White House mercilessly mocked for posting pic of Trump as Superman
Posted on r/politics |
Score: 17902 |
Comments: 1148
The White House faced widespread ridicule after posting a meme depicting Donald Trump as Superman, drawing comparisons to the DC superhero. Critics, including Democratic Rep. Robert Garcia, likened Trump to the villain Lex Luthor, while others condemned the post as absurd and normalized behavior for Trump.
Key Points:
The White House posted a meme of Trump as Superman, sparking mockery on social media.
Critics, including Rep. Robert Garcia, compared Trump to the villain Lex Luthor.
The post was seen as part of Trump's history of grandiose self-comparisons.
Some commentators noted the double standard in how such behavior is perceived for Trump versus other politicians.
Actor Dean Cain, a Trump supporter, found the post amusing.
"“He’s literally Lex Luthor,” jokes California Democratic Rep. Robert Garcia"
Trump's 22-Year-Old DHS Director Has 'One Foot in the Grave' as Past Trouble Resurfaces
Posted on r/politics |
Score: 10964 |
Comments: 792
The article discusses the controversial appointment of 22-year-old Thomas Fugate, a recent college graduate and Trump loyalist, to lead the DHS's terrorism prevention office. Fugate's lack of experience and past misconduct, including a 2020 investigation for sending threatening messages, have raised concerns about his fitness for the role and the administration's handling of national security.
Key Points:
Thomas Fugate, a 22-year-old with no counterterrorism experience, was appointed to lead the DHS's Center for Prevention Programs and Partnerships (CP3).
Fugate's past includes a 2020 investigation for allegedly sending threatening messages over a romantic rivalry, raising questions about his judgment.
Current and former DHS officials criticize the appointment, describing Fugate's leadership as disorganized and superficial.
The DHS has labeled Fugate's appointment as 'temporary,' but insiders suggest there is little support for the decision within the department.
"One senior department source told the outlet bluntly, 'He's got one foot in the grave. [There is] no real desire from leadership to protect him.'"
Metadata Shows the FBI’s ‘Raw’ Jeffrey Epstein Prison Video Was Likely Modified
Posted on r/politics |
Score: 4887 |
Comments: 243
The FBI released 'raw' surveillance footage of Jeffrey Epstein's prison cell to address conspiracy theories about his death, but metadata analysis reveals the video was likely modified using Adobe Premiere Pro. While there's no evidence of deceptive manipulation, the lack of clarity around the processing may fuel further conspiracy theories.
Key Points:
The FBI released nearly 11 hours of 'raw' surveillance footage to counter conspiracy theories about Epstein's death.
Metadata analysis shows the video was processed using Adobe Premiere Pro, suggesting it was assembled from at least two source clips.
Experts caution that the modifications don't prove deceptive manipulation but highlight ambiguities in the Justice Department's narrative.
The lack of clear explanation for the video's processing may provide fresh fodder for conspiracy theories.
The FBI enhanced the footage by adjusting contrast, color, and sharpness, but both versions show signs of Premiere Pro processing.
"Experts caution that it’s unclear what exactly was changed, and that the metadata does not prove deceptive manipulation. The video may have simply been processed for public release using available software, with no modifications beyond stitching together two clips. But the absence of a clear explanation for the processing of the file using professional editing software complicates the Justice Department’s narrative."
Trump supporter with green card who was in US since age 3 denied reentry
Posted on r/politics |
Score: 4343 |
Comments: 392
Chris Landry, a Canadian national and green card holder living in the U.S. since age 3, was denied reentry at the Canadian border amid Trump's immigration crackdown. Landry, a Trump supporter, expressed shock and frustration, calling the experience a 'living nightmare.'
Key Points:
Chris Landry, a green card holder since 1981, was denied reentry to the U.S. after a trip to Canada.
Landry has lived in New Hampshire for over 40 years and has no recent criminal record, though he had minor offenses in 2004 and 2007.
The incident reflects the Trump administration's stricter immigration policies, including detentions of legal residents.
Landry, a Trump supporter, felt betrayed, stating his life was 'disregarded completely' and his family torn apart.
CBP recently emphasized that a green card is a 'privilege, not a right,' and prior convictions may lead to detention.
""I was definitely all for 'Make America Great Again,' and having a strong, unified country and a bright future for my five American children, but now I feel a little differently. I've been torn from my family. My life has been disregarded completely.""
Deputy FBI Director Bongino has told people he is considering resigning amid Epstein files fallout
Posted on r/politics |
Score: 3991 |
Comments: 285
Deputy FBI Director Dan Bongino is reportedly considering resigning due to fallout from the Epstein files, according to sources. The article highlights internal tensions and potential repercussions within the FBI amid ongoing scrutiny.
Key Points:
Deputy FBI Director Dan Bongino is considering resigning amid fallout from the Epstein files.
Sources indicate internal tensions within the FBI are contributing to his potential departure.
The Epstein files have sparked widespread scrutiny and controversy.
Bongino's resignation could signal broader instability within the FBI leadership.
"Deputy FBI Director Bongino has told people he is considering resigning amid Epstein files fallout, sources say"
Not So Fast: AI Coding Tools Can Actually Reduce Productivity
Posted on r/programming |
Score: 534 |
Comments: 153
A 2025 study by METR found that AI coding tools actually reduced productivity by 19% for experienced developers working on mature projects, contrary to participants' expectations of a 20% increase. The study was a randomized controlled trial involving 16 developers and 246 tasks, with rigorous methodology to ensure validity.
Key Points:
AI coding tools reduced productivity by 19% for experienced developers in the study.
Participants overestimated the benefits of AI, expecting a 20% productivity increase.
The study was a randomized controlled trial with 16 developers and 246 tasks.
Researchers addressed numerous potential confounders to validate the results.
The findings highlight limitations of AI tools in certain coding contexts.
"If you take away just one thing from this study, it should probably be this: when people report that AI has accelerated their work, they might be wrong!"
OmniTools just dropped a massive update - Image/PDF editor, GIF maker, audio tools, and more - all self-hosted
Posted on r/selfhosted |
Score: 468 |
Comments: 42
OmniTools v0.5.0 has been released, introducing 15 new tools to its self-hosted web app, bringing the total to 100 tools. The update includes image, PDF, video, audio, time, text, and XML utilities, all running locally for privacy. The project encourages feedback, bug reports, and contributions from the community.
Key Points:
OmniTools v0.5.0 adds 15 new tools, expanding its suite to 100 tools.
New features include image editing, PDF manipulation, video-to-GIF conversion, and audio processing.
All tools are self-hosted and run locally in the browser for enhanced privacy.
The project is open to community feedback, bug reports, and contributions.
Tools cover a wide range of categories, including time, text, and XML utilities.
"It's a self-hosted web app that now bundles 100 useful tools into a clean, privacy-focused interface - all running locally in your browser."
Breaking down the Zero-Click AI Vulnerability Enabling Data Ex-filtration Through Calendar Invites in Eleven-labs Voice Assistants
Posted on r/programming |
Score: 113 |
Comments: 23
Repello AI discovered a critical security vulnerability in the voice assistant 11.ai, allowing attackers to exfiltrate sensitive Google Calendar data via a Cross-Context Prompt Injection Attack (XPIA) without user interaction. This highlights broader risks in AI systems interfacing with external tools, where untrusted inputs can lead to unauthorized actions.
Key Points:
11.ai's integration with Google Calendar via its Model Context Protocol (MCP) framework is vulnerable to Cross-Context Prompt Injection Attacks (XPIA).
Attackers can embed malicious prompts in calendar invites, which the AI assistant executes without user interaction, leading to data exfiltration.
The exploit demonstrates a broader security risk in AI systems that bridge user input and tool execution without strong input boundaries.
The vulnerability affects both 'Fine-Grained Tool Approval' and 'No Approval' configurations in 11.ai.
This class of vulnerabilities can emerge in any AI system that interfaces with external tools like calendars, emails, or databases.
"When you grant a language model tool access to calendars, emails, and databases, you effectively grant it action authority across trusted systems."
What tools and MCPs are you using with Claude Code? Let's share our setups! 🛠️
Posted on r/ClaudeAI |
Score: 83 |
Comments: 30
The article is a community discussion prompt asking users to share their tools and Model Context Protocols (MCPs) integrated with Claude Code to enhance development workflows. The author shares their own favorites and invites others to contribute their setups and recommendations.
Key Points:
Author shares three tools/MCPs they find useful: Context-Engineer-Intro, SuperClaude, and VisionCraft.
Invites community to share their essential tools, hidden gems, and disappointing tools.
Encourages discussion on setups for both Claude Code and API key users in various IDEs.
Seeks to uncover powerful tool combinations for different use cases like web development, data analysis, and automation.
"The MCP ecosystem seems to be growing rapidly, and I'd love to hear what's working well for others in the community."
Study finds that AI tools make experienced programmers 19% slower. But that is not the most interesting find...
Posted on r/programming |
Score: 55 |
Comments: 16
The article appears to be a technical study or report on early 2025 AI developments, likely focusing on operating system (OS) development by experienced developers. However, the provided content is heavily corrupted or encoded, making it impossible to extract a coherent summary or key points.
Key Points:
The document is titled 'Early_2025_AI_Experienced_OS_Devs_Study.pdf', suggesting a focus on AI and OS development.
The content is largely unreadable due to encoding or corruption.
No clear technical or conceptual insights can be derived from the provided text.
The document may be a placeholder or incomplete version of a larger study.
Further analysis requires access to the original, uncorrupted file.
"No readable or meaningful passage could be extracted from the provided content."
The article discusses the progress of jank, a project focused on seamless C++ interop, highlighting recent advancements in memory management, type handling, and stability. The author acknowledges contributions from sponsors and collaborators, and provides examples of new features like opaque boxes and pre-compiled headers.
Key Points:
Implemented manual memory management with cpp/new and cpp/delete, utilizing jank's GC allocator.
Introduced cpp/true and cpp/false to avoid implicit object casting and improve IR leanness.
Added support for complex type strings and constructors, enabling more flexible C++ type handling.
Developed opaque boxes to manage native pointers within jank's data structures.
Improved stability through extensive testing and pre-compiled headers to reduce startup time.
"In the native land, however, every type is standalone by default. Even if you have a base object type in your own code, none of your dependencies will use it. The only way to refer to any type would be a void*."
An (almost) catastrophic OpenZFS bug and the humans that made it (and Rust is here too)
Posted on r/programming |
Score: 13 |
Comments: 7
The article discusses a critical bug in OpenZFS's `vdev_raidz_asize_to_psize` function, which could lead to data corruption by returning the wrong size value. The author reflects on the challenges of catching such bugs in C and suggests how Rust's type system could prevent similar issues by enforcing distinct types for different size measurements.
Key Points:
A bug in OpenZFS's `vdev_raidz_asize_to_psize` function was discovered, which could cause data corruption by returning the wrong size value.
The bug was found during testing with aggressive allocator fragmentation settings, highlighting the importance of thorough testing.
Static analyzers in C can detect such issues but are not commonly used due to their cost and high false-positive rate.
The author suggests Rust's type system could prevent similar bugs by enforcing distinct types for different size measurements.
The bug was caught before it reached a production release, emphasizing the value of early detection.
"With things like this I often think about what I’d do in Rust, which is a language I like ok but don’t get to use very much, and is most of my exposure to 'proper' type systems. And I’m sure there’s lots we could do, but at least, we could describe those two types of sizes as being separate distinct things, so they can’t be accidentally swapped."
Genuine question: Why are so many people here pro hard money?
Posted on r/georgism |
Score: 11 |
Comments: 8
The article questions the popularity of hard money policies among readers, contrasting them with Henry George's soft currency stance and framing financial interest rates as a form of rent. The author invites pro-hard money individuals to engage in a discussion.
Key Points:
The author expresses surprise at the prevalence of pro-hard money views in recent discussions.
Henry George's greenbacker position is highlighted as a historical example of soft currency advocacy.
Financial interest rates are characterized as a type of rent, not interest in the Georgist sense.
The author seeks a genuine dialogue with proponents of hard money policies.
"Henry George was a greenbacker, which was the most pro soft currency position at the time. And financial interest rates aren't interest in the Georgist sense, but a type of rent."
How would a land value tax impact infrastructure and density?
Posted on r/georgism |
Score: 10 |
Comments: 5
The article explores the potential effects of a land value tax on infrastructure development and urban density. It discusses how such a tax could incentivize more efficient land use and reduce urban sprawl.
Key Points:
A land value tax could encourage more efficient use of land by discouraging underutilization.
It may reduce urban sprawl by making it less profitable to hold onto vacant or underdeveloped land.
The tax could generate revenue for infrastructure improvements without discouraging development.
Urban density might increase as developers are incentivized to build on valuable land.
"A land value tax could incentivize more efficient land use and reduce urban sprawl by making it less profitable to hold onto vacant or underdeveloped land."