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Written by Bongolian on 2025-01-23 at 20:01

Senator Markwayne Mullins was previously quoted about this on a similar topic, claiming that all the GOP lawmakers do shit like this, so it's therefore excusable (the argumentum ad populum or bandwagon fallacy).

Johnson aide advised against Hutchinson subpoena over concerns about lawmakers’ ‘sexual texts’: The move was intended in part to prevent the release of sexually explicit texts that lawmakers sent Cassidy Hutchinson.

[#]j6 #mikejohnson #CassidyHutchinson

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/01/23/cassidy-hutchinson-lawmakers-texts/

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Written by Bongolian on 2025-01-23 at 19:53

"…can be deployed by webpage owners to protect their own content from being scraped or can be deployed “offensively” as a honeypot trap to waste AI companies’ resources."

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Written by Bongolian on 2025-01-23 at 19:52

Jason Koebler: Developer Creates Infinite Maze That Traps #AI Training Bots

"A pseudonymous coder has created and released an open source “tar pit” to indefinitely trap AI training web crawlers in an infinitely, randomly-generating series of pages to waste their time and computing power. The program, called #Nepenthes after the genus of carnivorous pitcher plants which trap and consume their prey, …"

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[#]404Media

https://www.404media.co/email/6558718f-dbe9-47a0-a57f-5e80e0ed44ce/?ref=daily-stories-newsletter

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Written by Bongolian on 2025-01-23 at 17:59

From Marc Elias' #Democracy Docket (@marcelias) :

Here are ten things all of us can do.

1. Stay engaged

2. Help Democrats

3. Don’t do Trump’s work

4. Don’t grade on a curve

5. Believe in the courts

6. Beware of false attacks

7. Support independent media

8. Use your town square

9. Prepare for a long fight

10. Don’t give up hope

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Written by Bongolian on 2025-01-23 at 03:28

… grounds. By using it to ferment by-products that might otherwise be thrown away, the fungus could help reduce waste while producing new foods that are tasty and nutritious, fungal biologist Vayu Hill-Maini and colleagues report August 29 in Nature Microbiology.

The process is already used to make a traditional food in Java, Indonesia, and at a few top chefs are experimenting with using the fast-growing fungus to create a gourmet dessert."

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Written by Bongolian on 2025-01-23 at 03:26

Anna Gibbs: A fluffy, orange fungus could transform #food waste into tasty dishes: The fungus thrives on things like soy pulp, coffee grounds, corn cobs and bland custard

"Enter Neurospora intermedia, an orange-colored #fungus that thrives when grown on food waste products such as soybean pulp and coffee grounds. By using it to ferment by-products that might otherwise be thrown away, the fungus could help reduce waste …"

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[#]science

https://www.sciencenews.org/article/fungus-transform-food-waste-tasty

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41564-024-01799-3

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Written by Bongolian on 2025-01-23 at 00:38

Mario Cortez: San Francisco doughnut shop owned by startup CEO faces backlash over his company’s $1 million #tRump donation

"A popular San Francisco doughnut shop [George’s #Donuts & Merriment] is facing online backlash related to its co-owner, Andrew Dudum, the CEO and co-founder of the online health company Hims & Hers, which recently donated $1 million to Donald Trump’s presidential inaugural committee."

[#]sanfrancisco #sfbayarea #andrewdudum

https://www.sfchronicle.com/food/restaurants/article/georges-donuts-hims-trump-donation-20049321.php

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Written by Bongolian on 2025-01-23 at 00:19

…Many subreddits, including massive subs such as r/NBA and r/hockey, are waiting on pending decisions by the groups of volunteer moderators that run each of Reddit’s forums. Some are running polls.

Others were quicker to act. An r/Christianity moderator told the 512,000-member subreddit on Tuesday that X links had been banned, pairing the announcement with a video of Musk’s salute."

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Written by Bongolian on 2025-01-23 at 00:19

Stephen Council: Elon Musk's Nazi salute sparks widespread #Reddit revolt: Hundreds of subreddits consider banning links to X, formerly known as Twitter. Others acted faster.

"Even in typically apolitical communities on the platform, posts suggesting bans of X links garnered tens of thousands of upvotes. …

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[#]Twitter #ElonMusk #NaziSalute

https://www.sfgate.com/tech/article/elon-musk-sparks-reddit-revolt-20049806.php

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Written by Bongolian on 2025-01-22 at 20:33

Billionaire asshole degraded vital San Franciso Bay marshland. Now someone else will have to clean up his shit.

The war over a private island in the San Francisco Bay: The former duck hunting island was a destination for wealthy kiteboarders

Point Buckler, Solano County, Calif.

[#]sfbayarea #ClimateChange

https://www.sfgate.com/local/article/battle-over-san-francisco-bay-private-island-20034048.php

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Written by Bongolian on 2025-01-20 at 18:11

Timothy Snyder's Twenty Lessons On #Tyranny From the Twentieth Century

[#]trump

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Written by Bongolian on 2025-01-19 at 20:59

‘Reactionary nihilism’: how a rightwing movement strives to end US #democracy: Money, Lies, and God exposes a Christian nationalist movement funded by the super-rich seeking to secure their wealth at the expense of others

[#]bookstodon #christiannationalism #oligarchy

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jan/19/katherine-stewart-money-lies-god-book-christian-nationlism

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Written by Bongolian on 2025-01-19 at 17:58

J.K. Dineen: San Francisco's #hardware stores were forced to adapt. Which is why they’re now selling wigs and pies

They have successfully competed against #Amazon.

[#]brickandmortar #sanfrancisco #sfbayarea

https://www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/sf-hardware-stores-20024976.php

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Written by Bongolian on 2025-01-17 at 18:20

Olivia Harden: 'Clearly a sham': Hawaiians, Texans unite against Elon Musk company

"Native Hawaiians and Hawaii residents joined the public meeting to express outrage, often saying the FAA has not made an environmental impact statement to determine what effects the landings would have on marine life. #SpaceX designated Pacific waters for the landing near UNESCO World Heritage site Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument…"

[#]elonmusk #pacificocean #hawaii #texas

https://www.sfgate.com/hawaii/article/spacex-plan-expand-rocket-landing-zone-outrage-20038362.php

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Written by Bongolian on 2025-01-17 at 02:38

This could be the last of these motherfuckers that they arrest because of the upcoming seizure of the #FBI by the coup plotters.

Susana Guerrero: Man from San Francisco's famed Molinari family, Frank Peter Molinari Giorgi Jr., arrested on Capitol riot charges

[#]j6 #sanfrancisco

https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/sf-man-molinari-arrested-capitol-riot-20039167.php

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Written by Bongolian on 2025-01-17 at 01:58

[#]AnnTelnaes #pambondi #trump

https://anntelnaes.substack.com/p/for-an-audience-of-one

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Written by Bongolian on 2025-01-15 at 23:45

Jennifer Rubin: I Have Resigned from The Washington Post, effective today: Why I left to help launch a vibrant, new, independent media outlet

"Corporate and billionaire owners of major media outlets have betrayed their audiences’ loyalty and sabotaged journalism’s sacred mission — defending, protecting and advancing democracy. The Washington Post’s billionaire owner and enlisted management are among the offenders."

[#]jenniferrubin #washingtonpost #thecontrarian

https://contrarian.substack.com/p/i-have-resigned-from-the-washington

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Written by Bongolian on 2025-01-15 at 23:43

The Washington Post is clearly circling the drain at this point, thanks to owner Jeff #Bezos and Murdoch-affiliated publisher William Lewis.

Brian Stelter: Jen Rubin exits Washington Post, joins Norm Eisen to launch new outlet countering ‘authoritarian threat’

[#]washingtonpost #jenniferrubin

https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/13/media/jennifer-rubin-norm-eisen-contrarian-washington-post/index.html

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Written by Bongolian on 2025-01-14 at 20:34

Arwa Mahdawi: Thought #UnitedHealthcare couldn’t get more awful? They’ve gone villain mode

"Killing people with paperwork instead of a gun doesn’t make you any less of a murderer"

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jan/14/united-healthcare-shooting

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Written by Bongolian on 2025-01-14 at 16:59

Chase DiFeliciantonio: #California AG Rob Bonta puts health care, other industries on notice on use of #AI

"California Attorney General Bonta on Monday issued a warning to businesses using artificial intelligence — and particularly the #health care industry — outlining companies’ obligations to heed existing protections around civil rights, data privacy and false advertising when deploying the still developing technology."

[#]gift

https://www.sfchronicle.com/california/article/ai-bonta-laws-attorney-general-20027662.php?utm_content=hed&sid=57f2d62b1acbcdb5538b4a4e&ss=A&st_rid=98ebc417-046c-4639-bbc2-4643319705bc&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_term=headlines&utm_campaign=sfc_morningfix

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