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Update to white paper on brain implants for restoring vision (notably Neuralink Blindsight) and non-invasive visual-to-auditory sensory substitution (The vOICe) https://artificialvision.com/neuralink.htm Note: blind people with RP may still have central tunnel vision to make eye c…

This is sickening…
It’s ⭐️Jordan Wood,
Susan Collins’ only Democratic opponent.
When Susan Collins confirmed RFK Jr. and Tulsi Gabbard
after expressing her *deepest concerns*
she left Mainers stunned.
But now, I’m learning that days before the votes:
…Susan Collins jetted down to Mar-a-Lago
…she DINED with Donald Trump 
…the MAGA establishment vowed 💥over $400 MILLION would be spent on her race
I won’t mince words:
👉 Susan Col…

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This ENG-IND #cricket test is going to turn into a test of Gill's captaincy: India won't score enough runs in the 3rd inning, and the question will be, does Gill overuse the fragile Bumrah or accept defeat in return for Bumrah being available for the whole series.

Donald Trump rolled tanks through Washington, DC, and deployed the USMC to the streets of Los Angeles.
It took him 152 days to break his promise and bomb Iran without a strategy — or any semblance of a plan.
That’s why I helped launch the Save America Movement.
We’re a clear-eyed 50-state movement to degrade and defeat Trumpism.
SAM is rooted in strategy, truth, and moral clarity.
We’re not reacting.
We’re organizing.
And we’re doing it in every c…

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FBI can’t hide behind supremacy clause to defeat lawsuit for wrongly storming ‘quiet family home’ in search of gang members, Supreme Court rules
https://lawandcrime.com/supreme-court/fbi-cant-hide-behind-supremacy-clause-to-defeat-lawsuit-for-wrongly-storming-quiet-family-home-in-search-of-gang-members-supreme-court-rules/

Nothing I’m trying to write is "flowing"...it's all laborious.
I'm encouraged by "Your labor isn’t a sign of defeat" from @… wherein she quotes Verlyn Klinkenborg:
"if you accept that writing is hard work, And that’s what it feels like when you’re writing, Then everything is as it should be. Your labor is…

Feedbackless Feed
A (non)social feedbackless feed to nowhere

Aww, the kitty is providing enrichment activity for the museum guard. 🐈‍⬛

Defeat Trump by concentrating on consequences (Mark Jacob/Stop the Presses)
https://www.stopthepresses.news/p/defeat-trump-by-concentrating-on
http://www.memeorandum.com/250603/p4#a250603p4

11-yr-old: I just stole every bed in this village.
Me: What? Why would you want rhat many beds?
11-yr-old: Dad! So I can defeat the Ender Dragon, duh!

Krugman continues:
❝While there is a cadre of Trumpist true believers who will obey the Leader under any circumstances, most of those doing the dirty work of undermining democracy and the rule of law are cowards and opportunists. They’re willing to participate in the destruction of America as we know it because they believe that many others will do the same. As a result, they believe that they are unlikely to face any personal consequences for their actions and may even be rewarded for their lawbreaking.
And what of those who oppose Trumpism? While there are heroes willing to take a stand against tyranny whatever the personal cost, most anti-Trumpists are reluctant to stick their necks out unless they believe that they are part of a widespread resistance that will grant them some measure of safety in numbers.
In other words, the victory or defeat of competitive authoritarianism will depend to a large extent on which side ordinary people believe will win. If Trump looks unstoppable, resistance will wither away and democracy will be lost. On the other hand, if he appears weak and stymied, resistance will grow and — just maybe — American democracy will survive.❞
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"Smart glasses offering a combination of sensory substitution based 'raw' vision and AI-based scene description and OCR appears to be technically and economically the most feasible and sustainable way toward meeting expectations, needs and interests of many blind people." https://www.artificialvision…

"Fresh off an ego-crushing defeat and a heightened appetite for mind-altering drugs, what workplace debauchery he gets into next is anyone's guess." --Futurism
'In the comments section, users praised Mr Musk for his dedication to his work. "Elon is a bit bizarre, but that's exactly why he's so successful. Boring people prefer to seek security and comfort," wrote one user.' --NDTV

Pondering how to best prepare for the upcoming onslaught of Neuralink Blindsight brain implant hype/PR after the first blind patient receives one in UAE. Most scientists are open to reason, but they make up a tiny minority under funding stress, while the mass media profit from maximizing hype.
https://www.artifi…

🗳️ Can the “Red Wave” Stop Austerity in Finland?
#politics

Can the “Red Wave” Stop Austerity in Finland?
Last Sunday’s local and regional elections in Finland saw a big defeat for the hard-right Finns Party. Its leader called the gains for left-wing parties a “red wave” — but it’s less clear that this will halt the government’s austerity agenda.

What's the angle here? California belongs to Mexico? In Communism, we will drive our own taxis? Baiting the people who love Evola with the defeat of martial order by the unwashed and unchecked proletariat? Kali Yuga fashion show? Just there for the violence? Strange times we live in.

From ⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨#AnnafromUkraine⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩ @AnnafromUkraine@youtube.com
🧵 👇
#RUSSIA IS GONE: NEW WEAPONS & BLACK SEA FLEET DEFEAT IN CRIMEA Vlog 1060: War in Ukraine
The Russian #BlackSea

I’m Brigadier General Shawn Harris.
I served this nation for decades in the US Army and now I’m answering the call to serve again
— this time, to defeat Marjorie Taylor Greene and bring sanity back to Congress.
This week, Donald Trump said has sent U.S. Marines into Los Angeles.
As someone who led troops in combat, I can tell you:
our troops don’t serve to be used as political weapons against Americans.
Marjorie Taylor Greene stood by that reckless idea

I just gave to Shawn Harris!
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A federal judge ruled on Thursday that Donald Trump illegally deployed the California national guard to suppress protests against immigration raids in Los Angeles
and ordered the force to be returned to the control of the state governor, Gavin Newsom.
The order by the US district judge Charles Breyer will not take effect until noon on Friday,
but it marked a stinging defeat for the Trump administration that is sure to touch off a pitched legal battle destined for the US supr…

Defiant peers have delivered an ultimatum to the government – calling on it to offer artists copyright protection against artificial intelligence companies or risk losing a key piece of legislation.
The government suffered a fifth defeat in the House of Lords over controversial plans to allow the AI companies to train their models using copyrighted material
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/jun/04/ministers-offer-concessions-ai-copyright-avoid-fifth-lords-defeat?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

Go for a Neuralink Blindsight brain implant, or opt for cheaper and replaceable smart glasses? #BCI

Former Senator Claire McCaskill just made a HUGE prediction:
Nathan Sage,
the Democrat running for U.S. Senate against Republican Joni Ernst,
has a real chance of flipping Iowa’s Senate seat blue!
Nathan Sage is exactly the kind of Democrat who can win Iowa.
Nathan grew up in a trailer park, served 3 tours in Iraq,
is president of his local chamber of commerce, and a working class Democrat who can take on Ernst and actually win.
Democrats MUST take…

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Hello – my name is Nathan Sage, and I am the Democrat running for Senate against Republican Joni Ernst here in Iowa.
I was raised in a trailer park. Growing up, that got me called a lot of names. After enough times, it’s easy to start to believe it yourself.
We were poor. I never imagined a better life until a military recruiter said that I could maybe one day graduate college.
After I got home from Iraq, I worked nights to support my family while the GI Bill paid for colle…

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Good Morning #Canada
On June 6, 1944, my father was hospitalized in England, recovering from shrapnel wounds inflicted during the Italian campaign, and he joked that he missed all the excitement. That "excitement" included 1074 casualties on D-Day, including 359 killed, as Canadian troops secured Juno Beach to begin the defeat of Nazi Germany. It took another 11 months of bloody battles before Allied military forced surrender.
#CanadaIsAwesome #WWII #CanadianHeroes
https://www.veterans.gc.ca/en/remembrance/wars-and-conflicts/second-world-war/d-day-and-the-battle-of-normandy