“The MAGA crowd is made of dumb people — like, SUPER dumb people. And they fall for it.”
For my @wired.com feature debut, I talked to Sam, a guy who made thousands of dollars on Instagram by scamming MAGA men with Emily Hart, an AI generated, Trump-loving influencer. www.wired.com/story/ai-gen...
Today's edition of Pressing Issues is by my @freepress.bsky.social colleague @timkarr.bsky.social
The ultimate success of Hungary's independent media "deserves recognition, and their methods should provide a model for media in other countries seeking to beat back the threat of authoritarian rule."
Feeling bad for the two reporters who felt the need to pitch this in an editorial meeting.
The Monterey County Sheriff's Office is investigating the suspicious death of a woman in the Ventana Wilderness area of Los Padres National Forest.
Read more: www.ksbw.com/article/suspicious-death...
Exclusive: The acting director of the CDC has delayed publication of a report showing the covid-19 vaccine cut the likelihood of ER visits and hospitalizations for healthy adults last winter by about half, according to two scientists.
NEW: Trump accepted $37m worth of donated steel for his WH ballroom project from the Luxembourg-based company ArcelorMittal.
Days later, the WH made adjustments to Trump's tariffs that could benefit ArcelorMittal.
ON THIS DAY | Clint Eastwood was elected the 30th mayor of Carmel-by-the-Sea on April 8, 1986, a title he would hold until April 12, 1988.
Read more: www.ksbw.com/article/archives-1986-cl...
There it is—Dated Brent (i.e., spot) crude hits $144.46/bbl, a new all-time high.
UPDATE: A second Air Force combat plane crashed in the Persian Gulf region, and the lone pilot was safely rescued.
The A-10 Warthog went down near the Strait of Hormuz about the same time that an Air Force F-15E was shot down over Iran.
Ouch. Jet fuel.
www.ft.com/content/7181...
From Bloomberg: “The world’s most important price for real-world oil barrels surged above $140 on Thursday, the highest since 2008.
Dated Brent, the price of shipments bought and sold in the North Sea, reached $141.37, surpassing levels seen when Russia invaded Ukraine.”
#economy #energy #markets
"in 80% of the cases when participants chose to consult ChatGPT, they went with wrong answers without stopping to scrutinize them"
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A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck Santa Cruz County early Thursday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
Read more: www.ksbw.com/article/magnitude-49-ear...
I went back to capture what the astronauts said in full when the clock was stopped at T-10 minutes and they were asked if they were go for launch:
This is Victor. We are going for our families.
This is Christina. We are going for our teammates.
This is Jeremy. We are going for all humanity.
Happy ThinkGeek Remembrance Day to all who celebrate.
Truly the best
And this is with the largest battery storage site (Moss Landing) still being offline.
After 2 hours I’m finally at the door!
The line is officially around the block.
They’ve been open 50 minutes, I’m still 60 people back and the line behind me (photographed) is just as long as when I got here
The new owners are meeting the crowd, handing out cinnamon rolls for people waiting.
For the last day of Pavel’s original owner, the line is already down the block. #pacificgrove
A 3.7M earthquake off the coast of Santa Cruz this evening.
Unremarkable, except that it's 60 miles away from California's closest underwater volcano (Davidson Seamount)
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“It Was Time”: Dolores Huerta’s First Interview After “Devastating” Cesar Chavez Expose via Latino USA
As a result of Operation Midnight Hammer, Iran’s nuclear enrichment program was obliterated. There has been no efforts since then to try to rebuild their enrichment capability. The entrances to the underground facilities that were bombed have been buried and shuttered with cement. We continue to monitor for any early indicators on what position the current or any new leadership in Iran will take with regard to authorizing a nuclear weapons program.
Before the Senate intelligence committee this morning, DNI Tulsi Gabbard will testify that Iran made "no efforts" to restart its uranium enrichment program prior to the American and Israeli war.
So far, we’re seeing no major impacts at MRY, but could quickly change is this drags on. @ksbw.bsky.social will keep you posted.
President Trump told reporters Monday that one of his predecessors told him he wished he had been the one to bomb Iran.
It appears he did not speak to any of the four former presidents.
SCOOP: DOJ has waived policy requiring newly hired prosecutors to have least a year (more often 3 years) experience practicing law. As DOJ struggles to replace mass departures w/ qualified applicants, this move allows hiring straight out of law school. news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...
Photo of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs building (Stars and Stripes)
The Department of Veterans Affairs announced that it is dropping plans to scan 1 million old disability benefits questionnaires dating to 2010 to identify possible signs of fraud.
Read more:
www.stripes.com/veterans/202...
Department of Homeland Security leaders removed top privacy officers who objected to mislabeling government records to block their public release, WIRED has learned.
"Theoretical capability and observed usage by occupational category" a chart by Anthropic, showing that (in theory I guess) management, biz and finance, computers and math, architecture and engineering life & social sciences, the law, arts and media, sales and office & admin could all be using AI a lot but somehow aren't
I find this chart by Anthropic about theoretical vs. actual AI usage, from @pbump.com's latest newsletter, very funny, and I think it's worth explaining why, and also please push back on any of this if you disagree, as I may write about it in the future.
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