CURRENT EVENTS General | March

[Geisterfahrer]

That’s a win.

 

[Zoo_View]

Kind of an aside but I watched a little bit of Candace Owens’ “expose” (if you can call it that) on Erika Kirk. There are 7 parts on YouTube, each an hour long and with 2 million or more views.

From a purely rhetorical point of view It’s an interesting watch because she makes a strangely compelling case that Erika is up to something non-specifically nefarious without ever really stating a fact. And MAGA folks consume hours of this stuff without the desire (or frankly, ability) to think critically about it.

7 parts?

Is each roughly an hour in length?

 

[Mulberry Heel]

lol wut

She really seems to have a knack for attaching herself to men of wealth and power. Maybe there is something to the rumors about her schoolgirl crush on JD Vance. He's now wealthy and he's a possible POTUS, so she likely finds him irresistible.

 

[SnoopRob]

7 parts?

Is each roughly an hour in length?

 

[altmin]

in Raleigh, US attorney trying to defend using fabricated information before a judge:









part of this thread:

 

[altmin]

Anyway, if I am defense attorney in the Triangle, I suspect I am getting my filing for mistrial ready in any case the DOJ was involved in lately.

The DOJ lawyer ended up resigning

DOJ Lawyer Quits Before Judicial Scolding for AI Brief Error (1)

An assistant US attorney in North Carolina said he’s resigning over AI-created fabricated quotes and erroneous citations in an AI-produced court brief.

news.bloomberglaw.com

 

[altmin]

At least six killed in Swiss bus fire in possible deliberate act

Police investigating blaze in Kerzers in Fribourg canton, about 12 miles west of Berne

www.theguardian.com

 

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[nycfan]

“… According to Admiral Thadawut Thatpitakkul of the Royal Thai Navy, Thai naval personnel stationed in Bahrain coordinated with Omani authorities to assist the ship’s 23 crew members.

Initial reports indicate that 20 crew members have been rescued, while three remain on the vessel as officials check whether any were injured.

Authorities confirmed that no deaths have been reported.The navy said the cause of the attack and who was responsible remain under investigation.“

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Guess they “showed some guts” as Trump demanded and tried to traverse the Straits of Hormuz.

 

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[nycfan]

Gift https://www.wsj.com/health/healthca...5?st=WMaeEY&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink

 

[nycfan]

Gift https://www.wsj.com/health/healthca...5?st=WMaeEY&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink

“… In 2023, the state paid Mitchell’s company, Piece by Piece Autism Centers, $29 million to provide therapy to just 84 patients—about $340,000 a child—according to a Wall Street Journal analysis of Medicaid billing records.

That amount surpassed what Indiana Medicaid typically spends in a year treating a newly diagnosed lung-cancer patient or covering a year of nursing-home care.

… The number of companies offering such therapy—individualized treatments meant to help patients manage behavior and develop daily living and social skills—almost doubled between 2019 and 2023. Direct payments from state Medicaid programs to autism therapy providers grew to $2.2 billion in 2023, from $660 million just four years earlier, according to the data. Private insurers administering Medicaid benefits paid hundreds of millions more….”

 

[nycfan]

 

[finesse]

Fairy chess.

Fairy chess is a branch of chess composition and variant design that alters traditional rules, using non-standard boards, rules, or "fairy pieces" (unorthodox, custom pieces like the Nightrider or Chancellor)

 

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