L. Ann
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more evidence for “a bunch of AI cultists dismantled large parts of the federal government because they believed that their LLMs were intelligent and could do the work better” thesis
Reporter: The FDA has a new AI tool that's intended to speed up drug approvals. But several FDA employees say the new AI helper is making up studies that do not exist. One FDA employee telling us, 'Anything that you don't have time to double check is unreliable. It hallucinates confidently'
July 23, 2025 at 5:51 PM
more evidence for “a bunch of AI cultists dismantled large parts of the federal government because they believed that their LLMs were intelligent and could do the work better” thesis
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BREAKING: Israeli settlers have killed a young Palestinian-American.
He was visiting from Florida, where he helped run his family ice cream shop.
Comes days after we asked senators if they knew how many Americans have been killed in Palestine & Lebanon since 10/7.
None did.
He is now the 7th.
He was visiting from Florida, where he helped run his family ice cream shop.
Comes days after we asked senators if they knew how many Americans have been killed in Palestine & Lebanon since 10/7.
None did.
He is now the 7th.
BREAKING: Israeli Settlers Kill American Citizen in Occupied West Bank, Family Says
Sayfollah Musallet was visiting his family in the village of Al-Mazra'a ash-Sharqiya when settlers allegedly beat him unconscious and blocked an ambulance from reaching him for hours.
zeteo.com
July 11, 2025 at 8:53 PM
BREAKING: Israeli settlers have killed a young Palestinian-American.
He was visiting from Florida, where he helped run his family ice cream shop.
Comes days after we asked senators if they knew how many Americans have been killed in Palestine & Lebanon since 10/7.
None did.
He is now the 7th.
He was visiting from Florida, where he helped run his family ice cream shop.
Comes days after we asked senators if they knew how many Americans have been killed in Palestine & Lebanon since 10/7.
None did.
He is now the 7th.
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Officials at Al Shifa, the largest medical centre in northern Gaza, say hundreds of patients are “facing death” as it’s run out of fuel amid Israel’s blockade.
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July 2, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Officials at Al Shifa, the largest medical centre in northern Gaza, say hundreds of patients are “facing death” as it’s run out of fuel amid Israel’s blockade.
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Difficult to overstate how depraved, racist, sociopathic, and fascistic the modern Republican Party has become.
July 2, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Difficult to overstate how depraved, racist, sociopathic, and fascistic the modern Republican Party has become.
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Trump says he's terminated trade talks with Canada since they're going ahead with a digital services tax that will hit companies like Meta.
Trump Kills Trade Talks With Canada After It Hits U.S. With Digital Services Tax
The president is not happy with a new 3% tax on companies like Meta.
gizmodo.com
June 27, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Trump says he's terminated trade talks with Canada since they're going ahead with a digital services tax that will hit companies like Meta.
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Wow: ICE Has Deported at Least 70 U.S. Citizens
ICE Has Deported at Least 70 U.S. Citizens
GAO confirms ICE deported U.S. citizens due to systemic failures — and the agency still doesn’t know how many more it’s wrongly targeting
migrantinsider.com
June 23, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Wow: ICE Has Deported at Least 70 U.S. Citizens
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SCOOP: After weeks of murkiness on who’s funding the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, where hundreds of Palestinians have been killed, Trump officials are *forcing* USAID (in its final days as an agency) to send up to $210 million to it — bypassing steps that likely would’ve made staff deny the request
SCOOP: USAID Being 'Forced' to Award Millions to Disastrous Gaza Humanitarian Foundation
GHF’s ‘initial’ funding request for $30 million in June comes as Israeli forces continue to kill scores of Palestinians at or near the aid sites.
zeteo.com
June 21, 2025 at 4:32 PM
SCOOP: After weeks of murkiness on who’s funding the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, where hundreds of Palestinians have been killed, Trump officials are *forcing* USAID (in its final days as an agency) to send up to $210 million to it — bypassing steps that likely would’ve made staff deny the request
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Israel’s attack on Iran enters its second week as both countries continue to trade fire and casualties mount.
‘Prolonged campaign’: Iran open to diplomacy, Israel vows continued attacks
Israel’s attack on Iran enters its second week as both countries continue to trade fire and casualties mount.
bit.ly
June 21, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Israel’s attack on Iran enters its second week as both countries continue to trade fire and casualties mount.
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A ProPublica investigation found Musk paid less than $70,000 in federal income tax between 2015 and 2017 and paid $0 in 2018.
“Elon Musk reposted.”
“Elon Musk reposted.”
June 20, 2025 at 5:22 PM
A ProPublica investigation found Musk paid less than $70,000 in federal income tax between 2015 and 2017 and paid $0 in 2018.
“Elon Musk reposted.”
“Elon Musk reposted.”
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A young boy in Gaza was filmed wailing over the body of his father, who was killed in an Israeli air attack on Jabalia. Israel’s bombing of Gaza has not subsided despite it’s escalating military campaign on Iran.
June 21, 2025 at 1:02 PM
A young boy in Gaza was filmed wailing over the body of his father, who was killed in an Israeli air attack on Jabalia. Israel’s bombing of Gaza has not subsided despite it’s escalating military campaign on Iran.
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The thing about the Khalil case is that it's very very good that he's free now but you can't have it take three months between "the government kidnaps you off the street for no basis reason whatsoever" and "a judge makes them let you go." You just can't.
June 21, 2025 at 12:11 AM
The thing about the Khalil case is that it's very very good that he's free now but you can't have it take three months between "the government kidnaps you off the street for no basis reason whatsoever" and "a judge makes them let you go." You just can't.
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My family and I have no idea if, or when, we will return – or what we may return to.
Tehran is in shock – and we have fled with heavy hearts
My family and I have no idea if, or when, we will return – or what we may return to.
bit.ly
June 21, 2025 at 10:00 AM
My family and I have no idea if, or when, we will return – or what we may return to.
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SCOOP: The funding behind the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation has been murky. Now, top US officials are "forcing" USAID to approve up to $210 million to it. Israeli forces have killed hundreds of Palestinians near GHF sites.
Per docs, GHF anticipates $1 BILLION+ from other unnamed "Government Donors."
Per docs, GHF anticipates $1 BILLION+ from other unnamed "Government Donors."
SCOOP: USAID Being 'Forced' to Award Millions to Disastrous Gaza Humanitarian Foundation
GHF’s ‘initial’ funding request for $30 million in June comes as Israeli forces continue to kill scores of Palestinians at or near the aid sites.
zeteo.com
June 20, 2025 at 10:19 PM
SCOOP: The funding behind the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation has been murky. Now, top US officials are "forcing" USAID to approve up to $210 million to it. Israeli forces have killed hundreds of Palestinians near GHF sites.
Per docs, GHF anticipates $1 BILLION+ from other unnamed "Government Donors."
Per docs, GHF anticipates $1 BILLION+ from other unnamed "Government Donors."
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Explosions rock Tehran and Tel Aviv as the US deploys more fighter jets to the Middle East and Trump threatens Iran.
Israel-Iran attacks continue; Trump demands ‘unconditional surrender’
Explosions rock Tehran and Tel Aviv as the US deploys more fighter jets to the Middle East and Trump threatens Iran.
bit.ly
June 18, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Explosions rock Tehran and Tel Aviv as the US deploys more fighter jets to the Middle East and Trump threatens Iran.
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My friend Muhammad texted me this morning:
“The problem is that there is no flour and no money, and if there is some flour, it is expired. The crossings are closed. We are living in a famine in every sense of the word. There is no fruit, no milk, and no vegetables, …
“The problem is that there is no flour and no money, and if there is some flour, it is expired. The crossings are closed. We are living in a famine in every sense of the word. There is no fruit, no milk, and no vegetables, …
June 17, 2025 at 8:48 AM
My friend Muhammad texted me this morning:
“The problem is that there is no flour and no money, and if there is some flour, it is expired. The crossings are closed. We are living in a famine in every sense of the word. There is no fruit, no milk, and no vegetables, …
“The problem is that there is no flour and no money, and if there is some flour, it is expired. The crossings are closed. We are living in a famine in every sense of the word. There is no fruit, no milk, and no vegetables, …
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BREAKING: ICE will begin conducting worksite raids at farms and hotels once again despite Trump's prior Truth Social post stating he wants to protect farm workers.
June 17, 2025 at 1:17 PM
BREAKING: ICE will begin conducting worksite raids at farms and hotels once again despite Trump's prior Truth Social post stating he wants to protect farm workers.
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The violence in Khan Younis adds to a string of attacks that have killed hundreds of desperate people seeking food.
Israeli forces shoot dozens as Gaza aid site killings multiply
The violence in Khan Younis adds to a string of attacks that have killed hundreds of desperate people seeking food.
bit.ly
June 17, 2025 at 1:00 PM
The violence in Khan Younis adds to a string of attacks that have killed hundreds of desperate people seeking food.
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Dr. Sarah Lalonde, Dr. Rizwan Minhas, and I joined The Marc Steiner Show to discuss the genocide in Gaza and what we all witnessed first-hand as medical volunteers in Gaza. Via @therealnews.com.
therealnews.com/doctors-retu...
therealnews.com/doctors-retu...
‘We're holding those dead babies with our hands’: Doctors returning from Gaza beg humanity to stop the carnage
“This is a genocide happening, live streamed. And yes, you can see it online, you can see dead babies online, but we are actually holding those dead babies with our hands.”
therealnews.com
June 11, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Dr. Sarah Lalonde, Dr. Rizwan Minhas, and I joined The Marc Steiner Show to discuss the genocide in Gaza and what we all witnessed first-hand as medical volunteers in Gaza. Via @therealnews.com.
therealnews.com/doctors-retu...
therealnews.com/doctors-retu...
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Public media stations around the country are anxiously awaiting the results of today’s House vote that could claw back $1.1 billion from public broadcasting.
‘Catastrophic’: Rural public media stations brace for GOP cuts
NPR and PBS member stations with smaller budgets will struggle to stay on the air if Congress nixes current funding, public media executives warn.
www.politico.com
June 12, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Public media stations around the country are anxiously awaiting the results of today’s House vote that could claw back $1.1 billion from public broadcasting.
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You do not have to say “pro vaccine groups.” You can say the vast majority of doctors and scientists and the American Medical Association.
June 11, 2025 at 11:24 PM
You do not have to say “pro vaccine groups.” You can say the vast majority of doctors and scientists and the American Medical Association.
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Rioters set fire to a leisure centre hosting people who fled anti-immigrant violence in the town of Ballymena.
N Ireland hit by third night of ‘racist’ violence, main flashpoint calmer
Rioters set fire to a leisure centre hosting people who fled anti-immigrant violence in the town of Ballymena.
bit.ly
June 12, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Rioters set fire to a leisure centre hosting people who fled anti-immigrant violence in the town of Ballymena.
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“The official said that Tehran had devised a response plan that would involve an immediate counterstrike on Israel with hundreds of ballistic missiles.”
Israel Appears Ready to Attack Iran, Officials in U.S. and Europe Say
www.nytimes.com
June 12, 2025 at 4:17 AM
“The official said that Tehran had devised a response plan that would involve an immediate counterstrike on Israel with hundreds of ballistic missiles.”
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Adam al-Najjar is the only one of 10 children in his family to survive an Israeli strike on their home in Gaza.
Boy who lost nine siblings to Israeli strike arrives in Italy for treatment
Adam al-Najjar is the only one of 10 children in his family to survive an Israeli strike on their home in Gaza.
bit.ly
June 12, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Adam al-Najjar is the only one of 10 children in his family to survive an Israeli strike on their home in Gaza.