@#2

It seems that Pres Trump's "assistance" may not have helped.

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... Peter Magyar's center-right Tisza party is projected to win Hungary's parliamentary election, bringing an end to 16 years of authoritarian rule under Viktor Orbán, a far-right ally of both President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin.

With roughly 45% of the ballots tallied Sunday night, Tisza is projected to win 135 seats out of 199 seats in the Hungarian legislature, according to Hungary's National Election Office.

In Hungary's parliament, a party needs 133 seats to obtain a supermajority required to amend the constitution and key laws.

Magyar, a moderate conservative figure who has seized on Hungarians' dissatisfaction with rising living costs, corruption and crumbling public services, described the vote as a "referendum" on Hungary's place in the world. ...

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... Platforms such as Instagram have helped propel a wave of home and interior creators into the limelight, with their colorful plates and elegant tablescapes regularly pulling in views online. The broader homeware trend has been building since the pandemic, when those stuck indoors turned to elevating their surroundings.

Now, aligning neatly with Gen Z's interest in offline living, coveting "chicness" and everything "old money," and with taste becoming a status symbol, it comes as no surprise that the likes of aesthetically pleasing teaspoons have become sought after and cool once more.

"Gen Z is the first generation to be born into a digital life; they've had screens and apps around them from birth," Dan Mazei, a consultant and former marketing leader at Tinder and Reebok, told Newsweek. "This upbringing exposes them to a world of cultures, subcultures and sub-subcultures that's all instantly discoverable ... At the same time, physical tokens are something of a novelty to this generation.

"CDs, vinyl and more represent a bygone time that feels truly fascinating to younger Americans. They're relics of a 'simpler' time, and, by that standard, alluring." ...

I just saw this ...

@#1 ... "Congress's taxing power 'reaches only existing subjects,' not activity that may generate subjects of taxation," the court said. ...

Has a door been opened?

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... The 158-year-old law was aimed at preventing people from skirting tax collectors when it was enacted in an 1868 law that imposed excise taxes on distilled spirits and tobacco that was challenged by a man who wanted to distill bourbon whiskey at home.

The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday overturned the law that has barred people from producing liquor in their homes because the federal government does not have the right to use its power of taxation to criminalize at-home distilling, FoxDC5 reported.

"The government contends that this prohibition was enacted to prevent tax evasion because '[a] distiller can more easily conceal a spirit's strength (and thus avoid the proper tax rate) or conceal a distilling operation altogether if his still is in his house or connected with it," the court said in its opinion.

"Congress's taxing power 'reaches only existing subjects,' not activity that may generate subjects of taxation," the court said. "Put otherwise, preventing activity that lest it give rise to tax evasion places no limit whatsoever on Congress's power under the taxation clause." ...

@#23 ... Vance says he came "in good faith" ...

Did he?

Or did he just go to the peace talks with The List of what Pres Trump seems to want today?

Iran seems to have learned something from China's negotiations with pres trump.

OK, since this weekend's thread seems to be about live performances more than recorded ones, let me divert it towards blues ...

Found this video of Keb' Mo' live ...

@#24 ... share their boundless love for early Black Sabbath with the world ...

Yeah, I agree.

Wow.

Reminds me of the early Black Sabbath concert I attended.

... Kamala Harris just gave the Democratic Party the most explicit sign yet she'll run for president in 2028: ...

How close was the election in 2024 between Pres Trump and fmr VP Harris?

Now, look at the current political environment.

Will that same 2024 GOP minor lead (I'm being kind) carry over to the level being expressed on this thread?

@#7 ... I think most agree ...

So, ya got nothin'?

@#14 ... Can you believe the president of Mexico is providing all Mexicans with universal healthcare.

In America we're still making excuse about why we can't afford it while our nation spends billions a day on war.

Both parties are controlled by the rich and we're treated as a burden to our nation. ...

We need to get rid of Citizens United.

@#6 .... All the comforts of home. ...

Really?

@#9 ... But Trump is playing right into their hands. ...

Yup.

Going from telling the people of Iran ~I have your backs, rise up~ to telling them ~I will obliterate you~ is not, imo, a way to garner the support of the citizens of a nation.

So, no "unconditional surrender" by Iran?

Then there's this ...

@#3 ... Pretty much the reason no one has declared war on Iran for years. ...

@#22 ... The DJ scene on Twitch is a great place to find new music and old music you've never heard before. ...

What have you heard on Twitch that floats yer boat?

@#1

I had a recent visit to my primary care physician. Among the ~mounds~ of things I had to agree to was a simple statement ... ~will you allow AI to record your conversations with the PCP so that the PCP does not have to spend time typing in your responses?~

Misleading, imo, I'd say, yes.

Now that I read this article, i have to wonder, how will my medical information be sold?

Will it make me more or less able to buy life insurance?

How will my health insurance rates rise?

And if I tell my PCP that I am a trans, will Pres Trump come after me?

etc ...

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... According to the complaint, this system "captured and processed their confidential physician-patient communications. Plaintiffs did not receive clear notice that their medical conversations would be recorded by an artificial intelligence platform, transmitted outside the clinical setting, or processed through third-party systems."

The complaint adds that these recordings "contained individually identifiable medical information, including but not limited to medical histories, symptoms, diagnoses, medications, treatment discussions, and other sensitive health disclosures communicated during confidential medical consultations."

In recent years, Abridge's software and AI service have been rapidly deployed across major health care providers nationwide, including Kaiser Permanente, the Mayo Clinic, Duke Health, and many more.

When activated, the software captures, transcribes, and summarizes conversations between patients and doctors, and it turns them into clinical notes. (This reporter gave his consent for its use during multiple medical visits at Kaiser facilities in Northern California over the last two years.) ...

... in Panicked Rant Over Iran War ...

He does seem to be backed into a corner. The quick Venezuelan-like war did not turn out to be such.

And now, the Strait of Hormuz closure. Who could have seen that coming? (may be everyone except Pres Trump?)

The latest reason for my opinion is that he sent VP Vance to negotiate a "deal" to end Pres Trump's war.

That allows Pres Trump to blame VP Vance for any solution to his (Pres Trump's) war that he (Pres Trump) sees as less than satisfactory.

If I understand the current situation ...

Pres Trump talks about "grabbing them by the -----" and gets elected to the Oval office twice by MAGA.

Now, Democrats tell Rep Swalwell to drop out of his race for California Gov, and MAGA seems to think that is a bad thing?

@#20

Wow, there seems to be a library of that Mosaic release available online ...