@cowboys@darktundra.xyz2026-08-18 15:19:21
Jerry Jones accused of 'idiotic' move that ruined Dak Prescott's MVP season https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nfl/dallas-cowboys/news/jjerry-jones-idiotic-micah-parsons-trade-dak-prescott-mvp/f4c9e…
@cdarwin@c.im2026-08-20 02:47:04
For years Natalie Harp has only been a minor character in the Trump Cinematic Universe.
But all that changed this week when Jon Ossoff, a Democratic senator and possible 2028 presidential contender,
accused Trump in a campaign speech of wanting to “build his ballroom and travel with Natalie” instead of doing his job.
The remark triggered a tsunami of online speculation about the precise nature of the relationship
and a furious backlash.
On Monday Trump lashed ou…
@Dragofix@veganism.social2026-07-20 02:45:45
Plan to restore nature in England by 2030 criticised as ‘completely insufficient’ https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jul/13/england-rewilding-plan-restore-nature-2030-criticised
@Techmeme@techhub.social2026-09-18 16:21:14
Disney hires former Character.AI CEO Karandeep Anand as its first CTO; about a year ago, Disney accused Character.AI of infringing its copyrights (Todd Spangler/Variety)
https://variety.com/2026/biz/news/disney-cto-karandeep-anand-character-ai-1236866528…
@Mediagazer@mstdn.social2026-07-19 16:45:38
A profile of ESPN analyst Matt Miller, who is accused of stiffing winners of his charity fantasy football leagues and was nearly killed in a car crash in June (The Athletic)
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7447251/2026/07/17/matt-miller-espn-ca…
@doktrock@toad.social2026-09-18 01:07:01
Faulty AI use: Tennessee woman who was wrongly accused by #Fargo investigators and held in jail for months based on faulty artificial intelligence facial recognition evidence, has filed a $10 million civil rights lawsuit against the Fargo Police and the detective. #NorthDakota
@cdarwin@c.im2026-08-19 05:50:51
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is proposing to subsidize liability insurance for state and local officers who are trained and deputized to enforce federal immigration laws, according to a planning document published Friday.
ICE’s partnerships with local departments have soared since Trump returned to the White House last year
and may get an additional boost with liability insurance
by removing a hurdle that has made some local police departments reluctant to join.…
@Mediagazer@mstdn.social2026-09-18 16:10:52
Disney hires former Character.AI CEO Karandeep Anand as its first CTO; about a year ago, Disney accused Character.AI of infringing its copyrights (Todd Spangler/Variety)
https://variety.com/2026/biz/news/disney-cto-karandeep-anand-character-ai-1236866528…
@cdarwin@c.im2026-09-19 04:25:22
Andrea Rosso, an associate professor at the University of Pittsburgh, has spent four years studying whether structural racism can lead to increased rates of dementia among African Americans.
But in August, the National Institutes of Health canceled her nearly $10 million grant in its final year,
even though Rosso had offered to revise the research terms to avoid including references to “racial disparities” and “structural racism” to pre-emptively align with NIH priorities under P…
@cdarwin@c.im2026-07-17 17:48:50
Mullin threatens states that refuse Trump's election demands
Mullin also repeated his threat of withholding Federal Emergency Management Agency grant funding to states that don’t work to “secure” elections.
“If they’re not willing to do it, it should raise serious questions.
It’s not that hard. This isn’t a partisan issue,”
the homeland security secretary said.
This also comes after the Trump justice department sent letters to election officials in every sta…
