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AI bubble poppers

Security breach potential / event
Infrastructure cost/debt
Loss of confidence by $$
Ai social backlash (especially in usa)
Ipo stock tanking out

Starweb update Contacted them, still no word. I hope they still do pbm. Meanwhile, cobbled together a little program to play with, and rehone my skills in both code and the game. It needs a *lot* of work, but has…

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Gov. Walz challenges DHS Secretary Noem on federal agents detaining children Gov. Tim Walz is pressing for answers from federal authorities regarding the detention of children in Minnesota during Operation Metro Surge. Walz demanded information more a month ago, and has not go...

Over a month has passed since we demanded information about the Minnesota children held in federal detention facilities. We have not received a response.

We will not stay silent while Donald Trump and Kristi Noem imprison children.

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Just discovered this website, and was immediately enchanted by some of the stuff here.

www.modernillustration.org

An archive of illustration from c.1950-1975, shining a spotlight on pioneering illustrators and their work.

Gorgeous!

YouTube video by Scott von Berg ( Scottobear ) Pooftail coming through mar 2 2026 #backyardzoo #roanokeva #skunk

Poofy skunk visits again! Mar 2 2026

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YouTube video by Scott von Berg ( Scottobear ) Poof tail skunk Mar 1 2026 1:30am #backyardzoo #roanokeva #skunk

Quick flyby of poof on some kind of mission this morning.

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YouTube video by Scott von Berg ( Scottobear ) Patchy skunk Feb 28 2026 10pm #backyardzoo #roanokeva #skunk

Patchy came back when we were just on the other side of the window, I wish I had seen the notification!

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Live: US and Israel strike Iran as Trump says action give Iranians chance to 'topple their rulers' The strikes put nearby oil-producing Gulf Arab countries on edge as fears of escalation in the region grew.

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an ermine jumping in the snow, it looks like its smiling

may we all be as free and joyous as this ermine 💜

We get all sorts of oddball skunks! Some almost all black, some almost perfectly white on top and black under, and some patchy ones.

Suspected Source 2 (Gas Leak Investigation): Roanoke Fire and Rescue have been investigating a potential gas leak on Williamson Road NW as of Feb 25, 2026.

Suspected Source 1 (Illegal Dumping): Residents near Orange Avenue have reported ongoing, illegal construction debris dumping, which can create strong, unpleasant odors.

Air Quality: The air quality in the region is currently considered "poor" for sensitive groups, which may exacerbate environmental smells

Its not a skunk!

Widespread Odor: Reports of the smell extend across Roanoke and Vinton, with some describing a "sewer-like" or "chemical" odor.

YouTube video by Scott von Berg ( Scottobear ) King also visits! Mostly black skunk with crown and white splash on tail feb 28 2026 #backyardzoo

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YouTube video by Scott von Berg ( Scottobear ) Pokey skunk loops around out back feb 28 2026 #backyardzoo #roanokeva #skunk

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Best quote heard today : "Murder, She Wrote is Dumb Columbo"

Accurate, given Columbo had a month to make each episode over MSW's breakneck production schedule, but both are lovely comfort food, even though one is made with much more craft and care.

What the hell, man? I thought you were one of the good guys?

While calling libraries "cruel[ly]" underfunded previously, his initial budget includes nearly $30 million in cuts to the Brooklyn, Queens, and New York Public Libraries, despite pledging to dedicate 0.5% of the city budget to them.

As of early 2026, NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani has proposed a complex, contentious budget for the city's library systems.

Until yesterday the DOJ Epstein datasets were available as a zip file download per dataset (well, most of them). Now only individual files are available.
This makes it much harder for the public to download the files.
And makes it easier for the DOJ to delete or alter files.

Even if archive.org loses them, the torrents are distributed everywhere now

DOJ taking down the epstein zip files now? Its too late, the are in the wild.

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YouTube video by Scott von Berg ( Scottobear ) Skunk returns with a slight tail poof feb 27 2026 #backyardzoo #roanokeva #skunk

Skunk floof returned this morning

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Bluesky has as much bad news as X but over here, we're against it

TIL - Skunks are no longer considered part of the mustelid family based on molecular evidence, although they share similar, distant evolutionary roots and, in some cases, similar, fossorial lifestyles to badgers. They are now categorized into their own family, Mephitidae.

YouTube video by Scott von Berg ( Scottobear ) Skunk traffic this morning seems to be a little pokey feb 26 2026 #backyardzoo #roanokeva #skunk

Pokey skunk this morning

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All these people stepping down in disgrace due to their involvement with Epstein could rehabilitate their images with the public. Anyone who finally spills the beans on what they know and saw about Trump with underage girls would become a hero. What have they got to lose at this point?

"They're striking again for fair wages! Put them down!"