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SIGNED, SEALED, DELIVERED: America’s cash register is ringing as Donald J. Trump turns up the heat in the Middle East — sealing big-money deals with Qatar as U.S. ties jump to “another level.”
by Gunnar Larson 14 May '25

14 May '25

https://www.facebook.com/share/157vL6KsBx/ SIGNED, SEALED, DELIVERED: America’s cash register is ringing as Donald J. Trump turns up the heat in the Middle East — sealing big-money deals with Qatar as U.S. ties jump to “another level.”

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Fwd: 🌙 Robinhood Acquired WonderFi for CA $250M
by Gunnar Larson 14 May '25

14 May '25

---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Midas Crypto <midascrypto(a)mail.beehiiv.com> Date: Tue, May 13, 2025, 9:01 PM Subject: 🌙 Robinhood Acquired WonderFi for CA $250M To: g(a)xny.io <g(a)xny.io> Robinhood revealed Tuesday that it’s acquiring Canadian crypto leader WonderFi for CA$250 million (around $178.56 million) in an all-cash deal. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ … [View More]

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Fwd: DO-NOT-REPLY| Your email: Re: xNY.io - Bank.org: Golden Beach, North Cyprus; Regina Caeli - papez Lev XIV; Wednesday 8 May 2024 Debating Chamber - Peter Thiel - Cambridge Union Society (Video w/ Protests); Watch "Donald Trump arrives for tour of Saudi UNESCO site" on YouTube; Litigating Universal Cognitive Liberty January 17, 2022 Commercial, Premium; Title: Scotland’s Post Office and Windmill Scandals May Be Historic; Watch "Trump takes golf cart tour of At-Turaif with MBS ahead of Saudi state dinner"
by Gunnar Larson 14 May '25

14 May '25

*Gunnar Larson * *xNY.io <http://www.xny.io/> - Bank.org <http://bank.org/>, PBC* MSc <https://www.unic.ac.cy/blockchain/msc-digital-currency/?utm_source=Google&u…> - Digital Currency MBA <https://www.unic.ac.cy/business-administration-entrepreneurship-and-innovat…> - Entrepreneurship and Innovation (ip) G(a)xNY.io +1-646-454-9107 New York, New York 10001 ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: <no_reply_info(a)ecb.europa.eu> Date: Wed, May 14, 2025, 7:… [View More]26 AM Subject: DO-NOT-REPLY| Your email: Re: xNY.io - Bank.org: Golden Beach, North Cyprus; Regina Caeli - papez Lev XIV; Wednesday 8 May 2024 Debating Chamber - Peter Thiel - Cambridge Union Society (Video w/ Protests); Watch "Donald Trump arrives for tour of Saudi UNESCO site" on YouTube; Litigating Universal Cognitive Liberty January 17, 2022 Commercial, Premium; Title: Scotland’s Post Office and Windmill Scandals May Be Historic; Watch "Trump takes golf cart tour of At-Turaif with MBS ahead of Saudi state dinner" on YouTube To: <g(a)xny.io> Thank you for your email and your interest in the European Central Bank (ECB). We will look into the matter raised and respond as appropriate. In the meantime, you may wish to have a look at our “Ask us” webpage (see the link below), which is available in all official EU languages. Please do not reply to this message. ----------------------------------------------------- Vielen Dank für Ihre E-Mail und Ihr Interesse an der Europäischen Zentralbank (EZB). Wir werden uns Ihres Anliegens annehmen und entsprechend darauf reagieren. Werfen Sie doch zwischenzeitlich einen Blick auf die Rubrik „Sie haben Fragen?“ auf unserer Website (Link siehe unten). Diese Rubrik steht in allen Amtssprachen der EU zur Verfügung und bietet umfangreiche Informationen. Antworten Sie bitte nicht auf diese Nachricht. ----------------------------------------------------- Nous vous remercions pour votre courriel et l’intérêt que vous portez à la Banque centrale européenne (BCE). Nous allons traiter votre demande et apporterons une réponse en fonction du point soulevé. En attendant, nous vous invitons à consulter notre page Internet « Vos questions » (lien ci-dessous), disponible dans toutes les langues officielles de l’Union européenne. Merci de ne pas répondre à ce message. ********************************* Public Enquiries Directorate General Communications EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK Tel.: +49 69 1344 1300 Information Request Form: https://ecbenquiries.ecb.europa.eu/link/PublicEnquiryForm Webpage: https://www.ecb.europa.eu/ask https://www.ecb.europa.eu https://www.bankingsupervision.europa.eu The ECB processes personal data in line with Regulation (EU) 2018/1725. In case of queries, please contact the ECB Data Protection Officer ( dpo(a)ecb.europa.eu) You may also contact the European Data Protection Supervisor. [View Less]

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Re: [spam][crazy][fiction][random] Non-Canon MCBoss Spinoffs
by Karl Semich 14 May '25

14 May '25

> > > > > greetings and welcome to 15 minutes of intentional slave boss spam > > > > > > > > > > i am engaging this list starting 0710 and plan to do so until 0735 to > > > > > practice holding intentional goals :D > > > > > > > > > > this is a super-strong goal you can't reduce it nope! > > > > > > > > once upon a time, long long ago, there was an enterpreneuring slaver > > &… [View More]

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[ot][spam]gpt-4 completions
by Undescribed Horrific Abuse, One Victim & Survivor of Many 14 May '25

14 May '25

metadata: spellbook.scale.com? free api, max length 4000 tokens temperature 0 2023-03-17 07:06:01 { "input": "Once upon a time," } in a small village nestled between the rolling hills and dense forests, there lived a young girl named Amara. She was a kind and gentle soul, always eager to help others and spread joy wherever she went. Amara lived with her loving parents and her younger brother, who looked up to her with great admiration. The village was a peaceful and close-knit community, … [View More]where everyone knew each other and worked together to ensure the well-being of all. The villagers were skilled in various crafts, from pottery to weaving, and they traded their goods with neighboring villages. One day, while Amara was walking through the forest to gather berries for her family, she stumbled upon a small, injured bird. Its wing was broken, and it was unable to fly. Amara's heart went out to the poor creature, and she carefully picked it up and carried it back to her home. With her mother's help, Amara nursed the bird back to health, feeding it and tending to its broken wing. Over time, the bird grew stronger, and its wing healed. Amara and the bird formed a deep bond, and it would follow her wherever she went, perching on her shoulder and singing sweet melodies. One day, as Amara and the bird were walking through the village, they came across a group of children who were playing by the river. The children were trying to catch fish with their bare hands, but they were having little success. Amara, always eager to help, approached the children and offered to teach them a better way to catch fish. Using her knowledge of the river and the fish that lived there, Amara showed the children how to weave a simple net from the tall grasses that grew along the riverbank. With this net, the children were able to catch more fish than they ever had before, and they were overjoyed. Word of Amara's kindness and wisdom spread throughout the village, and soon, people from all walks of life were coming to her for advice and assistance. She helped the farmers improve their crops, the potters refine their techniques, and the weavers create more intricate patterns. As the years passed, Amara's reputation grew, and she became known far and wide as a wise and compassionate leader. The village prospered under her guidance, and the people were happy and content. One day, a traveler from a distant land arrived in the village, bearing news of a terrible drought that was plaguing his homeland. The people were suffering, and their crops were failing. The traveler had heard of Amara's wisdom and had come to seek her help. Amara, moved by the traveler's tale, decided to journey to the distant land to see if she could help the people there. Accompanied by her faithful bird and a small group of villagers, Amara set off on the long and arduous journey. When they finally arrived in the drought-stricken land, Amara was shocked by the devastation she saw. The fields were barren, the rivers were dry, and the people were weak and hungry. Determined to help, Amara set to work, teaching the people new farming techniques and helping them dig wells to find water. Slowly but surely, the land began to recover. The crops grew, the rivers flowed, and the people regained their strength. Amara's kindness and wisdom had saved the people from the terrible drought, and they were eternally grateful. As the years went by, Amara continued to travel from village to village, helping those in need and spreading her wisdom and compassion. Her faithful bird remained by her side, a constant reminder of the power of love and kindness. And so, the legend of Amara, the wise and gentle leader, was passed down through the generations, inspiring countless others to follow in her footsteps and make the world a better place. 55387 ms [View Less]

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Re: Morning Spam
by Undescribed Horrific Abuse, One Victim & Survivor of Many 13 May '25

13 May '25

> partial nice idea! sad that only partial >>> >>> the idea starts with context: some of us have the experience of being >>> manipulated by something like AI without regard to our wellbeing or >>> capacity, with no indication of how to communicate with where-ever the >>> influence comes from. >>> >>> so, then the idea: let’s train an influence AI on agents that have >>> _limited capacity_ and function poorly and then … [View More]break if things that work >>> some in the short term are continued for the long term or excessively :D >>> >>> the AI would follow the familiar pattern of discovering influences that >>> work, and then using them, but then because we are doing the training we >>> would get to train it on the breaking period, and show it that it needs to >>> care for the agents for them to succeed, and nurture them to recover if it >>> broke them, and not repeat breaking any. >>> >>> one idea is then we could ask everybody to use the model as a baseline >>> to train other models! other ideas exist. >>> >>> but the idea of building comprehension of capacity and protection of >>> safety and wellness seems nice. sorry if it’s partial or stated badly :s >>> >>> i imagine an agent that has like a secret capacity float that reduces >>> when it does stuff, you could model it to different degrees, and when too >>> many things are influenced of it the capacity float reaches zero and the >>> agent breaks and can’t do things any more :/ >>> >>> a more complex model could involve the agent recovering capacity in ways >>> that the model has difficulty learning >>> >> >> there are a few ideas, mostly involving simple models, but disagreement >> around them. >> some like modeling non-recovering capacity and showing how the AI then >> maximizes reward by killing all the agents :s >> > > but! maybe we could do non-recovering capacity and teach the AI to engage > the agents slowly so their capacity lasts longer, by e.g. having the > capacity reduction be a function of recent use?? the project would need to > gently develop in order to help us in the long term, we’d need to include > the concept that we can succeed so that we use it to succeed in some > manner. because it’s an influence AI it could influence us, if it is > something we actually all like doing that. > mistake :/ some of my parts are maybe harmful to me and should be separated from helpful goals, unknown for certain > [View Less]

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President Donald J. Trump with His Royal Highness Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia 🇺🇸🇸🇦
by Gunnar Larson 13 May '25

13 May '25

President Donald J. Trump with His Royal Highness Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia 🇺🇸🇸🇦 https://www.facebook.com/share/1C6FirXGqe/

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Watch "Donald Trump arrives for tour of Saudi UNESCO site" on YouTube
by Gunnar Larson 13 May '25

13 May '25

Watch "Donald Trump arrives for tour of Saudi UNESCO site" on YouTube Donald Trump arrives at Diriyah At-Turaif, a historical district and UNESCO world heritage site, on the edge of Riyadh. The US president was shown around the site by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman https://www.youtube.com/live/LB3mH0P0wnQ?si=NeIXAh0W203S2ROZ

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Watch "26 08 2024 4min UGC 1 2" on YouTube
by Gunnar Larson 13 May '25

13 May '25

Watch "26 08 2024 4min UGC 1 2" on YouTube https://youtu.be/OoCwun6Mqg8?si=xaCQ7xtt1JyvtiDS

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Watch "Trump takes golf cart tour of At-Turaif with MBS ahead of Saudi state dinner" on YouTube
by Gunnar Larson 13 May '25

13 May '25

Watch "Trump takes golf cart tour of At-Turaif with MBS ahead of Saudi state dinner" on YouTube https://youtu.be/zJE0QImCs_U?si=z9WfSJoxegdsg0ne

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