What an awesome resource. Heavy on science & nature reporting, but how could any editor not take a pitch on “Sea Otter Surrogacy Pairs Childless Otters with Orphan Pups."
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#BREAKING Transcripts from grand jury proceedings that led to the "Broadview Six" indictment have been made public.
Here is the first, from Oct. 9: www.documentcloud.org/documents/28...
This may have implications for the Trump administration's unlawful persecution of Rhode Island Hospital for treating transgender minors. DOJ has conducted this "investigation" from Texas to get the assistance of a lunatic MAGA judge. But it's not at all clear DOJ can charge the hospital in Texas.
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They came here fleeing persecution; rather than give them refuge, Marco Rubio’s state department will send them to die in countries they’ve never been to. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/11/w...
Some really crazy cases in here
- cop looked up ex-girlfriend and family in Flock 100+ times
- cop stalked wife giving "test" as reason
- cop searched one plate 395 times in 10 months; was later fired
Cops keep getting arrested for using Flock to stalk people
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"As with many community platforms, comment sections can occasionally drift away from productive discussion. For smaller teams, consider your staff’s capacity to moderate comment sections." Good seeing public sharing, but I can't think of an audience I'd like to reach less than your average Nextdoor.
Listening to Meta executives talk about AI investments led me to the same hypothesis. I think some very large companies are considering their targeted ad business an AI business to an extent, and one indicator of how true that may be is looking particularly at Oracle (TikTok).
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The Supreme Court's third AND FINAL decision is Abouammo v. U.S., holding that a defendant charged with falsifying records must be tried where the falsification occurred under the Sixth Amendment. Unanimous, per Kagan. www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25p...
JUST IN: "The Court authorizes the release of the Grand Jury Transcripts from 10/9/2025, 10/16/2025, and 10/23/2025 …."
Stay tuned.
If AI accounts for only 20% of data center use, why is it the justification for nearly every new data center? I did the math and suspect Big Tech is using AI as a cover for unpopular uses like surveillance advertising.
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Missouri Business Alert tried Nextdoor for News for a year, here’s what we learned. rjionline.org/news/how-to-...
