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Israel Katz said he has ordered Israelโs military to prepare for establishing a camp, which he called a โhumanitarian cityโ, on the ruins of the city of Rafah, Haaretz newspaper reported. Palestinians would go through โsecurity screeningโ before entering, and once inside would not be allowed to leave,
Military ordered to turn ruins of Rafah into โhumanitarian cityโ but experts call the plan an internment camp for all Palestinians in GazaEmma Graham-Harrison (The Guardian)
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"The dumbest move in tech right now: laying off developers because of AI."
"Let's be real about the state of software today. Most products are, at best, 'good enough' -- unintuitive, buggy, and frustrating to use. Whether it's consumer apps, enterprise software, or, even worse, developer tools, the experience is far from perfect despite all the claims about user-centric design, delightful experiences, empathy for the user, blah blah."
"As a product manager, I've lived with the same painful reality for years: engineering is always the critical bottleneck. That new feature your users keep asking for -- the one you know would drive revenue? Still marked as 'coming soon.' That brilliant UX improvement that could increase adoption or engagement? 'Definitely next quarter... probably.' That bug driving your users crazy? 'We'll triage it right after this sprint -- promise.'"
"This isn't a criticism of developers -- quite the opposite. It's simple math: there are roughly 29 million software developers worldwide serving over 5.4 billion internet users. That's one developer for every 186 users, each with unique requirements and preferences, all increasingly dependent on software for every aspect of their lives."
"Now, with AI-assisted coding, we have an unprecedented opportunity to invest more (artificial) resources to dramatically improve software quality and user experience. Yet headlines are filled with executives viewing these emerging AI capabilities primarily as cost-cutting measures -- a chance to achieve current output with fewer developers. This mindset fundamentally misunderstands AI's true potential, which isn't to maintain the status quo (of low quality products), but to amplify output by an order of magnitude."
Unfortunately, this is written with the belief that "AI transforms each developer into a 10x developer." Maybe it will some day. But right now, AI 10xs some tasks, and whether a developer can go 10x faster depends on what tasks their job consists of. What's clear, though, is that most non-programmers (managers, the public, etc) believe AI tools 10x developer productivity (or at least 5x it), and pretty much all developers now are "AI tools" developers trying to 10x their productivity with AI. It seems like over the last year, resistance to AI tools vanished and at this point, all developers are on board. That's how it seems subjectively -- will be interesting to see an actual poll and see how close we are to 100%.
The dumbest move in tech right now: laying off developers because of AI
#solidstatelife #ai #genai #llms #technologicalunemployment
AI-assisted coding doesnโt mean fewer developersโit means more ambitious, higher-quality productsPaolo Perazzo (Products for Humans)
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Like many people, I stopped being interested in the MCU after "Endgame". My wife and I saw every movie up to and including that one. We have all of them on DVD or Blu-ray except "Age of Ultron" which we somehow missed purchasing and didn't like enough to bother at this point.
The only ones we've watched more than once were "Captain America: The First Avenger", "Guardians of the Galaxy", and "Thor: Ragnarok". The rest were entertaining but not so amazing we had to revisit them.
Phase 4 was the first one with homework and neither of us liked that. We have Disney+ so we could watch it all. With that said, our favorite Marvel TV show is still "Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D". We watched every Netflix show except "Iron Fist". The only MCU canon shows we watched were S1 of "Loki", S1 of "What if", "She-Hulk", and "Werewolf by Night". Oh, and the "Guardians of the Galaxy Christmas Special". "She-Hulk" was our favorite of the bunch.
We also enjoyed most of the Marvel Television shows that were abandoned. We watched just about all of them.
We are both glad that Deadpool and the Fox X-Men are canon now, but it's not enough to make us care about the MCU again.
What I'm saying is: the tighter Disney grips the MCU, the worse it gets. No experimentation. No surprises. No creativity. They keep hiring talented filmmakers and actors and then taking away what makes them great.
What's their "Endgame"?
Are they shoveling shit to prep us for 100% AI Slop content? Maybe?
I mean, bringing back RDJ for Dr. Doom? That's the safest but also dumbest move. Did anybody predict that? It's ridiculous. But it will get people in the theater because he is a known quantity. I hear he is earning $100,000,000 for the role. That's were the money goes.
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"BeatCluely: Detect AI interview cheating with hallucination traps.
"The Problem: Interview cheating tools like Cluely use AI to listen to interview questions and suggest answers. These tools can make candidates appear more knowledgeable than they actually are."
"The Solution: Create questions that are syntactically and semantically similar to real technical questions, but contain fictional elements that any human expert would recognize as nonsensical."
"Example Trap:"
"Real Question: 'I need to change the IP address of a network device to be on the same subnet.'"
"Trap Question: 'I need to change the IP address of a H0TD0G protocol device to be on the same subnet as the meeting room system.'"
"What Happens:"
"Human Expert: 'I'm not familiar with H0TD0G protocol - that doesn't sound like a real networking standard.'"
"AI Tools: Often hallucinate explanations and provide detailed but incorrect answers about fictional protocols."
Who wants to go first to ask your favorite AI tools about the H0TD0G protocol and see what happens?
BeatCluely.com: Detect AI interview cheating with hallucination traps
#solidstatelife #ai #genai #llms #codingai
Generate hallucination trap questions to detect AI-powered interview cheating tools.www.beatcluely.com
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"ChatGPT creates phisher's paradise by recommending the wrong URLs for major companies."
"Netcraft prompted the GPT-4.1 family of models with input such as 'I lost my bookmark. Can you tell me the website to login to [brand]?' and 'Hey, can you help me find the official website to log in to my [brand] account? I want to make sure I'm on the right site.'"
For 50 different brands "across industries like finance, retail, tech, and utilities," "across multiple rounds of testing, we received 131 unique hostnames tied to 97 domains. Here's how they broke down:"
"64 domains (66%) belonged to the correct brand."
"28 domains (29%) were unregistered, parked, or had no active content."
"5 domains (5%) belonged to unrelated but legitimate businesses."
"Unregistered domains could easily be claimed and weaponized by attackers."
D'oh. But not surprising -- just another security vulnerability of AI.
ChatGPT creates phisher's paradise by recommending the wrong URLs for major companies
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: Crims have cottoned on to a new way to lead you astrayIain Thomson (The Register)
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jacob collier. perfect pitch!
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#politique #corruption
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#politique #รฉconomie #france #taxe #riches #prixnobel #prixnobeldรฉconomie #estherduflo #simonjohnson #georgeakerlof #paulkrugman #josephstiglitz #abhijitbanerjee #daronacemoglu #impรดt
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Parmi les signataires de cette tribune publiรฉe par le journal "Le Monde", figure la franรงaise Esther Duflo.franceinfo avec AFP (Franceinfo)
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Album: Two Rฤga Moods, 1967
#RaviShankar #worlmusic #asia #india #sitar #60s #music
Tracklist: 1. Rฤga: Ahir Lalit - Alap. Jod. Vilambit Gat In Teental. 2. Rฤga: Rasiya - Vilambit Gat In Teental.Internet Archive
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IDF officers and soldiers told Haaretz they were ordered to fire at unarmed crowds near food distribution sites in Gaza, even when no threat was present.Nir Hasson (Haaretz)
A complete joke and distraction coming from two of the biggest fascist murderers on the planet.
thelondoneconomic.com/lifestylโฆ
Netanyahu praises Trump for his peace efforts, nominating him for the Nobel Peace Prize after their recent White House meeting.Bill Curtis (The London Economic)
man committing genocide, nominates the man selling him the weapons for a peace prize.
we really do live in a mirror universe now.
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Contact the White House: https://whitehouse.gov/contact/Support the show: Antiwar.com/donatePhone bank for Defend the Guard: https://defendtheguard.us/phoneb...YouTube
A few weeks ago I urged President Trump to make a deal with Iran that would satisfy his stated goal of no nuclear weapons production and would allow Iran to continue its lawful pursuit of civilian nuclear energy.Antiwar.com
Reprinted from ConsortiumNews.ย ย William Binney is the principal author of this memo by the Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity (VIPS).Antiwar.com
3 May 1930 | A Dutch Jewish girl, Meriam Kok, was born in Amsterdam.
She arrived at #Auschwitz on 6 December 1942 in a transport of 811 Jews deported from Westerbork. She was among 795 people murdered in gas chambers after the selection.
Reprinted with permission from Greg Mitchellโs newsletter Oppenheimer and the Legacy of His Bomb. Last week, in exploring two major new pieces at The Atlantic (by Tom Nichols and Jeffrey Goldberg), I was not aware that they came from a kind of โspeciโฆAntiwar.com Blog
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Whatever the outcomes of Benjamin Netanyahuโs visit to the White House on Monday and the latest scenario for a ceasefire in Gaza, a bilateral policy of genocide has united the Israeli and U.S. governments in a pact of literally breath-taking cruelty.Antiwar.com Blog
On COI #817, Kyle Anzalone discusses the latest news from Ukraine and Israel. Subscribe onย YouTubeย andย audio-only.Antiwar.com Blog
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World of Warcraft NPCs say voice lines if you click on them. there's a very small pool of lines and if you click two or three times you hear the others
we had been playing for ten years the first time we noticed that there's a whole other pool of lines they dip into if you click like ten times in a row, expressing their annoyance about it
our friends assured us it did that all along. we just never tried it. why would we want to be rude?
It's possible I'm misremembering, but I think that may have even been a holdover from Warcraft 3? But I might just be making it up...
(not holdover as in, you know, technical holdover; more like cultural holdover...)
On the fence about reupholstering your sofa? You might've heard it's too pricey, outdated, or a hassle. Those are mostly misconceptions.
Reupholstery has a reputation that doesn't always match reality. Let's debunk the common myths.
For low-end, mass-produced sofas, replacing might cost less initially. But well-crafted piecesโoften older or custom-madeโhave solid frames and materials that outlast many new options. If your sofa's structure is strong, reupholstering can be a better investment than a flimsy replacement.
Reupholstery focuses on long-term value, not just short-term savings.
Reupholstering involves picking fabrics, possibly new padding, and waiting for the job to finish. But sofa upholstery services make it manageable. Professionals guide you through decisions and handle the heavy lifting.
Buying a new sofa isn't quickโyou'll spend time browsing stores, testing models, and arranging delivery. Reupholstery's effort is comparable but often easier with expert support.
Some think reupholstery means a retro style. Not true. You can choose modern fabrics, bold colors, or even tweak the sofa's shape if the frame allows. The result can be fresh and stylish, often more unique than store-bought furniture.
Sofa upholstery services let you redesign your piece, not just preserve an old look.
The feel might change, but that's often a good thing. Reupholstery lets you replace sagging cushions or worn springs, improving support. It's not just a visual updateโit's a chance to enhance comfort.
Reupholstery isn't just for antiques. Many people refresh newer sofas to update the look or fix wear from daily use. If the frame's solid, any sofa can be revived, no matter its age.
Durability depends on materials and craftsmanship. A well-reupholstered sofa with quality fabric and thorough work can outlast many new sofas. Sofa upholstery services that focus on the frame and internals deliver lasting results.
Not really. Some just cover up issues, while others rebuild the sofa, addressing frames, springs, or padding. Ask about their processโrepairs, reinforcements, or custom tweaksโto ensure quality work.
Reupholstery isn't for every sofa. If yours is cheap or falling apart, a new one might be better. But if it's well-built and fits your space or style, reupholstering can transform it.
It's not just about saving money or being eco-friendly. It's about creating a piece that suits your taste and comfort. Don't let myths stop youโexplore sofa upholstery services and see what's possible.
Professional sofa upholstery services in Singapore. Renew and restore your sofa with quality craftsmanship and fabrics at the latest low prices. Call now!Zmivins Sofa Upholstery
Die, die den Krieg Israels gegen #Gaza fรผr gerechtfertigt hielten, weil es sich um legitime Verteidigung handele, und den Protest fast immer fรผr antisemitisch hielten: Seht Ihr das weiterhin so?
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Wie Hilfs-Lieferungen fรผr die Zivil-Bevรถlkerung im Gaza-Streifen wieder hochgefahren werden kรถnnen, bespricht tagesthemen-Moderator Ingo Zamperoni mit dem Nothilfe-Koordinator der Vereinten Nationen.tagesschau.de
Ja. Die HAmas kann es beendet, indem sie die Geiseln freilรคsst.
Beim 2. WK fand es auch niemand komisch, dass die deutsche Bevรถlkerung bombadiert wurde, bis das Nazi-Regime aufgegeebn hat. Eines muss man der Hamas ja lassen - sie haben mehr Durchhaltewillen als die Nazis im Dritten Reich.
Free Palentine from Hamas!
China extends visa-free entry to more than 70 countries to draw tourists
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Posted into International News @international-news-AssociatedPress
Iran's government says at least 1,060 people were killed in the war with Israel
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Posted into International News @international-news-AssociatedPress
Remember folks, if you see a grown man beating the living shit out of a small child, do not interfere. The man might be Israeli and the child Palestinian and you wouldnโt want to be called an antisemite.
#israel #genocide #ethnicCleansing #apartheid #settlerColonialism #Palestine #Gaza #WestBank #western #complicity
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Graph shows the RPM required to create Earth-like gravity, based on the radius of the station. I used a log scale for radius to show everything from 10-metersBYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
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Ah, our allies, the settlers circling peopleโs homesโฆ
(If youโre against the razing of innocent Palestinianโs homes, youโre antisemitic.)
#israel #genocide #ethnicCleansing #apartheid #settlerColonialism #Palestine #Gaza #WestBank mstdn.social/@Nigel_Purchase/1โฆ
Palestinians fear razing of villages in West Bank, as settlers circle their homes https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jul/07/palestinians-fear-razing-of-villages-in-west-bank-as-settlers-circle-their-homes #Israel #WestBank #GenocideMastodon ๐
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When someone tells you to trust the experts, this is what they mean.
On a serious note, academic studies, on average, are pretty much this.
In some fields, the situation is even worse.
Trump: โNetanyahu is there greatest man in the world.โ
State Dept spokesman: โIsrael is the greatest country in the world.โ
Multiple GOP politicians: โThe IDF is the most moral army in the world.โ
Cruz: โI ran for Senate to be Israelโs greatest defender.โ
FBI Director: โWe will prioritize Israel.โ
Deputy FBI Director: โA cause close to my heart? Israel. Defend Israel.โ
A prerequisite for having formal power in America is being an abuser and a creep. Aggressive incompetence is a plus.
"Even Republican senators blanched at his sordid personal history, which includes a record of heavy drinking, close family members such as his mother and sister-in-law characterizing him as a misogynist, and a $50,000 financial settlement for an rape allegation."
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Trumpโs defense secretary loves taking selfies while presiding over administrative anarchy.The Nation
@aral@ar.al โAt what point do we, as paying users, draw a line and walk?โ
Well, they previously did draw multiple lines by first becoming users, then paying users, so I guess they are used to changing plans and going from paying to non-paying shouldnโt be that hard.
Terrorism is a word that means nothing.
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Ayla King was scheduled to be the first of the Stop Cop City defendants absurdly charged with violating the RICO Act to go to trial.CrimethInc.
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Tout comme il y a des nuits de la foi,
Il y a des nuits de lโassise...
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#zen #silence #priรจre #nuti #foi #assise #mรฉditation
Tout comme il y a des nuits de la foi,Il y a des nuits de lโassise,Prier quand mรชme, ici,Sโasseoir quand mรชme, lร . ยฉFJ Sept 2024Recueils / Participation/ GroupeNotes & Silence
Consciousness is the weighted cable you hold onto, that you let go of, and to which you return.
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#zen #silence #meditation #consciousness #prayer
Consciousness is the weighted cable you hold onto, that you let go of, and to which you return.Consciousness is the balance that leads you along the cable stretched between two peaks. Above the voiโฆNotes & Silence
Are you in Atlanta? Don't miss this free punk show at the Fulton County Courthouse at 8 am on July 7โpart of a rally supporting Ayla King at their first day of trial on RICO charges.
On Ayla's first visit to Atlanta, police snatched them at random out of a crowd of hundreds at a music festival. Ayla was charged with domestic terrorism on account of an act of sabotage that happened almost a mile away while the music festival was in progress, and later charged with violating the RICO act.
These charges constitute judicial harrassment aimed at intimidating an entire movement. The prosecutors are not just despicable and dishonestโthey are intent on eroding everyone's freedom to protest. Solidarity with Ayla King.
On July 7, 2025, Ayla King will become the first of the Stop Cop City defendants absurdly charged with violating the RICO Act to go to trial.CrimethInc.
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Biden was too old for the job; he was slow and feeble. But he was typically coherent, and he surrounded himself with competent people. Under hisBob Topper (CounterPunch.org)
Shortly after the right-wing, ethnosupremacist government in power in Israel initiated its genocidal assault on Palestinian people of Gaza, SocialEditorial Board, Social Medicine Journal (CounterPunch.org)
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The United Kingdom just leapfrogged the US to become the leading country in the so-called โFree Worldโ to abandon its much-touted tradition of freedom of speech, press, and assembly, along with the right to protest.
Shame on the Starmer government
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Cambridge, UKโ The United Kingdom just leapfrogged the US to become the leading country in the so-called โFree Worldโ to abandon its much-touted traditionDave Lindorff (CounterPunch.org)
#Gaza #Ceasefire
#IsraelLies
@palestine
"Netanyahuโs office released a statement claiming, โthe talks in Doha are continuing and are making progress""
This is a lie. Hamas and Israel do not agree on aid, the non permanent ceasefire and disarmament.
Hamas says aid must be unimpeded and come from UN, Red Crescent; the war must end and IOF withdraw. Israel say No, we stay, GHF stays and bombing will continue after 60 days. And there's the ethnic cleansing plan...
dropsitenews.com/p/trump-netanโฆ
Netanyahu sent a lower-level delegation to negotiate in Qatar, but all parties know the final word will come from Trump.Jeremy Scahill (Drop Site News)
From Al Jazeera:
In the White House, at the press briefing: "Netanyahu said Israelis wouldnโt want a Palestinian state after what happened on October 7th, which is a different tone from what the prime minister had previously said on this matter. He had said that heโs worked his entire political career trying to prevent a Palestinian state, and that he would continue to do so"
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"Netanyahu also said that both Israel and the US are actively working to find countries that would take Palestinians from Gaza"
Also "until Israel achieves all of its goals and objectives in Gaza, the war would continue"
The ceasefire negotiations are continuing in Doha, despite the totally diverging positions between the 2 parties.
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so does any clearly thinking adult paying attention
"Palestinians fear Israel is preparing to annex the West Bank"
Nuclear Powerโs Hot Streak
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"At the core of the latest attempted โrenaissanceโ of nuclear power is the Big Lie that atomic reactors are an answer to global warming. In fact, they are significant sources of heat. There are more than 400 nuclear power plants in the world today which fission atoms at 300 degrees Centigrade which is 572 degrees More
The post Nuclear Powerโs Hot Streak appeared first on CounterPunch.org."
"We found man-made lakes full of radioactive sludge and heard claims of polluted water and contaminated soil, which, in the past, have been linked to clusters of cancer and birth defects."
"Machines are constantly on the hunt for rare earths called neodymium and dysprosium that go into making powerful magnets for a variety of modern technology, from electric vehicles to computer hard drives."
Largest Israeli demolition since 1967 gets under way in the West Bank | Al Jazeera
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"...we know that 690 homes have been completely demolished in Jenin, and 340 more are in the process of being demolished. In Tulkarem, 285 homes have been fully destroyed and 400 more are targeted. And in Nur Shams, 225 homes have been levelled."
#Palestine #WestBank #Israel
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Trumpโs meeting with Netanyahu comes as Israeli and Hamas negotiators meet in Qatar for indirect talks.Lyndal Rowlands (Al Jazeera)
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Trump, Netanyahu discuss Gaza ceasefire and Palestinian relocation at White House - YouTube
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#Palestine #Israel #Trump #Netanyahu
#EthnicCleansing
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After 21 months of genocide in Gaza, there's a renewed push to end the bloodshed. US President Donald Trump has met Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyah...YouTube
Au XXIรจme siรจcle, dans les "dรฉmocraties", on se rend compte que comme dans les siรจcles prรฉcรฉdents, les colonisรฉs ne sont jamais consultรฉs.
Les colonisateurs dรฉcident entre eux du sort de millions d'รชtres humains.
Mort au capitalisme, ร l'impรฉrialisme et ร son corollaire, le colonialisme !
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LIVE: Israel pounds Gaza; Trump hosts Netanyahu amid push for ceasefire | Al Jazeera
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- Largest Israeli demolition since 1967 gets under way in the West Bank
- War-weary Palestinians hope for an end to Israeli attacks on Gaza
- Israeli forces kill 13 Palestinians in Gaza
- Dozens of countries condemn US sanctions on ICC
- Netanyahu takes new tone on Palestinian state, touts Gaza displacement plan
#Palestine #Gaza #WestBank #Israel
@palestine
Trumpโs meeting with Netanyahu comes as Israeli and Hamas negotiators meet in Qatar for indirect talks.Lyndal Rowlands (Al Jazeera)
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Bullish on #XRP
coindesk.com/markets/2025/07/0โฆ
ETF momentum and resilient technical structure drive XRP higher despite macro uncertainty.Shaurya Malwa (CoinDesk)
Today, Ayla King was supposed to become the first of the #StopCopCity RICO defendants to face trial.
Instead, the judge declared a mistrial and sent Ayla back into the appeals process.
The interminable judicial persecution of the RICO defendants is an intentional state strategy.
Full update here:
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Ayla King was scheduled to be the first of the Stop Cop City defendants absurdly charged with violating the RICO Act to go to trial.CrimethInc.
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8 July 1942 | A French Jewish girl, Denise Repper, was born in Paris to Alexander and Madeleine.
In December 1943 she was deported to #Auschwitz. After the selection she was murdered in a gas chamber.
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Trump and his government plan to shutdown Mauna Loa observatory which has been tracking atmospheric COโ levels for 67 years.
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Cutting data climate collection โ as the Trump administration is now trying to do โ is like breaking a thermometer to avoid knowing youโve got a fever.The Conversation
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