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LA is not a bloomin' desert
The official look and feel for the games shows, once again, that LA28 doesn't really understand our city

One State Found a Way to Make Billionaires Pay. Your State Could Be Next.

LA was supposed to have a no-cost Olympics in 2028. The city has already spent $27 million
LA was supposed to have a no-cost Olympics in 2028. City Controller Kenneth Mejia is tracking spending inside the city, including about $11 million to pay workers in various city departments.


We Found The Radical Solution That Could End Corporate Monopolies
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"Why assume the worst about our motives" says while accusing people of being paid by "someone"
Diplo - Live in Rishikesh, India (Full Set)
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The LA Times’ AI ‘bias meter’ looks like a bid to please Donald Trump | Margaret Sullivan
The paper’s billionaire owner, who barred it from endorsing Kamala Harris, is leaving human journalists out of the equation

Hollywood Names Surface in Peter Thiel-Backed, Invite-Only Society
Ranks of his group, Dialog, appear to include several prominent figures in media and entertainment who' are put in the same room as C-suite execs and political titans during closed-door annual retreats. The group is planning an expansion.

An AI CEO finally said something honest
24K votes, 828 comments. Dax Raad from anoma.ly might be the only CEO speaking honestly about AI right now. His most recent take: “everyone's talking…
SZA, Kenneth Blume Decry Use of Their Songs in AI Training Data Sets
“I can’t imagine being proud to earn a paycheck obliterating the work and dreams of artists”

What State Farm and Liberty Mutual Don't Want You To Know
Laying off half the company?
Forbes is gamifying news about the horrific mass shooting in Shreveport, LA this weekend, encouraging readers to bet on the likelihood of gun regulation with fake money via its "ForbesPredict" feature. Eight children were murdered in the shooting. futurism.com/future-society/forbes-mass-sh…
In Article About Horrific Shooting That Killed Eight Children, Forbes Lets Readers Place Bets About Gun Control
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