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Regardless of everything else about those decisions, Dolan getting into a trolling war with someone as savvy as the NYC mayor is a hilariously misguided move.
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Fukuyama: We have reached the end of history.
History: It's 2026, and an official branch of the Ukrainian armed forces is tweeting about how drone striking Andrew Tate while he's clout farming with the Russian military would be fun, but is sadly a war crime. Get bent old man.
"Government in the UK has traditionally rested on what Peter Hennessy termed the 'good chaps' theory, which assumes that well intentioned actors govern in the public interest."
Oh hell yes.
POV when you don't feel like cooking and pick up a roast chicken from the market on the way home
FYI: www.bbc.com/news/article... < article discusses toxicity to agriculture, waterways, wildlife, and humans, but I wish it said more about toxicity to pets. Either way, Big Flea is big mad...
Love the new Matariki postage stamps!
collectables.nzpost.co.nz/matariki2026...
That gross feeling you get after eating snack foods in the US, yeah so about that…
"Political speech by [Winston Peters] one of the country’s most senior, and recognised politicians recasts institutions as enemies, and then leaves comment ecologies, and online grievance economies to drive the charge upward, from disagreement into betrayal, capture, treason or criminality." #nzpol
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Pet owners have historically been advised they should treat cats and dogs as a preventative measure every month.
When James Dolan cancels the watch party outside MSG, we bring the watch party to you.
Thanks to the @nba.com, Knicks Game 4 is now playing on dozens of LinkNYC screens across our city.
LGK.
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Roberto Baldwin
Court holds Google liable for false claims in AI Overviews. Seems significant.
"A regular search engine just points to outside websites. But AI overviews generate 'independent, new, and substantive statements' by evaluating and combining content from various third-party sites" the-decoder
A German regional court has ruled that Google is directly liable for the content of its AI search overviews. According to the court, previous limited liability protections for search engine operators don't apply to AI overviews. In this case, Google's AI had falsely linked two publishers to fraud and made claims that didn't appear in any of the linked sources. The ruling could set a precedent for AI-generated content liability worldwide.
the-decoder.com
New Zealand, WHO, and the conversion of disinformation into foreign policy
www.linkedin.com/pulse/new-ze... (LinkedIn)
sanjanah.wordpress.com/2026/06/09/n... (WordPress)
#nzpol #WHO #Disinformation
Claes Holtzmann
Dr Sanjana Hattotuwa
New @bmj.com piece by me & @martinmckee.bsky.social on the need for the UK's public health institutions to prepare to speak up in the event of a populist government set on undermining our population's health protections.
The tea leaves aren't that mysterious.
www.bmj.com/content/393/...
my latest @consumerreports.org investigation is based on months of reporting and 120+ lab tests of popular snacks
over a third of the products had more additives / contaminants in 1 serving than what health agencies have identified as safe to consume daily 🧵 www.consumerreports.org/health/food-...
www.consumerreports.org
Tests by Consumer Reports and Yuka found high levels of additives and contaminants in popular products from Cheetos, Hostess, Jell-O, Kool-Aid, Takis, and more.
