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My Congressman, Ted Lieu (D-CA), caught Pam Bondi lying under oath & called her out on it.
The USAG perjured herself in front of Congress. On video.
#tedlieu #PamBondi #Congress

Despite heavily tilting the electoral playing field in its favor
—through extreme gerrymandering,
extensive use of state resources for partisan ends,
near-total media dominance,
flagrant use of deepfake videos,
and alleged vote-buying
—Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban and his Fidesz party suffered a crushing, historic defeat in the country’s election Sunday.
Orban conceded defeat and congratulated his opponent,
Tisza Party leader Peter Magya…

Why Viktor Orban’s Fidesz Party Lost
The opposition’s stunning victory offers lessons for U.S. Democrats—and a warning for Trump’s allies.

"I write entirely to find out what I’m thinking, what I’m looking at, what I see and what it means."
https://lithub.com/joan-didion-why-i-write/
Thanks @…

Joan Didion: Why I Write
Of course I stole the title for this talk from George Orwell. One reason I stole it was that I like the sound of the words: Why I Write. There you have three short unambiguous words that share a so…

Ballot Box Scotland party profile: SNP
"18 months ago, you’d have expected Swinney would be headed into this election preparing to hand Anas Sarwar the keys to Bute House, and SNP leadership to… somebody, unclear who, especially with his Deputy First Minister Kate Forbes standing down. Instead, the complete and utter implosion of Labour has all but cemented his tenancy on Charlotte Square."

SP26 Party Profile: Scottish National Party
The big beasts of Scottish politics, by rights the SNP should be headed to a bruising election. Instead, Labour’s total collapse has opened the door to a big SNP win and potentially even a m…

Verbrechen sind legal.

Charles Omenihu: Defenses have figured out Lamar Jackson; Josh Allen would win title with Ravens https://www.nfl.com/news/charles-omenihu-lamar-jackson-josh-allen-debate

In der Juristerei wird das Aufkommen der LLMs begeistert gefeiert. Man versucht sich zu profilieren. Man ist vielleicht besorgt, dass die Stundensätze herunter gehen könnten. Aber sonst? Und dann diese Studie, die zeigt, dass bei Benutzung von LLMs die cognitive Kapazität und damit auch die Qualität dauernd nach unten zeigt. Kurz: Ein LLM-Anwalt bietet teure 0815-Soße, die man auch ohne Anwalt haben kann.

Your Brain on ChatGPT: Accumulation of Cognitive Debt when Using an AI Assistant for Essay Writing Task
This study explores the neural and behavioral consequences of LLM-assisted essay writing. Participants were divided into three groups: LLM, Search Engine, and Brain-only (no tools). Each completed three sessions under the same condition. In a fourth session, LLM users were reassigned to Brain-only group (LLM-to-Brain), and Brain-only users were reassigned to LLM condition (Brain-to-LLM). A total of 54 participants took part in Sessions 1-3, with 18 completing session 4. We used electroencephalo…

RE: https://mstdn.social/@jaypdub/116377345262425695
The source is https://planetary.s3.amazonaws.com/assets/pdfs/FY-2027-NASA-Budget-Request-List-of-Cancelled-Science-Missions.pdf - and Isaacman fully supports this total destruction of what has made NASA great in the past. I once gave him - reluctantly - the benefit of the doubt. Withdrawn, completely!

Trump-linked World Liberty Financial's stablecoin, USD1, hit $5B in total circulation in January with 85% held in Binance accounts; Trump pardoned CZ in October (David Yaffe-Bellany/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/07/business/binance-trump-crypto.htm…

"Elk moment kan de Europese aanbesteding voor vijf van dit soort AI-gigafabrieken worden geopend. Als Nederland zo’n fabriek had willen binnenhalen, moet de overheid 17 procent van de totale investering garanderen. Nog eens 17 procent komt voor rekening van de Europese Commissie, terwijl het grootste deel - 65 procent - door het bedrijfsleven wordt gefinancierd,"
En Nederland doet niet mee....

Geen geld op de begroting voor versterking digitale infrastructuur
Staatssecretaris Aerdts moest in debat met de Kamer over de digitale infrastructuur vooral veel afhouden: extra budget voor digitale autonomie, en een giga AI-fabriek in het bijzonder, komt er sowieso niet. En dat was tegen het zere been van de oppositie.