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Sheikh Hamad
1952 - 2026
Emir of Qatar
Architect of coordinated global terrorism
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1952 - 2026
Emir of Qatar
Architect of coordinated global terrorism
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Tributes are pouring in from Hamas, Hezbollah, the Taliban and Iran for Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, supreme ruler of the radical Wahhabi state of Qatar from 1995 to 2013.
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Born in British-protected Qatar and educated in England, Sheikh Hamad climbed the ranks of the Armed Forces after Qatar was given independence in 1971.
He then overthrew his father in a 1995 coup and started using the nation’s gas wealth to build a global media empire, cultivate Islamist movements, buy influence in Western institutions and pursue an outsized foreign policy.
How did Sheikh Hamad gain a reputation as a moderniser while leaving absolute monarchical rule largely intact?
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He then overthrew his father in a 1995 coup and started using the nation’s gas wealth to build a global media empire, cultivate Islamist movements, buy influence in Western institutions and pursue an outsized foreign policy.
How did Sheikh Hamad gain a reputation as a moderniser while leaving absolute monarchical rule largely intact?
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What they don't yet know is that both the Dems and the media
& <<SOME REPUBLICANS>>>were intimately involved in the fraud to begin with.
& <<SOME REPUBLICANS>>>were intimately involved in the fraud to begin with.
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1/ Ukraine's relentless drone campaign in the Sea of Azov and Crimea is having increasingly serious effects on Russian military operations and daily life. A gloomy report from the region highlights the impacts of the campaign.
2/ 'Two Majors' writes:
"Over a week ago, the enemy intensified UAV attacks in Russia's internal waters of the Sea of Azov—an area where Russia’s sovereignty fully applies, meaning these events must legally be viewed as attacks on any part of our country's land territory.
"Over a week ago, the enemy intensified UAV attacks in Russia's internal waters of the Sea of Azov—an area where Russia’s sovereignty fully applies, meaning these events must legally be viewed as attacks on any part of our country's land territory.
3/ "After repeatedly striking tankers and other civilian vessels with drones flying at high altitudes (1–1.2 km) from the Zaporizhzhia region, the enemy launched an assault on the area of the Crimean Bridge.
Joe Rogan spent 3 hours with James Nestor learning why millions breathe themselves into anxiety.
Your breath trains your body to panic—even when nothing's wrong.
6 signs it’s happening to you—and how to retrain your breathing: 👇
1. You hold your breath while reading a text.
Your breath trains your body to panic—even when nothing's wrong.
6 signs it’s happening to you—and how to retrain your breathing: 👇
1. You hold your breath while reading a text.
Especially when you are waiting for bad news, a reply or someone’s reaction.
Then your body forces out a huge sigh.
That is the clue:
Your breath changes the moment your mind starts scanning for danger.
Method 3: Hum on the exhale
Inhale softly through your nose.
Hum slowly as you breathe out.
Repeat for 1–2 minutes.
The sound gives your racing mind one steady sensation to follow.
Then your body forces out a huge sigh.
That is the clue:
Your breath changes the moment your mind starts scanning for danger.
Method 3: Hum on the exhale
Inhale softly through your nose.
Hum slowly as you breathe out.
Repeat for 1–2 minutes.
The sound gives your racing mind one steady sensation to follow.
2. You keep chasing a full breath—but never catch it.
You pull in more air.
But it still feels incomplete.
So you try again.
Here is the trap:
The more you chase a deep breath, the more alarmed your body feels.
Method 1: The 6–6 Reset
Inhale gently through your nose for 6 seconds.
Exhale gently for 6 seconds.
Repeat for up to 5 minutes.
Do not breathe bigger.
Breathe quieter.
You pull in more air.
But it still feels incomplete.
So you try again.
Here is the trap:
The more you chase a deep breath, the more alarmed your body feels.
Method 1: The 6–6 Reset
Inhale gently through your nose for 6 seconds.
Exhale gently for 6 seconds.
Repeat for up to 5 minutes.
Do not breathe bigger.
Breathe quieter.
Estimados,
Habiendo tomado conocimiento de los numerosos análisis que vienen circulando en el foro respecto de la semifinal del mundo, esta parte comparece a efectos de aportar su modesto granito de arena y compartir ciertas apreciaciones de carácter estrictamente personal.
Habiendo tomado conocimiento de los numerosos análisis que vienen circulando en el foro respecto de la semifinal del mundo, esta parte comparece a efectos de aportar su modesto granito de arena y compartir ciertas apreciaciones de carácter estrictamente personal.
Adelanto desde ya que, conforme surge del análisis integral de la carta del encuentro, nos encontramos frente a uno de aquellos acontecimientos destinados a sobrevivir al paso del tiempo.
Partido con Ascendente en Escorpio. Estamos ante un encuentro a matar o morir. Un partido que definirá mucho más que un simple finalista: será una batalla entre dos potencias cuyo resultado quedará incorporado definitivamente a la memoria colectiva.
I work at Google DeepMind. This won't make me popular. But it's all public reporting:
2014: DeepMind reportedly sold to Google on conditions: no military use, independent oversight
2026: a Pentagon contract for "any lawful government purpose"
Not one safeguard survived intact
2014: DeepMind reportedly sold to Google on conditions: no military use, independent oversight
2026: a Pentagon contract for "any lawful government purpose"
Not one safeguard survived intact
I'm a Senior Research Scientist at Google DeepMind, writing in my personal capacity. More than 600 colleagues and I signed an open letter asking Sundar Pichai not to put our AI models on classified networks.
The deal was signed anyway. I learned about it from the press.
The deal was signed anyway. I learned about it from the press.
What was signed? According to The Information, the contract permits "any lawful government purpose," requires Google to help adjust safety settings and filters at the government's request, and gives Google no veto over the government's lawful operational decisions.
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Requested Decode: Author Murder of Richins
1.
A children's book author Kouri Richins was recently sentenced to life for killing her husband.
02/14/2022 First Murder Attempt of Kouri Richins on Valentines Day
02/13/2022 Fresh Prince Rebooted (Famously Abandoned by Father Plot)
1.
A children's book author Kouri Richins was recently sentenced to life for killing her husband.
02/14/2022 First Murder Attempt of Kouri Richins on Valentines Day
02/13/2022 Fresh Prince Rebooted (Famously Abandoned by Father Plot)
2.
Before she was arrested she published a book about kids overcoming grief of losing a father.
Reconcile who really parents children.
03/04/2022 Murder of Richins
03/04/2022 Minecraft Movie Original Planned Release
03/04/2022 Pokémon Voice Actors Sing New Opening
Before she was arrested she published a book about kids overcoming grief of losing a father.
Reconcile who really parents children.
03/04/2022 Murder of Richins
03/04/2022 Minecraft Movie Original Planned Release
03/04/2022 Pokémon Voice Actors Sing New Opening
3.
As in video games and cartoons.
02/07/2023 Microsoft Copilot Launched AI CORTANA REPLACEMENT (HALO)
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03/07/2023 Children's Grief Book Published Are You With Me? By Kouri Richins
03/08-10/2023 Silicon Valley Bank Collapse (3rd Largest Bank Failure US History)
As in video games and cartoons.
02/07/2023 Microsoft Copilot Launched AI CORTANA REPLACEMENT (HALO)
+1m
03/07/2023 Children's Grief Book Published Are You With Me? By Kouri Richins
03/08-10/2023 Silicon Valley Bank Collapse (3rd Largest Bank Failure US History)
Como os decía antes, ya hay sentencia en el caso David Sánchez.
378 páginas ni más ni menos, amigos.
Audiencia Provincial de Badajoz, Sección Primera. Unánime.
Once acusados. Once condenados.
Tres delitos de prevaricación administrativa, uno por cada bloque de hechos: la creación de la plaza, el cambio de nombre del puesto y la plaza de Luis Carrero.
David Sánchez: cooperador necesario de un delito de prevaricación.
Nueve años de inhabilitación especial para empleo o cargo público y para el derecho de sufragio pasivo.
Miguel Ángel Gallardo, entonces presidente de la Diputación: dos delitos.
Nueve años por cada uno.
Los otros nueve acusados, nueve años cada uno.
Nadie entra en la cárcel. El artículo 404 no lleva prisión, solo inhabilitación.
Y la Sala impone el mínimo legal: la horquilla va de nueve a quince años.
Absueltos todos de tráfico de influencias y de nombramientos ilegales.
Cabe apelación ante el TSJ de Extremadura.
Vamos ver el detalle. 🧵
378 páginas ni más ni menos, amigos.
Audiencia Provincial de Badajoz, Sección Primera. Unánime.
Once acusados. Once condenados.
Tres delitos de prevaricación administrativa, uno por cada bloque de hechos: la creación de la plaza, el cambio de nombre del puesto y la plaza de Luis Carrero.
David Sánchez: cooperador necesario de un delito de prevaricación.
Nueve años de inhabilitación especial para empleo o cargo público y para el derecho de sufragio pasivo.
Miguel Ángel Gallardo, entonces presidente de la Diputación: dos delitos.
Nueve años por cada uno.
Los otros nueve acusados, nueve años cada uno.
Nadie entra en la cárcel. El artículo 404 no lleva prisión, solo inhabilitación.
Y la Sala impone el mínimo legal: la horquilla va de nueve a quince años.
Absueltos todos de tráfico de influencias y de nombramientos ilegales.
Cabe apelación ante el TSJ de Extremadura.
Vamos ver el detalle. 🧵
Antes de los hechos, una cosilla rápida.
El Ministerio Fiscal pidió el sobreseimiento. No acusó. Ni en la instrucción ni en el juicio.
La apertura del juicio oral se acordó en base a la acusación popular unificada de Manos Limpias.
En el juicio actuaron siete acusaciones populares: Manos Limpias, VOX, Abogados Cristianos, Hazte Oír, Liberum, Iustitia Europa y el PP.
Once condenas sin una sola línea de acusación del Fiscal.
Y no se quedó ahí. La sentencia deja constancia de que la Fiscalía recurrió durante la instrucción con recurso autónomo e independiente.
Y de que en el debate preliminar del juicio planteó cuestiones previas junto a las defensas, coincidiendo con el abogado de Gallardo en pedir la nulidad parcial del auto de apertura del juicio oral.
La Sala se la estimó. Por eso Gallardo no responde del Bloque C.
La Sala justifica la acusación popular con la doctrina Atutxa, que matizó la Botín: cuando el delito protege un bien colectivo y no hay un perjudicado concreto que pueda personarse, el Fiscal no puede monopolizar la acción penal.
Ahí está la respuesta a los que llevan años pidiendo que se suprima la acusación popular.
Si aquí solo hubiera decidido la Fiscalía, no habría habido juicio.
Ni sentencia. Ni 378 páginas de hechos probados.
El Ministerio Fiscal pidió el sobreseimiento. No acusó. Ni en la instrucción ni en el juicio.
La apertura del juicio oral se acordó en base a la acusación popular unificada de Manos Limpias.
En el juicio actuaron siete acusaciones populares: Manos Limpias, VOX, Abogados Cristianos, Hazte Oír, Liberum, Iustitia Europa y el PP.
Once condenas sin una sola línea de acusación del Fiscal.
Y no se quedó ahí. La sentencia deja constancia de que la Fiscalía recurrió durante la instrucción con recurso autónomo e independiente.
Y de que en el debate preliminar del juicio planteó cuestiones previas junto a las defensas, coincidiendo con el abogado de Gallardo en pedir la nulidad parcial del auto de apertura del juicio oral.
La Sala se la estimó. Por eso Gallardo no responde del Bloque C.
La Sala justifica la acusación popular con la doctrina Atutxa, que matizó la Botín: cuando el delito protege un bien colectivo y no hay un perjudicado concreto que pueda personarse, el Fiscal no puede monopolizar la acción penal.
Ahí está la respuesta a los que llevan años pidiendo que se suprima la acusación popular.
Si aquí solo hubiera decidido la Fiscalía, no habría habido juicio.
Ni sentencia. Ni 378 páginas de hechos probados.
Bloque A.
Cómo se fabrica una plaza.
Entre el 10 y el 11 de octubre de 2016, en Valdivia. El presidente de la Diputación, la diputada de Cultura y la directora del Área de Cultura deciden crear el puesto que acabaría llamándose Coordinador de Actividades de los Conservatorios.
Un puesto de alta dirección. Para que lo ocupara David Sánchez, que entonces no tenía trabajo estable.
Eso es hecho probado.
A partir de ahí, todo en cascada.
La directora de Cultura pide por correo a los directores de los conservatorios que definan las funciones del puesto. No les dice que ese puesto va a ser su jefe.
En la mesa de negociación, CSIF dice que el puesto no le parece necesario: esas funciones las hacía un A2 que se jubiló y no requieren preparación de alta dirección.
Respuesta de la directora de Cultura: “el Director del Conservatorio Superior lo ha propuesto”.
No lo había propuesto.
Cuando vio dónde le colocaban en el organigrama escribió que aquello los convertiría en “los únicos centros de España (creemos que del mundo)”.
Quiso dimitir y no pudo, estaba en comisión de servicios.
Y no fue solo el sindicato.
El representante de Podemos en Badajoz también criticó la plaza en rueda de prensa: que el cargo no existía, que las bases ni pedían el título de profesor de música y que no hubo tribunal, solo una entrevista en el despacho de la diputada.
3 de mayo de 2017.
La directora de RRHH manda a Gallardo el cronograma con los plazos mínimos para sacar un puesto directivo. Gallardo contesta: “Estupendo”.
Los plazos reales salieron casi calcados a los de ese correo.
17 de mayo: petición de cobertura “dada la necesidad y urgencia”.
19 de mayo: se publican las bases. Dos días después.
Sin criterios de baremación.
Once admitidos, cero excluidos. Incluido uno que ni siquiera presentó el proyecto que exigía la convocatoria.
26 de junio: la comisión se sienta a fijar los criterios de puntuación.
Con los currículos ya presentados. Puntuaron más alto lo que sabían que tenía David Sánchez.
Sacó 90 puntos.
Cómo se fabrica una plaza.
Entre el 10 y el 11 de octubre de 2016, en Valdivia. El presidente de la Diputación, la diputada de Cultura y la directora del Área de Cultura deciden crear el puesto que acabaría llamándose Coordinador de Actividades de los Conservatorios.
Un puesto de alta dirección. Para que lo ocupara David Sánchez, que entonces no tenía trabajo estable.
Eso es hecho probado.
A partir de ahí, todo en cascada.
La directora de Cultura pide por correo a los directores de los conservatorios que definan las funciones del puesto. No les dice que ese puesto va a ser su jefe.
En la mesa de negociación, CSIF dice que el puesto no le parece necesario: esas funciones las hacía un A2 que se jubiló y no requieren preparación de alta dirección.
Respuesta de la directora de Cultura: “el Director del Conservatorio Superior lo ha propuesto”.
No lo había propuesto.
Cuando vio dónde le colocaban en el organigrama escribió que aquello los convertiría en “los únicos centros de España (creemos que del mundo)”.
Quiso dimitir y no pudo, estaba en comisión de servicios.
Y no fue solo el sindicato.
El representante de Podemos en Badajoz también criticó la plaza en rueda de prensa: que el cargo no existía, que las bases ni pedían el título de profesor de música y que no hubo tribunal, solo una entrevista en el despacho de la diputada.
3 de mayo de 2017.
La directora de RRHH manda a Gallardo el cronograma con los plazos mínimos para sacar un puesto directivo. Gallardo contesta: “Estupendo”.
Los plazos reales salieron casi calcados a los de ese correo.
17 de mayo: petición de cobertura “dada la necesidad y urgencia”.
19 de mayo: se publican las bases. Dos días después.
Sin criterios de baremación.
Once admitidos, cero excluidos. Incluido uno que ni siquiera presentó el proyecto que exigía la convocatoria.
26 de junio: la comisión se sienta a fijar los criterios de puntuación.
Con los currículos ya presentados. Puntuaron más alto lo que sabían que tenía David Sánchez.
Sacó 90 puntos.
🇲🇩Moldova's government collapsed on July 3. Eight days later, President Sandu nominated Vasile Tofan as Prime Minister.
An investor who built his career backing Ukrainian and Moldovan companies now has 15 days to win parliament's confidence.
#Moldova
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An investor who built his career backing Ukrainian and Moldovan companies now has 15 days to win parliament's confidence.
#Moldova
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Who is Tofan? 44 years old. Managing partner at Horizon Capital, a fund invested in Ukraine and Moldova. Former chairman of Purcari, Moldova's flagship winery and one of its few genuine European export brands. Harvard Business School trained. He builds things that last.
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His record is unambiguously pro-Western. He has called out Moscow's interference in Moldova, argued that the country's future lies with Europe, and publicly thanked Ukraine's armed forces for their sacrifice.
Not positioning. A paper trail going back years.
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Not positioning. A paper trail going back years.
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AGI/ASI is an admirable attempt to create a third economic engine in Carroll Quigley's terms that circumvents industrial capitalism. ASI capitalism would do most economic planning "in its head" away from freeloaders, who are what is currently destroying industrial capitalism.
The way ASI capitalism would circumvent the freeloading economic parasites of economic capitalism is by using its internalized metrics of economic growth that are illegible to the freeloaders. In such a situation we would not even realize that more economic growth was happening.
ASI capitalism that eliminates human jobs and gives everyone generous UBI to fritter away their lives would actually be more economically productive despite the new welfare burden because it would get all these people's obstructive fake jobs out of the way of economic growth.
“#CeilingLifeRules?”
“#SaysWho?”
“#Elfs?”
“#CeilingHousingSolutions?”
#TruthWillOut!
#SystemsWillHeal!
#TurnToJesusChrist!!!
⛬
[ #Earthsflat ? ]
[ #StrangeNewFloors ? ]
[ #DepthStairPlans ? ]
[ #EarthsflatExplorers ? ]
[ #CeilingLifeRules ? ]
"#Earthsflat?"
bro, try 3026AD??
ہمارے شہر وزیرآباد کا بلال 38 سال کا تھا۔ بجلی کی دکان، 4 بچے، اور سر پر 7 لاکھ کا قرض۔ شادی، بہن کی رخصتی، ماں کا علاج — ہر خوشی قرض لے کر منائی۔ مہینے کی 60 ہزار کمائی، 45 ہزار قسطوں میں جاتا۔ گھر میں صرف 15 ہزار بچتا۔ دودھ، آٹا، بجلی کا بل — مہینے کے 10 دن میں ختم
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بیوی آمنہ چپ چاپ روٹی پکاتی، بچے پرانی کتابوں سے پڑھتے۔ بلال ہر رات چھت پر لیٹ کر سوچتا "میں کب آزاد ہوں گا؟" دوست رشتے دار ملنا چھوڑ گئے۔ قرض خوف بن گیا تھا۔ فون کی ہر بیل دل ہلا دیتی۔
ایک دن مسجد میں پرانے استاد جی ملے۔ سفید داڑھی، نورانی چہرہ۔ بلال نے سب بتا دیا۔ استاد جی
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ایک دن مسجد میں پرانے استاد جی ملے۔ سفید داڑھی، نورانی چہرہ۔ بلال نے سب بتا دیا۔ استاد جی
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مسکرائے: "پتر، قرض پہاڑ نہیں، دیمک ہے۔ روز تھوڑا تھوڑا کھاتی ہے۔ مارنا ہے تو روز مارو"۔
"کیسے؟" بلال رو پڑا۔
استاد جی نے جیب سے قلم نکالا: "پہلا کام — لکھ۔ کتنا قرض، کس کو دینا، کتنی قسط۔ آنکھ بند کر کے بھاگنے سے قرض نہیں جاتا"۔
بلال نے رات کو لسٹ بنائی۔ 7 لوگ، 7 لاکھ۔
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"کیسے؟" بلال رو پڑا۔
استاد جی نے جیب سے قلم نکالا: "پہلا کام — لکھ۔ کتنا قرض، کس کو دینا، کتنی قسط۔ آنکھ بند کر کے بھاگنے سے قرض نہیں جاتا"۔
بلال نے رات کو لسٹ بنائی۔ 7 لوگ، 7 لاکھ۔
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10 Best Things Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Taught Me in My Younger Years
These lessons shaped the way I think, work, dream, and face failure.
Save this thread. You may need these lessons for the rest of your life.
1/ Dream Before You Plan
Dr. Kalam taught me that every great achievement begins twice-first in the mind, and then in reality.
If you cannot imagine a better future, you will never have the courage to build one
These lessons shaped the way I think, work, dream, and face failure.
Save this thread. You may need these lessons for the rest of your life.
1/ Dream Before You Plan
Dr. Kalam taught me that every great achievement begins twice-first in the mind, and then in reality.
If you cannot imagine a better future, you will never have the courage to build one
2/ Failure Is a Teacher, Not a Destination Failure never means your journey is over.
It simply means something needs to change -your method, your preparation, or your perspective.
Learn. Improve. Try again.
It simply means something needs to change -your method, your preparation, or your perspective.
Learn. Improve. Try again.
3/ Knowledge Gives You Real Confidence
Confidence built on praise disappears quickly.
Confidence built on knowledge, preparation, and hard work stays with you when things get difficult.
Never stop learning
Confidence built on praise disappears quickly.
Confidence built on knowledge, preparation, and hard work stays with you when things get difficult.
Never stop learning
1/7) This is, without a doubt, the craziest “diabetes drug” ever invented.
It’s completed Phase II human clinical trials showing efficacy for reducing blood sugar and improving blood pressure. But the promise may extend far beyond that. In preclinical trials, it:
• Reduces fatty liver
• Increases energy expenditure
• Improves exercise endurance
• Cuts fat without sacrificing muscle
It’s called ATX-304. But how does it work?
It’s completed Phase II human clinical trials showing efficacy for reducing blood sugar and improving blood pressure. But the promise may extend far beyond that. In preclinical trials, it:
• Reduces fatty liver
• Increases energy expenditure
• Improves exercise endurance
• Cuts fat without sacrificing muscle
It’s called ATX-304. But how does it work?
2/7) The mechanism centers on one of the body’s master metabolic regulators: AMPK.
AMPK functions as a kind of cellular fuel gauge. When it’s “on,” it shifts the body away from energy storage and toward energy production—pulling fat out of fat cells and sugar out of the bloodstream and directing them toward muscles and energy output.
For that reason, AMPK has long been considered a highly desirable metabolic target.
There have been challenges (discussed in the full letter), but the key point is this:
ATX-304 appears to be a powerful AMPK activator. Now let’s look at some data.
AMPK functions as a kind of cellular fuel gauge. When it’s “on,” it shifts the body away from energy storage and toward energy production—pulling fat out of fat cells and sugar out of the bloodstream and directing them toward muscles and energy output.
For that reason, AMPK has long been considered a highly desirable metabolic target.
There have been challenges (discussed in the full letter), but the key point is this:
ATX-304 appears to be a powerful AMPK activator. Now let’s look at some data.
3/7) In this study, researchers gave animals a high-fat, high-sugar diet to induce obesity.
One group (black triangles) was started on ATX-304. As you can see, ATX-304 almost completely prevented weight gain.
Then the researchers “flip-flopped” the groups at day 15—and later again. As you can see, treatment with ATX-304 either prevented weight gain or actively caused weight loss.
But what kind of weight was being lost?
One group (black triangles) was started on ATX-304. As you can see, ATX-304 almost completely prevented weight gain.
Then the researchers “flip-flopped” the groups at day 15—and later again. As you can see, treatment with ATX-304 either prevented weight gain or actively caused weight loss.
But what kind of weight was being lost?
SitRep - 13/07/26 - Zelensky in France
An overview of the daily events in Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Zelensky went to France for a new coalition of the willing meeting. New cooperation was agreed upon.
REPOST=appreciated
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An overview of the daily events in Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Zelensky went to France for a new coalition of the willing meeting. New cooperation was agreed upon.
REPOST=appreciated
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As usual we start with Russian losses
If your authentication system has only been tested with the happy path…
You’re probably shipping vulnerabilities.
Most auth bugs don’t happen because someone entered the wrong password.
They happen because someone clicked Login 10 times.
Reused a refresh token.
Intercepted a reset link.
Abused a race condition.
Or found an edge case nobody on the team thought to test.
Here are 23 authentication edge cases every backend engineer should know before shipping.
Bookmark and share it will come handy while building.
You’re probably shipping vulnerabilities.
Most auth bugs don’t happen because someone entered the wrong password.
They happen because someone clicked Login 10 times.
Reused a refresh token.
Intercepted a reset link.
Abused a race condition.
Or found an edge case nobody on the team thought to test.
Here are 23 authentication edge cases every backend engineer should know before shipping.
Bookmark and share it will come handy while building.
Authentication isn’t just:
Email ➝ Password ➝ JWT ➝ Done.
It’s sessions.
Cookies.
Refresh tokens.
Password resets.
MFA.
OAuth.
Caching.
Distributed systems.
Concurrency.
Every single one introduces new attack surfaces.
Think beyond the login endpoint.
Email ➝ Password ➝ JWT ➝ Done.
It’s sessions.
Cookies.
Refresh tokens.
Password resets.
MFA.
OAuth.
Caching.
Distributed systems.
Concurrency.
Every single one introduces new attack surfaces.
Think beyond the login endpoint.
Edge case: Input normalization.
User signs up with:
Stephen@example.com
Then logs in with:
stephen@example.com
Or worse…
Uses Unicode characters that look identical.
Impact:
Duplicate accounts.
Broken uniqueness checks.
Users unable to log in.
Lookalike accounts for phishing.
Fix:
• Trim inputs.
• Normalize Unicode (NFC/NFKC).
• Compare using a canonical form.
• Preserve the original value only for display.
User signs up with:
Stephen@example.com
Then logs in with:
stephen@example.com
Or worse…
Uses Unicode characters that look identical.
Impact:
Duplicate accounts.
Broken uniqueness checks.
Users unable to log in.
Lookalike accounts for phishing.
Fix:
• Trim inputs.
• Normalize Unicode (NFC/NFKC).
• Compare using a canonical form.
• Preserve the original value only for display.
Supreme Court hears the case where it had barred YouTuber Ranveer Allahbadia from airing shows following FIRs over offensive comments made on Samay Raina's show India's Got Latent.
However the bar was later lifted stating petitioners will create shows for disabled to create awareness
Adv Aparajita : Now we find it distasteful to ask for his show. He is calling a few of such disabled to some physical locations and do shows..People like samay Raina is apparently a youth icon. I shudder to think so.
However the bar was later lifted stating petitioners will create shows for disabled to create awareness
Adv Aparajita : Now we find it distasteful to ask for his show. He is calling a few of such disabled to some physical locations and do shows..People like samay Raina is apparently a youth icon. I shudder to think so.
SG Mehta: Our youth has better icons.
CJI: We have no reason to believe that Samay Raina has taken the court for a ride and has brazenly violated the orders of this court. The misconduct is further compounded stating that an affidavit is filed when nothing is on record. Thus we impose cost of Rs 10 lakhs to be deposited within 2 weeks.
CJI: We have no reason to believe that Samay Raina has taken the court for a ride and has brazenly violated the orders of this court. The misconduct is further compounded stating that an affidavit is filed when nothing is on record. Thus we impose cost of Rs 10 lakhs to be deposited within 2 weeks.
SG Mehta speaks about the opening scene of the show, Samay actually hangs a "Nimbu-Mirchi" (lemon and chili totem) on the stage as a superstition to ward off "bad vibes" and prevent the show from getting cancelled or into trouble.
SG: it was very clear what is he targeting or speaking about.
CJI: If you don't know how to mend your ways or respect sentiments of the society members then you have to face consequences.
SG: it was very clear what is he targeting or speaking about.
CJI: If you don't know how to mend your ways or respect sentiments of the society members then you have to face consequences.
I've been writing a really long thread on the long covid dopamine study, but it's incredibly long winded and complicated and boring and depressing, and even I'm fed up of it, so here's the five tweet version:
I park my vintage 1970s steel car in the sea for a year, then take it out and wonder why it doesn't work.
I ask a mechanic whether the starter motor is rusty.
He says yes the starter motor is rusty.
I ask a mechanic whether the starter motor is rusty.
He says yes the starter motor is rusty.
Is there anyone in their right mind who would think that the starter motor is the only thing that is rusty?
Nehmen wir mal an, dass die unten formulierte Haltung eines #CDU-MdBs bezüglich eines #AfD-Verbots stellvertretend für die gesamte #Union steht, ergeben sich für mich folgende Probleme:
Ein Thread.🧵>>
Ein Thread.🧵>>
1️⃣ Die #AfD wird als „normale Gegnerin“ und nicht als systematische Gefahr gedacht
Der obige MdB beschreibt die AfD vor allem als Partei, die „keine tragfähigen Lösungen“ bietet, „von Zuspitzung und Polarisierung lebt“ & deren Verbotsdiskussion ihr politisch nützen könnte.🧵(1)
Der obige MdB beschreibt die AfD vor allem als Partei, die „keine tragfähigen Lösungen“ bietet, „von Zuspitzung und Polarisierung lebt“ & deren Verbotsdiskussion ihr politisch nützen könnte.🧵(1)
Damit bleibt die Bewertung auf der Ebene normaler Parteienkonkurrenz: schlechte Konzepte, viel Krawall, aber letztlich ein Akteur im üblichen Spiel.
Was dabei unterschätzt wird, ist, dass es bei der #AfD nicht mehr primär um falsche oder unkluge politische Vorschläge geht, 🧵(2)
Was dabei unterschätzt wird, ist, dass es bei der #AfD nicht mehr primär um falsche oder unkluge politische Vorschläge geht, 🧵(2)
This is the #cyprob meta-machine. The Independent is a total and utter rag these days, it took the article from Politis but this doesn’t stop @knews_cy @philenewscy and of course @politis_news too from playing with it like a cat with a dead mouse. 1/ #Cyprus
Holguin herself said (after the original Politis one plus others) that the reports were “rich in creativity” so why is everyone pretending that “a UK paper” found something new? To create news out of sand, that’s why. uncyprustalks.unmissions.org/en/news/messag…
If you don’t one what I am referring it here is @knews_cy today referring to a UK report, imishimou. 3/