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Ten Thousand Surplus Sale 2025: Save up to 40% on Workout Gear

Ten Thousand Surplus Sale 2025: Save up to 40% on Workout Gear

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We ran, we lifted, we burpeed. That’s how we confirmed Ten Thousand is one of the best athletic brands around—and why this Ten Thousand surplus sale has us doing jumping jacks of joy. With savings up to 40% on all the workout gear you need, this is the perfect opportunity to stock up on the essentials that’ll help you achieve those health and wellness goals you set for yourself just a few short weeks ago. For the uninitiated, Ten Thousand is known for its commitment to pumping out the greatest tops, bottoms (especially its Interval shorts), and post-workout gear that won’t get in the way of hitting a new personal best. Its fabrics are some of the lightest and breathable in the business—no sweat stains or smells here—and the silhouettes help you get a fit off even when you’re red-faced, mid-chest press. Sizing is pretty spotty, and you’ll find steeper discounts if you’re looking at sizes that start with an “X,” but there are some pretty excellent deals throughout, nonetheless. Here, we did all the …

Authoritarianism by a Thousand Cuts

Authoritarianism by a Thousand Cuts

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The first time I photographed Gerald Ford, he was a day away from being nominated as vice president, after Spiro Agnew had resigned in disgrace. The portrait I made ran on the cover of Time, a first for both of us. Ford was my assignment, then he became my friend. As president, he appointed me, at age 27, as his chief White House photographer, granting me total access. The more I got to know him, the more I admired his humanity and empathy. I remained close to him and his wife, Betty, until the end of their lives. And I was honored to serve as a trustee on the board of the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Foundation for more than 20 years. On April 9, however, I resigned from that position. It was over a matter that might seem trivial on the surface, but that I believe constituted another step in America’s retreat from democracy—the failure of an institution bearing the name of one of our most honorable presidents to stand in the way of …

We Need To Splinter The UniParty Into A Thousand Pieces” – Stockman Slams Washington’s Foreign Aid “Clusterf**k

We Need To Splinter The UniParty Into A Thousand Pieces” – Stockman Slams Washington’s Foreign Aid “Clusterf**k

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Submitted by David Stockman via Contra Corner blog, The UniParty’s Day Of Infamy, Part 1 The clusterf*ck in the US House of Representatives this past weekend is surely the final straw. The dreadful grip of the UniParty on national security policy has finally produced sheer madness in a single package. To wit: $95 billion of foreign aid boondoggles that do not benefit America’s homeland security in the slightest. An extension of section 702 of FISA that wantonly expands an already egregious affront to the Fourth Amendment. The illegal transfer of billions of sovereign assets stolen from Russia to its enemies in Kiev. A national security ban on 15-second TikTok videos about dances, pranks, pets and poppycock viewed overwhelmingly by under 30-year-old Americans whose viewing habits are of zero value to the Chicoms in Beijing. It is bad enough that there is not an iota of informed consideration behind any of this. But what is really alarming is that every single House Democrat (210) voted in favor of $61 billion for the Ukrainian Demolition Derby. This …

Fontaines DC: ‘We can generate ideas that sound like they’ve been carved in stone for a thousand years’ | Music

Fontaines DC: ‘We can generate ideas that sound like they’ve been carved in stone for a thousand years’ | Music

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Carlos O’Connell isn’t merely excited about the release of Fontaines DC’s new single. He’s “giddy for it. I’m giddy,” he emphasises, reclining in his dressing gown in a sunlit corner of his north London home. His attire is far from rock star loucheness: it’s 9am and the guitarist has already been up for hours with his one-year-old daughter. “There’s no time to get ready!” His effusiveness doesn’t feel like a stretch: the prospect of any new material from the celebrated Dublin band is thrilling enough; the fact that Starburster marks a wholly unexpected sidestep into antic, irreverent, Korn-inspired nu-metal is enough to make any interested parties come over slightly light-headed. Yet later that afternoon, Fontaines frontman Grian Chatten is finding it difficult to muster the same enthusiasm. Perhaps because he can’t quite bring himself to listen to the thing – or, in fact, any of the band’s forthcoming fourth album, Romance. He tells me this from a more stereotypical hot seat, a characterfully cluttered old-school pub in Camden Town, although he’s not cleaving to rock …

Thousand island blessing: the wonders of Croatia’s sun-soaked shores | Visit authentic Croatia

Thousand island blessing: the wonders of Croatia’s sun-soaked shores | Visit authentic Croatia

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Once seen, never forgotten. Croatia’s fabulously beautiful coast and islands (1,246 to be precise) – with their rocky coves, iconic beaches, historic towns and gorgeous sunsets, all surrounded by some of the most breathtakingly blue waters imaginable – are places that stay in the mind, and they have a habit of luring you back. Rovinj in Istria is one of the most instantly recognisable towns on the Croatian coast, its narrow streets and colourful facades climbing upwards to a soaring bell tower, modelled on that of St Mark’s Basilica in Venice. Travel north just a little and you’ll reach Poreč, home to Unesco-listed Byzantine mosaics to rival those in Ravenna or Istanbul – or south to Pula, with its magnificently preserved Roman amphitheatre. For a peaceful oasis set among some of the country’s finest vineyards, head just five miles inland from the sea walls of Novigrad to Brtonigla. The city of Poreč is notable for its Byzantine mosaics. Photograph: Julien Duval The Kvarner Gulf wraps around the islands of Krk, Cres and Lošinj, its shores …

Kyiv’s ‘thousand cuts’ strategy to curb the Russian war machine

Kyiv’s ‘thousand cuts’ strategy to curb the Russian war machine

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At the site of a Russian air strike on the town of Zaporizhzhia (Ukraine), March 22, 2024. ANDRIY ANDRIYENKO / AP According to the Ukrainians, this is the largest Russian attack on the country’s energy infrastructure since the war began over two years ago. On Friday, March 22, some 150 missiles and drones targeted facilities in eight Ukrainian regions, causing major power, gas and water cuts, notably in the cities of Kharkiv, Dnipro, Soumy, Odesa and Kryvyi Rih. Five people were reportedly killed in the bombardments, according to local authorities. “More than 60 Shahed [a kamikaze drone of Iranian origin] and nearly 90 missiles of various types” were fired at hydroelectric and thermal power plants, said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in a message posted on social media on Friday. The Ukrainians claim to have shot down 55 of the 63 drones sent against their facilities, but around 50 ballistic and cruise missiles, including hypersonic Kinzhals, are believed to have slipped through their air defenses. Ukraine’s largest hydroelectric power station, on the Dnipro river, was hit …

In Hong Kong, China’s Grip Can Feel Like ‘Death by a Thousand Cuts’

In Hong Kong, China’s Grip Can Feel Like ‘Death by a Thousand Cuts’

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Once one of Asia’s most high-flying cities, Hong Kong is now grappling with a deep pessimism. The stock market is in the tank, home values have tumbled and emigration is fueling a brain drain. Some of the hottest restaurants, spas and shopping malls that local residents are flocking to are across the border, in the mainland Chinese city of Shenzhen. “It pains me to say Hong Kong is over,” Stephen Roach, an economist and a former chairman of Morgan Stanley Asia long known for his optimism about the city, wrote in a recent commentary in The Financial Times. The government needs to revive Hong Kong’s economy and promote its global image, but it has instead largely focused on national security. It moved with unusual speed on Tuesday to pass a package of updated and new security laws aimed at curbing foreign influence and dissent with penalties like life imprisonment for treason and other political crimes. The legislation could deter even more foreign businesses, already a shrinking presence, from investing in Hong Kong. The malaise hanging …

Scheana Shay Reveals Tom Sandoval Gave Her ‘Several Thousand Dollars’ Amid Pandemic Struggles

Scheana Shay Reveals Tom Sandoval Gave Her ‘Several Thousand Dollars’ Amid Pandemic Struggles

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Scheana Shay is looking back on the good times with Tom Sandoval. On Tuesday’s episode of Vanderpump Rules, the group continued their trip in Tahoe as Scheana struggled with whether or not forgiving Tom for his and Rachel Leviss‘ cheating scandal would harm her friendship with Ariana Madix. Scheana talked through the situation with Lala Kent, telling her pal about how she once woke up to “a massive PayPal from Sandoval” amid a challenging time in her life. “During the pandemic, I woke up to several thousand dollars in my account,” Scheana told the cameras. “He knew I was struggling at the time. My podcast got canceled, I’m pregnant, I had no income, and he was there for me in a time where no one else was.” Now, Scheana told Lala, “I’m struggling here. I’m not saying I’m going to be his best friend again. I’m not saying come over for f**king dinner, let me paint your toenails white. I’m struggling not forgiving this human who has been there for me. I’m not feeling torn, that’s the thing. …

The thousand and one ways to derail artificial intelligence

The thousand and one ways to derail artificial intelligence

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ANNE GAëLLE AMIOT What if 2023 wasn’t such a glorious year for artificial intelligence (AI), but instead a real nightmare? This surprising observation may be justified given a vast body of academic work demonstrating that this highly praised software is in fact very vulnerable and easy to deceive, hijack, derail or even destroy. In the space of a year, since January 2023, over 200 preprints were posted on the Arxiv.org website, suggesting attacks, counter-attacks, hijackings and jailbreaks, a term used to designate the feat of bypassing AI safeguards. A tidal wave that could well erode the trust capital of tools such as ChatGPT, Bard and Midjourney. Read more Subscribers only France agrees to ratify the EU Artificial Intelligence Act after seven months of resistance Since the early days of computing, there has been the same recurring cat-and-mouse game. Hackers find flaws in systems, which are patched, until new ones are found. “I see my business as a mix of research, hacking and gaming,” summed up Florian Tramèr, a professor at the Swiss Federal Institute of …

‘I feel my heart breaking into a thousand pieces’: Goma fills with refugees trying to flee fighting in DRC | Global development

‘I feel my heart breaking into a thousand pieces’: Goma fills with refugees trying to flee fighting in DRC | Global development

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The doctors and nurses at Ndosho hospital in Goma in the Democratic Republic of the Congo are working round the clock with a stream of injured people arriving each day. People trying to escape the fighting between the rebel militia group M23 and government forces have been arriving in the regional capital of North Kivu province in their thousands over the past 10 days. Moustapha Ngabo, 36, is standing outside a ward, watching anxiously as doctors examine his two-year-old daughter. His shirt is splattered with her blood. “There was fighting between the M23 and the army in the hills,” he says. “We took nothing with us as we left.” Ngabo and his family have been displaced twice. First, they left their home village in the Masisi region of North Kivu to take refuge in Saké, a town about 15 miles from Goma. On 13 February, with rebels closing in and shells falling on the town, Ngabo and his wife made the decision to take their two children and run again. But they hadn’t made it …