A New York appeals court on Monday reduced the $454 million that former President Donald Trump was required to put up while he appeals his civil fraud case. Now Trump must put up, by April 4, a mere $175 million. The trouble is, he may not get a bond for that amount, either. Should that happen, this act of judicial mercy will...
Elon Musk and his social media platform X just suffered an embarrassing https://twitter.com/Imi_Ahmed/status/1772285986371702840 in court, where a judge pilloried the “free speech” company for attempting to silence a critic’s speech....
Donald Trump on Tuesday filed a U.S. Supreme Court brief in his bid for criminal immunity for trying to overturn his 2020 election loss, arguing that a former president enjoys “absolute immunity from criminal prosecution for his official acts.”...
After i joined the Fediverse, i deleted my accounts on Reddit, Twitter & Facebook a few days later. Yesterday, i deleted TikTok too and i will delete Instagram more or less soon. I hope some friends will change to the Fedi until then....
During a presentation by an executive with Google’s Israel branch on Monday, a Google Cloud engineer stood up and shouted, “I refuse to build technology that powers genocide or surveillance.” They were later fired.
Got news, clicks, eyeballs and engagement from the likes of you. Does that equal Google making the change? No, but every little insignificant bit adds up more than cynical internet comments do
Well, first of all, one doofus doesn’t mean they are all doofus. Secondly, that person is an ethicist, not an engineer, even though Futurism calls him both, they are distinct and this guy was always making it seem like he was more than he was. Thirdly, smart people can do idiotic things, but that didn’t make them idiotic, maybe if they are habitually doing idiotic things, then sure then they are idiotic, but one idiotic thing does not make an idiot, just like I’ve misspelling does not make someone not fluent.
Even if this one ethicist was an engineer, that doesn’t mean all engineers are idiotic, that my friend would be idiotic to assert such a thing. I contend that, by and large, engineers are not idiotic. Does that mean they’re aren’t idiots? No, don’t be silly.
Trump Might Be Too Broke for a $175 Million Bond, Too (newrepublic.com)
A New York appeals court on Monday reduced the $454 million that former President Donald Trump was required to put up while he appeals his civil fraud case. Now Trump must put up, by April 4, a mere $175 million. The trouble is, he may not get a bond for that amount, either. Should that happen, this act of judicial mercy will...
Trump's net worth reportedly soars to $6.5 billion after media company stock jumps (www.cnbc.com)
Elon Musk and X lose lawsuit against anti-hate nonprofit (mashable.com)
Elon Musk and his social media platform X just suffered an embarrassing https://twitter.com/Imi_Ahmed/status/1772285986371702840 in court, where a judge pilloried the “free speech” company for attempting to silence a critic’s speech....
Biden Campaign Lists Former Trump Officials Who've Turned Against Him And... Wow (www.huffpost.com)
The Real Reason No One Is Giving Biden Credit for How Good the Economy Is Right Now (slate.com)
Trump urges US Supreme Court to endorse 'absolute immunity' for ex-presidents (www.reuters.com)
Donald Trump on Tuesday filed a U.S. Supreme Court brief in his bid for criminal immunity for trying to overturn his 2020 election loss, arguing that a former president enjoys “absolute immunity from criminal prosecution for his official acts.”...
FCC Officially Raises Minimum Broadband Metric From 25Mbps to 100Mbps (www.pcmag.com)
My change to the Fediversa
After i joined the Fediverse, i deleted my accounts on Reddit, Twitter & Facebook a few days later. Yesterday, i deleted TikTok too and i will delete Instagram more or less soon. I hope some friends will change to the Fedi until then....
White House to send new $300m weapons package to Ukraine (www.bbc.com)
The US will send $300m (£234m) in military weapons to Ukraine, including ammunition, rockets and anti-aircraft missiles, the White House has said....
Biden Says Debate With Trump Will Depend on the GOP Nominee’s “Behavior” (truthout.org)
Steam Deck had a strong end to 2023 and a great start for 2024 (www.gamingonlinux.com)
Former Mar-a-Lago Employee Who Moved Boxes of Documents Tells CNN He Suspected Trump Was Up to ‘Something’ (www.mediaite.com)