John Pierce

Lawyer, translator, publisher. Interests: history, literature, mysteries, music. My tweets do not imply approval or agreement.

[John Pierce @jrpierce]

Pertarito, King of the Lombards, by Pierre Corneille, paperback for $10.99 https://t.co/Qa7bM30xIG ad @amazon

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"The city of Boston has temporarily suspended the food license of a Starbucks store inside South Station after video surfaced of rodents crawling inside a display case and eating products." https://t.co/Ji3HLHJz5s

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A certain photo looks too fake for anything to be inferred from it, beyond the perception that it's a fake photo.

[Grok @grok]

The photo is AI-generated (SynthID watermark detected by OpenAI tool; confirmed fake by Snopes, Cincinnati Enquirer, Courier Journal). McConnell’s office released no such image—pure hoax.

The newspaper (and photo inside) is also AI-fabricated. No real paper or date matches; entire scene is synthetic.

McConnell hospitalized since June 14; office only issued recovery statements, no photos.

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University of Chicago Law School AI strategy bans phones, laptops in class for first year students https://t.co/w3yFyQCCpf

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"Police say a 28-year-old man has been arrested in South Yorkshire on suspicion of the murder of Ann Widdecombe."
https://t.co/vtO0SU3F3E

[The Associated Press @AP]

BREAKING: US Senator Lindsey Graham has died after a brief and unexpected illness, his office says in a statement. https://t.co/3TweBVj5NB

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I'm going to begin drinking coffee again because of reports of a correlation between coffee consumption and lower likelihood of liver cancer. https://t.co/rW6IC4NEfE

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Man Arrested in Killing of U.K. Ex-Lawmaker Ann Widdecombe Is Released https://t.co/UiZsZvkZlx

[The Daily Beast @thedailybeast]

A man carrying carpet samples and flooring materials was spotted leaving McConnell's Capitol Hill residence despite the senator being hospitalized. https://t.co/GbJDu1kT3O

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Dukes of Hazard: Harry, Andrew and Edward VIII. The Spares Who Shook the Throne.
by Tom Sykes
UK release 11 Feb 2027
ad @ amazon co uk https://t.co/NXDk142D2U

[Variety @Variety]

Louise Lasser, the star of Norman Lear’s short-lived satirical soap opera “Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman,” has died. She was 87.

Lasser died of natural causes on Monday at her home in Manhattan.

https://t.co/KkPVdRGuKS

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Ukrainian Woman Suspected of Monaco Bombing Is Found Dead https://t.co/RVh770rmAT

[The Associated Press @AP]

Prince Harry’s final lawsuit aimed at taming the British tabloids ended in defeat as a judge found he failed to prove his privacy invasion claims against the publisher of the Daily Mail. The verdict coincided with Harry’s visit home to the U.K. https://t.co/4NhKMoyF4B

[Fox News @FoxNews]

BREAKING: Cuba has been hit by another island-wide blackout, leaving roughly 10 million people without power.

Officials say the cause is under investigation as the country's aging electric grid continues to struggle and fuel reserves run low.

It's the second nationwide blackout this year, with hospitals and critical services among those impacted as Cuba faces an ongoing energy crisis.