced her the #Netanyahu government was carrying out a #genocide, while Segal pointed to "openly genocidal statements" by #Israeli leaders.
"But for all it is about the sum of what would apply separately as 'ordinary' war crimes," NRC reported. "The picture as a whole makes it a genocide. That is how the term is meant, says [British professor Martin] Shaw: 'holistic.'""
Even Once Reluctant Scholars Now Agree on Israel's Gaza Assault: It's a Genocide
"Can I name someone whose work I respect who doesn't consider it genocide?" said one researcher. "No."julia-conley (Common Dreams)
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Jeff Bezos makes his most ghoulish deal yet
How long after a nation-state murders one of your columnists is it appropriate to make a multibillion-dollar deal with it? For Bezos: five years.Elizabeth Lopatto (The Verge)
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They need more and more money, without money they are nothing (they are already nothing, literally bags of money, not human anymore)
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我们对中国七个不同城市和省份的测量表明河南省存在一个全新的地区性防火墙。这个河南防火墙对离开该省的流量实施基于 HTTP Host 和 TLS SNI 的审查。与 GFW 相比，它展现出独特的特征，包括独特的数据包注入行为和指纹、不同的连接追踪、解析和封锁逻辑、一个一度比GFW大十倍且更动态的封锁列表，以及更靠近客户端的网络位置。这种本地化的审查表明中国可能正在偏离其集中化的审查体系，允许地方当局在各自区域内施加更大程度的控制。
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墙中之墙：中国地区性审查的兴起
我们研究了河南的省级防火墙，并将其与国家级的防火长城（GFW）进行了比较。河南防火墙对TLS SNI和HTTP Header进行审查，检查并阻止出省流量。虽然河南防火墙的技术复杂性和健壮性较低，但其激进的封锁策略让其一度封锁了十倍于GFW的域名数量。我们介绍了一些仅需客户端支持就能绕过河南网络审查的策略。我们的工作记录了一个令人担忧的迹象：中国正在出现区域性的网络审查。GFW Report
Donizetti's 'Maria Stuarda' with Kolonits, Balga, Heiter and Hollý from Budapest - Schedule // - www.worldconcerthall.com
Donizetti's 'Maria Stuarda' is an opera in two acts to a libretto by Giuseppe Bardari, based on Andrea Maffei's translation of Friedrich Schiller's 1800 play Maria Stuart.www.worldconcerthall.com
"There is no plainer betrayal of the MAGA promise to restore the nation’s storied past than to destroy this legacy of invention," Bina Venkataraman writes.
"What we’re losing is far more important, however, than the pride one felt being part of that America." wapo.st/3ZcuEKQ
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Trump’s Middle East tour tells us he has forgotten about Gaza, much to Netanyahu’s delight
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Trump’s Middle East tour tells us he has forgotten about Gaza, much to Netanyahu’s delight
As thousands of IDF soldiers prepare to occupy the strip, the president is silent. Israel’s ultra-right could want nothing more, says Chatham House’s professor of international relations, Yossi MekelbergYossi Mekelberg (The Guardian)
Western attempts to divide backfire on instigators - Réseau International
By Mikhail Gamandiy-Egorov. Washington's hopes of involving its satellites to divide the main forces of the multipolar world, primarily Russia, China, and Iran, ultimately lead to the exact opposite result.Mikhail Gamandiy-Egorov (Réseau International)
Sonnenuntergang über dem Lorbeerwald in Madeira.
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Mexico demands compensation from YouTube star MrBeast after pyramid chocolate video
Celebrity used trips to ancient Maya cities to advertise his own-brand snacks, drawing criticism from Mexico’s archaeology and history instituteGuardian staff reporter (The Guardian)
Sport invernali, Giambastiani dalla Focolaccia al team nazionale giovanile di biathlon
Il giovane 23enne è il primo lucchese a far parte dello staff tecnico della Fisi
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’ backed Canadian energy company lays off employees: Read what the CEO said
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’ backed Canadian energy company lays off employees: Read what the CEO said
General Fusion, a fusion energy company backed by Jeff Bezos, is facing financial difficulties and has laid off 25% of its workforce. Despite achievinTOI Tech Desk (Times Of India)
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🔵 El acceso a internet no está al alcance de todos por igual
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Países con bajos ingresos, personas mayores y personas discapacitadas están en la otra cara de la moneda de un acceso a internet que no es igual para todos.
📝 A tensão política aumenta com a decisão do PL em defender o mandato de Zambelli. O futuro da deputada e as implicações para o cenário legislativo estão em jogo. Entenda os detalhes dessa batalha no Congresso e como isso pode impactar a política nacional. Clique e fique por dentro!
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PL declara luta para manter mandato de Zambelli no Congresso
Brasília — InkDesign News — A deputada federal Carla Zambelli (PL-SP) foi condenada a 10 anos de prisão por invasão e inserção de documentos falsos no sistema do Conselho Nacional de Justiça (CNJ), deTiago F Santiago (INK|DESIGN NEWS)
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in reply to RandAlThor • • •Abusing institutional power to silence critics of genocide. That’s not a nice look.
A lot of the left always knew that academia and university were inherently political and not “pure truth” or “pure science” as people idealise them to be.
I hope those who would always argue that academia is pretty much perfect are now taking note.