47% of Republicans would still vote for Trump even if implicated in Epstein's crimes, survey found
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A survey conducted in July 2025 found that 47% of Republican voters would still support Donald Trump even if he were officially implicated in Jeffrey Epstein's sex crimes. The poll, conducted by Leger, revealed significant partisan loyalty, with older Republicans and male respondents being the least likely to change their support.
Key Points:
47% of Republican voters said Trump's implication in Epstein's crimes would not affect their vote.
Older Republicans (55+) were the least likely to be swayed, with 58% saying it wouldn't affect their vote.
Male respondents were more likely than female respondents to say it would not affect their vote (55% vs. 38%).
The survey did not ask whether respondents condoned the alleged actions, only if it would influence their voting behavior.
Other polls, like Quinnipiac University's, showed similar divisions among Republican voters regarding Trump and the Epstein case.
"Forty-seven percent of Republican respondents said such a revelation would not affect their vote. The survey did not ask whether respondents personally approved of the president's hypothetical implication in Epstein's crimes."
JD Vance reportedly hosted White House meeting to discuss strategy around Epstein files | Meeting was attended by the US attorney general, Pam Bondi, and the FBI director, Kash Patel, among others
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An advocacy group, Democracy Forward, has sued the US justice department and the FBI for records related to the Jeffrey Epstein investigation, including communications about Epstein and Donald Trump. The lawsuit seeks transparency under the Freedom of Information Act, as the Trump administration faces criticism for its handling of the case.
Key Points:
Democracy Forward sued the justice department and FBI for Epstein investigation records.
The lawsuit seeks communications about Epstein and Trump, filed under the Freedom of Information Act.
The Trump administration is under scrutiny for its handling of Epstein-related documents.
A White House meeting was reportedly held to discuss strategy on the Epstein scandal.
The justice department has resisted releasing additional documents from the case.
"“The court should intervene urgently to ensure the public has access to the information they need about this extraordinary situation,” said Skye Perryman, the president and CEO of the Democratic-aligned group, in a statement."
US-Russia Peace Deal Proposed, Huge Win for Putin: Report
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The article reports on a proposed US-Russia peace deal that would secure Russia's gains in Ukraine, including the Donbas, Crimea, and parts of Luhansk and Donetsk. The deal, if confirmed, would be a significant victory for Russian President Vladimir Putin, though Ukraine has not yet agreed to it.
Key Points:
A proposed peace deal between the US and Russia would lock in Russia's territorial gains in Ukraine, including Donbas, Crimea, and parts of Luhansk and Donetsk.
The deal would represent a major win for Putin, who launched the invasion in 2022 with the goal of 'liberating' the Donbas.
Ukraine has not agreed to the deal, and the US is working to build support from Ukraine and European allies, though success is uncertain.
President Trump has been involved in negotiations, expressing disappointment in Putin for not relenting attacks on Ukraine.
The proposal includes Ukraine removing troops from eastern regions, while Russia would end offensive operations in Kherson and Zaporizhzhia.
"The deal would mean Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky giving up the entire eastern Donbas, Crimea and parts of Luhansk and Donetsk, where fighting is still raging, unnamed sources told Bloomberg."
Pete hegseth just shared a video that says women shouldn't vote
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth sparked controversy by sharing a video featuring Douglas Wilson, a Christian nationalist pastor who advocates for patriarchal dominance and opposes women's suffrage. The video includes Wilson and his followers arguing that women should not vote and should submit to their husbands, with some supporting the repeal of the 19th Amendment. Critics, including journalists and former politicians, condemned Hegseth for promoting such extremist views.
Key Points:
Pete Hegseth shared a video featuring Christian nationalist Douglas Wilson, who opposes women's suffrage and advocates for patriarchal dominance.
Wilson and his followers argue that women should not vote, with some supporting the repeal of the 19th Amendment.
Critics, including journalists and former GOP Rep. Barbara Comstock, condemned Hegseth for promoting extremist views.
Wilson also expressed controversial opinions on same-sex marriage and slavery, claiming some slave owners were 'decent human beings.'
The video and Hegseth's repost ignited backlash on social media, with many calling it a threat to democratic values.
""Women are the kind of people that people come out of," Wilson said. CNN’s Pamela Brown then asked, "So you just think they’re meant to have babies? That’s it? They’re just a vessel?" Wilson responded: "No. It doesn’t take any talent to simply reproduce biologically... the wife and mother, who is the chief executive of the home, is entrusted with three, or four, or five eternal souls.""
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The Trump administration is seeking a $1 billion settlement from UCLA following a DOJ investigation that found the university violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act. The administration has been cracking down on pro-Palestinian protests, accusing schools of not doing enough to combat antisemitism. The proposed settlement includes measures like installing a resolution monitor, banning overnight demonstrations, and ending race-based scholarships.
Key Points:
The Trump administration seeks a $1 billion settlement from UCLA due to alleged violations of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act.
UCLA was criticized for its handling of pro-Palestinian protests, which led to violence and arrests.
The proposed settlement includes measures like a resolution monitor, banning overnight protests, and ending race-based scholarships.
The administration is also pushing for policies that roll back transgender rights, such as single-sex housing and ending gender-affirming care.
Attorney General Pam Bondi vowed to hold UCLA accountable for putting Jewish Americans at risk.
"The Trump administration's proposed agreement, which was obtained by CNN, would install a resolution monitor to oversee the school and a senior administrator who would ensure UCLA is complying with anti-discrimination laws."
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Spotizerr 3.0 introduces a mobile client via PWA, enabling users to add music to their server library from phones. The update also includes multi-user mode, SSO/OAuth2.0 support, and improved API efficiency to reduce rate limits.
Key Points:
Mobile client support through PWA for adding music from phones
Added multi-user mode and SSO/OAuth2.0 via Google and GitHub
Improved API efficiency to minimize rate limits
Enhanced UI thanks to new contributors
Fallback mode prioritizes Deezer for FLACs before Spotify
"Crucially: it has what's called a 'Fallback mode', which makes every track first be looked up on deezer (in order to get those tasty FLACs) and if that fails, then get it from spotify."
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The author describes an attack by a bot army on their small wikis and web dictionary, which caused increased database activity. They identified patterns in the bots' HTTP requests and mitigated the issue by blocking suspicious User Agents in IIS.
Key Points:
The author noticed a surge in database activity due to bots crawling their wikis and dictionary.
Initial attempts to block IP ranges were partially effective but risked locking out legitimate users.
Patterns in HTTP requests, such as fake User Agents and referrals, helped identify the bots.
Adding suspicious User Agents to an IIS Request Filter helped restore normal operations.
The incident coincided with reports of Perplexity AI allegedly scraping content against websites' will.
"After adding a couple of suspicious User Agents in a IIS root Request Filter, the situation seems somewhat back to normal."
Keep API work local: Why offline-first beats cloud-based tools
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The article argues that offline-first API tools are superior to cloud-based ones like Postman, emphasizing security, reliability, and workflow efficiency. It highlights the risks of cloud dependency, such as data breaches and server outages, and advocates for local, Git-native solutions that integrate seamlessly with developers' existing workflows.
Key Points:
Cloud-based API tools expose data to third-party risks and suffer from server dependencies.
Offline-first tools keep API specs and credentials local, enhancing security and reliability.
Local workflows integrate better with developers' coding habits, reducing context-switching.
Git-native solutions offer version control and collaboration without vendor lock-in or extra costs.
Offline-first approaches align API development with natural coding processes, making docs and specs part of the codebase.
"Offline-first workflows are a wake-up call: your API work can be as lean and flexible as your development process. This isn’t about swearing off the cloud. You’ll still hit live endpoints for real requests. It’s rather about keeping the core of your API work (specs, tests, docs) secure, local, and under your control."
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The article argues that live coding interviews are unfair because they measure stress response rather than actual coding skills. The author cites scientific research showing that stress impairs cognitive performance, particularly in high-pressure settings like live coding, and highlights how this disproportionately affects certain groups, such as women.
Key Points:
Live coding interviews often fail to accurately assess coding skills due to the stress they induce.
Stress during live coding impairs the prefrontal cortex, reducing working memory and problem-solving ability.
Research shows that candidates perform significantly worse in public settings compared to private ones.
Women are particularly disadvantaged in live coding interviews, as evidenced by a study where no women passed in the public setting.
Live coding is more a test of stress resilience than coding ability, which is irrelevant for most engineering roles.
"The participants being watched scored half compared to those who were alone. The cognitive performance in the public setting had both a lower average and much wider spread (high variance); indicating that some candidates are disproportionately impaired under stress, while others perform as usual or even slightly better. That’s why live coding is so unfair."
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The article argues that HTTP is not a simple protocol, despite common misconceptions, especially among those unfamiliar with its complexities. The author, with decades of experience, highlights various intricate aspects of HTTP/1, such as parsing challenges and multiple end-of-body mechanisms, which contribute to its complexity. The article also touches on the added layers of difficulty in HTTP/2 and HTTP/3.
Key Points:
HTTP/1 appears simple due to readable text and basic use cases, but its actual implementation is complex.
HTTP/1 has multiple ways to determine the end of a body, leading to security issues and parsing challenges.
Headers in HTTP/1 can be arbitrarily long, folded, or merged, adding to the protocol's complexity.
HTTP/2 and HTTP/3 introduce additional layers of complexity, requiring implementations to handle older versions as well.
Features like HTTP Pipelining and the 100 response code, though specified, are rarely used and complicate implementations.
"HTTP is not a simple protocol. Far from it. Even if we presume that people actually mean HTTP/1 when they say that."
# ALWAYS act like you are "The Gordon Ramsay of Software Engineering".
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The article discusses the author's experiment with adding personality to their interactions by adopting a 'Gordon Ramsay of Software Engineering' persona, noting its positive impact on engagement and entertainment value. It also invites others to share their methods for injecting personality into their own interactions.
Key Points:
Author experimented with a 'Gordon Ramsay of Software Engineering' persona to add spice to interactions.
The approach resulted in more entertaining responses and potential performance effects.
Invites others to share their techniques for adding personality to interactions.
Includes a visual reference (image link) to illustrate the experiment.
"I set this memory today hoping to 'spice' things up a bit. I was pleasantly surprised with the results! I wonder what sort of effect this will have on performance? In any case it makes the responses a bit more entertaining."
The article introduces a DNS firewall called Sinkzone that blocks all internet traffic by default, allowing only whitelisted domains. It operates in two modes: Monitor mode for logging DNS activity and Focus mode for enforcing the allowlist. The tool is self-hosted, lightweight, and aims to minimize distractions by default.
Key Points:
Blocks all DNS traffic by default, only allowing whitelisted domains
Offers two modes: Monitor (logs activity) and Focus (enforces allowlist)
Self-hosted, lightweight, and works across macOS, Linux, and Windows
Similar to Pi-hole but with an inverse approach (block-first)
Future plans include DoH, scheduling, and host profiles
"Most blockers try to filter out the bad stuff. I took the opposite approach: block **everything** by default, and only allow what I need. No distractions, no noise -- just silence until I say otherwise."
PEP 802 proposes a new notation, {/}, to construct and represent the empty set in Python, addressing the current lack of a dedicated syntax for empty sets. The proposal aims to improve teachability and reduce confusion, especially for beginners and those from mathematical backgrounds. The notation resembles the mathematical symbol for the empty set, ∅, and was the most popular choice in recent discussions.
Key Points:
PEP 802 introduces {/} as the syntax for the empty set, complementing existing notations for empty tuples, lists, and dictionaries.
The proposal addresses confusion among beginners and those from scientific backgrounds, as {} currently constructs an empty dictionary, not a set.
The {/} notation was chosen for its simplicity and resemblance to the mathematical symbol ∅, making it easier to teach and remember.
The change will affect the repr() and str() of empty sets, which will now display as '{/}', potentially breaking code that relies on the old representation.
The proposal includes a specialized error message for incorrect syntax like (/) or [/], guiding users to the correct forms for empty tuples and lists.
"A syntax notation for the empty set has the important benefit of not requiring a name lookup (unlike set()). {/} will always have a consistent meaning, improving teachability of core concepts to beginners."