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Senate Republicans Chicken Out--Again. (The Bulwark)
https://www.thebulwark.com/p/senate-republicans-chicken-out-again-blanche-weaponization-slush-fund-irs-doj
http://www.memeorandum.com/260605/p40#a260605p40

Alibaba says it is opening Qwen to third-party AI agents, starting with KFC, Mixue, and others, and Qwen's app serves 100M daily lifestyle services engagements (Iris Deng/South China Morning Post)
https://www.scmp.com/tech/article/3355850/

Order coffee, book a flight, buy a burger: Alibaba broadens Qwen’s reach
As Tencent prepares a rival WeChat agent, Alibaba is moving quickly to turn Qwen from a chatbot into a digital concierge for everyday life.

Kosmonauten arbeiten an hartnäckigem Leck: ISS-Crew bringt sich in Sicherheit
Seit sieben Jahren entweicht von der ISS Luft, angeblich wurde das Leck dann aber vor Monaten geschlossen. Jetzt gibt es doch wieder Reparaturarbeiten.

Kosmonauten arbeiten an hartnäckigem Leck: ISS-Crew bringt sich in Sicherheit
Seit sieben Jahren entweicht von der ISS Luft, angeblich wurde das Leck dann aber vor Monaten geschlossen. Jetzt gibt es doch wieder Reparaturarbeiten.

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Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio:
🎵 Chicken Leg
#DelvonLamarrOrganTrio
https://delvonlamarrorgantrio.bandcamp.com/track/chicken-leg
https://open.spotify.com/track/6BfkPZab6t8V3eoivwNt2h

An interview with creator Amelia Dimoldenberg on retaining rights to her show Chicken Shop Date, staying on YouTube, new ventures, including a TV show, and more (Katie Drummond/Wired)
https://www.wired.com/story/the-big-interview-podcast-amelia-dimoldenberg/…

The Secret to Amelia Dimoldenberg’s Online Superstardom? Control
The host of “Chicken Shop Date” joined WIRED’s “Big Interview” podcast to talk about turning down bad deals, beating the algorithm, and the importance of being over-prepared.

I could see an Eighth or Fourteenth Amendment argument for the right to view a state execution.
If you want to ensure a punishment is not cruel or unusual,
it helps if someone can see it taking place.
Same for equal protection under the law.
https://bsky.app/profile/gabrielmalor.…

Framing an empirical story about numbers (in effect) as a culture war is a bonkers starting point anyway.
https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:5ebaazqa3ghohwlelj7jmt5o/post/3mnm4uybpz22n

Dave Mathieson (@tinydbass.bsky.social)
"In the culture wars, there is no space for the middle ground" is a weird framing. There is plenty of middle ground, which is what many other countries occupy where they balance data centers against electricity capacity, prices and emissions. The government have chosen to make us a huge outlier. [contains quote post or other embedded content]

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Cibo Matto:
🎵 Know Your Chicken (radio version)
#CiboMatto
https://chidowhouse-shop.bandcamp.com/track/know-your-chicken-birthday-cake-do-whatcha-do
https://open.spotify.com/track/0YZGtZFwu2O45CWXcowsZK

Van Hollen blasts AIPAC, crypto spending for Hoyer's chosen successor (Lisa Kashinsky/Politico)
https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2026/06/04/congress/van-hollen-blasts-aipac-role-in-hoyer-seat-00950459
http://www.memeorandum.com/260604/p105#a260604p105

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Chicano Batman:
🎵 Freedom Is Free
#ChicanoBatman
https://chicanobatman.bandcamp.com/track/freedom-is-free
https://open.spotify.com/track/7L0Dr6Yyj4NIuwE6Yk3nLH