macbeestje
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I'm a Mac techie who is socially, environmentally and technically aware of issues. I'm an avid bicyclist as well as a firm believer in public & mass transit.
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EXCLUSIVE: The Pentagon is considering severing its relationship with Anthropic over the AI firm's insistence on maintaining some limitations on how the military uses its models.
Exclusive: Pentagon threatens to cut off Anthropic in AI safeguards dispute
Anthropic has not agreed to the Pentagon's terms and defense officials are getting fed up after months of difficult negotiations.
www.axios.com
February 15, 2026 at 2:16 AM
EXCLUSIVE: The Pentagon is considering severing its relationship with Anthropic over the AI firm's insistence on maintaining some limitations on how the military uses its models.
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Aleksei Navalny was most likely poisoned by a toxin found in a South American frog, five European countries said Saturday, making the most concrete Western accusation yet that Russia’s leading opposition figure was murdered by his government in a prison two years ago. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/14/w...
February 14, 2026 at 11:20 PM
Aleksei Navalny was most likely poisoned by a toxin found in a South American frog, five European countries said Saturday, making the most concrete Western accusation yet that Russia’s leading opposition figure was murdered by his government in a prison two years ago. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/14/w...
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SUNY New Paltz: “On Feb. 4, former national security official and intelligence expert at the CIA Steven Cash gave a lecture on the threats facing democracy in the United States today.”
oracle.newpaltz.edu/former-cia-a...
oracle.newpaltz.edu/former-cia-a...
Former CIA Official Speaks On Democracy - The New Paltz Oracle
On Feb. 4, former national security official and intelligence expert at the CIA Steven Cash gave a lecture on the threats facing democracy in the United States today. The lecture was organized by SUNY...
oracle.newpaltz.edu
February 14, 2026 at 2:43 PM
SUNY New Paltz: “On Feb. 4, former national security official and intelligence expert at the CIA Steven Cash gave a lecture on the threats facing democracy in the United States today.”
oracle.newpaltz.edu/former-cia-a...
oracle.newpaltz.edu/former-cia-a...
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For those unaware, a quick primer on perhaps the most dangerous of the oligarchs.
Peter Thiel.
Peter Thiel.
February 15, 2026 at 12:05 AM
For those unaware, a quick primer on perhaps the most dangerous of the oligarchs.
Peter Thiel.
Peter Thiel.
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Raskin: What makes somebody a good lawyer?
You have to identify with the people who are the victims of injustice — not with their perpetrators.
So I would say to Pam Bondi: If you’re going to stand with the victimizers and not the victims, then you’re not a real lawyer.
You have to identify with the people who are the victims of injustice — not with their perpetrators.
So I would say to Pam Bondi: If you’re going to stand with the victimizers and not the victims, then you’re not a real lawyer.
February 14, 2026 at 11:25 PM
Raskin: What makes somebody a good lawyer?
You have to identify with the people who are the victims of injustice — not with their perpetrators.
So I would say to Pam Bondi: If you’re going to stand with the victimizers and not the victims, then you’re not a real lawyer.
You have to identify with the people who are the victims of injustice — not with their perpetrators.
So I would say to Pam Bondi: If you’re going to stand with the victimizers and not the victims, then you’re not a real lawyer.
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NYT: Trump secretly deported 9 migrants despite court orders to not remove them to their home nations. So, he sent them to prison in Cameroon: www.nytimes.com/2026/02/14/w...
U.S. Deports Nine Migrants in Secret, Ignoring Legal Protections
www.nytimes.com
February 15, 2026 at 2:25 AM
NYT: Trump secretly deported 9 migrants despite court orders to not remove them to their home nations. So, he sent them to prison in Cameroon: www.nytimes.com/2026/02/14/w...
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Facebook seems to be the new X when it comes to being overrun with bots.
February 13, 2026 at 12:17 AM
Facebook seems to be the new X when it comes to being overrun with bots.
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For whoever needs to hear this. 🙌🙏🫶👇
February 14, 2026 at 5:38 AM
For whoever needs to hear this. 🙌🙏🫶👇
