'Recession pop' and new Christian music surge in the US as streaming growth slows
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J'ai honte d'être Français. J'ai honte d'être européen
« Côté français, l’impunité d’Israël s’est aussi traduite par celle de son premier ministre Benyamin #Nétanyahou, qui a survolé l’Hexagone pour se rendre à Washington le 7 juillet, malgré le mandat d’arrêt de la Cour pénale internationale contre lui.»
Face aux crimes israéliens, l’UE choisit l’inaction et le déshonneur
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#IsraelTerroristState #gaza #freepalestine
Le conseil européen des affaires étrangères de l’Union européenne n’a finalement rien statué sur son accord d’association avec Israël, pourtant bafoué. Les 27 se contentent d’un accord sans garantie sur l’aide humanitaire à Gaza.Clothilde Mraffko (Mediapart)
As talks stall in Doha, the Palestinian resistance warns that no deal will proceed without a full guarantee of aid entrythecradle.co
USA Bobsled and Skeleton signs endorsement deal with Honda through 2030 Olympics
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“A man may build himself a throne of bayonets, but he cannot sit on it.”
~ William Ralph Inge
(1860-1954) English author, Anglican prelate
"A man may build himself a throne of bayonets, but he cannot sit on it." ~ William Ralph IngeLibertyQuotes
Will RFK Jr.'s push for psychedelic therapy help or hamper the emerging field?
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“If one shoots at a king, one must not miss.”
~ Sidney Hook
(1902-1989) American Marxist philosopher
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Trump’s ICE directive is a repudiation of the very principles invoked in the Declaration of Independence, reinstating the royal prerogative of arbitrary imprisonment.
Trump administration bans bond hearings, paving way for mass indefinite detention of immigrants - World Socialist Web Site
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Millions of workers and their family members face imprisonment for months or years as part of the fascistic assault on democratic rights.World Socialist Web Site
"A single Google search requires half a millilitre of water, while ChatGPT consumes 500 millilitres for every five to 50 prompts. Multiply these figures by billions of daily interactions, add streaming services and cloud storage, and the result is staggering: data centre water consumption has reached crisis levels, with some facilities using more water annually than entire cities."
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Data centres consume billions of litres annually to cool servers powering Netflix, Google, and AI. Discover why data centre water usage is sparking global protests and community conflicts.Dashveenjit Kaur (Cloud Computing News)
"According to industry data, a 1-megawatt data centre can consume up to 25.5 million litres of water annually just for cooling – equivalent to the daily water consumption of approximately 300,000 people. To put this in perspective, a medium-sized 15-megawatt data centre consumes as much water annually as either three average-sized hospitals or more than two 18-hole golf courses."
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Data centres consume billions of litres annually to cool servers powering Netflix, Google, and AI. Discover why data centre water usage is sparking global protests and community conflicts.Dashveenjit Kaur (Cloud Computing News)
"Hyperscale facilities operated by companies like Google demonstrate the true scale of the challenge. Google’s data centres average 550,000 gallons (2.1 million litres) daily, totalling approximately 200 million gallons (760 million litres) annually per facility. Microsoft’s global operations consumed nearly 6.4 million cubic metres of water (approximately 1.69 billion gallons) in their most recent reporting year – a 34% increase from the previous year."
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Data centres consume billions of litres annually to cool servers powering Netflix, Google, and AI. Discover why data centre water usage is sparking global protests and community conflicts.Dashveenjit Kaur (Cloud Computing News)
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Democrats wanted files; files they will get.
>hacked bangs
>pin cushion face
>neck tattoos
I don't think she has any room
to be telling ppl how to live. 
In new book, Ellen Burstyn reveals the secret that fueled her award-winning career: poetry
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US producer prices unchanged with wholesale inflation remaining under control
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LLM Daydreaming
Link: gwern.net/ai-daydreaming
Discussion: news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4…
Proposal & discussion of how default mode networks for LLMs are an example of missing capabilities for search and novelty in contemporary AI systems.gwern.net
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The Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs rejected the new US sanctions against Cuba, reaffirming its opposition to the blockade and calling for the nation to be removed from the list of countries that allegedly sponsor terrorism.en.granma.cu
Sylvie Crowell has received a NASA Early Career Initiative award for lunar dust mitigation research.Kelly M. Matter (NASA)
Cat Eccles, Kevin McKenna and Peter Prinsley joined a delegation to Israel in May, where they met the country’s president Isaac Herzog.Martin Williams (Declassified Media ltd)
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Glenn joins in the celebration of Omaha’s Diamond Anniversary hosting the NCAA Men’s College World Series.Kelly M. Matter (NASA)
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Retenu sous contrôle judiciaire avec interdiction de quitter le pays depuis plus d’un an en Algérie, le journaliste français spécialiste de football Christophe Gleizes a été injustement condamné à sept ans de prison ferme pour n’avoir fait que son tr…rsf.org
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“If we but paused for a moment to consider attentively what takes place in this Sacrament of the Eucharist, I am sure that the thought of Christ's love for us would transform the coldness of our hearts into a fire of love and gratitude.”
-St. Teresa of Avila - Teresa of Jesus
The Latest: 20 die in stampede at Gaza food distribution site as Israeli strikes kill 41 others
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France’s Strategic National Review predicts a large-scale military conflict with Russia in Europe by 2030, despite Russia repeatedly rubbishing the scenario.Sputnik International
This is getting to be the norm:
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This is the second time I’ve seen a family torment the ducks at Congress Park in Saratoga Springs. The kids were chasing and trying to stomp on ducklings as an adult in a burqa stood and watched. I yelled at them and the entire group moved on. I’m rattled. Sick people.
NASA Glenn technicians test student experiments during the 2.2 Second Drop Tower Challenge.Kelly M. Matter (NASA)
Bipartisan support helps foundations avoid tax increase in new Trump legislation
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I've been having electrical issue with my 94 Suburban. Batteries going bad (but under warranty) - 3 replacements in a year. Eventually the starter, distributor and alternator also went bad...
With each fix the "slow-start" issue remained - like the battery was low. It finally dawned on me that I must have an issue with the ground wire either to the engine block or chassis. I checked both and they were secure...
Then I called a friend who is a automotive savant - he asked if I had disconnected the ground wire to check for corrosion?
Me: duh! Why didn't I think of that?
Anyway, I pulled them apart and sure enough they were heavily corroded. I cleaned them and re-installed. Then turned the key and no slow start issue! (I'll be ordering new battery cables to replace both since they are original from 1994)
So if you have older vehicles, try cleaning the ground wire connections to avoid these issues.
I wonder how many cars are in junk yards because of this simple problem?
an once of prevention...
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They were also bad... Caused by the intermittent ground. If special note: the voltage regulator is inside the alternator that was allowing the alternator to put out 14.4 to 14.7 volts. The circle of life in electrical form.
Not to mention the water pump was leaking from the weep hole... And by "leaking" I mean gushing.
Also, let me add a "fuck you" to the chevy engineer who thought the voltage regulator inside the alternator was a good idea.
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@Otto Pureblood That's true. I usually opt for third party alternators myself, I usually use Leece-Neville's. There was a time when I had a setup where I had two alternators running with dual pulleys.
The original alternator would charge up the battery up front and the second one would charge up the batteries in the back, that run the other electronics such as inverters and such. I'm sort of a mad scientist or at least I once was. I'm not a scientist any longer but I may still be mad.
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TEHRAN (Tasnim) – A wave of unexplained fires and explosions has struck industrial areas across Israeli-occupied territories since the onset of the 12-day war, highlighting growing instability in the regime’s critical infrastructure.Tasnim News Agency
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If you think it's as simple as "ships carry boats", you need to watch this video, because it's #NotWhatYouThinkMusic:Acid Ways - Martin KlemLast Move - White...YouTube
@lax
My OP observed that Jolani tried to please Israel and was bombed regardless.
You can ⋅infer⋅ whatever the hell you want from that, but the words on the page if anything were a comment on what everyone ELSE should do, namely, not bother trying to befriend Israel, not a comment on what Israel should do.
If you want a comment on what Israel should do:
Get the fuck off its neighbour's territories, stop bombing everyone, stop mass murdering people, extradite your own mass murderers to The Hague, disavow ethno-supremacism, pay reparations, etc.
@lax
Now you’re just embarrassing yourself.
I think it's fair to say this conversation has run its course.
It's clear now why you can't see the parallel universe: you're inside it. In the actual, empirical reality experience by everyone else, literally not one of those claims is even remotely true, as even a passing familiarity with the facts would make obvious.
Bye now.
Au Portugal, la criminalité a reculé mais sa couverture médiatique a explosé.
Une étude s’est penchée sur le traitement de la criminalité par les cinq principaux journaux portugais, entre 2000 et 2024. L’important décalage entre la réalité et la perception de l’insécurité qu’elle révèle interroge la presse.
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Une étude s’est penchée sur le traitement de la criminalité par les cinq principaux journaux portugais, entre 2000 et 2024. L’important décalage entre la réalité et la perception de l’insécurité qu’elle révèle interroge la presse.Courrier International
Nvidia CEO downplays role in lifting US ban on chip sales to China
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I didn’t choose this hunger.
It wasn’t weakness, or a wish to die.
Hunger was forced on us — used as a weapon by the occupation.
They chose to starve us on purpose,
denying us even the most basic needs,
until our stomachs were empty and our hearts heavy with pain.
No one should have to suffer like this.
If this touched you, please don’t stay silent.
Share our story. Your voice can help.
@palestine
#gaza #freepalestine #help #palestine
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Alahednews - Fastnews - Hezbollah: This dangerous attack represents a major escalation in the ongoing aggression against Lebanon and its people.english.alahednews.news
How an email error sparked a secret scramble to bring Afghans to Britain
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Wait...what?!
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Despite a looming bribery scandal, Trayon White Sr. secured his seat Tuesday after previously being kicked out following an FBI arrest and charge.Hailey Gomez (The Daily Caller)
Καλησπέρα σας φιλοι και συνάδελφοι. Στο σημερινό μας σεμινάριο θα ασχοληθουμε με το πως να σας σπασουμε τα παπαρια για δυο ωρες λεγοντας μαλακίες καμαρωτές.
για κάποια χρόνια ήμουν υποχρεωμένος να μετέχω σε ημερήσιες και εβδομαδιαίες συσκέψεις.
Μια μέρα τους είπα, συσκέπτονται όσοι δεν σκέφτονται.
Αμέσως με απάλλαξαν απ τις ημερήσιες 🤣
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'Israel' conducted airstrikes on Syria’s Defense Ministry in #Damascus and military positions in Sweida and Daraa, as sectarian clashes intensify in southern #Syria despite a declared ceasefire.
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"Israel" conducted airstrikes on Syria’s Defense Ministry in Damascus and military positions in Sweida and Daraa, as sectarian clashes intensify in southern Syria despite a declared ceasefire.Al Mayadeen English ('Israel' hits Syrian military HQ in Damascus, strikes Sweida)
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Algerian Muslim Woman Stabbed To Death By ‘Racist’ Neighbour
Rahma Ayat, a 26-year-old Algerian woman studying nursing in Hanover, Germany, was stabbed to death in her apartment building by her 31-year-old neighbour.
Rahma contacted her family in Algeria to complain about her neighbour, who was constantly harassing her, making racist remarks and mocking her Hijab.
Rahma was stabbed to death on the morning of 4th July in the stairwell of her apartment building in Arnum, Hanover.
According to police and eyewitnesses, neighbours heard her cries for help and alerted authorities. She was found with multiple stab wounds to her chest and shoulder, and died shortly after emergency services arrived.
A 31-year-old German man who lived in the same building was arrested later that day and remains in custody.
Despite repeatedly complaining to the German police about her neighbour, the complaints were "not taken seriously."
The Muslim Community and her family are calling for her killing to be recognised as a racially motivated hate crime, following reports that she had been repeatedly harassed for wearing the #Hijab.
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