Percival Everett, author of 'James', wins the National Book Award https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/20/books/booksupdate/national-book-award-2024.html
On Thursday, the CFPB issued a final rule that will regulate digital payment apps that process over 50 million transactions each year, covering services like Apple Pay, Google Wallet, PayPal, Cash App, and others.
The new rule is meant to ensure digital payment providers adhere to the same laws as credit unions and large banks.
#technews
https://www.theverge.com/2024/11/21/24302322/apple-pay-cash-app-paypal-regulated-banks-cfpb
The linguistic fingerprint refers to the idea that each human being uses language differently, and that this difference between people involves a collection of markers which stamps a speaker/writer as unique. https://mikekentz.substack.com/p/navigating-ai-cheating-flipping-the
International Criminal Court issues arrest warrants for Netanyahu, Gallant over Israel's war in Gaza. (gift article) https://wapo.st/4fXd03N
I’m too scared to read this but I’m posting it here
Ronan Farrow is the Goat.
Get burner phones and pull your SIM card out of your phone
Less than 24 hours after Nazis walked the streets of Ohio, 100 Black Men of Central Ohio walked the same route in a counter demonstration. This is how you do it. https://matternews.org/community/the-only-weekend-march-that-mattered/
MAD IDEA: Biden pardons all undocumented immigrants. It would be an official act, he's immune from... apparently ANYTHING.
Supreme Court wanna set a legal precedence by over-turning it??
Great. Good!
Now let's see how Trump does pardoning 1000+ fucking insurrectionist traitors as he promised.
That's just one example. There's a lot of smart fuckery that could be done that might actually be helpful down the road.
Mark Milley disagrees with Trump pick on women in combat
“Don’t lecture me about women in combat,” Milley said at a national security innovation event hosted by the Pallas Foundation. “Women have been in combat, and it doesn't matter if that 7.62 [caliber round] hits you in the chest. No one gives a shit if it's a woman or a guy to pull that trigger, you're still dead.”
https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2024/11/20/congress/women-in-combat-00190790
"Dr" Oz in charge of Medicare and Medicaid. A pro wrestling entrepreneur as Secretary of Education. Matt Fucking Gaetz for AG. This mfucker is not serious about governing. He is setting government up for collapse, which he hopes will enable him to seize long-term autocratic powers. ("Only I can fix this fucking mess I created!")
Stacey Abrams has a podcast called "Assembly Required". I highly recommend a listen, especially to her most recent episodes, if you are looking for ways and tools to organize and #insist. New episodes on Thursday mornings, and I'll be listening first thing in the morning.
If you are unfamiliar with Stacey Abrams, you should become familiar. She's done so much for this country.
@Alfred Approximately, how many baby boomers die each day in the United States?
Trump's education pick, Linda McMahon, once incorrectly claimed to have an education degree. But of course. https://wapo.st/48WklhT (gift article)
@Tacitus_Kilgore Very few. When you’re really ready to hear from the ICE Director under Biden predict what Trump will be with mass deportations (1 mil) in his first 100 days, worth the listen.
#tfg vs California: 5 ways the president-elect could challenge state policies. #California #tfg #Project2025 https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article295516274.html and in case you can't access using Sacramento Bee article here is Archive link: https://archive.ph/dLoKv
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