⚡️💻️ TECH - After 22 years, PaintNET creator Rick Brewster has finally gained ownership of the paintnet domain name. Since launching PaintNET in 2004, Brewster had to use getpaintnet as the official website because the matching domain was owned by someone else. This often caused confusion among users searching for the program online. The situation changed when the domain was allegedly used in a way that made visitors believe it was the official PaintNET website. Brewster called it a “slam dunk case of trademark infringement,” noting that PAINTNET has been a registered trademark since 2009. Announcing the news, Brewster said he had been trying to acquire the domain for “22 years.” The successful transfer means PaintNET can finally use the web address that matches its name.

⚡️🇺🇸🇮🇷 NEW - "We're close to a very good deal," says Trump on Iran. "If you're going to be in a hurry, you're not going to make a good deal, and slowly but surely, we're getting, I think, what we want — and if we don't get what we want, we're going to end it a different way."

⚡️👀 ARCHIVE - EMAIL TO EPSTEIN “I’ve been thinking a lot about that question you asked Bill Gates…‘HOW DO WE GET RID OF POOR PEOPLE AS A WHOLE?’…I HAVE AN ANSWER!” Gates already confessed the plan in his own TED Talk — bragging he will reduce population by 10-15%.

⚡️🇺🇸 NEW - Trump: Dumb ends with a B but most people don’t know that.

⚡️🇮🇱🇱🇧 NEW - Israeli National Security Minister Ben-Gvir on Lebanon: What hurts them is the Dahieh… The Dahiyeh needs to be flattened… we need to go after the Dahieh — flatten it, flatten it, and flatten it again.

⚡️🇺🇸🇮🇷 WATCH - Trump on Iran: We sort of left their military alone because we think that their military is somewhat moderate. We’ve actually let their military alone. Moments later: Iran is a very bad position. They have no military.

⚡️👀 UPDATE - Bill Gates is a partner with Google in fighting mosquito-borne diseases. View quoted note →

⚡️🇺🇸 NEW - President Trump says his ballroom is a gift to America from himself and companies like Apple, and that it will be the most secure facility in America. Trump says the military is involved and the Secret Service is involved. "We doubled it up because they need more space."

⚡️💬 END OF DAY - Fuck the wage-earning life

⚡️🔎 WATCH - Trump’s Truth Social posting over the last hour or so is completely batshit insane. Get a load of this nonstop nuttery.

⚡️🇫🇷 NEW - “It sickens me... The Israelis have come up with a rather original concept: the unilateral ceasefire. In other words, the ceasefire applies to the guys on the other side, not to them (...) Who is attacking whom?” French General Michel Yakovleff speaks candidly on LCI

⚡️🚨 ICYMI - Google is taking a page straight out of Bill Gates' playbook and is seeking permission to release millions of bioengineered mosquitoes in Florida. The bioengineered mosquitoes would be intentionally infected with a bacterium. The goal is to reduce populations of disease-carrying mosquitoes.

⚡️💻 NEW - SteamOS 3.8.6 Beta is now available. One of the most interesting changes is the addition of preliminary HDMI VRR support for devices with native HDMI output. While it may seem like a small changelog entry, it is a good step forward for SteamOS and Linux gaming, Until now, HDMI VRR support on Linux has been more limited than on DisplayPort. Valve describes the feature as “preliminary,” so limitations may remain. Other fixes: - Fixes for Remote Play video freezing issues - Improvements to VRR frame pacing - Expanded support for additional handheld gaming devices - Various stability, performance, and security improvements

⚡️🇫🇷⚽ LIVE - The situation is getting out of hand on the Champs-Élysées in Paris following PSG's victory.

⚡️🇺🇸 NEW - Pete Hegseth says a “true friendship” is developing between the U.S. and Pakistan.

⚡️🇺🇦👮‍♂ NEW - Former Ukrainian police officers are alleged to have kidnapped crypto entrepreneurs to extort millions from them. Prosecutors claim that two police colonels organized an extortion ring that allegedly tracked down, kidnapped, and held cryptocurrency entrepreneurs at gunpoint. The losses are estimated at approximately $2.2 million, stolen through violence, intimidation, and false claims of debt. According to the indictment, the group targeted at least four victims, using police tactics, official vehicles, and impersonation of police officers to carry out their scheme.

⚡️🎙 NEW - Elon Musk’s baby mother, Ashley St. Clair, says she now has a different perspective on the Israel-Palestine conflict after she began independently studying Islam. She says her pro-Israel friends were monsters who support killing children in the Middle East. "I'm Jewish, and I have so many friends who are Zionists or pro-Israel." "My worldview was shaped by ignorance."

⚡️🇺🇸 NEW - JD Vance frequently scrolls on his phone during meetings and is known for engaging directly with critics on social media. White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles has encouraged him to reduce his online activity, arguing that public social media feuds are beneath the office of the vice president. (Source: NYT)

⚡️🇫🇷 NEW - PSG have won the UEFA Champions League after defeating Arsenal on penalties. This is their second Champions League title.

⚡️🇺🇸🇮🇷 NEW - Sec. Hegseth on Iran: “The status as of right now is that any deal will be a good deal.”