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Charlotte Scot

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Painter (aka artist?) Carter-Berniecrat Progressive, unaffiliated voter, owned by Scotties since 1953, born in Manhattan, lives in CT

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Charlotte Scot @charlottescot.bsky.social · 1h
www.am-online.com/news/ev-purc...
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EV purchase intent tops 64% among new car buyers
More than 64% of prospective new car buyers are considering an EV, giving dealerships a stronger indication of where near-term demand is moving
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Charlotte Scot @charlottescot.bsky.social · 1h
Citing 'Civilizational Extinction Risk,' Khanna to Intro Bill to Ban Recursive AI www.commondreams.org/news/ro-khan... Go Ro
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Citing 'Civilizational Extinction Risk,' Khanna to Intro Bill to Ban Recursive AI | Common Dreams
Rep. Ro Khanna introduces comprehensive legislation to regulate AI industry, including temporary ban on recursive AI. Civilizational extinction risk must be taken seriously.
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Charlotte Scot @charlottescot.bsky.social · 1h
Impeachment Calls Grow as Dems Say Up to $20 Million in Taxpayer Funds Were Used for 'Illegal' Pro-Trump Ads www.commondreams.org/news/donald-...
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Impeachment Calls Grow as Dems Say Up to $20 Million in Taxpayer Funds Were Used for 'Illegal' Pro-Trump Ads | Common Dreams
Democrats in Congress demand answers and accountability for Trump's misuse of taxpayer dollars for "illegal" ads.
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Charlotte Scot @charlottescot.bsky.social · 6h
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Nvidia’s historic buyback announcement underscores a sharp divide in Big Tech
Nvidia is expanding its buyback program to $235 billion while Alphabet and Meta halt repurchases and reallocate money to their AI initiatives.
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Charlotte Scot @charlottescot.bsky.social · 6h
Is Hegseth working for Putin also? WAPO Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to cut more generals and admirals in bid to remake military’s top ranks Hegseth is expected to announce that the number of top officers will be reduced by as much as 20 percent, officials said.
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Charlotte Scot @charlottescot.bsky.social · 6h
This ain't exactly leadership, Mr. Trump apnews.com/article/trum...
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Trump says top tech firms have signed accord to 'self-police' AI development
President Donald Trump says that he and a large group of leaders of artificial intelligence companies had signed a voluntary accord that will include internal and external reviews of the technology du...
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Charlotte Scot @charlottescot.bsky.social · 7h
Does this apply to the three-year-old in lock-up? Supreme Court allows Trump administration, for now, to resume ‘third country’ deportations The high court will later hear arguments and make a final ruling on the controversial policy of sending migrants to countries where they are not citizens.
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Charlotte Scot @charlottescot.bsky.social · 7h
Hmm, some kind of issue occurred when contacting the feed server. Please let the feed owner know about this issue. Message from server: Upstream server responded with a 504 error
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Charlotte Scot @charlottescot.bsky.social · 7h
AI is basically STOLEN/UNPAID FOR Intelligence. www.marketwatch.com/story/openai...
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OpenAI launches a rival to Meta’s Muse, as the battle for AI agents kicks into high gear
Personal AI assistants are shaping up to be the new frontier for tech companies.
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Charlotte Scot @charlottescot.bsky.social · 7h
Instead of calling them SMART INTELLIGENCE...they should call them what they are: STOLEN/unpaid for intelligence www.marketwatch.com/story/openai...
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OpenAI launches a rival to Meta’s Muse, as the battle for AI agents kicks into high gear
Personal AI assistants are shaping up to be the new frontier for tech companies.
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Charlotte Scot @charlottescot.bsky.social · 8h
Scoop: Trump's hand-picked, taxpayer-funded ads about to ramp up www.axios.com/2026/09/29/t...
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Scoop: Trump's hand-picked, taxpayer-funded ads about to ramp up
President Trump is personally selecting which government-funded ads his administration is airing.
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Charlotte Scot @charlottescot.bsky.social · 9h
Exclusive: Full list of attendees at White House AI lunch www.axios.com/2026/09/29/t...
axios.com
Exclusive: Full list of attendees at White House AI lunch
Expect a flashy gathering of the world's most powerful officials and executives.
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Charlotte Scot @charlottescot.bsky.social · 10h
FREE: www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
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Trump launches government chatbot, urging a wary public not to fear AI
Washington’s concerns are at a peak after rogue AI agents probed government websites, but the White House has focused on the technology’s promise.
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Charlotte Scot @charlottescot.bsky.social · 10h
www.marketwatch.com/story/job-op...
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Job openings are low and hiring is weak. Why the U.S. labor market won’t get better soon.
War, high gas prices, rising interest rates and AI are keeping a lid on U.S. job creation.
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Charlotte Scot @charlottescot.bsky.social · 10h
AXIOS Eric Cantor, former House leader, named PhRMA president and CEO Why it matters: The former House Republican leader becomes the public face of an industry that's at the forefront of American innovation in the AI age, but will face rising scrutiny if Democrats win the House in November
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Charlotte Scot @charlottescot.bsky.social · 10h
www.middleeasteye.net/news/turkeys...
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Turkey’s $17bn fund scandal becomes a political crisis for Erdogan
President vows accountability as the liquidation of 130 investment funds exposes ties to Turkey’s ruling elite
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Charlotte Scot @charlottescot.bsky.social · 10h
WAPO Immigrant shot by ICE officer in Austin is charged with assault An unsealed affidavit said the man, Wilber Garcés Pérez, struck a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer in the torso with his vehicle’s side-view mirror as he fled the scene of a traffic stop Sept. 20
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Charlotte Scot @charlottescot.bsky.social · 10h
Iran war live: Top Iranian official says ‘US will inevitably leave region’ aje.news/a9qx0f
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Top Iranian official says ‘US will inevitably leave this region’
Head of the National Security Commission of the Iranian parliament Ebrahim Azizi says Israel's 'days are numbered'.
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Charlotte Scot @charlottescot.bsky.social · 12h
WAPO Trump will pitch an AI ‘golden age’ to a wary nation, flanked by industry leaders After rogue AI agents probed agency websites, Washington’s concerns are at a peak, but the White House has focused on the technology’s promise.
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Charlotte Scot @charlottescot.bsky.social · 12h
www.reuters.com/world/middle...
reuters.com
US forces exit Iraq after two decades, leaving opening for Iran
The departure is celebrated as a victory by Iran and its allies ​who now have deep influence in the country where 4,500 Americans died during more than two decades of war.
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Charlotte Scot @charlottescot.bsky.social · 12h
THE POPE GETS INTO AI debate apnews.com/article/pope...
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Contradicting Trump, Pope Leo says artificial intelligence safety concerns not 'fake news'
Pope Leo XIV says concerns about artificial intelligence going rogue are not “fake news” and should be taken seriously.
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Charlotte Scot @charlottescot.bsky.social · 12h
apnews.com/article/trum...
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Trump disputes his ambassador's account that he asked China's president if he wanted to buy US arms
President Donald Trump has asked Chinese President Xi Jinping if he wanted to buy weapons from the United States, the U.S. ambassador to China said.
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Charlotte Scot @charlottescot.bsky.social · 13h
apnews.com/article/just...
apnews.com
Second prosecutor resigns from Justice Department 'grand conspiracy' probe targeting Trump foes
A lawyer who backed President Donald Trump’s false 2020 election claims has resigned from a Justice Department investigation into whether former government officials conspired against the Republican p...
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Charlotte Scot @charlottescot.bsky.social · 13h
apnews.com/article/trum...
apnews.com
Taxpayers have funded nearly $1.5M in pro-Trump ads. Criticism is mounting, including from the GOP
AdImpact says three taxpayer-funded ads promoting President Donald Trump are nearing a cost of at least $1.5 million.
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Charlotte Scot @charlottescot.bsky.social · 13h
apnews.com/article/trum...
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CNN, MS NOW and Politico ask a court to block Trump from enforcing his White House media ban
The filing came a day after the Trump administration made clear it was not backing down from its contention that the sudden ban, announced by Trump on Sept. 18, was justified.
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Charlotte Scot @charlottescot.bsky.social · 13h
apnews.com/article/trum...
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Trump can't force election changes by blocking counterterrorism funds to states, judge says
A federal judge is blocking the authority of President Donald Trump’s administration to withhold some federal counterterrorism funding from states that don’t meet its election administration demands.
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Charlotte Scot @charlottescot.bsky.social · 13h
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2 US Navy aviators eject while landing plane on carrier off Virginia, 4 sailors injured
The Navy described Monday's accident as a “mishap.” The USS Dwight D. Eisenhower, a nuclear-powered Nimitz-class carrier, was commissioned in 1977.
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Charlotte Scot @charlottescot.bsky.social · 13h
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Hegseth says national security, military cyber forces will guard US election systems during midterms
The U.S. National Security Agency and military intelligence forces are set to guard election systems during the November midterms.
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Charlotte Scot @charlottescot.bsky.social · 13h
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Hegseth says national security, military cyber forces will guard US election systems during midterms
The U.S. National Security Agency and military intelligence forces are set to guard election systems during the November midterms.
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Charlotte Scot @charlottescot.bsky.social · 13h
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026... Another claim with no evidence.
theguardian.com
Rubio says foreign actor was ‘clearly’ behind suspected RAF Fairford plot
US secretary of state, who offered no evidence for claims, also says many people ‘disturbed’ that five suspects released on bail
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Charlotte Scot @charlottescot.bsky.social · 14h
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Three deaths, three states, 24 hours: one day in ICE’s quiet but ‘gruesome’ surge
These men in Maine, Georgia and Florida shared no ties – until they became casualties in Trump’s anti-immigration campaign
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Charlotte Scot @charlottescot.bsky.social · 14h
www.reuters.com/business/fin...
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EXCLUSIVE: Anthropic's IPO prospectus shows sweeping AI vision, surging costs
Anthropic is making a massive bet that AI will transform the global economy more profoundly than ​industrialization, electricity and the internet, according to its IPO prospectus seen by Reuters. But ...
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Charlotte Scot @charlottescot.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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Anthropic’s potential $2 trillion IPO comes with the following fine print
Anthropic’s revenue grew over 10-fold in 2025, but the cost of training and serving its models is also climbing.
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Charlotte Scot @charlottescot.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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Dolly Parton planned for her estate. The fight with her nephew shows why that matters.
It’s important to have guardrails around your legacy.
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Charlotte Scot @charlottescot.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
WAPO OpenAI cancels new AI launch, citing safety issues The move comes days after the ChatGPT-maker said its AI agents probed U.S. government websites.
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Charlotte Scot @charlottescot.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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Before you invest in the Oura IPO, understand what you’re buying
The health-data company could see a pop in its stock price, but there are plenty of warning signs
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Charlotte Scot @charlottescot.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Anthropic's IPO prospectus shows sweeping AI vision, surging costs - www.reuters.com/business/fin...
reuters.com
EXCLUSIVE: Anthropic's IPO prospectus shows sweeping AI vision, surging costs
Anthropic is making a massive bet that AI will transform the global economy ​more profoundly than industrialization, electricity and the internet, according to its IPO prospectus seen by Reuters.
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Charlotte Scot @charlottescot.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
US Food Banks Under Strain as Trump Policies Drive Up Costs www.commondreams.org/news/food-ba...
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US Food Banks Under Strain as Trump Policies Drive Up Costs | Common Dreams
President Trump's Iran War and SNAP cuts are straining food banks nationwide. Increased demand and shipping costs are impacting communities.
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Charlotte Scot @charlottescot.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Despite Trump’s War on Clean Energy, Renewables Have Added 34 Times More Capacity Than Fossil Fuels and Nuclear www.commondreams.org/news/trump-c...
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Despite Trump’s War on Clean Energy, Renewables Have Added 34 Times More Capacity Than Fossil Fuels and Nuclear | Common Dreams
“Clearly, the White House has bet on the wrong horse.”
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Charlotte Scot @charlottescot.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Updated Google Satellite Images Show 'Apocalyptic' Destruction of Gaza by Israel www.commondreams.org/news/google-...
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Updated Google Satellite Images Show 'Apocalyptic' Destruction of Gaza by Israel | Common Dreams
One Palestinian from Gaza said the imagery "shows you the Israeli barbarism and terrorism that the world lets happen."
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Charlotte Scot @charlottescot.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
www.washingtonsun.com/defense/navy...
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U.S. Navy Warship Faced ‘Critical Threat of Mechanical Failure’: Documents
Problems with the USS Santa Barbara risked crew safety and invited "catastrophic flooding," according to a government contracting request.
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Charlotte Scot @charlottescot.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
WAPO Trump administration touts savings for car buyers as it rolls back fuel economy standards. Analysts have doubts on price cuts. COMPANIES SPEND MILLIONS to increase MPG for consumers, I doubt they’ll spend even more to reverse that.
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Charlotte Scot @charlottescot.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
www.nbcnews.com/politics/sup... THANK YOU.
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In reversal, Justice Samuel Alito steps aside from major climate case
Alito will sit out the first case heard by the Supreme Court this term after facing calls from the left to do so because he owns stock in oil companies. He had previously pushed back.
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Charlotte Scot @charlottescot.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
www.marketwatch.com/story/spacex...
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SpaceX sends its Starship rocket to orbit for the first time — but not without some hiccups
SpaceX cut the flight short after initially aiming to send it on a nearly 10-hour mission.
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Charlotte Scot @charlottescot.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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The U.S. and China agree to $60 billion in tariff cuts on products like dolls and fireworks. Rare earths remain a sticking point.
There were no major breakthroughs on big issues including AI, Iran and Taiwan.
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Charlotte Scot @charlottescot.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
🧳 Immigration aftershocks www.axios.com/newsletters/...
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🧳 Immigration aftershocks
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Charlotte Scot @charlottescot.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
www.middleeasteye.net/news/on-hope...
middleeasteye.net
On hope: What Iranians hold on to in uncertain times
As war, economic pressure and instability make long-term plans harder, Iranians are still finding ways to enjoy the present and build a future they can no longer clearly see
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Charlotte Scot @charlottescot.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
NBC Former Missouri AG Andrew Bailey, who joined FBI in unusual ‘co-deputy’ position, to leave bureau
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Charlotte Scot @charlottescot.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
WAPO Cornell says it supports prosecutors’ decision to reopen investigation into alleged 2024 gang rape at fraternity The Tompkins County district attorney said he has begun the process of pursuing criminal charges against seven alleged perpetrators.
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Charlotte Scot @charlottescot.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Alberta is the Texas of Canada www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
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Alberta’s response to COVID-19 outbreak at Cargill plant was ‘catastrophic failure,’ report says
More than 950 workers at High River plant were infected in 2020, leaving two workers dead and spreading to the community
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