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If you’re looking for papers that support an existing position, perhaps a position that was dictated to you by political interests, it makes sense why someone might use citations of unrelated papers, or papers which don’t actually support your position.

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#Trump deploying #California National Guard over governor's objections to #LA to quell protests

https://apnews.com/article/immigration-raids-los-angeles-2d1d5e2f638da600c4b34fe8bf8cf3aa

The president is deploying 2,000 troops to Los Angeles, where protests Saturday led to clashes between #immigration authorities and demonstrators, despite Gov. Gavin Newsom's objections.

Oh look, Trump's attempt to destroy the European economy seems (at least according to the stock markets) to be being shrugged off. Looks like the markets have, as I suspected they would, decided to ignore the tyrant's tantrums and return to BAU, simply ignoring the USA as no longer relevant.

@RiversideBryan
Same scene, Spring Has Sprung Edition.

A week ago these trees were bare and brown. New England trees are conservative, not to be fooled by the siren lies of early spring, but once they go, they go hard.

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Right-wingers sell $140 Bible packed with debunked theories for Mother's Day: report twp.ai/4ilzCk

As we look toward Pakistan, we shouldn't take our eyes off Kashmere-Modi is despicable like that.

#TuckFrump  
Will India-Pakistan War Break Out? What To Know https://twp.ai/4ilzCd

'Nearly a quarter of a billion children had their education interrupted by climate-related natural disasters' | The Week

theweek.com/politics/instant-o

If a doctor says “you can’t have ADHD because ______,” run like hell to seek a second opinion.

Trump’s executive order on elections is partly blocked by federal court tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
A federal judge Thursday issued a preliminary injunction halting some provisions of the sweeping executive order on elections President Donald Trump issued in March.
#Tucson #Arizona

Meanwhile, more then a week before my supposed misconduct, Apple authorized "backup collection" & "comm preservation."

This privilege log is not just an admin record. It is a timeline. It shows a deliberate shift — from safety concerns to litigation strategy. It reveals how privilege was weaponized not to advise, but to silence. Workers deserve better. The public deserves transparency. And corporate misuse of privilege deserves serious scrutiny. /fin (for now)

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Google is killing software support for early Nest Thermostats
theverge.com/news/656332/googl
The company is also pulling Nest thermostats out of Europe entirely, citing “unique” heating challenges.

The lesson is: If you are going to use IoT devices, only every buy those which run open-source software...

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