It's not everyday that Gramsci's concerns are seen in the light of the problems of LLMs. Excellent superposition. ethanzuckerman.com/2025/12/05/g...

For a change, a new bit of tech that I can see being surprisingly useful. Prohibitive downside is that it is single-use; battery dead? Throw it in the trash. ino.to/BGXCIWZ

This is great for those who want to create compromising porn of their ex. On the other hand, pretty soon, because of this, few people will have an ex, as the OpenAi porn bot will become the de-facto life partner for every young adult. ino.to/gJB8yAG

Can't imagine this is *not* primarily about poking Musk in the eye, even if the actual use of these new features will probably be close to non-existing. ino.to/CAke6VE

Netanyahu should shut his trap. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

The cheapest ticket for the soccer World Cup final in NYC is 4200USD. That’s roughly the GDP per capita of Bolivia. www.bbc.com/sport/footba...

Like with a true dictator, American National Parks are only free to visit on Trump’s birthday. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Surprised Pikachu gave. Who possibly could have seen this coming? www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...

Snowflake Musk. But, the EU now has had years to migrate to, say, Mastodon. Will this mean they will get their act together! (Answer: no.) www.politico.eu/article/x-ax...

Billionaires sucking each other off to make more billions. Who loses? You. apnews.com/article/trum...

Excellent decision. Them, Spain, Ireland, Slovenia. I was eyeing going to Vienna next year. Not anymore. pers.avrotros.nl/avrotros-nee...

Behold, not the future we want, but the future we deserve.

Walkshop Online Walking Off the Map. Correct link: www.youtube.com/live/XioKKv8...

We are all very much aware of Germany’s history with second class citizens. If the state can take away your nationality, your nationality is meaningless, and you have no rights. www.reuters.com/world/german...

‘Humans rights’ only ever applied to sufficiently white people. voxeurop.eu/en/asylum-eu...

Just as you thought Israel couldn’t possibly be worse, something new drops. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Her allegiances were not a secret. What’s the Nobel committee playing at? www.reuters.com/world/americ...

This, very literally, is why we can’t have nice things.

I hope he celebrates with a night in drag. Next up: Ghislaine.

I now understand why Lima has an event celebrating Charlie Kirk. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/w...

It's one thing for Americans to be delusional over the death of a bigot, but what the hell does Kirk have to do with Lima? peru21.pe/lima/municip...

*laughs in fleshlight*

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Finally, some good news related to AI.

Shock! Horror! AI doesn't get 'subtlety'! arstechnica.com/ai/2025/09/w...

They could have also just called it "Cloudflare Points". Bit worrisome that Cloudflare is going the crypto route, but if there is any hope in microtransactions and pushing back against AI slop floods, this might be it. nerds.xyz/2025/09/clou...

Heartwarming. www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_ent...

A quick summary of the crap we're in. It's simple to understand why the Global South can not trust the North. ino.to/7g8xfRW

Star Spotting At The Limelight Nightclub in the 1980s

Who’s joining this maestro?

Really Machine Learning, but very, very cool. But, this actually identifies indicative trends, not specific moments at which your blood pressure might actually be too high. www.msn.com/en-us/health...

Holland designated ‘antifa’ a terrorist organization last week. Democracy is backsliding everywhere, but I was expecting quite a bit more from this once more sensible nation. www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/...

Trump has not been president for a year, but the damage and death done is shocking. Spiraling into dystopia is not reserved for a Russia or Zimbabwe: Vance and Miller Unveil Plan to ‘Dismantle’ the Left in Kirk’s Name – Brokeonomics.news

British anti-immigrants listen to the advice of a South African who migrated first to Canada, then to the US: Musk calls for new UK government at far-right rally in London www.politico.eu/article/musk...

Performative politics to cater to a base that only can be maintained through manufactured outrage: Uproar as EU Parliament declines to hold minute of silence for Charlie Kirk – POLITICO www.politico.eu/article/chal...

From the fascist playbook; today it’s them, tomorrow it’s you. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Bit odd to call ‘trade agreements’ payments, but still, good news, it seems: Middle East updates: EU suspends Israel payments over Gaza – DW – 09/10/2025 www.dw.com/en/middle-ea...

You have time. But if you’re keen to do some fun non fiction writing, perhaps you better sign up now.

Do a few Nazi salutes, destroy US international aid: Tesla Offers Unprecedented $1 Trillion Pay Package to Elon Musk - Bloomberg archive.ph/2025.09.05-1...

Frankie Runs The Algorithm.

That’s promising. Plenty will fall through the cracks, but that might not matter.

Looking forward to speaking at WALKING – Denken in Bewegung (Thinking in Motion) this coming weekend. Bummed I'm not there in person; the line-up is great. ilea.art/walking-denk...

This kind of thing is what creates a multipolar world. www.ctvnews.ca/world/articl...

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On Tuesday August 26, I'm hosting Politics of Walking: Grief, Solidarity, and Resistance, with independent researcher Nohad ElHajj, activist Marta Moreno Muñoz, artist Robert Yerachmiel Sniderman, and writer Tom Jeffreys. It's free to join. @walklistencreate.org walklistencreate.org/walkingevent...

The Dutch partner of Sins Beneath the Equator, Nest, is presenting their work at the Mauritshuis in The Hague on September 5. babakfakhamzadeh.com/project/sins...

Come September 7, I'm one of the (online) speakers at Denken in Bewegung, hosted by ILEA, the Institute for Land and Environmental Art in Switzerland. I'll make you think about digital psychogeography. ilea.art/walking-denk...

I just quit Spotify over Ek's 700 million USD investment in Helsing, a military AI company. You should, too. www.middleeasteye.net/trending/spo...

Wrapping up "Sins Beneath the Equator", looking back at what actually could have happened if the Dutch had stayed in Brazil. marcozero.org/e-se-os-hola...

‘Self-termination is most likely’: the history and future of societal collapse www.theguardian.com/environment/...