Important progress has been made regarding bringing MLS end-to-end encryption to the ActivityPub protocol, with developers already building implementations and providing feedback to a future version of the protocol spec.

More than two dozen Democratic lawmakers plan to to attend the "People's State of the Union" rally on the National Mall on Tuesday night instead of listening to President Donald Trump's address inside the House chamber.

Progressive groups MeidasTouch and MoveOn.org will host the event, featuring federal workers, immigrants and others affected by Trump's policies, according to a press release.

The lawmakers expected to attend the rally, including Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen, are among a growing group of Democrats who say they won't attend the speech.

"Trump is marching America towards fascism, and I refuse to normalize his shredding of our Constitution & democracy," the senator wrote on X. "This cannot be business as usual."

An investigation alleges there are more than 50 pages worth of documents missing from the Epstein files that may pertain to allegations against the president.

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For more than two decades, the convicted sex offender developed a network at the tech giant, making him privy to succession discussions and other business.

More than he did at any other major tech company, Mr. Epstein found success boring into the inner sanctums of Microsoft. Leveraging one connection into the next, he became privy to the company’s dramas, from its chief executive succession to the philanthropy of top executives. After Mr. Epstein left prison in 2009 for soliciting prostitution from a minor, his connections to Microsoft executives aided his attempt to return to society.

Mr. Epstein’s moves to develop relationships in other large companies via their founders, including L Brands and Apollo Global Management, were less successful. The files from the Justice Department show that he spent more than a decade developing a network of Microsoft executives, including Mr. Gates; Nathan Myhrvold, a former technology chief; Steven Sinofsky, who ran Microsoft’s Windows division; Linda Stone, a former technology research executive; Reid Hoffman, a Microsoft board member; and employees of Mr. Gates’s personal investment and charity funds.

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Mr. Epstein portrayed himself as so close to Microsoft executives that in 2013, he casually solicited the interest of other contacts about leading the company. In an email to the billionaire Tom Pritzker, Mr. Epstein wrote, “Any interest in running microsoft?”

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Important progress has been made regarding bringing MLS end-to-end encryption to the ActivityPub protocol, with developers already building implementations and providing feedback to a future version of the protocol spec.

cross-posted from: https://lemmings.world/post/41852158

An investigation alleges there are more than 50 pages worth of documents missing from the Epstein files that may pertain to allegations against the president.

By "modern" I mean every model made after the T480 and T580 (which is what I have!). The reason why I'm asking is because I'm thinking about buying a laptop for my younger brother for his birthday in a couple of months. The idea is that he'll use it for school work and browsing. He'll be entering high school soon so I want to buy him a laptop that last him a good while. I feel the newer models suit this criteria a bit better since I don't expect to tinker around with it though I do intend to introduce him to Linux with it.

From what I've observed is that the newer Thinkpads are still well regarded from a general consumer perspective but disregarded by enthusiasts. What do you guys think of the newer models?

The Supreme Court of the United States ruling on Feb. 20 invalidated most of President Donald Trump’s exorbitant tariffs levied since April 2025 that were used to bully countries into agreeing to a multitude of Trump’s demands. In a 6-3 vote — a rare ruling against Trump — SCOTUS determined . . .

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The State of the Union is in about 15 minutes. The President of the United States cares more than anything about ratings. If you disapprove of the past year, express your disapproval and avoid watching live.

Scientists may have spotted a long-sought triplet superconductor — a material that can transmit both electricity and electron spin with zero resistance. That ability could dramatically stabilize quantum computers while slashing their energy use. Early experiments suggest the alloy NbRe behaves unlike any conventional superconductor. If verified, it could become a cornerstone of next-generation quantum and spintronic technology.

essentially a conductor for "spin currents"

Civil Rights leader and founder of the Rainbow-PUSH coalition, Reverend Jesse Jackson, died last week at the age of 84 following the diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease in 2015. Jackson was a protege of Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. until King’s assassination in April 1968.  Fidel Castro and Jesse Jackson . . .

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