US to start European troop withdrawal discussions later this year, US NATO ambassador says
The United States will begin discussions with European allies to reduce U.S. troops in Europe later this year, U.S. ambassador to NATO Matthew Whitaker said on Friday.
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Latest Israeli killing takes death toll of Gaza journalists to 215
Edited by Ed Newman2025-05-13 Gaza City, May 13 (RHC)– The Government Media Office in Gaza has confirmed the death of journalist Hassan Eslaih and says it condemns “in the strongest ter…Network in Defense of Humanity-Cuba
Jhonattan Vegas stays ahead in PGA Championship as Scottie Scheffler looms large
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Meta faces Democratic probe into plans to power a giant data center with gas
Meta faces questions over whether plans to power its largest AI data center yet with gas contradict the company’s sustainability claims.Justine Calma (The Verge)
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United States Ratings Cut to AA1 From AAA by Moody's | Balance of Power: Late Edition
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Sean Connery Reads C.P. Cavafy’s Epic Poem “Ithaca,” Set to the Music of Vangelis
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Sean Connery Reads C.P. Cavafy's Epic Poem "Ithaca," Set to the Music of Vangelis
This video combines three things that make me happy: the voice of Sean Connery, the music of Vangelis (Blade Runner, Chariots of Fire), and the poetry of C.P. Cavafy.Josh Jones (Openculture.com)
Kanzler Merz ruft totalen Krieg aus: Bis zur militärischen Erschöpfung einer oder beider Seiten
Bei Illner: Das Ende der Diplomatie, bevor sie richtig angefangen hatAlexander Wallasch | DE
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Experts say the GOP bill creates a whole new tax benefit for wealthy investors.
Or, as Punchbowl News puts it, Donald Trump's "big, beautiful" bill is actually a “big victory to hedge fund managers, private equity executives, and their lobbyists.”
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Mike Johnson Just Wrecked Trump’s Ugly “Working-Class GOP” Scam
Donald Trump talked a good game about raising taxes on the rich. Guess who benefits from a provision buried deep within the new GOP bill?The New Republic
Two dead and others injured in Las Vegas gym shooting, police say
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Kazuo Ishiguro: 'When you go from book to film, that’s a fireside moment'
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Diddy allies are already trying to secure Trump pardon for rapper, report says
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs faces 15 years to life in prison if he’s convicted of sex trafficking in New York
US | Federal judge strikes down workplace protections for transgender workers
A federal judge in Texas struck down guidance from a government agency specifying protections against workplace harassment based on gender identity and sexual orientation.
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Spotify caught hosting hundreds of fake podcasts that advertise selling drugs
Fake 10-second podcasts are easily found fronts for black markets, reports say.
Florida serial killer cheers Trump in his final words at execution
An accused serial killer who was executed for murder in Florida on Thursday used his final words to express support for President Trump after offering comfort to his family and his victims’ families.
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The US announces first ‘terrorism’ charges for supporting a Mexican cartel
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The US announces first ‘terrorism’ charges for supporting a Mexican cartel
Immigration and Customs Enforcement has accused a Mexican woman of furnishing a cartel with grenades and other weapons.Al Jazeera
Tornano gli incontri al Teatro di Verzura: cultura, attualità e spettacolo sotto le stelle
Il cartellone prenderà il via venerdì 23 maggio con un incontro dedicato all’Europa e al manifesto di Ventotene
Trump administration working on plan to move 1 million Palestinians to Libya
Details are murky and no final agreement has been reached, but the plan is under serious enough consideration that the administration has discussed it with Libyan leadership.
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Trump administration working on plan to move 1 million Palestinians to Libya
Details are murky, but the plan is under serious enough consideration that the administration has discussed it with Libyan leadership.Courtney Kube (NBC News)
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Moody’s strips U.S. government of top credit rating over failure to rein in debt
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thats what tax cuts existing or in the work do ...
and this summer 9t of treasury bonds come to maturity ... hard to refinance ...
but keep going with mckinley tariffs and see when the next market crash is going to be ...
and absence of certainty of law as well makes the us dollar weaker and weaker ...
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Moody's strips U.S. government of top credit rating over failure to rein in debt
Moody’s is the last of the three major rating agencies to lower the federal government’s credit. Standard & Poor’s downgraded federal debt in 2011 and Fitch Ratings followed in 2023.PBS News
Demo yesterday explicitly told us to turn off GitHub CoPilot any time we're working with PHI, PII or any other kind of officially sensitive info.
My work is *entirely* data driven.
There is no robust test platform, no dummied up claim data, nothing to support us in avoiding real data for testing and development.
If I can't use it for sensitive work and all my work is sensitive, WTF am I supposed to do about being required to use it?
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Nissan Plans to Close Factories in Japan, Mexico, Yomiuri Says
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Swedish journalist jailed for insulting Erdogan freed
Joakim Medin was jailed last month for "insulting" Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The journalist was in Turkey, covering protests triggered by the arrest of the Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu.
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“una cosa illegale” (schuko fuori posto)
In questi pochi messaggini ci sono assolutamente non io che, nel pomeriggio passato, ho fatto fieramente sfoggio delle mie skill di inserire spine grosse in prese piccoline… un tipo di operazione che almeno qualche volta nella vita bisogna prendersi lo sfizio di fare (…o la necessità). Infatti, senza pensarci due volte, eccomi lì a violare […]
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“una cosa illegale” (schuko fuori posto)
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In questi pochi messaggini ci sono assolutamente non io che, nel pomeriggio passato, ho fatto fieramente sfoggio delle mie skill di inserire spine grosse in prese piccoline… un tipo di operazione che almeno qualche volta nella vita bisogna prendersi lo sfizio di fare (…o la necessità). Infatti, senza pensarci due volte, eccomi lì a violare le norme elettriche in pubblico (all’università!!!), collegando per ben 2 ore una spina schuko in una presa italiana, perché mi sono ahimè accorta di non avere l’adattatore nello zaino. 👻Ovviamente non è illegale, per me o voi semplici utenti dell’impianto elettrico, fare una cosa del genere (ci manca solo che in Italia si regolamenti su come le singole persone devono o non devono usare le spine)… ma è proprio questa sensazione di legalmente non vietato che si intreccia con il moralmente discutibile (anche se non è un enorme tabù, perché alla fine non fa male a nessuno… voglio dire, ho collegato un laptop in questo modo qui, non una lavatrice scassata) che dà tutto il senso all’operazione ribellione. E quindi io non solo ne godo, ma me ne vanto; e me ne vanto doppiamente, anche scrivendolo qui per i posteri! 🥴
Scherzi a parte, per quanto è vero che in questo caso niente succede a livello elettrico, visto l’alto rischio che la spina non esca più dalla presa (che per fortuna in questo caso non si è avverato: tirando lentamente ma con forza se n’è uscita senza fare danni) ci avrei forse pensato due volte a fare questa schifezza… se solo il portatile non mi avesse teso un altro dei suoi scherzi di terribilissimo gusto. Era carico fino ad un’ora prima (in laboratorio ci sono le prese schuko, a differenza di quest’aula), ma poi qualcosa è andato storto quando l’ho chiuso e messo nello zaino (dopo aver comandato a Windows di ibernare), perché appunto, quando un’ora dopo l’ho ripreso, ho scoperto che era caldissimo e aveva perso più di metà carica della batteria… per girare da scaldino molesto. Era (inequivocabilmente, dato il tepore) fisicamente acceso, ma su uno schermo nero o grigio, senza rispondere a nessun comando. Alla faccia dell’ibernazione, oh… Windows avrà scambiato ghiaccio con fuoco e dunque gelo con caldo? Che cazzo di roba. Praticamente, metterlo a caricare senza collegamento a massa sarà stata per lui una (giusta) punizione, così impara. 🔥
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Even as the regime has said that US Citizenship is a "priceless gift", it turns around and makes a game show out of it where the consolation prize is a Starbucks gift card. There are no words for this.
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