π₯ Discover this must-read post from PBS NewsHour - Politics π π **Category**: Gerrymandering,redistricting,virginia β
**What Youβll Learn**: RICHMOND, Va. (AP) β A Virginia judge ruled Tuesday that a proposed constitutional amendment allowing Democrats to redraw the state's congressional maps is illegal, potentially thwarting their efforts to gain seats in the U.S. House of Representatives in November. Tazewell Circuit Court Judge Jack Hurley Jr. wrote in a court order that the constitutional amendment proposed by lawmakers was invalid due to a technicality under state law that stipulates that such proposals must be passed and published by the clerk's office at…
π₯ Read this must-read post from Culture | The Guardian π π **Category**: Classical music,Folk music,Culture,Music,Britten Sinfonia,Gustav Holst,Robert Macfarlane π **What Youβll Learn**: II'm a harmonica and accordion player and one half of the classic folk duo Stevens and Pound. As a multi-instrumentalist, I am rooted in oral, aural, and community folk traditions. Music and songs are transmitted by ear, either through recordings or β which is more enjoyable β traditional music sessions. Here, instrumentalists and singers come together to share, exchange and play tunes, drawing from an ever-evolving repertoire. While groups of melodies Their scores certainly serve as a…
π₯ Explore this must-read post from TechCrunch π π **Category**: AI,Robotics,Startups,TC,anduril,Palmer Luckey π‘ **What Youβll Learn**: Palmer Luckey's eyes light up, and he speaks a mile a minute, when discussing his company's new recruiting event: the AI ββGrand Prix. This is a drone flying competition with a twist. Instead of humans operating drones, drones must operate autonomously. Humans will be tested on their skills in writing software that makes drones outperform their competitors. There are prizes ranging from a $500,000 pool distributed among the highest-scoring teams, to jobs at Anduril, and the chance to bypass the company's standard hiring cycle.…
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**What Youβll Learn**: Brighton They rejected the approach of Nottingham Forest For Louis Dunk, Chelsea Cole Palmer is deemed 'untouchable' and Raheem Sterling is expected to leave Stamford Bridge.Brighton They rejected the approach of Nottingham Forest For 34-year-old English defender Lewis Dunk. (Sky Sports), externalChelsea Playmaker Cole Palmer (23 years old) was considered an βoutcastβ amid connections with... Manchester United The England international, who is contracted until 2033, is considered a key player in the club's future. (Sky Sports), externalbut Chelsea Striker Raheem Sterling is expected to leave…
π Read this awesome post from Hacker News π π **Category**: π‘ **What Youβll Learn**: I keep designing physical parts for our robots. Motor mounts, sensor brackets, wheel hubs. Every time, the workflow is the same: open a GUI CAD program, click around for an hour, export an STL, realize the bolt pattern is 2mm off, repeat. I wanted to write my parts the way I write firmware. In Rust. With types. With version control. With the ability to change one number and regenerate everything. So I built vcad. cargo add vcad The idea A part is just geometry with…
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**What Youβll Learn**: Because the EFL's profit and sustainability rules are about trying to make sure clubs don't lose unsustainable amounts of money.Despite spending lavishly over the summer, paying around Β£30m to players and having one of the highest net spending ever, Wrexham are well within the financial parameters due to the commercial revenue already brought in thanks to deals with giants such as United Airlines and HP.In League Two, they had already included more than 20 of the 24 clubs in the tournament.βUnder the PSR rules, you…
π₯ Discover this insightful post from Culture | The Guardian π π **Category**: Baftas 2026,Film,Culture,Baftas,One Battle After Another,Sinners β
**What Youβll Learn**: Sinners may have made history last week, when it became the first film ever to receive 16 Oscar nominations, but it was its awards season rival, One Battle After Another, which proved to be a narrow winner in Tuesday's Bafta nominations.Paul Thomas Anderson's countercultural comedy heads into the competition with 14 nominations, while Ryan Coogler's vampire thriller has 13 nods. Meanwhile, Marty Supreme and Hamnet are close behind in nominations with 11 each, while Frankenstein and Sentimental Value…
π Check out this insightful post from PBS NewsHour - Politics π π **Category**: Alex Pretti,Credibility,Trump Administration π‘ **What Youβll Learn**: WASHINGTON (AP) β Sen. Bill Cassidy didn't simply criticize the anti-immigration crackdown in Minneapolis. In the wake of the killing of Alex Jeffrey Peretti at the hands of a US Border Patrol agent, the Louisiana Republican warned of broader ramifications for the federal government. βThe credibility of ICE and DHS is at stake,β Cassidy wrote in a social media post, referring to ICE and DHS. "There must be a full, joint federal and state investigation. We can trust the…
β¨ Explore this trending post from TechCrunch π π **Category**: Apps,Social,TC,Bluesky,social media,Threads,X π **What Youβll Learn**: Social network Bluesky is teasing its roadmap for next year, focusing on things like improving the app's algorithmic Discover feed, providing better recommendations to its users on who to follow, giving the app a real-time feel, and more. At the same time, the company admitted that it needs to work on getting the βfundamentalsβ right as well. Launched publicly in early 2024 after an invitation-only period, the decentralized X and Threads alternative has since expanded to over 42 million users, according to data obtained…
π₯ Check out this trending post from BBC Sport π π **Category**: π‘ **What Youβll Learn**: Following the death of his wife, the Bellaghy native found comfort through his work, friends, family, GAA club and community.There were challenges along the way as Quinn's life, previously dominated by Gaelic football, now revolved around raising his children and mastering domestic tasks at home, but the can-do attitude experienced by Catherine was continued by Quinn, who said he "was very lucky to meet Catherine and I am an even better person for meeting her"."It wasn't easy. A mother coming home to tell her…
