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Lawyers for megachurch pastor blame 12-year-old for ‘initiating’ sexual contact
Even if she did, so what? A 12-year-old cannot consent. The adult cannot engage. This is not a defense.
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Lawyers for megachurch pastor blame 12-year-old for ‘initiating’ sexual contact
Even if she did, so what? A 12-year-old cannot consent. The adult cannot engage. This is not a defense.
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Millions of OnlyFans paywalls make it hard to detect child sex abuse, cops say
OnlyFans told Reuters that police do not have to subscribe to investigate a creator's posts, but the platform only grants free access to accounts when there's an active investigation. That means once police suspect that CSAM is being exchanged on an account, they get "full access" to review "account details, content, and direct messages," Reuters reported.
God forbid police have to do their fucking job.
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Front Brake Lights Could Drastically Diminish Road Accident Rates
By signaling to oncoming traffic and vehicles approaching from the side, a front brake light provides an essential visual cue that a car is slowing down or preparing to stop. When the light is extinguished, it indicates that a stationary vehicle might initiate movement. According to Tomasch, this visual feedback can significantly truncate the reaction time for other road users, leading to shorter stopping distances and consequently diminishing the likelihood of accidents.
Sounds reasonable. Personally I just want front turn signals to be visible from the opposite side again.
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The world’s most-visited museum shuts down, sounding the alarm on mass tourism
The Louvre’s spontaneous strike erupted during a routine internal meeting, as gallery attendants, ticket agents and security personnel refused to take up their posts in protest over unmanageable crowds, chronic understaffing and what one union called “untenable” working conditions.
Good for them.
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An angry admin shares the CrowdStrike outage experience
We can't boot into safe mode because our BitLocker keys are stored inside of a service that we can't login to because our AD is down.
Someone never tested their DR plans, if they even have them. Generally locking your keys inside the car is not a good idea.
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‘Like a horror movie’: ICE detaining German tourist in California indefinitely
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As an American, please do not come to America right now
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ICE Agents Realize They Arrested Wrong Teen, Say 'Take Him Anyway'
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And being sent to El Salvador is a death sentence. I would act in self-defense appropriately.
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America Stopped Cooking With Tallow for a Reason
The reason being saturated fats are linked with poor health, and unsaturated fats are linked with better health. And not just in a "rich people are healthier" way, when companies switched, everyone got healthier.
But this guy doesn't care. We're really living in a post-truth world.
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Honestly, that's the smart thing to do. Staying risks being sent to the El Salvador megaprison.
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Top Republicans call Kamala Harris a ‘dangerous liberal’ as attacks ramp up
I wish the Democrats were half as liberal and as effective as the Republicans claim they are.
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Discord co-founder and CEO Jason Citron is stepping down
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This is them going into IPO mode.
Matrix is a reasonable replacement.
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Like Elon Musk, 1 in 3 bosses admit they are pushing RTO because they're so upset about wasting money on all those empty desks
Anyone who does not understand the sunk cost fallacy should not be in management.
You've spent $x on office space. You can:
A. Use it, and make your employees hate working for you or
B. Let it go unused, and your employees are happier to continue working for you.
The money is spent either way. The only difference is morale, which does in fact directly contribute to your bottom line.
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Judge finds police acted reasonably in shooting New Mexico man while at wrong address
And if that wasn't enough for you
Dotson’s wife, wearing only a robe, came downstairs after hearing the shots and found her husband lying in the doorway. She fired outside, not knowing who was out there. Police fired 19 rounds but missed her.
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Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem says filming ICE raids is an "accountability measure"
You heard it straight from the secretary of DHS, filming cops is allowed because it's accountability.
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Germans fear migration more than climate change, study finds
Bad news, Germany, because immigration is about to increase because of climate change.
Right-wing media has really done a number on critical thinking.
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Cop described Sonya Massey shooting as ‘self-inflicted’ in initial dispatch
Murder was in fact a fairly uncommon event in Ankh-Morpork, but there were a lot of suicides. Walking in the night-time alleyways of The Shades was suicide. Asking for a short in a dwarf bar was suicide. Saying 'Got rocks in your head?' to a troll was suicide. You could commit suicide very easily, if you weren't careful.
Sure, self-inflicted. Having the absolute gall to be black in front of a cop is really just suicide.
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Scientists Finally Confirm “Crazy” Vitamin B1 Theory From 1958
selective copy-paste tl;dr to save you from clickbait:
Chemists have confirmed a 67-year-old theory about vitamin B1 by stabilizing a highly reactive molecule in water, a breakthrough that was long considered impossible. The molecule involved is a carbene, a form of carbon atom with only six valence electrons instead of the usual eight. This electron deficiency makes carbenes extremely unstable and reactive, especially in water, where they typically break down almost immediately. However, for decades, scientists have suspected that vitamin B1, or thiamine, might form a carbene-like intermediate during essential reactions in the body.
The reference is to Ronald Breslow, a Columbia University chemist who proposed in 1958 that vitamin B1 could convert into a carbene to drive biochemical transformations in the body. Breslow’s idea was compelling, but carbenes were so unstable, especially in water, that no one could prove they actually existed in a biological setting.
Lavallo’s team succeeded by wrapping the carbene in what he calls “a suit of armor,” a molecule they synthesized in the laboratory that shields the reactive center from water and other molecules. The resulting structure is stable enough to be studied with nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy and x-ray crystallography, providing conclusive evidence that carbenes like this can exist in water.
This discovery not only resolves a long-standing biochemical question but also paves the way for more sustainable and efficient methods of producing pharmaceuticals.
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Naughty Dog Co-Founder Reveals Why They Were Acquired By Sony
Money (to stay in business, not for personal gain). Saved you a click.
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Former President Joe Biden diagnosed with 'aggressive' prostate cancer
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I stomached looking at his truth social account so you don't have to:
Melania and I are saddened to hear about Joe Biden’s recent medical diagnosis. We extend our warmest and best wishes to Jill and the family, and we wish Joe a fast and successful recovery.
I guess some pr person has his phone today. He'll probably say something stupid in an interview later.
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Brother denies using firmware updates to brick printers with third-party ink
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If there is one, it's not "bricking", because it still functions as a printer.