Sotomayor’s dissent: A president should not be a ‘king above the law’
LINDSAY WHITEHURST,  Reporter  -  Associated Press

_Stephan: The christofasscist cabal that controls the laws of the United States, have made the President a kind of king. The Founders would be appalled; this is exactly what they did not want. I think it should also be noted that Associate Justices Alito and Thomas, were they ethical men, which they are not, would and should have recused th … ⌘ Read more

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Justice Jackson Warns New Ruling Could ‘Devastate’ Federal Regulators
Brett Wilkins,  Staff Writer  -  Common Dreams

_Stephan: We are no longer a genuine democracy and the minority of Justices on the Supreme Court realize this. Read this dissent on the Corner Post regulatory decision and you can see that Jackson, Sonia Sotomayor, and Elena Kagan all recognize that the federal regulatory agencies are being castrated so that corporate and uber-rich interests … ⌘ Read more

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‘Sophomoric and foolish’: Harvard Law professor rips into Chief Justice’s immunity logic
Sarah K. Burris,  Senior Editor  -  Raw Story

_Stephan: I think Harvard Professor Laurence Tribe has the correct view of the immunity decision the Supreme Court just issued. The court as I said in my earlier comment, by decision after decision is turning the United States into Hungary. I am not even sure we should be called a democracy anymore. We have … ⌘ Read more

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10 Indispensable Corporations the World Cannot Afford to Lose
Certain global corporations have become so integral to the world’s economic and social infrastructure that their failure would have catastrophic consequences. These companies provide essential services, create millions of jobs, and maintain critical supply chains that the global economy relies upon. Their influence extends beyond national borders, and their stability is paramount to preserving economic […]

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10 Unusual Wolves That Made The News
On the surface, wolves follow a predictable life. They lounge in zoos or hunt in the wild to sustain their pack and rear pups. But these animals have more adventures, humor, and courage than we give them credit for. Some of the best examples of their multi-layered existence come from news reports about individual wolves. […]

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Apple Boosts A18 Chip Orders in Anticipation of High iPhone 16 Demand
Apple is said to have upped its order of next-generation chips from TSMC to between 90 million and 100 million units, following heightened demand expectations for its iPhone 16 series.

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Last year’s initial chip order volume for the iPhone 15 series launch is believed to have been in the region of 80-90 million units, suggesting Ap … ⌘ Read more

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binarybaron releases UnstoppableSwap GUI v0.6.2
binarybaron1 has released unstoppableswap-gui 2 version 0.6.23 with various updates and improvements:

Changes overview


Add Button to open data directory to RpcControlBox in file explorer
Display individual update release files as clickable links [..]
Convert debug switch into an icon button on swap dialog
Enable user to submit feedback while swap is running
Update electron to 26.2.1
Update swap-cli to 0.13.2
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Cuprate Meeting scheduled for 9 July 2024 1800 UTC
The next Cuprate Meeting is scheduled1 take place on Tuesday, July 9 2024 at 18:00 UTC on IRC-Libera/Matrix2 in the #cuprate channels.

Cuprate is an effort to create an alternative Monero node implementation.

Agenda overview
Greetings
Updates: What is everyone working on?
Project: What is next for Cuprate?
Any other business

The meeting’s moderator should be boog9003. Consult the Cuprate code repository[4](# … ⌘ Read more

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VostoEmisio submits CCS proposals to create FCMPs and Monero animated videos
VostoEmisio1 has submitted two new CCS proposals2 looking to create an animated video explaining Full-Chain Membership Proofs 3 and remake the outdated What is Monero? 4 introductory video:

We’re excited to announce our next project: a video explainer about FCMP (Full-Chain Membership Proofs). [..] We have been approached and encouraged to make a proposal to refr … ⌘ Read more

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geonic submits CCS proposal nominating monerobull for leadership post in Monero Community and Website Workgroups
geonic1 has submitted a CCS proposal2 endorsing monerobull for the #monero-site 3 maintainer role and a leadership position in the #monero-community 4 workgroup:

I’m opening this CCS on behalf of monerobull (without asking him edit: he has since agreed to do the job if picked) because he has stated t … ⌘ Read more

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