AAron Leckinger
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Just another liberal vegan in southern California. Dark in the daytime. #PHiSH #fz #Reds
Rep. Don Bacon was so appalled by the Trump administration's proposed Russia-Ukraine peace plan that he considered resigning in protest, the Nebraska Republican told Axios. www.axios.com/2025/11/25/d...
GOP Rep. Don Bacon weighed resignation over Trump's Russia-Ukraine peace plan
Rep. Don Bacon said he was "so angry" at Trump's proposed Ukraine plan that he "thought about" resigning in protest.
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November 26, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Rep. Don Bacon was so appalled by the Trump administration's proposed Russia-Ukraine peace plan that he considered resigning in protest, the Nebraska Republican told Axios. www.axios.com/2025/11/25/d...
The White House’s silence on how its health care plan deals with abortion is causing a headache for Republicans on Capitol Hill. www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
The big sticking point in the White House's health care proposal
For many GOP members, an expansion of abortion restrictions in Obamacare is a must-have in any tentative health care plan.
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November 26, 2025 at 12:11 PM
The White House’s silence on how its health care plan deals with abortion is causing a headache for Republicans on Capitol Hill. www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
Former Republican Arizona state legislator Austin Smith pleaded guilty Monday to what he previously called “ludicrous” charges that he personally forged more than 100 signatures on his petitions for reelection last year. azmirror.com/briefs/turni...
Turning Point leader, former GOP Rep pleads guilty to attempted election fraud | Arizona Mirror
Austin Smith election fraud guilty plea: Former GOP Rep admits forging 100+ signatures on ballot petitions in Arizona
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November 26, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Former Republican Arizona state legislator Austin Smith pleaded guilty Monday to what he previously called “ludicrous” charges that he personally forged more than 100 signatures on his petitions for reelection last year. azmirror.com/briefs/turni...
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Jesus christ.
1) "don't use this product this way" in the tos is not a defence against negligent design. That's like making a car that explodes when you go over the speed limit.
2) the fact that they put it in the tos proves they knew it could happen but decided to go to market anyway.
1) "don't use this product this way" in the tos is not a defence against negligent design. That's like making a car that explodes when you go over the speed limit.
2) the fact that they put it in the tos proves they knew it could happen but decided to go to market anyway.
November 26, 2025 at 7:31 AM
Jesus christ.
1) "don't use this product this way" in the tos is not a defence against negligent design. That's like making a car that explodes when you go over the speed limit.
2) the fact that they put it in the tos proves they knew it could happen but decided to go to market anyway.
1) "don't use this product this way" in the tos is not a defence against negligent design. That's like making a car that explodes when you go over the speed limit.
2) the fact that they put it in the tos proves they knew it could happen but decided to go to market anyway.
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OpenAI says they aren't liable for the suicide of a user their chat bot urged to kill himself because suicide is a violation of the TOS
Additionally, OpenAI argues its not liable because Raine, by using ChatGPT for self-harm, broke its terms of service
November 26, 2025 at 4:43 AM
OpenAI says they aren't liable for the suicide of a user their chat bot urged to kill himself because suicide is a violation of the TOS
Michael Burry, the investor who shot to fame for calling the housing crash before 2008, has launched a Substack newsletter after deregistering his hedge fund, aiming to lay out in detail his increasingly bearish thesis on artificial intelligence.
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Michael Burry launches newsletter to lay out his AI bubble views after deregistering hedge fund
"The Big Short" investor is capitalizing on the massive audience he's built on X, where 1.6 million followers have long parsed his cryptic posts.
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November 26, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Michael Burry, the investor who shot to fame for calling the housing crash before 2008, has launched a Substack newsletter after deregistering his hedge fund, aiming to lay out in detail his increasingly bearish thesis on artificial intelligence.
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Congress voted on as many censure measures last week as it did during all of the 118th Congress. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
After a week of reprimands, some in Congress are having second thoughts
Censures were historically rare rebukes against lawmakers. But members of the House are increasingly using them in ways their peers say are political.
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November 26, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Congress voted on as many censure measures last week as it did during all of the 118th Congress. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
A coalition of 19 attorneys general and two governors on Tuesday sued the Trump administration over policy changes that would place new conditions on and significantly cut funding for permanent housing for people experiencing homelessness. www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
20 states sue the Trump administration over cuts to homeless permanent housing funding
A coalition of attorneys general and governors filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration's new conditions and cuts to a Department of Housing and Urban Development permanent housing program.
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November 26, 2025 at 11:37 AM
A coalition of 19 attorneys general and two governors on Tuesday sued the Trump administration over policy changes that would place new conditions on and significantly cut funding for permanent housing for people experiencing homelessness. www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
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I remain convinced DOGE was a massive, planetary scale data exfiltration scheme and that Palantir has it all now
Musk's people infiltrated the GSA technology arm early on and demanded root-level access to computer systems, trying to circumvent normal security procedures. Here's one example where they pushed so hard they forced someone to resign rather than give in.
Why did they do this?
Why did they do this?
Musk Ally Demands Admin Access to System That Lets Government Text the Public
A worker resigned in protest rather than giving Thomas Shedd access to Notify.gov, which they said would allow him to see "all personally identifiable information moving through the Notiy system, incl...
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November 26, 2025 at 4:37 AM
I remain convinced DOGE was a massive, planetary scale data exfiltration scheme and that Palantir has it all now
A Canadian government-commissioned Deloitte health care report that cost one province nearly $1.6 million contains potentially AI-generated errors, marking the second country this year to allege the consulting firm’s fact-checking shortcomings. fortune.com/2025/11/25/d...
Deloitte allegedly cited AI-generated research in a million-dollar report for a Canadian provincial government | Fortune
In a healthcare report aimed to address a nurse and doctor shortage, Deloitte cited several fake studies with real researchers’ names attached.
fortune.com
November 26, 2025 at 11:26 AM
A Canadian government-commissioned Deloitte health care report that cost one province nearly $1.6 million contains potentially AI-generated errors, marking the second country this year to allege the consulting firm’s fact-checking shortcomings. fortune.com/2025/11/25/d...
Himes: "This shows Steve Witkoff almost literally sitting side by side with the Russians on this ... it's unimaginable to consider the fact that you would propose a peace deal that the Ukrainians didn't even know about." www.threads.com/@aaron.rupar...
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Himes: "This shows Steve Witkoff almost literally sitting side with the Russians on this ... it's unimaginable to consider the fact that you would propose a peace deal that the Ukrainians didn't even ...
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November 26, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Himes: "This shows Steve Witkoff almost literally sitting side by side with the Russians on this ... it's unimaginable to consider the fact that you would propose a peace deal that the Ukrainians didn't even know about." www.threads.com/@aaron.rupar...
Pulte’s actions represented “a gross abuse of power that violated the law,” Swalwell alleged, by targeting him for prosecution “based solely on his protected political speech and views.” www.cnn.com/2025/11/25/p...
Rep. Eric Swalwell alleges in new lawsuit that Bill Pulte abused database access to gin up mortgage fraud claims | CNN Politics
Rep. Eric Swalwell on Tuesday filed a civil lawsuit against Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte, alleging violations of the Privacy Act and First Amendment over Pulte’s referral of him ...
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November 26, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Pulte’s actions represented “a gross abuse of power that violated the law,” Swalwell alleged, by targeting him for prosecution “based solely on his protected political speech and views.” www.cnn.com/2025/11/25/p...
A federal judge has struck down a Department of Homeland Security policy implemented in July that forced most immigrants who entered the US without inspection to remain in detention throughout their removal proceedings.
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Thousands of immigrants could be eligible for bond hearings, striking down DHS policy: Judge
The decision could potentially allow thousands of immigrants who have been subject to mandatory detention to be released.
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November 26, 2025 at 11:07 AM
A federal judge has struck down a Department of Homeland Security policy implemented in July that forced most immigrants who entered the US without inspection to remain in detention throughout their removal proceedings.
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The story was first reported by Boston University public broadcaster and news platform WBUR. Leavitt declined to comment to WBUR. www.nbcnews.com/politics/whi...
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt's relative detained by ICE
The mother of Leavitt's nephew is subject to deportation, sources said.
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November 26, 2025 at 10:41 AM
The story was first reported by Boston University public broadcaster and news platform WBUR. Leavitt declined to comment to WBUR. www.nbcnews.com/politics/whi...
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The Education Department gave another agency power to distribute its money. It hasn't gone well.
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The Education Department gave another agency power to distribute its money. It hasn't gone well.
Critics say issues with accessing federal career and technical education funding could preview bigger problems when the Trump administration starts to outsource more of the Education Department’s resp...
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November 26, 2025 at 2:49 AM
The Education Department gave another agency power to distribute its money. It hasn't gone well.
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
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Gallego to Hegseth: "You will never ever be half the man that Sen. Kelly is. You, sir, are a coward. And the fact that you are following this order from the president shows how big of a coward you are. I can't wait until you are no longer the secretary of defense."
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Gallego to Hegseth: "You will never ever be half the man that Sen. Kelly is. You, sir, are a coward. And the fact that you are following this order from the president shows how big of a coward you are...
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November 25, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Gallego to Hegseth: "You will never ever be half the man that Sen. Kelly is. You, sir, are a coward. And the fact that you are following this order from the president shows how big of a coward you are. I can't wait until you are no longer the secretary of defense."
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How X blew up its own platform with a new location feature
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Elon Musk’s Worthless, Poisoned Hall of Mirrors
How X blew up its own platform with a new location feature
www.theatlantic.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:44 PM
How X blew up its own platform with a new location feature
www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...
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In the US, Catholic sisters return Wisconsin land to Ojibwe tribe in a historic first. The Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration have transferred a lakefront property to the Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa for the same $30,000 they paid in 1966.
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For the first time, Catholic sisters return land to a Tribal nation
"This return represents more than the restoration of land — it is the restoration of balance, dignity, and our sacred connection to the places our ancestors once walked."
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November 23, 2025 at 2:50 PM
In the US, Catholic sisters return Wisconsin land to Ojibwe tribe in a historic first. The Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration have transferred a lakefront property to the Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa for the same $30,000 they paid in 1966.
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At first glance, “auto-enrollment” sounds efficient, but many would find themselves stuck in private insurance plans they never chose, possibly unable to access trusted doctors, specialists or hospitals outside their network. thehill.com/opinion/heal...
Congress’s Medicare ‘auto-enrollment’ bill is a trap
Many would find themselves stuck in private insurance plans they never chose, possibly unable to access trusted doctors, specialists or hospitals outside their network.
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November 24, 2025 at 3:28 PM
At first glance, “auto-enrollment” sounds efficient, but many would find themselves stuck in private insurance plans they never chose, possibly unable to access trusted doctors, specialists or hospitals outside their network. thehill.com/opinion/heal...
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Q: How did the White House decide it was appropriate for Jared Kushner to be working on matters that involve Qatar, the UAE, Saudi Arabia -- 3 countries combined that have given him more than $2.5b
LEAVITT: It's frankly despicable that you're trying to suggest that it's inappropriate
LEAVITT: It's frankly despicable that you're trying to suggest that it's inappropriate
October 1, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Q: How did the White House decide it was appropriate for Jared Kushner to be working on matters that involve Qatar, the UAE, Saudi Arabia -- 3 countries combined that have given him more than $2.5b
LEAVITT: It's frankly despicable that you're trying to suggest that it's inappropriate
LEAVITT: It's frankly despicable that you're trying to suggest that it's inappropriate
