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Big Boi - Vicious Lies and Dangerous Rumours

A second solo set that’s bold of ambition, but flawed of execution.




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Panjabi MC - The Raj

The UK producer’s 10th studio album stamps his authority over his peers.




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Digitisation, sustainability and the cloud – The printing and labelling evolution continues

Printing and Labelling Technology Report

Manufacturing & Logistics IT Magazine spoke with leading analysts, vendors and associations about current developments within the printing and labelling technology marketplace about recent developments and what to look out for over the next year or two.




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John Kerry's Big Screen Test

In the newly crowded nexus of film and politics, instead of trying to compete with summer movies, politicians seem to be starring in them.




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Prosus Gains $2 Billion on Swiggy Investment with IPO Value




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The Biden administration is planning to eliminate medical debt from credit reports of millions of Americans. What could this mean for you?




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President Biden Signs Executive Order To End the Use of Private For-Profit Prisons

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Philadelphia County Prison
In an important move that returns federal government policy to the Obama era, today President Biden signed an executive order calling on the Department of Justice to ends its use of private prisons.  While this executive order does not end federal government reliance on for-profit immigration detention centers, it does require that no future contracts with private prison operators be entered into between the federal government and private prison corporations CoreCivic, GEO Group and others.  Use of the executive order to end private for-profit prison reliance has proven difficult politically as Obama ended their use before the 2016 election, but once Trump entered the White House, he rescinded the policy and made robust use of private prisons for federal prisoners as well as immigration detention.

This executive order, while lauded as a positive step in addressing mass incarceration and systemic racism, will not permanently end its practice.  Legislation outlawing private prisons would be a more permanent solution.  Or, a judicial pronouncement that private for-profit incarceration is unconstitutional would effectively end the use of private prisons as well.  An Arizona 501(c)(3), Abolish Private Prisons, has filed a lawsuit in Arizona federal district court on behalf of inmates housed in private prison facilities, arguing that for-profit incarceration is unconstitutional under the 13th, 14th and 8th amendments as well as a violation of the non-delegation doctrine.  The lawsuit Nielsen v. Shinn is currently pending in Arizona federal court.  

The complaint filed by plaintiffs, together with the Government motion to dismiss, the plaintiff's motion in opposition and the Government's reply can all be viewed here








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BIDEN V. TRUMP II: WHO IS GENERAL JOHN KELLY & WHY DOES HE CONDEMN TRUMP?


Donald Trump's longest serving and hand-picked Chief of Staff, Four Star Marine General John Kelley, recently confirmed that Trump called those serving in the military "suckers" and those making the ultimate sacrifice for our nation and our freedom "losers." These comments now confirmed through numerous sources prove Trump's unfitness for office. Some background:

During the June 27 debate Joe Biden stated directly to Trump's face:

I was recently . . . in France for D-Day, and I spoke . . .  about those heroes that died. I went to the . . . World War I cemetery he refused to go to. He was standing with his four-star general, and he told him – he said, I don’t want to go in there because they’re a bunch of losers and suckers. My son was not a loser. He was not a sucker. You’re the sucker. You’re the loser.

Donald Trump offered only lies in response--lies so brazen that his story borders on incoherent. First, Trump claimed it was a "made-up" quote and demanded that Biden apologize. But then he claimed he fired the general who confirmed the quote. In fact, Kelly stepped down amidst praise from Trump that he was a great guy and "very special." Apparently, Trump knows the quote was not made up.

In fact, Trump's own hand-picked Chief of Staff and four star Marine General John Kelly now confirms that the quote is accurate and that Donald Trump called our combat veterans "suckers" and our war dead "losers." (See above video). These quotes originally surfaced in an Atlantic. article in 2020. Trump promptly denied the statements. Kelly offers clear proof of more Trump lies.

We know Trump ran away from military service in Viet Nam claiming he suffered from bone spurs, proving his cowardice and his true attitude about military service--its for "suckers" and "losers."  Trump thinks he deserves immunity from serving his nation.

Trump's debate lies and disrespect for those willing to fight for our freedom makes him unfit for office and the GOP needs to find a new nominee for President.




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THE TRUMP/VANCE ASSAULT ON EVERYONE'S BIRTHRIGHT CITIZENSHIP


 Donald Trump promises to sign an Executive Order on day one of his new term abolishing Birthright Citizenship. This will trigger litigation thar promises to land in Trump's Supreme Court for final adjudication, Assuming Trump prevails there, the GOP already introduced a Bill to abolish Birthright Citizenship legislatively. JD Vance co-sponsored that Bill. This amounts to an historically unprecedented assault on virtually every American's Citizenship. 

Under Birthright Citizenship proof of birth in the US, via a birth certificate for example, suffices to prove citizenship. The Fourteenth Amendment secures this clear and easy path to Citizenship for all Americans born here, and so operated over the last 156 years. 

With the abolition of Birthright Citizenship no American will qualify for Birthright citizenship without additional proof of parental citizenship. You read that correctly, nearly every voter will face new evidentiary burdens to prove citizenship. Under the GOP approach we will all need to prove the legitimacy of our parents' citizenship.

The Vance sponsored Constitutional Citizenship Clarification Act, introduced on June 5, 2024, purports on its face to totally and instantly abolish Birthright Citizenship.  According to one co-sponsor's website the Act will:

Notably, the Act proposed by Vance includes no limitation on this "clarification" of who enjoys citizenship and who does not. The Act includes no limitation on retroactive effect and lacks any express limitation providing for prospective impact only. The Constitution only proscribes retroactive criminal sanctions The intent of the Act is to correct errors in prior interpretations of the scope of the Fourteenth Amendment. 

More broadly, the GOP assault on virtually everyone's citizenship seeks to maximize the power of the next Trump Administration to round-up citizens, as discussed in my prior blog post. As such, this amounts to the greatest power-grab of rights over American citizens in history.

 




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Knox pedals to historic mountain biking win

They are the first all boys school to take out the NSW mountain biking title — but now they have set their sights on winning at Nationals.




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Follow path for best bite

Yellow Brick Cafe has been a local stalwart since it opened in 2014.




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Loadsman prepares for big weekend on The Voice

Former Elizabeth Macarthur High School student Andrew Loadsman has progressed to the final eight as a contestant on The Voice, and will fight for a place in the top four on Sunday night.




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Six arrested in $3m cannabis bust

POLICE seized nearly 1000 cannabis plants in two simultaneous raids at industrial premises at Brookvale and Cromer this morning with six men taken into custody over the $3m haul.




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Teen sets big goal

Young prodigy Nathan Tohme is a name to look out for in the world of football.




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The mainstream media was 2024’s other big loser. Is there any path forward? |Opinion




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Big oil firms knew of dire effects of fossil fuels as early as 1950s, memos show




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Improving Steam Client stability on Linux: setenv and multithreaded environments - TTimo's blog




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The Big Wait




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Matthew Bird - Audio Decomposition




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Binary vector embeddings are so cool




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microsoft/BitNet: Official inference framework for 1-bit LLMs




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10% Off Silk Heatless Hair Curler | Get Big, Bouncy Curls




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How I ship projects at big tech companies | sean goedecke

Shipping is really hard and you have to make it your main priority Shipping doesn’t mean deploying code, it means making your leadership team happy




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La ONU avala el filme catalán de animación ‘Mariposas negras’ contra el cambio climático

Después de una larga investigación, el documentalista David Baute llega a una conclusión. “A estas alturas ya no podemos ir con muchos paños calientes”, dice. via Pocket




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django-bird

This is another Django components library, similar to Django Cotton but much more simple. I am not sure how performant it is.




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How to Delegate Effectively as Your Responsibility Grows - Hit Subscribe




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How to delegate effectively as your responsibility grows | Hacker News




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Trump builds hawkish team with Rubio and Waltz tipped for top jobs | Trump administration | The Guardian




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Report: President-Elect Donald Trump Considering Marco Rubio as Secretary of State

President-elect Donald Trump is considering tapping Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) as secretary of state, according to the New York Times.

The post Report: President-Elect Donald Trump Considering Marco Rubio as Secretary of State appeared first on Breitbart.




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Exclusive — Speaker Johnson Orders Entire Biden Administration to Preserve and Retain All Records and Documents

House Speaker Mike Johnson on Tuesday ordered the entire administration of President Joe Biden to preserve all records and communications in the waning days of the outgoing Democrat administration as former President Donald Trump’s team prepares to take over.

The post Exclusive — Speaker Johnson Orders Entire Biden Administration to Preserve and Retain All Records and Documents appeared first on Breitbart.




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Live: Debbie Gibson Acoustic Youth Tour Closes in Chicago

It was a special night of songs and storytelling as Debbie Gibson closed out her Acoustic Youth tour in Chicago on Monday, October 28, 2024.




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Quick Flicks: Todd Rundgren and Billy Preston

In this edition of Quick Flicks we screen a new live release from Todd Rundgren and a documentary about the career of Billy Preston.




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Verizon Phishing Scam - Verizon wireless online bill.

Your Verizon Wireless bill from the IRS. Wow, they must be serious about collecting the outstanding amount, because they called fridaysug85 to do the collection!




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Standard Bank Phishing Scam - Debit Order Authorization

A Liberty Life Debit Order Authorization from Microsoft, via Standard Bank. This is enough to make anyone confused. Clearly these phishing scammers did not think this one through.




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R.C.H.A. Stock Market Spam - This bioceutical will at least double

Stock market spammers still trying to push this stock.




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De 7 meestgemaakte fouten bij een gebruiksvriendelijke website [+ tips]

Je website is in deze tijd vaak de plek waar potentiële klanten een eerste indruk van je krijgen. En zoals ze zeggen: de eerste indruk is enorm belangrijk. Een gebruiksvriendelijke website kan het verschil maken tussen een klant die bij jou blijft of verder zoekt naar een concurrent. Helaas worden er nog steeds veel fouten […]




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Koorts? Houd net als Schiphol Group vinger aan de pols bij je medewerkers

Piep, piep, piep… hoor je dat? Het is de hartslag van je organisatie. Hoe gaat het met jouw medewerkers – zitten ze in het juiste ritme, of voelt het ergens wat gespannen aan? Tijdens Employee Experience Event zat ik op het puntje van mijn stoel bij Schiphols sessie over luisteren – en dan niet die […]




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Here’s how to have a snowmobiling adventure in Colorado

Whether it’s your first time on a snowmobile or you’re ready to explore the wilderness on your own machine, there are plenty of opportunities to ride across the snow in Colorado.





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Mike Tyson debuts special cannabis gummies in Colorado because he can’t sell edible ears

Mike Tyson’s new line of boxing glove-shaped cannabis gummies launched exclusively in Colorado this week, and the reason why might come as a surprise.




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Cannabis on the mind: Study finds connection between sleep, memory and marijuana use

As public support for marijuana decriminalization grows, new research is shedding light on the drug’s impact on sleep and memory.






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Ballmer kondigt vertrek bij Microsoft aan

Steve Ballmer zal als CEO opstappen bij Microsoft. De wel erg enthousiaste baas van het techbedrijf vindt het tijd voor vernieuwing in de organisatie en die vernieuwing moet door een verse CEO worden begeleid. Ballmer lag onder vuur gezien de tegenvallende resultaten de laatste tijd.




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The Cure Score Big Hit With 'Songs Of A Lost World'

The Cure's long-awaited, critically acclaimed new album, Songs Of A Lost World, their first new release in 16 years




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BitDefender Internet Security Review

Read our take on BitDefender Internet Security 2008




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California voters reject 2 housing-affordability measures

By Megan Myscofski

Californians voted on two housing-related measures Tuesday — Propositions 5 and 33 — and rejected both, according to respective Associated Press race calls. Still, many voters cited affordability as a major issue in the state. 

Proposition 33 would’ve rolled back state-wide restrictions on rent control. Proposition 5 would’ve made it easier for local governments to approve bonds for affordable housing, among other projects. 

Mary-Beth Moylan is a law professor at the University of the Pacific. She said the rejection is a sign voters think lawmakers should solve the problem. 

“Maybe the messaging is — we want there to be changes, we want there to be more affordable housing,” she said. “But we want the Legislature to figure out how to do it on its own and not involve the voters.”

But she added that could be bad news for local officials tasked with addressing affordability in their communities. 

“The fact that these two measures didn't pass means that those people will not have, really, the tools that they need to get anything done,” she said. 

Moylan said attack ads probably played a large part in the no votes, too. 

“There were effective campaigns that had people not really understanding what both of them would do and what the consequences of them would be,” she said. 

She also said that when voters don’t understand a measure, they tend to vote it down. 

“Which I'm not saying is a bad thing,” she added. “Because we probably shouldn't be voting for things that we don't understand.” 

Either way, Moylan said that voters didn’t see these as viable solutions to California’s housing affordability problem.





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Opinion: Colorado’s schools fail students with disabilities using hidden suspensions to keep them home

When paraprofessionals miss a day of work, the children they ordinarily support are sent home or kept out of school altogether. This is not just unacceptable -- it’s a crisis. And some of Colorado’s most vulnerable students are the victims.




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Letters: Denver does not need Ball Arena development and Kroenke doesn’t need another billion dollars

"Please, Mr. Kroenke. You have your 124,000 playground ranch and billions in cash. Can't we have some space? How much money do you need?"