Prince Andrew and Donald Trump’s Sick ‘P***y’ Conversations Revealed
Posted on r/politics |
Score: 30681 |
Comments: 1111
A new book by Andrew Lownie reveals shocking details about Prince Andrew's friendship with Donald Trump, Jeffrey Epstein, and Ghislaine Maxwell, including inappropriate conversations and alleged physical altercations. The book also claims Andrew engaged in questionable behavior with young women and was manipulated by Maxwell. Prince Harry has denied some of the allegations.
Key Points:
Prince Andrew and Donald Trump allegedly discussed inappropriate topics and Trump provided Andrew with a list of masseuses.
The book claims Prince Harry and Prince Andrew had a physical fight in 2013, which Harry denies.
Andrew reportedly used Epstein's driver to pick up young women and engaged in questionable activities.
Ghislaine Maxwell is accused of manipulating Prince Andrew.
There are fears Russian agencies may have compromising material on Andrew related to the Epstein scandal.
"Shortly afterwards, and clearly good friends, Trump and Andrew were overheard at an event to discuss Trump’s plans for a golfing complex in Scotland, talking entirely about ‘p---y,’ with the American producing a list of masseuses for the prince."
Trump plan to end free elections in 2026 and 2028 revealed
Posted on r/politics |
Score: 20200 |
Comments: 1258
The article reveals a comprehensive plan by the Trump administration and its allies to undermine future elections, aiming to keep the extreme right in power through measures like voter suppression and controlling election processes. The Brennan Center for Law and Justice highlights the unconstitutional nature of these actions, while also noting the lack of significant response to these threats.
Key Points:
The Trump administration is implementing a scheme to control elections and disenfranchise millions, particularly women, through executive orders and laws like the SAVE Act.
The Brennan Center reports that these actions usurp the powers of Congress, states, and independent agencies, violating constitutional norms.
Trump's pardons of January 6 insurrectionists signal approval of violence to overturn elections, further undermining democratic processes.
Efforts include rewriting election rules, targeting election officials, and defunding agencies meant to protect voter rights.
The article warns that these tactics are more extensive and covert than previous attempts to overturn election results.
""A president has no right to rewrite the country’s election rules or regulate federal elections on his own," the center’s report says. "As a federal court recently put it, ‘The Constitution vests none of these powers in the president.’""
Poll Shows Widespread Disapproval and Suspicion of Trump’s Handling of Epstein Files
Posted on r/politics |
Score: 7574 |
Comments: 134
A recent UMass Amherst poll reveals widespread disapproval of Donald Trump's handling of the Jeffrey Epstein case, with 70% of respondents criticizing his approach and 63% believing his administration is hiding important information. Trump's approval rating has dropped to 38%, and his credibility is fading as reports of his friendship with Epstein surface.
Key Points:
70% of respondents disapprove of Trump's handling of the Epstein files.
63% believe the Trump administration is hiding important information about the case.
Trump's overall approval rating has dropped to 38%, down six points since April.
59% of respondents aware of Epstein believe he and Trump were once good friends.
The administration faces pressure to release more documents related to the Epstein case.
"Among respondents who were aware of Epstein, the deceased billionaire and convicted sex offender, 63 percent agreed that the Trump administration 'is hiding important information' about the case. Of those who said the administration is hiding information, a staggering 81 percent blamed Trump for it."
'Unprecedented': New report argues Trump WH plans to undermine 2026 midterms
Posted on r/politics |
Score: 6813 |
Comments: 282
A new report from the Brennan Center for Justice argues that the Trump administration is planning to undermine the 2026 midterm elections, describing the efforts as 'unprecedented.' The report highlights concerns about potential interference with election integrity and the firing of key officials like the BLS commissioner.
Key Points:
The Brennan Center for Justice report warns of Trump administration plans to undermine the 2026 midterms.
The report describes these efforts as 'unprecedented' and raises concerns about election integrity.
Trump's firing of the BLS commissioner is cited as an example of undermining factual data.
The report suggests a broader campaign to interfere with democratic processes.
Experts express alarm over the potential long-term impact on trust in elections.
"'Unprecedented': New report argues Trump WH plans to undermine 2026 midterms"
How we made JSON.stringify more than twice as fast
Posted on r/programming |
Score: 286 |
Comments: 65
The article details how V8 engineers optimized JSON.stringify to be more than twice as fast by introducing a side-effect-free fast path, specialized string handling, and SIMD techniques. These improvements reduce overhead and enable faster serialization of common JavaScript objects. The optimizations benefit web performance by speeding up data serialization for network requests and storage.
Key Points:
A new fast path was created for side-effect-free serialization, bypassing expensive checks and enabling iterative processing.
String handling was optimized by templatizing the serializer for one-byte and two-byte characters, reducing branching overhead.
SIMD and SWAR techniques were employed to accelerate escaping character detection in strings.
The iterative approach allows deeper nested object graphs to be serialized without stack overflow risks.
Mixed string encodings are handled efficiently with minimal performance penalty.
"The foundation of this optimization is a new fast path built on a simple premise: if we can guarantee that serializing an object will not trigger any side effects, we can use a much faster, specialized implementation."
DrawAFish.com Postmortem: Suffering from success and the dangers of vibe coding
Posted on r/programming |
Score: 161 |
Comments: 54
The article details a security incident on DrawAFish.com where a legacy admin password and lack of authentication in the username update API led to widespread vandalism, including offensive usernames and fish modifications. The incident lasted six hours before being mitigated through manual reversals and code fixes, highlighting the risks of 'vibe-coding' without proper security reviews.
Key Points:
Legacy 6-digit admin password exposed in a past data breach allowed unauthorized access.
Username update API lacked authentication, enabling widespread vandalism.
JWT tokens were not tied to specific users, creating another security loophole.
Mitigation involved manual reversal of mod actions, fixing authorization logic, and reviewing backups.
The incident underscored the dangers of rapid, unchecked development ('vibe-coding').
"The problem with a Blameless Postmortem is that it doesn't really work when you're the sole contributor. So this is a blameful postmortem. And I blame me. (Not the LLM, sorry)."
Posted on r/programming |
Score: 153 |
Comments: 41
The article discusses a significant decline in trust and favorability towards AI coding tools among developers, as highlighted by Stack Overflow's 2025 survey. Despite increased usage, developers are becoming more discerning about the tools' limitations and performance.
Key Points:
Trust in AI coding tools dropped from 43% in 2024 to 33% in 2025.
Favorability of integrating AI tools into workflows fell from 72% to 60%.
Developers are using AI more judiciously, recognizing its strengths and weaknesses.
Human oversight is increasing, with 75% of developers reverting to it when AI outputs are untrusted.
Despite declining trust, 69% of developers using AI agree it improves productivity.
"Developer trust in AI is becoming more realistic as the industry moves beyond the initial hype phase. With increased experience, developers now have a better understanding of AI’s capabilities and limitations."
Postiz v2.2.5 - open-source social media scheduling tool - NEW DESIGN!
Posted on r/selfhosted |
Score: 98 |
Comments: 8
Postiz v2.2.5 introduces a major update to the open-source social media scheduling tool, featuring a new design, expanded platform support, and enhanced AI capabilities. The update includes improvements like media management, a TipTap editor, and better error notifications, making the tool more stable and user-friendly.
Key Points:
Completely redesigned interface for better UX and a professional look.
Added support for new platforms like WordPress, DEV, Medium, and Hashnode.
Enhanced AI features, including generating slides/videos with VEO3.
Improved error notifications with detailed messages in emails and in-app.
New SDK and N8N nodes for easier automation and integration.
"In general, the system becomes a lot more stable. I added small features, such as a concurrency limit between requests on platforms, Sentry for error detection, a 'Today' button to access the current date quickly, and a cron job to re-add items to Redis in case they were removed for any reason."
Im an introvert, so I built an AI Companion platform with the best memory out there
Posted on r/ClaudeAI |
Score: 92 |
Comments: 50
The article introduces Narrin AI, a platform offering over 1000 AI companions and coaches with features like voice chat, character memory, and data privacy. Users can create personalized AI characters with custom traits, backgrounds, and conversation styles.
Key Points:
Narrin AI provides 1000+ AI companions and coaches with advanced features like voice chat and memory.
Users can personalize AI characters with custom traits, backgrounds, and conversation styles.
The platform emphasizes privacy and data security for user interactions.
Narrin AI allows users to create their own AI companions, bringing their imagination to life.
"Discover mentors and friends who truly get you - and make them your own."
I built an open-source email archiving tool with full-text search ability
Posted on r/selfhosted |
Score: 57 |
Comments: 38
The author developed an open-source email archiving tool called Open Archiver to address concerns about losing access to cloud-based email services. The tool archives and indexes emails from providers like Google Workspace and Microsoft 365, offering full-text search and storage options on local or S3-compatible storage. The project is open-source, with some AI-assisted coding, but all code is carefully reviewed.
Key Points:
Open Archiver is an open-source tool for archiving and indexing emails from cloud-based providers like Google Workspace and Microsoft 365.
It offers full-text search for emails and attachments, with storage options on local or S3-compatible storage.
The tool can back up entire organizations' emails and provides API access.
Some code was AI-assisted, but all code is rigorously reviewed to ensure quality.
The project is free for individual or business use and encourages community feedback via Discord.
"One day, I had this paranoia that what if we lost access to our Google Workspace due to some vendor abnormalities (which is not even rare to happen)."
How’s everyone handling remote access these days? Mesh/modern VPN?
Posted on r/selfhosted |
Score: 46 |
Comments: 95
The article discusses the challenges of managing remote access to a homelab using basic WireGuard tunnels, especially as more devices and users are added. The author seeks recommendations for modern solutions like mesh VPNs or overlay networks, questioning their ease of management and exploring lesser-known tools.
Key Points:
Managing peer configurations in WireGuard becomes complex with more devices and users.
The author is considering mesh VPNs or overlay networks as potential solutions.
They are curious about the long-term manageability of these solutions.
The article seeks recommendations for underappreciated tools.
The goal is to improve remote access before expanding the network further.
"Curious what the current go-to solutions are. Anyone here moved to a full mesh VPN or overlay network? Is it actually easier to manage long-term, or just a different set of headaches?"
Posted on r/programming |
Score: 45 |
Comments: 12
The article emphasizes the importance of actively reading and reviewing AI-generated code to maintain quality, architecture, and security in software development. It highlights the risks of over-relying on AI tools without proper oversight, such as weakened architecture, loss of domain knowledge, and security vulnerabilities.
Key Points:
Over-reliance on AI coding tools without reviewing the code can lead to weakened architecture and inconsistent patterns.
Delegating coding entirely to AI results in a loss of implementation knowledge and domain understanding.
Unreviewed AI-generated code can introduce security vulnerabilities, especially in production environments.
Effective AI-assisted development requires a dialogue-based approach where the human guides and the AI implements.
Maintaining code quality involves treating AI like a junior developer—reviewing its work and ensuring it aligns with established patterns.
"You cannot delegate the act of thinking. If you’re only focused on the end result, you’ll soon know as little as your users about how things actually work."