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Beatriz Flamini says she endured swarms of flies, read 60 books and never missed the sunlight

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Parler, the self-described “uncancelable free-speech social platform” that catered to right-wing users — which was nearly acquired by Kanye West last year — has been shut down by its new owner. “No reasonable person believes that a Twitter clone just for conservatives is a viable business any more,” Arlington, Va.-based digital media company Starboard said in announcing Friday that it had acquired Parler. The terms of the deal are not being disclosed; Starboard said it expects the deal to be accretive by the end of the second quarter of 2023. Instead of continuing to offer Parler as a consumer-facing social service, Starboard said it would leverage Parler’s assets across its existing businesses as well as provide information-technology services to customers in “marginalized or even outright censored communities – even extending beyond domestic politics.” Starboard said the Parler acquisition gives it an opportunity to “begin servicing unsupported online communities – building a home for them away from the ad-hoc regulatory hand of platforms that hate them.”

Stephen Colbert, a noted fantasy fan, has come on board to help develop and produce a series adaptation of Roger Zelazny’s The Chronicles of Amber. Colbert, via his Spartina banner, will produce th…

The weird, pastel-crayon, CG photo-composite or similar style of surrealist corporate graphic that you'd see in the editorial section of The Economist or Time in the early-mid 1990s. Very '90s doctor's/dentist waiting room magazine' vibes. Usually the figure is in a business suit, labcoat, or other uniform, but not always; and there's some visual metaphor related to business, corporate life, (then) contemporary economic & social issues

A federal appeals judge in Washington, D.C. is under investigation by her own court for allegedly failing to carry out her duties and refusing to respond to other judges' concerns, court officials at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit said on Friday. An order signed by Federal Circuit Chief Judge Kimberly Moore said a three-judge committee had determined that Judge Pauline Newman, who is 95, may "suffer a disability that interferes with her ability to perform the responsibilities of her office." Newman is also under investigation for misconduct for refusing to cooperate with the probe or submit to a medical evaluation, Moore said in the order, dated Thursday.

Cryptocurrency Twitter prematurely rejoiced at the possibility that the statements of an FTX lawyer at its bankruptcy hearing meant that the company had recovered nearly all of its funds and was close to restarting. Neither is true. FTX shared at the hearing that it has recovered a total of $7.3 billion in cash and liquid crypto assets. This includes $2 billion in cash, and $4.3 billion in ‘liquid’ cryptocurrencies. To be clear, ‘liquid’ in this context means tokens with a market capitalization of $15 million with $1 million in daily volume over a month. Currently a market cap of $15 million would place a coin at approximately the 700th rank on CoinMarketCap, suggesting liquidating some of these assets may be difficult.

Nancy Pelosi has, amazingly, chosen to recapitulate the defenses of Ginsburg’s non-retirement on Feinstein’s behalf. “I don’t know what political agendas are at work that are going after Senator Feinstein in that way. I’ve never seen them go after a man who was sick in the Senate in that way,” Pelosi told reporters yesterday. ... Pelosi isn’t arguing that it’s better for women *on net* to allow Feinstein to stay in office. That argument would be nearly impossible given the stakes of the judiciary on abortion rights, let alone on all the other issues handled by the courts. Her case rests on elevating the individual prerogative of a senator above the millions of people she serves. It is to forget that senators are public servants at all to conceive of the role as a place of honor in American life and believe that stripping it away constitutes some form of punishment.

The family of Lashawn Thompson and their lawyer is now calling for a criminal investigation into his death.

I thought you could only do that with the powdered non-dairy creamer?

Police in Denver asked for the public’s help identifying the suspect who tackled Colorado Rockies mascot Dinger during a game Monday at Coors Field. Police say the person who was performing as Dinger was injured. The suspect is wanted for Simple Assault, police said. A video shot from the stands shows Dinger dancing on the dugout with its back to the crowd when the person in the stands jumps up and tackles the dinosaur.

A hippo descended from the private menagerie of druglord Pablo Escobar has died in Colombia after being hit by a car, according to a statement from Colombian officials.

The two continued to message back and forth for approximately two weeks until Riley abruptly cut off communications and deleted all but his final message to Hiles – purportedly because he’d just seen a video of Hiles smoking marijuana in the Capitol.

Is it a practical design? Nope. Does it work? Absolutely.

The explanation furnished by members of the chat group has been startlingly mundane. The leaker, they insist, was not a whistleblower but a young man who wanted to show off to his young friends with the documents never intended to leave the chat group. “He’s a smart person. He knew what he was doing when he posted these documents, of course. These weren’t accidental leaks of any kind,” one member told the Washington Post.

Murphy the Eagle is expanding his family once again. Last month, the World Bird Sanctuary noticed Murphy protecting a rock inside a large depression in the ground. He was seen sitting on the rock as if it were an egg, but now, he is putting those nurturing instincts to use. In a Facebook post, the World Bird Sanctuary said Murphy was introduced to an eaglet that they are working to nurse back to health. The eaglet was released from "baby jail" this week, and Murphy had a chance to start the bonding process.

Substack Notes just dropped. With Substack Notes, the company is in direct competition with social networks like Twitter. It’s shipping a consumer product that’s designed to be used by Substack readers. It is no longer just a software vendor; it’s a consumer product company. And that carries with it another set of content moderation concerns, that, after talking to Chris, I’m just not sure Substack is ready for. Like, I really don’t know. You’ll just have to listen to his answers — or really, non-answers — for yourself. [b]You have to figure out, “Should we allow overt racism on Substack Notes?” You have to figure that out.[/b] No, I’m not going to engage in speculation or specific “would you allow this or that” content. [b]You know this is a very bad response to this question, right? You’re aware that you’ve blundered into this. You should just say no. And I’m wondering what’s keeping you from just saying no.[/b] I have a blanket [policy that] I don’t think it’s useful to get into “would you allow this or that thing on Substack.”

A new proposal would add a fixed monthly charge that would be based on the household income levels of the respective customers. The tradeoff: The three utilities are proposing a reduction of 33% in electricity rates, which means it’s possible that segment of the bill could be less expensive. Put another way, customers would be able to reduce a portion of their bill if they can control their electricity usage. “This proposal aims to help lower bills for those who need it most and improves billing transparency and predictability for all customers,” said Marlene Santos, PG&E’s chief customer officer. The primary effect could be to help reduce monthly bills for low-income customers, according to PG&E. But the shift could mean jumps in monthly bills for some customers.

The fossil represents the earliest-known species of the flying mammal