June 19th 2024

Commemorating Juneteenth [Obama Foundation]

NAACP Applauds Maryland Governor Wes Moore for Historic Pardon of 175,000+ Cannabis Convictions [NAACP]

En l'absence de Kylian Mbappé, le sélectionneur de l'équipe de France, Didier Deschamps, devrait titulariser Aurélien Tchouaméni au côté de N'Golo Kanté, avec Adrien Rabiot sur le côté gauche contre les Pays-Bas, vendredi (21 heures). https://ow.ly/1gOA50SmSi2 [L’Équipe] #FFF #EquipeDeFrance #Euro2024

How bad could things get in France? [The Economist]

No British election is complete without a man with a bin on his head [1843 Magazine]

Why competition for AI talent is intensifying [The Economist Podcasts]

What would the impact of continued US dollar strength in 2024-25 be on the global economy? Find out in EIU’s free report: [The EIU]

Make Your Workday Work for Your Mental Health [Harvard Business Review]

What is bird flu and how worried should I be about a pandemic? [BBC]

Pentagon Picks SpaceX, Blue Origin, ULA for Defense Launches [Bloomberg]

Climate change threat hangs over haj pilgrimage as hundreds perish in heat [Reuters] incredibly tragic…

Israel war on Gaza live: Israeli tanks, planes, drones strike western Rafah [AJ-Jazeera News] terrible

Park Visitors Surge in Kabul During Eid al-Adha [TOLO News]

Growing Up with Juneteenth [New Yorker]

4 great games I played at Summer Game Fest 2024 [The Verge]

Biden’s ads haven’t been working. Now, he’s trying something new. [Vox]

Loop Golf looks to take the stress out of booking a tee time [TechCrunch]

This AI-powered “black box” could make surgery safer [MIT Technology Review]

Millennials are losing their cool [Business Insider]

Some people use Asana. I use OmniGroup & Microsoft Project. Lately I even use Notion. [LinkedIn]

More than 1,000 hajj pilgrims die amid temperatures approaching 52C in Mecca [The Guardian]

French Election Becomes ‘Nightmare’ for Nation’s Jews [The New York Times] this attack was organized by the Rassemblement National so that Jews would fall for it and vote for the RN. Don’t fall for it, the RN simply want to expulse immigrants in France, and once they’re done doing that, they’ll do the same to Jews in France. Netanyahu, IDF, and MOSSAD have tarnished Jews around the world, including in France, where some Jews are some of the best Chefs of Kosher meals in the world. Don’t forget that there are audio recordings of Marine LePen and her family talking about Nazism and doing the Nazi Salute. Especially her father.

Actor Donald Sutherland Dies At 88 [Huffington Post]

We Ruined Rain [The Atlantic]

Why are voters so dissatisfied around the world? [FiveThirtyEight]

SCOOR KAARTEN VOOR NEDERLAND - OOSTENRIJK [538.nl]

Now 99, the oldest living Negro leaguer ‘never thought they would recognize me’ [Washington Post]

The far right's deception [Le Monde] #MustRead

Astronomers just witnessed a whole galaxy 'turn on the lights' in real-time [Mashable]

“UTTERLY DISMAYED”: AIR FORCE ENGINEER RESIGNS AS DISSENT AGAINST GAZA WAR SLOWLY SPREADS WITHIN MILITARY [The Intercept_]

A family city guide to Marrakech [Nat Geo]

Heat and snowfall, rain and wildfires. It’s a week of extreme weather in the U.S [NPR]

Retiring KCRA meteorologist Mark Finan reflects on 33 years forecasting Sacramento weather [CapRadioNews]

À Mayotte, la question coloniale à front renversé [Le Monde diplomatique]

NATO’s New Leader Was Planning This the Whole Time [Foreign Policy] I’m upset he’s not a Liberal, but if he’s Dutch, that means that he can comprehend me, and my musical tastes. #NATO

Why Palestinian Unity Matters [Foreign Affairs]

Uzbekistan: From Shared Taxis to Ridesharing [The Diplomat]

How Is Science Even Possible? [Quanta Magazine]

#ThrowbackThursday en 1970, à l'intérieur de la chambre à bulles Gargamelle. [CERN_FR]

CFT: A preview of launch day activities [ULA] please update the blog, thank you. Thanks, Tory

BLOGPOST UPDATE IN PROGRESS

What’s up, everybody! It’s June 19th, 2024. Here’s another VLOG from March. I hope you were able to celebrate JUNETEETH in peace and tranquility (#BLM). Should you continue your celebration into the weekend, I have just released some new episodes of OMEGA RADIO, including special episodes 283, 284, 285, 286, and more. Future episodes into the 290s are on the way in due time. Enjoy. As always, the expression is “50 more years of Hip Hop.” Please understand that I am familiar with American and French Hip Hop. The next frontier is Japanese, German, and other countries who do Hip Hop. Did you know that Ukraine has Hip Hop Rappers? Even in the Middle East. There are even lots of Spanish-speaking Rappers, but I may save those for BUENO RADIO, my latin-dance-music station. We shall see. BUENO RADIO has a long journey of 3 years, until the World Cup in America/Mexico/Canada where my dream final: FRANCE versus MEXICO, with French Commentaries, and Spanish Commentaries. Quite possibly the greatest football (soccer) match of the 2020s decade. Let’s hope America can make it to the quarter-finals at the very least, but there’s a lot of work for them to do. Even my local club where I live has yet to make it to the MLS. Lots of work necessary.

Until Next Time!

JETLAG RADIO 1182 | BENKYO RADIO 1182

The ICC’s threat to arrest BinLadenyamin Netanyahu has shocked Israel [The Economist] #BeyondTopSecret #MOSSADdid911 #MOSSADdid911again

An assassination attempt in Slovakia comes at an already dangerous time [The Economist Podcasts]

What ICC arrest warrants mean for Israel and Hamas [BBC]

Iran to Hold Presidential Elections June 28 After Raisi’s Death [Reuters] Great hope for Democratic Elections in Iran before Jimmy Carter goes to Heaven, thanks in advance. PS. Big Party over at Radio Javan HQ. #PersepolisTrilogy

Israel’s war on Gaza live: 40% of Gaza population displaced in two weeks [AL-Jazeera News]

What George Miller Has Learned in Forty-five Years of Making “Mad Max” Movies [New Yorker]

Microsoft Surface event: the 6 biggest announcements / Microsoft took the wraps off a new era of AI PCs. [The Verge]

If Trump wins, what would hold him back? [Vox] Trump says he wants to re-create the next Reich, I warn y’all, he was going to do it, I told you #MAGAcult was KKK, I told you they were Nazis, you did not listen. Even worst, #MAGAcult has hijacked Twitter HQ, and I cannot tweet again, my account is suspended. California Fire Season has started. I am #metaphor Nomad inside Ghost Recon: Breakpoint, where the Wolves took over, and we have to get back in there, and regain control, before the Democrats lose the 2024 Presidential Elections. #MentalHealth #EmotionalSupport #MusicTherapy

Microsoft wants to make Windows an AI operating system, launches Copilot+ PCs [TechCrunch]

How scientists traced a mysterious covid case back to six toilets [MIT Technology Review] don’t wear your wedding ring on your dominant hand, the one you wipe your butt with. Now you know. #QuantumMechanics #SaveTheWorld #Future #Hygiene

Hush-money judge rips Trump witness who scoffed at his rulings: 'You don't give me the side-eye!' [Business Insider]

Can generative AI redefine enterprise innovation? IBM and SAP think so! With their expanded 50-year partnership, leaders like John Granger, Senior Vice President at IBM Consulting, aim to transform business processes with Gen AI. Discover how this duo is driving the next generation of enterprise solutions. #GenerativeAI #Innovation [LinkedIn]

Israel-Gaza war live: France backs ICC after prosecutor seeks arrest warrants for Netanyahu and Hamas leaders [The Guardian] tellement fatigué, plusieurs Croque-Monsieurs, j’ai besoin d’un Croque-Madame (sandwich avec un oeuf)

Trump Could Soon Be a Felon. Does It Matter? [New York Times]

THE LYNCHING THAT SENT MY FAMILY NORTH. How we rediscovered the tragedy in Mississippi that ushered us into the Great Migration [The Atlantic]

Do Americans approve or disapprove of Joe Biden? [FiveThirtyEight]

There’s more than one type of anxiety. Here are tips to cope. [The Washington Post]

France opens its first war crime trial for Syrian officials [Le Monde]

New iPad Pro has a massive, hidden improvement, and it has to do with the battery [Mashable]

Pulitzer Prize Winners on Democracy Now! [Democracy NOW!]

THE VA IS QUIETLY FAST-TRACKING MDMA THERAPY FOR VETERANS [The Intercept_]

What is serotonin—and can you really boost it? [National Geographic]

When sea otters lose their favorite foods, they can use tools to go after new ones [CapRadioNews]

Des médecins sans frontières [Le Monde diplomatique]

ICC Prosecutor Seeks Arrest Warrants for Netanyahu, Hamas Leaders [Foreign Policy] I swear to God, Jesus, Allah, Buddha, the Universe, everybody is so fucking tired of both these motherfuckers.

The Dangers of an Ungovernable Gaza [Foreign Affairs]

Afghan Women Face Serious Challenges Amid Flooding [The Diplomat]

AI Needs Enormous Computing Power. Could Light-Based Chips Help? [Quanta Magazine]

How NASA Tracked the Most Intense Solar Storm in Decades [NASA]

BLOGPOST UPDATE IN PROGRESS

What’s up, everybody! Here are JETLAG RADIO 1182 & BENKYO RADIO 1182. Here’s Part 2 of one of my previous episodes of Coffee With Zack, in English.

Until Next Time!

JETLAG RADIO 927 | BENKYO RADIO 927

  • Forget Subtitles. YouTube Now Dubs (Some) Videos with AI-Generated Voices [Slashdot.org]

  • Congress gets a timeout after dysfunctional summer [AXIOS]

  • ‘Super Listeners’ Make Up 2% of Artists’ Monthly Listeners on Spotify, But Account for Over 18% of Monthly Streams [TechMeme]

  • Meme stock investors want a bite of the Tupperware stock [Quartz]

  • How “windfall profits” from AI companies could fund a universal basic income [Vox]

  • Virtual worlds pioneer targets sports for revival of metaverse dream [TheNextWeb]

  • The Best Pasta Salad Recipes, According to Eater Staff [Eater]

  • How Business Apparel Brands Adapted to the New Hybrid Work Norm--and Kept Customers Happy — Changing consumer behavior has forced several apparel companies to reevaluate the way they do business. Their efforts are a lesson in the right way to listen to customers. [Inc.]

  • Stack Overflow is embracing, not fighting, AI [Fast Company]

  • Embracing The Grumpy Old Man Within [Medium]

  • 55 Small Business Ideas to Start in 2023 [Entrepreneur]

  • A Patient May Be Free of HIV, Thanks to This Drug [WIRED] #NewWarpSpeedProjectForProductREDpathwaytojackpotakaTheCureForHIVAIDS with a warp speed-like type program, a cure can be found within 1-3 years, unlike 20 slow years of research

  • This Week in Tech 938 [TWIT]

  • 4 new ways to use Chrome on iOS [Google Blog]

  • Google at ICML 2023 [Google AI Blog]

  • Writing from the Ashes: On the Burning Haibun [Poetry Foundation]

  • How to observe a meteor shower [Astronomy Magazine]

  • SAP Discovery Day for Procurement | Aftermovie (Dutch) [SAP] #SAP

What’s up, everybody! Here are JETLAG RADIO 927 & BENKYO RADIO 927. The walls continue to close onto Trump. The time is near. He will spend the rest of his life in prison. At the end of the day, the United States Air Force cannot let this psychopath gamble with our military, especially during the War in Ukraine. He is a Klansman (MAGA is just their fake politically correct term that they’re using) who must be stopped.

Until Next Time!