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Four favorites from an awesome chase with @MikeOlbinski 8/21/24 to southern Az near Santa Rosa, AZ.

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first start of spring training | 📸: Mark J. Rebilas

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Georgia WR Colbie Young arrested on disturbing charges

Jan 9, 2023; Inglewood, CA, USA; Detailed view of a Georgia Bulldogs helmet during the CFP national championship game at SoFi Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports Yet another Georgia football player has been arrested, and the wide receiver is facing some very troubling charges. Georgia wide receiver Colbie Young was arrested on Tuesday morning and charged with assaulting…

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Los Angeles Rams Roster Bubble: Former Jim Thorpe Award Winner At Risk of Being Cut

After two preseason games, the Los Angeles Rams roster is starting to take shape. NFL teams need to make hard decisions to get down to 53 players from 90 by August 27th. That means several players are vying for just a few available spots. These are the Rams that may barely miss being rostered. Los Angeles Rams Roster Bubble Jake Hummel, ILB Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports Jake Hummel…

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Atlanta Loses Ozzie Albies and Max Fried to Injuries

Mark J. Rebilas and Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports The number of Atlanta Braves players on the injured list has reached double digits after two of their core players, starting pitcher Max Fried and second baseman Ozzie Albies, went down over the weekend. Fried had a 3.08 ERA/3.71 FIP across 108 innings for the Braves before landing on the IL with neuritis in his left forearm, which first flared up…

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Draymond Green tried to argue his case. (Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports)Draymond Green might have another suspension in his future.Two weeks after returning from a five-game suspension for putting Rudy Gobert in a chokehold, the chronically embattled Golden State Warriors forward was ejected from a game against the Phoenix Suns on Tuesday for taking a wild swing at center Jusuf Nurkić.The play in question came in the third quarter, as Green and Nurkić jostled for position on an in-bounds play. For seemingly no reason, Green spun around and connected on a hard right to Nurkić's face.The play was immediately called as a foul and later upgraded to a flagrant 2, an automatic ejection.Green will almost certainly face a fine for the incident, with a suspension depending on how the league office reviews the incident.At the time of his ejection, Green had 2 points on 1-of-3 shooting, 2 rebounds, 2 assists and 3 turnovers.

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The founder of the controversial, hard right-linked facial recognition company Clearview AI sought to recruit the New York Police Department to endorse their services to an anti-child abuse non-profit, Hatewatch has learned.

Hatewatch reviewed a trove of emails, first reported on by Buzzfeed, that detailed the relationship between the NYPD and Clearview AI. Clearview AI founder Ton-That put the NYPD and the non-profit group Thorn in contact after meetings with Ashton Kutcher, Thorn’s cofounder. Kutcher and Ton-That discussed possible investment, according to a former associate of Ton-That who spoke to Hatewatch.

Actor Ashton Kutcher attends the NASCAR Cup Series Busch Light Clash in Los Angeles in February 2022. (Photo by Mark J. Rebilas/USA TODAY Network)

Ton-That sent the email to NYPD Lt. Felix Rivera and a person whose name and email were redacted by the NYPD’s Records Access Office.

Ton-That, March 19, 2019, 6:23 p.m. ET: Hi [redacted], Felix Rivera can tell you more about how he’s used our software to solve cases.

A source close to Thorn confirmed that someone introduced Thorn and Clearview AI in 2019. Demi Moore and Kutcher founded Thorn in 2012. Thorn uses facial recognition technology for its Spotlight program, which is designed to help law enforcement identify victims of child sex trafficking. Thorn claims officers in “all 50 states and Canada” use Spotlight.

The introduction “went nowhere,” the source told Hatewatch in a call. There “were concerns with how that technology was deployed, and there was no interest in working with Clearview AI.” Still, the email further demonstrates Clearview AI’s ambitions to integrate itself in law enforcement operations across the U.S.

It is unclear if Rivera responded to Ton-That’s email. Thorn no longer has emails related to the introduction, according to the source, who declined to elaborate. Hatewatch requested further emails from the NYPD, but a records officer said there were no more emails to release.

Hatewatch emailed an NYPD spokesperson for a comment on the email. The spokesperson referred Hatewatch to its policy on facial recognition technology adopted in March 2020 and said their “previous practices did not authorize the use of services such as Clearview AI nor did they specifically prohibit it.”

Ton-That responded to Hatewatch’s request for comment via email, saying the “questions relate to old assertions regarding myself and my company. There are factual inaccuracies and these questions are irrelevant with regard to the myriad crimes we have assisted law enforcement in solving over the years.”

Ton-That did not respond to a follow-up request asking him to point out the purported factual inaccuracies in Hatewatch’s reporting.

‘TERRIFYING’ APP

Clearview has links to the authoritarian hard right, and Ton-That associates with white supremacists, as HuffPost previously reported. Privacy experts have raised alarm about the company because it amassed a reservoir of over 3 billion images by scraping photos from the web, without the consent of those photographed.

Research shows facial recognition technology is prone to racial bias. One study found it produces “higher rates of false positives for [Asian, Indigenous and Black people] at a factor of “10 to 100 times,” depending on the technology.

Clearview AI began as Smartcheckr in 2017. Extremist Charles “Chuck” Johnson claimed involvement in the company’s facial recognition algorithm that January, HuffPost reported.

Hatewatch and others have documented Johnson’s activism in detail. An associate of reactionary billionaire Peter Thiel, he has repeatedly collaborated with white supremacists and helped amplify a Russian intelligence-backed plot to sway the French elections in May 2017 through his now-defunct website GotNews.

Johnson set up a far-right crowdfunding platform, WeSearchr, in 2017. Former Breitbart editor Katie McHugh shared messages from the WeSearchr Slack channel, a nexus for far-right figures including Ton-That, Johnson, neo-Nazi Andrew Auernheimer and more, with HuffPost and Hatewatch.

Johnson said in the messages he hired Ton-That to create facial recognition software and that the software could be used to “identify every illegal alien in the country.”

Johnson confirmed to Hatewatch that he views himself as a co-founder of Clearview AI. Ton-That has denied this. Johnson, who challenges his designation as an extremist, also told Hatewatch that Ton-That met with Kutcher in early 2019 about a possible investment in the company. Johnson was “against the meetings,” which he claimed led to Ton-That introducing Thorn and the NYPD.

Clearview AI began seeking funding from investors in 2018,The New York Times reported. The company secured an initial seed investment of $1 million in July 2018 from backers including “Thiel, the venture capitalist David Scalzo and Hal Lambert.” Lambert is the creator of MAGA ETF, an investment fund that tracks companies aligned with Republican beliefs.

Investors and Schwartz’s friends had versions of Clearview AI on their phone in 2018, according to The New York Times.

Kutcher referenced a facial recognition “beta app” on his phone during an appearance on YouTube program “Hot Ones” that premiered Sept. 26, 2019. He called the app “terrifying.”

Kutcher is a successful investor, and co-founded Sound Ventures and A-Grade Investments, two venture capital firms.

Hatewatch contacted Kutcher’s publicist and Sound Ventures for comment on the alleged meeting with Ton-That. Neither responded. Sound Ventures denied it invested in Clearview AI to Business Insider in 2020.

Hatewatch attempted and failed to find up-to-date contact information for A-Grade Investment. Thorn did not respond to a follow-up request for comment on Johnson’s claims.

NYPD CONNECTION

Clearview AI has ingrained itself in law enforcement culture by offering trials to departments and bureaus from local to federal levels. The FBI agreed to pay Clearview AI $18,000 for a licensing contract on Dec. 31, 2021, according to public records. The Army, Justice Department and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) have also signed contracts with Ton-That’s company.

The contract between ICE and Clearview AI, signed on Sept. 3, 2021, totals $500,000, records show.

The NYPD began speaking to Clearview AI about a trial period for its technology in October 2018. Richard Schwartz, a longtime New York political player and former aide to mayors Rudy Giuliani and Ed Koch, began arranging meetings with Deputy Inspector Christopher Flanagan. Schwartz mentioned his ties to former NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton and former Deputy Commissioner Jack Maple when arranging meetings. Ton-That also attended.

Schwartz, Oct. 17, 2018, 5:55 p.m. ET: “Hi Inspector Flanagan, A pleasure meeting you. My partner, Hoan, and I would very much like to meet with you on our facial-recognition app, as Greg suggested. I am personally highly committed to the success of the NYPD as I served as Mayor Giuliani's Senior Advisor and introduced him to [Bratton] and [Maple]. Please let me if there's a date that's convenient for you.”

Flanagan, Oct. 18, 2018, 10:58 a.m. ET: I would be interested in meeting up. Does Tuesday Oct 23 work?

Schwartz, Oct. 19, 2018, 08:56 a.m. ET: Good Morning Inspector Flanagan. Just wanted to follow up on your kind email from yesterday regarding a meeting on Oct. 23. Hoan and I are free anytime that day between 10:45 am and 4 pm. What works for you? Look forward to getting together.

Flanagan, Oct. 19, 2018, 10:06 a.m. ET : 11:00 is good. Our office is at 300 Gold street [84th Precinct] in Brooklyn or I can stop by your office on my way in. Either is fine with me.

Emails show Ton-That visited NYPD at least three more times before Ton-That signed a contract for an NYPD trial of Clearview AI that ran from December 2018 to March 2019.

Officers continued using Clearview AI long after the trial period ended, the emails show. NYPD Det. Damon Gergar wrote to Clearview AI to get a trial version in Dec. 2019.

Gergar, Dec. 17, 2019, 9:09 a.m. ET: Hi! I’m a detective with the NYPD and on a Homeland Security Investigations task force where I conduct mostly child pornography and pedophile investigations. Other members of my team investigate a wide variety of other crimes. I was wondering what I need to do to get a trial version of clearview? We would love to test it out, if possible. You can reach me at 914-[redacted], also. Thanks so much!

Clearview, Dec. 19, 2019, 10:37 a.m. ET: Hi Damon Gergar, you have been invited to Clearview! To active your account please click the button below”

Gergar and Clearview AI fostered a collaborative relationship that went beyond the NYPD. Gergar referred three ICE employees to Clearview AI, the emails show.

The first ICE referral was sent to Clearview AI on Jan. 6, 2020, at 1:32 p.m. ET. The next was a special agent, whose name is redacted, on Jan. 14, 2020, at 1:34 p.m. ET. Another came on Jan. 21, 2020, at 12:17 p.m. ET.

That same day, Gergar sent Ton-That his resume.

Gergar, Jan. 15, 2020, 10:54 a.m. ET: Hi, Hoan! Let me know if you receive this and what you think. Thanks so much.

NYPD officers continued using and requesting access as late as Jan. 2020, according to an email sent from NYPD and U.S. Homeland Security Det. Lynn McCarthy to Jessica Garrison, Clearview AI’s vice president of government affairs.

McCarthy, Jan. 22, 2020, 2:48 p.m. ET: Hi, I am hoping to obtain access to Clearview, the facial recognition program. The program assisted to identify a subject of a case that we are currently working on. Thank you in advance.

The NYPD spokesperson told Hatewatch, “A facial recognition match is merely a lead; no one has ever been arrested solely on the bases of a computer match alone.”

Nora Benavidez, senior counsel and director of digital justice and civil rights at advocacy organization Free Press, responded to Hatewatch’s request for comment on the email and Clearview AI’s relationship with the NYPD by saying it “was troubling from the start.”

Benavidez concluded: “The department lied over several years to the public about the extent of its relationship with the facial recognition app – all while allowing officers outside the department's facial recognition team to use the controversial tool.”

Photo illustration by SPLC

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Eminem tells Vivek Ramaswamy to stop using his music

Eminem and Vivek Ramaswamy. (Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports via Reuters, Stefani Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images) Earlier this month, GOP presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy made news by rapping the Eminem hit “Lose Yourself” to an audience at the Iowa State Fair. The moment went viral and seemed to speak to Ramaswamy’s audacity and youth, which stand out in a field dominated by older…

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De nombreux noms ont tourbillonné autour des conversations centrées sur une vente potentielle du club du nord de Londres, Tottenham. Suite aux accusations de délit d'initié portées contre leur propriétaire Joe Lewis, beaucoup ont émis l'hypothèse que l'homme d'affaires obsolète pourrait choisir de vendre le club alors qu'il tente aussi d'effacer son nom. Le nom improbable qui vient d'entrer dans le discours de prise de contrôle de Tottenham Hotspur n'est autre que le rappeur américain Jay-Z, d'après l'un de ses associés. Le tarif de l'achat et le sort de l'actuel propriétaire révéleront bientôt si cet intérêt signalé est bien sérieux. Jay Z prépare le rachat de Tottenham Hotspur Le producteur de musique a suffisamment de poches pour se permettre l'offre publique d'achat de Tottenham Hotspur Né à Brooklyn sous le nom de Shawn Carter, l'ex copropriétaire de l'équipe américaine de basket-ball, les Brooklyn Nets, a une valeur nette de 2,5 milliards de dollars (1,95 milliard de livres sterling). L'homme de 53 ans a actuellement des sociétés dans les industries de l'alcool, du tabac, de la musique et des jets privés, entre autres. Tous ces investissements ne sont pas à but lucratif, mais le musicien empoche chaque année une somme décente parmi les plus réussis. PDJ: Plusieurs clubs de Premier League, dont Tottenham, intéressés par la signature d'un attaquant "fantastique" de 50 millions de livres sterling Carter avait précédemment cherché à investir dans les rivaux de Tottenham au nord de Londres et dans son autre club de Premier League, Arsenal. Rien n'est jamais venu de l'intérêt qu'il a montré à devenir copropriétaire d'une autre équipe sportive, mais il appara��t que le producteur de musique ne se soit pas résolu à renoncer à investir dans un club anglais. Une offre officielle ne sera certainement pas faite tant que le résultat du procès Lewis ne sera pas annoncé, mais en attendant, l'Américain pourrait commencer à rassembler ses finances et à consulter des conseillers. Les accusations contre le propriétaire actuel de Tottenham Les accusations portées contre le propriétaire de Tottenham plus tôt ce mois-ci ont créé un sentiment d'incertitude au sein du club. Les accusations détaillent comment Joe Lewis aurait donné des informations privilégiées a propos les sociétés qu'il possède ou possède en partie comme forme de paiement à diverses personnes dans sa vie, telles que ses intérêts amoureux, les chauffeurs de limousine et les pilotes de jet privé. Crédit image principale : © Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports

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Vikings Could Pursue Former Broncos O-Lineman

Sep 19, 2021; Jacksonville, Florida, USA; Denver Broncos guard Dalton Risner (66) against the Jacksonville Jaguars at TIAA Bank Field. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports Minnesota Vikings general manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah currently finds himself in a favorable position with approximately $9.5 million in cap space following the recent trade of edge rusher Za’Darius Smith.  The…

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Dodgers call up RHP Tyler Cyr, option RHP Andre Jackson

Feb 22, 2023; Glendale, AZ, US; Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Tyler Cyr poses for a portrait during photo day at Camelback Ranch.Image: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports The Los Angeles Dodgers called up right-hander Tyler Cyr on Friday and in a corresponding move optioned pitcher Andre Jackson to Triple-A Oklahoma City Will Nike wave goodbye to Ja Morant? | The SEO Show The Dodgers are making…

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[ad_1] Michigan Wolverines tight end Luke Schoonmaker against the TCU Horned Frogs in the 2022 Fiesta Bowl at State Farm Stadium. / Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY SportsHere's the latest Jets buzz heading into the 2023 NFL Draft...April 10, 9:15 p.m.Michigan tight end Luke Schoonmaker has a pre-NFL Draft visit with the Jets, per a report from ESPN's Jeremy Fowler.Schoonmaker, a 6-foot-5 Senior, played 23 games with the Wolverines. The 24-year-old had 418 receiving yards on 35 catches with three touchdowns in 2022 in 12 games.Schoonmaker will also visit with the Denver Broncos, Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Detroit Lions, according to Fowler.April 10, 5:25 p.m.LSU defensive end BJ Ojulari will make a Top 30 visit with the Jets on Tuesday, according to a report from NFL Media's Ian Rapoport.Ojulari, who measured 6-foot-2, 248 pounds, had 58 tackles (36 solo) with 5.5 sacks a forced fumble and a fumble recovery in 11 games for the Tigers last season and took home first-team All-SEC honors. He has 16.5 sacks in 31 games during three college seasons.Ojulari, a 21-year-old junior, will also visit with Tampa Bay (19th overall pick), Carolina (1st overall), and Houston (2nd overall) after, per Rapoport. He is the younger brother of Giants outside linebacker Azeez Ojulari, who was drafted in the second round in 2021.Several recent mock drafts have him being selected in the range of picks No. 29-32.April 5, 11:40 a.m.Georgia's Broderick Jones has been linked to the Jets in many mock drafts, and now Gang Green will get an up-close look at the offensive tackle.According to ESPN's Jeremy Fowler, Jones has pre-draft visits lined up with the Jets, Tennessee Titans, New England Patriots, Arizona Cardinals and Chicago Bears.Jones, the starting left tackle on the Bulldogs' 2022 national title team, has a great combination of size and athleticism at 6-foot-5, 311 pounds.Adding a tackle in the first round seems like an obvious move for the Jets, and with four or five tackles projected to go in the first round and quarterback-needy teams at the top of the draft, they're in a good spot to grab a talented tackle. [ad_2] Source link

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Corbin Carroll Reduces Snake-Eyes Risk by Signing Long-Term with Snakes

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Corbin Carroll Reduces Snake-Eyes Risk by Signing Long-Term with Snakes

Mark J. Rebilas-Usa Today Sports Spring is for extensions. As surely as swallows flock to Capistrano or salmon charge upstream, major league teams spend February and March offering their young stars sackfuls of money in exchange for years of team control. Sure enough, the Diamondbacks and Corbin Carroll followed the path of least resistance over […]

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Legacy decisions

The day Ron Wolf traded for a relative unknown named Brett Favre, he poured the cement foundation for his Green Bay Packers legacy. More than signing Reggie White or hiring Mike Holmgren, trading for Brett Favre is the reason Ron Wolf’s name is spelled out on the Lambeau ring of honor.

When Ted Thompson picked Aaron Rodgers, he too burnished his entire legacy as a Packers GM.

Wolf and Thompson both also made many, many ill-advised draft picks, trades and free agent acquisitions. Yet Favre and Rodgers made them both look like geniuses. Never mind all their many other great or less than great decisions.

Love Gutey’s future

Just the same, the 2020 drafting of Jordan Love will write Brian Gutekunst’s Packers legacy. No, it won’t be how he handles the conclusion of Rodgers time in Green Bay, that clock is already nearing midnight. It won’t be any other draft homeruns or busts or trades. It will be Love. Can he play, or not?

Realistically, Love does not need to win a Super Bowl or be a Hall of Famer like Favre and Rodgers. That’s not a fair expectation for Love or Gutekunst. But the path Love’s selection put the franchise on these last 3-years means he must be a top-15 NFL starting quality QB, or better. If he’s not, it will permanently tarnish Gutey’s legacy. In fact, Love will need to show some promise and hope by the end of his first season starting. If he doesn’t, Gutekunst may be looking for a job.

LaFleur Legacy?

The only comparable legacy decision facing Matt LaFleur, he’s already made. Many NFL analysts and commentators assumed Joe Barry would be let go sometime in January after a, well-below expectations, season by the Green Bay defense. LaFleur’s choice to stick with Barry, when more exciting candidates were available, is going to sink or float his future legacy in Green Bay.

Dec 1, 2019; Glendale, AZ, USA; Los Angeles Rams assistant head coach/linebackers coach Joe Barry against the Arizona Cardinals at State Farm Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports

I thought an upgrade from Barry was obvious and inevitable. He’s never had a record of success as a defensive coordinator, not in Detroit, Washington or Green Bay. With the Packers, his defenses have flashed in a handful of games. Overall, they’ve underperformed considering the talent Barry’s had to work with.

I think Brian Gutekunst’s legacy will be on a solid footing by this time next year. I’m not sure Matt LaFleur will be the Packers head coach in 2024. Joe Barry and Jordan Love will be writing their legacy chapters in the next 2-years–or less.

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Seattle Mariners Top 34 Prospects

Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports Below is an analysis of the prospects in the farm system of the Seattle Mariners. Scouting reports were compiled with information provided by industry sources as well as my own observations. This is the fourth year we’re delineating between two anticipated relief roles, the abbreviations for which you’ll see in the “position” column below: MIRP for multi-inning…

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The Dark Horse for Vikings Defensive Coordinator Job

Dec 23, 2018; Glendale, AZ, USA; Los Angeles Rams safeties coach Ejiro Evero against the Arizona Cardinals at State Farm Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports. The Minnesota Vikings have interviewed Sean Desai (Seattle Seahawks), Brian Flores (Pittsburgh Steelers), Ryan Nielsen (New Orleans Saints), and Mike Pettine (Vikings) so far for their open defensive coordinator…