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DOD "Anxious" Over Trusting Musk with Spy Satellites
  • They haven't made you do that in while. There's way too many foreign nationals in the U.S., it would be impossible, especially in a city. The standard is ongoing contact/close personal relationships. Having a one-off conversation with a Russian at a bar isn't going to trigger the requirement unless there's something suspicious about the conversation itself (like they keep asking about your job).

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    Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin Meets with Trump, Pretends Not to be Aware
  • Just to be accurate, smoking weed doesn't disqualify you from a clearance. It can, but it's not automatic, and you might be okay depending on the job, clearance level, and time since you last did any illegal substance.

  • Ballots set on fire in three states as Election Day approaches
  • So it's really just one party's supporters make a false claim about the other party's supporters so that they can justify doing the made up bad act as well, they do the bad act, and the party whose supporters did not commit that crime continue not committing that crime.

  • Robert Downey Jr. Bans Hollywood From Creating Digital Replica: I Will Sue
  • Impersonators, assuming you're talking about the ones on the street, typically fall under parody and are therefore fair use. Some also do pay licensing fees for their portrayals. Just sort of depends on the situation.

  • Bernie Sanders to voters skipping presidential election over Israel: ‘Trump is even worse’
  • Whereas, and forgive me if I'm mistakenly assuming you're advocating not voting for Harris, your worldview is just defeating. Every candidate but Harris will ensure that Palestinian suffering increases. Not voting will deny Harris a vote, therefore necessarily increase the odds of someone else winning and Palestinian suffering increasing. Palestinians are saying to vote for Harris. Votjng for a third party (all choices there, by the way, either actively endorse Trump (RFK Jr.) or are funded by Russia (Stein) so supports the genocide of Ukrainians) remove a vote for Harris and increase the odds of Palestinian suffering increasing. There is no scenario where if you're an American citizen you can be a neutral bystander.

    At this point, if you don't vote for Harris, you're voting for ethnic cleansing and genocide, quite possibly at home as well as abroad.

  • Furor over Washington Post’s decision to not endorse presidential candidate: ‘Stab in the back’, ‘dying in darkness’
  • Said it in another post, but my main reason for keeping NYT is for their war and science reporting. There's only a handful of decent outfits to get quality reporting on global conflict: Bellingcat, NYT, and War Nerd, among others. NYT probably has the best funding so they have a pretty far reach. I can't think of another outfit that is actively reporting on Sudan, Bangladesh, Côte d'Ivoire, Central America, and a whole host of other areas.

  • LA Times Planned 'Case Against Trump' Series Alongside Kamala Harris Endorsement Before Owner Quashed It | Exclusive
  • https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/30/opinion/editorials/kamala-harris-2024.html

    I don't love the Times editorial/opinion boards but they're hardly the same as WaPo and the L.A. Times. They also happen to be one of the only places to get decent coverage of global conflicts, along with Bellingcat and War Nerd. They should absolutely make significant changes in their, frankly, shit tier Gaza coverage. They're also reporting on increasing attacks against the LGBTQ+ community in the Ivory Coast.

    https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/25/world/africa/ivory-coast-lgbtq.html

    And secret prisons in Bangladesh, where prisoners are tortured and disappeared.

    https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/17/world/asia/bangladesh-disappeared.html

    And (like everyone else) that Israel killed Lebanese journalists. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/25/world/middleeast/israel-strike-lebanon-journalists.html

    They also featured firsthand accounts by doctors and a teacher of the horrors of IDF intentionally targeting children.

    https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/10/09/opinion/gaza-doctor-interviews.html

    https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/08/opinion/gaza-teacher-students-school.html

    So yes, NYT has awful coverage of Israel's ongoing genocide in Gaza. Institutions are complicated and agenda-driven. They also have better coverage of conflicts in the rest of the world than most news outlets.

    They also, unlike the Post and L.A. Times, actually picked a side, which is what's specifically relevant to this post.

  • Trump, 78, says Obama, 63, is ‘exhausted’ and ‘looks old’
  • It's a sport where you can walk, talk, and do a sport. Decent way to get very moderate exercise while also doing work. I can see why it's popular. My guess is most presidents (except Trump) who golf do so to get outside for a bit in a secluded area while working given the job is nonstop.

  • Florida Republican Demands Hurricane Aid She Tried to Block
  • Assuming we're just talking about a kid being picky/fussy/cranky and there's not some broader abuse or medical issue at play, then healthwise, sure. But there's other factors at play. Kids need to eat to grow. You also want the kids to start embracing good habits and shying away from bad ones, which sometimes means doing things they don't want to at times they don't want to.

    Kids also don't always fully understand the signals their bodies are sending their brains and can get confused. So they actually are hungry, but their lack of energy and confusion (and just general preferences) mean saying they don't want to eat. In a situation like that, having the kid skip a meal actually makes the problem worse. There's other reasons too, but you get the idea.

  • AOC launches effort to impeach Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito
    www.theguardian.com AOC launches effort to impeach Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito

    Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s salvo seeks accountability over conservative supreme court justices’ ethics controversies

    AOC launches effort to impeach Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito
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    W.H.O. Declares Global Emergency Over New Mpox Outbreak
    www.nytimes.com W.H.O. Declares Global Emergency Over New Mpox Outbreak

    The epidemic is concentrated in the Democratic Republic of Congo, but the virus has now appeared in a dozen other African countries.

    W.H.O. Declares Global Emergency Over New Mpox Outbreak
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    Boeing Starliner launches for the first time carrying NASA astronauts to the ISS
    www.cnbc.com Boeing Starliner launches for the first time carrying NASA astronauts to the ISS

    Boeing launched its first Starliner flight with astronauts on Wednesday, beginning a crucial final flight test of the long-delayed spacecraft.

    Boeing Starliner launches for the first time carrying NASA astronauts to the ISS
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    US paused weapons shipment to Israel amid concern over Rafah, senior US official says
    www.theguardian.com US paused weapons shipment to Israel amid concern over Rafah, senior US official says

    Official says final decision has not been made on shipment of thousands of bombs, which was halted amid review of the transfer of weapons

    US paused weapons shipment to Israel amid concern over Rafah, senior US official says

    >The official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said that as Israeli leaders seemed to approach a decision on a Rafah incursion, “we began to carefully review proposed transfers of particular weapons to Israel that might be used in Rafah” beginning in April.

    >“As a result of that review, we have paused one shipment of weapons last week. It consists of 1,800 2,000lb bombs and 1,700 500lb bombs,” the official said, according to Reuters. The Associated Press and Agence France-Presse reported similar comments from a senior US official.

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    Top Israeli spy chief exposes his true identity in online security lapse
    www.theguardian.com Top Israeli spy chief exposes his true identity in online security lapse

    Exclusive: Yossi Sariel unmasked as head of Unit 8200 and architect of AI strategy after book written under pen name reveals his Google account

    Top Israeli spy chief exposes his true identity in online security lapse
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    UN Security Council resolution calls for Gaza ceasefire
    www.bbc.co.uk UN Security Council passes resolution calling for Gaza ceasefire

    The measure passes after the US refrains from using its veto, in a shift from its previous position.

    UN Security Council passes resolution calling for Gaza ceasefire

    >UN Security Council passes resolution calling for an "immediate ceasefire" in Gaza, as US shifts position by abstaining from vote

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    US says UFO sightings likely secret military tests
    www.bbc.co.uk US says UFO sightings likely secret military tests

    Researchers say they found "no evidence" that the US government had interactions with aliens.

    US says UFO sightings likely secret military tests
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    Five SAS soldiers arrested in UK on suspicion of alleged war crimes in Syria
    www.theguardian.com Five SAS soldiers arrested in UK on suspicion of alleged war crimes in Syria

    SAS has been actively deployed in Syria for the past decade, engaged in the fight against Islamic State

    Five SAS soldiers arrested in UK on suspicion of alleged war crimes in Syria

    >Five members of the SAS have been arrested by British military police on suspicion of allegedly committing war crimes while on operations in Syria.

    >The Ministry of Defence said it would not comment directly on the investigation but defence sources indicated that reports of the arrests, which had been circulating in military circles for some time, were accurate.

    >An MoD spokesperson said: “We hold our personnel to the highest standards and any allegations of wrongdoing are taken seriously. Where appropriate, any criminal allegations are referred to the service police for investigation.”

    >Details around the arrests remain limited but the SAS has been actively deployed in Syria for the past decade, engaged in the fight against Islamic State and supporting the Syrian Democratic Forces.

    >It is not certain that any of the arrests will result in a prosecution, and war crimes convictions of British soldiers are exceptionally rare. But the arrests come at a time when the activities of the SAS in Afghanistan are separately coming under scrutiny in a public inquiry examining claims that 80 Afghans were summarily killed by the unit.

    >Based in Hereford, the elite force typically operates in absolute secrecy and is ready to conduct risky missions behind the lines and in locations where the UK does not formally acknowledge a military presence.

    >Government ministers and officials decline to comment on its activities, even off the record, a practice introduced from the 1980s. Its most senior officer, the director of special forces, is only accountable to the defence secretary and the prime minister.

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    Explosive device detonated outside Alabama attorney general’s office
    www.theguardian.com Explosive device detonated outside Alabama attorney general’s office

    Steve Marshall, the state’s attorney general, says no staff or personnel injured by explosion in Montgomery on Saturday

    Explosive device detonated outside Alabama attorney general’s office

    >Alabama’s attorney general on Monday said that an explosive device had been detonated outside his offices over the weekend in the state’s capital city of Montgomery.

    >“Thankfully, no staff or personnel were injured by the explosion. The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency will be leading the investigation, and we are urging anyone with information to contact them immediately,” the attorney general, Steve Marshall, said in a statement.

    >The explosion occurred early on Saturday morning.

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    Reddit files to list IPO on NYSE under the ticker RDDT
    www.cnbc.com Reddit files to list IPO on NYSE under the ticker RDDT

    Reddit's debut will mark the first major tech initial public offering of the year and the first social media IPO since Pinterest went public in 2019.

    Reddit files to list IPO on NYSE under the ticker RDDT

    >Social media company Reddit filed its IPO prospectus with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday after a yearslong run-up. The company plans to trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol “RDDT.”

    >Reddit said it had $804 million in annual sales for 2023, up 20% from the $666.7 million it brought in the previous year, according to the filing.

    >The company said it has incurred net losses since its inception. It reported a net loss of $90.8 million for the year ended Dec. 31, 2023, compared to a net loss of $158.6 million the year prior.

    >Its market debut, expected in March, will mark the first major tech initial public offering of the year. It’s the first social media IPO since Pinterest went public in 2019.

    >Reddit first filed a confidential draft of its public offering prospectus with the Securities and Exchange Commission in December 2021.

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    Footballer Dani Alves guilty of sexual assault
    www.bbc.com Footballer Dani Alves guilty of sexual assault

    Former Barcelona footballer Dani Alves found guilty of nightclub sexual assault and sentenced to four years and six months in jail

    Footballer Dani Alves guilty of sexual assault
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    ‘America Is Under Attack’: Inside the Anti-D.E.I. Crusade
    www.nytimes.com ‘America Is Under Attack’: Inside the Anti-D.E.I. Crusade

    The backlash against “wokeism” has led a growing number of states to ban D.E.I. programs at public universities. Thousands of emails and other documents reveal the playbook — and grievances — behind one strand of the anti-D.E.I. campaign.

    ‘America Is Under Attack’: Inside the Anti-D.E.I. Crusade
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    Greenland losing 30m tonnes of ice an hour, study reveals
    www.theguardian.com Greenland losing 30m tonnes of ice an hour, study reveals

    Total is 20% higher than thought and may have implications for collapse of globally important north Atlantic ocean currents

    Greenland losing 30m tonnes of ice an hour, study reveals
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