Watch: Trump puts Washington, DC, police under federal control, deploys National Guard
Posted on r/politics |
Score: 26096 |
Comments: 3324
President Donald Trump federalized the Washington, D.C., police department and deployed 800 National Guard troops to the capital, citing an alleged crime crisis. Local officials, including D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalbe, condemned the move, noting that crime statistics show a decline in violent crime.
Key Points:
Trump federalized the D.C. police and deployed 800 National Guard troops, claiming an out-of-control crime problem.
Local officials disputed Trump's claims, citing data showing violent crime at a 30-year low.
The move relies on Section 740 of the D.C. Home Rule Act, allowing federal control in emergencies.
D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalbe called the action 'unprecedented, unnecessary, and unlawful.'
The emergency control is set to expire after 30 days unless Congress extends it.
""There is no crime emergency in the District of Columbia. Violent crime in DC reached historic 30-year lows last year, and is down another 26% so far this year," Schwalbe said in an X post."
MTG Explodes Over Report Exposing Massive Wealth Jump
Posted on r/politics |
Score: 22062 |
Comments: 972
Marjorie Taylor Greene faced backlash after reports revealed her net worth surged from $700,000 to $21 million since joining Congress in 2021. She defended her wealth, attributing it to her family's construction business and denied any political influence, while her stock trades drew scrutiny from both parties.
Key Points:
Greene's net worth reportedly jumped from $700,000 to $21 million since 2021.
She defended her wealth, claiming it came from her family's construction business, not politics.
Her stock trades, including timely investments before market shifts, sparked bipartisan criticism.
Greene accused critics of targeting her due to her opposition to AIPAC.
Lawmakers from both parties called for banning stock trading by Congress members.
"‘I’m fed up with the outright slander and lies about me because I’m UNAPOLOGETICALLY AMERICA FIRST and I am demanding AIPAC register as a foreign lobbyist and I refuse to vote for U.S. taxpayers hard earned money fund foreign aid and foreign wars.’"
Convicted Felon Trump Lies About Crime Rate In D.C., Deploys Troops
Posted on r/politics |
Score: 12717 |
Comments: 255
The article reports that former President Donald Trump, despite being a convicted felon, falsely claimed that crime rates in Washington, D.C., were 'totally out of control' and announced the deployment of National Guard troops to address the issue. In reality, crime rates in D.C. have been declining for two years and are at their lowest in decades. Experts warn that Trump's actions are an attempt to normalize the presence of federal troops in U.S. cities, a move with authoritarian implications.
Key Points:
Trump falsely claimed crime rates in D.C. were out of control, despite data showing a significant decline over the past two years.
He announced the deployment of National Guard troops and seized control of the capital’s police force, citing a need to address crime.
Authoritarian experts warn that Trump is trying to accustom Americans to the idea of federal troops in cities, a historically foreign concept.
Trump also focused on 'beautification' efforts, including removing homeless people from the streets.
The article highlights Trump's controversial pardons of over 1,500 followers involved in the Jan. 6 Capitol attack, including 400 who assaulted police officers.
"Authoritarian experts warn that Trump, who previously deployed both the California National Guard as well as active-duty Marines in Los Angeles, is actually trying to accustom Americans to the idea of having federal troops on the ground in cities — a foreign concept in this country for most of its history."
Posted on r/programming |
Score: 465 |
Comments: 178
The article is a blog post from GitHub, highlighting various resources and updates across its platform, including AI & ML, developer skills, engineering, enterprise software, news & insights, open source, and security. It serves as a comprehensive guide for developers to leverage GitHub's tools and features effectively.
Key Points:
GitHub offers extensive resources on AI & ML, including generative AI, GitHub Copilot, and machine learning best practices.
Developer skills section provides insights on application development, career growth, and programming languages.
Engineering section covers architecture, infrastructure, and platform security.
Enterprise software resources include automation, CI/CD, and DevSecOps.
Security updates focus on application security, supply chain security, and vulnerability research.
"How we use GitHub to be more productive, collaborative, and secure - Our engineering and security teams do some incredible work. Let’s take a look at how we use GitHub to be more productive, build collaboratively, and shift security left."
This is the best blog post I've ever read about setting up automation in a homelab.
Posted on r/selfhosted |
Score: 278 |
Comments: 38
The article provides a detailed guide on automating version updates for self-hosted Docker containers using Gitea, Renovate, and Komodo. It offers clear, step-by-step instructions to streamline the process of maintaining up-to-date container deployments in a homelab environment. The author highlights the efficiency and ease of use of Renovate-bot as a key tool in this setup.
Key Points:
Automating Docker container updates with Gitea, Renovate, and Komodo.
Step-by-step guide for setting up and configuring the tools.
Emphasis on the effectiveness of Renovate-bot for version management.
Practical tips for integrating these tools into a homelab environment.
Clear, well-structured instructions suitable for varying levels of expertise.
"Renovate-bot is an awesome tool that automates the process of keeping your dependencies up to date, and it integrates seamlessly with Gitea and Komodo to create a smooth workflow for your homelab."
Claude can now reference your previous conversations
Posted on r/ClaudeAI |
Score: 193 |
Comments: 61
Claude now allows users to reference previous conversations in new chats, eliminating the need to re-explain context. This feature is initially available for Max, Team, and Enterprise plans, with other plans to follow soon.
Key Points:
Claude can search and reference past conversations in new chats.
The feature removes the need to re-explain context or manually search old chats.
Currently rolling out to Max, Team, and Enterprise plans first.
Users can enable it in Settings -> Profile under 'Search and reference chats'.
Other plans will gain access to this feature soon.
"No more re-explaining context or hunting through old conversations. Just ask what you discussed before and pick up from where you left off."
Posted on r/programming |
Score: 162 |
Comments: 82
The article argues that large language models (LLMs) are not world models, using examples like chess and image blending to demonstrate their lack of fundamental understanding. Despite their vast training data, LLMs fail to grasp basic concepts necessary for tasks like legal chess moves or correct color blending in image editing. The author contends that LLMs excel at predicting text but do not inherently understand the underlying realities they describe.
Key Points:
LLMs lack a fundamental understanding of tasks like chess, failing to track board states despite extensive training data.
The article uses the example of image blending in Krita to show LLMs' inability to comprehend basic mathematical and conceptual principles.
The author argues that LLMs are optimized for text prediction, not for modeling or understanding the real world.
Even with vast resources and incentives, LLMs do not inherently learn or apply world knowledge beyond text patterns.
The examples highlight that LLMs can produce correct answers when prompted but do not truly 'know' the underlying concepts.
"I only mean that, having read a trillion chess games, LLMs, specifically, have not learned that to make legal moves, you need to know where the pieces are on the board. Why would they? For predicting the moves or commentary in chess games, which is what they’re optimized for, this would help very marginally, if at all."
The article introduces Claude Context, a code search plugin for Claude Code that enables semantic search across large codebases by leveraging vector databases and incremental indexing. It efficiently retrieves relevant code sections, overcoming token limitations and keyword matching constraints.
Key Points:
Claude Context uses semantic code search to find relevant functions or code sections, like 'functions that handle user authentication'.
Incremental indexing with Merkle trees ensures only changed files are re-indexed, improving efficiency.
Intelligent code chunking via AST analysis helps understand code relationships and structure.
Scalable vector search (Zilliz Cloud) supports codebases with millions of lines of code.
The tool was open-sourced and built with Claude Code's assistance in just a week.
"🔍 Semantic Code Search allows you to ask questions such as 'find functions that handle user authentication' and retrieves the code from functions like ValidateLoginCredential(), overcoming the limitations of keyword matching."
The article expresses growing concern over pervasive tracking by websites, apps, and services, which compile extensive personal profiles. Even offline activities seem to trigger targeted ads, raising doubts about privacy. The author questions whether it's possible to avoid such tracking without drastic measures like changing contact details.
Key Points:
Pervasive tracking by digital platforms creates comprehensive personal profiles.
Offline conversations near devices may influence targeted advertising.
Privacy feels increasingly unattainable due to data brokers and breaches.
Changing long-held contact details is seen as a hassle to avoid tracking.
"Between data brokers, breaches and shady tracking it just feels like privacy is just a nostalgic idea at this point."
The article announces an update to the Paperless-NGX Mobile app (v3.3.0) by a developer who forked the original project to address necessary fixes and updates. The app remains under the GPL3.0 license, with credit to the original developer, and is available as an APK on GitHub. Key updates include enhanced storage path handling, document preview support, and improved upload functionality.
Key Points:
Developer forked and updated the Paperless-NGX Mobile app due to lack of maintenance by the original developer.
App remains under GPL3.0 license, with credit to the original developer.
Updates include storage path handling, document preview support, and improved upload functionality.
APK is available on GitHub; no plans to publish on Google Play or F-Droid.
Users can build the app locally using Gradle.
"All the credit goes to the original developer, I am only patching and updating whatever is necessary."
Posted on r/programming |
Score: 40 |
Comments: 50
The article explains Git rebase in simple terms, comparing it to moving your commits on top of the latest version of another branch. It uses a story to illustrate how rebasing updates your feature branch with changes from the main branch.
Key Points:
Git rebase moves your commits to start from the latest version of another branch.
It helps keep your feature branch up-to-date with the main branch.
Rebasing is like cutting and pasting your work on top of the latest code.
The article uses a simple story to explain the concept clearly.
Rebasing avoids merge conflicts by integrating changes linearly.
"Rebase means: 'Take my commits and move them to start from the latest version of another branch.' It’s like cutting and pasting your work on top of the latest code."
Posted on r/programming |
Score: 39 |
Comments: 27
The article critiques the hype around AI coding tools like Claude Code, arguing that they often fail to deliver promised productivity gains. The author shares personal experiences where detailed prompts were needed for marginal improvements, concluding that the tools require excessive micromanagement and may not save time.
Key Points:
AI coding tools like Claude Code are often overhyped and fail to deliver significant productivity boosts.
Detailed prompts are necessary for AI tools to work, but this often means the user has already done most of the implementation work.
The tools require constant supervision and micromanagement, similar to watching over a colleague's shoulder.
AI tools struggle with unexpected problems and often generate excessive or incorrect code instead of asking for clarification.
The author's experiments show that the promised autonomy of AI assistants is far from reality.
"The more detailed you make your prompts, the better Claude Code performs. But to get it to work correctly, you need specifications so detailed that you've almost done the implementation. You're not necessarily saving time - you're programming in Markdown instead of code."
TIL over 100,000 people attended Henry George's funeral. Some newspapers claimed it was bigger than Lincoln's
Posted on r/georgism |
Score: 32 |
Comments: 2
Henry George was a 19th-century American political economist and journalist whose ideas, particularly on land value taxation, sparked reform movements. His most famous work, 'Progress and Poverty,' explored economic inequality and proposed solutions like a single tax on land values. George also ran for Mayor of New York City and left a lasting legacy through Georgism.
Key Points:
Henry George was a influential political economist and journalist in the 19th century.
His book 'Progress and Poverty' addressed economic inequality and proposed land value taxation as a solution.
George ran for Mayor of New York City in 1886 and 1897, finishing ahead of Theodore Roosevelt in the first race.
He advocated for free trade, public utilities, and other progressive reforms.
His ideas led to the economic philosophy known as Georgism.
"His most famous work, Progress and Poverty (1879), sold millions of copies worldwide. The treatise investigates the paradox of increasing inequality and poverty amid economic and technological progress, the business cycle with its cyclic nature of industrialized economies, and the use of rent capture such as land value taxation and other anti-monopoly reforms as a remedy for these and other social problems."
The article discusses the ethical dilemma of working in the tech industry, particularly when one's job involves contributing to harmful systems (the 'Torment Nexus'). It reflects on the industry's shift from optimism to hostility and the personal conflict of needing income while wanting to avoid adding torment to the world.
Key Points:
The tech industry has evolved from a positive, innovative force to one that often builds harmful systems ('Torment Nexus').
Workers in tech face ethical conflicts when their livelihoods depend on contributing to such systems.
The author notes that many former tech workers have moved on to creative pursuits as the industry became less fulfilling.
The article highlights the disparity between workers and leadership in the tech industry, emphasizing shared struggles with those affected by harmful systems.
"If you don’t want to add more torment to the world you simply don’t build the Torment Nexus. That’s basic math."