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V interesting.
🚨We analyzed 138 million geocoded property tax records to quantify how municipal boundaries spatially overlap onto economic segregation in every US metro area—creating disparities in localities’ ability to fund public goods. And we made an interactive map of our results! [1/16]
December 16, 2025 at 3:48 AM
V interesting.
There's some very obvious blame shifting in this post by SouthComm.
December 16, 2025 at 3:45 AM
There's some very obvious blame shifting in this post by SouthComm.
This is the basis for a class action law suit. If anyone not named Trump were POTUS, the DoJ would already have a grand jury running.
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
Meta’s “Trusted Experts” helped me run scam ads on Facebook and Instagram
A Reuters reporter created ads promising unrealistic investment returns and easily placed them on Meta's social media platforms.
www.reuters.com
December 15, 2025 at 11:45 PM
This is the basis for a class action law suit. If anyone not named Trump were POTUS, the DoJ would already have a grand jury running.
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
Data analysis gets you big phat (mostly) bell curves for a wide range of activities that happen on or near streets. Waymo is now well out on the tails trying to generalize from very few or no observations.
one of the BIG things AVs can't do (this is what we were hoping to solve) is understand WHY people are standing near it or in the street; to a human driver somebody who is trying to coax a cat out from under the car is VERY obvious; to the waymo they're a bounding box that is in the way or not
Waymo's narrative also doesn't disclose how/whether their robot (mis)understood:
"A pedestrian approached the Waymo AV from the east on the southern sidewalk of 16th Street and began crouching near the front of the Waymo AV, stepping partially into the roadway, appearing to reach for the cat."
"A pedestrian approached the Waymo AV from the east on the southern sidewalk of 16th Street and began crouching near the front of the Waymo AV, stepping partially into the roadway, appearing to reach for the cat."
December 15, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Data analysis gets you big phat (mostly) bell curves for a wide range of activities that happen on or near streets. Waymo is now well out on the tails trying to generalize from very few or no observations.
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Me to BLS statisticians ‘try to relax and take a break during the shutdown’
How BLS statisticians actually spent their shutdown
How BLS statisticians actually spent their shutdown
December 15, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Me to BLS statisticians ‘try to relax and take a break during the shutdown’
How BLS statisticians actually spent their shutdown
How BLS statisticians actually spent their shutdown
FIFA should revoke it.
this is not behavior becoming of a FIFA Peace Prize recipient.
December 15, 2025 at 11:09 PM
FIFA should revoke it.
Probably not important, unless you drink water that comes from a river or a well.
The number of glaciers disappearing worldwide each year is projected to sharply increase, peaking at 2,000–4,000 per year around the middle of the century, depending on the level of warming above pre-industrial levels, according to a study in Nature Climate Change. go.nature.com/4pEfbP5 ⚒️ 🧪
December 15, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Probably not important, unless you drink water that comes from a river or a well.
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Less than 48 hours after the deadly attack at Sydney's Bondi Beach that left more than a dozen dead, Australian authorities announced proposals for sweeping new gun laws. n.pr/48UTa7g
Australia announces strict new gun laws. Here's how it can act so swiftly
Less than 48 hours after the deadly attack at Sydney's Bondi Beach that left more than a dozen dead, Australian authorities announced proposals for sweeping new gun laws.
n.pr
December 15, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Less than 48 hours after the deadly attack at Sydney's Bondi Beach that left more than a dozen dead, Australian authorities announced proposals for sweeping new gun laws. n.pr/48UTa7g
Leadership matters.
Wow, Ford done with the F-150 [BEV] Lightning.
"Ford is rethinking its EV and battery strategy, dropping the all-electric version of the F-150 Lighting and putting more of its money into hybrid trucks and energy storage to support data centers and grid stability."
www.axios.com/2025/12/15/f...
"Ford is rethinking its EV and battery strategy, dropping the all-electric version of the F-150 Lighting and putting more of its money into hybrid trucks and energy storage to support data centers and grid stability."
www.axios.com/2025/12/15/f...
Ford pivoting to hybrids, dropping all-electric F-150, sees $20B in charges
By 2030, about 50% of Ford's global volume will be hybrids, extended-range EVs and electric vehicles.
www.axios.com
December 15, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Leadership matters.
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Two months after POLITICO exposed a racist Young Republican group chat, the NYC chapter showed it’s willing to welcome almost anyone.
Its gala featured a white nationalist and far-right German politicians — while GOP elected officials stayed away.
Its gala featured a white nationalist and far-right German politicians — while GOP elected officials stayed away.
New York Young Republican Club gala draws white nationalist, far-right Germans as elected officials skip out
The annual soiree took place as young Republican groups across the country are reeling from POLITICO’s reporting on a racist and antisemitic chat group among prominent leaders.
politi.co
December 15, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Two months after POLITICO exposed a racist Young Republican group chat, the NYC chapter showed it’s willing to welcome almost anyone.
Its gala featured a white nationalist and far-right German politicians — while GOP elected officials stayed away.
Its gala featured a white nationalist and far-right German politicians — while GOP elected officials stayed away.
Canada is one of the richest countries in the world in terms of natural resources. China would love to access all of that.
Canada is mulling how to re-engage with China. There is room for growth when it comes to trade: it takes only about 4% of Canada’s exports currently. But America will complicate matters
Hedging against Trump, Canada reconsiders ties with China
How far it can go will depend on America
econ.st
December 15, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Canada is one of the richest countries in the world in terms of natural resources. China would love to access all of that.
This seems like Trump desperately trying to tie drugs to military action before the Courts and Congress pull-out the rug from under him. It's a (bs) peg upon which to hang his hat.
Breaking: President Trump signs executive order classifying fentanyl as a "weapon of mass destruction."
Trump signs order classifying fentanyl as 'weapon of mass destruction'
The executive order comes as the president has signed off on unprecedented airstrikes on alleged drug-carrying boats in the Caribbean.
bit.ly
December 15, 2025 at 10:37 PM
This seems like Trump desperately trying to tie drugs to military action before the Courts and Congress pull-out the rug from under him. It's a (bs) peg upon which to hang his hat.
Tell me securities trading is all AI driven without telling me that.
Nasdaq is planning to submit paperwork with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday to roll out round-the-clock trading of stocks, Anirban Sen reports for Reuters.
www.reuters.com/business/fin...
www.reuters.com/business/fin...
Exclusive: Nasdaq seeks to extend trading hours, as Wall Street gears up for 24/7 move
Nasdaq is planning to submit paperwork with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday to roll out round-the-clock trading of stocks, as it looks to capitalize on a global demand for U.S. e...
www.reuters.com
December 15, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Tell me securities trading is all AI driven without telling me that.
Not sure I even believe this score or this benchmark as an altogether relevant measure of AI's ability to replace a human doing a job, but also it's getting this score in an average of 1/10 the time and 1% of the cost of humans. CEO's are going to have a lot of hard decisions in 2026.
Whoa. This new GDPval score for GPT-5.2 is something.
GDPval is probably the most economically relevant measure of AI ability, suggesting that in head-to-head competition with human experts on tasks that require 4-8 hours for a human to do, GPT-5.2 wins 71% of the time as judged by other humans.
GDPval is probably the most economically relevant measure of AI ability, suggesting that in head-to-head competition with human experts on tasks that require 4-8 hours for a human to do, GPT-5.2 wins 71% of the time as judged by other humans.
December 15, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Not sure I even believe this score or this benchmark as an altogether relevant measure of AI's ability to replace a human doing a job, but also it's getting this score in an average of 1/10 the time and 1% of the cost of humans. CEO's are going to have a lot of hard decisions in 2026.
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‼️St. Petersburg has growing unrest:
🔹Public singing of protest songs
🔹After mobile outages, street art appeared protesting internet censorship and restrictions
🔹Emergency order to report all flammable liquid/gas sales
BTW, the 1917 revolution started in St. Petersburg.👀
🔹Public singing of protest songs
🔹After mobile outages, street art appeared protesting internet censorship and restrictions
🔹Emergency order to report all flammable liquid/gas sales
BTW, the 1917 revolution started in St. Petersburg.👀
December 15, 2025 at 7:05 AM
‼️St. Petersburg has growing unrest:
🔹Public singing of protest songs
🔹After mobile outages, street art appeared protesting internet censorship and restrictions
🔹Emergency order to report all flammable liquid/gas sales
BTW, the 1917 revolution started in St. Petersburg.👀
🔹Public singing of protest songs
🔹After mobile outages, street art appeared protesting internet censorship and restrictions
🔹Emergency order to report all flammable liquid/gas sales
BTW, the 1917 revolution started in St. Petersburg.👀
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Tyler Bowyer, Turning Point Action USA COO, was one of 11 fake electors who were indicted in Arizona, then pardoned by Trump.
Heritage Action is the group that tweeted threats to Indiana state senators.
Indiana Republican state senators did not cave to extortion-type tactics.
Heritage Action is the group that tweeted threats to Indiana state senators.
Indiana Republican state senators did not cave to extortion-type tactics.
December 13, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Tyler Bowyer, Turning Point Action USA COO, was one of 11 fake electors who were indicted in Arizona, then pardoned by Trump.
Heritage Action is the group that tweeted threats to Indiana state senators.
Indiana Republican state senators did not cave to extortion-type tactics.
Heritage Action is the group that tweeted threats to Indiana state senators.
Indiana Republican state senators did not cave to extortion-type tactics.
Real politik strikes again.
Carney’s fossil fuel pivot bewilders climate experts and business leaders on.ft.com/4rTF66V
Carney’s fossil fuel pivot bewilders climate experts and business leaders
Canadian prime minister’s legacy as one-time UN envoy and clean power advocate undermined by energy shift
on.ft.com
December 13, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Real politik strikes again.
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Belarusian opposition politician Maria Kalesnikava freed by authorities, report says reut.rs/48Sqps3
Belarusian opposition politician Maria Kalesnikava freed by authorities, report says
Opposition politician Maria Kalesnikava has been freed from prison in Belarus after serving more than five years, independent news outlet Zerkalo cited her sister Tatsiana Khomich as saying on Saturday.
reut.rs
December 13, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Belarusian opposition politician Maria Kalesnikava freed by authorities, report says reut.rs/48Sqps3
Noem wants TSA to be an army that she can order around. They are not.
US invalidates union contract covering 47,000 TSA officers, AFGE vows to challenge reut.rs/3MrRnPQ
US invalidates union contract covering 47,000 TSA officers, AFGE vows to challenge
U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Friday terminated the collective bargaining agreement covering 47,000 Transportation Security Administration officers, the department said in a statement.
reut.rs
December 13, 2025 at 4:14 AM
Noem wants TSA to be an army that she can order around. They are not.
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Live Nation, Ticketmaster must face sprawling class action over prices reut.rs/48S4pgO
Live Nation, Ticketmaster must face sprawling class action over prices
A federal judge in California ruled on Friday that Live Nation and its subsidiary Ticketmaster must face a class action on behalf of millions of Americans for allegedly overcharging them for events at major concert venues across the country.
reut.rs
December 13, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Live Nation, Ticketmaster must face sprawling class action over prices reut.rs/48S4pgO
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Bipartisan group of US lawmakers calls for export controls on synthetic DNA sequences reut.rs/49enZnZ
Bipartisan group of US lawmakers calls for export controls on synthetic DNA sequences
A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers this week introduced bills that would require U.S. firms to obtain a license before exporting sequences of synthetic DNA.
reut.rs
December 13, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Bipartisan group of US lawmakers calls for export controls on synthetic DNA sequences reut.rs/49enZnZ
Permanently deploying the US military on a Domestic mission? That is inappropriate and wrong on sooo many levels.
Less than six months after President Donald Trump deployed the National Guard to Washington, DC, the mission is becoming more perilous and complex — and perhaps more permanent. https://cnn.it/4pCFiGb
December 12, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Permanently deploying the US military on a Domestic mission? That is inappropriate and wrong on sooo many levels.
Interesting thread.
Since Trump2 is incapable of taking an L, they found an immigration judge to issue a "nunc pro tunc" (just a legal term for "back dated") order of removal for Abrego, dated to Oct. 10, 2019
Judge Xinis responds to any order blocking Abrego's re-detention
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Judge Xinis responds to any order blocking Abrego's re-detention
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
WOW; a DEEPLY corrupt move by the immigration courts; clear collaboration with Trump admin officials to produce a specific result with zero notice to the party and ALSO in a situation where the judge facially lacks jurisdiction; the judge had denied a motion to reopen and the case is on appeal.
December 12, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Interesting thread.
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This should be the biggest story in the country right now. The sitting US President was extorting state lawmakers from his own party by threatening to withhold public money if they didn’t gerrymander for him.
I don’t know how else to say it…
I don’t know how else to say it…
December 12, 2025 at 4:21 AM
This should be the biggest story in the country right now. The sitting US President was extorting state lawmakers from his own party by threatening to withhold public money if they didn’t gerrymander for him.
I don’t know how else to say it…
I don’t know how else to say it…
Will be interesting to see who has the most effective supply chain and negotiation teams. That's where a key part of the real competition will be as everything on the ground starts moving to the right.
*SOME ORACLE DATA CENTERS FOR OPENAI DELAYED TO 2028 FROM 2027
*ORACLE DELAYS LARGELY DUE TO LABOR AND MATERIAL SHORTAGES
Could become a common theme--you can't build w/o workers. Construction workers are mostly immigrants. Tariffs also increase materials costs...hard to have your cake & eat it too
*ORACLE DELAYS LARGELY DUE TO LABOR AND MATERIAL SHORTAGES
Could become a common theme--you can't build w/o workers. Construction workers are mostly immigrants. Tariffs also increase materials costs...hard to have your cake & eat it too
December 12, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Will be interesting to see who has the most effective supply chain and negotiation teams. That's where a key part of the real competition will be as everything on the ground starts moving to the right.