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it would be a shame if we all posted pictures like this.

This was also a nightly observation in Chicago during Operation Midway Blitz. I’m so glad some reporting is out on it now.

Photo of a cuneiform tablet fragment shaped a bit like an irregular diamond. It preserves nearly 20 incomplete lines of text separated by a horizontal ruling

There's a broken cuneiform tablet from the Old Babylonian period, nearly 4,000 years ago, which preserves a tiny portion of a dialogue between two friends.

It feels a bit like the conversations I've been having for the past week, so I wanted to share it.

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Proud to be the 2,001st backer 😎 on @BackerKit Crowdfunding for Roll With History - Mini Museum + Fanroll Dice! www.backerkit.com/c/projects/m... Can't wait to get my dino dice!

Two times nothing is still nothing. #TeslaTakedown

A boy stands in a dark forest in front of an old lady who just doesn't look right and there are other figures to her in white in the background.

This week's WHITE MEAT horror recommendation is SATAN'S SLAVES (2017). Some movies are just plain scary. www.imdb.com/title/tt7076...

Highly recommend listening to the whole conversation. Platner is an extraordinary political communicator. I have rarely heard better.

I think Trump will endorse Paxton, so we'll probably never know.

Windows Weekly goes live from the ThreatLocker Conference.

@leolaporte.me and @richcampbell.bsky.social bring Microsoft and enterprise security analysis from the floor with @thurrott.bsky.social

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Grammarly's presentation of something they call Expert Review, including my name (plus Stephen King's, plus Mary Norris's), though to be sure I've never been contacted by Grammarly, much less compensated.

What in the absolute fuck is this.

If you're a military veteran at risk of foreclosure, NPR wants to hear from you The VA has abruptly ended the only low-interest, affordable loan modification option for thousands of vets who are behind on their mortgages. We want to hear your story.

Last year the VA abruptly ended the only low-interest, affordable loan modification option for thousands of vets who are behind on their mortgages. If you're a veteran who's been struggling because of this, we want to hear your story.

This is the way.

If they want me back they have to go fully Woke 2, sorry. Whole hog. I gotta be able to get an abortion there

American Cant | Defector Dante Alighieri thought he could write himself out of exile. In 1300, while serving on a governing committee in his beloved Florence, the poet was involved in a factional dispute among city leaders. T...

I read American Canto and I think it’s wonderful. haha jk

Tax targeting Gullah-Geechee landowners on Sapelo Island could force land loss The effort to reassess the Hogg Hummock property is the latest move that could force Gullah-Geechee descendants from Georgia island.

Gullah-Geechee descendants on Sapelo Island may be facing a massive property tax increase that could open the doors for developers to turn the island into a vacation spot for the rich

A meeting for property owners to give feedback is scheduled for today

Paging @lpotl.bsky.social We've got a new murderous cult story unfolding.

I swear Americans have the long term memory of a fucking cockroach.

Why did the original ACA bill, which offered a PRIVATE option to compete with insurance companies get revised, removing the public option and center the ACA around for-profit insurance?

BECAUSE REPUBLICANS wouldn't vote for it.

In the Hnited States Court of Appeals Far the Eleventh Circuit No. 23-12160 HM FLORIDA-ORL, LLC, Plaintiff-Appellee, versus GOVERNOR OF FLORIDA, et al., Defendants, SECRETARY OF THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION, Defendant-Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida D.C. Docket No. 6:23-cv-00950-GAP-LHP

Order of the Court 23-12160 ORDER: Appellant's renewed motion for partial stay of the district court's preliminary injunction pending rehearing en banc is GRANTED. The preliminary injunction issued by the district court is stayed, except as to Plaintiff HM Florida-ORL, LLC., pending disposition of this appeal by this Court sitting en banc. DAVID J. SMITH Clerk of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit ENTERED FOR THE COURT - BY DIRECTION

BREAKING: The Eleventh Circuit grants Florida’s request to limit the injunction against the anti-drag law to cover only Hamburger Mary’s of Orlando.

The preliminary injunction blocking all enforcement had been in place for nearly two-and-a-half years at this point. www.lawdork.com/p/florida-an...

Bumping this due to the horrible things that distracted us: If you would like to be able to have free speech in your own emails, your blog, your social etc., and you vote in RI, maybe look up Section 230 and if you agree getting rid of it is foolhardy, call Sen Whitehouse’s office voice mail today

Why Are So Many Top Apple Executives Leaving? | TWiT.TV On MacBreak Weekly, find out whether Apple's many executive departures signal trouble in Cupertino—or just business as usual.

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The People's Historian by Dave Zirin: 9780593473658 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books A biography of iconic radical historian Howard Zinn, examining his life and work as a progressive icon and thought leader through the story of the times that shaped him as well as the United States of...

Yesterday my book on Howard Zinn, "The People's Historian", out 8/26, was made available for preorder from the publisher's website. Preorders often determine how much stores `get behind a book so if ya like my work, or dig on Zinn, please consider an early buy. penguinrandomhouse.com/books/724993...

It’s Rotting Decorative Gourd Season, Motherfuckers I don’t know about you, but I can’t wait to get these decorative gourds the fuck out of my house. The clock expired on these goofy goose-necked bas...

"I don’t know about you, but I can’t wait to get these decorative gourds the fuck out of my house. The clock expired on these goofy goose-necked bastards about six weeks ago, but I pushed it, and shit got real on me."

A study on 1.7 million people in Hong Kong shows superior hybrid immunity to Covid in people who got vaccinated before infection vs. people who got infected first. "Our findings are a direct rebuttal to arguments for natural immunity," the authors write. doi.org/10.1016/j.va...

A goodly prize, fit for the devil’s grace!

So for anyone worried about this issue, @lorriecranor.bsky.social has written a book for young children (and their parents) that teaches them about privacy. It's sweet, and gives children the words to express their need for space to think and develop on their own. Check it out: privacypleasebook.com

Can you film ICE, Border Patrol during New Orleans immigration sweeps? Here's what to know. Raids and arrests are happening throughout the New Orleans area.

Generally, it is #legal to film law enforcement if they are in a public place within public view, said Scott Sternberg, a New Orleans-based First Amendment lawyer. Police also cannot stop you from filming, he said.

www.nola.com/news/new-orl...

New Orleans is getting ready

Hegseth refusing to hand over his phone to the IG investigation is a pretty big sign they're still using Signal to share classified military info.

Is TikTok a National Security Threat? An Ex-Spy Explains Why AI and Social Media Matter | TWiT.TV Intelligent Machines explores how AI-driven networks like TikTok are now front lines in information warfare, according to Dr. Anthony Vinci.

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