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🚨 BREAKING: BANKS BLOCK THE CLARITY ACT AGAIN. AND TIME IS ALMOST UP.
For the third time, the most powerful banking institutions in America have successfully killed the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act before it could reach a Senate floor vote and sources on Capitol Hill say the window to pass it may be closing for good.
With only 11 legislative days remaining in the current session, insiders are calling this the most devastating blow yet to bipartisan crypto regulation. The bill, which would have provided the first comprehensive federal framework for digital assets, was inches away from a scheduled vote when banking lobbyists flooded Senate offices with opposition briefs late Tuesday night.
"They did it again," one senior Congressional aide told us on condition of anonymity. "Same playbook. Same last-minute pressure campaign. And it worked. Again."
WHY BANKS KEEP KILLING IT
The Clarity Act would strip major banks of a quiet competitive advantage the regulatory grey zone that keeps crypto firms locked out of traditional financial rails. A clear legal framework means more competition, more consumer choice, and less dependence on legacy banking infrastructure.
Put simply: clarity is bad for business. Their business.
THE CLOCK IS TICKING
If the bill doesn't move in the next two weeks, it dies with this Congress and every committee hearing, every compromise negotiation, every bipartisan handshake goes with it. Sponsors would have to start from zero in the next session.
Senator Lummis issued a statement just moments ago: "The American people deserve to know who is standing between them and financial innovation and it isn't us."
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James Horner
Alan Silvestri
Jerry Goldsmith
Tom Newman
James Newton Howard
And so under rated: Bruce Broughton, Alan Menken, Miles Goodman
People should listen to more film scores.
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A “Butt Load” is an actual unit of measurement that equals 128 gallons....
Despite how it sounds today, a butt load was once a perfectly respectable and widely used unit of measurement.
The term comes from the medieval English word butt, which referred to a large wooden barrel used to store and transport liquids such as wine, ale, beer, and occasionally oil or vinegar. A standard butt held 128 gallons, making it one of the largest liquid measures in common use.
The unit traces back to trade practices in Europe, especially the wine trade. Barrels were sized deliberately to match shipping explanations, taxation rules, and storage needs. A butt was equal to 2 hogsheads, 4 kilderkins, or 8 barrels. These measurements mattered deeply in an era when commerce depended on physical containers rather than abstract volume markings.
Over time, the phrase drifted out of formal use but survived in everyday language, where its meaning became humorous rather than practical. What was once a technical term slowly transformed into slang, losing its connection to shipping ledgers and dockside warehouses.
Images like this show how literal the phrase once was. A butt load was not exaggeration. It was a specific amount, counted, taxed, and transported with precision in a world built around wood, iron hoops, and handwritten records.
In modern terms, 128 gallons is roughly 485 liters, meaning a single butt could weigh over 1,000 pounds when filled with wine, which required specialized handling and reinforced cellar floors.
#archaeohistories
"Save donkeys, fuck censors, Dutchbarn."
I don't even drink and he makes me want to promote his product.
@rickygervais is a treasure.
Oh look! Nightmare food.
🚨🇦🇺 AUSTRALIA RELEASES THE GRENADE-LAUNCHING AI WAR DOG
It walks on 4 legs, sees in the dark, aims with AI, and launches grenades on its own; no, it’s not sci-fi, it’s called CODiAQ, and it’s very real.
Skyborne Technologies just introduced this robotic war pup at the AUSA expo, calling it a “force multiplier” for soldiers needing precision firepower without putting human lives on the line.
It’s loaded with a 40mm grenade launcher, a 12-gauge shotgun, autonomous targeting, and even climbs stairs, because apparently "man's best friend" needed combat upgrades.
Controlled by one operator with a handheld device, it takes just days to train and only minutes to deploy.
Skyborne says this thing can team up with drones, share intel, and strike before humans can even react.
It’s promising to be absolutely deadly and, perhaps thankfully, not remotely adorable in any circumstances.
Source: Interesting Engineering
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It costs $0 to start using LibreOffice instead of Google Docs, privately, right now.
Same with most other open source privacy-respecting apps.
OK...
Missed it. Already said good morning.
Today, on this first day of the new month, don't forget to say 'rabbit, rabbit, rabbit' when you first wake (and before you utter another word). Saying rabbit 3x is an old custom across Brittish Isles/Celtic Lands meant to ensure a month of good luck! 🐇🐇🐇 #RabbitRabbitRabbit
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Erika Kirk Addresses Public After Charlie Kirk Assassination, Live Coverage | Timcast IRL teapawt.net/i/broadcasts/1rmxPvlgY…
I first heard about Charlie Kirk getting shot by the grocery bagger in the checkout line. He then said, "I think we just need to get rid of ALL guns!" My knee jerk response, "That hasn't worked out very well in the UK."
My sixteen year old just looked for reassurance by reminding me that we don’t have guns. I confirmed that we do not and promised that whenever possible I’ll have personal protection.
None of my children have seen a second of what happened to me in New Zealand.
They are all shocked and saddened about the assassination of Charlie Kirk.