A look at a thriving underground economy for Claude access in China, including "transfer station" sites that buy API tokens abroad and distribute them to users (Wired)
https://www.wired.com/story/how-people-in-china-keep-outsmar…
#Minnesota : Park Rapids, Nemeth Art Center. Outstanding group art exhibition; see it if you can! ✔️
https://www.mplsart.com/written/2026/07/not-forgotten-c…
It is settled law that “8647” is protected speech.
The controlling case on this issue, Accountability NOW USA v. Griess (United States District Court, filed June 1, 2026), states that the message “8647” is protected free speech under the First Amendment to the United States Constitution.
U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche has even declared that the public may display “8647” signs without fear of prosecution, stating that these messages are “posted constantly
— that phrase i…
I'm watching Elementary 1x02 "While You Were Sleeping" #Elementary
Street homelessness went up in Los Angeles.
In Nithya Raman’s district, it was nearly cut in half
Los Angeles City Councilmember Nithya Raman, who is running for mayor against incumbent Karen Bass, seized on significant decreases in street homelessness in her district Friday while blasting increases citywide.
Street homelessness
— people living outdoors or in their vehicles
— went down by 49% in Raman’s district compared to the previous year, she said at a pre…