Ukraine is the 'bread basket' for Europe, huge agricultural exporter...

imagine how flock personnel uses flock network every day...AI allows drawing conclusions from mass movement information that can provide information far beyond just someone's location. It is probably possible even to figure out market moves based on movement of groups of people.

This is not just about following any one person, this is about information movement, following a group of people who work on the same project for example to undersrand when they are going towards the same site / goal. This is beyond dangerous.

Why didn't the prior administration examine/review, redact, and release any of the Epstein documents?

It's well-known that the previous administration wanted to try and prevent Trump from returning to office, so why didn't they do anything with these documents that currently demand Trump release?

Does it seem more likely that they ignored the documents or they examined the documents and found nothing actionable?

It's not unreasonable to hold the latter position. The former may be accurate, but the latter is at least equally likely.

Trump took office on Jan. 20, 2025, this fellows phone was taken and searched on Jan. 24, 2025.

Do you really imagine that in those first few hours of his brand-new administration the Trump administration was focused on this particular Cop City Protester?

The subject was most likely placed on the terror watch list by the previous administration, not the 4 day old Trump administration.

Agree or disagree with his inclusion on the terror watch list, agree or disagree with the reason his phone was searched, the bottom line is that he caused the destruction of his phones contents to prevent the federal agents from seeing what he did or didn't have on the phone, and that is a crime.

He's not charged with violent protesting, arson, doxing officials, etc, he's charged with destroying evidence:

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/us...

The U.S. is not so much concerned about what Iran does to its own people, although the outright slaughter of tens of thousands of Protesters should upset most people, no, the pretense of the war with Iran involves things like their development of cruise missiles that can hit the capitols of England, France, and Germany, as well as their obvious attempts to develop a nuclear bomb program.

Agree or disagree with the stated goal, but at least be accurate in your description of the motivation.

Yes, it will.

A24 is a smart operation and they identified a fascinating documentary subject and put it together with minimal out-of-pocket expense.

Honestly, the entire crew fits in an SUV along with all their equipment - this was a very, very inexpensive movie to make (only Seyfried drew a paycheck as an actor, the couple got nothing for their part).

This is a money-maker, it will take off on a streaming platform(s)...

Curated for what? People that appreciate insight into Scams?

It was a wild film to watch - she literally sits there and says with a straight face she has no idea why she's going to jail, "I didn't do anything wrong", and "I've never told a lie."

A classic example - she said "(the device) can do any test", but when pressed she admits it can only do about a dozen tests, but when pressed by Fiedler she clarifies "it can do any test, but we only programmed/scripted a dozen - if we programmed/scripted more tests, it could do them."

In the third act of the film we see Elizabeth & husband working to get their device back on the market - a tough sell, but it's all they've got.

They both, Mr & Mrs, come across as crazy - pass me the Kool-aid Rev. Jones crazy.

Are there any books a school or public library (both of which are funded by taxpayer funds) could choose not to buy despite the inability of some interested locals to actually buy the book on their own and not be accused of "banning books"?

Can a library choose to not shelve The Anarcists Cookbook or a coffee table book of Maplethorpe's photography, or is that also "banning" those books?

Humorously, many libraries I know are actually reducing the number of actual books they shelve, preferring to dedicate more floor space to their new role as a taxpayer-funded Internet cafe.

> Tesla's website says there will be three trims: Performance, Thrust, and Rocket. The Performance requires a $50,000 deposit. The Thrust, the one needed to hit the supposed sub-1-second 0-60 time, costs $250,000. The Rocket â" the one that can fly â" is a single-seat version of the car and is "Invite Only".

The Roadster is a "Halo Car" for the Tesla Brand and the Rocket Trim level is a Halo Trim of the Halo Car.

The purpose of the Rocket and the lower two trims of the Roadster are meant cast the entire brand as aspirational - that's what a Halo Car does, and nearly all the Automakers have brought out a Halo Car at various times, models like the Dodge Viper, The Ford GT, the Lexus LFA, the Ferrari F40 and so on. Expensive, Rare, often with major downsides, but they make people dream of owning one, and wind up on posters on bedroom walls.

There are all sorts of issues, regulatory and otherwise, with the Rocket Trim that get in the way of letting them out on regular roads (or even near them), and I am not sure that version ever will be. But it's not the first - right now brands like Ferrari and McClaren have special models which are not street legal, and considered "for track use only". And that's ok, because there are a number of people who are fine with that and do manage to get those cars out on the track.

I suspect there will be similar restrictions and limited areas where the Rocket version can be "driven" err.. "Flown", but there are going to be people who can not only afford it but want the unique thrill and novel experience it will provide. The Thrust Trim will likely be restricted to track use due to the rocket boost, leaving the Performance version the one you might actually encounter on the highway or more likely see parked in front some expensive restaurant. And when people see it, some will point and say "look, there's the car that can fly!"

What? Jimmy Kimmel is still on the air, his bosses took him off the air briefly for what they figured were good reasons (like, you know, major affiliates refusing to air his show over some 'jokes' that were in bad taste).

Let me guess, you also think a school district deciding to not put "This Book is Gay" in a middle school library is "banning the book" despite your ability to buy it online or in any bookstore, as well as check it out at your local library. I bet you're also one of those folks that constantly surprised to learn "Temporary" programs someday end!

Fuck him and the horse he rode on. Fuck his business. Fuck his technology. Fuck his company. Fuck his employees. Fuck his investors. Fuck his government ties. Fuck him defending this shit. Fuck everyone who wants this. Fuck the government for buying into it. Fuck the laws that allow this if they do.

Really? By 'soaking' Discovery + subscribers for an additional $12/year ($1/month x 12 months) it will take how long to pay off $30BN in debt?

It's been almost 2 years since their last price hike, that seems pretty consistent with their historical pattern of price hikes.

This really seems more to be a coincidence that a nefarious, underhanded way to somehow beat for the merger on the backs of Discovery+ subscribers.

"Musk" was shown on exactly 4 screens world-wide, "The History of Concrete" was on considerably more screens...

I saw "Concrete", it was a very east coast intellectual almost art film. It was enjoying, but it is aimed at a very particular audience, a very New York audience (it's a very New York movie, and if you don't know what that means, it means the city plays an integral part in the movie, relying on inside jokes New Yorkers would be familiar with, for examples see any of Woody Allen's early movies).