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We had a small farewell party on Friday (because the Institute of Mathematics and Informatics, to which my Lab, the NLCV, belongs now, is going to retire me starting January 1) and I got a T-shirt saying "NLCV: Because even Jedi need a research team". 🤣 (I'm a Star Wars fan.)
December 7, 2025 at 6:52 AM
"The Strange Disappearance of an Anti-AI Activist":

https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/2025/12/sam-kirchner-missing-stop-ai/685144/

Maybe a human cyborg in a leather jacket driving a motorcycle was sent back in time to shoot him?
December 7, 2025 at 6:38 AM
"Canadian pastor arrested for refusing to write apology to librarian who hosted ‘drag queen story hour’":

https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/canadian-pastor-arrested-for-refusing-to-write-apology-to-librarian-who-hosted-drag-queen-story-hour/
Canadian pastor arrested for refusing to write apology to librarian who hosted ‘drag queen story hour’
* * * Clare Marie Merkowsky Comments __ 29 Thu Dec 4, 2025 - 2:39 pm ESTFri Dec 5, 2025 - 6:31 am EST CALGARY, Alberta (LifeSiteNews) — A Canadian pastor has been arrested for refusing to apologize to a librarian who hosted a “drag queen story hour” for children. In the afternoon of December 3, Calgary police arrested Christian pastor Derek Reimer for refusing to comply with a court order mandating that he pen a formal apology to a Calgary Public Library manager who he criticized for promoting a children’s “drag queen story hour” in 2023. “Do you know why you’re arresting him? He won’t say sorry for his beliefs,” an independent Canadian journalist under the handle Dacey Media asked police during the arrest. > BREAKING: Pastor Derek Reimer arrested after refusing court-ordered apology > > Reimer is taken away in handcuffs as his son screams in the background > > Free speech is under attack in Canada. pic.twitter.com/uou5892SKh > > — Dacey Media (@chrisdacey) December 4, 2025 Present at the arrest was pro-freedom pastor Artur Pawlowski and Reimer’s son. Videos of the arrest quickly circulated on social media, with many Canadian activists condemning it as targeting Christian and pro-family values. “Canadian pastor arrested for refusing COURT ORDERED LGBTQ APOLOGY,” former Ontario teacher turned pro-family advocate Matt Alexander wrote on X. “Derek Reimer is taken away,” he continued. “He protested a drag queen story hour and has faced legal repercussions for years. Religious freedom is gone.” “Welcome to Canada, where freedom of religion and expression are no more,” another Canadian wrote. “A pastor who would not apologize for opposing drag queen story hour has been arrested and could receive up to 2 years in prison. Pray for pastor Derek Reimer.” At the time of his arrest, Reimer was serving a one-year house arrest, which he had previously appealed, as reported by LifeSiteNews. Last Wednesday, he was in court to go over his sentence conditions. As reported by LifeSiteNews, in 2023, Reimer’s Mission 7 Ministries lawyer Andrew MacKenzie filed an appeal to a sentence of one year’s house arrest and two years’ probation handed to the pastor before Christmas for protesting a “drag queen story hour” event targeting kids at Calgary’s Saddletown Library in the spring of 2023. Government lawyers had been seeking to sentence Reimer to jail time for his protest against the LGBT agenda. Reimer told LifeSiteNews at the time of his house arrest sentencing that his trust in the Lord was keeping him strong despite the conditions placed upon him. He also informed LifeSiteNews that he is only allowed to leave his house with the approval of his probation officer but noted that, when it comes to preaching, “God comes first.” Reimer has asked Shannon Slater, who was the library manager, why the library was hosting such an event. After Slater did not answer, she told Reimer to leave, and he did. However, Reimer had published his interaction with Slater on social media. He was ordered to write an apology letter to Slater, which was due at the end of last week. Reimer told local media that he would not submit the letter since for one to be “sorry,” one has to “admit fault” that “you’re wrong.” He noted how this is admitting one made a “mistake” and that is what an “apology is.” Reimer also noted how he told the court he went “into my freedom of conscience and a thorough study and my understanding of it, mixed with freedom of expression and religion,” and that “it explained and constituted that you have to express to the court your deeply held religious views of why this is a violation of your conscience and why you can’t do it.” Topics * Freedom * Gender * Homosexuality * Politics - Canada Tagged as * Canada * Christian * derek reimer * Drag Queen Story Hour * Drag Queens * Faith * Freedom * Gender * Homosexuality * Lgbt * Persecution Share * __ * __ * __ * __ * __ * __ * __ * __ 29 Your support makes stories like this possible! LifeSiteNews is completely donor supported, allowing us to report on what truly is happening in the world, free of charge and uncensored. A donation to LifeSite will ensure millions around the world can continue to come to our site to find the truth people are so desperately searching for on life, faith, family and freedom. $ __Donate Now
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December 6, 2025 at 10:29 AM
"After Years of Controversy, the EU’s Chat Control Nears Its Final Hurdle: What to Know":

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/12/after-years-controversy-eus-chat-control-nears-its-final-hurdle-what-know
December 6, 2025 at 7:29 AM
"Germany introduces controversial new military service law, with powers including needs-based conscription":

https://news.sky.com/story/germany-introduces-controversial-new-military-service-law-with-powers-including-needs-based-conscription-13479746

Pictured: people protesting the new law.
December 6, 2025 at 7:27 AM
"Australia says the world will follow social media ban as Meta starts blocking teens":

https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/australia-says-world-will-follow-social-media-ban-meta-starts-blocking-teens-2025-12-04/

Australia is probably correct and it will be a disaster. Not because teens […]
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December 6, 2025 at 7:26 AM
The FIFA Peace Prize is a prestigious prize rarely awarded to people who have stopped conflicts between opposing soccer teams, right?
December 6, 2025 at 7:23 AM
Hello folks,

Today is my birthday (0x41 years old, yikes!) and since it is very likely going to be my last one, I've decided to post this.

Since I can't be assed to chop it into parts and format it for the various social networks I'm on, I've put it on a web page and am posting a link to it […]
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infosec.exchange
December 5, 2025 at 6:40 AM
Good!

"India Rolls Back Order to Preinstall Cybersecurity App on Smartphones":

https://www.securityweek.com/india-rolls-back-order-to-preinstall-cybersecurity-app-on-smartphones/
December 5, 2025 at 5:53 AM
"Heretic: Fully automatic censorship removal for language models":

https://github.com/p-e-w/heretic
异端:语言模型的自动审查解除
Heretic: Automatic censorship removal for language models (github.com) 11-16  ↑ 120 HN Points
github.com
December 4, 2025 at 5:38 AM
How long should this code run?
December 3, 2025 at 10:57 AM
AT&T commits to ending DEI programs | CNN Business
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December 3, 2025 at 10:41 AM
"Russia-US talks on Ukraine peace deal end without breakthrough":

https://lite.cnn.com/2025/12/02/europe/russia-ukraine-putin-us-witkoff-talks-intl-hnk

Anyone surprised?
Russia-US talks on Ukraine peace deal end without breakthrough, Putin aide says | CNN
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December 3, 2025 at 10:40 AM
"Former EU foreign policy chief Mogherini accused of fraud and corruption":

https://lite.cnn.com/2025/12/03/europe/eu-mogherini-fraud-corruption-accusation-intl

What a surprise. Not.
Federica Mogherini: Former EU foreign policy chief Mogherini accused of fraud and corruption | CNN
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December 3, 2025 at 10:39 AM
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You haven't truly lived the life of a #sysadmin until you're googling around to figure out some issue and find a post about it where someone's asking the exact same question and... it's you. You, asking the exact same question ten years ago. And nobody answers.
December 3, 2025 at 5:10 AM
"Michael and Susan Dell to donate $6.25 billion to fund ‘Trump accounts’ for 25 million U.S. kids":

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/12/02/michael-susan-dell-trump-accounts.html

Thank God for billionaires, I guess?
Michael and Susan Dell to donate $6.25 billion to fund 'Trump accounts' for 25 million U.S. kids
The billionaire CEO of Dell Technologies told CNBC he first heard of the idea of seeding accounts from hedge fund manager Brad Gerstner.
www.cnbc.com
December 3, 2025 at 6:24 AM
"Raccoon gets drunk at Ashland ABC store and passes out in bathroom":

https://www.axios.com/local/richmond/2025/12/02/drunk-raccoon-virginia-abc-store-break-in

Because of course he does.
December 3, 2025 at 6:24 AM
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Forbes: Google Starts Sharing All Your Text Messages With Your Employer

As reported by Android Authority, “Google is rolling out Android RCS Archival on Pixel (and other Android) phones, allowing employers to intercept and archive RCS chats on work-managed devices. In simpler terms, your […]
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December 2, 2025 at 4:14 PM
RE: https://mastodon.social/@jagmeets13/115650028332342817

Yo, the fucking world is fucking turning fucking Chinese! Every step you make, every blink, every transaction, will be recorded, tracked, surveilled, for everyone all the time.

Privacy is dead.
mastodon.social
December 2, 2025 at 5:12 PM
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Ohh I like this... Aikdo has presented a more detailed analysis of the early steps for the Shai Hulud 2.0 worm.

Attempting to map what steps the original threat actor took to gain a foothold. Useful stuff IMHO

https://www.aikido.dev/blog/shai-hulud-2-0-unknown-wonderer-supply-chain-attack […]
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December 2, 2025 at 12:19 PM