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New poll conducted by YouGov America found that 54% of Americans — and even 24% of Republicans — approved of the Colorado Supreme Court’s decision
www.mediaite.com NEW POLL: 54% of Americans Approve of Colorado Kicking Trump Off Ballot — Including a Quarter of Republicans!

Fifty-four percent of Americans -- and even 24% of Republicans -- approved of the Colorado Supreme Court's decision to kick Donald Trump off of its 2024 ballot.

NEW POLL: 54% of Americans Approve of Colorado Kicking Trump Off Ballot — Including a Quarter of Republicans!
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Fears UK not ready for deepfake general election - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk Fears UK not ready for deepfake general election

A senior Tory MP leads calls for more government action to prevent AI sabotaging British democracy.

Fears UK not ready for deepfake general election

The threat posed to democracy by AI-generated misinformation does not belong to some dystopian vision of the future, he argues.

"The future is here. It's happening.

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United States | News & Politics @lemmy.ml BobTheBoozer @lemmy.world
Judge hits Rudy Giuliani with ‘immediate’ enforcement of blockbuster verdict in defamation case
www.independent.co.uk Judge hits Rudy Giuliani with ‘immediate’ enforcement of $148m verdict

A devastating order blocks Giuliani’s attempts to delay paying $148m he owes election workers

Judge hits Rudy Giuliani with ‘immediate’ enforcement of $148m verdict

Pointing to his history as an “uncooperative litigant” and concerns that he will try to “conceal his assets” during any appeals, a federal judge has ordered that Rudy Giuliani must “immediately” pay

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Brianna Ghey: The young killers who tried to get away with murder - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk Brianna Ghey: The young killers who tried to get away with murder

The pair who killed Brianna Ghey in broad daylight arrogantly thought they were too clever to be caught.

Brianna Ghey: The young killers who tried to get away with murder

"The planning, the violence and the age of the killers is beyond belief,"

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United States | News & Politics @lemmy.ml BobTheBoozer @lemmy.world
Donald Trump is at war with the Constitution's insurrection clause—just 2 sentences in an amendment added after the Civil War
fortune.com Donald Trump is at war with the Constitution's insurrection clause—just 2 sentences in an amendment added after the Civil War

Section 3 of the 14th Amendment was written to keep former confederates from returning to government office.

Donald Trump is at war with the Constitution's insurrection clause—just 2 sentences in an amendment added after the Civil War

"“If President Trump committed a heinous act worthy of disqualification, he should be disqualified for the sake of protecting our hallowed democratic system, regardless of whether citizens may wish to vote for him in Colorado,”

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Trump Plans to Keep Saying Immigrants 'Poison the Blood' of Nation"...
www.rollingstone.com Trump Vows to Amp Up the Hitler Talk

Donald Trump plans to keep saying immigrants "poison the blood" of the U.S., and even that he's "too nice" to them, sources tell Rolling Stone.

Trump Vows to Amp Up the Hitler Talk

"polling suggests Trump’s attacks on immigrants make many Republican Iowa caucusgoers more likely to support him, not less."

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Elon Musk tells advertisers: ‘Go fuck yourself’ - The Verge
www.theverge.com Elon Musk tells advertisers: ‘Go fuck yourself’

Musk also apologized for the antisemitic post, then pushed the idea in other terms.

Elon Musk tells advertisers: ‘Go fuck yourself’

he said. “We’ll be gone, and it’ll be gone because of an advertiser boycott.”... eeer, no.

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Private UK health data donated for medical research shared with insurance companies
www.theguardian.com Private UK health data donated for medical research shared with insurance companies

Observer investigation reveals UK Biobank opened its biomedical database to insurance firms despite pledge it would not do so

Private UK health data donated for medical research shared with insurance companies

When will people learn, don't trust any company with your data...

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Pro-Palestinian protest draws 300,000 in London, as police make counter-protest arrests - BBC News
www.bbc.com Pro-Palestinian protest draws 300,000 in London, as police make counter-protest arrests - BBC News

Huge crowds marched through central London amid a major policing operation in the capital.

Pro-Palestinian protest draws 300,000 in London, as police make counter-protest arrests - BBC News

So, the only "hate" here was from the people opposed to a ceasefire! Time for Braverman to go.

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Pope Francis fires conservative Texas bishop who opposed LGBTQ reforms
www.independent.co.uk Pope Francis fires conservative Texas bishop who opposed LGBTQ reforms

Bishop Joseph Strickland was ‘relieved’ of his duties as head of the Diocese of Tyler after challenging the pope’s leadership

Pope Francis fires conservative Texas bishop who opposed LGBTQ reforms
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Revealed: plan to brand anyone ‘undermining’ UK as extremist
www.theguardian.com Revealed: plan to brand anyone ‘undermining’ UK as extremist

Leaked documents spark furious backlash from groups who fear freedom of expression could be suppressed

Revealed: plan to brand anyone ‘undermining’ UK as extremist

The British were once admired for their statesmanship and tolerance... all gone under Conservative leadership.

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Gimp banned from wearing a gimp suit in public and 'crawling, wriggling or writhing on the ground' for five years
news.sky.com Somerset Gimp banned from wearing a gimp suit in public and 'crawling, wriggling or writhing on the ground' for five years

Joshua Hunt, a self-employed gardener from Claverham, North Somerset, had been linked by police to 25 incidents across the county over the past five years.

Somerset Gimp banned from wearing a gimp suit in public and 'crawling, wriggling or writhing on the ground' for five years

Guess we have something to look forward to in 2028.

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United States | News & Politics @lemmy.ml BobTheBoozer @lemmy.world
Mike Johnson, theocrat: the House speaker and a plot against America
www.theguardian.com Mike Johnson, theocrat: the House speaker and a plot against America

Second-in-line to the presidency, the Republican makes claims about the constitution and Christianity, and his wish to impose his faith on others, that do not withstand serious scrutiny

Mike Johnson, theocrat: the House speaker and a plot against America
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Tory MP sacked from Government job for urging PM to back Gaza ceasefire
www.independent.co.uk Tory MP sacked from Government job for urging PM to back Gaza ceasefire

Paul Bristow was asked to leave his job as a ministerial aide at the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology.

Tory MP sacked from Government job for urging PM to back Gaza ceasefire

If you need another reason to not vote Tory!

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Twitter takeover: how a year of Elon Musk rendered the platform useless | Pranav Dixit
  • "Instead of showing you posts from people you follow, the platform now defaults to a “For You” mode filled with grifters, recycled memes, idiots, AI hustlers, cat videos, car accidents and far-right influencers."

  • Business owner 'hires' ChatGPT for customer service, then fires the humans
  • I see two inevitable problems;

    1. we outsourced this to you because it was cheaper, if you're using ChatGPT what do we need you for?

    2. companies want people to buy stuff, but if you significantly reduce the workforce you also reduce the availability of funds to buy stuff

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