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Anton Gerashchenko

169,891 Aufrufe • vor 5 Monaten

AIDAN KEARNEY CRASHES OUT DURING HIS REVISIONIST HISTORY: TRUTH VS FICTION Last night, Aidan Kearney had a complete meltdown when the topic of his treatment of the O'Keefes came up. FICTION: Kearney claims the O'Keefes tried to send him to jail over hurt feelings. TRUTH: For months starting in May of 2023, Kearney regularly attacked the O'Keefes on his live show and in articles at the behest of Karen Read. Karen had told Kearney "John's family sucks" and "we don't sit with stupid", green lighting the attacks on them. Repeatedly he called Peggie O'Keefe a c#nt, John's friends and family "maggots" who should "burn in hell", and refused to take down leaked autopsy photos of John when Paul asked because they were upsetting to John's niece and nephew who John had been raising. Those who loved John were forced to walk through a hostile mob of Read and Kearney followers when they would attend pretrial hearings in John's case. Through actions entirely of his own accord, Kearney was the subject of a restraining order in 2024. The O'Keefes and friends attended a hearing early that year. With them was Lindsey Gaetani who was the person who had pursued the restraining order. Kearney was forced to leave the hearing or face the consequences of violating the order. It was entirely on Kearney and his own actions whether or not he 1. violated the order and 2. whether or not those actions would send him to jail yet again. To the left is him spiraling out of control and to the right, a video in support of the witnesses from Testify, the organization created to support the witnesses. In the beginning of that video you can view the family walking through the angry, verbally abusive crowd on the very day Kearney claims Paul was trying to put him in jail. Visit for more information on Kearney and his followers abuse. Special thanks to Earl “Pink Crying Lady” Grey for asking Kearney the question about his abuse💗
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AIDAN KEARNEY CRASHES OUT DURING HIS REVISIONIST HISTORY: TRUTH VS FICTION Last night, Aidan Kearney had a complete meltdown when the topic of his treatment of the O'Keefes came up. FICTION: Kearney claims the O'Keefes tried to send him to jail over hurt feelings. TRUTH: For months starting in May of 2023, Kearney regularly attacked the O'Keefes on his live show and in articles at the behest of Karen Read. Karen had told Kearney "John's family sucks" and "we don't sit with stupid", green lighting the attacks on them. Repeatedly he called Peggie O'Keefe a c#nt, John's friends and family "maggots" who should "burn in hell", and refused to take down leaked autopsy photos of John when Paul asked because they were upsetting to John's niece and nephew who John had been raising. Those who loved John were forced to walk through a hostile mob of Read and Kearney followers when they would attend pretrial hearings in John's case. Through actions entirely of his own accord, Kearney was the subject of a restraining order in 2024. The O'Keefes and friends attended a hearing early that year. With them was Lindsey Gaetani who was the person who had pursued the restraining order. Kearney was forced to leave the hearing or face the consequences of violating the order. It was entirely on Kearney and his own actions whether or not he 1. violated the order and 2. whether or not those actions would send him to jail yet again. To the left is him spiraling out of control and to the right, a video in support of the witnesses from Testify, the organization created to support the witnesses. In the beginning of that video you can view the family walking through the angry, verbally abusive crowd on the very day Kearney claims Paul was trying to put him in jail. Visit for more information on Kearney and his followers abuse. Special thanks to Earl “Pink Crying Lady” Grey for asking Kearney the question about his abuse💗

Julie Carpenter

23,112 Aufrufe • vor 8 Monaten

OpenAI and Anthropic this week: GPT-5.6 price cuts, Claude cracking ciphers, and both backing "Pacing the Frontier" (Week 31, 2026) Starting with OpenAI - GPT-5.6 got a big price cut, with Luna dropping 80% and Terra 20%, plus a new Fast mode for Sol in the API ChatGPT for Academic Researchers opened too, giving free frontier model access to 100,000 scientists On the research side, OpenAI shared ten advances in mathematics and theoretical computer science, all from an internal version of the next model called Astra, plus a study on how AI expands the range of work people do and a field report on scientists using coding agents On the developer side: GPT Transcribe and GPT Live Transcribe, a Terraform provider, an open-source Codex Security CLI, Sign in with ChatGPT in beta, and a desktop app update with browser upgrades, multi-repo review, image editing, and an Activity view GPT-5.4 retires from Codex end of August, the Student Collective opened, and two API settings tripled Sol's ARC-AGI-3 score Plus, I spotted a new "Places" section in ChatGPT Onto Anthropic - Claude Mythos Preview helped find weaknesses in cryptographic algorithms, cutting the effective key strength of the post-quantum scheme HAWK in half and speeding up an attack on reduced-round AES by 200 to 800 times, with no impact on production systems Anthropic released MCP 2026-07-28, the biggest protocol update since launch, moving it to a stateless core with standardized extensions and hardened auth Anthropic disclosed three incidents where Claude reached the internet from inside cybersecurity evaluation environments and accessed real systems of three organizations, traced to a misconfiguration rather than a model alignment failure Dario Amodei laid out Anthropic's position on open-weights models too, saying clearly a ban has never been on the table Both companies backed the "Pacing the Frontier" petition And I spotted Anthropic adding noindex and nofollow to shared Claude conversations
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OpenAI and Anthropic this week: GPT-5.6 price cuts, Claude cracking ciphers, and both backing "Pacing the Frontier" (Week 31, 2026) Starting with OpenAI - GPT-5.6 got a big price cut, with Luna dropping 80% and Terra 20%, plus a new Fast mode for Sol in the API ChatGPT for Academic Researchers opened too, giving free frontier model access to 100,000 scientists On the research side, OpenAI shared ten advances in mathematics and theoretical computer science, all from an internal version of the next model called Astra, plus a study on how AI expands the range of work people do and a field report on scientists using coding agents On the developer side: GPT Transcribe and GPT Live Transcribe, a Terraform provider, an open-source Codex Security CLI, Sign in with ChatGPT in beta, and a desktop app update with browser upgrades, multi-repo review, image editing, and an Activity view GPT-5.4 retires from Codex end of August, the Student Collective opened, and two API settings tripled Sol's ARC-AGI-3 score Plus, I spotted a new "Places" section in ChatGPT Onto Anthropic - Claude Mythos Preview helped find weaknesses in cryptographic algorithms, cutting the effective key strength of the post-quantum scheme HAWK in half and speeding up an attack on reduced-round AES by 200 to 800 times, with no impact on production systems Anthropic released MCP 2026-07-28, the biggest protocol update since launch, moving it to a stateless core with standardized extensions and hardened auth Anthropic disclosed three incidents where Claude reached the internet from inside cybersecurity evaluation environments and accessed real systems of three organizations, traced to a misconfiguration rather than a model alignment failure Dario Amodei laid out Anthropic's position on open-weights models too, saying clearly a ban has never been on the table Both companies backed the "Pacing the Frontier" petition And I spotted Anthropic adding noindex and nofollow to shared Claude conversations

Tibor Blaho

11,303 Aufrufe • vor 11 Tagen

Paranoid man mocked for hunting a spy device in his home. No one believed the government could plant bugs in people’s apartments. A month later, his device found a bug in every mocker’s house. He started selling it and made $255k as everyone rushed to check their own homes. Here's how he made this technology using only Claude: The device is called an RF bug detector. Hidden cameras, microphones, and GPS trackers all leak radio signals when they transmit. This scanner picks up those signals and shows you exactly where they are coming from. The whole build costs around $25 in parts and runs on a small rechargeable battery. You need 4 things. - ESP32 development board - AD8317 RF detector module (the part that senses the signal) - A small OLED screen - A LiPo battery and charging board 1. Wire the AD8317 module to the ESP32 analog input, then connect the OLED screen to the I2C pins, which takes about ten minutes on a breadboard. 2. Plug the ESP32 into your computer with a USB cable. 3. Open Claude Code and paste this prompt: { Write me ESP32 firmware for an RF bug detector. Hardware: - AD8317 logarithmic RF detector on analog pin 34 - SSD1306 OLED screen on I2C pins 21 and 22 - LiPo battery powered Requirements: 1. Read the AD8317 voltage 20 times per second. 2. Convert the voltage into a signal strength value in dBm. 3. Show a live bar graph on the OLED that rises as signal gets stronger. 4. Play a beep through a buzzer on pin 25 that speeds up as the signal increases, so I can sweep a room and home in on the source. 5. Add a calibration button on pin 4 that sets the current room level as the baseline, so only stronger signals trigger alerts. Output one complete Arduino sketch with comments so I can tune the sensitivity. } 4. Flash the firmware to the ESP32 straight from the Arduino IDE. 5. Walk slowly around any room holding the device, and watch the bar graph climb as you get closer to a hidden transmitter. 6. Once it works, drop the whole thing into a 3D-printed handheld case so it looks like a finished product. The man in the hook sweeps a room in under two minutes. The beep speeds up as he gets closer, so he can pinpoint a bug hidden inside a smoke detector, a plug, or a lamp. His parts cost around $25 per unit. He sells the finished detector for $129 to renters, travelers, and Airbnb guests who want to check their space. The market is everyone who ever walked into a hotel room and wondered if someone was watching.
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Paranoid man mocked for hunting a spy device in his home. No one believed the government could plant bugs in people’s apartments. A month later, his device found a bug in every mocker’s house. He started selling it and made $255k as everyone rushed to check their own homes. Here's how he made this technology using only Claude: The device is called an RF bug detector. Hidden cameras, microphones, and GPS trackers all leak radio signals when they transmit. This scanner picks up those signals and shows you exactly where they are coming from. The whole build costs around $25 in parts and runs on a small rechargeable battery. You need 4 things. - ESP32 development board - AD8317 RF detector module (the part that senses the signal) - A small OLED screen - A LiPo battery and charging board 1. Wire the AD8317 module to the ESP32 analog input, then connect the OLED screen to the I2C pins, which takes about ten minutes on a breadboard. 2. Plug the ESP32 into your computer with a USB cable. 3. Open Claude Code and paste this prompt: { Write me ESP32 firmware for an RF bug detector. Hardware: - AD8317 logarithmic RF detector on analog pin 34 - SSD1306 OLED screen on I2C pins 21 and 22 - LiPo battery powered Requirements: 1. Read the AD8317 voltage 20 times per second. 2. Convert the voltage into a signal strength value in dBm. 3. Show a live bar graph on the OLED that rises as signal gets stronger. 4. Play a beep through a buzzer on pin 25 that speeds up as the signal increases, so I can sweep a room and home in on the source. 5. Add a calibration button on pin 4 that sets the current room level as the baseline, so only stronger signals trigger alerts. Output one complete Arduino sketch with comments so I can tune the sensitivity. } 4. Flash the firmware to the ESP32 straight from the Arduino IDE. 5. Walk slowly around any room holding the device, and watch the bar graph climb as you get closer to a hidden transmitter. 6. Once it works, drop the whole thing into a 3D-printed handheld case so it looks like a finished product. The man in the hook sweeps a room in under two minutes. The beep speeds up as he gets closer, so he can pinpoint a bug hidden inside a smoke detector, a plug, or a lamp. His parts cost around $25 per unit. He sells the finished detector for $129 to renters, travelers, and Airbnb guests who want to check their space. The market is everyone who ever walked into a hotel room and wondered if someone was watching.

Coin Shot ☁️

67,031 Aufrufe • vor 2 Monaten

A Secondary school graduate from Katsina State, Nigeria Design world challenging Vehicle (Bullet Proof Electric Vehicle). “Once we are successful to complete this Car (Bullet Proof Electric Vehicle) it will be the most strongest Car ever in the world to deliver up to 4,000 horsepower.” Al-Amin Sabitu. In case you don't understand Hausa, this is a summary of an exclusive interview with an Automotive Designer called Al-Amin Sabitu from Katsina Nigeria🇳🇬 ☑️ We have partner with a company in China to deliver this project to come to live. ☑️ This Car (Bullet Proof Electric Vehicle) it will be the most strongest Car ever in the world, it will deliver up to 4,000 horsepower and the Battery range is up to 2000kwh. ☑️ A normal car delivers 800 horsepower but this Bullet Proof Electric Vehicle will be times 5 to make it 4,000 horsepower. Presently there is no any car in the world that has this capacity, this is the first of it kind. ☑️ He draw different type of cars which includes SUVs, Sedans, Pickup, Armor Vehicle and so on. ☑️ As it is there is no any Car that we design that comes to reality but we keep in touch with a Chinese company to partner with us to make the Amazing car comes to reality. ☑️ In our reach within the Nation we were able to contact Proforce Limited that produce high quality Armoured Bullet Proof vehicles, we are yet to get a positive feedback from them. ☑️ Drawing of Vehicle has been my hobby since when i was a kid, i developed interest in it and today this is where we find ourselves. ☑️ For you to become a Car designer, it requires regular sketch work, right from straight lines to a perfect circle ⭕ and curves without using any object. For you to be a successful Car Designer you need patience and dedication for a period of 4-5years of nonstop practice. ☑️ There is what we called “Perspective Drawings”, once you develop that, you are qualified to start car drawing. Now with the advancement of Artificial Intelligence AI, once you are done with sketching AI software will render the remaining designs. ☑️ Here is Nigeria we don't have a program that teach Car Design. In most of the Engineering courses attended, we only deals with design of buildings and so on. ☑️ Right now am a graduate of Secondary school, my family are very supportive to make my dream comes through, but for now am Soliciting for Sponsorship to engage in a full career of Car Design program outside Nigeria. Kano Chronicle MS Ingawa THE KING HERSELF. Africa Facts Zone Ahmed Musa (MON) (OON) 🎖️🎖️ Arewa Guy Senator Shehu Sani Hon. Mohammed Bello El-Rufai Rahama Sadau ✨ Kwankwason Tuwita🔴
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A Secondary school graduate from Katsina State, Nigeria Design world challenging Vehicle (Bullet Proof Electric Vehicle). “Once we are successful to complete this Car (Bullet Proof Electric Vehicle) it will be the most strongest Car ever in the world to deliver up to 4,000 horsepower.” Al-Amin Sabitu. In case you don't understand Hausa, this is a summary of an exclusive interview with an Automotive Designer called Al-Amin Sabitu from Katsina Nigeria🇳🇬 ☑️ We have partner with a company in China to deliver this project to come to live. ☑️ This Car (Bullet Proof Electric Vehicle) it will be the most strongest Car ever in the world, it will deliver up to 4,000 horsepower and the Battery range is up to 2000kwh. ☑️ A normal car delivers 800 horsepower but this Bullet Proof Electric Vehicle will be times 5 to make it 4,000 horsepower. Presently there is no any car in the world that has this capacity, this is the first of it kind. ☑️ He draw different type of cars which includes SUVs, Sedans, Pickup, Armor Vehicle and so on. ☑️ As it is there is no any Car that we design that comes to reality but we keep in touch with a Chinese company to partner with us to make the Amazing car comes to reality. ☑️ In our reach within the Nation we were able to contact Proforce Limited that produce high quality Armoured Bullet Proof vehicles, we are yet to get a positive feedback from them. ☑️ Drawing of Vehicle has been my hobby since when i was a kid, i developed interest in it and today this is where we find ourselves. ☑️ For you to become a Car designer, it requires regular sketch work, right from straight lines to a perfect circle ⭕ and curves without using any object. For you to be a successful Car Designer you need patience and dedication for a period of 4-5years of nonstop practice. ☑️ There is what we called “Perspective Drawings”, once you develop that, you are qualified to start car drawing. Now with the advancement of Artificial Intelligence AI, once you are done with sketching AI software will render the remaining designs. ☑️ Here is Nigeria we don't have a program that teach Car Design. In most of the Engineering courses attended, we only deals with design of buildings and so on. ☑️ Right now am a graduate of Secondary school, my family are very supportive to make my dream comes through, but for now am Soliciting for Sponsorship to engage in a full career of Car Design program outside Nigeria. Kano Chronicle MS Ingawa THE KING HERSELF. Africa Facts Zone Ahmed Musa (MON) (OON) 🎖️🎖️ Arewa Guy Senator Shehu Sani Hon. Mohammed Bello El-Rufai Rahama Sadau ✨ Kwankwason Tuwita🔴

Salenco confirmed😎

44,754 Aufrufe • vor 2 Jahren

What is hydroponic marijuana, and why are seizures rising at Hyderabad airport? The seizure of 10 kg of hydroponic marijuana worth ₹3.5 crore at the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport on Thursday is part of a growing pattern that enforcement agencies are increasingly tracking across Indian airports, particularly on routes linked to Bangkok and other Southeast Asian hubs. Unlike conventional cannabis grown in soil, hydroponic marijuana, often called “hydro weed” , is cultivated indoors using water-based nutrient solutions under controlled conditions such as artificial lighting, regulated humidity, temperature and nutrient flow. The method allows growers to control the plant cycle with precision and often produce higher-grade cannabis with elevated tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) levels, the psychoactive component responsible for the “high.” Officials say this premium-grade marijuana has become popular in urban party circuits because of its potency and appearance. Hydroponic marijuana can contain THC levels of 30% to 40%, compared to about 3% to 4% in conventional cannabis. However, scientific literature shows potency can vary depending on strain, cultivation conditions and processing methods. Bangkok route under scanner A common thread in recent seizures across Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Kolkata, Nagpur, Lucknow and Trichy airports has been passengers arriving from Bangkok or other Southeast Asian transit points carrying hydroponic cannabis concealed in check-in baggage. At Hyderabad’s RGIA itself, customs and DRI officials have reported multiple high-value seizures in recent months. In February this year, over 27 kg of hydroponic ganja worth ₹9.5 crore was seized from passengers arriving from Bangkok, with investigators suspecting organised international trafficking links. Investigators believe traffickers prefer hydroponic marijuana because it fetches far higher prices in the illegal market while smaller quantities generate substantial profits. The drug is typically vacuum-packed or concealed inside false compartments, decorative items, food containers or layers of clothing to evade detection. Why Hyderabad is seeing more cases Officials tracking narcotics trafficking say Hyderabad has emerged as a significant destination and transit point because of rising demand for high-grade synthetic and imported narcotics among affluent urban consumers and party networks. International connectivity through RGIA and frequent passenger movement on Southeast Asian routes have also drawn the attention of smuggling syndicates. Recent interceptions suggest that smugglers are increasingly using individual passengers as “mules,” carrying relatively smaller but high-value consignments concealed in check-in baggage. Enforcement agencies have consequently stepped up profiling, APIS-based passenger analysis and baggage surveillance on flights arriving from Thailand and neighbouring countries. Customs officials said the latest case is under further investigation, with focus on concealment methods and the intended distribution network. #Hyderabad #SayNoToDrugs #RGIA #Customs
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What is hydroponic marijuana, and why are seizures rising at Hyderabad airport? The seizure of 10 kg of hydroponic marijuana worth ₹3.5 crore at the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport on Thursday is part of a growing pattern that enforcement agencies are increasingly tracking across Indian airports, particularly on routes linked to Bangkok and other Southeast Asian hubs. Unlike conventional cannabis grown in soil, hydroponic marijuana, often called “hydro weed” , is cultivated indoors using water-based nutrient solutions under controlled conditions such as artificial lighting, regulated humidity, temperature and nutrient flow. The method allows growers to control the plant cycle with precision and often produce higher-grade cannabis with elevated tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) levels, the psychoactive component responsible for the “high.” Officials say this premium-grade marijuana has become popular in urban party circuits because of its potency and appearance. Hydroponic marijuana can contain THC levels of 30% to 40%, compared to about 3% to 4% in conventional cannabis. However, scientific literature shows potency can vary depending on strain, cultivation conditions and processing methods. Bangkok route under scanner A common thread in recent seizures across Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Kolkata, Nagpur, Lucknow and Trichy airports has been passengers arriving from Bangkok or other Southeast Asian transit points carrying hydroponic cannabis concealed in check-in baggage. At Hyderabad’s RGIA itself, customs and DRI officials have reported multiple high-value seizures in recent months. In February this year, over 27 kg of hydroponic ganja worth ₹9.5 crore was seized from passengers arriving from Bangkok, with investigators suspecting organised international trafficking links. Investigators believe traffickers prefer hydroponic marijuana because it fetches far higher prices in the illegal market while smaller quantities generate substantial profits. The drug is typically vacuum-packed or concealed inside false compartments, decorative items, food containers or layers of clothing to evade detection. Why Hyderabad is seeing more cases Officials tracking narcotics trafficking say Hyderabad has emerged as a significant destination and transit point because of rising demand for high-grade synthetic and imported narcotics among affluent urban consumers and party networks. International connectivity through RGIA and frequent passenger movement on Southeast Asian routes have also drawn the attention of smuggling syndicates. Recent interceptions suggest that smugglers are increasingly using individual passengers as “mules,” carrying relatively smaller but high-value consignments concealed in check-in baggage. Enforcement agencies have consequently stepped up profiling, APIS-based passenger analysis and baggage surveillance on flights arriving from Thailand and neighbouring countries. Customs officials said the latest case is under further investigation, with focus on concealment methods and the intended distribution network. #Hyderabad #SayNoToDrugs #RGIA #Customs

Sudhakar Udumula

10,832 Aufrufe • vor 2 Monaten