OpenAI's Sam Altman Talks Talent War, Trump and Musk
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2025-07-08/openai-s-sam-altman-talks-talent-war-trump-and-musk-video?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Punk rock has always been political - 54 years ago today
Young rioters fleeing the British Army during the Northern Ireland conflict in Derry, on July 8, 1971.
๐ธ Don McCullin
1980, Killing Joke used this photo as the cover of their debut album.
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Sarri vietato ai giornalisti, presentazione a porte chiuse: โLe domande inviatele per emailโ
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An inspiring tale of 2 girls rescued in the Texas Hill Country floods went viral. It wasn't true
Social media users shared the news far and wide, highlighting the importance โ and the difficulty โ of separating fact from fiction during a disaster.Penelope Rivera (TPR)
New Zealand Home-Building Costs Contained by Cooling Demand
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#Idrogeno Pulito: La Scoperta Accidentalmente Dimenticata di Techint Riscrive il Futuro Energetico
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> Una scoperta dimenticata per 20 anni in un'acciaieria Techint rivoluziona la produzione di idrogeno pulito a basso costo. Scopri come Tulum Energy sta trasformando la pirolisi del metano in un game-changer per l'energia globale.
Kerr County residents: Emergency alert messages sporadic, inconsistent in wake of floods
Residents say Kerr Countyโs use of CodeRED alerts was sporadic and inconsistent. Local officials have not answered questions about when and how they utilized the system, which has been in place since 2009.Paul Flahive (TPR)
US Copper Prices Surge to Record as Trump Calls for 50% Tariff
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-07-08/comex-copper-surges-to-record-after-trump-calls-for-50-tariff?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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"It's not just me or '60 Minutes' or you that thinks this is a shakedown," Steve Kroft tells Jon Stewart on The Daily Show. "It's pretty much every reporter that's looked at this case and said 'this is ridiculous.'"
Inside Viktor Orbรกnโs failure to achieve his demographic goal
The Prime Minister has long said that he would like to grow the population of Hungary without bringing in immigrants. In recent years, however, not only has the number of births fallen, but the number of people leaving the country has also soared. According to a comprehensive data analysis by Direkt36, many young people left as well, which poses huge risks for the country.
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Donald Trump gets immunity for official acts, but Wisconsin judge Hannah Dugan doesn't. The Milwaukee County Circuit Judge was arrested in April over allegedly taking Eduardo Flores-Ruiz through a jury door instead of a main exit so that he would avoid ICE, and charged with "knowingly concealing a person for whose arrest a warrant and process had been issued." Dugan pleaded not guilty, arguing immunity from criminal prosecution for judicial acts, but U.S. Magistrate Judge Nancy Joseph rejected this. Here's more from Adam Klasfeld at @allrisenews.
#News #TrumpAdministration #Immigration #USLaw #HannahDugan #ICE
Judges don't have Trump-like criminal immunity, court finds
Wisconsin County Judge Hannah Dugan hoped to benefit from the Supreme Court's immunity ruling, but a federal judge found that was for presidents, not jurists.Adam Klasfeld (All Rise News)
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"As the clock ticks down toward a possible TikTok ban in the U.S., creators, brands, and fans alike are forced to confront a question that once felt hypothetical: What happens when your entire platform could disappear?
For Jessica Hawk, also known as @myteacherfaceโone of the appโs standout creators known for her teacher and child-free by choice contentโthe stakes go far beyond lost views. TikTok has been more than a digital stage; itโs been a career builder, a business engine, and a creative community all rolled into one. Now, with uncertainty looming, creators like @myteacherface are being asked to pivot quickly, think strategically, and reimagine what their future looks likeโpossibly without the very platform that launched them.
In this candid interview, @myteacherface talks about how she is approaching this high-stakes moment. We dig into her strategy for transitioning to other platforms, the ripple effects on brand partnerships and income streams, and how the creator economy might shift in the wake of a ban. She also reflects on the challenges and opportunities that come with moving a deeply engaged community to a new digital homeโand what content creation might look like in a post-TikTok world for Americans.
This isnโt just a story about losing an appโitโs about navigating change in real time, staying creative under pressure, and finding new ways to thrive when governments and algorithms pull the rug out from under us."
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#SocialMedia #TikTok #Censorship #USA
What TikTok Creators Need to Know About a U.S. Banโ@myteacherface Weighs In
Creator @myteacherface shares how sheโs preparing for a possible TikTok ban and what it means for content, income, and the future of creators.New America
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#KDE Plasma 6.3.6 Desktop Environment Is Out Now with Numerous Improvements and Bug Fixes 9to5linux.com/kde-plasma-6-3-6โฆ
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KDE Plasma 6.3.6 Released with Numerous Improvements and Bug Fixes - 9to5Linux
KDE Plasma 6.3.6 is now available as the sixth point release to the latest KDE Plasma 6.3 desktop environment series with various changes.Marius Nestor (9to5Linux)
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Tengo cierto 'Cacao Maravillao' con las entradas y las imรกgenes subidas...
Quizรก ya este puesta, pero va de nuevo.
#flower
#flowerphotography #nature #foto #fotografia #naturephotography #photo #photography #plantphotography #naturaleza #Loreak #argazkiak #natura #iphone15promax
A difficult but necessary post. The full report of the Dinah Project is out, showing systematic sexual violence by Hamas used on the 7 October massacres (and on hostages afterwards). The many incidents in six different locations suggest this was intentional, not incidental - sexual violence as a weapon.
Clear patterns of sexual violence emerge from the findings, including victims found partially or fully naked with their hands tied, sometimes to trees or poles; evidence of gang rape followed by executions; and severe genital violence. Sexual abuse also continued in captivity โ released hostages reported forced nudity, physical and verbal sexual harassment, sexual attacks and threats of forced marriage.
More harrowing details in the piece: ynetnews.com/article/sjkasv5rxโฆ
Sadly, this report was necessary. Too many people are denying sexual violence was part of these attacks, people who in other circumstances say #BelieveHer. Perhaps it complicates their simplistic 'good guys and bad guys' view of the world, clashing with the narrative of 7 October as an act of liberation.
Needless to say - except on social media - this doesn't justify the ongoing horrific death and destruction in Gaza. (And if that's what you thought I was getting at, please go away.)
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Once again, many of us will agree with the position taken by the Scottish Greens;
as Maggie Chapmen MSP says:
'For a UK Prime Minister to sit there and talk about his shared values with this President should set off alarm bells in every institution and every voter in this country. Cosying up to a racist, misogynistic, climate-wrecking authoritarian like Donald Trump is the last thing we should be doing'!
yet here we are....
greens.scot/news/labour-must-sโฆ
Labour must stop glamorising relationship with Trump
Labour must stop glamorising relationship with Trump - Starmer must stop copying Trump's homework and stand up for real values.Scottish Greens
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Especially the expression "family values", which was used, should be a red-red-red flag. Look at how the Trump government, together with Christian Nationalists and right-wing conservatives propose (and gradually install their view on) family values.
UK - beware.
SCOTUS Allows Trump Mass Firings
Supreme Court allows Trump to move forward with plans for mass firings, reorganization of the federal governmentDrudge Retort
Mediaโs TikTok Conspiracy Theories Leads to Very Real TIFF Sponsorship Losses
The media pushed conspiracy theories about TikTok being some sort of Chinese brainwashing device. The ensuing sponsorship losses, however, were very real.
Last year, Canada's mainstr
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#Business #Censorship #News #Privacy #Security #Canada #Culture #Juno #losses #Media #money #sponsorship #TIFF #TikTok
IRS says churches can now endorse political candidates
Since 1954, an IRS rule had barred houses of worship from explicitly endorsing political candidates.Georgia Public Broadcasting
Snow at Cerro Pachรณn
Credit: NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/F. Bruno
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Sources: Powell to Heat, Collins to Clips in trade
Powell to Heat, Collins to Clippers in three-team trade - ESPN
The Clippers, Jazz and Heat have agreed to a trade that sends Norman Powell to Miami, John Collins to Los Angeles, and Kevin Love, Kyle Anderson and a 2027 Clippers second-round pick to Utah.Shams Charania (ESPN)
Australian Pension Overseeing A$75 Billion Adds Private Equity
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-07-08/australian-pension-overseeing-a-75-billion-adds-private-equity?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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๐ซ๐ท๐ฌ๐งPresident Macron in UK: 'We have to work together in order to defend an efficient multilateralism (DW - German News in English VIDEO) #Ukraine #Mastodon #NukesForUkraine #Germany #France #Italy #OSCE #PACE #CoE #SouthKorea #Press #News #Taiwan #Media #Japan #USA #US #UK #EU #NATO #UnitedStates #UnitedKingdom
#EuropeanUnion #russiaUkraineWar
#11yrInvasionofUkraine
#RussiaIsATerroristState #TrumpIsARussianAsset
OK, das ist krass.
Ein notorischer Betrรผger und Lรผgner spricht auf einem Psychotherapie-Kongress.
Keshe ist kein Nuklearphysiker. Er ist Geschรคftsmann und verkauft esoterische Wunderprodukte (meistens China-Plastik) fรผr extrem viel Geld.
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SYMPOSIUM - A Revolutionary Solution for Psychological Problems of Human Colonization in Space
The biggest problem of humans for long term colonization in space will not be its food and water, but the psychological depression, lack of physical contact, lack of verbal communication, confirmation of emotion and the crisis which will bring for huโฆwcp2025.sched.com
I ricercatori del Politecnico federale di Losanna (EPFL) e della Scuola universitaria professionale della Svizzera italiana (SUPSI) hanno identificato un batterio del suolo in grado di mineralizzare il CO2 e formare calcite solida.
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Un batterio del suolo trasforma l'anidride carbonica in rocce minerali
Studio firmato dalla SUPSI e dall'EPFL: ยซPotrebbe avere applicazioni nell'edilizia e nella produzione di materialiยป.Redazione (tio.ch)
๐จ๐ฌ๐ง I would ask every supporter of the Palestinians to read and to retweet my detailed account of the High Court and Appeal Court last Friday on Palestine Action proscription.
It explains exactly what happened and how it affects you.
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#palestineaction #kneecap #bobvylan #rogerwaters #uk #liverpool #manchester #london
#Gaza #Palestine #iran #lebanon #Genocide #geopolitics
@palestine @lebanon @yemen @irannachrichten #tiktok #cdnpoli
#canada #usa #yemen
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"We Accept Of Course That It Is Draconian: And Deliberately So". - Craig Murray
On Friday 4 July I headed back to the Royal Courts of Justice for the hearing brought by Huda Ammori, a co-founder of Palestine Action, on an application for relief from the proscription order against Palestine Action as a terrorist organisation.craig (Craig Murray)
Natalia Goncharova (Russian, 1881-1962)
The Blue #Cow, c.1911
Oil on canvas, 91.5 ร 93 cm
Albertina Museum GE46DL
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#WomenArtists
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