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https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/08/magazine/bill-gates-foundation-closing-2045.html?unlocked_article_code=1.F08.NliX.qGI-wn5dNB4v

The $200 Billion Gamble: Bill Gates’s Plan to Wind Down His Foundation
In a wide-ranging interview, he explains his decision — amid the Trump administration’s assault on foreign aid — to accelerate the end of his giving.
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The foundation will close its doors, permanently, on Dec. 31, 2045, at least several decades before originally intended.
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@Mark bate!

This was posted on the official White House account.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/05/03/australia-labor-albanese-trump-election/

Australia’s center-left government convincingly won reelection Saturday in a remarkable turnaround driven partly by anger over President Donald Trump’s disruptive trade war and its effect on the close U.S. military ally.

Anthony Albanese became the first Australian prime minister to win a second term in more than two decades as his Labor Party dramatically increased its parliamentary majority. It marked a stunning comeback for the progressive leader, who trailed in the polls two months ago.

In a jubilant victory speech, the 62-year-old struck a tone of unity while alluding to his opponent’s failed embrace of Trump-like policies.

I had freshly prepared salad from Wawa before. It was very good. Though that was before COVID.

Wawas also have very good air pumps.

Wawa's other things like prepackaged snacks, milk, water, sodas, etc. are about as good as other convenience stores.

In this case, “library” is much better than “museum.”

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/25/us/politics/trump-poll-approval.html

I like it, at least the idea of it.
Now just waiting to see the reliability/longevity data.

From https://www.foxnews.com/official-polls/fox-news-poll-first-100-days-president-trumps-second-term

Hegseth had Signal messaging app installed on an office computer

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/04/23/hegseth-signal-pentagon-computer/

The move was intended to circumvent a lack of cellphone service in much of the Pentagon and enable easier communication with other Trump officials, said people familiar with the matter.

Many types of immigrants and visa holders, if they are authorized to work or to received taxable payments in the USA, would be eligible to get Social Security numbers.

Even foreign students with F-1 student visas may be given Social Security numbers. In some cases there are legitimate Social Security cards with the verbiage "NOT VALID FOR EMPLOYMENT" on them, and these would still carry valid Social Security numbers that is good for banking and getting a loan.

It's complicated, which makes do diligence and due process even more important when messing with it.

First YouTube video was uploaded on 2005 April 23.

Only twenty years, and it changed the entertainment and media landscape across the world.

Elon's influence?

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/04/23/dead-social-security-doge-musk/

Follow-up reporting ... 6000+ supposed "illegal immigrants" have been added to the Social Security "Death Master File," with DOGE pushing to add millions more; while more mistakes and disregards of due diligence are reported.

@Bernard said in The Frick Needs a New Piano -- Choices:

And I guess thinking outside the box (all three are Steinways) was too much for them.

Not sure if it's entirely because the buyer did not "think outside the box." It could be that no dealer/supplier of the other makes could afford or wanted to ship a piano there, set it up, prep it, and leave it there for a few months just for a shot of maybe making a sale.

Hungary's ideas:

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/21/opinion/trump-fertility-birthrate-sexism.html

It included government loans of 10 million Hungarian forints (at the time almost $35,000) to women under 40 when they married, which would be forgiven if they had at least three children. Large families would receive help buying cars and houses, and women who had at least four children would be exempt from personal income taxes for life.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/21/us/politics/baby-bonuses-fertility-planning-trump-aides-assess-ideas-to-boost-birthrate.html

The White House is soliciting policy proposals designed to give women incentives to have more children, ...

Well, any idea?

The Donald J. Trump $250 Bill Act.

https://joewilson.house.gov/sites/evo-subsites/joewilson.house.gov/files/evo-media-document/%24250billact.pdf

Happy birthday!

Probably not too hard to defend with better shielding.
I'm guessing to "disrupt drone communications" may be a more durable strategy than to "fry drone internals."