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saw a great tip about using a dog training clicker to mark where you mess up a take in an audio recording, because it generates a nice clean pattern in the waveform that makes it easy to spot

works great, but my dog is going nuts

Finished reading:
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Monk & Robot series, book 1.
A Psalm for the Wild-Built
by Becky Chambers.
Published . 151 pages.
cozy, hopepunk, science fiction
Started ; completed September 1, 2026.
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Dungeon Crawler Carl series, book 8.
A Parade of Horribles
by Matt Dinniman.
Published . 704 pages.
fantasy, humor, litRPG
Started ; completed September 26, 2026.
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Binance has just filed to dismiss with prejudice its defamation lawsuit against the Wall Street Journal, which it filed in March after the Journal published various reports about a possible DOJ investigation into Binance over violations of sanctions against Iran.

Interesting timing, given Bloomberg just today confirmed such a probe is open and being handled by the SDNY DOJ’s office.

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“The FBI Anti-Corruption Squad Was Circling Susan Collins — Until Trump Got in the Way”.
William Turton, Avi Asher-Schapiro, Molly Redden and Kirsten Berg in ProPublica. Published .
After the Corner Bakery meeting, Navatek’s CEO, Martin Kao, sent an initial $150,000 to the Collins super PAC using the shell company. Two months later, he told Navatek executives that Collins committed to getting the company $32 million in naval contracts, according to an internal company email reviewed by ProPublica.
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sometimes you just have to admire the work ethic of some scammers. i can barely keep up with a couple text message chains but this guy had 60+ people convinced they were in a relationship

Potential victims of 49ers imposter Daejon Love now exceed 60 By Mike Florio Published September 18, 2026 10:39 PM Daejon Love’s scam worked incredibly well. Until it didn’t. Via Kalyn Kahler of ESPN, the FBI has identified 35 more potential victims of the fraud allegedly perpetrated by Love and Taylor Chan. The total number of possible victims now exceeds 60.
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The Clarity Act cloture vote has failed by a 49–50 margin; well short of the 60 votes needed. No Democrats crossed over to vote for the bill, and three Republicans voted against.

Senator Collins’ (R-ME) NO vote on Clarity was the most surprising today. She was defending the bill to constituents as recently as last week. My guess is she did not believe the bill had a chance to pass, and was more worried about defending a yes vote as her re-election prospects look slimmer.

Thank you for contacting me to share your concerns about the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act of 2025.I appreciate your taking the time to do so.The Digital Asset Market Clarity Act of 2025 was passed by the U.S. House of Representatives on July 17, 2025, and a companion bill in the Senate received bipartisan approval from the Senate Banking Committee on May 14, 2026, advancing toward a full Senate vote. Both bills seek to create a regulatory framework for digital commodities, prohibit the Federal Reserve banks from offering certain services directly to individuals, and forbid the use of central bank digital currency.Proponents believe that the bills create a clear regulatory framework for digital assets, the rules and regulations of which are currently determined by a series of regulatory actions and court decisions.I recognize the need to provide regulatory clarity with how the digital assets should be treated by regulatory authorities.Any actions taken should be for the benefit of the general public and strengthen the overall health of our regulatory system.Congress first addressed digital assets with the GENIUS Act, passed by the Senate and subsequently signed into law by the President on July 18, 2025. The new law provides clarity on stablecoins, a particular type of digital asset.After the bipartisan passage of the GENIUS Act, members of the House and Senate have expressed interest in further addressing digital assets, including cryptocurrency. As the Senate continues to work on digital asset market structure legislation, I will keep your perspective in mind.Again, thank you for contacting me.Sincerely,Susan M. CollinsUnited States Senator

Senators Hawley (R-MO) and Moran (R-KS), neither of whom are up for re-election, were the other NOs. They had already pledged to vote against the previous version of the bill, citing concerns from farmers over loan availability from local banks competing with stablecoins.