Amy Cook

I was interviewed for this article. Another bill not covered by insurance came from UCI Long COVID Clinic since. “Others may not be so lucky and may be forced to pay for most of their care out of pocket. That's what happened to Amy Cook, 51, of Orange County, California.”

Morally, legally, economically the war on Iran is disastrous and the disaster goes on for years no matter what happens now. But what cannot be overstated is that in pure national security terms it is also an unmitigated catastrophe.

Fifteen ships passed through the Strait of Hormuz with permission from Iran over the past 24 hours, according to Iranian media. 🔴 LIVE updates: aje.news/vtvz59

Governor Pritzker calls on Trump to be removed via the 25th Amendment.

A measles outbreak in South Carolina (993 cases, 20 hospitalizations, 5 months) cost an estimated $35.5M- about 6.7% of the state public health budget! Vaccinating the same group? Just $66K–$134K. Every $1 spent on vaccines could’ve saved $536. Prevention isn’t just smarter- it’s dramatically cheaper. Put another way, more measles outbreaks means higher taxes - for everyone. 🤷🏽‍♂️ americanactionforum.org/weekly-checkup…

The 25th Amendment allows the vice president and a majority of the Cabinet to declare a president unable to perform the duties of office. #Echobox=1775424460" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">newsweek.com/trumps-chances…

Given Trump’s Easter threats to carry out new war crimes in Iran, we should think one or two steps ahead about a coup attempt connected to the war. And then deter it. (1/17)

Shoved an entire rainforest into the chipper so a computer could tell this guy to go to IKEA

How many times can our country betray the Kurds? theintercept.com/2019/10/07/kur…

The rusty patched bumblebee used to live in 28 states. Now, it can only be found in 5. It was the first bee in US history to be listed as federally endangered. It disappeared from yards, gardens, and farms across the eastern US because we replaced the flowers it needs with lawns, and then sprayed what little was left. Three plants can bring it back: bee balm, coneflower, and wild bergamot. All native. All easy to grow. You might not see one, but that's the point. Plant the flowers anyway.

Week 1: We won! Week 2: Please send help. Week 3: We won! Week 4: Why isn't anyone helping?! Week 5: Praise be to Allah

Fuel prices are up more than 55%. Thank you for your attention to this "IMPORTANT" MATTER! DONALD.J. TRUMP. x.com/i/status/20404…

The reason it is so important that we introduce transparency laws over AI training data is that AI training is one of the only instances of mass copyright infringement that is mostly invisible to the rights holder. Usually, when someone uses your copyrighted work commercially without permission, you can see it happening. Maybe they modify your picture and use it on a magazine cover; maybe they pirate your film and resell it; maybe they steal your melody and use it in their own song. In each case, the infringement is out there in the open. That means (i) you are unlikely to miss it, and (ii) it is easy to hold the perpetrators accountable in the courts. AI training is different. It happens behind closed doors, and the result - the trained model - might not make the infringement obvious. Models trained on copyrighted work will sometimes output obviously copyrighted work, but, much of the time, the fact that your work has been used in training isn’t obvious. So people’s work has been copied and exploited for commercial purposes, but that copying is hidden. This is why we need new laws requiring AI companies to reveal the training data they use. Training commercial AI models on copyrighted work without permission is straight-up illegal in some countries (e.g. the UK), and there are strong arguments it is illegal in many cases in others (e.g. the US). But rights holders can't defend themselves under the law if the use of their work is kept hidden. The only reason these transparency laws aren't more widespread already is AI industry lobbying. Governments need to resist this, and introduce transparency requirements as a matter of urgency.

@MrImranPk Yes

Do Americans even realize their president is basically the most hated guy on the planet right now?

The main thing to understand about climate change is LAG TIME. A drastic degree of heating is already 100% locked in due to PAST carbon emissions. The only questions are how long it will take to catch up with us and just how hot it will get.

An “eviction” happens when you don’t pay rent. The term you are looking for @AP is ethnic cleansing.

Even we have to agree with this.

“The result of the Trump administration’s drip feed of threats and dog whistles is that those who are running elections in states across the country are already war-gaming what happens if ICE or the National Guard show up at their voting locations” wired.com/story/this-is-…

BREAKING: Iran’s Speaker of the Parliament responds to President Trump’s statement this morning: “Your reckless moves are dragging the United States into a living HELL for every single family, and our whole region is going to burn because you insist on following Netanyahu’s commands. The only real solution is respecting the rights of the Iranian people and ending this dangerous game,” he says.

The firings alone are unsettling, but the refusal to provide a rationale is downright distressing. theatlantic.com/national-secur…

If anyone anywhere had any doubt that the white house is completely in Putin's control, this should dispel that doubt. Vance heading to Hungary *during a war* to *campaign for Putin's Hungarian puppet*. Unheard of.