Surely, they must really need it. www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_ent...

Very cool. And a recipe for disaster. What if Peter Thiel, or some badly programmed AI gets hold of these, and starts to build paperclips? www.seas.upenn.edu/stories/penn...

What a joke: Saudi Arabia's the Line is collapsing into a hyphen www.fastcompany.com/91481217/sau...

I predict that if Trump is still President at the end of 2026, the election of the next general secretary will stall, and there might not be a GS in 2027. efe.com/en/latest-ne...

A major identifying feature of the right is its selfishness. It’s obvious that, in the end, these cross-border collaborations are doomed to fail. Given enough time, these National movements are also doomed to fail. Though they might destroy the world, first. www.lemonde.fr/en/politics/...

Too funny. Might as well invite Cuba, Iran, and NK. www.independent.co.uk/news/world/m...

It's kind of wild to think that, if these kids are alive today, Facebook (and many others) probably know who they are. ino.to/8by3nNw

Don’t forget your paper straw.

Israel and the US keep destroying the semblance of international rule based order, fora future where the exploited grow in numbers, and the exploiters eat their own.

This is the way.

Trump also has a bridge to sell you.

When you have to stay true to your autocratic roots. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Sounds like a risky move, at best.

Oh man. It's the end of an era. www.spiegel.de/wissenschaft...

If we assume the AI output is usable, this 'downside' is that staff shifted from a 5-day to a 4-day workweek. That's a major upside. slashdot.org/story/26/01/...

This is the 100th, and final, instalment of 'Sins Beneath the Equator', highlighting (lowlighting ?) the Dutch colonial past in Brazil. brasil-holandes.marcozero.org/en/home/?sid...

This is how the US keeps propping up its dying empire. What is the political equivalent of, ‘a weekend at Bernie’s’? abcnews.go.com/amp/Politics...

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