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Not to dim the 'light of consciousness reaching the stars,' or anything, but the SpaceX IPO isn't primarily a sale to investors as much as a claim on your passive retirement streams. It's the conversion of a highly speculative private-market valuation into an index-eligible public-market obligation.
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Allison Hantschel
3 days ago
1. People who make fun of their kids online for clout should be put in those machines that make cars into cubes. 2. You don't have to be A Parent(tm). You can just be your kid's parent.
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"Without the plantâs completion, xAI and TVA could continue drawing billions of gallons of freshwater from the aquifer, which also supplies the [Memphis] regionâs drinking water."
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XAI water recycling plant on indefinite pause, company confirms
The xAI water recycling plant is on an indefinite pause, company confirms. Without the plantâs completion, xAI and TVA could continue drawing billions of gallons of freshwater from the aquifer, which ...
https://dailymemphian.com/section/metro/article/61680/xai-water-recycling-plant-in-question
about 1 month ago
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vibe commoding while drinking rice whiskey wife says it's mental onanism but the chatbotress says I'm doing great
about 1 month ago
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can't wait for someone to link the recent m-tov cocktail damage to the Tesla center and the pummeling of the cybertruck during Orpheus as a factor if
#nola
'loses out' on the Boring company's underground loop idea
about 1 month ago
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changed my linkedin description to 'light cone of all future value' â "Altman predicted that an artificial superintelligence... would eventually create enough economic benefits to 'capture the light cone of all future value in the universe.'"
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
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Sam Altman May Control Our FutureâCan He Be Trusted?
New interviews and closely guarded documents shed light on the persistent doubts about the head of OpenAI.
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2026/04/13/sam-altman-may-control-our-future-can-he-be-trusted
about 2 months ago
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Robert Smith
about 2 months ago
Hall of fame FT correction
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New Orleansâ pitch for the 2031 SB will include a new airport expansion, a new Omni hotel with $700M in tax breaks, a revivified economy because of a data center hundreds of miles away underwritten by Blue Owl, but no firm guarantees that power or fresh water will be available.
about 2 months ago
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This has been quite the saga.
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about 2 months ago
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the signature appears to be on this, too
www.ft.com/content/2e01...
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US bond market shows signs of strain as Iran war sparks Treasury tumult
Ease of trading in worldâs most important debt has worsened in recent weeks, banks and investors say
https://www.ft.com/content/2e0185d1-3229-463c-8391-6dd09fe11886?syn-25a6b1a6=1
2 months ago
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"Popular Information contacted Polymarket and asked which people directly affected by the attacks had spoken with the company and why prediction markets could provide them with 'the answers they needed.'â
popular.info/p/the-casino...
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The casino-fication of war
On February 28, the United States and Israel began major combat operations in Iran.
https://popular.info/p/the-casino-fication-of-war
3 months ago
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3 months ago
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adding Fee Brothers grapefruit bitters to all my beverages and theyâre turning out great! or maybe Iâm dilutional
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Cade Roux
3 months ago
How the fuck did Shia get a 3PM court date on Mardi Gras? WTAF
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Muffuletta from Mandinaâs. Unconventional, but Iâm a fan.
3 months ago
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Shia better not ruin my Boeuf Gras experience
3 months ago
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âIn the middle of the mayhem, "he did the 'Do you know who I am?' bit," âŚâWhy don't you go back and dig holes?" she said -- a reference to the actor's breakout movie Holes, from 2003.â¨â
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3 months ago
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golden age that you donât appreciate should be his SOTU theme
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3 months ago
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Jefferson Parish, the self-proclaimed âKing Cake Capital of the Worldâ has a parade going.
4 months ago
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Enjoyed seeing clips of Quinton and Miss Pussycat in the beginning of Secret Mall Apartment
4 months ago
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i looked at the weather forecast and assumed Krewe du Vieux was marching tonight
4 months ago
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i need temps to drop in
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4 months ago
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"Jeff Landry, President Trumpâs newly appointed special envoy to Greenland, says his goal is to make the autonomous Danish territory 'part of the U.S.'â
thehill.com/homenews/adm...
5 months ago
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"Climate risk assessments are not great if your current house has a bad score, and youâre trying to sell it. Under pressure from real estate groups, Zillow stopped including them."
www.vox.com/climate/4717...
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Zillowâs short-sighted move to overlook climate risk
Welcome to the âla, la, la, canât hear youâ climate era.
https://www.vox.com/climate/471758/zillow-climate-risk-score-real-estate-wildfire-tahoe
6 months ago
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much ado about the delayed payroll reports, some of which will be released soon; expectations are worsening (correctly imo) but here's a preview from the pre-shutdown PAYEMS YoY data, which already broke through +1% in Aug.. That's a reliable recession indicator.
6 months ago
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Newsletter from Spencer Greenberg of
@clearerthinking.org.web.brid.gy
reports: "People are increasingly "lightgassing" themselves by getting AIs to tell them that problems in their relationships are entirely everyone else's fault."
#lightgassing
7 months ago
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"an AI Media channel used AI to produce a decent explanation of why AI is garbage"
www.richardcarrier.info/archives/38652
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AI Is Garbage and a Bubble (Please Learn This) ⢠Richard Carrier Blogs
There is no AI. What is being called artificial intelligence and sold as snake oil under that label is actually artificial stupidity. It will destroy your own personal ability to critically reason. It...
https://www.richardcarrier.info/archives/38652
7 months ago
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"Data center operators should pay for residential upgrades to heat pumps, rooftop solar and storage â to secure the power they need right now, and establish the grid stability we all need for the future."
www.utilitydive.com/news/househo...
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Why data center operators should pay for residential electrification upgrades
Upgrading households is the fastest way for hyperscalers to obtain all the electricity they need, writes Ari Matusiak, founder and CEO of Rewiring America.
https://www.utilitydive.com/news/household-electrification-demand-data-center/760817/
7 months ago
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Jason Adams
8 months ago
Sometimes there's so much beauty in the world,... I feel like I can't take it. And my heart is just going to cave in.
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"the common understanding of AIâs energy consumption is full of holes ... "countless variables beyond your control can make one query thousands of times more energy-intensive and emissions-producing than another"
www.technologyreview.com/2025/05/20/1...
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We did the math on AIâs energy footprint. Hereâs the story you havenât heard.
The emissions from individual AI text, image, and video queries seem smallâuntil you add up what the industry isnât tracking and consider where itâs heading next.
https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/05/20/1116327/ai-energy-usage-climate-footprint-big-tech/
8 months ago
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Karl Jacoby
8 months ago
Only an administration intent on committing war crimes in the present and future would stoop to calling Wounded Knee a "battle" rather than what it truly was: a massacre of over 250 Lakotas, mainly women, children, and the elderly. 1/
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"With tenant movements gaining political traction and housing affordability becoming a populist issue, organizers believe national-level tenant power could soon become a standard â especially as more large landlords consolidate control of affordable housing."
www.credaily.com/briefs/tenan...
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Tenant Union Targets Capital Realty Group Housing Portfolio
Tenant union efforts expand nationally as renters seek collective bargaining with major landlord Capital Realty Group.
https://www.credaily.com/briefs/tenant-union-targets-capital-realty-group-housing-portfolio/
8 months ago
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"Wells long thought dead are erupting with toxic brine, lawsuits are multiplying, and academic research is pointing to a disturbing trend: pressure is building underground, and it's looking for ways to escape."
#producedwater
www.gurufocus.com/news/3110846...
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Texas Oil Wells Are Blowing Out--and Wall Street Can't Look Away
Chevron (CVX) and other Permian producers are navigating a quiet but growing crisis in America's most prolific oil patch. After regulators restricted deep waste
https://www.gurufocus.com/news/3110846/texas-oil-wells-are-blowing-outand-wall-street-cant-look-away
8 months ago
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The Lens Nola
9 months ago
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In the wake of the recent explosion in Roseland, a flow of unidentified contaminants ââ black, oily, and smelling like asphalt ââ has made its way down the Tangipahoa River and is visible at least as far downriver as Ponchatoula. âDelaney Nolan Read More đ:
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Alex Strait
10 months ago
Common Crane, Big Branch Marsh National Wildlife Refuge, Louisiana, 2025
#crane
#bird
#wildlife
#synthographer
#synthography
#synth
#artificialintelligence
#aiart
#midjourney
#aiartcommunity
#davinciai
#generativeart
#midjourneyart
#aiartwork
#midjourneyai
#aiphoto
#aiphotography
#aiphotographer
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Simo Skunk
10 months ago
The Skunk Diner, Lafayette, Louisiana, circa 1960
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steakum dress
10 months ago
They did the same thing with Fred Hamptonâs actual headstone here in Louisiana so itâs been covered with a bulletproof casing.
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old roadside pics
10 months ago
south seas restaurant, vertical detail, veterans highway, new orleans, louisiana, 1982
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is disturbed still coping with stupification?
10 months ago
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Zirin bringing the goods âPeople crave politicians who promise programmatically, not just rhetoricallyâ
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
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The Defeat of Andrew Cuomo Would Be a Devastating Loss for Scumbag Centrism
A vote for Zohran Mamdani is a vote against the Democratic Partyâs reactionary center and for a more hopeful future.
https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/andrew-cuomo-scumbag-centrism/
11 months ago
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Carl Quintanilla
12 months ago
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"Louisiana isnât just passing bad policy. Itâs laying bricks in a pathway toward fascism"
truthout.org/articles/lou...
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Louisianaâs Immigration Bills Evoke Apartheid. We Cannot Remain Silent.
Louisiana isnât just passing bad policy. Itâs laying bricks in a pathway toward fascism.
https://truthout.org/articles/louisianas-immigration-bills-evoke-apartheid-we-cannot-remain-silent/
12 months ago
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Kevin Allman
about 1 year ago
Wow. Not a word about the 6,000-word story written by me and
@alexwoodward.bsky.social
showing that many, many of Jim Brownâs columns were plagiarized? Canât find it on the
@gambitweekly.bsky.social
website but it happened 14 years ago.
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The Lens Nola
about 1 year ago
Weâve hit $4,828 toward our $20K
#GiveNOLADay
goal! đŻ Every dollar fuels local, nonprofit journalism @TheLensNOLA. Any bit helps â letâs keep pushing! đ
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#SupportLocalNews
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snippet of convo with a new orleans service industry professional me: during the 70s when he was recording station to station, bowie subsisted on nothing but red peppers, milk and cocaine service guy: Red Peppers!?!
about 1 year ago
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Stein's Market & Deli ads in
@antigravitymag.bsky.social
are always a pleasure
about 1 year ago
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SkyTruth đ°ď¸
about 1 year ago
Today, Mongabay featured an article highlighting our latest research: offshore oil infrastructure is a top ocean polluter, with recurring oil slicks, methane flaring, and ship emissions threatening marine life and coastal communities:
news.mongabay.com/short-articl...
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Global offshore oil platforms are among top ocean polluters, report finds
Most new oil and gas projects in 2024 were located offshore, where spills can be hard to detect. Researchers at the nonprofit SkyTruth recently published a report identifying the biggest sources of po...
https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/global-offshore-oil-platforms-are-among-top-ocean-polluters-report-finds/
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The Lens Nola
about 1 year ago
Louisianaâs first execution since 2010 sparked Operating Capital, our in-depth series on capital punishment. Support nonprofit journalism that digs deeper. đď¸ Give today for
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