Bev Vincent
@bevvincent.bsky.social
Author of Stephen King: A Complete Exploration of His Work, Life & Influences, The Road to the Dark Tower. Co-editor of Flight or Fright. Stoker/Edgar nominee.
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Former NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen has called for Europe to deploy up to 20,000 troops behind Ukraine’s front lines, establish an air shield with around 150 combat aircraft and unlock frozen Russian assets.
November 25, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Former NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen has called for Europe to deploy up to 20,000 troops behind Ukraine’s front lines, establish an air shield with around 150 combat aircraft and unlock frozen Russian assets.
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The DMV made some big changes to ID requirements.
Texas quietly tightens rules for vehicle registration and renewal
The DMV made some big changes to ID requirements.
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November 26, 2025 at 1:25 AM
The DMV made some big changes to ID requirements.
A team of researchers have found that writing a LLM prompt in the form of an “adversarial poem” (what a phrase!) is a more efficient way to get the model to disregard its programed safety guardrails. Poetry is more powerful than we could have imagined.
Can “adversarial poetry” save us from AI?
Turns out, the Terminator movies would have been more realistic if Sarah Conner had a poetry MFA. In a new paper titled “Adversarial Poetry as a Universal Single-Turn Jailbreak Mechanism in Large L…
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November 25, 2025 at 4:18 PM
A team of researchers have found that writing a LLM prompt in the form of an “adversarial poem” (what a phrase!) is a more efficient way to get the model to disregard its programed safety guardrails. Poetry is more powerful than we could have imagined.
Harry Bosch lived nearby.
‘An idealized version of LA’: fabled mid-century Stahl house on sale for first time
‘An idealized version of LA’: fabled mid-century Stahl house on sale for first time
Home perched in Hollywood Hills, constructed for $37,500 and made famous by Julius Shulman photo, listed for $25m
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November 25, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Harry Bosch lived nearby.
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Cryptology firm cancels elections after losing encryption key
Cryptology firm cancels elections after losing encryption key
The International Association for Cryptologic Research - created to study secure communication - said it was an "honest human mistake."
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November 25, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Cryptology firm cancels elections after losing encryption key
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The U.S. Air Force said Tuesday that it was trying to recover an MQ-9 Reaper drone that fell into the Yellow Sea off South Korea’s west coast a day earlier.
U.S. Air Force Searches for Fallen Reaper Drone in Yellow Sea
The MQ-9 Reaper was conducting a routine mission when it fell into the ocean on Monday near a U.S. military base in South Korea.
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November 25, 2025 at 12:41 PM
The U.S. Air Force said Tuesday that it was trying to recover an MQ-9 Reaper drone that fell into the Yellow Sea off South Korea’s west coast a day earlier.
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Thomas King, the Canadian author who had identified as part-Cherokee throughout his career, said Monday that contrary to what he had believed his entire life, he has no Indigenous ancestry.
Thomas King, Award-Winning Canadian Author, Says He Is Not Indigenous
Thomas King said he felt “ripped in half” on learning he had no Indigenous ancestry. The Canadian author has dedicated his career to writing about Indigenous people.
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November 25, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Thomas King, the Canadian author who had identified as part-Cherokee throughout his career, said Monday that contrary to what he had believed his entire life, he has no Indigenous ancestry.
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Thai woman's cremation stopped after knocking heard on coffin
Thai woman's cremation stopped after knocking heard on coffin
The general manager of a Buddhist temple was startled to see her "opening her eyes" as the coffin opened, AP news agency says.
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November 25, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Thai woman's cremation stopped after knocking heard on coffin
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Prosecutors in California used A.I. to argue that a 57-year-old man should be held without bail, his lawyers say, filing a brief that included wholesale misinterpretations of the law, as well as quotations that do not actually appear in the cited texts. nyti.ms/3M1bVye
Prosecutor Used Flawed A.I. to Keep a Man in Jail, His Lawyers Say
The case is among the first in which a prosecutor is accused of filing court papers marred by A.I.-generated mistakes.
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November 25, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Prosecutors in California used A.I. to argue that a 57-year-old man should be held without bail, his lawyers say, filing a brief that included wholesale misinterpretations of the law, as well as quotations that do not actually appear in the cited texts. nyti.ms/3M1bVye
Yesterday afternoon -- this was about 10 miles or so from us.
Tornado leaves behind ‘significant’ path of destruction in Houston area
More than 100 homes were damaged Monday afternoon after a tornado ripped through Harris County, Texas, Constable Mark Herman said in a Facebook post.
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November 25, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Yesterday afternoon -- this was about 10 miles or so from us.
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🌪️Video footage sent in from our followers show a tornado funnel spotted this afternoon in Klein near Hook Airport.
November 24, 2025 at 10:12 PM
🌪️Video footage sent in from our followers show a tornado funnel spotted this afternoon in Klein near Hook Airport.
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Breaking News: Viola Fletcher, the oldest survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre who testified a century later in Congress to the terror she witnessed in the hope of winning reparations, died at 111. nyti.ms/4or9B1e
November 24, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Breaking News: Viola Fletcher, the oldest survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre who testified a century later in Congress to the terror she witnessed in the hope of winning reparations, died at 111. nyti.ms/4or9B1e
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Idk how long it's been off but my Bsky app stopped reminding me to use alt text, you might have to turn yours back on too
I turned the reminder back on 🤦🏻♀️ annoying
November 24, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Idk how long it's been off but my Bsky app stopped reminding me to use alt text, you might have to turn yours back on too
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Mike Flanagan's THE EXORCIST has found its star, with Oscar nominee Scarlett Johansson set to lead the "radical new take" on the classic possession pic.
Scarlett Johansson Will Lead Mike Flanagan’s THE EXORCIST Movie
Mike Flanagan's THE EXORCIST has found its star, with Oscar nominee Scarlett Johansson set to lead the "radical new take" on the classic possession pic.
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November 24, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Mike Flanagan's THE EXORCIST has found its star, with Oscar nominee Scarlett Johansson set to lead the "radical new take" on the classic possession pic.
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One of the most joyful musicians I've ever seen perform. RIP Jimmy Cliff.
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Jimmy Cliff, Jamaican reggae singer, actor and cultural icon, dies aged 81
Star of The Harder They Come had hits including You Can Get It If You Really Want and I Can See Clearly Now
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November 24, 2025 at 3:09 PM
One of the most joyful musicians I've ever seen perform. RIP Jimmy Cliff.
www.theguardian.com/music/2025/n...
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Crime headline of the day.
“Put the cash in the bag and…. Wow! You’ve redecorated and I really like what you’ve done with the waiting area. And the pens are no longer on chains!” nypost.com/2025/11/24/u...
Texas bank robber busted after trying to rob same branch nearly a decade later
A convicted Texas bank robber has been arrested for trying to rob the same bank that led to him being locked up in federal prison for nearly a decade.
nypost.com
November 24, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Crime headline of the day.
This is a great longform interview.
The writing here is sharp and funny. Josh Rosenberg captured Joe Keery perfectly.
November 24, 2025 at 6:59 PM
This is a great longform interview.
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Nasa astronaut films the Northern Lights from space
Nasa astronaut films the Northern Lights from space
Zena Cardman captured the footage of the display from the International Space Station on 17 November.
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November 23, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Nasa astronaut films the Northern Lights from space
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Titanic passenger’s pocket watch sold for record £1.78m at auction
Titanic passenger’s pocket watch sold for record £1.78m at auction
The 18-carat Jules Jurgensen gold watch belonged to Isidor Straus who, along with his wife, lost his life when the ship sank
A gold pocket watch that belonged to a man who died on board the Titanic when it sank has sold for a record sum.
The watch, which belonged to 67-year-old Isidor Straus, went for £1.78m at auction, the highest amount ever paid for Titanic memorabilia. He was given the watch, an engraved 18-carat Jules Jurgensen, as a gift on his 43rd birthday in 1888. Continue reading...
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November 23, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Titanic passenger’s pocket watch sold for record £1.78m at auction