Stephen Miller Melts Down as ‘Leftist’ Jury Acquits Man Who Towed ICE Truck Away. | The senior Trump aide erupted after a tow truck driver who hauled off a federal vehicle during an immigration arrest was found not guilty.
Posted on r/politics |
Score: 12655 |
Comments: 564
A Los Angeles tow truck driver, Bobby Nuñez, was acquitted of stealing a government vehicle after towing away an ICE SUV during an immigration arrest. The verdict prompted criticism from Trump aide Stephen Miller, who called it 'blatant jury nullification,' and is part of a pattern of failed prosecutions against individuals accused of interfering with immigration enforcement. Legal experts suggest the Justice Department's aggressive rhetoric is not holding up in court.
Key Points:
Tow truck driver Bobby Nuñez was found not guilty of theft for towing an ICE vehicle during an arrest operation.
Trump immigration architect Stephen Miller denounced the verdict as 'blatant jury nullification' by a 'leftist' jury.
The case is part of a series of failed prosecutions against anti-ICE protesters, with many charges being dismissed or resulting in acquittals.
Legal experts note the Justice Department is struggling to prove intent or serious harm in these cases.
The U.S. Attorney initially boasted about the case online, but his post now carries a community note about the acquittal.
""The rhetoric on Twitter and in press releases is not surviving the courtroom," former federal prosecutor Randall Eliason told the Associated Press."
Mike Johnson warns of another Trump impeachment if Democrats win out in 2026
Posted on r/politics |
Score: 6584 |
Comments: 948
House Speaker Mike Johnson warned attendees at the AmericaFest event that if Democrats regain control of Congress in the 2026 midterm elections, they will impeach President Donald Trump again and create 'absolute chaos.' He urged continued support for Trump's agenda to maintain Republican majorities. The article also notes internal GOP dynamics and endorsements for Vice President JD Vance as a 2028 presidential candidate.
Key Points:
Speaker Mike Johnson warned that a Democratic majority in 2026 would lead to another impeachment of President Trump.
Johnson framed the 2026 midterms as critical, stating 'everything is on the line' to prevent Democratic control.
He claimed the Democratic Party is being 'overrun by the Marxists' and aims to dismantle Republican principles.
The article references past and current impeachment efforts against Trump by Democratic lawmakers.
The event also featured discussions of GOP unity and endorsements for JD Vance's potential 2028 presidential run.
""Everything, as has been said here, everything is on the line in the midterms of 2026, and we have much more to do. But if we lose the House majority, the radical Left, as you’ve already heard, is going to impeach President Trump. They’re going to create absolute chaos, we cannot let that happen, and I know you won’t," Johnson said."
Republicans ‘On Board’ With Pam Bondi Impeachment—Ro Khanna
Posted on r/politics |
Score: 4977 |
Comments: 191
Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna claims some Republicans are 'on board' with potentially impeaching Attorney General Pam Bondi over the DOJ's failure to fully release Jeffrey Epstein-related files by a congressionally mandated deadline. The first step, however, is a bipartisan effort led by Rep. Thomas Massie to hold Bondi in inherent contempt of Congress, which could result in daily fines.
Key Points:
Rep. Ro Khanna states some Republicans support impeaching AG Pam Bondi for the DOJ's failure to release all Epstein files by the legal deadline.
The initial action will be to hold Bondi in inherent contempt of Congress, a move requiring only House approval and featuring bipartisan backing.
The bipartisan Epstein Files Transparency Act mandated the file release within 30 days with minimal redactions, a deadline the DOJ missed.
Contempt proceedings could result in daily fines against Bondi until the documents are released.
This effort differs from previous partisan impeachment threats due to claimed Republican involvement, notably from Rep. Thomas Massie.
""It's different because it's coming from Republicans, too. If it was just me out there or [Democratic Congressman] Robert Garcia out there, it would be seen as, OK, this is just a Democratic thing. This is going to be Thomas Massie leading it," the California Democrat said."
Posted on r/selfhosted |
Score: 1065 |
Comments: 190
Anna's Archive, a shadow library focused on preserving human knowledge, has backed up Spotify's music catalog, creating the world's first fully open 'preservation archive' for music. The archive contains metadata for 256 million tracks and 86 million audio files, totaling around 300TB, and is being distributed via torrents to ensure long-term survival.
Key Points:
Created the largest publicly available music metadata database with 256 million tracks and 186 million unique ISRCs.
Archived ~86 million music files, representing about 99.6% of listens, prioritizing tracks by Spotify's popularity metric.
The archive is designed to be easily mirrored by anyone, addressing gaps in existing preservation efforts which often over-focus on popular artists and high quality.
Audio files are provided in efficient formats (OGG Vorbis at 160kbit/s for popular tracks, OGG Opus at 75kbit/s for less popular ones) to balance preservation and file size.
The project aims to protect musical heritage from destruction by natural disasters, wars, and budget cuts through decentralized distribution.
"This is the world’s first “preservation archive” for music which is fully open (meaning it can easily be mirrored by anyone with enough disk space)."
Write code that you can understand when you get paged at 2am
Posted on r/programming |
Score: 418 |
Comments: 167
The article argues against writing 'clever' or overly complex code, advocating instead for clear, readable code that can be understood even when tired and stressed during a 2am on-call incident. It identifies common pitfalls like premature abstraction and dogmatic adherence to DRY principles, and suggests a balanced approach to abstraction for maintainability.
Key Points:
Clever code is bad because it becomes inscrutable to the author, especially during high-stress, late-night debugging sessions.
A common reason for clever code is the mistaken belief that complex, terse code (like using reduce) is inherently superior to simple, explicit code (like a for loop).
Premature abstraction, such as creating deep, unnecessary class hierarchies, makes code harder to navigate and understand.
Applying the DRY (Don't Repeat Yourself) principle dogmatically can introduce unnecessary complexity; sometimes a small amount of repetition is acceptable.
The goal is balanced, practical abstraction—like creating a shared API service—to reduce errors without sacrificing readability.
"You pop open your laptop, open the PagerDuty web app, and read the alert. You go to your telemetry and logging systems and figure out approximate whereabouts in the codebase the issue is. You open your IDE and start sweating: 'I have no idea what the hell any of this code means.'"
Posted on r/programming |
Score: 350 |
Comments: 79
A backend engineer outlines a 2026 reading list focused on foundational computer science to understand how computers work at a low level, moving beyond high-level programming. The selected books cover operating systems, computer architecture, distributed systems, and database internals to build more efficient and reliable software systems. The author emphasizes the importance of this deep knowledge for backend engineering.
Key Points:
The author, a backend engineer, feels a gap in understanding how computers work at a low level despite using high-level technologies.
The 2026 reading list is deliberately focused on core computer science concepts rather than specific programming languages or frameworks.
Key book topics include operating systems, computer systems from a programmer's perspective, distributed systems, and designing data-intensive applications.
A major goal is to build more efficient and reliable software by understanding the underlying systems like OS, memory, and databases.
The author is documenting this learning journey to help others write better backend systems and understand performance fundamentals.
"But one thing that bothers me is “we work with computers on a high level” and we really don’t know how a computer works, how memory works and all that stuff."
Anthropic's Official Take on XML-Structured Prompting as the Core Strategy
Posted on r/ClaudeAI |
Score: 204 |
Comments: 83
The article explains that using XML-structured prompting with Claude AI significantly improves its performance and reliability. By framing requests within specific tags like and , users can communicate more effectively with the model, akin to speaking its 'native language.' This structured approach works across all Claude model versions and reduces confusion.
Key Points:
XML-structured prompting (using tags like , ) dramatically improves Claude AI's output quality and accuracy.
Claude was specifically trained to understand this structured format, making it more effective than plain conversational prompts.
This method works consistently across all Claude models, from Haiku to Sonnet, with larger models handling more complex structures.
Structured prompting minimizes back-and-forth and confusion by providing clear instructions, constraints, and output format upfront.
The author compares unstructured prompting to speaking English louder to a French person, whereas structured prompting is like learning key phrases in their language.
"It works because Claude was actually trained to understand this kind of structure. We've just been talking to it the wrong way this whole time."
Why Gameyfin is FOSS (and why it should matter to you)
Posted on r/selfhosted |
Score: 115 |
Comments: 46
The article explains the author's decision to release Gameyfin as Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) under the AGPLv3 license, contrasting it with source-available models. It argues that FOSS protects users from enshittification and ensures permanent control and freedom, while source-available software leaves users dependent on a single entity's shifting priorities.
Key Points:
FOSS (like AGPLv3) guarantees users the freedom to run, study, modify, and distribute software, preventing vendor lock-in.
Source-available software allows viewing code but restricts modification and redistribution, leaving users vulnerable to sudden license changes or monetization.
The author cites 'enshittification' as a key risk, where platforms degrade user experience for profit, which FOSS resists by allowing community forks.
The author declined to join a source-available competitor (GameVault) due to philosophical differences and a commitment to FOSS principles.
The article encourages users to support FOSS for self-hosted software to ensure long-term control and community benefit over features.
"With source-available software, you're trusting a single company to act in your best interest forever. If their priorities change - if they decide to monetize more aggressively, or pivot their business - your ability to use or modify the software could be restricted overnight. FOSS, on the other hand, gives you a permanent seat at the table."
Why the best wealth tax is a land value tax - Heather Wetzel
Posted on r/georgism |
Score: 76 |
Comments: 3
The article argues that a Land Value Tax (LVT) is the most effective form of wealth tax because it captures the economic rent from land and natural resources, which is created by society's collective demand. It proposes replacing existing property taxes with LVT to stop land speculation, make housing affordable, and fund public services with the value society creates.
Key Points:
A Land Value Tax is efficient, unavoidable, and fair because it returns the value society creates through demand to the public purse.
Replacing property taxes with LVT would stop land speculation and hoarding, bringing idle sites into use and making homes and business premises affordable.
The tax encourages better land use in urban areas, reducing pressure to build on green spaces and rural land.
LVT ensures that the economic benefits of land value increases are shared by the whole community, not just property owners.
The article outlines a three-stage plan to eventually bring all natural resource rents under public ownership.
"A fact that is mostly ignored by politicians and economists is natural resource wealth only arises from society’s demand to use them and, as our economy grows, so does their value and price. Because they are no longer held in common, the incomes that arise from our combined demand to use them goes to the few who claim ‘ownership’ of them."
😢Ohio property tax overhaul signed into law, cutting taxes by billions
Posted on r/georgism |
Score: 42 |
Comments: 7
Ohio Governor Mike DeWine signed five bills into law, enacting the largest overhaul of the state's property tax system in decades. The new laws aim to limit automatic tax increases driven by surging property values, saving taxpayers billions over three years while reducing future revenue for local governments and schools.
Key Points:
The five-bill package is the largest overhaul to Ohio's property tax system in decades.
The laws limit how much future increases in property values can trigger automatic tax hikes.
The changes will save taxpayers an estimated billions of dollars over the next three years.
The overhaul will result in a corresponding loss in future revenue for schools and local governments.
The laws were a top priority for legislative Republicans ahead of the next midterm election.
"Gov. Mike DeWine has approved a legislative package that will save taxpayers an estimated billions of dollars over the next three years by limiting how much future increases in property values can trigger automatic tax hikes. The change will result in a corresponding loss in future revenue to schools and other local governments."
Sick of slow Nextcloud? Tutorial: Blazing Fast Nextcloud (FPM + Nginx + Postgres) linked with OnlyOffice [2025 Docker Compose]
Posted on r/selfhosted |
Score: 42 |
Comments: 17
This article provides a high-performance Docker Compose setup for Nextcloud, replacing the standard Apache/MariaDB stack with Nextcloud FPM, Nginx, PostgreSQL, and Redis for improved speed and scalability. It also includes integrated OnlyOffice document editing. The guide includes detailed configuration files and explanations for each performance optimization.
Key Points:
Replaces default Apache/MariaDB with a tuned stack of Nextcloud FPM, Nginx, PostgreSQL, and Redis for better performance.
Includes fully integrated OnlyOffice Document Server for in-browser document editing.
Explains specific performance benefits: PHP-FPM separation, PostgreSQL concurrency, Nginx caching, Redis locking/caching, and tuned PHP workers.
Provides complete Docker Compose and configuration files for easy deployment.
Aims to solve sluggishness in growing Nextcloud instances and tricky OnlyOffice integration issues.
"In my experience, Postgres handles concurrent read/writes better for Nextcloud's heavy file locking operations."
Lua 5.5 released with declarations for global variables, garbage collection improvements
Posted on r/programming |
Score: 31 |
Comments: 3
Lua 5.5 has been released, marking the first major update in five years for the lightweight scripting language. The update introduces several new features focused on memory efficiency and developer control, including declarations for global variables and significant garbage collection improvements.
Key Points:
Introduces declarations for global variables, giving developers more control.
Features major garbage collection improvements, including a new generational mode and incremental major collections.
Achieves significant memory savings, with large arrays using about 60% less memory.
Includes other refinements like read-only for-loop variables and improved float printing.
Represents the first major release since Lua 5.4, arriving five years later.
"Large arrays in Lua are as using around 60% less memory with the Lua 5.5 build."
Reducing OpenTelemetry Bundle Size in Browser Frontend
Posted on r/programming |
Score: 22 |
Comments: 4
The article discusses strategies for reducing the bundle size impact of OpenTelemetry (OTel) in browser frontends to maintain observability without harming performance. It emphasizes that neglecting observability for bundle size is a poor trade-off and presents tree-shaking and lazy-loading as key techniques. The goal is to collect essential telemetry data while preventing OTel code from slowing down page loads and Core Web Vitals.
Key Points:
Neglecting frontend observability to reduce bundle size is a poor trade-off, as it hinders issue triage.
OpenTelemetry can significantly impact bundle size and performance, potentially delaying critical metrics like Largest Contentful Paint (LCP).
Tree-shaking, by importing only necessary OTel modules, is a primary method to remove unused code and reduce size.
Lazy-loading non-essential telemetry scripts is recommended as they are not user-facing content and should not block initial rendering.
Avoiding catch-all auto-instrumentation packages and using specific imports helps keep the bundle slim.
"But here’s the thing, neglecting observability for reducing bundle size isn’t a good trade-off."
Algorithmically Generated Crosswords: Finding 'good enough' for an NP-Complete problem
Posted on r/programming |
Score: 17 |
Comments: 1
The article details the author's journey to algorithmically generate crossword puzzles, a problem known to be NP-Complete. By shifting from a naive, word-by-word approach to thinking in terms of entire rows and columns of possibilities, and employing heuristics and backtracking, the author built a 'good enough' generator that powers a shipped mobile app.
Key Points:
Generating crossword puzzles, specifically the 'crossword filling' problem, is NP-Complete due to the combinatorial explosion of constraints.
The author's algorithm uniquely generates both the grid pattern (black square placement) and the word fill simultaneously, rather than starting with a fixed layout.
A key insight was to think in terms of the entire set of valid lines (rows/columns) rather than placing individual words greedily.
The solution embraces heuristics and backtracking, accepting that a perfect, efficient algorithm is impossible, to build something that works 'surprisingly well'.
The algorithm was successfully implemented and shipped in a crossword game app called Crosswarped.
"When tackling an NP-Complete problem, you start with the understanding that the perfect is the enemy of the good. This is freeing; it encourages you to begin with the simplest approach and iterate."