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With Trump’s backing
scandal-plagued Ken Paxton
has won over John Cornyn
in the Texas GOP primary for senator
– but he might lose in November against James Talarico,
a Democrat with a groundswell of popularity
Paxton comes with significant political baggage,
National Republicans worry they will have to spend significantly more with him as the nominee.
Paxton was impeached in 2023 after being accused of corruption,
and reported to the FBI…

from my link log —
Ordered dithering with arbitrary or irregular colour palettes.
https://matejlou.blog/2023/12/06/ordered-dithering-for-arbitrary-or-irregular-palettes/
saved 2026-02-27

Ordered Dithering with Arbitrary or Irregular Colour Palettes
Introduction Hello. I have recently been spending a lot of time dithering. In image processing, dithering is the act of applying intentional perturbations or noise in order to compensate for the in…

A 2023 California law that requires creators to disclose payments for political ads reveals how paid influencers have radically changed political communication (Max Tani/Semafor)
https://www.semafor.com/article/05/25/2026

Exclusive: California influencer disclosures offer a glimpse at how secret money distorts American politics
Tom Steyer’s campaign is making use of paid astroturfed social media support.

Next edition of our quarterly free village magazine is up on the blocks. Editorial meeting tonight and then I get started populating the layout. Paid adverts already placed–they pay for the printing–the rest is all volunteer work including delivery to 4k homes.
Have been building this with #affinity since 2023 (Quark before that). Good to give back to the community.

Study: only ~3% of Polymarket accounts drove most price discovery in 2023-2025, suggesting market accuracy comes from an informed minority, not crowd wisdom (Sam Reynolds/CoinDesk)
https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/04/2

Only 3% of traders drive Polymarket's accuracy, not the crowd, study finds
Researchers show market accuracy comes from a tiny group of informed traders, not broad participation.

Here's what I wrote about N₂O emissions in 2023: https://industrydecarbonization.com/news/the-avoidable-super-greenhouse-gas-from-fertilizer-nylon-and-vitamin-b3-production.html
And here more recen…

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on #BBC6Music's #CraigCharles
Sampa the Great:
🎵 Let Me Be Great (6 Music Session, 5 Jul 2023)
#SampatheGreat
https://sampathegreat.bandcamp.com/track/let-me-be-great
https://open.spotify.com/track/7sXjwoCydLIZlJ1WpIyh9J
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An unpublished draft of Changpeng Zhao's memoir, "Freedom of Money", details secret negotiations in 2023 that led to his imprisonment and a run-in with ICE (New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/27/technology/cz-changpeng-zha…

In a Memoir Draft, Changpeng Zhao of Binance Details the Talks Leading to His Prison Time
In a draft of his memoir, Changpeng Zhao, the founder of Binance, laid out the secret negotiations that led to his imprisonment and a run-in with ICE.

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on #BBC6Music's #Afrodeutsche
BC Camplight:
🎵 The Last Rotation of Earth (6 Music Session, 11 May 2023)
#BCCamplight
https://bc-camplight.bandcamp.com/album/the-last-rotation-of-earth
https://open.spotify.com/track/07MmMkkxvMpcc9uvfjj46i