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Why did a former Jets wide receiver become a police officer? It starts with his heart

Why did a former Jets wide receiver become a police officer? It starts with his heart www.nytimes.com/athletic/679...

Once Again, a Newfoundland Town Rescues Stranded Passengers

The great people of Gander Newfoundland come through again:

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The most important thing to remember about all this fantasy-engineering of the Constitution is Madison's warning: If we suck as a people, no clever constitutional schemes will save us.

Opinion | Incompetence Isn’t an Upgrade Over D.E.I.

Incompetence Isn’t an Upgrade Over D.E.I. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/o...

very important article!!

Pundits and experts who try to understand him & anticipate what he might do in the future need to focus on this personality trait that drives all of his decisions.

He is one of the worst narcissists we have had in history. Everything is about him & how he wants people to see him. Very predictable.

The proper term is "less lethal" as in, less likely to kill, but can still kill. Critical to know for training.

There is no weapon or use of force technique that is "less than" lethal as minor wrestling, holding, pushing, or grabbing certain people can result in the death of either party involved.

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US office that counters foreign disinformation is being eliminated Conservative critics have long accused the State Department’s Counter Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference Hub of helping to censor the American right.

US office that counters foreign disinformation is being eliminated

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Flint study links community engagement with lower crime rates - Spartan Newsroom VIOLENCE STUDY: Use of community-engaged Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design strategies helped reduce violent crime and gun violence in a part of central Flint, according to a new study. Suc...

Flint study links community engagement with lower crime rates

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Didn't he say this the last time and it turned out not to be true?

Tesla recalls, exploding Space-X rockets, Twitter down, and someone doesn't really understand that business and government are very different things.

Yes, let this guy run the federal government. What could possibly go wrong?

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If Baer asked, "So he has a higher IQ than you?"

Trump would say: "No"

Trump is such a narcissist that he can't be told anyone is smarter or better than him.

If the media went on about Elon being smarter than Trump, that would end the relationship.

Narcissists hate anyone better than them.

All of his previous falling outs have come about because someone was smarter, more of an expert, or more competent than him.

To the extreme narcissist, this is unforgivable. They don't think anyone else. Their insecurities destroy any relationship w/ anyone who might be better than them in any way.

Nobody will listen to this because it seems ridiculous, but:

The best way to break a relationship between Trump and anyone is to use his narcissistic personality disorder.

A front page NYT article & a few media outlets saying that Elon is "much smarter" than Trump would do it.

The Wiretap: An Amazon Copycat, An $80 Million Crime, And An Airbnb Faker–Pig Butchering Is Out Of Control Pig butchering is netting criminals millions and the scammers are everywhere, from Tinder to Airbnb.

🚨 NEW 🚨 A man sold a cabin, borrowed $1m from family and friends, and raided his own savings to set up a store on what appeared to be a Japanese Amazon rival.

Turned out pig butchers who stole the face of a South Korean actress were scamming him.

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This would be very helpful

The Real User Interface: Recovering Our Neighborhoods Although the technological forces driving us apart are powerful, the forces needed to hold us together are right in front of us.

The Real User Interface: Recovering Our Neighborhoods www.afterbabel.com/p/the-real-u...

Community policing can and should be a part of these efforts.

G as in Gnu, K as in Knife, T as in Tsunami, X as in Xylophone...

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10 Breakthrough Technologies 2025 What will really matter in the long run? That’s the question we tackle each year as we compile this annual list.

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This article is worth reading and may point to some of the issues that the Las Vegas Cyber Truck Bomber could have been dealing with.

More research is needed on brain injuries in the military, and we need to do more to protect those who serve.

The LA Times photo desk, which is doing incredible work covering these brutal fires, has set up a Bluesky account that is among the newest ones we have verified. They are well worth following right now. @latimesphotos.bsky.social

Just tried Google. Doesn't seem to work :(

Satos are great dogs, and yours reminds me a lot of our last. Our girl was named Tai (pronounced like tie) by the woman who found her in PR.

Our last trip to the shelter to pick up just one Sato ended up with two dogs - couldn't separate the sisters. Isabella (AKA Izzy) & Mariana