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“It's like watching a toddler who got caught with his hand in the cookie jar trying to have his mommy arrested.”
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Trump's revenge vendetta hits New York AG's office
Trump's Justice Department launches investigation into NY AG Letitia James following her successful fraud case against the former president
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August 8, 2025 at 7:10 PM
“It's like watching a toddler who got caught with his hand in the cookie jar trying to have his mommy arrested.”
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This maps a bit into what would be called the BBQ zone. Wood smoke generates P2.5 particles which has been linked to dementia.
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These U.S. States Have the Highest Rates of Dementia
Certain parts of the U.S. have noticeably higher rates of dementia than others, a new study of VA healthcare data finds.
gizmodo.com
June 15, 2025 at 10:47 PM
This maps a bit into what would be called the BBQ zone. Wood smoke generates P2.5 particles which has been linked to dementia.
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Popup Park
Tiny San Francisco neighborhood embraces huge idea for safer street www.sfgate.com/local/articl...
Tiny San Francisco neighborhood embraces huge idea for safer street www.sfgate.com/local/articl...
Tiny San Francisco neighborhood embraces huge idea for safer street
San Francisco's night markets evolve with a new pop-up town square in Cole Valley — more than 500 plants, seating and a fresh take on public space activation.
www.sfgate.com
April 19, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Popup Park
Tiny San Francisco neighborhood embraces huge idea for safer street www.sfgate.com/local/articl...
Tiny San Francisco neighborhood embraces huge idea for safer street www.sfgate.com/local/articl...
Trump wants to define what science is (or basically he's trying to legitimize ideas that science already shown not to be true).
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DOJ's menacing letter to med journals “a chill down the spine of scientists”
The Department of Justice recently sent letters to perhaps "tens" of scientific journals, accusing them of being "partisan" and asking whether they are including "competing viewpoints." One such lette...
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April 19, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Trump wants to define what science is (or basically he's trying to legitimize ideas that science already shown not to be true).
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The study found that even gum made from natural materials released microplastics. So the obvious question at this point is what is the microplastic level (pre-chewing) of the natural chewing gum?
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Chewing Gum Releases Thousands of Microplastics Into Our Saliva, Researchers Find
Researchers tested ten different chewing gum brands, and found no difference between synthetic and natural gum.
gizmodo.com
March 29, 2025 at 5:59 PM
The study found that even gum made from natural materials released microplastics. So the obvious question at this point is what is the microplastic level (pre-chewing) of the natural chewing gum?
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I've suspected that Musk might try to switch SSI to a crypto payments. Converting that SSI payment from crypto to dollars will clearly have a transaction fee which Musk will receive.
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Elon Musk’s latest venture: breaking Social Security to own it
Current and former Social Security officials fear Elon Musk is focused on breaking Social Security so he can take it over and "fix it" like Twitter.
boingboing.net
March 29, 2025 at 5:40 PM
I've suspected that Musk might try to switch SSI to a crypto payments. Converting that SSI payment from crypto to dollars will clearly have a transaction fee which Musk will receive.
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I vaguely remember reading after chatGPT made its big splash that Musk suddenly needed to play catchup and that he diverted processing chips (like the one used to train an AI) from Telsa to "X", and that this was never really fully explained to Tesla shareholders.
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MSN
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March 23, 2025 at 10:53 PM
I vaguely remember reading after chatGPT made its big splash that Musk suddenly needed to play catchup and that he diverted processing chips (like the one used to train an AI) from Telsa to "X", and that this was never really fully explained to Tesla shareholders.
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I suppose it was inevitable that blockchain would show up as a magic technology that will fix government.
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Trump administration’s blockchain plan for USAID is a real head-scratcher
Whatever happens to USAID, it will apparently “leverage blockchain technology.”…
arstechnica.com
March 23, 2025 at 10:47 PM
I suppose it was inevitable that blockchain would show up as a magic technology that will fix government.
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“The Social Security Administration is losing over $100 million a year in direct deposit fraud,”
So $100M/$1,500,000M = 0.006% fraud
$100M is not chump change and does need to be addressed, but throwing away everything for 0.006% fraud is ludicrous.
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So $100M/$1,500,000M = 0.006% fraud
$100M is not chump change and does need to be addressed, but throwing away everything for 0.006% fraud is ludicrous.
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MSN
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March 20, 2025 at 2:50 AM
“The Social Security Administration is losing over $100 million a year in direct deposit fraud,”
So $100M/$1,500,000M = 0.006% fraud
$100M is not chump change and does need to be addressed, but throwing away everything for 0.006% fraud is ludicrous.
www.msn.com/en-us/money/...
So $100M/$1,500,000M = 0.006% fraud
$100M is not chump change and does need to be addressed, but throwing away everything for 0.006% fraud is ludicrous.
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“the Port of Los Angeles, one of the busiest in the US, lost around 35 percent of its total Plant Protection and Quarantine staff and 60 percent of its “smuggling and interdiction” employees”
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DOGE cuts to USDA may open door to invasive species, higher food prices
Food inspectors and disease-sniffing dog handlers remain out of work as food spoils.
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March 19, 2025 at 3:04 AM
“the Port of Los Angeles, one of the busiest in the US, lost around 35 percent of its total Plant Protection and Quarantine staff and 60 percent of its “smuggling and interdiction” employees”
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A nice overview of what Large Language Model AI (LLM's) actually do.
INTRODUCTION
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February 15, 2025 at 7:35 PM
A nice overview of what Large Language Model AI (LLM's) actually do.
So Trump had a lot of water released. To bad the farmers who might need it later in the year might not be able to irrigate their land properly.
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Trump’s emergency water order responsible for water dump from Tulare County lakes – SJV Water
The sudden announcement Thursday by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers that Kaweah and Success lakes would immediately begin dumping water was in response Trump’s emergency water order responsible for w...
sjvwater.org
February 1, 2025 at 2:34 AM
So Trump had a lot of water released. To bad the farmers who might need it later in the year might not be able to irrigate their land properly.
sjvwater.org/trumps-emerg...
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So did cigarette smoking in the past reduce the rate of Alzheimers? Menthol Cigarettes?
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Scientists discover sniffing menthol protects mice from Alzheimer's disease
Guess its time to time to start huffing Vicks VapoRub — scientists just discovered that menthol might help keep your brain from turning into Swiss cheese. Researchers at Spain's Center…
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February 1, 2025 at 2:31 AM
So did cigarette smoking in the past reduce the rate of Alzheimers? Menthol Cigarettes?
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