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Activist, writer, researcher, addicted to sharing information and facts.

Black History, Uncensored: Why DeSantis wants bell hooks’ work banned

This Black History Month is unlike others in recent memory, so The ReidOut Blog is highlighting authors targeted by Ron DeSantis and other conservatives.
— Read on www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/reidout-blog/black-history-uncensored-bell-hooks-rcna68695

The Great American Manure Rush Begins – Slashdot

Methane from animal waste can be purified into a product virtually indistinguishable from fossil fuel-based natural gas. Marketed as renewable natural gas (RNG), it has a unique profit-making edge: in addition to revenue from the sale of the gas itself, energy companies can now also earn handsome environmental subsidies for their role in keeping methane out of the atmosphere.

Source: The Great American Manure Rush Begins – Slashdot

Lua crescente…por Mágica Mistura

Mágica Mistura

É o sorriso da Deusa no céu

Inefável lembrança

Pungente sinal…

De que somos amados

Que alguém tem fé em nós

Com todos tropeços,erros

Com tanta ambição

Todo nosso egoísmo…

Somos partículas sagradas

Germinando, crescendo

Em inteligência, discernimento

Em lucidez,em amor

Doce sorriso da Deusa…

Enche meus olhos, minh’alma

Desabrocha nosso coração

Na Paz e Harmonia

Nosso espírito ,na mais perfeita,

Eterna,

Preciosa flor… 🌙✨🌻

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Monday Notes: AI

K E Garland

Recently, I used Lensa to generate some artificial intelligence (AI) photos. I’d seen a couple of celebrities do it and thought why not?

So, I uploaded 15 photos, and two hours later these appeared.

They’re beautiful, right? I was amazed. It was mystifying to see how the app captured my spirit. How these photos look is how I feel on the inside. I perceive myself as a powerful being who can do anything to which I set my mind, and these computer-generated images illustrated it.

That’s scary.

I was so amazed with these photos that I almost cancelled my photoshoot. Why do I need to pay someone hundreds of dollars if AI can create a perfect looking me? I wondered. Don’t worry. I didn’t cancel. But I did consider it.

“These are stunning,” a blogger friend commented after seeing this set in my IG stories. “Did you have someone commission…

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Ministry Mondays Review: El Capitán Alatriste, by Pérez-Reverte

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    This is the famous person for whom everyone keeps mistaking Alonso, in El Ministerio del Tiempo.

Alonso, por Omar R. La Rosa Alonso, por Omar R. La Rosa

I read this book, and thought I had reviewed it, as I noted in 2018:   ”

Creî que habîa escrito una revista de este libro ya hace tiempo que tal vez se perdiô, pero bueno. Me encantô la trama y sobre todo la relacion entre Alatriste y Iñigo. / Thought I had reviewed this book some time ago, and maybe it got lost, but ok. I loved the drama and above all, the relationship between Alatriste and Inigo.”

citing especially the last line “que hubiera estado pensando/he could have been thinking” regarding the friend whose execution they watched, after feasting all night the evening before with the condemned man. So, to summarize, this book is about a 16th century Spanish soldier who forms…

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State Of The Union — Peace or Chaos?

Filosofa's Word

Tomorrow night at 9:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, President Joseph Biden will give his second State of the Union address before a joint session of Congress and numerous guests.  Among the guests will be Row Vaughn and Rodney Wells, the parents of Tyre Nichols who was brutally beaten to death by police in Memphis, Tennessee, on January 7th.

For a number of reasons, there are additional security concerns this year. The magnetometers have been removed from the entrance to the House chamber, one of the first moves the Republicans made once they gained the majority in the House.  Also, according to a Capitol Police bulletin …

“… recent incidents targeting politicians and law enforcement agencies within the past month indicate that there is a heightened threat toward government officials.” 

Lest you think this is just so much hyperbole, I would remind you of the vicious attack on Paul…

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