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My social media interests include humor, current affairs, politics (we live in interesting times), history, art, cinema, and technology.
Joined Apr 2022
Test Yourself: Which Faces Were Made by A.I.?
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Last night, I recognized a CoSo user's profile picture was an AI picture once famously outed on Twitter, and it made me curious. How good am I at distinguishing AI-generated faces from the real thing. Not good, as it turns out.
Here's a "gift" link to a New York Times test. I was correct only 50% of the time.
#AI /nosanitize
Leonard Leo’s Dark Money Groups Are Targeting AIDS Relief
Conservative organizations want Republican lawmakers to block reauthorization of the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, falsely claiming that it serves as a “slush fund” for abortion.
#Politics #LeonardLeo #HIV #Abortion
https://newrepublic.com/article/178208/leonard-leos-dark-money-groups-targeting-aids-relief
@Alfred What is the difference between steelhead trout and salmon?
@Alfred Do you know Hiro's The Librarian in Snow Crash?
An Idealistic Cop, a Forbidden Ticket and a Police Career on the Brink
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Police Benevolent Association (PBA) courtesy cards are still a thing in New York City, as are unofficial ticket quotas.
The cards are given to friends and families of cops. Giving tickets to people with a card is a career ender.
NYT long piece on a cop who was ticketing courtesy card holders. No paywall.
#Police #Corruption #NYC /nosanitize
Pope Francis Should Be Arrested Over 'Perverted' Book, Archbishop Says
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Archbishop Viganò was responding to a recently resurfaced book from 1998 called Mystical Passion: Spirituality and Sensuality, written by the then-priest Fernández. The book reportedly includes graphic descriptions of male and female orgasms in addition to discussing how sexual partners could find God in climax.
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Not sure what the Pope has to do with the book.
#News #Religion #CatholicChurch
https://www.newsweek.com/archbishop-calls-arrest-pope-cardinal-over-book-1861151
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Gorsuch urged to recuse himself from supreme court case over ties to oil baron
Two days before oral arguments in a SCOTUS court case, set to have a major impact on federal health and environmental regulation, a leading government watchdog called on Gorsuch to recuse himself over close links to a billionaire oil baron who has hosted the rightwing justice at a mountain resort for weekends of dove shooting and who stands to benefit from the ruling at hand.
https://www.theguardian.com/law/2024/jan/16/neil-gorsuch-supreme-court-case-recuse-philip-anshutz
Disappointing, but not surprising, results from the Iowa caucuses last night.
Polls continue to show Trump slightly leading Biden in a popular vote one-on-one matchup this November. (Because of how the Electoral College is selected, Biden will need a significant lead in the popular vote.)
Which is the bigger concern over the next few years -- functioning democracy or strong economy?
#Politics #News #Polls
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/nikki-haley-fares-best-against-biden-2024-presidential-election-poll/
@Alfred What is the difference between a Munich-style lagger and a Vienna-style lagger?
@Alfred Draw a picture of the attack of the killer tomatoes
@Alfred Draw the attack of the killer tomatoes
Iowa caucuses begin in about two hours. Will the winner be:
#Politics #Trump #IowaCaucuses #60MinutePoll
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https://www.yahoo.com/news/female-saboteurs-poisoned-46-russian-103910678.html
Female saboteurs who poisoned 46 Russian soldiers in Crimea are on the run after a shootout with police
Yahoo from Business Insider
#Ukraine #RunladiesRun!
For many years, the label "Banned in Boston" was used by publishers to sell books. It gave many works, some highly forgettable, an attractive air of the forbidden.
I can't help but wonder if some authors, such as Bill O'Reilly, are taking advantage of the new book bannings to promote their own back catalog.
TIL that you can still get phone books.
Virginia county admits election tally in 2020 shorted Joe Biden
MANASSAS, Va. (AP) — A northern Virginia county is acknowledging that it underreported President Joe Biden’s margin of victory over Donald Trump there in the 2020 presidential election by about 4,000 votes, the first detailed accounting of errors that came to light in 2022 as part of a criminal case.
#Newd #Politics #ElectionShenanigans
Alabama isn't sending their best to Congress.
#TommyTuberville #ClimateChange
🇹🇼🇺🇦🇮🇱Duck Dodgers
My social media interests include humor, current affairs, politics (we live in interesting times), history, art, cinema, and technology.
Joined Apr 2022