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bespacific, to generativeAI
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Fake studies have flooded publishers of top leading to thousands of , M of $ in lost revenue. Biggest hit has come to 217-year-old based in Hoboken NJ which announced it is closing 19 journals, some of which were infected by large-scale research . Wiley has reportedly had to retract more than 11,300 papers recently “that appeared compromised” as makes it easier for paper mills to peddle fake research. https://www.wsj.com/science/academic-studies-research-paper-mills-journals-publishing-f5a3d4bc

bespacific, to statistics
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The halved the number of female and under-18 Palestinian casualties in the Israel-Hamas war; earlier this month, the U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs stopped citing from the Hamas-run Government Media Office in its updates. A U.N. spokesperson blamed “the fog of war” for the office’s previously counts. https://nationalpost.com/news/world/israel-middle-east/united-nations-halves-estimate-of-women-and-children-killed-in-gaza Today, under 5,000 women and 8,000 children are now officially listed by the UN as .

bespacific, to random
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Any1 who lives in DC & says they hate it here have almost always, w rare exceptions never made actual Washington their home. They have limited themselves 2 halls of power, spent their yrs focused on obtaining power & only view their experience here through prism of power. ’s latest attack on DC "I think what you are going to find and especially in Washington, people pride themselves on being awful. It is a hideous place as far as I’m concerned https://www.politico.com/news/2024/05/10/clarence-thomas-critics-00157460

bespacific, to ai
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It’s the End of the Web as We Know It "web has become so interwoven with everyday life that it is easy to forget what an extraordinary accomplishment and treasure it is. In just a few decades much of human knowledge has been collectively written up and made available to anyone with an internet connection. But all of this is coming to an end. The advent of threatens to destroy the complex online ecosystem that allows writers, artists, creators 2 reach human audiences https://archive.is/Y3kHM

bespacific, to Health
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Reap Hidden Fees by Slashing Payments. You May Get the Bill. A little-known data firm called MultiPlan helps insurers make more when less of an out-of-network claim gets paid. Patients can be on the hook for the difference. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/07/us/health-insurance-medical-bills.html

bespacific, to Facebook
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Lawsuit: gave all your private and Netflix gave Facebook your watch history https://notthebee.com/article/lawsuit-says-facebook-gave-netflix-all-your-private-messages-and-netflix-gave-facebook-all-your-private-watch-history-?from_social=twitter

bespacific, to internet
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Folks I am not sure how this can be acceptable in any way to anyone but apparently - and once again the headlines are insufficient - #Trump Shares Video Featuring Image of a Hog-Tied #Biden. The #socialmedia post reflects the increasingly violent and personal attacks that Donald J. Trump has employed during the presidential campaign https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/30/us/politics/trump-biden-image.html #hatespeech is not #freespeech

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@thepoliticalcat @LouisIngenthron @GlennMG yes it is a crime https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/871

bespacific, to Michigan
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paranoia over has reached a new level of absurdity, as a State Representative and the State Chair launched a conspiracy that buses of migrants were invading . It turns out it was the team arriving for the game in the tournament. https://www.meidastouch.com/news/mi-gop-launches-migrant-invader-bus-hoax-on-gonzaga-hoops-team

bespacific, to legal
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NYT analysis found spent more than $90,000 a day on average on costs for more than three years — although none of it was paid with his own money, but instead came almost entirely from raised as he fought against his 2020 loss.However, those accounts are nearly empty, so Trump must decide whether to pay his own staggering or find another source of financing.https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/03/27/us/politics/trump-cases-legal-fund.html

bespacific, to random
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NYTon Erin Hawley: The Woman Arguing Against the . She's the wife of the Jan 6th fist-raising Senator [the man who ran out of the Capitol while claiming no insurrection]. "It was 2014, and Erin Morrow Hawley was fighting against the egg-laying hens of Missouri. Specifically, a new requirement that chicken cages have enough space for the hens to stand up, turn around and stretch out." https://www.yahoo.com/news/erin-hawley-woman-arguing-against-121736503.html?fr=sycsrp_catchall

bespacific, to Israel
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Via David Pell - NYT (Gift Article): Israeli Hostage Says She Was Sexually Assaulted and Tortured in Gaza. The fact that these stories will be plentiful and probably a lot worse certainly plays a role in Hamas' refusal to release more hostages and agree to ceasefire terms. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/26/world/middleeast/hamas-hostage-sexual-assault.html?unlocked_article_code=1.fk0.TfUI.HRGPExD3YNYR&referringSource=articleShare&ugrp=m&sgrp=c-cb

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can now dispense without a to anyone in New York, according to an order signed by the state’s health commissioner on Tuesday. The order was part of a broad push last year by Gov. Kathy Hochul and leaders in the state Legislature to expand in the face of winnowing access elsewhere in the country. https://gothamist.com/news/birth-control-now-available-in-new-york-without-prescription

bespacific, to random
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“Foreign investors are like hostages of Putin" - Western companies that decided 2 remain in Russia despite its war against Ukraine r realizing w horror that , cronies no longer have much 2 lose from seizing their . Over past weeks Putin has grabbed the assets of French yogurt producer , Danish brewery 2 place them under “temporary” ownership of Federal Agency for State Property Management. It’s a fate that more Western companies now fear https://www.politico.eu/article/western-companies-stayed-russia-war-face-consequences/

bespacific, to MIguns
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NYT headlines so skewed, but many don't read the articles. Spurned by 30 Companies as He Seeks in $454 Million Judgment. Trump’s lawyers said in a court filing that he faces “insurmountable difficulties” as he tries to raise cash for the civil fraud penalty he faces in New York https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/18/nyregion/trump-bond-civil-fraud-case.html & Pence Says He Won’t Endorse Trump, but Won’t Vote for Biden Either https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/15/us/politics/mike-pence-trump-endorsement.html - of these words appear

bespacific, to MIguns
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The Must Be Stopped. The court is fundamentally —and the only way to limit the damage it can do is to reduce its power, budget, and lack of . Elie Mystal. https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/the-supreme-court-must-be-stopped/#legagresearch

bespacific, to ai
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Predicts Volume Will Drop 25% by 2026, Due to and Other Virtual Agents. Tech Tactics to be Discussed at the Gartner Tech Growth & Innovation Conference, March 20-21 in Grapevine, Texas https://www.gartner.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2024-02-19-gartner-predicts-search-engine-volume-will-drop-25-percent-by-2026-due-to-ai-chatbots-and-other-virtual-agents

bespacific, to legal
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145 Members of Ask to Slash Access to the . Republican lawmakers urged the court to declare that the 19th-century means drugs can't be —even to states where abortion remains https://www.jezebel.com/145-gop-members-of-congress-ask-supreme-court-to-slash-access-to-the-abortion-pill

bespacific, to Women
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Against and International Law Updated Feb 2024. This update comprises primary govt sources, secondary news sources along w extensive video footage, eye witness testimony to facilitate accurate research about atrocities committed on 10/7/23. Includes links, abstracts to more than dozen sources from interviews, reports, ongoing investigations identifying critical facts about systemic use of violence against women, girls during/ subsequent to 10/7/23 https://www.llrx.com/2024/02/violence-against-women-and-international-law-updated-february-2024/

bespacific, to legal
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rates in US have long been among highest in world,. in response 2 systemic flaws, biases unveiled by renewed scrutiny of system, many touted use of electronic monitoring (EM) as alternative fix to ensure that people whose cases have yet to be adjudicated are not physically detained. Unsurprisingly those most often making these claims are for-profit firms offering EM technology and govt agencies they contract with. See Vera Institute Report https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/02/unregulated-exploitative-and-rise-vera-institutes-report-electronic-monitoring

bespacific, to twitter
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New Book Unpeels Bananas Story of ’s Takeover . Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover may have dominated news cycle for months but as Zoe Schiffer’s new book Extremely Hardcore proves there’s still a lot more 2 learn. Schiffer, a veteran tech journalist who worked as senior reporter at The Verge before becoming managing editor at Platformer, meticulously details chaos bef, after Musk’s much-covered coup, surfacing new details of takeover. https://www.thedailybeast.com/zoe-schiffers-extremely-hardcore-tackles-elon-musks-twitter-takeover

bespacific, to Plants
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Weird ancient from before dinosaurs found in . Before age of , experimented with bizarre forms, discovery shows. https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/tree-fossil-1.7102888

bespacific, to random
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Eighty percent of patients with are female. These diseases are one of the top 10 leading causes of death for women under 65, and cases are increasing annually worldwide. There is evidence suggesting that it's females’ double complement of X that puts them at such heightened risk for autoimmune diseases. Female cells have two X chromosomes, whereas males have one X chromosome and one Y chromosome (at least in mammals). https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/02/female-propensity-for-autoimmune-diseases-tied-to-x-chromosome-inactivation/

bespacific, to tech
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These companies help land jobs. Here’s how they’re providing humanitarian support now
Firms like and connect young Palestinians with tech jobs. As the crisis in continues, they’re now serving as support systems. https://www.fastcompany.com/91015659/a-year-ago-these-companies-were-recruiting-palestinians-for-tech-jobs-now-theyre-providing-humanitarian-aid

bespacific, to random
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Is Congress Really Going to Abandon Ukraine Now. "Were [Ukraine's] front line to fall back dramatically, horrific violence alone would trigger shock wave through rest of Europe. Russian occupation of more territory would continue 2 mean what it has meant for past 2 yrs: torture chambers, random arrests, thousands of kidnapped children. But even deeper broader shock wave would be triggered by growing realization that US is not just unreliable ally, but an unserious ally. https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2024/01/us-congress-support-ukraine-war/677256/?gift=201cWZnM2XBz2eP81zy0pFhNEJZjmPzZtrQoXGDgNA8

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