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NJ Governor Race: Jack Ciattarelli Gains Ground as Democrats Defend Plastic Bag Ban | National Review Added: Oct 31, 2025
The Times Does Republican Jack Ciattarelli a Favor | National Review
Site: National Review
Is it MAGA to want plastic bags back?
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3I/ATLAS Rapidly Brightens and Gets Bluer than the Sun Near Perihelion | by Avi Loeb | Oct, 2025 | Medium Added: Oct 31, 2025
3I/ATLAS Rapidly Brightens and Gets Bluer than the Sun Near Perihelion
Site: Medium
New images of the interstellar object 3I/ATLAS as it approached perihelion on October 29, 2025, reveal rapid brightening and a color bluer…
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[2510.01171] Verbalized Sampling: How to Mitigate Mode Collapse and Unlock LLM Diversity
Added: Oct 31, 2025Verbalized Sampling: How to Mitigate Mode Collapse and Unlock LLM Diversity
Site: arXiv.org
Post-training alignment often reduces LLM diversity, leading to a phenomenon known as mode collapse. Unlike prior work that attributes this effect to algorithmic limitations, we identify a fundamental, pervasive data-level driver: typicality bias in preference data, whereby annotators systematically favor familiar text as a result of well-established findings in cognitive psychology. We formalize this bias theoretically, verify it on preference datasets empirically, and show that it plays a central role in mode collapse. Motivated by this analysis, we introduce Verbalized Sampling, a simple, training-free prompting strategy to circumvent mode collapse. VS prompts the model to verbalize a probability distribution over a set of responses (e.g., "Generate 5 jokes about coffee and their corresponding probabilities"). Comprehensive experiments show that VS significantly improves performance across creative writing (poems, stories, jokes), dialogue simulation, open-ended QA, and synthetic data generation, without sacrificing factual accuracy and safety. For instance, in creative writing, VS increases diversity by 1.6-2.1x over direct prompting. We further observe an emergent trend that more capable models benefit more from VS. In sum, our work provides a new data-centric perspective on mode collapse and a practical inference-time remedy that helps unlock pre-trained generative diversity.
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Stanford AI Breakthrough: Unlock ChatGPT Creativity | Generative AI
Added: Oct 31, 2025Stanford Just Killed Prompt Engineering With 8 Words (And I Can’t Believe It Worked)
Site: Medium
ChatGPT keeps giving you the same boring response? This new technique unlocks 2× more creativity from ANY AI model — no training required…
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President Donald J. Trump Meets With President Xi - YouTube Added: Oct 31, 2025
President Donald J. Trump Meets With President Xi
Site: YouTube
Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.
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Vice President JD Vance Gaggles with Press, Oct. 30, 2025
Site: YouTube
The White House
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Airline Reps and Pilots Call on Democrats to Reopen the Government
Site: YouTube
Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.
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President Trump and the First Lady Participate in Halloween at The White House
Site: YouTube
The White House
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Democrat PANICS, Rage Quits After Being Asked About FELONY For Attacking ICE, She COOKED | Tim Pool
Site: YouTube
Kat Abughazaleh panics in an interview with Tara Palmeri over video showing her attack ICE Outside Chicago.Become A Memberhttp://youtube.com/timcastnews/join...
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fafo meaning - Google Search Added: Oct 31, 2025
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NJ Gov Race Neck-and-Neck, US Nuclear Testing Resumes, Trump Meets Xi Jinping: AM Update 10/31
Site: YouTube
With election day around the corner, New Jersey’s governor’s race is deadlocked between Republican Jack Ciattarelli and Democrat Mikie Sherrill - New Jersey ...
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Trump muddles nuke-testing message Added: Oct 31, 2025
Trump muddles nuke-testing message
Site: Axios
The U.S. could spend $946 billion on nuclear weapons between 2025 and 2034.
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Trump urges Republicans to kill the filibuster - POLITICO Added: Oct 31, 2025
Trump urges Republicans to kill the filibuster
Site: POLITICO
The president wants the GOP to use the “nuclear option” as government shutdown drags on.
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Democratic Socialists want to shift local politics from potholes to Palestine Added: Oct 31, 2025
**Democratic Socialists want to shift local politics from potholes to Palestine **
Site: The Hill
When voters elect city council members, they do not expect to be taking a stand on international conflicts.
As foreign policy negotiators work to broker a lasting peace in the Middle East, the Democratic Socialists of America have issued a statement rejecting the current ceasefire. In an Oct. 13, statement favoring “Palestinian resistance,” the DSA asserts its “role is to end U.S. complicity in Israel’s genocide and apartheid at every level — in our communities, our government, our workplaces.” The organization seeks to undermine U.S. diplomacy by passing foreign affairs resolutions and policy from every city council’s local dais. Although the DSA is not a formal political party, its members often run as Democrats and seek to reshape the party from within. The DSA cares little about the constitutional principle known as the foreign policy preemption doctrine, which bars state and local governments from intruding on the federal government’s sole authority over international affairs. The DSA’s use of local governments as instruments of international influence is spreading across the U.S. It is running candidates for city council in Santa Ana and Los Angeles, Boston, Minneapolis, Atlanta, Detroit, Seattle and Tacoma. Its playbook emphasizes city-level offices where a small number of highly organized activists can swing elections. Municipal office is not a stepping stone for DSA candidates; they are elected to City Hall specifically to legislate ideology and adopt global policy positions. During the Oct. 16 New York City mayoral debate, DSA municipal candidate Zohran Mamdani undermined a U.S. ally by falsely referring to Israel’s war against Hamas as “genocide” three separate times. Mamdani claims he is running to make New York City more affordable, but in his mayoral candidacy, he has repeatedly focused on Israel instead, claiming that it “occupied Palestinian lands.” In 1968, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Zschernig v. Miller that only the federal government sets foreign policy, so that the nation speaks with one voice. The DSA’s use of local city halls is a mechanism to erode the division of powers between federal, state and local governments. The DSA falsely portrays municipal support as a broader endorsement of its international policy agenda. Yet, these foreign affairs resolutions are not locally or organically grown. The organization's stated agenda includes other extremes, such as the normalization of relations with Iran, unification of Korea and closing every U.S. military base around the world. Few voters recognize the bait and switch that DSA is perpetuating. When voters elect city council members, they do not expect to be taking a stand on international conflicts. Mamdani, for example, has pledged to divest New York City funds from Israeli if elected mayor. DSA candidate Omar Fateh, currently running for mayor of Minneapolis, called for a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war even before Israel had launched its military campaign in Gaza in response to the Oct. 7 Hamas terrorist attack. Fateh is running against the two-term incumbent Democratic mayor, Jacob Frey, who appropriately vetoed a municipal Israel-Hamas ceasefire resolution for being outside the constitutionally assigned scope of city affairs. The domino effect of city council foreign policy resolutions is easy to identify. On Aug. 4, the Iowa City Council passed an Israel divestment resolution. The Iowa resolution was championed by Council Member Oliver Weilein, a Democratic Socialist. It was modeled on the 2024 Portland, Maine Israel divestment resolution. Prior to DSA’s anti-ceasefire statement this month and its August national resolution, “For a Fighting Anti-Zionist DSA,” its chapters were already shunning municipal politicians who support Israel. For example, the DSA actually condemned Chicago's city council for recognizing Hamas’s atrocities on Oct. 7, 2023. In 2024, the Los Angeles DSA censured councilwoman Nithya Raman for her association with Democrats for Israel. The national DSA Anti-Zionist resolution now makes it official party policy for all chapters to expel party candidates who do not support the movement to boycott, divest from and sanction Israel. This policy requires city DSA candidates to intentionally violate constitutional division of powers. The organization also denounces America itself . Just as the Oct. 13 anti-ceasefire statement referred to the U.S. as “imperial,” DSA city council resolutions often delegitimize the U.S., referring to both Israel and America as “colonial” and “occupiers.” Constitutional principles prohibit cities from acting like a series of rogue U.S. State Departments. Local councils are not equipped for foreign policy debates. After Middle East peace is established, will the fate of Taiwan and Kashmir also be decided in city halls? DSA’s agenda in city halls should concern every American, not only right-leaning citizens or policy wonks. When city politicians pledge loyalty to divisive international ideologies, they neglect the municipal duties they were actually elected to oversee such as policing, potholes and parks. Cities have long been incubators of American ideas where openness to experimentation and the interconnectedness of neighbors make government function. DSA threatens to replace the innovations of cities with ideological pledges to an extreme international platform. DSA has a ground game to change U.S. foreign policy and repurpose local government, one city council at a time. It is time to take a discerning look at who is running for local office. Julie Marzouk is an attorney, author and the founder and principal of Marzouk Evolve Advocacy Consulting.
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Bill Gates: Climate Change Won't End Humanity / X Added: Oct 31, 2025
Site: X (formerly Twitter)
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Site: X (formerly Twitter)
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Trump Demands NUCLEAR OPTION, End Senate Filibuster, END The Shutdown Over SNAP Crisis | Tim Pool
Site: YouTube
Trump aint playing no games no moBecome A Memberhttp://youtube.com/timcastnews/joinThe Green Room - https://rumble.com/playlists/aa56qw_g-j0BUY CAST BREW COF...
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Jamaica Hurricane Predicts POLE SHIFT, The END Is Nigh | The Culture War with Tim Pool
Site: YouTube
Text TIM to 36912 to get 60% off the BAERSkin Hoodie today! Or click: https://baer.skin/timBUY CAST BREW COFFEE TO SUPPORT THE SHOW - https://castbrew.com/Be...
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Halloween at the White House 2025
Site: YouTube
Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.
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Nvidia is the world's first $5 trillion company, but CEO Jensen Huang's nifty narrative about accelerated computing and the remarkable foresight that led to today's AI revolution doesn't quite add up
Site: PC Gamer
Nvidia has done incredible things, but a lot of luck was involved, too.
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Beyond Vibe Coding with Addy Osmani - by Gergely Orosz Added: Oct 31, 2025
Beyond Vibe Coding with Addy Osmani
Google’s Head of Chrome Developer Experience, Addy Osmani, shares how AI is transforming the way we code—accelerating development while still relying on human expertise to ensure real quality.
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Beyond Vibe Coding with Addy Osmani
Site: YouTube
Addy Osmani is Head of Chrome Developer Experience at Google, where he leads teams focused on improving performance, tooling, and the overall developer exper...
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In a First, AI Models Analyze Language As Well As a Human Expert | Quanta Magazine
Added: Oct 31, 2025In a First, AI Models Analyze Language As Well As a Human Expert | Quanta Magazine
Site: Quanta Magazine
If language is what makes us human, what does it mean now that large language models have gained “metalinguistic” abilities?
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Trump’s NASA chief hits back at Kim Kardashian: Yes, we’ve been to the moon – POLITICO Added: Oct 31, 2025
Trump’s NASA chief hits back at Kim Kardashian: Yes, we’ve been to the moon
Site: POLITICO
U.S. celebrity shared a conspiracy theory that the lunar landings were faked, triggering pushback from space boss Sean Duffy.
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Intel BMG-G31 Rumoredly Used In Four GPU Variants, Including Consumer Version, Hinting At Arc B770 Added: Oct 31, 2025
Intel BMG-G31 Rumoredly Used In Four GPU Variants, Including Consumer Version, Hinting At Arc B770
Site: Wccftech
The graphics Inf file reveals that the Intel BMG-G31 will be used in four GPU variants, and will include a consumer mode, Arc B770 as well.
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Republicans quickly push back on Trump’s call to nix filibuster
Site: POLITICO
Both Senate Majority Leader John Thune and Speaker Mike Johnson poured cold water on the idea Friday.
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Donald Trump Isn't Helping | National Review Added: Oct 31, 2025
Donald Trump Isn't Helping | National Review
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King Charles strips Andrew of titles, experts warn might be 'too little, too late' | Fox News Added: Oct 31, 2025
King Charles strips Andrew of titles, experts warn might be 'too little, too late' | Fox News
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Evidence for improved DNA repair in long-lived bowhead whale | Nature Added: Oct 31, 2025
Evidence for improved DNA repair in long-lived bowhead whale - Nature
Site: Nature
Analysis of the longest-lived mammal, the bowhead whale, reveals an improved ability to repair DNA breaks, mediated by high levels of cold-inducible RNA-binding protein.
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Birders going ‘cuckoo’ after unexpected sighting in New York City area | The Seattle Times Added: Oct 31, 2025
Birders going ‘cuckoo’ after unexpected sighting in New York City area
Site: The Seattle Times
A bird sighting on Long Island has avian enthusiasts flocking to the region in the hopes of spotting a species that has never been seen before in the state.
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Nvidia researchers unlock 4-bit LLM training that matches 8-bit performance | VentureBeat Added: Oct 31, 2025
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Hush Now - YouTube Music Added: Oct 31, 2025
Ekaterina Shelehova - Hush Now - YouTube Music
Site: YouTube Music
HUSH NOW Chapter 3- Down Into The Depths THE FINALE IS HERE. Stream Hush Now here: https://my.fangtasia.link/ekaterina/hushnow click here to watch ...
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Noctilune no. 2 by Claudio Constantini - YouTube Music
Site: YouTube Music
Noctilune No.2 — a quiet journey through the night. Written for piano and bandoneon, it captures the fragile space between solitude and light. Part of my upc...
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Florence + The Machine - Everybody Scream (Official Music Video) - YouTube Music
Site: YouTube Music
The official music video for “Everybody Scream” by Florence + The Machine, from the new album Everybody Scream, out now. https://Florence.lnk.to/everybody...
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Perfume and Milk - YouTube Music
Site: YouTube Music
Provided to YouTube by Universal Music Group Perfume and Milk · Florence + The Machine Everybody Scream ℗ 2025 Universal Music Operations Limited Release...
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Kevin Roberts’s Bad Faith Arguments | National Review
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Afterthoughts on the Non-Gravitational Acceleration of 3I/ATLAS at Perihelion
Site: Medium
Yesterday’s report on a non-gravitational acceleration of 3I/ATLAS near perihelion (discussed here) stems from data obtained by the Atacama…
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There's a Revolution Happening You've Never Heard Of. It's Called "The Great Feminization"
Site: YouTube
For the past half decade or more, conservative intellectuals have tried to answer the question: Where did woke come from? Some believe it is rebranded cultur...
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C. S. Lewis’s Last Written Word: We Have No Right to Happiness
Added: Oct 31, 2025C. S. Lewis’s Last Written Word: We Have No Right to Happiness
Site: The Gospel Coalition
C. S. Lewis’ last written word for publication before his death in 1963.
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Jimmy Wales: Buy into the “benevolent universe” premise - Big Think
Added: Oct 31, 2025Wikipedia visionary Jimmy Wales wants innovators to have fun. Seriously
Site: Big Think
The Wikipedia visionary joins Big Think for a chat about the future of media, the promise of AI, and our need to build a culture on trust.
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Conservatives LOSE IT Over Nick Fuentes Tucker Interview, Heritage DEFENDS Tucker | Tim Pool
Site: YouTube
Early Black Friday access! Get up to 50% off Beam with my link https://shopbeam.com/TIMCAST + code TIMCAST (limited time only!). The obsession with Israel ...
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A Request for NASA to Release Scientific Data on 3I/ATLAS
Site: Medium
During my recent podcast interview with Joe Rogan (accessible here), I had mentioned the unfortunate circumstances, under which NASA had…
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Crockett's Identity Theft, Vance's Dominance, and Death of Legacy Media - Link, Halperin, and Beck
Site: YouTube
Megyn Kelly welcomes Link Lauren, Mark Halperin, and Glenn Beck to the "Megyn Kelly Live" tour stop in Fort Worth, Texas, to discuss the liars and frauds lik...
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Trump wants to shatter the filibuster, another Senate norm. Republicans are pushing back.
Site: Axios
Scrapping the rule could open the door to sweeping legislative changes.
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Site: X (formerly Twitter)
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"Biden Administration Policies Led to a 0% Market Share in China", Claims NVIDIA’s Jensen Huang, as He Hopes for a Breakthrough in the Region
Site: Wccftech
NVIDIA's CEO has made a statement about their market share in China, claiming that it fell drastically during the Biden adminstration.
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The dark side of Zelenskyy’s rule
Site: POLITICO
Opposition lawmakers and civil society activists say Ukraine’s leadership is using lawfare to intimidate opponents and silence critics.
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Gayle King expected to depart CBS News in bombshell move amid Bari Weiss takeover Added: Oct 31, 2025
Gayle King expected to depart CBS News in bombshell move
Site: Mail Online
The 70-year-old, who has hosted CBS Mornings under various titles since 2012, will leave the show next year, with her contract set to end in May.
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SpaceX shows off lunar Starship progress • The Register Added: Oct 31, 2025
- SpaceX shows off lunar Starship progress
- NASA is short of options when it comes to alternatives
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5 Reasons Jupyter Notebooks With Python Are Better Than Excel for Data Analysis
Added: Oct 31, 20255 Reasons Jupyter Notebooks With Python Are Better Than Excel for Data Analysis
Site: How-To Geek
Put away your worksheets and open up your notebook instead.
