So much for CAPTCHA then – bots can complete them quicker than humans

We, for one, welcome our distorted-letter-recognizing overlords

https://www.theregister.com/2023/08/15/so_much_for_captcha_then/

TweetDeck, renamed X Pro, now requires a subscription

https://www.cnbc.com/2023/08/16/tweetdeck-renamed-x-pro-now-requires-a-subscription.html

Fitch May Reassess China's A+ Credit Rating If Debts Balloon As Economy Falters

https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/fitch-may-reassess-chinas-credit-rating-if-debts-balloon-economy-falters

Go Woke Go...

Target slashes full-year forecast as retailer struggles

https://www.cnbc.com/2023/08/16/target-tgt-earnings-q2-2023.html

What may be done at any time will be done at no time.

- Scottish Proverb

Earworm: Pink Floyd classic recreated from brain waves

https://cosmosmagazine.com/health/body-and-mind/pink-floyd-recreated-brain/

Not a Parody: Gov't Employees Told To Work From Home Due to Rampant Crime Outside the Nancy Pelosi Federal Building in SF

https://freebeacon.com/democrats/nancy-pelosi-crime-scandal-san-francisco/

Pistachio season in Syria hits 47,000 tons

https://npasyria.com/en/102696/

Russian battleships strike ISIS hideout in Syrian Desert

https://npasyria.com/en/102619/

Ships Backed Up in Black Sea as Russia Warning Shots Raise Tensions

https://gcaptain.com/ships-backed-up-in-black-sea-as-russia-warning-shots-raise-tensions/

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Tax universities to pay for student loan bailout, policy analyst argues

https://www.thecollegefix.com/tax-universities-to-pay-for-student-loan-bailout-policy-analyst-argues/

Commie Report from a Commie University in a Commie City

U. Chicago report: 30 million Americans believe violence justified to keep Trump from presidency

https://www.thecollegefix.com/u-chicago-report-30-million-americans-believe-violence-justified-to-keep-trump-from-presidency/

Just when you thought Paypal couldn't get worse...

Intuit’s Alex Chriss named new PayPal CEO

https://www.cnbc.com/2023/08/14/intuits-alex-chriss-named-new-paypal-ceo.html

Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind.

- Dr. Seuss (1904 - 1991)

Kansas newspaper co-owner dead after police raid offices, home over 'leaked' DUI of prominent resident

https://thepostmillennial.com/breaking-kansas-newspaper-co-owner-dead-after-police-raid-offices-home-over-leaked-dui-of-prominent-resident

Repairing and Upgrading NOAA’s Great White Ships

https://gcaptain.com/repairing-and-upgrading-noaas-great-white-ships/

Scientists hide details of questionable taxpayer-funded pro-vaccine study (but I'm not going away)

https://sharylattkisson.com/2023/08/scientists-hide-details-of-questionable-taxpayer-funded-pro-vaccine-study-but-im-not-going-away/?utm_source=ActiveCampaign&utm_medium=email&utm_content=Sharyl+Attkisson+Daily+Newsletter&utm_campaign=Daily+Newsletter

Rep. Greg Steube Files Articles of Impeachment Against President Joe Biden

https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/anthony-gonzalez/2023/08/11/breaking-rep-greg-steube-files-articles-of-impeachment-against-president-joe-biden-n1718181