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Israel, Hezbollah agree to ceasefire starting on Friday -U.S. official (Steve Holland/Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/israeli-hezbollah-agree-ceasefire-starting-friday-us-official-2026-06-19/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260619/p45#a260619p45

You, too, might actually agree with Steve Bannon on something.
Scoop: 60 MAGA allies tell Trump to vet AI before release
https://www.axios.com/2026/05/18/trump-ai-steve-bannon-humans-first-letter

Scoop: 60+ MAGA allies tell Trump to vet AI before release
The letter — signed by Steve Bannon — puts a vocal faction of the MAGA base at odds with the White House's hands-off approach to AI.

“Ultimately, AI systems will shape the future of scholarly communication.” So, resistance is futile? I agree, “the question is whether ACM and the computing community will actively help shape that future in a responsible and mission-aligned manner,” but bowing to the wishes of irresponsible, profit-oriented corporations does NOT “help shape that future in a responsible and mission-aligned manner.”
STOP IT!❞
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“Ultimately, AI systems will shape the future of scholarly communication.” So, resistance is futile? I agree, “the question is whether ACM and the computing community will actively help shape that future in a responsible and mission-aligned manner,” but bowing to the wishes of irresponsible, profit-oriented corporations does NOT “help shape that future in a responsible and mission-aligned manner.”
STOP IT!❞
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Roku sells itself to the Murdoch media empire.
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/fox-corporation-to-acquire-roku-inc-302800220.html

Magic Moment (when the view finally opens up)
(On the way to Drachensee, October 2023)
#SilentSunday #LandscapePhotography #Alps

En Birmanie, la guerre recomposée par Pékin dans l’Etat Shan
https://www.lemonde.fr/international/article/2026/06/14/en-birmanie-la-guerre-recomposee-par-pekin-dans-l-etat-shan_6702232_3210.html…

En Birmanie, la guerre recomposée par Pékin dans l’Etat Shan
La Chine a stoppé l’avancée de la rébellion dans l’Etat Shan pour sauver une junte chancelante et rouvrir son projet de corridor économique, du Yunnan jusqu’à l’océan Indien. Pour Pékin, cet axe est une assurance-vie stratégique en cas de crise autour de Taïwan. Pour la Birmanie, il signifie une dépendance accrue à son puissant voisin et un redécoupage du champ de bataille, où armées, groupes ethniques et civils doivent désormais composer avec la « pax sinica ».

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #AfternoonShow
Stevie Wonder:
🎵 I'm More Than Happy (I'm Satisfied)
#StevieWonder
https://open.spotify.com/track/6aJR1R3OJFvcUPsSHYBkjU

Since it was relevant to a discussion I just had on here and is something most people probably haven't thought about much (unless you've taken one of a handful of philosophy classes), I thought I'd try to lay out a key piece of Descartes' Meditations (#philosophy

Let me get this straight. Xbox leadership believes the way to winning back people with great exclusives is by firing the people who make them — the people whose expertise they already paid billions to acquire? Sure. Seems really smart! https://www.eurogamer.net/xbox-layoffs-business-reset