Dean Barker

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Courts matter: A federal Judge in TX ruled the FTC lacks authority to ban noncompete agreements. Right now this ruling only applies to the plaintiffs in the case, but after the Chevron SCOTUS ruling, it’s only a matter of time.

Judge says FTC lacks authority to issue rule banning noncompete agreementsarstechnica.com Authority cited by FTC just a "housekeeping statute," US judge in Texas rules.

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#NowListening Mahler - Symphony No.5 (Barbirolli/NPO) (EMI, 1970) Late Romanticism

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For folks who've appreciated my coverage of the French elections... @bolts.bsky.social is quite different—but we cover US politics with such attention to detail. So give us a follow if you've enjoyed this, and care about the US. And our newsletter is free! boltsmag.org/newsletter

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Henryk Szydlowski

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"Lord, I see what you are doing for LePen's National Rally, and I want that for Trump's GOP."

"Lord, I see what you are doing for the Tories, and I want that for the GOP."

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Rod Temperton is an unsung genius, both with Heatwave and with writing songs for Michael Jackson’s Off The Wall LP. And this is one of his best songs.🎶🎼🎵 Thanks for the shoutout Simon!🩵💙🙏

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BREAKING: Upside side down French flag spotted outside the Alitos' summer residence

The struggle is real. www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBWt...

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Fascinating site they’re excavating in Egypt on the Red Sea.

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This is good news. A far-right landslide was predicted

BREAKING NEWS: Voters turned out in numbers not seen in decades to stop the far-right National Rally from taking power in the French National Assembly. Polls predicted a first-place finish for National Rally, which instead came in third in initial results as polling stations closed.

Projections in France's election show voters rejecting the far rightwww.npr.org Voters turned out in numbers not seen in decades to stop the far-right National Rally from taking power in the French National Assembly. Polls predicted a first-place finish for National Rally, which ...

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It only goes to show that if anything is foul enough it should be possible to come together to oppose it. Americans please take note.

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OH, a big result: Marine Le Pen's *sister* has LOST her bid to join Parliament. She led 40% to 26% in Round 1. Her left opponent won by 0.5%. (Macronist, who came in 3rd, initially said she wouldn't drop out but then changed her mind. Ended up blocking Le Pen.)

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Belgian media is now reporting the same thing. 2 other polling institutes are independently projecting the same thing: a much weaker RN than expected, and Left bloc potentially in first place.

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Info I hear from France suggests results may be very surprising. I had to double check I was reading right. Now appears to be confirmed by *EARLY EXITS* in Swiss media: RN weaker than expected. Fight for first between left & Macronists, though RN possible still in right for low plurality.

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Would you bike 15 miles just to look at an airport terminal building, or are you normal?

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"Paul, we're doing an article about data compression techniques. We just need something that illustrates compressing data." "Say no more, Cliff."

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And fast when they want to be.

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Gustav Mahler (with scenes from the Ken Russell biopic "Mahler") - BOTD

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#consciousness #neuroscience "The mind is more mysterious than has thus far been appreciated."

The Mystery of Consciousness Is Deeper Than We Thoughtwww.scientificamerican.com Despite great progress, we lack even the beginning of an explanation of how the brain produces our inner world of colors, sounds, smells and tastes. A thought experiment with “pain-pleasure” zombies i...

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Gian Carlo Menotti (with scenes from his "Help, Help, the Globolinks!", commissioned by the Hamburg State Opera) - BOTD

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The governors of a dozen Republican-led states — AL, AK, FL, GA, IA, MS, OK, SC, SD, TX, UT, WY — opted out of a new federal food assistance program, leaving about 9.5 million students without the aid this summer

Republican-led states are blocking summer food benefits for hungry familieswww.usatoday.com Money for food is especially tight for families in a dozen states where Republican lawmakers declined to accept federal food assistance.

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France is holding its parliamentary elections today. Clear stakes: Will far-right end up governing France? And if it fails, what possible coalition will end up governing given fragmentation? You can follow me for results starting at 2pm ET; but a quick context 🧵:

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bad luck for biden to run in an electoral cycle where "are you old" is the most important issue instead of in one of the cycles where email security procedures or accuracy of vietnam war medal citations was the most important issue in the country.

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“the red armchair, a personality in its own right” “The whole picture finally keeps reality in equilibrium.” Rilke on this Cezanne

A staggering loss of life, and for what? To satiate the ambition of murderer-at-home, war-criminal-abroad Vladimir Putin.

Economist estimates that "between 462,000 and 728,000 Russian soldiers were out of action by mid-June—more than Russia’s estimated invading force in February 2022." www.economist.com/graphic-deta...

How many Russian soldiers have been killed in Ukraine?www.economist.com Four charts illustrate a grim new milestone

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Snow Flowers, 1929, https://wikiart.org/en/max-ernst/snow-flowers-1929

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Heat dictated the endpoint again. Bad news: no birch in this year's wood (nice smell, bark brilliant at starting a fire). Good news: no birch in this year's wood (I waste half my time stripping the birch bark off to collect it for starting fires).

Too hot to do more. It's a start at least.

On my ranking of Dangerous to Extremely Dangerous potential VP nominees, Rubio ranks as Extremely, Extremely Dangerous. He a sterling example of the hollow man, "headpiece filled with straw," etc.

"Well he's not running for president, is he?" -- Marco Rubio on a Project 2025 leader saying the "second American revolution" will "remain bloodless, if the left allows it to be"

Aaron Rupar (@aaron.rupar) on Threadswww.threads.net "Well he's not running for president, is he?" -- Marco Rubio on a Project 2025 leader saying the "second American revolution" will "remain bloodless, if the left allows it to be"