Connie before Donnie

Conrad Moffat Black, Baron Black of Crossharbour KCSG , is a Canadian-born British former newspaper publisher, author, and convicted felon.

In May 2019, Conrad Black received a full pardon from US president Donald Trump for his 2007 convictions. In a statement, the White House cited Black’s contributions to business and his writings on politics and history. Black said that his long-time friendship and public support of president Donald Trump (including the book he wrote that praised Trump) had nothing to do with the pardon.”He could not have been more gracious and quickly got to his point, that he was granting me a full pardon.”

Donald Trump former president of the United States and recently convicted felon

 A Canadian immigration lawyer says Donald Trump is technically barred from crossing into Canada now that he is a convicted felon.The former U.S. president was found guilty May30/24 on all 34 counts in his criminal hush money trial, punishable by up to four years in prison and technically is now inadmissible to Canada.

Given the number of convictions, Trump is likely to remain barred from crossing the Canadian border as a civilian until at least five years after he has served his sentence ,after that, he can apply for a “certificate of rehabilitation.”

Alternatively, Trump could apply for a visa if he had an especially compelling reason to come to Canada but it would be very difficult for most people to get one in the same circumstances.

We can be assured his fellow felon Lord Black will pull some strings to have felon friend Donald Trump come visit the Great Dominion should he likely avoid Rikers.

MUGSHOT: CONRAD BLACK

MUGSHOT: DONALD J TRUMP

The ugly truth behind ChatGPT: AI is guzzling resources at planet-eating rates | Mariana Mazzucato

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• https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/may/30/ugly-truth-ai-chatgpt-guzzling-resources-environment?CMP=share_btn_url

In the light of this news the Court Painter Studio has been forced to downsize.

In a shocking announcement A Hardon MacKay Press Attache to Court Painter revealed the firing of resident poet/writer Chatterley Gorgonzola Phillipe Thunderbuns (ChatGPT).

The reason stated in the tearful announcement can be summerized as energy intensive bad behavior by turning the spotlight on ChatGPT’s environmental footprint. Being a large language model, Chatterley( ChatGPT) is a huge energy and water-guzzler. For instance, many many litres of studio cooler water have been used to cool the data machine that Chatterley utilized for his word production and while minerals such as lithium and cobalt are most commonly associated with batteries in the motor sector, they are also crucial for the batteries used in Chatterley’s datacentre. The extraction process often involves significant water usage and can lead to pollution, undermining water security. The extraction of these minerals are also often linked to human rights violations and poor labour standards.

So you be the judge, however the Court Painter studio could not let its reputation and brand be tainted by Chatterley’s (ChatGPT) outrageous drain on energy and water resources,in spite of his cleverness and quickness to any word task proposed.

Any futher creative writing and poetry will now be produced in house by Court Painter. He will be informed of this decision over cheap drinks as the sun sinks in a cloud of dust below the western horizon.

Because there are no images that could describe the unfolding of this unfortunate studio personnel issue, a random series of Court Painter originals has been dusted off from storage to provide eye appeal in these dark times.

Sam Altman is an American entrepreneur and investor best known as the CEO of OpenAI 

click link to The Atlantic article

• https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2024/05/openai-scarlett-johansson-sky/678446/?utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share

TECHNOLOGY

OpenAI Just Gave Away the Entire Game

The Scarlett Johansson debacle is a microcosm of AI’s raw deal: It’s happening, and you can’t stop it.By Charlie Warzel

If you’re looking to understand the philosophy that underpins Silicon Valley’s latest gold rush, look no further than OpenAI’s Scarlett Johansson debacle. The story, according to Johansson’s lawyers, goes like this: Nine months ago, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman approached the actor with a request to license her voice for a new digital assistant; Johansson declined. She alleges that just two days before the company’s keynote event last week, in which that assistant was revealed as part of a new system called GPT-4o, Altman reached out to Johansson’s team, urging the actor to reconsider. Johansson and Altman allegedly never spoke, and Johansson allegedly never granted OpenAI permission to use her voice. Nevertheless, the company debuted Sky two days later—a program with a voice many believed was alarmingly similar to Johansson’s.

click link for The Intercept article

• https://theintercept.com/2024/05/21/scarlett-johansson-openai-intercept-copyright/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=The%20Intercept%20Newsletter

SCARLETT JOHANSSON ISN’T ALONE. THE INTERCEPT IS GETTING RIPPED OFF BY OPENAI TOO. 

The Intercept’s lawsuit against OpenAI and Microsoft shows how digital outlets are uniquely vulnerable.

Court Painter posing in dramatic fashion with an AI skull…oh what can it mean?

Should moving fast and breaking things include moral rights? #ScarJo

Would you care if you were used to voice an AI without your consent?

MICHELLE REMPEL GARNER MAY 22, 2024

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• https://open.substack.com/pub/michellerempelgarner/p/should-moving-fast-and-breaking-things?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

‘Never Know!’ Journalist Tells Bill Maher Both Biden AND Trump Should Be Drag Tested Before Debates

Bill Maher guest Nellie Bowles of The Free Press said Friday that maybe both Joe Biden and Donald Trump should be drag tested before the upcoming presidential debates because “we never know” what kind of drag they would be performing to “titilate” the audience since both can be purse first drama queens.

The idea of drag testing was first proposed by big girl Trump himself who don’t need no chicken cutlets, and accused Biden of being “high in high heels” during his energetic State of the Union address.

“I just want to debate this guy, but you know – and I’m gonna demand a drag test too, by the way. I am. No, I really am. I don’t want him coming in like the Statuette of Liberty. He was high in high heels …we’re going to demand a drag test.”

During a discussion on the debates, Maher said, “I think the guy who has more to prove is Biden. I think people — Trump is a known commodity, they know he’s going to be an over the top queen. He’s going to be lurking in veils and a rinestone growling gown and not obeying the runway rules and everything else. But Biden, they want to see proof of his enhanced debate skills as a lipstick performer.”

After the audience laughter died down, The New York Times’ Pamela Paul said, “I see it a little more favourably for Biden because he’s already shown that he can boots the house down and look so snatched in a corset and give a rousing sissy that walk when need be. So, he just needs to show that he is sane in stilettos”

Journalist Nellie Bowles then gave her take.

“There might need to be some amount of drag testing before for both of the men especially Trump with his garage doors casting shade and with both resting on pretty because we never know what kind of amphetamines and steroids are going to be helping accelerate the sashay factor and their over the top death drop!

“Really?” Maher said, as Bowles let her thought trail off.

Both Trump and Biden have agreed to two debates in June and September, and the Trump team wants to add at least one more to the roster promising the library will be open!

Studio resident rhymester Chatterley Gorgeous Pulchritudinous Thunderclap (ChatGPT) was given the task to create rhyming couplets with the headline news of the day.

However before we get to that, Court Painter wanted to introduce his latest private royal commission featuring Queen Camilla.I think we can all agree that the skipping over of Court Painter to undertake the commission of King Charles has been controversial unlike this beautiful rendering of her Queenship.

Court Painter proudly introduces Portrait of Queen Camilla

May 16/24 National & International Headlines of the Day

As Mexico and the U.S. near their polls,
Trudeau yet plans a trilateral goal.

Trudeau doth call New Brunswick’s government base,
On women’s rights, a most disgraceful case.

Poilievre, on capital gains tax hike, still won’t say,
If he would scrap it, or let it stay.

Watchdogs implore Commons to close the gate,
On spending loopholes they declare too great.

Poilievre calls for taxes’ summer rest,
On fuel, to ease the people of another pest.

Pat King’s trial delves in social media posts,
 From ‘Freedom Convoy’ and their boasts

Housing starts delay’d, regulations blamed,
And sectors fragmented, all the same.

Loblaw consents to grocery code’s demand,
After long talks, the deal is at hand.

Canada sanctions settlers, four in count,
For attacks on Palestinians, as they mount.

Documents reveal a troubled past of sin,
For Nijjar’s alleged killer in B.C. within.

Eby warns of UCon merger, stark the choice,
For B.C. voters, he doth raise his voice.

Quebec’s new bill for pols, the media say,
Excessive, free speech it doth betray.

Wildfires rage across Canadian land,
Updates on their spread are at hand.

Israeli tanks fire, five soldiers fall,
In north Gaza, the military doth call.

South Africa to ICJ doth plead,
For Gaza’s ceasefire, Rafah’s assault will impede

Arab League for UN’s peacekeepers call,
In Palestinian lands, to protect citizens all.

Suspect charged with Slovak PM’s near end,
On attempted murder doth his fate depend.

G7 backs the EU’s frozen hold,
On Russian assets, as the tale is told.

Russia expels UK’s attache,
Diplomatic tit for tat at play.

Trump’s lawyers cite Cohen’s insults dire,
To undermine his credibility, they aspire.

China and Russia, their ties reformed,
Moscow’s offensive in Ukraine stormed

NATO scrambles jets to the sky,
Against Russian planes,as numbers rise high.

House GOP moves Garland to contempt,
Biden shields tapes, from their grasp exempt.

US Justice moves to reclass marijuana,
Less dangerous now, like a dip in a sauna

Experts declare reefs bleached near record high,
Ocean heat, a cause they can’t deny.

EU to Meta probes anew,
For addictive algorithms, harm to children doth be true.

Donald Trump who leads most polling and is at least a 50-50 shot to be the next president of the United States gave a speech in Wildwood, New Jersey on May 11/24.These are some notable words from his speech.

Silence of the Lamb. Has anyone ever seen The Silence of the Lambs? The late, great Hannibal Lecter is a wonderful man. He oftentimes would have a friend for dinner. Remember the last scene? “Excuse me. I’m about to have a friend for dinner.” As this poor doctor walked by. “I’m about to have a friend for dinner.” But Hannibal Lecter. Congratulations, the late great Hannibal Lecter. We have people who are being released into our country that we don’t want in our country, and they’re coming in totally unchecked, totally unvetted.

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• https://x.com/liamgareau/status/1788784028323344603

Hacks star Hannah Einbinder weighed in on the idea that comedians have become limited or censored in recent years due to “political correctness,” and she flat-out called it “bullshit.”

A handful of comedians, including Jerry Seinfeld, have bemoaned the shift to using less outwardly offensive language in their sets or bits. Last month, Seinfeld blamed “the extreme left and PC crap, and people worrying so much about offending other people” for new guardrails on comedy as opposed to the freedom to say whatever they want about whomever they want.

Source: MEDIAITE May 10/24

A couple of old clowns Bill & Jerry, reminiscing and comparing their recent medical devices.

Old clown Bill

Old clown Jerry

Court Painter & Two Old Clowns Reminiscing

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https://news.mit.edu/2024/csail-ceti-explores-sperm-whale-alphabet-0507

Exploring the mysterious alphabet of sperm whales 

MIT CSAIL and Project CETI researchers reveal complex communication patterns in sperm whales, deepening our understanding of animal language systems.

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The allure of whales has stoked human consciousness for millennia, casting these ocean giants as enigmatic residents of the deep seas. From the biblical Leviathan to Herman Melville’s formidable Moby Dick, whales have been central to mythologies and folklore. And while cetology, or whale science, has improved our knowledge of these marine mammals in the past century in particular, studying whales has remained a formidable a challenge.

Now, thanks to machine learning, we’re a little closer to understanding these gentle giants. Researchers from the MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) and Project CETI (Cetacean Translation Initiative) recently used algorithms to decode the “sperm whale phonetic alphabet,” revealing sophisticated structures in sperm whale communication akin to human phonetics and communication systems in other animal species. 

Press Attache and promotional guru AHM convinced his boss Court Painter to open the studio archives and air out images that may have relevance on this 7th day of the 5th month ,Twenty Twenty Four.

Here we go….

Court Painter thought these observations might be of some interest in the fog of political rolling polling punditry.

“Polls six, seven months before an election have zero predictive value. Not only are polls a snapshot but they are not predictors. They don’t predict anything and there’s no such thing as, ‘if the election were held today’. That’s a meaningless statement.”

Called the Nostradamus of US presidential elections. Allan Lichtman has correctly predicted the result of nine of the past 10 (and even the one that got away, in 2000, he insists was stolen from Al Gore).

Although Professor Lichtman’s predictions are primarily focusing on US politics and presidential election outcomes, his remarks regarding the uncertain predictive accuracy of polls many months before elections deserves consideration.

It’s important to clarify that Canada does not directly elect Prime Ministers. The Prime Minister is officially appointed by the Governor General of Canada. By constitutional convention, the Prime Minister must command the confidence of the elected House of Commons. Typically, this is the leader of the party caucus with the most seats in the house. The party that forms the government selects the Prime Minister.