Yasmin R. Aslam

So Israel just bombed a residence in Doha in what they apparently claim was an assassination attempt. This is one of the more posh areas, housing embassies and diplomat residences as well as schools and hospitals.

Several blasts heard in Qatar's Doha, Axios says assassination attempt against Hamas officials Several blasts were heard in Qatar's Doha on Tuesday, Reuters witnesses said.

Several blasts have been heard in Doha, amid reports of an Israeli assassination attempt against Hamas officials.

Nigel Farage wants to turn the UK into a police state like the U.S.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman warns of AI "fraud crisis" targeting consumer accounts Altman's appearance comes one day before President Trump is scheduled to appear at an AI-focused summit.

There’s a thin line between salesman and con artist.

Sam Altman: Bad actors can use AI. "I am very nervous that we have an impending, significant fraud crisis.”

Luckily, my identity management platform — formerly WorldCoin, now called WorldID — can solve this fraud crisis.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman warns of AI "fraud crisis" targeting consumer accounts Altman's appearance comes one day before President Trump is scheduled to appear at an AI-focused summit.

There’s a thin line between salesman and con artist.

Sam Altman: Bad actors can use AI. "I am very nervous that we have an impending, significant fraud crisis.”

Luckily, my identity management platform — formerly WorldCoin, now called WorldID — can solve this fraud crisis.

Budzinski: Families making over $700,000 a year will see a boost of $12,000 almost entirely from tax cuts. Shockingly, households making $23,000 a year or less are set to lose about $1600 a year, mostly due to deep cuts to Medicaid and food assistance

The Supreme Court is set to issue opinions tomorrow in some or all of the 10 remaining cases it heard this term, including:

⚖️Birthright Citizenship/Nationwide Injunctions.
⚖️Louisiana Redistricting.

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Iran reportedly moves to shut Strait of Hormuz after US attacks The Iranian parliament backed a measure to close the critical shipping route in response to U.S. airstrikes on nuclear sites in Iran, state media reported

Iran has responded to the US attacks.

Note: About 30 percent of global seaborne oil shipments pass through the Strait of Hormuz.

🚨 There’s a lot of horrific news out of Washington right now—but you might have missed this: Senate Republicans just introduced a plan to sell off 120 million acres of our public lands.

Let me break down what’s in the bill and why it’s a full-scale land grab. 🧵

At least 45 Palestinians killed while waiting for aid trucks in Gaza, health officials say At least 45 Palestinians were killed in the Gaza Strip while waiting for U.N. and commercial trucks to enter the territory with desperately needed food, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry and a local hospital.

BREAKING: At least 45 Palestinians were killed in Gaza while waiting for U.N. and commercial trucks to bring desperately needed food, Gaza’s Health Ministry and a local hospital said. The circumstances of the killings were not immediately clear.

ICE is in a deep cash crisis amid the immigration crackdown The agency is already $1 billion over budget by one estimate, with more than three months left in the fiscal year.

ICE is burning through cash so quickly, it could run out of money next month.

Another twisted White House pressure tactic: Congress either passes the “Big Beautiful Bill” now OR Trump will declare a national emergency and redirect money to ICE from elsewhere in the government…

An Afghan man who worked as a translator for the U.S. military during the war was detained by ICE after showing up for a hearing inside of a federal courthouse in San Diego, his attorney says. He fears that if he returns to Afghanistan, he would be tortured or even killed, @nbcsandiego.com reports.

Futurism Perfect Customer | Jun 10, 10:10 AM EDT by Maggie Harrison Dupré People Are Becoming Obsessed with ChatGPT and Spiraling Into Severe Delusions "What these bots are saying is worsening delusions, and it's causing enormous harm."

NEW: We investigated several stories of people who spiraled into severe, life-altering mental health crises after developing all-consuming obsessions with ChatGPT.

Screenshots we reviewed show the AI directly engaging with and supporting user delusions + conspiracies.

futurism.com/chatgpt-ment...

They're going to start firing people to save their margins as AI fails to scale or provide meaningful growth
www.wheresyoured.at/subprimeai/

Feel like if the resource impacts of data centers really aren't that big of a deal there wouldn't be a federal effort to prevent states from restricting or regulating data center construction

AI Chatbots Are Making LA Protest Disinformation Worse Amid fast-moving events in Los Angeles, users are turning to chatbots like Grok and ChatGPT to find out what’s real and what’s not—and getting inaccurate information.

Hey, OpenAI and Grok make disinformation worse. Spread the word. #LAprotests

AI Chatbots Are Making LA Protest Disinformation Worse Amid fast-moving events in Los Angeles, users are turning to chatbots like Grok and ChatGPT to find out what’s real and what’s not—and getting inaccurate information.

Thanks. I’m LA born and raised.

Also, ChatGPT and Grok are included in “they”

Plaintiffs Gavin Newsom and the State of California filed an Ex Parte Motion for a Temporary Restraining Order at 11:00 A.M. on June 10, 2025. See Mot. (dkt. 8). Defendants Donald Trump, Pete Hegseth, and the Department of Defense requested "24 hours from the time that Plaintiffs file their motion for temporary restraining order to file a response brief." See Mot. at 3; Notice (dkt. 12) (requesting due date of 11:00 A.M. on June 11, 2025). Defendants' request is GRANTED. The opposition shall be due by 11:00 A.M. on Wednesday, June 11, 2025. Plaintiffs may file a response to that opposition by 9:00 A.M. on Thursday, June 12, 2025. The Court will hold a hearing on Plaintiffs' motion in open court at 1:30 P.M. on Thursday, June 12, 2025. Any party wishing to appear by Zoom may do so. IT IS SO ORDERED. Dated: June 10, 2025 CHARLES R. BREYER United States District Judge

NEW: Judge Breyer balks at Gavin Newsom's request to block the Trump admin's use of the National Guard and Marines TODAY. He orders briefing tomorrow, followed by hearing Thursday. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

The real cost of AI is being paid in deserts far from Silicon Valley In Empire of AI, journalist Karen Hao writes about the rise of OpenAI and the impacts of AI around the world. Below is an extract from the book on the effects on Chile's mineral reserves and water res...

I'm thrilled that @restofworld.org has excerpted one of my favorite passages from EMPIRE OF AI. It's not about Sam Altman or OpenAI directly. It's about what their vision of scale is costing us—and how we could dare to dream for a different conception of progress. 1/

restofworld.org/2025/ai-reso...

Another loss in court for Trump Admin.

Federal judge rules Trump's executive order targeting the law firm WilmerHale is unconstitutional and permanently blocked the administration from enforcing it

Microsoft’s Build developer conference has been interrupted by a protester for the second day in a row.

“Jay! My people are suffering!” said the unnamed tech worker. “Cut ties! No Azure for apartheid! Free, free Palestine!”

Anyone else wondering what Sam Altman / OpenAI are planning instead??

UK: Ban All Foreign Political Donations Nigel Farage’s far-right Reform Party just made massive gains in UK elections. And now they’re drawing up plans to tap Trump donors to power him into No.10 in 2029.But we have a plan to stop MAGA bill

It's well beyond time the UK ban foreign political donations, don't you think?

Runcorn and Helsby 👀 #NigelFarage #ReformUK

UK: Ban All Foreign Political Donations Nigel Farage’s far-right Reform Party just made massive gains in UK elections. And now they’re drawing up plans to tap Trump donors to power him into No.10 in 2029.But we have a plan to stop MAGA bill

It's well beyond time the UK ban foreign political donations, don't you think? #NigelFarage #ReformUK

Ex-OpenAI staffers file amicus brief opposing the company’s for-profit transition A group of ex-OpenAI employees on Friday filed a proposed amicus brief in support of Elon Musk in his lawsuit against OpenAI, opposing OpenAI’s planned conversion from a non-profit to a for-profit corporation. The brief names twelve former OpenAI employees: Steven Adler, Rosemary Campbell, Neil Chowdhury, Jacob Hilton, Daniel Kokotajlo, Gretchen Krueger, Todor Markov, Richard […]

Ex-OpenAI staffers file amicus brief opposing the company’s for-profit transition

Rightwing group backed by Koch and Leo sues to stop Trump tariffs New Civil Liberties Alliance says president’s invocation of emergency powers to impose tariffs is unlawful * US politics – live updates A libertarian group that has been funded by Leonard Leo and Charles Koch has mounted a legal challenge against Donald Trump’s tariff regime, in a sign of spreading rightwing opposition to a policy that has sent international markets plummeting. The New Civil Liberties Alliance filed a suit against Trump’s imposition of import tariffs on exports from China, arguing that doing so under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) – which the president has invoked to justify the duties on nearly all countries – is unlawful. Continue reading...

Rightwing group backed by Koch and Leo sues to stop Trump tariffs

Ha, and Trump expects countries with tiny roads to buy more SUVs

How SUVs Are Making Traffic Worse As larger, taller sport utility vehicles took over US roads, they also aggravated highway congestion, according to a new study. It’s yet another ill effect of “car bloat.”

NEW STUDY found that “the growing number of SUVs reduced the vehicle capacity of freeway lanes in Minnesota’s Twin Cities by 9.5% between 1995-2019. Their findings suggest yet another way in which ‘car bloat’ exacerbates problems that affect everyone, regardless of how they travel.”

* TRUMP: U.S. WILL IMPOSE ADDITIONAL 50% TARIFFS ON CHINA EFFECTIVE APRIL 9TH IF CHINA DOES NOT WITHDRAW 34% INCREASE

* TRUMP: ALL TALKS WITH CHINA CONCERNING REQUESTED MEETINGS WITH U.S. WILL BE TERMINATED

@reuters.com

CNBC chyron: "Tesla falls below price Lutnick said it wouldn't drop to again."

lol