Charlie from DC

BREAKING from @ryanknappy.bsky.social

Judge Amit Mehta passes on major Google divestment in search monopoly case, ruling the DOJ "overreached." Google is barred from shelling out billions for exclusivity and preloading deals, but overall gets the narrowly tailored remedy it sought. t.co/e3d43KidEJ

Great @thedailyshow.com interview with @peterbeinart.bsky.social last night.

The first 100% effective HIV prevention drug is approved and going global An epidemic that's been sustained for 44 years might finally be quelled, with the milestone approval of the first HIV drug that offers 100% protection with its twice-yearly injections. It's a landmark...

Well, I'll be damned.

It's royalty free and there's already six, generic manufacturers lined up.

newatlas.com/infectious-d...

Note that the hacker did this to (successfully) prove how lax Amazon’s security is for AI tools

I'm Sufjan Stevens, and this is Jackass

Like watching someone dunk Prometheus's flame in a lake.

Smithsonian Fights Texas Grab For Space Shuttle Discovery | Aviation Week Network Texas lawmakers are a step closer to snatching away the National Air and Space Museum's prized space shuttle and moving it from Northern Virginia to Houston.

I am so glad the Smithsonian is fighting to keep Discovery. I would love to see a lot more coverage of this and the terrible precedent it sets for taking objects from our national museum. aviationweek.com/space/budget...

Crimes per 1M mass transit trips...
* NYC: 1.3
* Miami: 2.6
* Dallas: 38.0

Keilar: You’re taking issue with the CBO estimate? Burchett: The office is very partisan… Keilar: So in January 2024, there was a Republican who trusted the CBO so much that they reintroduced a resolution to require the house clerk to read the CBO estimate of any bill. I believe that was you, sir.

*gulp*

Lars von Trier’s Antichrist.

Load me in a hammerhead right fn.

Things you say in Detroit after visiting Berlin:
“That should be a club… oh it’s a prison.”

Of course United would oversell the only flight for ten hours the night after they cancel an entirely full flight to the same place (after reboarding everyone twice!).

Minnesota Shooting Suspect Allegedly Used Data Broker Sites to Find Targets' Addresses The Minnesota shooter allegedly researched several “people search” sites in an attempt to target his victims, highlighting the potential dangers of widely available personal data.

The Minnesota shooter allegedly researched several “people search” sites in an attempt to target his victims, highlighting the potential dangers of widely available personal data. www.wired.com/story/minnes...

A lot of reasonable folks hate authorized agents (not least because of data minimization and breach requirements) but this paints a stark picture of their need until we have rational law.

Hey Honey Bunny is in Battlestar Galactica

A top staffer to Sen. Tina Smith emailed Sen. Mike Lee’s top staffers on Monday about “how much additional pain you’ve caused on an unspeakably horrific weekend”

Full emails below

So who was it that cancelled the nuclear deal with Iran?

A distorted Canadian flag behind the infamous original Scuderia Ferrari “rawe ceek” meme in white and black text over their 2020 F1 car.

Quick shoop between writing… #canada #raweceek #F1

If your boss tells you to lie to teachers, hide your identity, and steal 1st graders from their schools you have a bad job and an evil boss and you should say no

Juvenile house sparrow

JUST IN: California has officially sued the Trump administration to rescind the deployment of the national guard over the objection of Gov. Gavin Newsom.

The lawsuit:

storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Truth Social crashed and left a error message that says “no truths” on Trump’s page

😂

the hater ecosystem rarely experiences such an influx of nutrients. a vibrant community of haters have gathered at the rotting carcass to feast. this tweet will sustain the haters for years to come

Wildly unethical behavior here. Props to the IMDEA Networks Institute researchers for their work to surface and solve the #localhost vulnerability. #privacy #android

localmess.github.io // arstechnica.com/security/202...

fine
i will write the headlines from now on

Now seeing multiple other air bases struck as far away as Siberia. An enormous achievement by Ukraine and one that further degrades Russia’s threat potential to allies for decades.

While Russia was busy bombing civilians Ukraine pulled off a strike on Olenya air base some 1800km away. A massive and just blow to Russia’s bomber fleet.

Is nazis punching nazis still punk?

They are just succeeding?