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  2. Long-time Slashdot reader Shayde once restored a 1986 DEC PDP-11 minicomputer, and even ran Turbo Pascal on a 40-year-old Apple II clone. Now he's exploring a 27-year-old Macintosh PowerBook G3 — with 64 megabytes memory and 4 gigabytes of disk space. "The year is 1997, and Apple is in big trouble." (Apple's market share had dropped from 16% in 1980 to somewhere below 4%...) Turns out this was one of the first machines able to run OS X, and was built during the transition period for Apple after Steve Jobs came back in to rescue the company from bankruptcy. It's clearly old technology. There's even a SCSI connector, PCMCIA sockets, a modem port for your phone/landline cable, and a CD-ROM drive. There's also Apple's proprietary ports for LocalTalk and an Apple Desktop Bus port ("used for keyboards, mice, and stuff like that"). And its lithium-ion batteries "were meant to be replaced and moved around, so you could carry spare batteries with you." So what's it like using a 27-year-old laptop? "The first thing I had to note was this thing weighs a ton! This thing could be used as a projectile weapon! I can't imagine hauling these things around doing business..." And it's a good thing it had vents, because "This thing runs hot!" (The moment he plugs it in he can hear its ancient fan running...) It seems to take more than two minutes to boot up. ("The drive is rattling away...") But soon he's looking at a glorious desktop from 1998 desktop. ("Applications installed... Oh look! Adobe Acrobat Reader! I betcha that's going to need an update...") After plugging in a network cable, a pop-up prompts him to "Set up your .Mac membership." ("I have so little interest in doing this.") He does find an old version of Safari, but it refuses to launch-- though "While puttering around in the application folder, I did notice that we had Internet Explorer installed. But that pretty much went as well as expected." In the end it seems like he ends up "on the network, but we have no browser." Although at least he does find a Terminal program — and successfully pings Google. The thing that would drive me crazy is when opening the laptop, Apple's logo is upside-down! Read more of this story at Slashdot. View the full article
  3. Tom Brady won seven Super Bowl championships during his career with the New England Patriots and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. During the 2001 season, Brady had to step up as the starting quarterback for an injured Drew Bledsoe and led the Patriots to their first Super Bowl appearance in several years. At that point, Brady was only in his second season in New England, and he appeared to be as cool as the other side of the pillow. SIGN UP FOR TUBI AND STREAM SUPER BOWL LIX FOR FREE He explained to FOX colleagues Erin Andrews and Michael Strahan on "The Madden Cruiser Tour: A Bayou Adventure with Bill Belichick" that he decided to take a quick snooze before Super Bowl XXXVI against the St. Louis Rams. The game was played in the Superdome in New Orleans. "We had to warm up on the field and then we have 50 minutes before we went back out. So, I took my pads off and I was like, you know, I’m just gonna lay down and rest and I literally took a 15-minute nap before the game," he explained. HOW TO WATCH SUPER BOWL LIX BETWEEN CHIEFS, EAGLES STREAMED ON TUBI Strahan was stunned and said he would’ve been jittery the entire day. "The difference is, when you’re young, you don’t realize the enormity of what you’re going through because I had not really been in the league that long. Eighteen years later, when I was playing in the Super Bowl, I couldn’t sleep the night before the game," Brady said. Brady will be coming back to where he won his first Super Bowl. He will be on the FOX broadcast to call Super Bowl LIX with Kevin Burkhardt. Pregame coverage is ongoing on FOX with kickoff set for 6:30 p.m. ET. The coverage can be streamed on Tubi for free. Follow Fox News Digital’s sports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter. View the full article
  4. Israeli President Isaac Herzog issued a challenge to regional neighbors to propose a "better idea" regarding Gaza. His comments came during an interview on "Sunday Morning Futures" following President Donald Trump's meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The Israeli leader praised Trump while also touching on Gaza's future. MARIA BARTIROMO: So, Mr. President, do you support President Trump's idea that the U.S. will take over the Gaza Strip? BENJAMIN NETANYAHU PRAISES TRUMP'S 'REMARKABLE IDEA' ABOUT A US TAKEOVER OF GAZA ISAAC HERZOG: So President Trump made clear later on, also in his words and through his spokespeople, that he is not talking about taking over Gaza militarily and, of course, there's a new timeline. President Trump is due to meet with major, major Arab leaders, first and foremost, the king of Jordan and the president of Egypt, and I think also the crown prince of Saudi Arabia as well, and so forth and so on. And, of course, in both Jordan and Egypt and the Abraham Accords, partners of ours, the accords that were brought about by President Trump in his first administration. They are partners that must be listened to, must be discussed with. We have to know their fields as well and see how we build a plan that is sustainable for the future. But the whole idea of making sure that Gaza changes ownership — that these terrorists, these thugs, these barbaric people — do not repeat the same old control, that they are creating such huge suffering for their own people… There has to be a future for the children of Gaza and the children of Israel and the children for the entire region, and only under the leadership of President Trump do we see now a new idea come forward. And I say to all our neighbors, you have any better idea? Please, present it. View the full article
  5. A gun-toting man who a Colorado deputy shot and killed in a parking lot outside a family entertainment center during an "active shooter" call Saturday night is believed to be connected to a female who shot another woman inside the business just minutes earlier, authorities said. The shootings happened just before midnight at the Main Event in Highlands Ranch, a popular venue that hosts bowling, birthday parties and other events, the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office said. The first deputy to arrive at the scene encountered a male wielding a gun in the parking lot, according to the sheriff’s office. The man refused to comply with the deputy’s orders to drop the weapon and turned toward the deputy, who subsequently fired and struck the man. Despite deputies performing life-saving measures on the man, but he was pronounced dead at the scene. TRUCK PASSENGER SHOOTS FIREWORKS AT CAR IN ALLEGED ROAD RAGE INCIDENT CAUGHT ON VIDEO Deputies then learned that a shooting involving two females had occurred inside the business. "It was packed. There were a lot of patrons still here when the shots rang out," Sheriff Darren Weekly told reporters at the scene, adding that multiple rounds were fired inside the business. A female victim was found inside with a gunshot wound to her chest and another wound to a foot, the sheriff’s office said. She was rushed to a local hospital and is expected to survive. NORTH LAS VEGAS POLICE OFFICER KILLED IN SHOOTOUT WITH SUSPECT, HONORED WITH PROCESSION The female shooter was taken into custody. No further details about the female shooter or the male who was killed were immediately provided. Weekly said investigators believe the male killed in the parking lot was connected to the shooting that happened inside. Detectives are interviewing several witnesses as the shooting investigation remains ongoing. View the full article
  6. Following the huge PlayStation Network (PSN) outage that ended yesterday, Sony is giving an automatic five extra days of service to PlayStation Plus subscribers, according to a post from the official Ask PlayStation support account on X. “Network services have fully recovered from an operational issue,” the company wrote in the post. “We apologize for the inconvenience and thank the community for their patience.” Sony didn’t offer further specifics. Network services have fully recovered from an operational issue. We apologize for the inconvenience and thank the community for their patience. All PlayStation Plus members will automatically receive an additional 5 days of service. — Ask PlayStation (@AskPlayStation) February 9, 2025 The outage lasted about a full day, with the first indications of problems seemingly cropping up around 6PM ET Friday. Sony posted that service had been restored just before 7PM ET Saturday. During the outage, players had issues with things like logging into accounts, visiting the PlayStation Store, or launching games. For my colleague, Jay Peters, the outage meant he couldn’t log into Fortnite or see his trophies, but his digital copy of Final Fantasy VII Rebirth launched like normal. View the full article
  7. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem defended the U.S. Secret Service, which is tasked with protecting President Donald Trump while he makes history Sunday as the first sitting U.S. president to attend the Super Bowl. The Secret Service falls under the purview of the Department of Homeland Security. Asked if she'd had sufficient time to get into the department and investigate the lapses leading up to the July 13 assassination attempt on Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania, Noem told "Fox News Sunday" host Shannon Bream that DHS was "moving in the right direction," while stressing that hundreds of other DHS personnel outside Secret Service alone would be deployed during the game. "And I'm proud of Secret Service and all the work that they do every day. They make incredible sacrifices to keep people safe, and on the investigative side, have a lot of that training as well," Noem said. "But for this event, we've deployed many other assets as well. We're obviously working with the local authorities, with the governor and with his agencies that he has that he's detailed to this." "But we have several different agencies under the Department of Homeland Security that have put hundreds of individuals, investigators and military police folks that are used to these kinds of crowd control and security operations in their other departments that are focused on today to make sure that this big event is going to be safe and that we're going to make the right decisions in these situations that could arise and get everybody home safely," Noem added. TRUMP DIRECTS SECRET SERVICE TO GIVE HIM ‘EVERY BIT OF INFORMATION’ ABOUT HIS ATTEMPTED ASSASSINS: REPORT The Super Bowl is being hosted in New Orleans, just a month after the New Year's Day terrorist truck-ramming attack against Bourbon Street revelers killed 14 victims and injured 35 others. The Super Bowl is DHS's largest event of the year. Noem was asked what changes there are as far as security preparations, now that Trump will be in attendance at the Superdome in New Orleans to watch the two-time defending champion Kansas City Chiefs take on the Philadelphia Eagles. "It is so special that the president, the first time in history is going to the Super Bowl," Noem said. "So, while we have been focused on security operations there for many, many months and have been preparing for this day, to have President Trump be there just amplifies the message that a great game means that everybody got to go celebrate, support their team and leave and get home safely." On Friday, Trump told the New York Post that he ordered the Secret Service to hand him "every bit of information" known about his two would-be assassins, Thomas Crooks and Ryan Routh. "No more holding back because of Biden," Trump reportedly said. "I’m entitled to know. And they held it back long enough." "I want to find out about the two assassins," the president added. "Why did the one guy have six cellphones and why did the other guy have [foreign] apps?" Last week, Noem and NFL security officials hosted a press conference detailing preparations ahead of the game. TRUMP GOLFS WITH TIGER WOODS AHEAD OF EXPECTED SUPER BOWL LIX VISIT At the time, she said DHS would have around 700 personnel on the ground for the game, but would not be specific about the numbers because "we maintain the prerogative to adjust those numbers as we see fit." Beyond the ground response, Noem said DHS also had regulations in the air regarding drone traffic, as well as cybersecurity operations to monitor online activity. "We will be utilizing different agencies and departments under the umbrella of Homeland Security, but President Trump has also made a commitment for us to be able to deploy other assets from other departments and agencies, and I appreciate the flexibility that he has given us to make sure that we're addressing this even in a way that we see as responsive coming forward," Noem said. "We're grateful for that interagency support, and I believe that it is unprecedented." "This Super Bowl exemplifies how we come together to safeguard our traditions," Noem said. "How we come together to make sure the public is well-informed and gets to celebrate something that's very special to us – to our culture, to our people and to our families. But we also do it in a way that's reactive to what we see as the current environment that we see in the world today. The world is a much more dangerous place, but here in the homeland, we are safe." Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry said he was deploying an additional 350 National Guard troops to support the federal effort. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP Noem recognized the "strength, unity and resiliency of this city" in the wake of the Jan. 1 terrorist attack, adding that there were no specific, credible threats to the Super Bowl at that time. View the full article
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  9. The U.S. Secret Service is expected to play a recruiting video for NFL fans inside the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans just before Super Bowl LIX kicks off on Sunday night, Fox News Digital has learned. The minute-long ad, produced by award-winning American director Michael Bay, will only be played by the NFL inside the stadium, which has a capacity of 83,000. SIGN UP FOR TUBI AND STREAM SUPER BOWL LIX FOR FREE The video obtained by Fox News Digital began with compelling scenes of American history. "America was founded on an idea of freedom. America has always stepped forward in time of need throughout our short but powerful history," the narrator says. "We’ve been there for all of it." Scenes of American service men and women flash alongside scenes of infamous assassination attempts, including the 1981 attack on former President Ronald Reagan and President Donald Trump, who survived a July 13 assassination attempt after being shot in the ear during a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. HOW TO WATCH SUPER BOWL LIX BETWEEN CHIEFS, EAGLES STREAMED ON TUBI "Our heroes are humble. They have an inner pride to keep this idea alive. Protectors are born, they’re not made," the narrator continues. "America’s Secret Service protecting this Super Bowl is asking a few more to step forward." The recruiting ad comes weeks after Trump nominated Sean Curran, the head of his personal Secret Service security detail, to serve as director of the U.S. Secret Service. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM Curran was one of several agents that rushed the stage in Butler to protect the president. "Sean is a Great Patriot, who has protected my family over the past few years, and that is why I trust him to lead the Brave Men and Women of the United States Secret Service," Trump said of his pick in a Truth Social post last month. Trump is due to become the first sitting president to attend a Super Bowl when he appears at the Superdome on Sunday to watch the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles. FOX’s Super Bowl coverage begins at 1 p.m. ET. Coverage can be streamed live on Tubi for the first time. Kickoff is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. ET. Follow Fox News Digital’s sports coverage on X, and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter. View the full article
  10. Keynotes at this year's FOSDEM included free AI models and systemd, reports Heise.de — and also a progress report from Miguel Ojeda, supervisor of the Rust integration in the Linux kernel. Only eight people remain in the core team around Rust for Linux... Miguel Ojeda therefore launched a survey among kernel developers, including those outside the Rust community, and presented some of the more important voices in his FOSDEM talk. The overall mood towards Rust remains favorable, especially as Linus Torvalds and Greg Kroah-Hartman are convinced of the necessity of Rust integration. This is less about rapid progress and more about finding new talent for kernel development in the future. The reaction was mostly positive, judging by Ojeda's slides: - "2025 will be the year of Rust GPU drivers..." — Daniel Almedia - "I think the introduction of Rust in the kernel is one of the most exciting development experiments we've seen in a long time." — Andrea Righi - "[T]he project faces unique challenges. Rust's biggest weakness, as a language, is that relatively few people speak it. Indeed, Rust is not a language for beginners, and systems-level development complicates things even more. That said, the Linux kernel project has historically attracted developers who love challenging software — if there's an open source group willing to put the extra effort for a better OS, it's the kernel devs." — Carlos Bilbao - "I played a little with [Rust] in user space, and I just absolutely hate the cargo concept... I hate having to pull down other code that I do not trust. At least with shared libraries, I can trust a third party to have done the build and all that... [While Rust should continue to grow in the kernel], if a subset of C becomes as safe as Rust, it may make Rust obsolete..." Steven Rostedt Rostedt wasn't sure if Rust would attract more kernel contributors, but did venture this opinion. "I feel Rust is more of a language that younger developers want to learn, and C is their dad's language." But still "contention exists within the kernel development community between those pro-Rust and -C camps," argues The New Stack, citing the latest remarks from kernel maintainer Christoph Hellwig (who had earlier likened the mixing of Rust and C to cancer). Three days later Hellwig reiterated his position again on the Linux kernel mailing list: "Every additional bit that another language creeps in drastically reduces the maintainability of the kernel as an integrated project. The only reason Linux managed to survive so long is by not having internal boundaries, and adding another language completely breaks this. You might not like my answer, but I will do everything I can do to stop this. This is NOT because I hate Rust. While not my favourite language it's definitively one of the best new ones and I encourage people to use it for new projects where it fits. I do not want it anywhere near a huge C code base that I need to maintain." But the article also notes that Google "has been a staunch supporter of adding Rust to the kernel for Linux running in its Android phones." The use of Rust in the kernel is seen as a way to avoid memory vulnerabilities associated with C and C++ code and to add more stability to the Android OS. "Google's wanting to replace C code with Rust represents a small piece of the kernel but it would have a huge impact since we are talking about billions of phones," Ojeda told me after his talk. In addition to Google, Rust adoption and enthusiasm for it is increasing as Rust gets more architectural support and as "maintainers become more comfortable with it," Ojeda told me. "Maintainers have already told me that if they could, then they would start writing Rust now," Ojeda said. "If they could drop C, they would do it...." Amid the controversy, there has been a steady stream of vocal support for Ojeda. Much of his discussion also covered statements given by advocates for Rust in the kernel, ranging from lead developers of the kernel and including Linux creator Linus Torvalds himself to technology leads from Red Hat, Samsung, Google, Microsoft and others. Read more of this story at Slashdot. View the full article
  11. House Speaker Mike Johnson poked fun at "flailing" Democrats on Sunday and vowed that the House of Representatives would be just as aggressive in pushing legislation as President Donald Trump has been with executive orders. Johnson made the statement during an appearance on "Fox News Sunday" with host Shannon Bream. Johnson said House Republicans are working to compile the massive legislative package Trump has requested. "We're going to secure the border, we're going to make sure that American communities are safe. We're going to get American energy dominance going again in the economy and restore common sense," Johnson said. "But to do all that in one big bill takes a little bit of time. So we're working through that process very productively. We've been building on this for a year, Shannon. All through last year, we had our committees of jurisdiction working on the ideas to put it together," he added. SCOOP: KEY CONSERVATIVE CAUCUS DRAWS RED LINE ON HOUSE BUDGET PLAN "We were going to do a budget committee markup next week. We might push it a little bit further because the details really matter. Remember that I have the smallest margin in history, about a two vote margin currently. So I've got to make sure everyone agrees before we bring the project forward, that final product, and we've got a few more boxes to check, but we're getting very, very close," he continued. NONCITIZEN VOTER CRACKDOWN LED BY GOP AHEAD OF 2026 MIDTERMS The budget bill process has not been without its share of in-fighting, however. Republican spending hawks are pushing leaders to include at least $2.5 trillion in spending cuts in the massive legislative package. One GOP lawmaker said that tension bubbled up in a closed-door meeting last week with several "heated exchanges," with conservatives demanding a concrete plan and minimum spending cuts at significantly higher levels than what was initially proposed. "I think there’s a lot of frustration right now," the lawmaker told Fox News Digital. "They’ve been trying to be inclusive, but not every open forum they’ve offered is giving members the ability to say, ‘I feel like people are listening to me,’ because I don’t know that’s the case right now." Reps. Chip Roy, R-Texas, and Ralph Norman, R-S.C., two conservative members of the House Budget Committee, both told reporters they wanted to see the baseline for spending cuts set at roughly $2.5 trillion. Fox News' Elizabeth Elkind contributed to this report. View the full article
  12. Former NFL star Adam "Pacman" Jones appeared at a Super Bowl LIX party wearing a "Make America Great Again" hat in apparent support of President Donald Trump. Jones spoke to Fox News Digital on the carpet ahead of "SI The Party" in New Orleans on Saturday night. He said he was "all for" Trump’s potential visit to Caesars Superdome to watch the Kansas City Chiefs take on the Philadelphia Eagles. SIGN UP FOR TUBI AND STREAM SUPER BOWL LIX FOR FREE "Love it. Love it. I’m all for it," Jones said, adding he believed Trump has "got the best thing for us." Trump’s expected appearance at the Super Bowl has been the talk of the city since the first inkling that he may attend the event trickled out. Chiefs stars Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce both seemingly appreciated the idea of a sitting president taking the time to attend the game. "It's always cool to be able to play in front of a sitting president," Mahomes said. "Someone that is at the top position in our country." HOW TO WATCH SUPER BOWL LIX BETWEEN CHIEFS, EAGLES STREAMED ON TUBI "I think it’s a great honor no matter who the president is," Kelce added, via the New York Post. "I know I’m excited because it’s the biggest game of my life, you know, and having the president there, you know, it’s the best country in the world. So, that’d be pretty cool." Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts also weighed in. "He's welcome to do what he wants," Hurts said. When Hurts was asked a follow-up question about whether Trump being there would put more pressure on him, the quarterback responded, "No." Fox News’ Jackson Thompson contributed to this report. Follow Fox News Digital’s sports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter. View the full article
  13. "Today, history is made," EU chief Ursula von der Leyen told a ceremony in Lithuania's capital.View the full article
  14. Rep. Jared Golden, D-ME, warned members of the Democratic Party against going "DEFCON 5" on everything President Donald Trump does in an interview on Friday, explaining it would lose them credibility. "I don’t think that it’s been very effective, the Dem response, so far. In fact, I’m frustrated by it. If you make everything DEFCON 5, then eventually nothing is DEFCON 5. You know what I mean? And on questions of overreach of constitutional authority, it’s not always so cut and dry," Golden said. Golden has criticized his party and Democratic leadership over the last few years, including President Biden, over the border crisis and for the party's messaging around authoritarianism and fascism. The Democratic lawmaker also predicted Trump would win the election in an op-ed for the Bangor Daily News, revealing that he would be okay with it. "And I think if you rush right out and just say, like, ‘This is, like, dictatorial or illegal,’ you might end up being wrong, and that undermines your credibility," Golden told the Washington Post. DEMOCARTIC LAWMAKER ‘DISSAPOINTED’ WITH BIDEN'S HANDLING OF DEBT NEGOCIATIONS: ‘WE’RE IN A WEAKER POSITION' The Washington Post asked Golden if Democrats should be more "discerning with their outrage." Golden provided an example of his response to the president's comments on the Gaza Strip last week. "I’m not going to react instantaneously to everything the president says. I’m going to be paying attention to what the president does. And when it comes to the conflict between Israel and Gaza, what I’m interested in seeing him doing is bringing home the hostages, particularly the remaining American hostages," he responded. Golden reiterated that he would review Trump's actions, not his words, and see if they undermine American interests. CLICK HERE FOR MORE COVERAGE OF MEDIA AND CULTURE Golden also seemed hopeful about working with Trump's administration on some policy aspects. "On issues having to do with securing our border, with energy — I’m really in the camp of all-of-the-above energy approach for American energy independence and security and defense — there’s a lot of room to work together," he told the Post. "And on the tax side, it’s a little more difficult for me to see space to be proactively involved, and that’s because of my skepticism that they will generate a tax policy that is both good for growth, good for the American people — particularly middle-class people — and doesn’t do great damage to our ever-increasing budget deficit and national debt. But, I mean, I’d love to be pleasantly surprised," he added. Golden noted he voted against two major bills in the Biden administration, the American Rescue Plan and the Build Back Better bill. View the full article
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  16. n Nebraska a 56-year-old man dies alone in his apartment. He seemed to be in good health and his family wants to know what happened. A police officer decides the man died of "Natural Causes" so no autopsy is performed. Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack talk about legal death investigation and who makes the call when it comes to the "Manner of Death". Transcribe Highlights 00:00.00 Introduction 04:38.56 Story of regret 10:35.89 Things that appear to be "natural" 15:35.28 When the coroner is elected position 20:18.72 Who makes a great legal death investigator 25:37.62 Determining manner and cause of death 30:50.66 Discussion of Coroner state 35:20.27 What qualifies a police officer to determine "natural causes"? 37:06.32 Conclusion See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. View the full article
  17. A Republican congressman who is "fed up" with the "scripted outrage" promoted by the left over the Department of Government Efficiency and Elon Musk's investigations of federal agencies published a letter to constituents dispelling the "lies about DOGE." Virginia Republican Rep. Ben Cline published an open letter to constituents last week who are furious over Musk’s role leading DOGE as the Musk team parsed through agencies such as the Treasury Department and U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to find fraud and cut government spending fat. The investigations have led to an apparent dismantling of USAID as DOGE and Republican lawmakers and think tanks publish reports showing the independent government agency has bankrolled foreign programs such as creating an Iraqi version of "Sesame Street" and provided funds to extremist groups connected to designated terror organizations. ELON MUSK OUTLINES 'SUPER OBVIOUS' CHANGES DOGE AND TREASURY HAVE AGREED TO MAKE Democratic lawmakers, voters, as well as employees of the agency, have staged protests across the country over Musk’s work, slamming him as a billionaire "fascist" who has no right to investigate the federal government as he is not an elected official. USAID HAS 'DEMONSTRATED PATTERN OF OBSTRUCTIONISM,' CLAIMS TOP DOGE REPUBLICAN IN LETTER TO RUBIO "I’m fed up with the scripted outrage of the Left & their lies about DOGE. @realDonaldTrump campaigned on using @elonmusk’s expertise to make government more efficient. Trump won & he’s keeping that promise," Cline posted on X, linking to a letter to his constituents. Cline hit back in his letter that Musk has long held some of the highest security clearances in the nation through his work leading Space X. "Musk is not a private citizen being given ‘unprecedented access to personal or sensitive information,’ as the extreme left would lead you to believe. Mr. Musk holds some of the highest-level security clearances as a key defense contractor and his work is integral to ensuring U.S. military superiority," Cline wrote in his letter addressed to "Jane Doe" constituents on Thursday. "As you are aware, the rocket systems and satellites his companies produce are used across the federal government, including in the Department of Defense, and his Starlink system has been critical in supporting U.S. allies abroad. There are few, if any, private individuals who have done more to advance America’s technological and defense capabilities in modern history. If there is anyone qualified to bring the federal government into the 21st century and improve its efficiency, it is Elon Musk," he continued. Cline added that President Donald Trump "has Article II constitutional authority to appoint individuals who can help execute their vision for the federal government." 'VIPER'S NEST': USAID ACCUSED OF CORRUPTION, MISMANAGEMENT LONG BEFORE TRUMP ADMIN TOOK AIM "Most recently, President Trump designated Elon Musk as a ‘special government employee,’ which is defined by Section 202 of Title 18 of the United States Code. President Trump’s decision to enlist Mr. Musk is a bold step toward strengthening America’s technological leadership and eliminating bureaucratic inefficiencies. This appointment is fully within the President’s discretion and is no different from past administrations appointing industry experts to key cabinet, advisory, and operational roles," Cline explained. "For over 20 years, Mr. Musk has undoubtedly showcased to the American people his unparalleled ability to drive innovation, develop world-leading technologies, and ensure America is the world leader in energy, Artificial Intelligence, rocketry, transportation, and healthcare, among other fields," he continued. Musk reportedly gained access to the Treasury’s payment system last weekend, sparking widespread outrage that he had access to private information related to Social Security, payments to government contractors, Medicare benefits and other data. The outrage soon spilled into Musk and DOGE’s work investigating USAID last week, which crescendoed on Friday when a federal judge paused the Trump administration’s order to place thousands of USAID employees on leave while signage for the agency was removed or covered on the building’s headquarters and surrounding area. MUSK RIPS 'FRAUDULENT' TREASURY HANDOUTS AS REPORTS MOUNT DOGE HAS ACCESS TO FEDERAL PAYMENT SYSTEM "​​There is no evidence to support the allegation that Elon Musk or his team has unlawfully accessed or seized the sensitive data. Any access to citizen data is strictly regulated, and the role of DOGE is focused on modernizing outdated systems, not compiling private information. The real threat to Americans’ privacy has come from an unchecked bureaucracy that has mismanaged data security for decades. The reforms proposed by President Trump and implemented by individuals like Mr. Musk are designed to prevent government overreach, not expand it," Cline wrote. Also on Friday, House Democrats, including Rep. Maxine Waters of Califorrnia, attempted to gain entry to the Department of Education’s headquarters to meet with acting Education Secretary Denise L. Carter. But they were seen clashing with a security guard as the DOGE team reportedly prepares to recommend major spending cuts to the department. Trump had repeatedly advocated and campaigned on shutting the Department of Education down in favor of giving states power over their respective education systems. ELON MUSK SLAMS 'MEAN' PODCAST HOSTS FOR CALLING DOGE EMPLOYEES 'ARROGANT LITTLE PR---S' AMONG OTHER THINGS "The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is an essential initiative to reduce wasteful spending, cut bureaucratic red tape, and modernize government technology. On his first day in office, President Trump legally integrated DOGE into the federal government by way of an executive order renaming the U.S. Digital Service as the U.S. DOGE Service (USDS)," he wrote. "Fully authorized under the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), USDS will enhance government productivity and ensure taxpayer dollars are spent responsibly. Each executive agency’s DOGE Team works in coordination with agency heads in order to ensure the implementation of President Trump’s DOGE agenda. Treasury Secretary Scott [Bessent] has already approved DOGE’s lawful access to unclassified records and systems to facilitate this integration," he wrote. Cline continued in his letter to constituents that he serves on the DOGE Caucus in Congress and "will work alongside President Trump to introduce reforms that streamline government operations, eliminate inefficiencies, and restore fiscal responsibility in Washington." Musk outlined "super obvious" changes DOGE and the Treasury agreed to in order for the agency to be easily audited, such as providing a categorization code for outgoing payments, a rationale for any payments, and the creation of a regularly updated "DO-NOT-PAY list" that includes dead people, or fraudulent entities, such as groups with ties to terror organizations. "Yesterday, I was told that there are currently over $100B/year of entitlements payments to individuals with no SSN or even a temporary ID number. If accurate, this is extremely suspicious," Musk posted on Saturday. A federal judge blocked DOGE's ability to access Treasury Department systems on Saturday morning, teeing up a legal battle over DOGE’s work. 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  18. What was once ridiculous is now possible. Elon Musk, the richest person in the history of the world, has become President Donald Trumpâs attack dog. Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) have unprecedented access to the governmentâs data and computer system. Earlier this week, that came to include systems in the Department of Energy (DOE), which oversees Americaâs nuclear weapons. The news raised enough concern that Secretary of Energy Chris Wright went on the air to deny Musk and DOGE have access to atomic secrets. It’s alarming to be at a point where someone has to make this kind of statement, especially because the Trump administration has reportedly lied about DOGE’s access levels before. DOGE’s placement at the DOE even raises a truly bizarre-sounding possibility: that a pseudo-department named after a shiba inu could get actual access to nuclear weapons. Fortunately, despite Musk’s ever-expanding power over government systems, it would take far more than barging into the right office to do this. But at a moment where all kinds of governmental norms are in flux, it’s worth looking at what exactly separates someone like Musk from perhaps the greatest d … Read the full story at The Verge. View the full article
  19. He was arrested in the Stoneybatter area of the city on Sunday and is currently being detained.View the full article
  20. "Can you skydive continuously without landing...?" asks Red Bull. Imagine jumping out of a helicopter, "only to latch onto a speeding plane in mid-air and soar back up into the sky." Harnessing the plane's momentum, [skydiver Max Manow] soared out of the canyon, embarking on what he calls his "endless skydive", a manoeuvre that potentially could be done continuously without him ever needing to land... After exiting a helicopter, he manoeuvred his wingsuit to close the gap with a nosediving Cessna 182, piloted by Luke Aikins. Precision was key: Manow attached himself to a hook on the aircraft as the plane descended, allowing him to ascend back to a safe altitude of 2,500 feet before releasing into another freefall... Manow spent five months training, including sessions in a Stockholm wind tunnel, to master the techniques needed for mid-air connection. Meanwhile, Aikins modified his aircraft to ensure the feat was safe and repeatable. Skydiver Max Manow's goal was to develop a manoeuvre that could potentially be repeated an infinite number of times without ever having to land. Manow's mid-air manoeuvre opens the door to a new vision of skydiving, where athletes could remain airborne without ever needing to land. Reflecting on the experience, Manow said: "Who knows where this will take the future of the sport?" "If that wasn't enough adrenaline for you," writes New Atlas, "a previous bonkers wingsuit stunt from 2017 is equally jaw dropping, in which a pair of skydivers BASE-jumped off a mountain summit, and entered a passing airplane." Read more of this story at Slashdot. View the full article
  21. President Donald Trump detailed his plans to instruct DOGE lead, Elon Musk, to probe the Education and Defense Departments for wasteful spending. The President told Fox News chief political anchor Bret Baier in an exclusive pre-Super Bowl interview that the billionaire entrepreneur has been a trustworthy ally in fulfilling his promise to cut the red tape. "He's not gaining anything. In fact, I wonder how he can devote the time to it," Trump said. "I'm going to tell him very soon… to go check the Department of Education. He's going to find the same thing. Then I'm going to go into the military. Let's check the military. We're going to find billions, hundreds of billions of dollars of fraud and abuse, and the people elected me on that." MEET THE YOUNG TEAM OF SOFTWARE ENGINEERS SLASHING GOVERNMENT WASTE AT DOGE: REPORT Baier's interview with Trump, slated to air during a special 3 p.m. time slot on Sunday — mere hours before the Super Bowl LIX coin toss — will focus on the changes the Trump administration has enacted since his inauguration last month and the first 100 days of his presidency. Among those changes has been implementing the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). Since Jan. 20, the department aimed at upending federal agencies has traced where money has been going. The moves have been met with outrage from some Democrats, including a group who attempted to enter the Department of Education in light of possible cuts last week. Thirty House Democrats attempted to enter the Department of Education building in Washington, D.C., on Friday morning to meet with acting Education Secretary Denise L. Carter, but they were stopped by security. President Donald Trump and Republicans have advocated shutting down the Department of Education, saying that the states are better equipped to handle education. Trump on Tuesday said that if Linda McMahon, his pick for education secretary, is confirmed, she should work to "put herself out of a job." ELON MUSK OUTLINES ‘SUPER OBVIOUS’ CHANGES DOGE AND TREASURY HAVE AGREED TO MAKE "The people want me to find it [the wasteful spending]," Trump told Baier. "And I've had great help with Elon Musk, who's been terrific." Additional portions of Trump's interview will air during the Monday, February 10th edition of "Special Report with Bret Baier." Fox News' Rachel Wolf contributed to this report. View the full article
  22. Justin Baldoni isn't holding back. In an interview he did with "Gent's Talk" podcast, originally recorded in November 2024, Baldoni can be seen getting emotional as he discussed some issues he'd had over the past year. "I had a intense year," he explained in a sneak peek for the interview that was shared to Instagram. "This morning I sent a text message." BLAKE LIVELY, JUSTIN BALDONI TIMELINE: TAYLOR SWIFT TANGLED INTO LEAKED MESSAGED, EMBARRASSING LAWSUITS It's unclear what text message he's referring to in his comment. "I had anxiety," he told the podcast host. When he was asked why, Baldoni said, "I haven't talked about this yet…." The preview clip then cuts to a shot of Baldoni wiping his eyes and sniffling. While promoting the episode on social media, the podcast explained that the interview was conducted in November as part of the "It Ends with Us" press tour. A description of the episode details that Baldoni talks about "the film, domestic violence, his relationship with his father, mental health, marriage and masculinity." His interview is set to air in full on Monday at 2 pm ET. While Baldoni doesn't explicitly mention Blake Lively or "It Ends with Us" during the clip, the interview was conducted just a month before Lively filed her complaint against him with the California Civil Rights Department. Shortly after, she filed her lawsuit against him in federal court. In her complaint, Lively detailed allegations of sexual harassment, retaliation, intentional affliction of emotional distress, negligence and more against Baldoni and film producer Jamey Heath. LIKE WHAT YOU’RE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS Some of the issues allegedly addressed at an "all-hands" meeting at one point during the filming of "It Ends with Us" included no more showing nude videos or images of women to Lively, no more mention of Baldoni’s previous "pornography addiction," no more discussions about personal experiences with sex, no more descriptions of their own genitalia, no more adding sex scenes outside what was in the original script, no more discussions about Lively’s weight or deceased father and more. However, Baldoni insisted in his own lawsuit filed in January that Lively "falsely" accused him in an attempt to repair her reputation following the fallout around the movie's press tour after the actress took control of the film. "Lively could not tolerate her publicly tainted image for even a moment, and further could not accept that it was entirely of her own making," the lawsuit said. "She needed a scapegoat. And rather than admit and take accountability for her own mishaps, she chose to blame Plaintiffs, in a malicious and unforgivably public manner. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTER "When she and [Ryan] Reynolds could not force Baldoni and Wayfarer to read a statement she and her representatives prepared, extorting them to ‘take accountability’ in defense of Lively’s actions, she lay in wait for months, preparing to publicly attack Baldoni by falsely claiming that he had sexually harassed her," the lawsuit alleged. Earlier this month, a pre-trial hearing was held where Lively and Baldoni's lawyers were ordered to follow the New York Rules of Professional Conduct, which limit speaking to the press. Neither party will be allowed to make statements to the press that have a "substantial likelihood" of prejudicing a jury. However, the legal teams will be allowed to defend their clients in the media against publicity not created by either side. The trial date remains set for March 2026. Fox News Digital's Lauryn Overhultz contributed to this report. View the full article
  23. If there’s one safe bet anyone can make before Super Bowl LIX, it’s that the players and coaches’ emotions will be running high from the time they get up in the morning through the game. Kansas City Chiefs star Chris Jones is not one to hide his tears as "The Star-Spangled Banner" is played before the game. He’s been seen letting his tears stream down his face before the game starts – whether it’s in the playoffs or during the regular season. SIGN UP FOR TUBI AND STREAM SUPER BOWL LIX FOR FREE He explained to reporters during the week why he cries. "Quick story. I was watching the movie ‘300.’ One of my favorite movies, you know? Right before they go into battle, you have some like, crying, because they’re so mad. They’re going to war," he said. "In a sense of playing football, I actually go into that mindframe, like, I might not make it home tonight – knowing I’m going to make it home, but knowing I’m going to war. It’s going to get bloody. It’s going to get physical. I might not make it out. I might make it out. "So in the midst of the national anthem, I have to put myself in that mindframe." Jones’ emotions were first put in the national spotlight before the Chiefs played the New England Patriots in the AFC Championship during the 2018-19 season. The Patriots won that game. HOW TO WATCH SUPER BOWL LIX BETWEEN CHIEFS, EAGLES STREAMED ON TUBI Since then, the broadcast cameras have found Jones letting it loose in the sidelines. "I'm also retracing and going over all the obstacles it took me to get here, in a sense. Thinking about that, all that manifesting," Jones added. "Tears start rolling because I'm so angry. I'm going through so many emotions. Anything (negative) somebody said like, three weeks ago, I'm remembering. I'm just full of emotions." Jones is one of the fiercest defenders Kansas City has on its defensive front. The six-time Pro Bowler had five sacks and 37 tackles in 15 games this season. He has a sack and five tackles in the playoffs this year. He has 3.5 sacks in 21 playoff games in his career. Jones will look to give Eagles fans something to cry about on Sunday. Game coverage begins on FOX at 1 p.m. ET with kickoff set for 6:30 p.m. ET. Pre-game festivities and the game itself can be streamed live for free on Tubi. The Associated Press contributed to this report. Follow Fox News Digital’s sports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter. View the full article
  24. Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker warned Eagles fans about their post-Super Bowl LIX celebrations after their last one left at least one person dead and several injured in separate incidents. The Eagles are set to take on the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday night in a rematch of Super Bowl LVII. Philadelphia officials have made clear they were ready for revelers to take to the streets after the game. Parker warned fans not to climb on the city’s light poles. SIGN UP FOR TUBI AND STREAM SUPER BOWL LIX FOR FREE "Don't climb light poles or anything else," she said Friday, via FOX 29 Philadelphia. "Please, Philadelphia, I implore you as your mayor, do not climb light poles or anything else." She added the climbing on any type of structure or fixture could "lead to tragedy." Tyler Sabapathy, an 18-year-old Temple University student-athlete, died after falling from the pole and landing on his head while celebrating the Eagles’ NFC Championship win, Philadelphia police told FOX 29 Philadelphia. The teen was taken to the hospital and was in very critical condition before he eventually died. HOW TO WATCH SUPER BOWL LIX BETWEEN CHIEFS, EAGLES STREAMED ON TUBI At least three other people were injured when a driver drove into a crowd of pedestrians after the playoff game at Lincoln Financial Field. "The Philadelphia Police Department is on an all-hands-on-deck approach to ensure everyone’s safety," Police Commissioner Kevin J. Bethel said Friday. "Our officers will be out in full force across the city, ready to keep the festivities running smoothly." The Eagles and Chiefs’ game will be broadcast on FOX. Coverage begins at 1 p.m. ET and can be streamed live for free on Tubi. Follow Fox News Digital’s sports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter. View the full article
  25. Google's Super Bowl ad about a Gouda cheese seller appears to be using fake AI output, writes the Verge: The text portrayed as generated by AI has been available on the business's website since at least August 2020, as shown on this archived webpage. Google didn't launch Gemini until 2023, meaning Gemini couldn't have generated the website description as depicted in the ad. The site Futurism calls the situation "beyond bizarre," asking why Google doesn't seem to trust its own technology. Either Google faked the ad entirely, or prompted its AI to generate the web page's existing copy word-for-word, or the AI was prompted to come up with original copy and instead copied the old version. In the publishing industry, that's referred to as "plagiarism." And ironically if Gemini did plagiarize that text, the text that it plagiarized is also inaccurate. Read more of this story at Slashdot. View the full article
  26. Eli Manning didn’t let the Pro Football Hall of Fame snub dampen his spirits during Super Bowl week in New Orleans. The New York Giants legend was seen at a restaurant in New Orleans leading a rendition of "God Bless America." Cooper Manning, Eli’s brother, started the song and everybody at the restaurant got involved, according to the New York Post. SIGN UP FOR TUBI AND STREAM SUPER BOWL LIX FOR FREE The Mannings are from New Orleans and have had a big week aside from the Hall of Fame announcement. Children’s Hospital New Orleans was renamed after the Manning family and they celebrated at the Louisiana Legacy Gala earlier in the week. Eli and Cooper’s father, Archie, and their mother, Olivia, were given the first Louisiana Legacy Award for their commitment to the well-being of children and their families across the state and the country. "I can speak on behalf of my entire family. It’s very hard to put into words," Archie Manning said at the event. "To have a hospital named after you, this is not like making second-team All-SEC or anything like that. We just have such admiration for this hospital and the people and the leadership. For them to do this for our family, it’s one of the greatest things that’s happened in my life." HOW TO WATCH SUPER BOWL LIX BETWEEN CHIEFS, EAGLES STREAMED ON TUBI Archie said the hospital honor beats all of his football accomplishments. "I think it was in 2007, we dedicated Peyton Manning Children’s Hospital in Indianapolis. And, in 2009, I think it was, we dedicated Eli Manning Children’s Clinics in Jackson, Mississippi. After both of those events, I told my sons that this is your finest hour, and I meant that. Football, in Peyton’s case, they’d just won a Super Bowl, and then Eli. I said, ‘What’s going on here is your finest hour.’ "Without a doubt, I can say this happening tonight and renaming this hospital is our family’s finest hour, and we’re very appreciative." Fox News’ Scott Thompson contributed to this report. View the full article
  27. HBO host Bill Maher got real about the Democratic Party’s new leadership on Friday, saying it doesn’t reflect the party moving to give voters what they want. The "Real Time" host torched the newly elected Democratic National Committee Chair Ken Martin, stating his election does not reflect that the party is making the changes it needs to win back voters. "I was not aware of who he was before. I did not think it got off to a great start because I think they need to completely reroute themselves, and I don’t think they did it," Maher told his guest, MSNBC anchor Chris Hayes. JOURNALISTS SOUND ALARM OVER TRUMP'S ‘PREPOSTEROUS’ GAZA COMMENTS, WARN OF ‘ETHNIC CLEANSING’ The DNC elected Ken Martin, the Minnesota party leader, to the position last Saturday, beating out Martin O'Malley, the former two-term Maryland governor. Following his victory, he said, "We have one team, one team, the Democratic Party. The fight is for our values. The fight is for working people. The fight right now is against Donald Trump and the billionaires who bought this country." During his program, Maher didn’t hide his frustrations with the new leader, accusing him of relaying the same tired talking point that the party employed up until their defeat last November. "I mean, this Ken Martin guy, he said something I’ve heard Democrats say a lot, ‘We didn’t get our message out’ – And maybe I’m paraphrasing... And I’ve said this before to Democrats – No, you did. That’s the problem." "You did get your message out and people don’t like the message," he declared. Maher reinforced his point later in the episode when talking to Rep. Byron Donalds, R-Fla., and reporter Tara Palmeri. He paraphrased a line from a recent New York Times article, stating, "Many Americans say they do not believe the Democratic Party is focused on the issues that matter most to them." CLICK HERE FOR MORE COVERAGE OF MEDIA AND CULTURE Adding his own thought, he said, "So, if you think all this Trump stuff is going to go away because the other party is going to come in, well that may not be the case." Continuing to read from The Times piece, Maher said, "Here’s what people think is important to the Democrats, ‘abortion, L.G.B.T.Q. rights and climate change.’" The host pointed out that the party hasn’t prioritized the issues voters care about. "To me, as a voter, my issues were democracy and the environment," he said, noting those weren’t focused on by the party. "And now I have no one who’s a champion of those issues in the government, and I blame the Democrats for that." "The people do not feel they’re representing them, and they’re losing," he said, adding that The Times reported how voters saw "the economy, inflation, healthcare and immigration" as the main issues in the last election. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP View the full article
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