Kurt Walters

Long gone

Fascinating, thanks!

New way of teaching Columbus: Putting him on trial for murder For decades, every American kid in a schoolyard has known Christopher Columbus as the...

Ah got it. Presumably the pardon was before trial began? Only references to "trial" I can find are about schools and other groups doing modern-day mock trials as a teaching tool, eg this: www.sfgate.com/news/article...

Was looking for a cite about the conviction to see what the charges/findings/etc were and having trouble finding one. Any chance you have a good link?

It's a memorable story! And also seems so true to form you have to assume it went down that way, haha

Didn't he pull some "Don't you know who I am?" type of move, too?

Honestly, a travesty

Context?

I'm old enough to remember when "everyone knew" that Section 18 rulemaking at the FTC is impossibly onerous. Thankfully, the members of the Commission didn't listen—and used Section 18 to issue this rule.

My paper with more (including a call for a rule on junk fees): papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

Thomson Reuters Wins First Major AI Copyright Case in the US The Thomson Reuters decision has big implications for the battle between generative AI companies and rightsholders.

Thomson Reuters has won the first major AI copyright case in the US. The decision has big implications for the battle between generative AI companies and rightsholders.

Kiah was one of the best people I ever met. Absolutely devastating and a horrible loss for the world.

Comparing the value of community benefit and Tax-Exemption in non-profit hospitals - PubMed The amount of community benefits and charity care provided by non-profits varied substantially across non-profit hospitals. Establishing minimum requirements for non-profit hospitals or publicly ranki...

FWIW, 86% of nonprofit hospitals provide less in charity care than the value of the tax exemption: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33966271/

And, as the report you cited states, nonprofit hospitals act in most respects in "like any other profit-maximizing businesses."

The murder rate is way down:

While we're at it does anyone know of a variation of @bsky.app's Best of Follows feed that stays chronological? It might beat out Quiet Posters if it had that. Is there a way to fork existing feeds with our own mods?

I have genuinely no idea who @why.bsky.team is, but their feeds are fire. Quiet Posters (link below) from them is my #1 feed. Both are about cutting out the incentive for people to get more visibility by overposting junk.

Highly recommend the "Latest from Follows" feed:

Precisely 1 post from each account you follow.

bsky.app/profile/did:...

Ranked choice voting retained in Alaska after final ballot count The ballot measure to repeal ranked choice voting and open primaries was on track to fail by 664 votes.

Wow. Ranked choice voting survives repeal effort in Alaska by 664 votes

www.adn.com/politics/202...

"You do not need to take the reader through your lengthy journey to clarity"

but I'll feel so lonely

FTC Proposes New Protections to Combat AI Impersonation of Individuals The Federal Trade Commission is seeking public comment on a supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking that would prohibit th

Excited to see the FTC finalize its first brand-new Section 18 consumer protection rule in 40 years: www.ftc.gov/news-events/...