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Reporters Without Borders: there have been at least 31 attacks on journalists while covering the Los Angeles protests, including 27 attacks by law enforcement (David Bauder/Associated Press)
https://apnews.com/article/immigration-…

CNN correspondent and crew detained and escorted from Los Angeles protest zone
Police detained a CNN crew reporting on protests against immigration raids in Los Angeles. CNN correspondent Jason Carroll said an officer escorted them away from the protest late Monday and warned them to not return. On Sunday, an Australian journalist was hit in the leg by a rubber bullet and a British photographer was similarly injured on Saturday. National Press Club President Mike Balsamo urged officials to stop targeting, detaining, or obstructing journalists, and to guarantee journalists…

@… Indeed, I’m going to have to replace my duck.

Cat with giant artichoke plant in the background #Caturday #EveryDayIsCaturday

Cat with giant artichoke plant in the background #Caturday #EveryDayIsCaturday

Thanks to AI and modern carbon dating techniques, we have a new understanding of when the Dead Sea Scrolls were written – which could revise the story of Judaea.
✅ Dead Sea Scrolls analysis may force rethink of ancient Jewish history
https://archive.ph/YT7XZ
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Congratulations to the Rev. Emily Hartner '07 M.Div. She is the newly elected Bishop of the North Carolina Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA)! https://www.salisburypost.com/2025/06/03/nc-lutherans-choose-first-female-bishop/

NC Lutherans choose first female bishop
By Susan Shinn Turner For the Salisbury Post The North Carolina Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) has elected its first female bishop. Some 541 voting members elected the Rev. Emily Hartner, 43, on the fifth and final ballot Saturday afternoon at the Koury Convention Center in Greensboro. Hartner has pastored Holy […]

I saw Brian WIlson’s “SMiLE” tour in August 2005 and wrote it up: https://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/200x/2005/08/31/SMiLE
You can watch that show here:

SMiLE

A look at Amsterdam's failed experiment to create a fair welfare AI system that would evaluate every welfare applicant in the city for potential fraud (MIT Technology Review)
https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/06/1

Inside Amsterdam’s high-stakes experiment to create fair welfare AI
The Dutch city thought it could break a decade-long trend of implementing discriminatory algorithms. Its failure raises the question: can these programs ever be fair?

New Gist: Not Mandatory, Not Compulsory, Not Legal
The DPC has fined the Department of Social Protection €550,000 for processing PSC card biometric data.
This is the Gist.
(at no point do I use the words "I told you so")
https://www.thegist.ie/the-gist-not-mand…

The Gist: Not Mandatory, Not Compulsory, Not Legal
The DPC has fined the Department of Social Protection €550,000. This is the Gist.

Wagenknecht bietet SPD-Aufrüstungsgegnern Zusammenarbeit an
BSW-Chefin Sahra Wagenknecht bietet den SPD-Politikern eine Zusammenarbeit an, die in einem "Manifest" die Verteidigungspolitik der Bundesregierung kritisieren. "Es wäre gut, wenn alle Kräfte in Deutschland, die den Kriegskurs von Merz und Klingbeil für brandgefährlich halten, jetzt ohne Vorbehalte zusammenarbeiten und sich gemeinsam um die Reaktivierung einer starke…
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Ukraine-Liveblog: ++ Ukraine erhält Leichname von Gefallenen ++
Die Ukraine hat die sterblichen Überreste von mehr als 1.200 getöteten Soldaten erhalten. Russland meldet einen Vorstoß im Westen der ukrainischen Region Donezk.