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@cdarwin@c.im
2026-04-13 02:54:31

The Argentinian president, Javier Milei,
is facing his lowest approval ratings since taking office in 2023
as newly published evidence allegedly reveals a
$5m financial agreement connected to his public endorsement last year of a controversial crypto project.
The scandal has tarnished crypto’s reputation across Argentina
and set back the ambitions of industry insiders who saw the country as fertile soil for the growth of digital money.
Milei’s promotion of…

‘Disbelief and disappointment’: how Javier Milei’s bribery scandal may have derailed Argentina’s crypto investment
Just as the industry is set to capitalize on country’s political and economic instability, president accused in $5m scheme

@Techmeme@techhub.social
2026-03-13 00:46:40

Social media addiction trial: the plaintiff, Meta, and YouTube make closing arguments; jurors begin deliberations Friday on liability for harm to children (Associated Press)
apnews.com/article/meta-instag

Closing arguments begin in landmark social media trial set in Los Angeles
After about a month of hearing from addiction experts, therapists, platform engineers and executives, including Mark Zuckerberg, a jury will listen to closing arguments before heading to the deliberation room to decide whether social media companies should be liable for harms caused to children using their platforms. Closing statements in the trial will begin Thursday at the Spring Street Courthouse in Los Angeles. Lawyers representing the plaintiff, a 20-year-old woman, and those representing …

@memeorandum@universeodon.com
2026-03-14 12:01:56

In Arizona, an Electric Utility Holds an Election, Open Only to Property Owners (Reis Thebault/New York Times)
nytimes.com/2026/03/14/us/poli
memeorandum.com/260314/p12#a26

@NFL@darktundra.xyz
2026-05-13 12:04:50

Why playing in two NFL-type systems has Carson Bec... espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/487513

Arizona's Carson Beck has leg up on most rookie QBs - ESPN
Beck knows how to call a cadence and take snaps under center, while many college QBs don't.

@inthehands@hachyderm.io
2026-04-12 21:52:44

And yet for all this, item 1 is still true.
I’m not arguing for some specific answer to that; I’m just arguing that whatever we do, we need to hold items 2-6 in mind while we do it.

@cdarwin@c.im
2026-03-12 19:26:55

In Maricopa County Arizona, a federal grand jury subpoenaed digital data related to a 💥partisan audit 💥of the county’s vote,
according to Arizona Senate President Warren Petersen, the subpoena’s recipient.
This material — which may have included scans and photos of ballots — was stored by the Senate, not the county.
Maricopa County destroyed the original ballots after two years, as state law requires.
The firm hired by Senate Republican leaders to run the audit,

Election Records Handed Over to the FBI in Maricopa County, Arizona, Could Be Fatally Flawed, Experts Say
Unlike in Fulton County, Georgia, where actual ballots were seized, a federal grand jury subpoenaed digital data related to a partisan audit of the county’s vote.

@Techmeme@techhub.social
2026-04-13 23:35:43

Daniel Moreno-Gama, a 20-year-old Texas man accused of throwing a Molotov cocktail at Sam Altman's home, is charged with attempted murder and attempted arson (Hadas Gold/CNN)
cnn.com/2026/04/13/tech/sam-al

Suspect in attack at Sam Altman’s house charged with attempted murder and attempted arson
The man who allegedly threw an incendiary device at the home of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is facing attempted murder and attempted arson charges, authorities said Monday.

@cdarwin@c.im
2026-04-13 17:45:55

A new law in Argentina, approved on Wednesday by 137 votes to 111, with three abstentions,
will enable provincial authorities to decide which glaciers are protected and which are open for development based on whether they represent a “relevant water function”
“What is at stake is the protection of key water reserves in Argentina,”
says Andrés Nšpoli, a lawyer and executive director of the Foundation of Environment and Natural Resources (Farn), an environmental and human rig…

Argentina just ripped up its pioneering glacier law. What does this mean for millions of people’s drinking water?
Javier Milei’s reforms to the law will open up high-altitude areas to mining and risk water reserves already strained by the climate crisis, say activists

@memeorandum@universeodon.com
2026-03-12 19:11:04

Election Records Handed Over to the FBI in Maricopa County, Arizona, Could Be Fatally Flawed, Experts Say (Jen Fifield/ProPublica)
propublica.org/article/maricop
memeorandum.com/260312/p94#a26

@cdarwin@c.im
2026-05-14 07:24:08

Iran’s missile arsenal is still largely intact, according to U.S. and other intelligence agencies,
contradicting claims made by the Trump administration.
Iran has regained access to 30 of its 33 missile sites along the Strait of Hormuz,
as well as to the majority of its mobile launchers and underground facilities, according to a report by The New York Times.

Iran’s Missile Arsenal Still Intact, Sources Say, Contradicting Trump’s Claims
Reports contradict claims made by Trump, who has repeatedly stated that Iran has been “decimated” by the war.