The vice president is behind a push to expand Citizens United and gut what remains of federal campaign finance rules.
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The iconic heads hewn from volcanic rock may have been wobbled into place by the Rapa Nui people who created them
The post How the Statues of Easter Island Walked Into Place appeared first on Nautilus.
In June, we set an ambitious goal: to raise 1 million dollars to accelerate the Drupal AI initiative. Today at DrupalCon Vienna, Dries Buytaert announced that we have achieved that goal. Remarkably, it took just five months.
This is by far the single greatest fundraising effort ever seen in the history of Drupal. It positions us well to win the race in AI.
Dries Buytaert
This marks the largest fundraising effort in Drupal’s history, driven by the commitment of our expanding group of AI Makers. The funding model combines financial contributions with a commitment to provide full-time staff who actively contribute to Drupal AI development.
With the addition of six new organisations — Pronovix, Pantheon, OpenSense Labs, Vardot, Foster Interactive, and Esinergia — the total number of Makers now stands at 22. Their involvement was instrumental in reaching the 1 million dollar target.
It’s our annual fundraiser. We’ve raised a little over $6,845 from 61 people in the last thirteen days, out of our goal of $12,500. If you’re a regular reader and can afford to support our writing, please subscribe or donate. Over 10,000 people read every day, but without those who give the site would not […]
Thanks for reaching out.
Yes, I’m interested in your one-week project, which you’ve described as a “sprint”—a fun euphemism for seven days of sheer panic.
When do you need me?
Darn, I’ll actually be on a cruise with my family that week, but I suppose I could find a quiet corner near the soft-serve machine to crack open my laptop.
What’s my day rate, you ask?
It’s steep—but commensurate with my over fifteen years of experience in a highly specialized field.
You don’t have the budget for that?
I see.
Well, in the interest of working together in the future, I will, as a courtesy, cut my rate in half this one time, knowing we’ll likely never work together again.
But it’s still worth it because, as a freelancer, I get to work remotely.
And by “work remotely,” I mean that I will graze the vast breakfast buffet until lunch and take an obnoxiously long and slightly rocky shower before opening a single work-related email.
What’s that?
You need me to come into the office for this project?
If you couldn’t make it to DrupalCon Vienna, here’s what you missed in the DriesNote.
Dries just delivered a DriesNote that marks a true turning point for Drupal — and the message couldn’t be clearer: we’re not just adapting to AI, we’re accelerating straight into it.
With 69% of Google searches now resulting in zero clicks, AI is fundamentally changing how people interact with the web. This is a new challenge for developers and agencies alike — but Dries says this can be an opportunity for Drupal.
Dries said AI isn’t replacing websites, it’s expanding their importance. Websites remain the source of truth — the home of trust, authenticity, and brand identity. AI agents will always need to cite and link back to authoritative sources.
Exactly four months after we released AI 1.1.0 and AI Agents 1.1.0, we are very proud to release the 1.2.0 in stable releases.
A major milestone for Drupal AI
The Drupal AI 1.2.0 release marks a huge step forward in making AI practical, transparent, and empowering for everyone — from developers to editors to digital leaders.
It transforms how content is created and managed, letting users and editors interact with AI directly inside Drupal’s UI through the new Field Widget Actions, and giving organizations total visibility and control with AI Observability.
The End Of Doctor Who was the most-read story on Bleeding Cool yesterday. Lying In The Gutters is the daily runaround.
Hard-to-diagnose illnesses aren’t ‘all in the mind’. But recognising their links to mental health can help reduce the pain
- by Karina Waluk
It is our biggest blind spot, a bizarre experience that befalls us every day, and can’t be explained by our need for rest
- by Vladyslav Vyazovskiy
The connection between our massive star and the tiniest microplankton
The post Could the Sun’s Orbit Shape Evolution? appeared first on Nautilus.
Next week, the University and College Union (UCU) will ballot more than 65,000 university workers, asking them to back strike action in a fight for fair pay, better working conditions, and to protect jobs. The vice-chancellors who ‘lead’ our universities have quietly increased their own salaries by £40,000 over the past three years, leaving them […]
Investigations revealed how children disappeared by Bashar al-Assad's regime were transported to facilities run by a global charity
Although Philippe Aghion’s work presents itself as a refined and progressive departure from crude neoliberalism, a closer examination reveals a framework that — despite its mathematical sophistication — ultimately reinforces and legitimises a conservative, pro-capitalist economic order. His professed ‘pragmatism’ often serves less as a neutral analytic stance than as an ideological device to […]
This Tuesday report will provide some insights into life for a westerner (me) who is working for an extended period at Kyoto University in Japan but who over the years of working here has increasingly began to understand the language and local cultural traditions. Farming in urban areas One of the striking things about living…
The Grayzone has geolocated the underground bunker of an important military command and control center nestled within a densely populated Tel Aviv neighborhood. Known as ‘Site 81,’ the U.S.-built facility houses a hyper-secretive intelligence base. When Iran struck a series of targets in the heart of north Tel Aviv with ballistic missiles on June 13, Israeli authorities immediately cordoned off the area to prevent journalists from filming the damage. “The building on this compound was just hit,” Trey Yingst of […]
The post Secret Israeli military bunker located under Tel Aviv tower struck by Iran, analysis shows first appeared on The Grayzone.
The post Secret Israeli military bunker located under Tel Aviv tower struck by Iran, analysis shows appeared first on The Grayzone.
Sussan Ley’s shadow minister for home affairs, Barnaby Joyce, has demanded that the Albanese Government hold a parliamentary enquiry into adult star, Bonnie Blue’s 1057 men sex stunt. ”We need to get to the bottom of what this Bonnie Blue... Read More ›
UG Solutions, which works with the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, said its “cadre of American veterans” was ready to keep working in Gaza.
The post We Aren’t Finished in Gaza, U.S. Military Contractors Say appeared first on The Intercept.
Faux disinformation expert Pekka Kallioniemi gained notoriety by smearing critics of the Ukraine proxy war. Since being unmasked for peddling pornographic representations of minors, Kallioniemi has been caught promoting fraudulent KGB documents to slander a journalist as a Russian spy. In October 2024, mainstream Canadian defense journalist David Pugliese suffered “the political equivalent of a drive-by shooting,” according to a local publication called The Walrus. Citing alleged KGB documents, a prominent lawmaker accused Pugliese of being a longstanding Soviet/Russian spy […]
The post Pekka-philia: disgraced porn profiteer turned pro-Ukraine ‘disinfo expert’ could face legal action first appeared on The Grayzone.
The post Pekka-philia: disgraced porn profiteer turned pro-Ukraine ‘disinfo expert’ could face legal action appeared first on The Grayzone.
The 2025 Green Party conference was a potent mix of optimism and the mild chaos of an event which wildly exceeded its organisers’ expectations. The word on every staff member’s lips was ‘surprise’. Surprise at the over 2,000 members who descended on the venue; surprise at the unprecedented number of journalists applying for passes (even […]
Did showrunner Russell T Davies secretly end or pause Doctor Who with that regeneration into Billie Piper? One series writer believes so.
Conservative Party member and whistleblower Sergei Cristo, reports from the empty halls of its conference in Manchester and finds a movement that is fast running out of supporters and ideas
So, the Dutch seized a Chinese owned semiconductor company: The Dutch government seizes control over Nexperia, one of Europe’s biggest chipmaker, owned by China. Nexperia’s Chinese operations pose a “threat to the continuity and safeguarding on Dutch and European soil of crucial technological knowledge and capabilities.” – 🇳🇱 Gov. pic.twitter.com/0PXmFIVvKp — NXT EU (@NXT4EU) October […]