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A Supreme Court ruling on Thursday handed a victory to white Americans and straight people who believe they have been discriminated against in the workplace. But just how widespread are those complaints?
Will White Men Rush to Court After Justices’ Latest Ruling? Not Likely.
The Supreme Court on Thursday made it easier for members of so-called majority groups to bring discrimination cases, but experts say the impact is likely to be limited.
trib.al
June 6, 2025 at 4:30 PM
A Supreme Court ruling on Thursday handed a victory to white Americans and straight people who believe they have been discriminated against in the workplace. But just how widespread are those complaints?
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Another year max and ai slop will go the way of nfts
March 30, 2025 at 5:09 AM
Another year max and ai slop will go the way of nfts
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Trump’s ‘drill, baby, drill’ agenda could keep the world hooked on oil and gas
Trump’s ‘drill, baby, drill’ agenda could keep the world hooked on oil and gas
The US president is making energy deals with Japan and Ukraine, and in Africa has even touted resurrecting coal
Donald Trump’s repeated mantra of “drill, baby, drill” demands that more oil and gas be extracted in the United States, but the president has…
www.theguardian.com
March 12, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Trump’s ‘drill, baby, drill’ agenda could keep the world hooked on oil and gas
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FBI Uncovers Al-Qaeda Plot To Just Sit Back And Enjoy Collapse Of United States
FBI Uncovers Al-Qaeda Plot To Just Sit Back And Enjoy Collapse Of United States
WASHINGTON—Putting the nation on alert against what it has described as a “highly credible terrorist threat,” the FBI announced today that it has uncovered a plot by members of al-Qaeda to sit back an...
theonion.com
February 5, 2025 at 6:31 PM
FBI Uncovers Al-Qaeda Plot To Just Sit Back And Enjoy Collapse Of United States
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How I look not saying nothing to no one because socializing makes me tired.
a gorilla is standing in the grass eating leaves
ALT: a gorilla is standing in the grass eating leaves
media.tenor.com
January 17, 2025 at 5:19 PM
How I look not saying nothing to no one because socializing makes me tired.
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It’s so fascinating how genAI peddlers say it’s not really useable until the hallucinations issue is fixed; yet they have also admitted that there’s likely no way to ever fix it. And yet money continues to get thrown in the hole. Amazing (derogatory).
January 17, 2025 at 5:06 PM
It’s so fascinating how genAI peddlers say it’s not really useable until the hallucinations issue is fixed; yet they have also admitted that there’s likely no way to ever fix it. And yet money continues to get thrown in the hole. Amazing (derogatory).
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Less than six months after rolling out a series of A.I. features, Apple is disabling one of its signature capabilities: aggregating and summarizing news notifications.
Apple Plans to Disable A.I. Summaries of News Notifications
The company’s Apple Intelligence system has erroneously characterized news stories, provoking a backlash from media companies.
www.nytimes.com
January 17, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Less than six months after rolling out a series of A.I. features, Apple is disabling one of its signature capabilities: aggregating and summarizing news notifications.
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Toyota’s heavy-duty trucking unit has been fined $1.6 billion over what U.S. regulators say were violations related to fraudulent emissions testing and the illicit smuggling of engines into the United States.
Toyota truck unit fined $1.6 billion for emissions violations
Toyota’s heavy-duty trucking unit was fined $1.6 billion on Wednesday over fraudulent emissions testing and other violations.
wapo.st
January 17, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Toyota’s heavy-duty trucking unit has been fined $1.6 billion over what U.S. regulators say were violations related to fraudulent emissions testing and the illicit smuggling of engines into the United States.
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Tonight in
Star Gazing in the Park
Photo credit JWEBB
Milky Way, interstellar medium
Swirling ribands of dust form ribands due to gravitational, electric and tidal forces which inhabit the spaces between stars. Typically invisible this image was brought to you by the light of Zeta Ophiuchi
Star Gazing in the Park
Photo credit JWEBB
Milky Way, interstellar medium
Swirling ribands of dust form ribands due to gravitational, electric and tidal forces which inhabit the spaces between stars. Typically invisible this image was brought to you by the light of Zeta Ophiuchi
January 17, 2025 at 3:25 AM
Tonight in
Star Gazing in the Park
Photo credit JWEBB
Milky Way, interstellar medium
Swirling ribands of dust form ribands due to gravitational, electric and tidal forces which inhabit the spaces between stars. Typically invisible this image was brought to you by the light of Zeta Ophiuchi
Star Gazing in the Park
Photo credit JWEBB
Milky Way, interstellar medium
Swirling ribands of dust form ribands due to gravitational, electric and tidal forces which inhabit the spaces between stars. Typically invisible this image was brought to you by the light of Zeta Ophiuchi
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See how your city, neighborhood or even your block voted in the 2024 election with our new interactive map.
An Extremely Detailed Map of the 2024 Election Results: Trump vs. Harris
See how your neighborhood voted on our interactive, precinct-level results map of the presidential election.
nyti.ms
January 16, 2025 at 10:00 PM
See how your city, neighborhood or even your block voted in the 2024 election with our new interactive map.
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Credit to Jason Godsky #ishmaelposting
January 16, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Credit to Jason Godsky #ishmaelposting
Credit to Jason Godsky #ishmaelposting
January 16, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Credit to Jason Godsky #ishmaelposting
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LAPD Arrests Everyone Who Lost Home In Fire
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January 16, 2025 at 4:00 PM
LAPD Arrests Everyone Who Lost Home In Fire
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@gavinnewsom.bsky.social on Mike Johnson considering conditioning disaster aid: "Never in California did we question whether or not we, as taxpayers in the largest state in the Union, should support the people of Louisiana at a time of emergency and need. We’d never condition it."
January 16, 2025 at 7:37 PM
@gavinnewsom.bsky.social on Mike Johnson considering conditioning disaster aid: "Never in California did we question whether or not we, as taxpayers in the largest state in the Union, should support the people of Louisiana at a time of emergency and need. We’d never condition it."
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After the Supreme Court ended affirmative action in 2023, the 2024-25 academic year was seen as a kind of test: What effect would the decision have on freshman classes? While it’s still early to draw definitive conclusions, here's what our reporters found: nyti.ms/3C9COeR
January 15, 2025 at 9:23 PM
After the Supreme Court ended affirmative action in 2023, the 2024-25 academic year was seen as a kind of test: What effect would the decision have on freshman classes? While it’s still early to draw definitive conclusions, here's what our reporters found: nyti.ms/3C9COeR
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If eating spaghetti with my hands isn’t a superpower then why am I wearing a cape
January 15, 2025 at 3:54 PM
If eating spaghetti with my hands isn’t a superpower then why am I wearing a cape
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Since last Tuesday, more than 40,000 acres have burned in five different fires, killing at least 24. The blazes have reduced homes, cars and power lines to ash, releasing toxic chemicals into the air that will eventually settle onto the soil.
Even after L.A.’s fires burn out, toxic threats will linger
The toxic residues of burned houses, electronics and cars combine with carcinogenic fire retardants create a formidable hazard for fire survivors.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 14, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Since last Tuesday, more than 40,000 acres have burned in five different fires, killing at least 24. The blazes have reduced homes, cars and power lines to ash, releasing toxic chemicals into the air that will eventually settle onto the soil.
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Less than a week before leaving the White House, President Joe Biden is lifting the state sponsor of terrorism designation for Cuba, nearly four years to the day from when then-President Donald Trump, in one of his own last acts in office, put Havana back on the list.
White House to lift state sponsor of terrorism designation for Cuba
Less than a week before leaving the White House, President Joe Biden is lifting the state sponsor of terrorism designation for Cuba.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 14, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Less than a week before leaving the White House, President Joe Biden is lifting the state sponsor of terrorism designation for Cuba, nearly four years to the day from when then-President Donald Trump, in one of his own last acts in office, put Havana back on the list.
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President-elect Donald Trump’s long-standing threats to place conditions on California wildfire aid are gaining traction with Republicans, looming over the government’s response to the devastation in Los Angeles and infuriating Democratic leaders who said such actions would be unprecedented.
Trump’s threat to place conditions on fire aid outrages Democrats
Withholding natural disaster aid to force policy changes is unusual and would mark a major escalation in Republicans’ feuds with blue states.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 15, 2025 at 1:45 PM
President-elect Donald Trump’s long-standing threats to place conditions on California wildfire aid are gaining traction with Republicans, looming over the government’s response to the devastation in Los Angeles and infuriating Democratic leaders who said such actions would be unprecedented.
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Degrowth
how a simple radical concept can lead to a better future.
open.substack.com
December 6, 2024 at 8:09 PM