Source: https://www.reddit.com/r/Epstein/comments/1r4ydko/comment/o5pnjbm/

While we don’t know whether Trump will decide to attack Iran, these are exactly the movements we’ve been expecting, but so far not seeing, in advance of a sustained operation, both defensive and offensive.

TranscriptMastodon posts by @trenchworms@eldritch.cafe: super revealing of the misogyny inherent to the space that “AI assistants” stopped being given feminine-coded names the moment tech chuds thought they were developing higher levels of autonomy “i TELL Alexa what to do. i COLLABROATE with Chudbot. i will not reflect on this hierarchy at all.”

Took a little bit playing with the editor to get this as close as i could. The options for the leggings and the skirt are very limited and you can’t color the socks black or do gold trim on the skirt which is a bummer. The earrings can’t be made red and there are no long jewel style ones, so little gold ones will have to do for now. Overall, making her was very fun though.

The problem, Wooldridge said, was that AI chatbots failed in unpredictable ways and had no idea when they were wrong, but were designed to provide confident answers regardless. When delivered in human-like and sycophantic responses, the answers could easily mislead people, he added. The risk is that people start treating AIs as if they were human. In a 2025 survey by the Center for Democracy and Technology, nearly a third of students reported that they or a friend had had a romantic relationship with an AI.

A group of humanitarians and activists inspired by last year’s Gaza aid flotilla have announced they will sail to Cuba next month in defiance of a US blockade on the island nation.

The prospect of chaos and war excited Jeffrey Epstein. The late New York financier and child abuser kept a keen eye on news about foreign conflicts that could be exploited for commercial gain. On February 21, 2014, Epstein sent an e-mail to Ehud Barak, the former Israeli prime minister, with whom he would partner the following year as investors in a security tech firm Reporty Homeland Security (later renamed Carbyne). Epstein wrote, “with civil unrest exploding in ukraine syria, somolia [sic], libya, and the desperation of those in power, isn’t this perfect for you.” Barak tried to tamp down his friend’s enthusiasm, noting, “You’re right [in] a way. But not simple to transform it into a cash flow.”

According to new Office for National Statistics figures published on Tuesday (17 February), unemployment among 16–24-year-olds has risen to 16.1% – nearly one in six young people unable to find work.

Dans le quartier Beaulieu à Châteauroux, un homme de 78 ans, retranché, a lancé des grenades et tiré sur les forces de l’ordre ce mardi 17 février. L’homme a finalement été appréhendé et légèrement blessé lors de l’intervention du RAID sur place. Selon le maire de la ville, le septuagénaire est “un militant Rassemblement national très actif et bien connu”.

This was from official Microslop documentation https://web.archive.org/web/20260216165612/https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/training/modules/introduction-to-github/3-components-of-github-flow

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Kennedy is not a scientist engaged in research or clinical practice. He has no training in epidemiology, immunology or public health administration. He was chosen for this position by Trump for precisely that reason—to put in charge of the most important health institutions a man who has spent decades attacking them and seeking to undermine the methods through which scientific knowledge is collectively developed and applied.

Although Reform has raised a total of £36m in that period, analysis by the Nerve reveals that more than £29m has come from traditionally Conservative sources. That figure, along with a slew of recent defections from the Tory party, has alarmed many Reform members; some say this confirms their view that Reform UK is really the Conservative party in disguise. At the time of writing, half of Reform UK’s newly announced “shadow cabinet” are former Tory ministers.

Tao said the company plans to “minimize the impact” of rising memory costs by focusing on “monetizing the installed base” and growing software and network services revenue.

AsteroidOS 2.0 is here with a massive load of new features and support for many more watches.

The libertarian Republican from rural Kentucky has long been a headache for party leaders, but he’s taken it to another level by co-authoring bipartisan legislation that compelled the Justice Department to release vast troves of documents related to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

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Unreal Tournament 2004 has been preserved for free and with a handy community patch by a fan community called OldUnreal.

https://www.discogs.com/release/27712230-The-Ocean-2-Phanerozoic-I-Palaeozoic

“Buying a car today is an investment into the future. I think the most profound thing is that if you buy a Tesla today, I believe you are buying an appreciating asset – not a depreciating asset.” – Elon Musk, 2019

Still using these obsolete Linux commands? They might be popular from the olden days but perhaps it is time to look for alternatives.

https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2026/02/connecting-the-world-through-thriving-online-communities/

In the modern anti-transgender panic, several states have passed laws banning transgender people from restrooms consistent with their gender identity. Early bills focused primarily on K-12 schools, but the scope quickly expanded. Some states extended bans to even private colleges and universities. Others adopted sweeping “government building” prohibitions, barring transgender people from restrooms…

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As of Tuesday, all fruits and vegetables sold in bulk and placed on the market must be labeled with the flag of their country of origin. This requirement stems from a regulation issued by the Minister of Agriculture. Products placed on the market before February 17 without these markings may continue to be sold until stocks are exhausted.

By far the most frustrating thing about plastering jobs is the drying times. This is especially true with inside corners - with a knife you pretty much can’t do both sides the same day because you’ll always end up messing up the opposite one.

Meg Luger-Nikolai, an attorney, won House District 64A on Tuesday with more than 95 percent of the vote, according to The Associated Press. Her Republican opponent Dan Walsh secured around 4.4 percent.

Microsoft, the tool of tyrants.

Thinking about self-hosting an ebook library? Here are the open source software you can consider.

Hundreds of delegates representing businesses and key sectors from across Canada are taking part in this country’s biggest trade mission to Mexico in decades this week, and it’s a trip those on the ground say is long overdue.

Today, we’re announcing Dropout 24/7 — an always-on broadcast channel that will air Dropout programming all the time. It’s just like regular TV, except it’s just Dropout content, and there are no infomercials for blenders that run at 4 in the morning.

The report, “The 7 Career-Making AI Decisions for CIOs in 2026,” claims AI is facing corporate accountability in 2026 after several years of investment into research and pilot projects. CIOs are worried their careers are on the line if the tech’s effectiveness falls short of expectations.

On September 12, 2025, Silverio Villegas González, a 38-year-old father of two, was fatally shot by an ICE agent during an attempted traffic stop in Franklin Park, Illinois.[1] Multiple news reports and released footage show the killing occurred shortly after the vehicle stop, prompting public scrutiny over the use of lethal force.[2]

Marked differences between caffeinated, decaffeinated drinks in analysis of more than 130,000 people