Bookmarks 2025-06-21T19:04:12.836Z
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JD Vance (@jd-vance-1.bsky.social) — Bluesky Jun 21, 2025 JD Vance (@jd-vance-1.bsky.social) Bluesky Social Christian, husband, dad. Vice President of the United States. |
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| | James Boyer (@jboyer87.bsky.social) — Bluesky
Jun 21, 2025
James Boyer (@jboyer87.bsky.social)
Bluesky Social
https://jamesjboyer.substack.com
Engineering leader and writer challenging the status quo. |
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Jun 21, 2025
No more coding vibes in the efficiency era
I hope you brought the receipts for your latest productivity initiative |
| | AI systems are unlikely to make the scientific discoveries some leading labs are hoping for, Hugging Face’s top scientist says | Fortune
Jun 21, 2025
AI systems are unlikely to make the scientific discoveries some leading labs are hoping for, Hugging Face’s top scientist says
Fortune
Hugging Face cofounder Thomas Wolf is pouring cold water on hopes that current AI systems could revolutionize scientific progress. |
| | Denmark is switching to Linux | PC Gamer
Jun 21, 2025
Denmark is switching to Linux
PC Gamer
The government of Demark is switching, to be clear. |
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Jun 21, 2025
The SMARTEST Man In The World Is A CHRISTIAN?
YouTube
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Jun 21, 2025
STRANGE SIGNALS Emerge From UNDER Antarctica, Scientists BAFFLED, Could Lost Civilization Be UNDER
YouTube
Atlantis at last!Become A Memberhttp://youtube.com/timcastnews/joinThe Green Room - https://rumble.com/playlists/aa56qw_g-j0BUY CAST BREW COFFEE TO FIGHT BAC... |
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Jun 21, 2025
Into the MAGA-verse: What the algorithm feeds Gen Z
Axios
Dip your toe in, and the algorithm grabs your ankle. |
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Jun 21, 2025
Gen Z's stunning partisan split
Axios
America's youngest voters are far likelier to vote Republican than their older siblings. |
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Jun 21, 2025
Crowds on Demand CEO warns of funded agitators infiltrating anti-ICE protests | Fox News
As tensions rise about who is behind the violent anti-ICE riots, a California-based company that specializes in providing on-demand crowds for protests says there are indicators to spot the difference between hired demonstrators and normal crowds. "We receive inquiries regarding practically every major social cause imaginable, and the anti-ICE demonstrations are no exception," Adam Swart, the CEO and founder of Crowds on Demand, told Fox News Digital. "The fact that we receive requests does not mean we take them, in many cases because the budget does not match the ambition." Swart added that they have received "numerous high budget requests" regarding the anti-ICE demonstrations, but declined those offers due to the fact "that they do not want to get close to any form of illegal activity, including violence, vandalism or blocking off roads without a permit." Swart, who started Crowds on Demand in 2012 when he was a student at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) to "change how advocacy is done," shared how they support causes and how to spot if these protests are tied to other companies and organizations. Spotting ‘bad actors’ Swart said one way to know the difference between his crowd and those who are hired by other companies is if those "paid protest teams are kept on standby." "These groups deploy protesters within minutes using geolocation tools and encrypted chats," Swart said. He added that "only compensated activists move that fast." COAST-TO-COAST ANTI-ICE CHAOS CAUGHT ON CAMERA "Now what you're seeing from the agitators should not be logged in with the broader protest movement, and that is because there is a group of agitators who attach themselves to every cause and use that cause as an excuse to loot, to be violent, and to create disruption," Swart said. "They do not care about those causes, they merely care about looting and destruction. These are pirates. These are psychopaths, and their behavior should not be tolerated, and their actions should not be used to delegitimize peaceful demonstrators." Swart said that some of these groups have informants inside the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). "Activist groups are (likely) receiving tipoffs about ICE raid locations, allowing them to stage protests before law enforcement even arrives," Swart shared. "I strongly believe that there are ICE informants who are providing information to demonstrators about the locations of the raids. The reason why I believe that is that there were hundreds of demonstrators that showed up with just a few minutes' notice at the locations of the raids. That is difficult to do," he continued. Swart said this is all speculation on his part, and he has no specific information on how the riots might be funded. "While I don't have direct information that the protesters are being paid, I strongly believe that many of the protesters are being compensated," he explained. "How do I know this? Because when you can gather hundreds of people at the wee hours of the morning or the late hours of night with zero notice with just a text message within a 10-minute period, that sounds a lot more like a rapid reaction force than a group of passionate demonstrators." Swart said to also look out for legal payouts that are "disguised as support." "Instead of direct cash payments, groups offer expensive legal defense packages and luxury accommodations as a workaround – compensating illegal action without ever calling it that," Swart explained. Swart said another giveaway is the hotel accommodations that are arranged for violent rioters. "Expect to see protest leaders put up in boutique hotels ‘awaiting trial.’ It’s a tactic increasingly used to reward aggressive participants without raising legal red flags," he explained. "It is perfectly acceptable for people to express concern regarding ICE activities and regarding the Trump administration's border policies and immigration policies, but any form of violence, blocking off streets, and vandalism is not only illegal and not only disruptive, but it actually undermines the very cause that they are seeking to promote," Swart said. Tactical gear is a red flag Swart said the most important factor to determine whether these rioters are being funded is the use of tactical gear. "Another tip that these guys are funded is the fact that they have tactical gear. Tactical gear is extremely expensive and the fact they're passing out hundreds of tactical gear uniforms is an indication that there's some money. Who is funding these groups?" Swart questioned. WATCH: DEM, MEDIA OUTLETS INSIST LA ANTI-ICE RIOTS ARE 'PEACEFUL' DESPITE VIOLENCE, INJURED COPS "The only reason you need tactical gear is if you're purposefully going into a situation where you're trying to create a riot," he added. Swart said the fact that they are able to pass out expensive tactical gear at a moment's notice is a clear sign that something is off. "We need to look at the entire paper trail. I want to know who is paying for the tactical gear. Who is paying for the Molotov cocktails? And go back from there," he said. "Because when you look into that from a crime perspective, you can understand very quickly whether there is any foreign country involved or whether there's a billionaire involved or whoever. And we need to move very quickly to understand who are the forces that are trying to undermine this country." California lawmakers need to address real issue Swart said that what these violent protests are doing is turning people away from the cause and deterring the public from wanting to support their mission. "Blocking streets is not the way you do that, you know? The way you do that is respectful advocacy, communication, and it's hard to say Trump is the agent of chaos when it's people who are on your side who are throwing Molotov cocktails, blocking streets and preventing access for single moms getting to work to pick up their kids. That doesn't sound like liberal values to me," Swart said. With their positions in power, Swart urged Gov. Gavin Newsom and LA Mayor Karen Bass to get in front of the mess and restore law and order. "If you arrest people for violence, but then they're put back on the street in two hours, they will continue violence. If the ultimate penalty for violent offenders is some sort of diversion program with a few-hundred-dollar fine, then there will be more violence," Swart explained. "So the reality is, until you increase the penalties for violence, until you have mass arrests, then nothing will change in the state of California." "Gavin Newsom knows what people want. He just doesn't think they deserve it. He's kind of like this symbol of what's wrong with the Democratic Party, because he preaches a lot, but he never practices," Swart said. "He never practices anything he preaches, and it's really a sad state of affairs that he has left it (California) in." GOP lawmaker launches investigation into anti-ICE riots Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., launched an investigation into a left-wing group in California that he says may be financially supporting violent protests in Los Angeles. Swart said an investigation is absolutely necessary, because the rioters are most likely being funded by someone. FBI WILL INVESTIGATE 'ANY EVIDENCE OF A CRIMINAL CONSPIRACY' IN LA RIOTS Hawley wrote a letter to the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights (CHIRLA) last week, saying the organization may have an "alleged role in financially and materially supporting" protests and riots in Los Angeles, which he described as "coordinated." "Who is funding the LA riots? This violence isn’t spontaneous. As chairman of the Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime & Terrorism, I’m launching an investigation to find out," Hawley said in a post on X. The letter, addressed to CHIRLA Executive Director Angelica Salas, notes that "credible reporting" has indicated that the organization has provided "logistical support and financial resources to individuals engaged in these disruptive actions." "Let me be clear: bankrolling civil unrest is not protected speech. It is aiding and abetting criminal conduct. Accordingly, you must immediately cease and desist any further involvement in the organization, funding or promotion of these unlawful activities," Hawley wrote in the letter. CHIRLA did not respond to a request for comment. Hawley told Fox News Digital that the Senate committee was sending out several letters to a number of organizations in question. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP Swart added that what is concerning to him in all this is why these "very wealthy billionaires" are allegedly funding the riots in LA. "There are a lot of wealthy left-wing billionaires that are funding it, and their motives are uncertain, which is why I think that it has to be in coordination with hostile foreign regimes, because there's no benefit to creating chaos on the streets for this country," Swart shared. "You have to look at what if they have a financial motive, or they have a sort of foreign corrupt motive, right? Because these foreign countries are always seeking to undermine our system." "There has to be a clear separation between funding peaceful advocacy and funding violent agitation, and we need to find very quickly who is behind the violent agitation," Swart said. ICE did not respond to a request for comment. Fox News Digital's Anders Hagstrom contributed to this report.|
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| US moves B-2 stealth bombers toward Guam, amid uncertainty over possible strike on Iran | The Times of Israel
Jun 21, 2025
US moves B-2 stealth bombers toward Guam, amid uncertainty over possible strike on Iran | The Times of Israel |
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Jun 21, 2025
HowTo Noco Genius 5 repair Function Mode #shorts
YouTube
How to repair your car battery with the Noco Genius 5 smart charger.If you want to see if this does anything to my fairly new car battery see this video: htt... |
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Jun 21, 2025
Never use git pull*
YouTube
How to use git pull --rebase to keep your team's commit history clean.Command for creating the 'git pr' alias (so you can copy-paste):git config --global ali... |
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Jun 21, 2025
Trump CRUSHES AOC In New Poll, Plurality Of U.S. Says NO To Far Left And YES To Trump & MAGA
YouTube
Trump got 35% To AOC's 17%Become A Memberhttp://youtube.com/timcastnews/joinThe Green Room - https://rumble.com/playlists/aa56qw_g-j0BUY CAST BREW COFFEE TO ... |
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Jun 21, 2025
Why HACKERS Love This Function
YouTube
In this video, we look at a simple web application and examine how it handles user input. The application attempts to block certain "evil" characters to prev... |
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Jun 21, 2025
U.S. Says NUKING IRAN Is The ONLY OPTION, Trump Won't Rule It Out | Timcast IRL
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| | Bay Area tech's hottest job market just reached an absurd intensity
Jun 20, 2025
'It's crazy': Bay Area tech's hottest job market just hit an absurd intensity
SFGATE
The piles of cash look more like lottery jackpots than yearly salaries.
The amounts of money being offered to Bay Area tech’s best artificial intelligence researchers have become utterly dizzying. On a podcast released Tuesday, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta has been waving “giant offers” in an effort to poach talented employees from his San Francisco company. With the casual tone of a cashier ringing up a customer’s grocery total, Altman gave the offers’ specifics: “$100 million signing bonuses, more than that comp[ensation] per year.” His brother Jack Altman, the podcast’s host, immediately answered, “It’s crazy.” “It is crazy,” the OpenAI chief agreed. The researchers working on AI labs’ cutting-edge models are the belles of tech’s ball, earning sums of money that defy simple understanding — more like corporate buyouts than signing bonuses, and more like lottery jackpots than yearly salaries. The United States’ median household income in 2023 was around $80,000. The rush of cash for top talent is born of two interconnected trends: hype and competition. Executives believe that progress in AI will bring revolutionary products and create entirely new economic markets for their exploitation. And those same executives are using the historically vast resources of companies like Meta, Google and OpenAI to fund that effort, fighting one another to reach those potential breakthroughs first. Supply and demand’s simple formula is also at play. The best chips for training AI models, designed by Santa Clara-based Nvidia, are expensive and relatively scarce. The researchers Altman and Zuckerberg trust to use those chips are much, much scarcer. A Reuters piece put the number of “elite” AI workers at somewhere “from a few dozen to around a thousand.” Altman wrote in a September 2023 post to X, “sure 10x engineers are cool but damn those 10,000x engineer/researchers…” He was alluding to the idea that the best engineers are 10 times more productive than an average coder, but then ratcheting the maxim up a few orders of magnitude. The “AI talent war,” as this fight for top workers has been christened in the media, has seen a raft of aggressive corporate moves. Business Insider reported that Google DeepMind, an AI lab, is pushing some workers into noncompete agreements that bar them from working at a competitor for up to a year after leaving Google. As SFGATE reported earlier this month, Meta just poured money into San Francisco data-labeling startup Scale AI and plucked away its CEO, Alexandr Wang, for its own research lab. Microsoft gobbled up staff from another AI startup, Inflection AI, in 2024. Meta’s reported offers to OpenAI employees, though, may take the cake for their sheer outlandishness. Earlier in the month, before Altman made his “$100 million” comment, the New York Times reported that Meta was offering seven-to-nine-figure pay packages to OpenAI and Google workers in its current recruiting push, and Bloomberg reported that Zuckerberg had been personally dining with recruits at his California homes. In the podcast with his brother, Sam Altman said that, “at least so far,” none of OpenAI’s “best people” had accepted Meta’s offers. He also hyped up his company’s prospects and poked at Meta, saying he doesn’t think it’s “great at innovation” and that the vast financial offers might not work. “I think the strategy of, a ton of upfront guaranteed comp and that being the reason you tell someone to join, like, really, the degree to which they’re focusing on that and not the work and not the mission, I don’t think that’s going to set up a great culture,” Altman said. OpenAI and Meta did not immediately respond to SFGATE’s requests for comment. Work at a Bay Area tech company and want to talk? Contact tech reporter Stephen Council securely at stephen.council@sfgate.com or on Signal at 628-204-5452. — Oracle, other Bay Area-tied tech companies sponsored the Trump parade— Ex-Northern Calif. cop gets 8 years for sexual assaults while on duty— Black bear sightings on the rise in the Bay Area— Proposed gold mine threatens to cut up remote, wild expanse of Calif. Sign up for daily SFGATE breaking news alerts here.|
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Jun 20, 2025
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt: 5 Reasons to PASS Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill
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🔥 5 Reasons to PASS Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill 1️⃣ Strengthens military 🇺🇸2️⃣ Work for Medicaid 💪3️⃣ Ends benefits for 1.4M illegals ❌4️⃣ No tax $ fo... |
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Jun 20, 2025
Russell's Paradox - a simple explanation of a profound problem
YouTube
I am writing a book! If you want to know when it is ready (and maybe win a free copy), submit your email on my website: https://www.jeffreykaplan.org/ I won’... |
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Jun 20, 2025
The One Reason Iran Can’t Let Israel Exist | Explained
YouTube
For decades, Iran and Israel were allies. Israelis partied in Tehran. Now, Iran calls Israel “Little Satan” and plots its destruction.But the story of Iran’s... |
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Jun 20, 2025
Victor Davis Hanson: The Optimistic, the Realistic, and the Pessimistic Scenarios for Iran
YouTube
With the Israel-Iran war stretching into its second week, commentators from all sides of the political arena have been delivering their optimistic, pessimist... |
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Jun 20, 2025
De-Extinction of the Dire Wolf! Modern Day Jurassic Park? (THE SAAD TRUTH_1850)
YouTube
Colossal Laboratories & Biosciences: https://colossal.comGuests today: Dr. Beth Shapiro and Matt James._______________________________________My book The Sa... |
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Jun 20, 2025
Joe Rogan Experience #2338 - Beth Shapiro
YouTube
Beth Shapiro, Ph.D., is an evolutionary molecular biologist and Chief Science Officer at Colossal Biosciences. She’s also the author of “Life as We Made It: ... |
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Jun 20, 2025
Trump Says He's Giving Iran Two Weeks "Maximum" Before He Decides if U.S. Will Attack
YouTube
Mark’s featured guests this evening are Democrat strategist Nomi Konst, Republican strategist Alex Castellanos, and the journalist Jonathan Allen, co-author ... |
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Jun 20, 2025
"Moral MONSTERS!" War and Religion Debate With Rev Franklin Graham & Wesley Huff
YouTube
Amid the tensions and debate over US support for Israel’s war with Iran, many public figures have invoked religion. As the first bombs struck Tehran last wee... |
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Jun 20, 2025
Will Trump Hit Iran?
YouTube
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Jun 20, 2025
The AI Jordan Peterson Problem
YouTube
Marek Health: Get a 10% discount on the Optimization Package (use code PETERSON): https://marekhealth.com/petersonExplore the full collection of premium Jord... |
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Jun 20, 2025
Israel trashes diplomacy with Iran as Europeans meet Tehran envoy in Geneva
POLITICO
“They usually use these talks in order to deceive, in order to waste time,” says Israel’s Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar. |
| | You sound like ChatGPT | The Verge
Jun 20, 2025
You sound like ChatGPT
The Verge
AI isn’t just impacting how we write — it’s changing how we speak and interact with others. And there’s only more to come. |
| | Use npm packages in Deno
Jun 20, 2025
Use npm packages in Deno
Deno
Millions of packages you already know in npm are just a few keystrokes away |
