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An interview with Mozilla president Mark Surman about plans to deploy its ~$1.4B in reserves to fund an AI "rebel alliance" to challenge companies like OpenAI (Ashley Capoot/CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/01/27/mozilla-buildi…

Mozilla is building an AI ‘rebel alliance’ to take on industry heavweights OpenAI, Anthropic
Mozilla is looking to deploy its roughly $1.4 billion in reserves to support "mission driven" companies and nonprofits, and is particularly focused on AI.

The bill to empower Federal law enforcement lawsuits is opposed by all CA GOP Senators.
▶️ After Minneapolis shootings, California advances a bill allowing lawsuits against federal agents - Los Angeles Times
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After Minneapolis shootings, California advances a bill allowing lawsuits against federal agents
The California Senate advanced legislation that would allow Californians to sue federal immigration agents over constitutional violations such as excessive force and unlawful searches.

Native Instruments meldet Insolvenz an
Das Berliner Musiktechnologieunternehmen Native Instruments, auch Muttergesellschaft von iZotope, Plugin Alliance und Brainworx, hat Insolvenz angemeldet.
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🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #DriveTime
Alanis Morissette:
🎵 Thank U
#AlanisMorissette
https://haydnjay.bandcamp.com/track/alanis-morissette-thank-u-hj-version
https://open.spotify.com/track/3CVDronuSnhguSUguPoseM

The article below reminds me of a play that I crewed on:
In the play the Earth is taken over by space aliens who eat people. Earth people don't like this. The aliens try to fix things by hiring a PR firm to improve their public image. But the PR firm turns out to be a front for Earth-people resistance. And it went from there.
So here we have a couple of brothers - who have so much hubris that they are effectively space aliens in relation to the rest of us - who do bad things…

Brothers Charged With Sex Trafficking Wage Campaign to Shame Accusers
The Alexander brothers, once titans of the New York party scene, have retained a high-stakes public relations strategist, Juda Engelmayer, whose clients include Harvey Weinstein.

Kasparov at Washington security forum: NATO doesn't exist, it's fake. Ukraine is only country doing what Alliance was built for - Euromaidan Press
https://euromaidanpress.com/2025/11/27/kasparov-at-washington-security-forum-nato-doesnt-exist-its-fake-ukraine-is-only-country-doing-what-alliance-was-built-for/

🇺🇦 Auf radioeins läuft...
Alanis Morissette:
🎵 Thank U
#NowPlaying #AlanisMorissette
https://haydnjay.bandcamp.com/track/alanis-morissette-thank-u-hj-version
https://open.spotify.com/track/49663cptFSCKPWa4pZt8Rs

Why SUV when you can LSV? (Low Speed Vehicles)
25mph max car! street legal in San Francisco.
Can drive on almost all roads in the city.
This one is not that great, imho (but try it at gocar). I want to see more LSVs. Amsterdam has many, and many types.
all roads w/ 35mph limits or less are ok, almost all roads in SF. Here are all limits on all roads in SF:

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #MechanicalBreakdown
Alien Skin:
🎵 Atomic Lovers Bunker Dancing
#AlienSkin
https://alienskin.bandcamp.com/track/atomic-lovers-bunker-dancing
https://open.spotify.com/track/71XYgVKZt4bz66wscKOex4

Big Tech got almost everything it wanted from President Trump, as he backs policies that allow the industry to grow unfettered, worrying some conservatives (Cecilia Kang/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/28/technol<…

From A.I. to Chips, Big Tech Is Getting What It Wants From Trump
The president has backed policies that allow the industry to grow unfettered. The mutually beneficial alliance is causing concern among some conservatives.