Brian Moline

It Took Just 24 Hours of Complaints for OpenAI to Start Bringing Back Its Old Model The GPT-5 rollout has been a disaster.

It Took Just 24 Hours of Complaints for OpenAI to Start Bringing Back Its Old Model https://gizmodo.com/it-took-just-24-hours-of-complaints-for-openai-to-start-bringing-back-its-old-model-2000640912

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In this thread, I lay out more than a dozen facts about Trump and his child-molester friends Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell.
I challenge you to read the whole thread and then decide what the odds are that Trump did not abuse girls or tolerate his pals Epstein and Maxwell doing so.

Crime is falling but many people believe it's rising – a very clear illustration of partisan media and algorithmic media's power to warp people's perceptions of the world around them 🧵

Farthest I've been:

N: Bergen, Norway
E: Moscow, Russia
W: Honolulu, Hawai'i
S: Cancun, Mexico

College sports 🧵, as we have significant NCAA news.

The four big conferences—the ACC, Big Ten, Big 12 and SEC—were approved today to have 65% weighted voting moving forward on all NCAA committees. This will inevitably + significantly impact college sports later this decade and into the 2030s.

(No, they haven't.)

No-interest loans are available to St. Louis businesses damaged by tornado The St. Louis Local Development Company says organizations can each receive up to $5,000. The deadline to submit an application is Aug. 29.

Businesses that suffered damage from the May 16 tornado can now apply for zero-interest loans provided by the St. Louis Local Development Company.

Virginia Giuffre's family expresses shock over Trump saying Epstein 'stole' her Her family's statement is the latest development involving Epstein, who took his own life in a New York jail in 2019 while facing federal sex trafficking charges, and the Republican president.

Her family's statement is the latest development involving Epstein, who took his own life in a New York jail in 2019 while facing federal sex trafficking charges, and the Republican president.

NOTABLE STUFF IN THE LATEST TARIFF EOs, a thread:

-the 35% Canada tariffs go into effect TOMORROW, while
-the other tariffs on 68 countries (plus EU) go into effect in one week. NOT tomorrow, as we originally expected.

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Looking back at old Cubs box scores after Ryno’s death yesterday. I had completely forgotten that Don Zimmer had Marvell Wynne bat third in the fifth game of the 1989 NLCS between Sandberg and Grace in the lineup. Does anyone know why Dwight Smith didn’t play that game?

MORE: Whistleblower Aid says that one of its clients “has lawfully disclosed evidence to the DOJ’s Office of the Inspector General that corroborates the thrust of the whistleblower claims regarding Emil Bove and other senior DOJ officials actively and deliberately undermining the rule of law.”

These are marvelous.

Not so much.

The 1984 Cubs hooked me:

Ryne Sandberg
Rick Sutcliffe
Gary Matthews

Really close, definitely not egregious.

EPA Employees Still in the Dark as Agency Dismantles Scientific Research Office On Monday, some employees at ORD, the largest office in the agency, began receiving emails detailing that they had been assigned new positions within the EPA. "There is no action you need to take the ...

On a call held Monday afternoon, audio of which was obtained by WIRED, leadership—including ORD acting administrator Maureen Gwinn—was unable to answer basic questions from employees, including a timeline for closure and how many employees would be transferred or would lose their jobs.

St. Louis music festivals will use their stages to aid tornado relief efforts Evolution Festival and MATI are both contributing to tornado response efforts. Evolution Festival net proceeds from ticket, concession, merchandising and parking sales will go toward the United Way.…

Evolution Festival and MATI are prioritizing relief efforts over their bottom line this year following the devastating tornado that struck St. Louis in May.

Military bases in New Jersey, Indiana, to be expanded to detain immigrants NPR has learned that the Pentagon has also approved the expansion of the U.S. Naval Base on Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, for the same purpose.

NPR has learned that the Pentagon has also approved the expansion of the U.S. Naval Base on Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, for the same purpose. By @ximenabustillo.bsky.social and Tom Bowman

The Wheels are Falling Off Netanyahu’s Government The Israeli leader has been alienating his allies and is spiraling toward early elections.

My latest: The wheels are falling off Netanyahu's government. Outside Israel, Bibi appears ascendant. But inside, the reality could not be more different. His government just lost two parties and now effectively controls just 50 of the Knesset's 120 seats and is careening toward collapse. Gift link:

At a press conference last month, the Attorney General of the United States publicized the claim that Abrego played a role in the murder of a rival gang member’s mother.

Today, more than a month later, the government’s own witness admitted that they haven’t been able to corroborate that allegation.

OC landscaper father of 3 Marines released from immigration detention center Narciso Barranco was expected to be released on $3,000 bond from Adelanto Detention Center, according to his son Alejandro.

“The immigrant father of three U.S. Marines was released from federal custody Tuesday, three weeks after being violently detained by immigration agents while working his landscape job in Santa Ana last month.” www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/o...

I thought it was fun. A lot better than a tie for sure.

The tie was horrible. The swing off was fun. It’s not even close.

Yes! City needs to be on the road jersey, and it’s a travesty that it’s not Oakland.

Cool tribute to Hank Aaron, MLB. But then we get another commercial break? Seems a bit excessive. #allstargame #mlb

Cause I don't think that they'd understand.

Postage Rates & Prices | USPS USPS postage rates offer low-cost mailing and shipping prices for domestic & international customers. See Forever postage stamp prices and other postage rates.

Today, the price of a U.S. Postal Service first-class "forever" stamp goes up to 78 cents, along with other mailing price increases. USPS, which generally receives no tax dollars to keep it running, says these changes are needed to help stabilize its finances
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