Tara Calishain

Dinosaur Convention out here with higher moral standards than the Cabinet.

I'm playing around in TimeCake and you know what else broke around same time? Mark Foley scandal.

Mark Foley was Republican congressman who apparently imappropriately messaged teenaged former pages (young men.)

Two Florida things happening about the same time.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Fo...

The man who had everything: Jeffrey Epstein craved big homes, elite friends and, investigators say, underage girls WINGED GARGOYLES guarded the gate at Jeffrey Epstein's Palm Beach mansion. Inside, hidden cameras trolled two rooms, while the girls came and went. For the police detectives who sifted through the…

August 2006 Palm Beach Post article adds even *more* information: www.palmbeachpost.com/story/news/2...

GOP Sen Lummis says she’s changed her mind after the new Epstein revelations today: “Initially my reaction to all this was, I don’t care. I don’t see what the big deal is. But now I see what the big deal is. The members of Congress who were pushing this were not wrong!”

Holy shit, Julie Brown does it again

Sir. A panican is clearly a carrying case for covfefe.

They have the right to speak up no matter goddamn what. They're citizens.

I hope the people who (YEARS AGO) were protesting him weekly in downtown Raleigh without getting any acknowledgement or interaction get a little voice in that conversation too

Anthony Joshua, thank you for punching this guy.

Crockett: "The US is falling apart, partially bc he's allowing for killings in the street, but also bc we have a 34 count convicted felon being shielded from any type of accountability as it relates to a child sex trafficking ring. I don't understand why we're pretending any of this is normal."

Crockett: "All this administration cares about is protecting the powerful and protecting pedophiles. They will do anything to distract from that, including deciding to put up in the middle of Black History Month the most racist thing that we've ever seen come out of a White House."

Can confirm

ALERT: Rep Robert Garcia (D-CA) says Ghislaine Maxwell has appeared for virtual deposition with House Oversight Cmte and “said nothing. She answered no questions and provided no information about the men who raped and trafficked women and girls”

ALERT: Rep Jamie Raskin (D-MD) has arrived at Justice Dept office to review unreleased Epstein files

(Under law, as of 9am today, Congress is permitted to view what Justice Dept has withheld from files)

Trial against Meta in New Mexico focuses on dangers of child sexual exploitation on social media A trial focused on whether Meta misrepresented the safety of its platforms when it comes to the dangers of child sexual exploitation is set to start in New Mexico.

#legal #Facebook #children #OnlineSafety

'A trial focused on the dangers of child sexual exploitation on social media and whether Meta misrepresented the safety of its platforms is set to start in New Mexico with opening statements Monday.'

apnews.com/article/meta...

UK police force ‘assesses claims’ the ex-prince Andrew sent sensitive reports to Epstein Thames Valley police said Monday that it is assessing allegations that the former Prince Andrew sent confidential trade reports to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

A U.K. police force says it is assessing claims that the former Prince Andrew sent confidential reports to Jeffrey Epstein.

UPDATE: A previous version of this post was deleted because it linked to a different story instead of this one.

ALERT: Jan 6 riot defendant Chris Moynihan has pleaded GUILTY to charge of Aggravated Harassment in the 2nd Degree in New York for sending a text message in which he threatened Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) in 2025

Moynihan is latest pardoned rioter to plead guilty to new crime

Arguments to begin in landmark social media addiction trial set in Los Angeles The world’s biggest social media companies face several landmark trials this year that seek to hold them responsible for harms to children who use their platforms.

“Borrowing heavily from the behavioral and neurobiological techniques used by slot machines and exploited by the cigarette industry, Defendants deliberately embedded in their products an array of design features aimed at maximizing youth engagement to drive advertising revenue,” the lawsuit says.

Meta reportedly projected 10% of 2024 sales came from scam, fraud ads Meta projected that about $16 billion in 2024 revenue came from running ads for scams and banned goods, according to a Thursday report from Reuters.

Correct www.cnbc.com/2025/11/06/m...

As AI enters the operating room, reports arise of botched surgeries and misidentified body parts Medical device makers have been rushing to add AI to their products. While proponents say the new technology will revolutionize medicine, regulators are receiving a rising number of claims of patient ...

#AI #medicine #healthcare #PublicSafety

'Medical device makers have been rushing to add AI to their products. While proponents say the new technology will revolutionize medicine, regulators are receiving a rising number of claims of patient injuries.'

www.reuters.com/investigatio...

College students develop web app to map plant diversity on school campuses BSc Geography students create a user-friendly web app for mapping plant diversity in school campuses, enhancing environmental education.

#maps #schools #ecology #biodiversity

'A team...has developed a student-friendly web application that enables secondary school students to map plant diversity within their school campuses, requiring only an Android phone or web browser.'

www.thehindu.com/news/nationa...

How fake NZ news pages are swamping Facebook with AI slop Analysis - "Fake NZ news" pages are bombarding social media with misleading slop, including using AI to animate photos of a teenage landslide victim.

#NewZealand #Facebook #AI #slop #misinformation

'A flood of "fake NZ news" pages are swamping social media with misleading slop, including using AI to animate still photos of a Mount Maunganui landslide victim.'

www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...

Congress can begin viewing FULL Epstein files tomorrow at 9am in secure room at Justice Dept in DC

Yes… there will likely be some who show up when doors open

I feel like one day we're all going to learn how bone-deep bad Facebook is and we will not be prepared

A temperance movement for betting that says "Hands that touch Draft Kings shall not touch ours."

@danlyke.bsky.social

Really impressed with the Olympics commercials for AI that keep showing me all the amazing things it can do, like tell me that Olympic athletes train for their events for a long time and other amazing secrets that can only be found by paying big money and draining a lake.

I can imagine them attacking Iran during the damn halftime show

And yet got in the New York Times. Damn.

"Three years ago, 15 current and former female students filed a lawsuit against Baylor, saying they had been raped or assaulted by fellow students, one of whom was a football player. Their case has unearthed piles of unsightly evidence of official inaction."