"Advertisers plan to withdraw from X in record numbers." ~ CNN

https://edition.cnn.com/2024/09/05/business/advertisers-x-withdrawal/index.html

If you truly believe that people are so desperately hungry that they are eating pets, your reaction should probably be to help feed them instead of deporting them or locking them up…

𝐅𝐞𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞 𝐬𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐛𝐲 𝐚 𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐟 𝐩𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐭, 𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐠𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐠𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬

The U.S. Federal Reserve cut interest rates by 50 basis points, marking its first reduction in four years on Wednesday

The new federal funds rate now ranges from 4.75 percent to 5 percent, indicating 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧

This rate cut follows strong economic data and suggests an 𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐛𝐚𝐧𝐤’𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐛𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞 since the pandemic began.

No pavement out my windows. Grass, trees & critters.

So peaceful.

We know this election will not be a gimme, that every last vote will matter. But there is such a thing in politics as momentum, and Kamala Harris has it. Continue to work and do everything you can—it’s not too late to sign up to be a poll watcher or a poll worker or to help people register and vote. But take heart from this collection of Harris signs in a place where you wouldn’t necessarily expect to find them

#HARRIS_WALZ_2024

https://joycevance.substack.com/p/disturbing-news-from-georgia

from Marc E. Elias
#MarcElias

Ahead of the election, Republicans are doing everything they can to make it harder to vote, including intimidating voters. Democracy Docket's team of 15 is dedicated to exposing the latest threats to our democracy.

Support their work. https://democracydocket.com/support/

𝐄𝐱-𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐦𝐩 𝐚𝐝𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐭𝐨 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐰 𝐩𝐫𝐨-𝐑𝐮𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐚 𝐰𝐞𝐛𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐬𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐬 𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧

A group of former Trump advisers and operatives have quietly helped build a pro-Russian website that frequently spreads debunked conspiracy theories about the war in Ukraine, election fraud and vaccines.

Working alongside contributors for Kremlin state media, George Papadopoulos and others have become editorial board members of Intelligencer.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/sep/19/intelligencer-pro-russia-website-trump

#Law
#Tech

Congress Poised To Bring Back Unfettered Patent Trolling.

But, of course, some people in Congress love patents and patent trolling.

Two bills that may get voted on today that seek to wipe out all of the good things discussed above. EFF has a summary of each:

https://www.techdirt.com/2024/09/19/congress-poised-to-bring-back-unfettered-patent-trolling/

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/09/bill-would-boost-worst-patents-software-and-human-genes

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/11/publics-right-fight-bad-patents-must-be-protected

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Sandy might have been the smartest cat we've ever had. Polydactyl and knew how to use that thumb like a human. (It was a bit creepy at times)

Also, he truly understood what you were saying. We could ask him to go find any missing cat by name and he'd return with that cat in tow. bringing them to wherever we were.

This was 15 years ago.

#CatsofCoSo

More immediate concerns include the potential for AI to automate disinformation, generate deepfake video and audio, replace workers en masse, and exacerbate societal algorithmic bias on an industrial scale

More here:

https://www.wired.com/story/united-nations-artificial-intelligence-report/

Few people in this country understand this

It’s the false narratives about Native American(s) and we’re invisible, and we don’t exist,” Iron Hawk explained.

This erasure happening before our eyes… with each passing generation

Freeloaders

Lakota Man @LakotaMan1

Can we please keep these people and deport the MAGA’s?

Trump has put House Speaker Mike Johnson in an impossible position with his demand to either pass an already-dead government funding bill laden with provisions to make it harder to vote or let the government shut down.
https://www.rawstory.com/mike-johnson-save-act/

Michael de Adder @deAdder

Trump has no grounds to criticize anyone else's rhetoric. This cartoon followed the attack on Paul Pelozi.

@BlueStateBabe 🧶

Kamala’s Wins @harris_wins

In a stunning announcement, Mike Johnson admits that Republicans may attempt to shut down the government ahead of November’s election. Retweet to make sure all Americans see this and know Republicans are responsible for any upcoming shutdown.