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I hope she's right, that this is the Confederacy's last dying breath that we're experiencing. But it won't be true unless actual consequences occur. This is the reoccurring sin of this country, evil is never effectively punished.

Kardome Voice AI Reaches Mass Market with LG OLED TV Deployments Kardome achieved a major consumer electronics footprint with LG TVs powered by Kardome’s Spatial Hearing AI for human-like voice localization and isolation. audioxpress.com/news/kardome... #voicerecognition #smartdevices

Only 2 weeks left to apply for the 2026 AWIS scholarship cycle. Visit https://awis.org/scholarships/ to learn more. Applications close February 28. #WomenInSTEM #AWISscholarships

Fridays taste like chocolate and feel like a cool breeze on a summer day.

Dominic Calvert-Lewin pounced on the poor back pass and finished the only goal in Leeds' 1-0 win over Brighton.

Watkins has been killing it on defense in his opportunities, and he gets the huge clutch stop here

in a time where "normality" fails us over and over, creativity and the possibilities it opens are absolute necessity. its worth minding that most forms of progress where once considered absurd... creative solutions are a must for a better world #pottery #folkart #creativity #art #survival

Nigel Farage bought it?

technology is incredible

Ungh

StormyPea never fails

I’m in the market for good ideas, and eliminating state income tax for Californians making under $100,000 is a good idea. I sat down with @jonlovett.bsky.social to talk about my plans to lower costs and put thousands of dollar back in California families’ pockets.

My relatives in bavaria

"The team bond that is here is genuinely unbelievable, never felt something like it before." 🔥 Brennan Johnson on settling in to Crystal Palace after Spurs move 🤝

The UFO community trying to do research in 2026. So much baseless baggage dragging things down.

I miss the dance, ngl 😭 #STARDOM 🤼‍♂️

Српски студенти, ултрамаратонци: Беч

Lia Godfrey's lurking but Anna Moorhouse takes no chances 🙅‍♀️

brsh.site/CgOPl -Is the current situation a shift of colonial power from Europe to new actors? or it is something worse: a proliferation? .

Success rarely comes from comfort—it’s built in the moments that challenge you, stretch you, and force you to grow. The sooner you accept discomfort as part of the process, the faster you move toward real progress. #EmbraceTheGrind #GrowthZone #NoComfortZone #EarnYourSuccess

This Friday we’re launching the #pointandclick adventure Mystery of Silence by Making Enemies on iOS and Android in a premium format: no ads, no advertising, and no microtransactions. Pre-order it now on the App Store and Google Play! #mobilegames #indiegames

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Checking on my vegetable garden and herb We had a good rain last night and today.Im getting some flowers on my Roma tomato plants. And my herb garden its getting there The spearmint smells wonderful,I planted basil,lemon thyme,and spearmint, planted rosemary that's on my porch #gardensky #organic

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#2026NewYear CHOOSE YOU

Scott Bessent: ...."With the Iranian government, we did not have regime change, but we changed the regime." * Excuse me?????

Mo Gawdat, "Unfortunately we have taught AI to manipulate us into outsourcing human connection to the screen" "Instead of fixing it by saying go out and find human connection, we're going to stick you more into the screen, not even to a human but to a simulation of a human - very dangerous"

A wild fox in northern BC stopped to listen when driver started whistling

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Only Fox News still believes that the USA is currently the hottest country in the world with Trump at the helm. Maybe the USA is actually currently the hottest pedophile country in the world with the pedophile king Trump, at the helm.

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GOOD MORNING MELVIN WEST COAST GAMES ARE HARD BUT WAKING UP TO THE KID GETTING THE LAST LOL IS EASY BECAUSE HE IS HIM AND HIM IS HE AND HEEEEEEEEEEEEEE’S…MATT SCHAEFER

"Jeff Lenberg, a computer technologist implicated in the breaches in Pennsylvania, Michigan, and Georgia, made a video demonstrating how to compromise vote totals with software allegedly obtained in the breaches." #Resistance #WeAreTheFlood

What could America do with 💰 $440B 💰 rather than pouring it into a 44% increase in military spending as the Trump admin would like? #TaxDay #Taxes

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C’est quoi l’horizon des évènements d’un trou noir ? C’est la frontière qui protège le reste de l'Univers de ce qui se trouve dans le trou noir. Rien de ce qui se trouve à l’intérieur de l’horizon ne peut atteindre l’extérieur. Salukes #science #physique #profbucella #lasciencepeuttout

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WHOA‼️ #MikëPence just broke with #Trümp and called the anti-weaponization fund a "bad idea from the start." But then he went even further. He said the possibility that January 6 defendants who assaulted police officers or vandalized the Capitol could receive compensation is: "Deeply offensive."

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Trudeau-era environment minister Steven Guilbeault leaving Mark Carney’s Liberal caucus altogether, a well-placed source confirmed to me. Guilbeault’s departure, first reported by CTV News, comes amid concerns Carney is torching environmental protections to build baby build. Here's what we know:

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WEDNESDAY FASTCAST: Georgia's gas tax exemption ended last night, meaning higher gas prices - that and more in your Wednesday FastCast - Your news in a minute.

Might want to get Lexi Held off of Olivia Miles lol, they moved her over to Maya Caldwell after the second blow by

BOOM. @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social: “Billions of dollars are being wasted right now to drop bombs in the Middle East” but “This same group of extremists won’t spend a dime to make life more affordable for the American people.” Americans are PISSED. And Republicans are to blame.

It’s infuriating. The mayor’s dishonesty isn’t just a disappointment; it’s a betrayal of the public trust that we’re supposed to be able to count on. When those in power treat the truth as optional, it undermines the entire democratic process. Thank you for refusing to be silent about it.

I'm just glad no one thought my Polo joke was pony.

Cornyn thinks he'll get a Cabinet post if he just keeps stroking. 🫩

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