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“I'm not scared of a germ. I used to snort cocaine off of toilet seats.” - Robert F. Kennedy Jr, Secretary of Health and Human Services
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America’s fall off from having the world’s greatest medical minds running its health services to this, needs to be studied.

Kid Rock should be called Middle Aged Rock now. Or maybe Old Man Get Off My Lawn Rock. Hell, even Lil Bow Wow grew up to be Bow Wow.

And yes, there are two 'f's in trafficking. I see that now.

I see articles from 2023 noting trafficking victims in the U.S. at around 1 million. Looking for more up to date numbers. Also there are different forms of traficking. They all fall under the category of modern slavery.

"More and more, digital technology is facilitating the exploitation, with traffickers using online and social media platforms to groom and recruit." - Remember when we used to talk about holding online platforms accountable. This is why.

What Fuels Human Trafficking? Major drivers of human trafficking — and UNICEF's response.

Wow. Human traficking is a billiionaire's business. The International Labor Organization estimates that annual profits from human trafficking and forced labor are $236 billion. www.unicefusa.org/stories/what...

Human trafficking is on the rise, what will the next president do about it? CBP data found the Biden-Harris administration has been catching fewer international criminal gang members in 2024 than the Trump administration did.

Folks talkin about Epstein like human traficking is a thing of the past. Still happening. In 2024 it was on the rise. In 2023: "Trump pledged to impose the death penalty on human traffickers." Pam should've maybe spoke about today's efforts instead of the Dow. www.newsweek.com/human-traffi...

Interesting. This was originally a repost of a @techcrunch.com article noting organizational changes at OpenAI. Billionaire Sam Altman must've reached out and asked them to change something?

SAVE Act explained: Republicans' sweeping elections overhaul would impose strict new voting rules, potentially disenfranchising millions of voters The bill was approved by the House of Representatives, but faces long odds of being passed by the Senate.

Remember, the SAVE act isn't about protecting our elections from non-citizens. It's about protecting our elections from women. Turns out the policies of the current regime have been disastrous for girls, working women and moms. SAVE is another form of gerrymandering. www.yahoo.com/news/politic...

It's Friday! Which means the current regime is going to drop some batsh** crazy news or decision to get us riled for the weekend as the last thing they'd want any of us normal everydayers to have is any peace of mind. To heck with 'em. We know the drill. Stay on target and Enjoy your weekends!

Exclusive | U.S. Smuggled Thousands of Starlink Terminals Into Iran After Protest Crackdown The Trump administration covertly sent terminals into Iran in an effort to keep dissidents online following Tehran’s stifling of internet access.

Speaking of psychological warfare. The story of SpaceX, isn't so much about space, as it is about Starlink and xAI. Data is the new spice and "He who controls the spice controls the universe". #giftarticle www.wsj.com/world/middle...

under questioning by Rand Paul, ICE officials confirm that yelling at officers is not assault and recording officers is not a crime

Let's be careful out there...

TIL Director Krennic was in Vertical Limit?

Real Attorney Generals of the United States. Today was reality tv inspired political theater. Waste of everyone's time. People love their reality tv though. 🤢

In the future, we won't need safety or trust. The AI will just do the right thing. Nothing to worry about. I'm sure these folks have everyone's best interest in mind. I feel so taken care of.

China is the Global leader in wind energy. Facts don't matter to anyone reporting in this country anymore though. Folks are happy to amplify lies for a quick buck and some favor. www.forbes.com/sites/mattra...

During the Bad Bunny halftime extravaganza I didn't wish he spoke English so much as I wished I could speak Spanish. One of the benefits of having a Growth Mindset! That, and not being a miserable, hateful racist probably helps too. But, Growth Mindset!!!!

'Family' Top Value for Americans Most Americans regard respect, family, trustworthiness, freedom and kindness as important values, but family stands out when asked to pick their top three.

The majority of Americans value family. America is currently run by the minority. news.gallup.com/poll/691964/...

Who are the six men named in the unredacted Epstein files? In a floor speech, Ro Khanna, a Democratic representative, revealed identities of six men after seeing unredacted files

6 up, several more to go. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

‘It’s destroyed me completely’: Kenyan moderators decry toll of training of AI models Employees describe the psychological trauma of reading and viewing graphic content, low pay and abrupt dismissals

In case you missed it this ⬇️ It is still going on. Weirdly in a era where people are asking if a machine can be a person whilst simultaneously treating people like machines. Having to ask questions about both.

It's weird times guys.

www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Aurora DSQL: Serverless, Scalable, Global OLTP (Marc Brooker) - Carnegie Mellon Database Group Amazon Aurora DSQL is a distributed SQL database, designed to make it... Read More +

Today's Postgres vs. World Seminar Speaker: Marc Brooker (@marcbrooker.bsky.social) will present the architecture of Amazon's Aurora DSQL Postgres-compatible serverless OLTP DBMS. Zoom talk open to public at 4:30pm ET. YouTube video available after: db.cs.cmu.edu/events/pg-vs...

YouTube video by NFL Bad Bunny's Apple Music Super Bowl Halftime Show

REAL Americans here, representing the best of us, all we are and all we can be. Well done, Benito. Thank you. 👏👏 👏 youtu.be/G6FuWd4wNd8?...

Oakmont man released from ICE custody ‘profoundly relieved and grateful to God,’ attorney says The Flores family is back together after Jose Flores was released from Immi­gration and Customs Enforcement custody Saturday. A Saturday evening Instagram post from Oakmont Bakery, where Flores w...

This is neat. The the legal immigrant Oakmont man abducted by ICE in front of his 8 year old daughter and disappeared for 6 days has been released with no explanation and no charges! #Pittsburgh triblive.com/local/valley...

“People can be, and are, inspired by online harm to cause harm in the real world,”

It Turns Out That When Waymos Are Stumped, They Get Intervention From Workers in the Philippines During a Congressional hearing, Waymo's chief safety officer, Mauricio Peña, was grilled over the company's reliance on overseas workers.

This is fun. "Self Driving" Waymo's get "guidance" from remote workers in the Phillipines. futurism.com/advanced-tra...

graphs on graphs on graphs, baby!

YouTube video by Galak Breaks It Down SpaceX IPO Isn't About Rockets. It's About Your Data | Galak Breaks It Down

This is good. Carnegie Mellon professor breaks down in 7 minutes how SpaceX IPO may be good for profits but can lead to very thin customer privacy protections. Spoiler alert: It's about Starlink. www.youtube.com/watch?v=poiz...

Hands On With Context Graphs And Neo4j - Graph Database & Analytics Building AI systems that don’t just make decisions, but remember and use the “why”. The Problem: The missing “why” Traditional databases are designed around a fundamental assumption: what matters is w...

Graphs have always provided context, but now it's official! We've started calling 'em Context Graphs it seems. Nonetheless, great overview here with a hands-on demo, which I believe provides even greater context to the context neo4j.com/blog/genai/h...