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There are a number of senators who’ve taken a look at this but there seems to be no will to move forward because No. 1, people don’t understand A.I., but because, No. 2, we’ve seen the entry of really big political money tied to A.I. Just like the crypto space, a lot of senators are scared to stick their neck out even though action is being demanded of us on this issue.

Fascinating comment on AI regulation from Elissa Slotkin of all people, who received $10 million — the second-most support — from crypto PACs in 2024.

that’s an unfortunate Google snippet

Google search result titled: “FBI Records: The Vault – Jeffrey Epstein”. Snippet text: “Get a Job! FBI Fun and Games! Personal tools. Log in • Mail Image Get FBI ...”

“I have a great and considerable fear that people will freeze to death in their homes this winter if we do not turn this around quickly.”

oh no... i regret to inform you another Maine Democratic Senate candidate has revealed his tattoo

Facebook post by Jordan Wood: I’ve been getting a lot of questions about tattoos, so time to fess up — I have one. I got this tattoo a few years ago as a reminder of what hope and a positive vision can do in our politics. And yes, I knew what it was when I got it.<br><br>Photo is Wood shirtless holding an infant, with a tattoo of the Obama "O" with the stripes on it partially visible on his bicep

[Ars Technica] asked Cruz's office to explain why a senator pressuring Wikipedia is appropriate while an FCC chair pressuring ABC is not and will update this article if we get a response.

anti-anti-fascist feels like it should have a one-word synonym

Ashley Rindsberg and Fox News are furious at Wikipedia editors for “attacking” Charlie Kirk by... listing the viewpoints he prominently and publicly advocated

The attack continues further down in the Kirk article’s lead paragraphs, where editors said Kirk was controversial due to his "opposition to gun control, abortion, and LGBTQ rights; his criticism of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Martin Luther King Jr.; and his promotion of Christian nationalism, COVID-19 misinformation, the Great Replacement conspiracy theory, and false claims of electoral fraud in 2020."

COMPLETE COVERAGE OF CHARLIE KIRK

The framing ensures that anyone searching for Kirk after his murder is met with a narrative designed to discredit him.

In the New York Times: There is really no comparison in American history to the blatant corruption.

Republicans in Congress, White continued,
would be horrified if any other president, particularly a Democratic one, was profiting from the office of the presidency in the way that Trump is, but they are so terrified of him that they haven’t said a word about it.
And the crypto lobby and its hundreds of millions in campaign donations, has produced a truly shameful situation among Democrats who have either sold out to the crypto lobby, or who are so afraid of opposition when it comes time for re-election that they’re keeping their mouths shut. We should live in a world where selling out to corporate money or being completely spineless and ineffective in office is what threatens re-election.

Trump is seeking to direct Americans' retirement funds to a sector in which he and his family are heavily invested.

The House has passed the GENIUS Act stablecoin bill, sending it to Trump's desk where he will sign it. They've also passed the CLARITY Act crypto market structure bill and the Anti-CBDC Surveillance State Act, both of which still need to go to the Senate.

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