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Statement by YDS Dean Greg Sterling.
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We are relieved that two members of the YDS community, Rev. William Barber and Rev. Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove, are safe and unharmed following their arrest while praying in the Capitol Rotunda yesterday. We applaud them for their courage in standing up for Christian values and doing so in accordance with the venerable tradition of nonviolent action.

Rev. William Barber arrested in Capitol Rotunda after praying against Republican-led budget
(RNS) — While arrests of protesters at the Capitol is not unusual, the response to Barber’s prayer was unusually dramatic: After issuing verbal warnings, dozens of officers expelled everyone in the Rotunda — including credentialed press.

Analysis of the Plancherel weight and factoriality of the group von Neumann algebras of non-unimodular totally disconnected groups
Yuki Miyamoto
https://arxiv.org/abs/2505.21253

Analysis of the Plancherel weight and factoriality of the group von Neumann algebras of non-unimodular totally disconnected groups
Let $G$ be a locally compact group, $L(G)$ be its group von Neumann algebra equipped with the Plancherel weight $φ_G$. In this paper, we consider the following two questions. (1) When is the restriction of $φ_G$ to the subalgebra generated by a closed subgroup $H$ semifinite? If so, is it equal (up to a constant) to $φ_H$? (2) When is $L(G)$ a factor? We give a complete answer to (1), and when $G$ is second countable, totally disconnected and admits a sufficiently large non-unimodular part, …

Former ABC News correspondent and anchor Terry Moran launches a Substack channel following his ouster from the news network (Glenn Garner/Deadline)
https://deadline.com/2025/06/terry-moran-launches-substack-abc-news-dismissal-1236431503/…

Terry Moran Launches Substack Channel To Continue “Important Work” After ABC News Dismissal
Following Terry Moran's unceremonious ousting from ABC News, the Emmy-winning anchor and reporter has already moved onto his next platform.

On $NP \cap coNP$ proof complexity generators
Jan Krajicek
https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.20221 https://arxiv.org/pdf/2506.20221

On $NP \cap coNP$ proof complexity generators
Motivated by the theory of proof complexity generators we consider the following $Σ^p_2$ search problem $\mbox{DD}_P$ determined by a propositional proof system $P$: given a $P$-proof $π$ of a disjunction $\bigvee_i α_i$, no two $α_i$ having an atom in common, find $i$ such that $α_i \in \mbox{TAUT}$. We formulate a hypothesis (ST) that for some strong proof system $P$ the problem $\mbox{DD}_P$ is not solvable in the student-teacher model with a p-time student and a constant number of ro…

Size distribution of decaying foam bubbles
Ildoo Kim
https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.18049 https://arxiv.org/pdf/2506.18049

Size distribution of decaying foam bubbles
The most studies on the stability of foam bubbles investigated the mechanical stability of thin films between bubbles due to the drainage by gravity. In the current work, we take an alternative approach by assuming the rupture of bubbles as a series of random events and by investigating the time evolution of the size distribution of foam bubbles over a long time up to several hours. For this purpose, we first prepared layers of bubbles on Petri dishes by shaking soap solutions of a few differen…

One of those days.
tw depression
https://evemassacre.de/blog/2025/05/12/one-of-those-days/

Reflections on Tech, Faith, and Justice
This week, I'm talking about yet another Christian-famous person falling from grace. Plus a sad court case, and a few other bits.
https://www.bobmuellerwriter.com/reflections-on-tech-faith-and-justice/

Reflections on Tech, Faith, and Justice – Bob Mueller
DIY wins, tech fixes, Disney stars in space, faith deconstruction, and justice in CCM—this week had it all.

Radiochromic Film Dosimetry for VHEE and UHDR: Considerations for the CLEAR Facility and Comparisons with Alanine, RPL and Dosimetry Phantoms
V. F. Rieker, J. J. Bateman, L. M. Wroe, M. Caloz, V. Grilj, Y. Q. Aguiar, A. Sch\"uller, C. Bailat, W. Farabolini, A. Gilardi, C. Robertson, P. Korysko, A. Malyzhenkov, S. Stapnes, M. -C. Vozenin, M. Dosanjh, R. Corsini

Radiochromic Film Dosimetry for VHEE and UHDR: Considerations for the CLEAR Facility and Comparisons with Alanine, RPL and Dosimetry Phantoms
Radiochromic films (RCFs) offer valuable two-dimensional dosimetry capabilities with a conceptually simple operating principle that requires minimal investment, making them particularly suitable for very high energy electron (VHEE) FLASH dosimetry where dosimetry standards are currently lacking. However, achieving high-accuracy measurements with RCFs presents significant practical challenges. Without the standardised protocols that ensure reliable outcomes across applications and facilities, kn…

AgentPorn.ai - Where Developers get their fix
https://agentporn.ai/

Interesting listening to ScotCast's piece on #FlamingoLand with the Greens and Friends of Loch Lomond. Personally I can't see why anyone would support the development in the first place, but the FOLL guy really did his side no favours by personally attacking Ross Greer and generally falling into the trap of being aggressive and dismissive.