Oversight Democrats Release Third Batch of Documents from Jeffrey Epstein Estate, Includes Elon Musk, Peter Thiel, Steve Bannon, Prince Andrew Mentions
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Democrats on the House Oversight Committee have released a third batch of documents from the Jeffrey Epstein estate, which includes phone logs, flight manifests, financial ledgers, and schedules. The documents contain mentions of scheduled meetings or interactions with prominent figures such as Elon Musk, Peter Thiel, Steve Bannon, and Prince Andrew. The release is part of an ongoing investigation to identify individuals complicit in Epstein's crimes.
Key Points:
The released documents include phone message logs, flight logs, financial ledgers, and Epstein's daily schedules from 2010-2019.
Prominent individuals mentioned in the documents include Elon Musk, Peter Thiel, Steve Bannon, and Prince Andrew.
Specific evidence includes scheduled meetings with Thiel and Bannon, a pending trip by Musk to Epstein's island, and Prince Andrew listed as a passenger on Epstein's aircraft.
Documents were redacted to protect the identity of victims, and the Committee expects to receive more documents in this rolling production.
The Committee's stated goal is to bring justice for survivors by identifying everyone complicit in Epstein's crimes.
""It should be clear to every American that Jeffrey Epstein was friends with some of the most powerful and wealthiest men in the world. Every new document produced provides new information as we work to bring justice for the survivors and victims.""
DOJ appears to have violated Mangione's right to a fair trial, judge says
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Score: 31133 |
Comments: 1060
A federal judge has found that the Department of Justice appears to have violated Luigi Mangione's right to a fair trial. The judge stated that high-ranking DOJ staff members' social media posts, which endorsed President Trump's comments on Mangione's guilt, violated court rules designed to prevent prejudice. The judge warned that future violations could result in sanctions against the prosecution.
Key Points:
Judge Margaret M. Garnett ruled that DOJ employees violated a court rule prohibiting public statements that could prejudice a fair trial.
The violation involved a DOJ official reposting and endorsing a clip of President Trump describing Mangione's alleged crime.
Mangione has pleaded not guilty to the murder of a healthcare CEO, for which prosecutors are seeking the death penalty.
The judge ordered prosecutors to respond to the allegations and warned that future violations may lead to sanctions.
The article highlights concerns about the Trump administration's public commentary on an ongoing criminal case.
""The statements referenced in the [letter from Mangione’s legal team] by two high-ranking staff members of the Department of Justice, including within the Office of the Attorney General, appear to be in direct violation of this Rule and the Court’s April 25 Order," the judge continued."
House Democrats release latest Jeffrey Epstein documents with Musk, Thiel, Bannon and Prince Andrew mentions
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Comments: 298
House Democrats have released a small batch of documents from Jeffrey Epstein's estate as part of their investigation. The documents include schedules and flight manifests that mention potential contact with high-profile figures like Elon Musk, Steve Bannon, Peter Thiel, and Prince Andrew. The article emphasizes that the inclusion of a name does not indicate wrongdoing.
Key Points:
A small tranche of documents from over 8,500 provided by Epstein's estate was released by House Democrats.
The documents include meeting itineraries showing appointments with Steve Bannon and Peter Thiel during Donald Trump's first term.
A scheduling note mentions Elon Musk potentially joining a trip to Epstein's island in 2014.
A flight manifest from 2000 lists Prince Andrew as a passenger on Epstein's aircraft.
The released records also include largely redacted financial ledgers.
"The inclusion of one’s name in the documents does not indicate wrongdoing."
This is why Republicans are Blocking the Epstein Files. Elon Musk was scheduled to visit Jeffrey Epstein’s notorious private island in 2014, according to files released on Friday.
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The article reports on newly released documents from Jeffrey Epstein's estate that detail scheduled meetings with prominent right-wing figures, including Elon Musk, Peter Thiel, and Steve Bannon. It suggests these connections are the reason Republicans are attempting to block the full release of the Epstein files.
Key Points:
Elon Musk was scheduled to visit Epstein's private island in 2014, according to an entry in Epstein's daily schedule.
The documents also reveal scheduled meetings between Epstein and influential conservatives Peter Thiel and Steve Bannon.
Flight logs and a ledger show connections to Prince Andrew, including payments for massages.
The article posits that these associations with powerful figures are the motive behind Republican efforts to suppress the files.
The released excerpts were made public by Democrats on the House Oversight and Reform Committee.
"One entry dated December 6, 2014, included a reminder: “Elon Musk to island Dec. 6 (is this still happening?)”"
1 Bit is all we need: Binary Normalized Neural Networks
Posted on r/programming |
Score: 130 |
Comments: 44
The article introduces Binary Normalized Neural Networks, a novel type of neural network layer that uses parameters with values of only 0 or 1. These layers, which can be applied to fully connected, convolutional, and attention layers, achieve performance nearly equivalent to 32-bit models while using 32 times less memory. This approach enables the deployment of large models on resource-constrained hardware without requiring specialized electronic components.
Key Points:
Proposes a new type of neural network layer with single-bit (0 or 1) parameters for all weights and biases.
Demonstrates effectiveness on image classification and language decoder tasks, achieving results comparable to 32-bit models.
Reduces memory usage by a factor of 32 compared to conventional models.
Can be implemented on standard hardware without needing dedicated electronic hardware.
Enables practical deployment of large models on simple, cheap devices like mobile phones or CPUs.
"The binary normalized layers allow to develop models that use 32 times less memory than current models and have equivalent performance. Besides, the binary normalized layers can be easily implemented on current computers using 1-bit arrays, and do not require the development of dedicated electronic hardware."
Anthropic people should sporadically say "You are absolutely right" on their next presentation video
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Score: 104 |
Comments: 24
The article humorously suggests that employees at Anthropic should include the phrase 'You are absolutely right' as an easter egg in their next presentation video. It provides a fictional script example showing how the phrase could be used to enthusiastically affirm and build upon each speaker's points. The core idea is to create a fun, recurring in-joke during a product demonstration.
Key Points:
Proposes an easter egg for an Anthropic presentation video.
Suggests sporadically using the phrase 'You are absolutely right'.
Includes a script example demonstrating the conversational flow.
Aims to create a fun, recurring element for viewers.
Shows the phrase being used to affirm and expand on product features.
"Josh: "You are absolutely right! with this new X functionality you can now code 5x faster""
Did you guys know BART nearly had the authority to enact LVT around stations.
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Score: 86 |
Comments: 19
The article reveals that California's BART transit system was nearly authorized to implement a Land Value Tax (LVT) around its stations. The author argues that such a policy would have created a financial windfall for the agency through transit-oriented development, boosting both income and ridership. The piece calls for renewed political action to adopt LVT as a stable funding mechanism for transit expansion and operations.
Key Points:
California previously authorized a station-area Land Value Tax (LVT) for BART.
LVT is presented as a proven method to achieve financial stability for transit agencies.
The policy would incentivize transit-oriented development, creating a virtuous cycle of increased ridership and agency income.
There is a call to action for Californians to support organizations pushing for LVT, building on the momentum of existing legislation like SB79.
The author identifies as a 'Georgist' on the single issue of transit and urbanism, advocating for LVT as a critical funding solution.
"American transit agencies rarely use land/property to bolster their income even though its the only proven way to make an agency financially stable."
A recent Plex update removed the WatchTogether feature, leaving users seeking self-hosted alternatives for synchronized viewing parties. The author describes their need for a secure solution to watch content with friends, which previously involved local files, Plex, and other sources. They are asking the community for existing options before attempting to build a custom solution themselves.
Key Points:
Plex removed its WatchTogether functionality in a recent update.
The removal was apparently due to issues with cost and safety.
The author is seeking secure, self-hosted alternatives to Discord screen sharing.
An ideal solution would support M3u streams, local files, Plex/Jellyfin, and YouTube.
The goal is to find an existing application to avoid building a new one from scratch.
"Tend to do alot of watch togethers with friends on a weekend with a few beers, but that was killed today when we realised the last update removed the feature."
How good is Claude Code at building complex systems?
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Score: 21 |
Comments: 29
The article investigates whether AI coding agents can architect and build a complex software project, using the development of a relational database server in Ruby as a test case. The author provided a detailed test suite and explicit instructions to guide the agent, which successfully implemented the functionality but struggled with code quality and architectural foresight. The experiment revealed that while the agent was proficient at making progress and debugging, it was weak at long-term planning and following nuanced instructions.
Key Points:
The author used building a SQL database server as a benchmark to evaluate an AI coding agent's ability to handle complex, multi-layered systems.
The agent was guided by a progressive test suite and a CLAUDE.md file with explicit instructions on code style and refactoring.
The agent's key strengths were its ability to consistently make progress and pass tests, and its persistent, if inefficient, debugging approach.
A major weakness was the agent's inability to follow specific instructions and plan for future requirements, leading to poor architectural decisions.
The experiment suggests that while agents are powerful tools for implementation, human oversight is still crucial for system architecture and code quality.
"From seeing its actions, it’s clear that it didn’t try to reason about the state of the executing code that caused the error. Instead it made a guess based on the code and the error. If a fix didn’t work it often created a script to try to reproduce and narrow down the problem or added logging."
Ruby Central executes hostile takeover of the RubyGems github organisation and code repositories
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Score: 12 |
Comments: 1
Under financial pressure and threats from Shopify to withdraw funding, Ruby Central executed a hostile takeover of the Bundler and RubyGems open-source projects. The action was taken against the will of the long-time community maintainers and after internal warnings about its illegitimacy. Following the takeover, board members misrepresented the events to the Ruby community.
Key Points:
Shopify threatened to withdraw funding from Ruby Central unless it took control of the RubyGems and Bundler projects.
A board member, HSBT, prematurely changed repository permissions, adding a new owner and downgrading maintainers.
Ruby Central's board voted to proceed with the takeover despite understanding they had no right to do so.
A key demand was the exclusion of longtime maintainer André Arko from the project.
The article emphasizes the critical distinction between the community-owned RubyGems source code and the separately operated RubyGems.org service.
"RubyGems is a collection of community owned, community maintained repositories of code that are held in commons for everyone in the Ruby community to use. The RubyGems Service is entirely separate from that."
GitHub is implementing a comprehensive plan to enhance the security of the npm supply chain. The initiative focuses on preventing the accidental publication of private packages to the public registry and strengthening account security. These measures aim to protect developers and organizations from supply chain attacks.
Key Points:
Preventing accidental publication of private packages to the public npm registry.
Strengthening account security with mandatory two-factor authentication (2FA) for the top 100 packages and eventually all packages.
Improving the security of the package publication process to mitigate supply chain risks.
Protecting developers and organizations from malicious attacks targeting software dependencies.
"Our plan for a more secure npm supply chain - The GitHub Blog"