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Anthropic outlines metrics to track AI development at frontier labs: how much AI R&D is done by AI, how well agents are overseen, and how compute is allocated (Anthropic)
https://www.anthropic.com/institute/measuring-pace-of-ai-development

Measurements for understanding the pace of AI development inside frontier labs
Today, the world can’t see what’s going on inside AI labs. Anthropic is proposing new metrics that would give the public visibility into frontier AI development.

House Speaker Mike Johnson is hoping to get all of his members on board a new reconciliation package and pass it next week.
House Republican leaders released the text of their $95 billion third reconciliation bill on Wednesday morning and aim to pass it next week.
The bill provides $10 billion to the House Administration Committee to give in grants to implement the SAVE Act -- a voter ID bill that would require proof of citizenship to register to vote.
It directs $60 bill…

House Republicans Outline $95 Billion Reconciliation Package
The proposal includes money for defense and provisions to require proof of citizenship when registering to vote.

New Report: Plastic Expelled: Exposing Industry Propaganda in U.S. Schools https://www.plasticpollutioncoalition.org/blog/2026/8/13/new-report-plastic-expelled-exposing-industry-propaganda-in-u-s-schools

New Report: Plastic Expelled: Exposing Industry Propaganda in U.S. Schools
Plastic Expelled exposes the plastic industry’s propaganda playbook and outlines how to get the plastic industry out of schools.

Catching up: I've criticised the Green Party E&W leadership for downplaying the #climate and #ecologicalemergencies, but this intervention is very welcome.
It is only the Greens that are telling it anywhere near like it is.
We see this in Burnham's feeble late response…

Zack Polanski’s ‘reality check’ to the Prime Minister: act now on extreme heat emergency - Green Party
Zack Polanski delivered a ‘reality check’ to the Prime Minister as he sounded the alarm on extreme heat and outlined immediate actions he would take.

We saw lots of Plantain in the lawn at Upper Treman sitting in the circle for the Sacred Wild Gathering
https://sacredwildgathering.org/
Not to be confused with that thing that looks like a Banana, my wife says Plantain adds resilience to trampled lawns

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@… @… @… I set up a test project with the directory structure you outlined, with the make…

Outline of a Christian Political Philosophical Theology
I defend a position in political thought that I call Christian anarcho-socialist liberalism. The idea is to create a Christian political philosophical theology that integrates the best elements from socialism, liberalism and anarchism....
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Outline of a Christian Political Philosophical Theology | David Boles, Blogs
I defend a position in political thought that I call Christian anarcho-socialist liberalism. The idea is to create a Christian political philosophical theology that integrates the best elements fro…

Hittade ett angrepp av någon form av svampväxt på stammen. Jag tror jag stoppade det genom att torka av allt, pensla med rikligt med Atamon, och låta växthuset, och pumpan, torka ut lite. Nu ser den så där äventyrlig ut igen efter att ha sett lite moloken ut i några dagar.
Jag klippte bort 10 småpumpor från den, lämnade 4. Den svarade med att skjuta ut nya rankor åt alla håll.
Hokkaidopumpa, är det ett annat namn för 'hydra'?