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“Stranded”
- Reddit counterstrike
- Brain 2
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Trump tapped Elon to assist two NASA astronauts who they both characterized as “stranded” for eight months. Back in June, after Boeing’s Starliner capsule malfunctioned, NASA sent it home without its crew. But, “They’re not stranded,” headlines the latest piece from NPR, which is fascinating from an outlet that referred to these two astronauts as — verbatim — “stranded” in September, after a separate crew had just arrived with plans to bring them back in February. Certainly, nobody here is in danger, and yes, Trump is trying to eke out a political win for both him and Elon at the expense of Biden. But they’re not lying, by NPR’s own standards. We expect dishonesty like this from the virulently left-wing press. But we should not have to expect it from a press outlet for which, in a free society with a firmly established right to free speech, we are literally forced to pay.
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Tuesday night, the White House delivered a striking blow to federal workers nationwide: return to the office, or resign and receive full pay and benefits for the next eight months. Officials are calling it “deferred resignation” and estimate 5%-10% of workers will take up the offer. Bureaucrats responded by convening a war council at their stronghold, reddit dot com/r/fednews, where Resistance leaders are rallying crack troops in preparation for a counter-offensive. “Hold the line,” pleads u/theogdebbiedowner. “I really fucking care,” says u/sex-farm-woman. “They will have to pry my cold dead hands from my keyboard!!” declares u/PublicHlthJunkie (real quotes). Godspeed, noble warriors. Forward unto the breach, my Marvel-movie-brained friends, and as you dust the Dorito crumbs off your lapels and refresh the tree of liberty with the crusty gooch-sweat of your pyjama WFH uniforms, always remember:
literally no one cares. Now STFU and go get a real job.
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Science Corporation (yes, that’s their actual name), led by Max Hodak, is pioneering biohybrid neural interfaces that integrate lab-grown neurons with living brains in order to repair and enhance cognitive function. Unlike typical brain-computer interfaces, this technology does not require deep implants or genetic modifications. It places a very small device, which houses neurons in a preservative gel, onto the brain’s surface. Over time, these neurons establish connections with the host brain, potentially enabling new neural pathways. While this work will be transformational for initial use cases like stroke recovery and restoring impaired motor function, Hodak is thinking even bigger (pun intended). He wants to concretize “phenomenal objects” (thoughts or cognitive constructs) into readable data, saying it may be possible to display an imagined scene on a computer or to “just imagine a sound and then download
it.” Next steps: feature-length dreams in IMAX, real-time ESP, and brain-OS video games. We’re so close.
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Arkham’s Guide to World Liberty Financial |
Arkham, the platform that deanonymizes crypto transactions, shows World Liberty Financial (WLFI) raised $300 million through token sales and quickly converted it into $392 million worth of Ethereum and Bitcoin. No idle cash, no delays. The goal seems to be building a financial platform where users can earn interest, borrow against their crypto, and completely sidestep traditional banking systems. The Trump family has already started giving themselves titles — Don’s the “Chief Crypto Advocate,” his older sons are “Web3 Ambassadors,” and young Barron’s been crowned their “DeFi Visionary.” And honestly, the family that got rid of Gensler can call themselves
whatever they want.
Track World Liberty Financial on Arkham here. |
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JOE LONSDALE AND JOHN NOONAN |
America Needs Better Defense Acquisition
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the pentagon purchases more goods, services, and software than all other federal agencies combined — but currently, this procurement system is a bureaucratic disaster. check out this insightful analysis from john noonan and palantir co-founder joe lonsdale breaking down the failures of the current system and laying out how the trump administration can seize a moment of opportunity to reassert america’s defense dominance
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It’s Time for America to Step Up in Panama
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america letting its relationship with panama atrophy opened the door for china to vie for influence in our own backyard. g.b. lays out the case for why our corporations and government must step up and give panama an alternative to chinese participation in their culture and economy |
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Wikipedia’s “Supreme Court” Enforces Sweeping Ban on Pro-Hamas Edit Gang |
an october investigation from pirate wires uncovered how a group of pro-hamas editors on wikipedia had hijacked the israel-palestine narrative. now, six of those editors have just been banned from the platform indefinitely for their coordinated campaign — read the full update from ashley below |
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