Dear journalists, please stop describing RFK as a "vaccine sceptic".
There is nothing wrong with being sceptical, but RFK is not a vaccine sceptic, he is an anti-vaxxer.
Huge difference.
See also: "climate sceptic"
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#RFK #RFKJR #Vaccines #Antivaxxer
Since taking office, the vaccine sceptic has made a number of changes to how vaccines are regulated.Madeline Halpert (BBC News)
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More than 200 writers request cessation of all trade until people of Gaza given adequate food, water and aidElla Creamer (The Guardian)
Many miles away
Something crawls to the surface
Of a dark Scottish lake
Another working day has ended
Only the rush hour hell to face
Packed like lemmings
Into shiny metal boxes
Contestants in a suicidal race - "Synchronicity II" The Police
If you oppose the state of Israel, this post is not for you. Let me repeat: This post is not for you. Many of my readers here, Jews and non-Jews, are already clear about the wrongness of what Israel is doing in Gaza.coreyrobin.com
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Scores of leading global academics have signed an open letter denouncing the British government's ban on direct action group Palestine Action as an "attack on fundamental freedoms".MEE staff (Middle East Eye)
"!We’re setting fire to £88m because parents can’t parent. And it won’t have any impact anyway. Great stuff."
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The former prime minister backed reforms to gambling taxes in order to generate the £3.2bn needed to scrap the capMillie Cooke (The Independent)
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Infinite Pixels
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Discussion: news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4…
In which I push browser engines to their finite limits using infinite values.meyerweb.com
English fiscal policy has gone nuts.
The government came in complaining about some amount of money they claimed was unfunded, making sure to mention a "22 BILLION POUND BLACK HOLE" every single PMQs, then proceeded to double the unfunded amount to 50 billion.
The Bank of England has lowered the interest rate too soon, before all of the other national and regional banks, and as a result inflation has consistently risen each time they've done it.
The government is likely to increase taxes that will push prices further up and scare away more millionaires, and they probably keep putting pressure on the Bank of England to keep lowering interest rates.
The end result is going to be brain drain, loss of investment in UK companies, yet higher prices, it'll be harder to save, people still won't be able to afford houses, and currency devaluation at the same time that there's fewer businesses and employees with which to increase exports at a time currency is low.
Labour is pure cancer for the country. Their only saving grace is that they'll end up getting Nigel Farage in as Prime Minister.
Saturday marks 100 days since Reform UK won 57 of the 81 seats at Kent County Council. The Greens' local leader looks at how it's going so farCllr Mark Hood (Byline Times)
Within hours of Ofcom enforcing the new law last week, Gaza and Ukraine content was being blocked, while pickup artist content and child modelling sites were. That’s entirely by design, writes Kate Sim.Novara Media
The Tory government spent £32,000 hiding a form that proved Nadhim Zahawi lied as Chancellor. Labour won't release the current form. Why hide?Mike Sivier (Vox Political)
Why So Many People Overestimate Illegal Migration to the UK In recent years, the debate around immigration in Britain has become increasingly dominated by alarmist rhetoric, with much of it focused on so-called “illegal” migration.Dorset Eye (Dorset Eye Ltd)
Exclusive: Lindsay Hoyle blocked the release of his own email correspondence, using a ‘get out of jail free’ cardMartin Williams (Declassified Media ltd)
The EU has committed herself to purchase from Washington US$ 750 billion-worth of US energyMichel Chossudovsky
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Prosecutors in Thailand issue indictments for dozens in deadly building collapse
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China's new "Darwin Monkey" AI system, a neuromorphic computer modeled on a monkey's brain, is a breakthrough in brain-inspired computing.
Developed by researchers at Zhejiang University, the system contains 2 billion neurons and over 100 billion synapses, mirroring the scale of a macaque brain. This system is being used for both advanced brain research and to address the unsustainable power consumption of conventional AI.
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COULD IT BE.. is it worth the leverage ..? --- X post by Boone Cutter
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Boone Cutler is a co-author of "The Citizen's Guide to Fifth Generation Warfare," which discusses modern warfare tactics that focus on non-kinetic actions like misinformation and social engineering. This guide aims to help readers understand the complexities of contemporary conflicts and the role of technology in warfare.
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Das neue Album „Die Demokratie“ des deutsch-türkischen Musikers ist ein Plädoyer für Grundrechte. Seine Songs sind nahbar, glaubwürdig und tanzbar.
Neues Album von Ozan Ata Canani: Aufrührerischer Agitprop für Saz und Staat
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Tomi Lahren UNLOADS on Jessica Tarlov and Dems Over Texas Redistricting Meltdown: “We Learned from You. We’re Going to be Cutthroat Like Democrats” (VIDEO)
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Tomi Lahren did not hold back on Fox News this week after far-left commentator Jessica Tarlov delivered one of the most shameless defenses of Democrat hypocrisy ever seen on cable television.Jim Hᴏft (Where Hope Finally Made a Comeback)
“TRUMP DONATES FIRST PAYCHECK”
Hmmm do I want to go and see Jurassic Park with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra playing the score live just after Christmas? Yes. Yes I do.
How much?!? Err... Maybe not?
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“Fuck Israel. Free Palestine.”
Give this brave young woman a medal for confronting a Zionist wearing an IDF t-shirt at their university while Israel and the IDF commit genocide in Palestine.
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#israel #genocide #ethnicCleansing #apartheid #settlerColonialism #Palestine #Gaza #WestBank #StopIsrael #StopArmingIsrael #StopTheGenocide #FuckIsrael #FreePalestine
Student seen cursing, shoving and shouting 'F*** Israel, Free Palestine'; suspended and barred from campus; 'Our commitment to swiftly and effectively respon...YouTube
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LLM developed by Chinese researchers helps rescue in Myanmar earthquake by providing language support for frontline rescue operations.
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A large language model developed by researchers from Beijing Language and Culture University (BLCU) was applied in rescue efforts following the devastating earthquake in Myanmar on March 28. It was recently included inwww.globaltimes.cn
KYIV INDEPENDENT:
Inflicting 'serious losses,' Ukraine strikes Russian radar systems, landing craft in Crimea, intelligence claims
"The demilitarization of the temporarily occupied Crimea continues," Ukraine's military intelligence agency (HUR) said in a statement.
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Every single "customer service" person I talk to - even at my "local" small-city newspaper - is an Indian who can't speak English.
I don't even try to be civil anymore. My goals in each "conversation" are to get a refund and inspire the "representative" to quit his/her/their/its job.
Who needs a constitution when you can just make it disappear?
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Portions of the U.S. Constitution, including sections on habeas corpus and rules against the government issuing titles of nobility, were removed from the text of the U.S. Constitution on Congress' Constitution website in August 2025.Emery Winter (Snopes.com)
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Chinese researchers have developed two advanced DNA editing tools that could lead to breakthroughs in crop breeding and new treatments for cancer and genetic diseases.
Eine Brandenburger Bürgermeisterin warnte vor Rechtsextremen. Ministerpräsident Woidke springt ihr bei, aber sieht ein gesamtdeutsches Problem.
Rechtsextremismus in Brandenburg: Woidke steht hinter Spremberger Bürgermeisterin
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Sunday 3-August-2025 GAZA, (PIC) The Palestinian Center for the Defense of Prisoners confirmed on Sunday that the Israeli occupation continues to detain 24 doctors from the Gaza Strip under extreme…Network in Defense of Humanity-Cuba
Can Ableism Be Considered A Form Of Violence? In this thought-provoking video, we tackle the pressing issue of ableism and its potential classification as a ...YouTube
Good write-up of the #ukonlinesafetyact fallacy by Kate Sim (COSPR):
"The real and perhaps only winners of the Online Safety Act are not children, but tech companies."
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Within hours of Ofcom enforcing the new law last week, Gaza and Ukraine content was being blocked, while pickup artist content and child modelling sites were. That’s entirely by design, writes Kate Sim.Novara Media
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Anticheat must be working that's why they used it since forever
Whose paying for all these staff to monitor a server 24/7 ?
Son of Eugene Sledge Reacts to Powerful "The Pacific" Finale
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Join Dr. Jared Frederick as he chats with Henry Sledge, son of WWII Marine icon Eugene Sledge, for insightful and heartfelt breakdowns of HBO's acclaimed miniseries "The Pacific." This episode explores the homecoming of Sledge and Robert Leckie. Purchase Sledge's book, "The Old Breed: The Complete Story Revealed," here:
Join history professor Jared Frederick on energetic and insightful cinematic journeys as he explores how the past is portrayed in film. Tune in while he separates fact from fiction in "Reel History.YouTube
Mitarbeiter von SPD-Mann abgewiesen
Von Konrad Litschko
Ein Mitarbeiter des SPD-Abgeordneten Droßmann wird wegen eines Antifa-Shirts der Zugang zum Bundestag vorübergehend verwehrt. Droßmann ist empört.
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the muslim turks did this to the christian serbs for 500 years
I think the USA is prevented by the Constitution from doing this. "Other methods" may be needed.
Apple CEO Tim Cook gave President Donald Trump a “unique” piece of glass from iPhone glass manufacturer Corning that’s set in a 24-karat gold base.Jay Peters (The Verge)
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A year after fame found him in Paris, Stephen Nedoroscik, aka 'Pommel Horse Guy,' is back for more
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Debounce
Link: developer.mozilla.org/en-US/do…
Discussion: news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4…
Debouncing, in the context of programming, means to discard operations that occur too close together during a specific interval, and consolidate them into a single invocation.MDN Web Docs
Recently I've been finding ChatGPT is INCREDIBLY useful as a research assistant for spitballing invention ideas.
Obviously it makes hard to spot yet critical mistakes, but generally it can give you an idea about material behavior, processes currently used in industry, costs of things, etc.
So far I have a queue of about 5 or 6 novel ideas that need to be tried in practice to see if they actually work, but could be very interesting little low cost DIY friendly devices that could replicate processes that are generally very costly.
Also I've eliminated probably 50 bad ideas already because GPT pointed out likely problems with them that I had not thought of...
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Americans get more than half their calories from ultra-processed foods, CDC report says
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