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(mastodon) She/Her or They/Them My fuking choice.
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Chicago Sun-Times
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Next week’s trial of the remaining members of the “Broadview Six” protesters has been canceled, following a closed-door hearing Thursday morning about redactions that were made by prosecutors to a set of grand jury transcripts.
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'Broadview Six' trial is off for now, following closed-door hearing about grand jury transcripts
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2026/05/21/broadview-ice-protest-grand-jury-transcript-kat-abughazaleh-trump?utm_campaign=mrf-bluesky-chicago.suntimes.com&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&mrfcid=202605216a0f3f4dcc0c617d7a9790b4
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Kevin M. Kruse
36 minutes ago
Call Mark Zuckerberg before Congress and offer him a glass of water from the site, Erin Brockovich-style
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David M. Perry
about 1 hour ago
NYT: "no one has ever thought of teaching ranching at university" Every ag school: um, would you like to meet our cows NYT: "No, not like that. More romantic. More dilletante. Ugh, we're not /farmers/."
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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈
27 minutes ago
UN backs historic climate crisis ruling, despite US attempts to stop resolution
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UN backs historic climate crisis ruling, despite US attempts to stop resolution
The US, Russia, Iran and Saudi Arabia – some of the highest oil-producing nations and major greenhouse gas emitters – opposed the measure
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/may/21/un-vote-support-icj-world-court-climate-change-opinion
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Gabe Ortíz
27 minutes ago
One formerly deported
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recipient says the regime’s mass deportation obsessions have left her family stuck in a state of “constant fear.” "These are not just political talking points or policies on paper,” she said. "These decisions to destroy families leaves permanent scars on children.”
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DACA Recipient Testifies That Her Wrongful Deportation Was ‘Abuse Of Power’ That ‘Traumatized’ Family
DACA recipients and loved ones told lawmakers during a Senate forum that the administration’s mass deportation agenda has left their families in “constant fear.”
https://americasvoicecnn.substack.com/p/daca-recipient-testifies-that-her
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Christopher Mims
37 minutes ago
And yet SpaceX is likely to be in the retirement funds of tens (hundreds?) of millions of Americans 'cause indexes are racing to rewrite their rules so they can include it If this happens SpaceX will basically be funded by American's heard-earned savings, whether they want that or not
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Mark Carney
about 2 hours ago
Ukraine’s fight is our fight, their cause is our cause, and their independence will be our victory. To the Ukrainian communities in Canada and around the world celebrating their culture, identity, and traditions this Vyshyvanka Day: Canada stands with you.
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Mike
about 7 hours ago
Lethality, terms & conditions apply. This as the Army faces an estimated 4-6 billion dollar budget shortfall & is cancelling training deployments. Apparently there is still funding for National Guard soldiers to mill about aimlessly in DC metro stations however.
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Army cuts training as service is short billions of dollars
The Army is grappling with a sudden budget crunch and scrambling to slash training costs across broad swaths of the force, officials said.
https://share.google/aOBWyxqq7jqCxxLoH
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Dave Troy
about 1 hour ago
📢 NEW SEASON: You may not be interested in crypto, but crypto is interested in you — your elections, your government, and your 401(k). Experts Molly White @molly0xfff & Tonantzin Carmona join me to explain, in Ep. 1 of Season 4 of “Dave Troy Presents.”
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...
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Crypto Is Interested in You with Molly White and Tonantzin Carmona
Podcast Episode · Dave Troy Presents · S4 E1 · 1h 11m
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/crypto-is-interested-in-you-with-molly-white-and/id1610914569?i=1000768927125
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Julie K. Brown
about 1 hour ago
Who is Sarah Kellen and why has she not been charged with Epstein-related crimes? A prosecution memo may offer some clues.
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ChrisO_wiki
about 1 hour ago
1/ Russian commentators are judging Vladimir Putin's visit to Beijing to be a conditional failure. They put the blame principally on China for seeking an cynical and exploitative relationship with Russia, rather than being an equal partner. ⬇️
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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
about 1 hour ago
This is what drinking water in Georgia looks like after Meta began data center construction in the community. Yesterday I called for EPA and Congressional investigations into the impact of data center construction on local drinking water supplies. We cannot take water for granted.
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Jameel Jaffer
about 5 hours ago
The designation of one of the world’s most prominent human rights advocates was baseless and shocking; its great news that the decision has (for now at least) been rescinded.
www.reuters.com/world/europe...
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US removes UN expert Francesca Albanese from sanctions list
The United States has removed Francesca Albanese, a U.N. expert on the Palestinian territories, from its list of sanctioned individuals, according to the U.S. Treasury Department website.
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/us-removes-un-expert-francesca-albanese-sanctions-list-2026-05-20/
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Quinta Jurecic
about 3 hours ago
Trump's Justice Department is very online. And it loves conspiracy theories.
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A Department of Justice for an Age of Conspiracy Theories
The DOJ is now very much an active participant in the online discourse that promotes and perpetuates ideas that are barely connected to reality.
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/05/doj-conspiracy-theorists-trump/687246/?gift=mTq34Ny-ZVr996jdTJS9Tu3LEVZg88jRrGk40dJUiNo&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share
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Zahra Hirji
about 3 hours ago
NEW: The Trump administration on Thursday plans to announce it will delay a planned phasedown of refrigerants as it looks for ways to cut consumers’ costs and lay blame for high prices on former President Joe Biden. Gift link
@bloomberg.com
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Trump to Delay Superpollutant Restrictions in Affordability Push
The Trump administration on Thursday plans to announce it will delay a planned phasedown of refrigerants as it looks for ways to cut consumers’ costs and lay blame for high prices on former President ...
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-05-21/trump-to-delay-superpollutant-restrictions-in-affordability-push?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc3OTM3NTA3NiwiZXhwIjoxNzc5OTc5ODc2LCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJURkRZRVpLSUpIQlIwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiJFMkUzODg2QzgzREM0NTUxOEVFM0M2MDRGN0ZBRTlGMyJ9.uz-wJ7VSnrVjL2y-tD--AUTsiewb9RGifdndcXgxlvs
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MIT Technology Review
about 3 hours ago
A new lawsuit against White House visa restrictions could transform online safety research.
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Tech researchers are suing the Trump administration over the future of online safety
In a lawsuit, the Coalition for Independent Technology Research argues the government is using immigration policy to stifle free speech and tech regulation.
https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/05/21/1137632/lawsuit-trump-administration-online-safety-coalition-for-independent-technology-research/
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stephen fowler
about 3 hours ago
The much-discussed DNC autopsy has been released.... sorta. Turns out, it was never finished, had no source material and is full of errors. More from DNC Chair
@kenmartin.bsky.social
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A Message from DNC Chair Ken Martin on the DNC’s 2024 After Action Report
I was elected Chair of the Democratic National Committee three months after one of the most painful and consequential election losses for Democrats in modern history.
https://blueprint.democrats.org/p/a-message-from-dnc-chair-ken-martin
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Prem Thakker ツ
about 3 hours ago
Incredible. The newly-published DNC autopsy of 2024 is 192 pages. *Zero* mentions of the words "Israel," "Palestine," or "Gaza." (DNC Chair Ken Martin concedes the autopsy does not meet his standards, nor would it meet yours).
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Sam Cole
about 3 hours ago
AI-generated child sexual abuse material rocked this Pennsylvania high school. I've been following the fallout for five months:
www.404media.co/radnor-high-...
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How Deepfakes Tore a High School Apart
After five teen girls were targeted by AI-generated child sexual abuse material, Radnor Township High School in Pennsylvania has become a case study in how schools and police around the country grappl...
https://www.404media.co/radnor-high-school-pennsylvania-ai-deepfakes-child-sexual-abuse-material/
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Carl Quintanilla
about 3 hours ago
SEN. TILLIS, on the new DOJ 'anti-weaponization' fund: “Stupid on stilts.”
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stoopcat
about 4 hours ago
And every other president since 1977 has had an annual audit
www.marketwatch.com/story/annual...
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Annual IRS audits of U.S. presidents and vice presidents are mandatory. Just not while Trump was in the White House.
The IRS only began to audit Trump's 2016 tax filings on April 3, 2019 — after Democrats won control of the House of Representatives and the same date on which Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard...
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/annual-irs-audits-of-u-s-presidents-and-vice-presidents-are-mandatory-just-not-while-trump-was-in-white-house-01671641783
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Kevin M. Kruse
about 4 hours ago
"They leaked his tax returns, they tried to destroy him." If revealing your official tax returns -- something every single president and VP for forty years before Trump did voluntarily -- could possibly "destroy" you, that is the scandal.
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Los Angeles Times
about 4 hours ago
If the Warner Bros. Discovery deal is finalized, David Ellison would control two legendary news organizations and two iconic studios.
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In Hollywood, image is everything. And David Ellison has an image problem
Ellison's close ties to President Trump, and widespread concerns about the future of Hollywood, drive anxiety over the tech scion's $111-billion deal for Warner Bros. Discovery.
https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2026-05-21/hollywood-paramount-david-ellison-has-image-problem
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Michael Clemens
about 4 hours ago
As the US Supreme Court prepares to rule on the President's suspension of our Constitution's 14th Amendment, I highlight the research of myself and 95 colleagues on the economic consequences of that act —>
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Alex Kaplan
about 4 hours ago
Proud Boy leader Enrique Tarrio elaborated on his podcast about this, saying "leftists should be scared that a bunch of J6ers are gonna get money," saying that they'd use the money in "the political realm" "against your leftist causes," including "into a political campaign of some of these J6ers."
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Mike Fragassi
about 4 hours ago
I take this as a glowing sign from on high that This Place Has The Juice
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Nikhil Shah
about 4 hours ago
"But under the second Trump administration, Ebola response teams were suspended, and health centers and medical supplies – particularly crucial with a virus spread through touch, with supportive care the only treatment – were dramatically cut back."
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US is ‘simply choosing not to stop’ Ebola outbreak after massive public health cuts, experts say
Hundreds of cases reported in the DRC after USAID has been dismantled and key scientific research canceled
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/21/ebola-outbreak-public-health
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August J. Pollak
about 5 hours ago
Wildly underreported fact, especially from Bezos himself: the Post Office— that thing you pay for with tax dollars—handles “last mile” delivery of more than a BILLION Amazon packages a year. Roughly 15 percent of the entire USPS’s activity is servicing Amazon.
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Mitchell Epner
about 4 hours ago
The crosstabs on the latest Fox News poll showing Trump 22 points underwater (39 - 61) astound me. Trump is underwater w/ white men, white women, white w/o college degree, white women w/o college degree, Catholics, urban, suburban and rural voters. Only positive with white men w/o college degree.
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Mark Joseph Stern
about 4 hours ago
Wow, the Supreme Court's third and final decision is Hamm v. Smith, a case about the execution of mentally disabled people—but the court simply dismisses it as improvidently granted. Thomas and Alito dissent. Count this as a win—the 8th Amendment survives.
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Mark Joseph Stern
about 4 hours ago
Sorry, Roberts and Gorsuch also dissent, along with Thomas and Alito (who authored the dissents). So this was a 5–4 DIG, with Barrett and Kavanaugh joining the three liberals. Must have been wild behind the scenes.
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Salon.com
about 4 hours ago
Tech experts and reviewers say the long-delayed $500 phone has high costs, middling specs and murky origins.
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The Trump phone is here. Critics say it's junk - Salon.com
Tech experts and reviewers say the long-delayed $500 phone has high costs, middling specs and murky origins
https://www.salon.com/2026/05/21/the-trump-phone-is-here-critics-say-its-junk/
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Scott McGrath
about 4 hours ago
Bluesky is fighting a novel tactic from Russian influence groups hacking into authentic, respected accounts to spread fabricated news. Targets include professors and journalists whose feeds were hijacked to post AI-doctored videos targeting Ukraine and Western allies.
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Bluesky Says Kremlin Is Hacking Its Platform to Spread Propaganda
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/21/business/bluesky-russia-hacking-accounts.html?unlocked_article_code=1.kFA.x6r0.6w2eRzAcLirB&smid=bs-share
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Faine Greenwood
about 7 hours ago
“Everyone, especially in South Sudan, wanted to know if the US really had cut off aid. It was easier for them to believe that the aid organizations were lying to them than to think that the United States would do this.”
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Trump destroyed USAID. Now people are dying.
ProPublica’s Brett Murphy and Anna Maria Barry-Jester examine how America’s foreign aid cuts are threatening the survival of the world’s most vulnerable populations.
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/05/trump-destroyed-usaid-public-health-crisis-doge/
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Omar Wasow
about 4 hours ago
Hundreds of accounts on Bluesky have “been hijacked and used to post fake news articles, according to the company and researchers at Clemson University…” Gift link:
www.nytimes.com/2026/05/21/b...
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Bluesky Says Kremlin Is Hacking Its Platform to Spread Propaganda
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/21/business/bluesky-russia-hacking-accounts.html?unlocked_article_code=1.kFA.MsYt.6Dw_0qxPtfFa&smid=nytcore-ios-share
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More Perfect Union
about 4 hours ago
Private equity firms now own 1 in 8 American apartments — according to a new report from
@pestakeholder.bsky.social
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Private Equity Multi-Family Housing Tracker
PESP’s analysis of private equity buyouts in apartment housing reveals that PE firms own 10% of all US apartment units
https://pestakeholder.org/reports/private-equity-multi-family-housing-tracker/
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Jeff Tischauser
about 4 hours ago
New Yorker adding to my existential crisis this morning 🆒
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Isaiah Bishop
about 6 hours ago
American ambassador linked app might have stolen data as far back as a year ago. The national observer found the data on the american version of app (10xvotes) subdomain
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Jacob Ware
about 6 hours ago
Great insights here from Riley McCabe and
@csis.org
. This century, the United States had suffered extremist killings at synagogues, churches, and gurdwaras. After San Diego, mosques have joined this grim list.
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San Diego Mosque Shooting Marks a Deadly First in the United States
The shooting at the Islamic Center of San Diego appears to be the first ideologically motivated lethal attack on a mosque in the United States this century.
https://www.csis.org/analysis/san-diego-mosque-shooting-marks-deadly-first-united-states
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Spencer Ackerman
about 4 hours ago
WYDEN: "Founding Fathers would roll over in their graves if they knew the govt was able to demand a list of everyone a person called and texted, everyone who watches a YouTube video or visits a website, or uncover anonymous social media accounts, all without a warrant or court order of any kind"
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Wyden, Lummis, Espaillat, Massie, Kelly, and Burlison Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Rein in Government Abuse of Subpoenas, Protect Americans’ Rights | U.S. Senator Ron Wyden of Oregon
The Official U.S. Senate website of Senator Ron Wyden of Oregon
https://www.wyden.senate.gov/news/press-releases/wyden-lummis-espaillat-massie-kelly-and-burlison-introduce-bipartisan-bill-to-rein-in-government-abuse-of-subpoenas-protect-americans-rights
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Reuters
about 15 hours ago
Grieving sons of Amin Abdullah, a security guard killed while protecting others at the Islamic Center of San Diego shooting on May 18, said he was their hero and "best dad to ask for."
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about 12 hours ago
————————————————- Far-right Israeli minister condemned for taunting handcuffed Gaza flotilla activists
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IDF Hannibal Brigade
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Israelis gleefully abusing the flotilla activists they kidnapped out of international waters
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Dr. Damien P. Williams is under the vast indifference of heaven
about 14 hours ago
"It would emit more CO2 than the entire nation of Jamaica."
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Asawin Suebsaeng
about 12 hours ago
Watch:
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Mother of Mosque Shooting Survivor Says MAGA ‘Supercharged’ Political Violence
After a deadly shooting at San Diego’s largest Islamic center, Mehdi speaks to the mother of a preschooler who was locked down during the harrowing ordeal and asks her about the rise in Islamophobia.
https://zeteo.com/p/mother-of-mosque-shooting-survivor
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Chad Loder
about 14 hours ago
SpaceX's balance sheet is a frickin disaster
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Adam Bonin
about 15 hours ago
That's impossible. Justice Kennedy assured us in Citizens United that "independent expenditures do not lead to, or create the appearance of, quid pro quo corruption. In fact, there is only scant evidence that independent expenditures even ingratiate."
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Betty C. Jung
about 15 hours ago
Why it matters: Doctors say early treatment & isolation are key to treating Ebola, which can progress to multi-organ failure in a matter of days. White House response: “This is absolutely false & another reason why the Washington Post is no longer worth the paper it’s printed on,” said spokesperson.
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Betty C. Jung
about 15 hours ago
The White House delayed the evacuation of a U.S. doctor with ebola.
@washingtonpost.com
Exclusive: White House opposition to an American doctor working in the Democratic Republic of Congo returning to the United States delayed him from being evacuated and receiving care after he contracted Ebola.
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Timothy Gowers
about 21 hours ago
OpenAI's claim that this is a central conjecture in discrete geometry is not an exaggeration. This will I think be looked back on as the first time that AI solved a major mathematics problem (defined as a problem that all experts in some subfield had thought about).
openai.com/index/model-...
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An OpenAI model has disproved a central conjecture in discrete geometry
An OpenAI model solved the 80-year-old unit distance problem, disproving a major conjecture in discrete geometry and marking a milestone in AI-driven mathematics.
https://openai.com/index/model-disproves-discrete-geometry-conjecture/
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