Is there any better way to celebrate the glory of the Resurrection than by helping a #criminal suspect—indicted on scores of charges—pay off his #legal fees?
Not according to Donald #Trump, who took his broke ass to Truth Social on Tues morning to announce that supporters can purchase copies of the Christian holy book.
Qatari royal invested ~$50M in pro #Trump network #Newsmax
Before & after the investment, snr newsroom ldrs urged Newsmax staff to soften coverage of #Qatar, current & fmr employees said
A member of the Qatari royal family invested ~$50 million in Newsmax, acc/to docs & representatives for the #FarRight#media co & the royal, in a moment of acute #MiddleEast tensions during the #Trump admin.
In 2019 & 2020, Sheikh Sultan bin Jassim Al Thani, a fmr Qatari govt ofcl & the owner of a London-based investment fund, Heritage Advisors, invested in #Newsmax. The investment has not been previously reported.
Newsmax was looking for outside investors to better compete w/its much larger rival, #FoxNews, acc/to people who spoke at the time w/its founder & CEO, #ChristopherRuddy. Before & after the investment, snr newsroom ldrs urged staff to soften coverage of #Qatar….
The docs came from a trove of ~100k leaked files from #GenesisTrust, a #CaymanIslands based financial services provider, which were obtained by the International Consortium of #Investigative#Journalists & reviewed by WaPo.
Among the docs were internal forms prepared by Genesis that proposed the corporate structure would be “set up with the intention of benefiting the State of #Qatar.”
Meanwhile, #CAA, the talent agency that helped broker the deal w/ #NBCNews, cut ties w/ #RonnaMcDaniel Tues, acc/to 2 people familiar w/the matter, telling the fmr #RNC chief & #political operative she needed to consult w/ an attorney to represent her in exit discussions.
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Exclusive: Dave Grohl's Foreword in New Lemmy 'True Stories' Graphic Novel - 'His Kingdom? Rock and Roll. His Army? You and Me.'
Dave Grohl pens a touching foreword in the new graphic novel 'No Remorse: The Illustrated True Stories of Lemmy Kilmister and Motorhead'.
Personally, I have nothing against the emergence of new #programming languages. This is cool:
the industry does not stand still;
competition allows existing languages to develop and borrow features from new ones;
developers have the opportunity to learn new things while avoiding #burnout;
there is a choice for beginners;
there is a choice for specific tasks.
But why do most people dislike the :clang: #clang so much? But it remains the fastest among high-level languages. Who benefits from C being suppressed and attempts being made to replace him? I think there is only one answer - companies. Not developers. Developers are already reproducing the opinion imposed on them by the market. Under the #influence of hype and the opinions of others, they form the idea that C is a useless language. And most importantly, oh my god, he's unsafe. Memory usage. But you as a #programmer are (and must be) responsible for the #code you write, not a language. And the one way not to do bugs - not doing them.
Personally, I also like the :hare_lang: #harelang. Its performance is comparable to C, but its syntax and elegance are more modern.
And in general, I’m not against new languages, it’s a matter of taste. But when you learn a language, write in it for a while, and then realize that you are burning out 10 times faster than before, you realize the cost of memory safety.
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NITA STRAUSS - "I Was Always Struck By The Utter Joy And Passion In EDDIE VAN HALEN's Guitar Playing; I've Always Tried To Emulate That" (Video)
The case involves a lawsuit initiated by… #Missouri & #Louisiana & individual #SocialMedia users. They accuse the #Biden admin of violating the #FirstAmendment by operating a sprawling federal “censorship enterprise” to #influence platforms…. Justices #Kagan & #Kavanaugh, who previously worked in Democratic & Republican admins, respectively, suggested that such exchanges were routine occurrences & did not amount to #censorship or #coercion in violation of the constitutional right to #FreeSpeech.
#Trump’s son-in-law said he was close to finalizing real estate projects in the two #Balkan nations, an example of the Trump family’s pursuit of deals abroad as the former president seeks the White House.
More than a decade ago, before running for president, Donald Trump expressed interest in developing the SAME site in Belgrade that his son-in-law now plans to invest $500 million in rebuilding.
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MARK TREMONTI Explains How METALLICA Influenced Him & How Their Guitar Dynamics Set Them Apart
“I wouldn't be here right now if it wasn't for Master of Puppets.”
#FoxNews’s #HarrisFaulkner hosted a panel on Mon afternoon to discuss a #SNL sketch mocking #POTUS#Biden. In short order…things went in a different direction.
Faulkner turned to #JonathanKott, fmr aide to Sen #JoeManchin….
“I will say this,” Kott offered. “I would rather have a president who maybe has a stutter once in a while than one who spews #ConspiracyTheory, #racist nonsense & has dinner w/ #Nazis.”
Tammy Bruce, a #conservative radio host, took issue w/that statement.
…If Bruce’s main source of #news is #RightWing media like #FoxNews, though, she might never have heard about that dinner. In November & the first half of December of 2022, the incident was mentioned in 89 segments on #CNN & more than twice that number on #MSNBC. On #Fox, though? It was only mentioned seven times, total.
#MitchMcConnell, the longest-serving Senate leader in history who maintained his #power in the face of dramatic convulsions in the #RepublicanParty for ~2 decades, will step down from that position in Nov.
McConnell, who turned 82 last week, was set to announce his decision Wed in the well of the Senate….
#SCOTUS is likely to decide the cases by June, in the critical months ahead of the #election.
#FirstAmendment experts warn that either argument could lead to outcomes that would be deleterious for #democracy. If the court rules in favor of the #tech companies, the industry could argue that the 1A precludes a broad array of proposed #regulation. If the states win, govts across the country may push ahead w/rules that give states unprecedented #influence over #political#discourse#online.
New directions in political PR and influence campaigns. Spending millions of dollars to hire social media influencers with modest followings. Cheaper, trustworthy micro-influencers to conduct 'activities' the way to go? Beyond disinformation or trolling. One reason are privacy changes of used technologies. More difficult to target audiences. Another confirmation of huge role of privacy research in 2010-2020s. #privacy#influence#disinformation#politicshttps://www.ft.com/content/7fb6177c-30b7-4f30-b7ac-de89398ea350
4 major nonprofits that rose to prominence during the #coronavirus pandemic by capitalizing on the spread of #medical#misinformation collectively gained >$118M between 2020 & 2022, enabling the orgs to deepen their #influence in statehouses, courtrooms & communities across the country, a Washington Post analysis of tax records shows.
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JUDAS PRIEST's ROB HALFORD: 'Heavy Metal Cats, They Rule'
Rob Halford once again explained why he posts so many pictures on his Instagram of him wearing cat-related t-shirts. He said, "I think cats are a perfect c...
#Haaretz reports, “Israel has responded to its “clear loss” to #Hamas on the digital battlefield by making its first-ever purchase of a technological system capable of conducting mass online influence campaigns, according to numerous sources with knowledge of the matter.
The system can, among other things, automatically create content tailored to specific audiences. The technology was purchased as part of a wider attempt by Israeli bodies, both civilian and military, to address what sources termed “Israel's public diplomacy failure” following the Hamas massacre on October 7 and subsequent war.
“A few weeks into the war, Israel set up a "hasbara forum" comprising government agencies, offices and ministries, as well as military, defense and intelligence bodies – including the #IDF, the #ShinBet security service and the National Security Council – alongside tech firms, civilians volunteer initiatives and even Jewish organizations, that meets weekly.
Officials from different bodies, including the Public Diplomacy Directorate and Diaspora Affairs Ministry, charged with countering antisemitism against world Jewry, held talks with different firms and tech providers active in various mass online campaigns. Assets are one thing, an intelligence source explains, but you also want a system for managing them.
“Mass influence systems can often get their operators in trouble, and their public exposure can severely damage their clients' credibility.”
“As a result, Israel decided to purchase an existing technology instead of risk developing one independently. A number of civilian tools and programs developed for business and political campaigns were procured: a system for mapping online audiences; a system capable of automatically creating websites, among other things, as well as content tailored to specific audiences; a system for monitoring social media and messaging platforms, and others. Thus, Israel hoped to launch campaigns that would advance Israel's core message and improve global perception.”
"In 2022, days after Palestinian journalist Shireen Abu Akleh was murdered by an Israeli sniper, Ruth Anderson wrote an article on Index on Censorhip’s website about the matter. Neither Israel nor the Israeli army were mentioned."