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‼️ "Crab" skull was broken - a war criminal and propagandist of the Kremlin was eliminated in Russia

▪️ According to the information available in the State Department of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, on September 15, 2024, in the city of Belgorod, the skull of the Russian propagandist Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Korobov, nicknamed "Crab", was crushed - the accomplice of war crimes and the Kremlin genocide of the Ukrainian people died from the injuries.

▪️ The propagandist worked on the "Russia 1" channel, headed its Belgorod station. Palko praised war criminals from the Russian army on the air of Skabeeva's programs. He also created products for the resource of the Ministry of Defense, the Zvezda TV channel, and repeatedly received awards for this from the Kremlin dictator.

▪️ "Crab" was originally from the city of Komsomolsk-na-Amurye, Khabarovsk Territory of the Russian Federation, where he was registered at Komsomolska Street, 75, building 2, apartment 23.

📍 He actually lived in Belgorod at Gubkina Street, 45, building 1, apartment 23.

▪️ Periodically visited Moscow according to instructions.

▪️ In pursuit of recognition and rubles from the Kremlin masters, he constantly performed dirty work far from his native places - for example, in the occupied territories of Ukraine, in particular in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions.

▪️ The propagandist not only prepared false materials about the war, but also personally participated in the commission of serious war crimes against Ukraine.

💀 The GUR of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine reminds that there will be a fair retribution for every war crime.

🇺🇦 Glory to Ukraine!

Cody Bloomfield

September 13 2024, 6:00 a.m.

"Treating the Stop Camp Grayling protesters as terrorists is the latest episode in a worldwide trend of governments smearing climate and environmental activists as terrorists — an ongoing Green Scare. Misapplication of the terrorism label frequently serves as pretext for invasive surveillance and sustained scrutiny."

Keep up with the exciting news coming out of the KDE apps projects with "This Week in KDE Apps"!

In this issue: NeoChat emojis, Itinerary seats, Gwenview speedups and Android support tweaks, among other things.

https://blogs.kde.org/2024/09/16/this-week-in-kde-apps/

Note that this week it is on Monday, but we will be posting about all KDE app news on Sunday from now on.

@[email protected]

From the Atlanta Tribune:

Stacy Brown, NNPA On Friday, September 13, the White House South Lawn transformed into a historic celebration of Black excellence, bringing together actors, authors, television personalities, journalists, writers, activists, and artists. The event marked the first time such a celebration exclusively dedicated to honoring the achievements of Black Americans took place on the White House […]

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From the Saporta Report:

The CDC Foundation is introducing a new take on its popular podcast series, Contagious Conversations. The updated show format will use a story arc in each episode to explore critical public health issues with experts from diverse fields. The latest episode—“The Costs of Getting Sick”—provides a behind-the-scenes look at a disease outbreak investigation and examines […]

The post CDC Foundation Releases New Episode of Contagious Conversations Podcast Using New Approaches to Tell Public Health Stories appeared first on SaportaReport.

From WABE Politics News:

Cellphone records show that the suspect in the apparent assassination attempt of Donald Trump was near the golf course for about 12 hours before being confronted by a Secret Service […]

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/29098510

Ukraine said on Monday it had asked the United Nations and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to join humanitarian efforts in Russia's Kursk region following a cross-border incursion by Ukrainian forces.

Ukraine's army remains in the Kursk region more than a month after launching the assault, in which President Volodymyr Zelenskiy says Kyiv has taken control of about 100 settlements. Russia's Defence Ministry said on Monday its forces had regained control of two more villages.

"Ukraine is ready to facilitate their work and prove its adherence to international humanitarian law," (Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii) Sybiha said on X after visiting the Sumy region, from where Ukrainian forces launched the cross-borer attack.

From the Atlanta Tribune:

In a move set to help redefine how small businesses in the U.S. adapt to the future of AI, Google.org, the philanthropic arm of the tech giant, announced a $10 million investment to support America’s Small Business Development Centers (SBDCs). The news broke at the annual SBDC Conference in Atlanta, GA, during a panel discussion […]

The post Google, Mayor Andre Dickens Announce $10 Million Investment To Help Small Businesses With AI Skills appeared first on Atlanta Tribune.

As investors weigh OpenAI’s valuation, they might consider the humble paperclip. A cautionary tale about corporate profit maximizers building a robot that so excels in producing the office supply that it wipes out humanity might seem far-fetched. But a single-minded capitalist could make the economically rational decision to bear such a risk. As OpenAI races towards a fundraising that could value it at $150 billion, the implicit promise is that gains enormous enough to make that danger thinkable are on the horizon. That itself underscores the barriers to growth.

The paperclip story goes like this. One day, engineers at ACME Office Supplies unveil a hyper-sophisticated AI machine with one goal: produce as many paperclips as possible. The incomparable silicon intellect chases this task to the furthest extreme, converting every molecule on Earth into paperclips and promptly ending all life.

Profit-hungry OpenAI investors like Microsoft might be assumed, like ACME, to only value short-term gains, inviting the risk that they build their own Paperclip Maximizer. Sam Altman, OpenAI’s CEO, says that he is mindful of the risk. His company’s structure is meant to limit bad incentives, capping profit available to investors. Such protections are worth an asterisk now: a ceiling on profit was set in 2019 at a 100 times return for initial investors. OpenAI initially expected to lower it over time. Instead, the company's latest fundraising now hinges on changing that structure, including by removing the cap, Reuters reported.

I have spent some time recently browsing through the various streaming options listed in the piracy and FMHY megathreads and I am curious which one people prefer.

movie-web for example works great but when you click on a title it goes right to playing where as Braflix pulls up a summary, trailer, and list of actors. Braflix also categories based on the streaming service like Apple+ and Amazon which can be good for content discovery.

Unfortunately you can't click on the streaming service categories to view more and it doesn't list a lot of other somewhat popular streaming services like Shudder. Braflix also doesn't say what whether or not something is a cam rip unlike some sites like himovies.

Some websites also handle sorting better than others or have server problems.

I don't know if people really care or if they just click on the first link they see/use what they've already been using for years.

Content discovery for me is probably the most important factor. I like being able to sort by the IMDb rating and having a section that says "If you like X you might like Y" is also nice.

I've been getting into GBA games and wanna try some more shmups, ones. Sorta like invader.

Either original or homebrew, I don't mind :3

From the Atlanta Daily World:

Converging Realities: Hammonds House Museum Collection exhibit and the new John Rhoden Sculpture Garden will open simultaneously on September 20.  Converging Realities is a captivating exhibition from the Hammonds House Museum permanent collection. It takes visitors on a remarkable journey through the dynamic interplay of artistic expressions spanning the 19th century to the present day. This … Continued

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Ajit Niranjan

Mon 16 Sep 2024 07.03 EDT

From WABE Politics News:

Former President Donald Trump is safe following what the FBI says “appears to be an attempted assassination” while playing golf two months after another attempt on his life at a […]

Rather than fearing polarization, organizers should seek to understand how they can use it most effectively. This involves recognizing that, while collective action undertaken in pursuit of a good cause typically results in positive outcomes, not all protests have identical effects or produce equal benefits.

Central to harnessing the power of polarization is appreciating that, by its nature, it cuts both ways: the same actions that create positive polarization — drawing more active supporters into movements and convincing previously neutral or undecided observers to at least passively sympathize with the cause — will also have negative effects, turning off some people and firing up the opposition. The goal of movement participants is therefore to make sure that the beneficial results of their actions outweigh the counterproductive ones, and that they are shifting the overall spectrum of support in their favor.

So how, then, can movement participants predict how a given protest will polarize? And how can they work to improve their skills in designing effective actions?