Clara Listensprechen @ClaraListensprechen4@social.cleverlibre.org

Bioluminescent houseplant hits US market for first time; Engineered petunia emits a continuous green glow thanks to genes from a light-up mushroom. https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-00383-3

“Mueller made absolutely no complaint that both Trump and his failson refused to appear before a grand jury whereas Hur’s attacks arose out of Biden’s willingness to sit for several days of a voluntary interview. Mueller let Trump’s decision to invoke the Fifth stand without ascribing criminal motive; Hur made Biden’s cooperation into cause for attack.”

“In both cases, Mueller let privilege close off investigation into more egregious evidence of obstruction.

So where Mueller let Trump hide behind attorney-client privilege as a shield, Hur flipped that, and used a fabricated attorney-client conversation as a shield to insinuate evidence of guilt where none existed.”

“As I and others contemplate how Merrick Garland made such a shitty choice for Special Counsel here, I keep thinking about the fact that there’s a little club of Rod Rosentein associates gunning for the Biden men.”

https://www.emptywheel.net/2024/02/12/rod-rosensteins-baltimore-club-of-men-gunning-for-the-bidens/

Bogoch also climbing out his hole to past tense the recent Covid wave. The current Covid level in Ontario is roughly where it was last February. The public health message continues to be “not ideal but better than it was so whaddyagonnado.” Do nothing and it’ll sort itself out eventually, I guess.

https://www.cp24.com/news/ontario-s-covid-19-wastewater-data-shows-infection-rate-headed-in-the-right-direction-1.6765614

Tax Prep Giants Don’t Want to Make it EZ.
https://inthepublicinterest.org/tax-prep-giants-dont-want-to-make-it-ez/

https://www.europesays.com/1051628/ Footage from the rescue of 2 elderly Israeli hostages who were kidnapped by Hamas by the hands of the Shin Bet, Yamam and IDF, Rafah, southern Gaza #CombatFootage #Conflicts

The Billionaire Who Wants To Live Forever Has Long Covid.

Specifically, covid wrecked his lungs:

Bryan Johnson is a 46-year-old tech bro who cashed out a few years ago and now spends all his time trying not to die. He has been interviewed by most...
https://jwz.org/b/ykMi

FCC gets tough: Telcos must now tell you when your personal info is stolen
L: https://www.theregister.com/2024/02/12/fcc_gets_tough_on_telcos/
C: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39349389
posted on 2024.02.12 at 14:44:18 (c=0, p=5)

Typo of the day

"please find my attached headshit"

I'm not a lawyer and can't speak to the merits of this #ClassAction suit against #Amazon for putting ads on #PrimeVideo. But Amazon deserves every bit of the negative attention they get for just blowing away a perk of subscribers because they had dollar signs in their eyes from ad revenue.

I showed Amazon what I thought by canceling my annual subscription last week. They may not care, but I sure enjoyed it.

#streaming

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/amazon-prime-video-ad-tier-lawsuit-1235822779/

Certified natural gas is ‘dangerous greenwashing scheme’, US senators say

Group of progressive senators led by Ed Markey call for crackdown on certified natural gas in letter to US federal regulatorsCertified natural gas – or methane gas that is purportedly produced in a low-emissions manner – is a “dangerous greenwashing scheme”, a group of progressive senators wrote in a letter... #press

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/feb/12/natural-gas-greenwashing-democrats?utm_source=press.coop

French security experts identify Moscow-based disinformation network

Network operating in western Europe is ‘paving way for new wave of online manipulation’ in crucial election year, French agency saysFrench military and cybersecurity experts say they have identified a Moscow-based network spreading propaganda and disinformation in western... #press

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/feb/12/french-security-experts-identify-moscow-based-disinformation-network?utm_source=press.coop

Labour withdraws support for Rochdale candidate after Israel-Gaza remarks

Party no longer campaigning for Azhar Ali, who suggested Israel had allowed 7 October attack to happenLabour has “withdrawn its support” for its candidate in the Rochdale byelection after he accused Israel of deliberately allowing the 7 October Hamas attacks.The party... #press

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/feb/12/labour-withdraws-support-for-rochdale-candidate-after-israel-gaza-remarks?utm_source=press.coop

Pesticides : crise ouverte entre le gouvernement et les associations de défense de l’environnement sur le plan Ecophyto https://www.lemonde.fr/planete/article/2024/02/12/pesticides-crise-ouverte-entre-le-gouvernement-et-les-associations-de-defense-de-l-environnement-sur-le-plan-ecophyto_6216169_3244.html

As of iOS 17.4, iPhone users in the EU can choose a default browser, details from MacRumors:

Apple said iPhone users in the EU will be presented with a list of the 12 most popular web browsers from their country's local App Store at the time

Take away: a lot of browsers will be competing for App Store installs.
#Apple #browsers #iOS https://www.macrumors.com/2024/01/26/apple-explains-ios-17-4-default-browsers-eu/

re: the Flipper Zero, I never thought I'd say this but Canada should consider taking a leaf (hehe) out of England's book when it comes to criminal legislation.

we have minor offense called "going equipped for theft". essentially if you get stopped and search 'cos they think you're on the way to steal a car or break into somewhere, and you're found to have any of the typical tools of the trade (screwdriver, centerpunch, etc.) they can arrest you for it and keep you off the street for 24h.

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#India #Disinformation #Propaganda #AI #GeneratedImages: "Karunanidhi has been dead since 2018.

This was the third time, in the past six months, that the iconic leader of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) party was resurrected using artificial intelligence (AI) for such public events.

“When the COVID pandemic ravaged the world, our Chief Minister ran in the direction of panicked voices of people,” Karunanidhi said. “The nation knows the way you fought to save the lives of people, and so do I.”

Senthil Nayagam, founder of Muonium, the AI media tech firm that made the deepfake Karunanidhi video, told Al Jazeera that “there is a market opening up [for such deepfakes]…. You can attribute some statements to a particular person and that kind of gives more value to it”.

AI Karunanidhi’s first public appearance was at a local media event last year in September, which was followed up by another for a campaign by his party members. The resurrected leader often felicitates party workers and specifically praises the leadership of his son MK Stalin — with the aim of boosting his popularity."

https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2024/2/12/how-ai-is-used-to-resurrect-dead-indian-politicians-as-elections-loom

If anyone needed a preview of what happens during wartime when shipping trades are disrupted: there's now a black tea shortage in the UK.

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/feb/12/uk-shoppers-could-face-tea-shortages-due-to-trade-route-disruptions

#news

https://www.europesays.com/1051630/ Industrial Heat Pumps Are Coming For Your Fossil Fuels #Energy

“For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Daughter.”