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Nursing homes falsely label patients schizophrenic to sedate them, OIG says
Many U.S. nursing homes are creating phony schizophrenia diagnoses
-- to hide their use of dangerous antipsychotic drugs to subdue dementia patients,
a government watchdog report said Thursday in its sharpest finding yet over a persistent form of alleged abuse.

A diagnosis of schizophrenia allows nursing homes to avoid reporting use of the drugs
and artificially improve quality-star rat…

Nursing homes falsely label patients schizophrenic to sedate them, OIG says
False diagnoses are used to mask inappropriate use of antipsychotic drugs on patients with dementia, a practice called chemical restraint, a government watchdog report said.

How locals in Potters Bar, a town near London, are challenging Equinix's $5B data center plans, as the UK reclassifies "green belt" land to boost construction (Joel Khalili/Wired)
https://www.wired.com/story/the-small-english-town-swept-u…

The Small English Town Swept Up in the Global AI Arms Race
The residents of Potters Bar are working to protect the “green belt” of farms, forests, and meadows that surround London from the endless demand for AI infrastructure.

Criminal enterprises in Southeast Asian scam hubs are recruiting "AI face models" to facilitate crypto and romance scams; some demand 100 video calls per day (Matt Burgess/Wired)
https://www.wired.com/story/models-are-applying-to-be-the-face-of-ai-scams…

Models Are Applying to Be the Face of AI Scams
Dozens of Telegram channels reviewed by WIRED include job listings for “AI face models.” The (mostly) women who land these gigs are likely being used to dupe victims out of their money.

Finished reading “Erasure” by Percival Everett.
“Monk”, a largely overlooked black academic author, rages at the publishing industry & writes a deliberately offensive ghetto-lit parody. They love it, offering serious money. Satire collides with financial necessity.
A savage rebuke of publishing industry racism paired with genuinely moving dementia subplot. Uneven but provocative - raises uncomfortable questions about authenticity and selling out.
4/5 ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Erasure
Thelonious (Monk) Ellison has never allowed race to def…

John McDonnell: “We have got to stop the escalation in terms of more and more being demanded to be spent on the military, which is largely misspent and wasted. There is no way any socialist can stand by and see warfare prioritised over welfare.”
But The Scottish National Party (SNP) backed 'Lord Robertson of Port Ellen''s warmongering call and called for more arms spending.
‘Guns before butter’ | Morning Star

Unpacking the best NFL Draft preview, plus a Giants star wants out https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7184761/2026/04/09/unpacking-the-best-nfl-draft-preview-plus-a-giants-star-wants-out/

Raiders star Maxx Crosby speaks out about reported trade demand, doesn’t deny it https://www.reviewjournal.com/sports/raiders/raiders-star-maxx-crosby-speaks-out-about-reported-trade-demand-doesnt-deny-it-3617048/…

Petitions demanding people get
the chance to be released from ICE custody
have overwhelmed courts throughout the US.
https://www.wired.com/story/ice-crashing-us-court-system-minnesota/

ICE Is Crashing the US Court System in Minnesota
Petitions demanding people get the chance to be released from ICE custody have overwhelmed courts throughout the US.

Dementia Donny
bot by @…
This is for tee hee, not treason: please don't extraordinarily rendition me to a black site.
#satire #potus45

Jack Dorsey says Apple removed his Bluetooth P2P messaging app Bitchat, used during protests in Iran and Uganda, from China's App Store following CAC's demands (Stephen Katte/Cointelegraph)
https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitchat-jack-dorsey-china-app-store-…

Jack Dorsey's Decentralized Bitchat App Removed from China App Store
Apple has removed Jack Dorsey’s Bitchat from the App Store in China at the request of the Cyberspace Administration of China, which argued the messaging app violated internet service regulations.