Isn't it great how this technology with obvious potential for malicious use was released without any safeguards and now is being used for malicious purposes

Woody needed money for his film projects.

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‘Ticking time bomb’: Ice detainee dies in transit as experts say more deaths likely Guardian reporting reveals confusing and contradictory events surrounding death of Abelardo Avellaneda Delgado

A man's death lies on the conscience of people without a conscience.
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About that Guardian article claiming the VA can discriminate against Democrats and unmarried people On Monday morning, The Guardian published an article by Aaron Glantz titled “’Extremely disturbing and unethical’: new rules allow VA doctors to refuse to treat Democrats, unmarried veterans.” (Link i...

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Hostile Intelligence: Reflections from a Visit to the West Bank - David Graeber In Nablus, every street seems to have a men’s hair salon. There are literally thousands of them. Most stay open until at least 2 at night; often other than mosques they’re the only places lit up and o...

Please read as much as you can handle.

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Public support for Israel in western Europe at lowest ever recorded by YouGov Survey says fewer than a fifth of respondents in six countries hold a favourable opinion of the country

People care what happens in Gaza. Netanyahu has turned the world against Israel. Until he is repudiated, Israel is a pariah state. Repudiation includes the removal of Jewish settlements in Palestine. It won't be easy.

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Russian military personnel killed or wounded by Ukrainian forces since the invasion; 984,940.

Folks, a nation of 146 million people has burned through a million, bringing misery to themselves and others.

YouTube video by Stoltzfus Meats Stoltzfus Meats Scrapple: How scrapple is made and how to cook scrapple

Scrapple for breakfast. Yum!

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Trump Just Abandoned 4,000 Girls a Week. No One's Talking About It. The Girls Left Behind They say that in sub-Saharan Africa, AIDS is no longer a crisis. That it’s under control. That it’s manageable. Tell that to the 4,000 teenage girls who are infected ...

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YouTube video by SciShow What’s Causing the Parkinson’s Belt?

To some pesticides, you are a pest.

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MAGA types who make warlike noises against Iran, want Iran to keep its drones and other weapons close to home and not sell them to Russia. But the pro-Ukraine faction around the White House is dealing with a President whose mind is elsewhere.

Netanyahu Is Pushing for an Iran War, but Trump Holds Back for Now Michael Waltz’s demotion is a flashpoint in the MAGA civil war over foreign policy.

There's a new push from Netanyahu for a war against Iran. Trump is resisting this -- for now. We need a broad coalition to hold it back. www.thenation.com/article/worl...

A cat hugging a rolled-up piece of lefse?

Minnesota Supreme Court: Female breasts are not lewd or inherently sexual and can be exposed in public In overturning a Court of Appeals decision, the state’s high court examined whether or not a woman simply exposing her breasts constitutes conduct of a sexual nature.

Minnesota joins other states. In none of them have women en masse decided to go topless in their daily lives. But then, neither have men. Now, at least, women can enjoy the option as men do, under the same circumstances.

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YouTube video by Parkrose Permaculture Alt Natl Park Service calls for boycott. What you need to know.

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Not a single international cargo ship at the Port of Seattle. The port is dead. The last ship from China will dock at a West coast port on the 29th, and the last Chinese ship will dock on the East coast around May 10th. After that, there will be no more shipments arriving from China. We’re screwed.

“Marge, change the channel”

Hilarious!

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PhD Timeline

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YouTube video by FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul MN Gov. Walz gives State of the State Address [RAW]

Our governor

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