Claude’s Russian Propaganda Problem. Why the most reliable AI Chatbot has started spreading Russian disinformation. www.kcrw.com/stories/clau...

Cheapest form of war. "Russia boosts foreign propaganda budget by 50% to target EU and NATO" odessa-journal.com/russia-boost...

Yes, master. "A new article published in Nature sheds new light on how state media control can influence LLM outputs, with a particular focus on China." techpolicy.press/language-mod...

This is re: politics & optics, not law: "Israel says it will sue New York Times over article on sexual abuse of Palestinian prisoners. Media law experts cast doubt on the viability of a defamation lawsuit promised by Netanyahu..." www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

👍A nice little example of how you do data sovereignty right. Big tech is not always the best tech. "'Millions' of pounds saved by replacing Palantir tech in refugee system" www.bbc.com/news/article...

👀 "OpenAI says hackers stole some data after latest code security issue" techcrunch.com/2026/05/14/o...

This has been going on since the 90's. It was the deal we as a society made with the devil when we "decided" to power the internet with ads. attentionworth.com and "we" are about to do it all over again with AI. www.searchenginejournal.com/openai-launc...

Propaganda and the persuadable voter: Facebook’s Pixel ad tech in New Zealand www.linkedin.com/pulse/propag... (LinkedIn) sanjanah.wordpress.com/2026/05/09/p... (WordPress) #nzpol #AdTech #ElectoralIntegrity #Elections

"Are attention spans really shrinking? What the science says. Digital distractions are vying for people’s focus, but our underlying capacity to pay attention seems to be undiminished." www.nature.com/articles/d41...

"Canada to pick between Swedish and U.S. radar planes to protect its skies." The decision will serve as a clear indication of the government’s commitment to advancing integration with Europe. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

"Associated Press global investigation into government surveillance efforts wins Pulitzer Prize" apnews.com/article/puli...

My piece with @ajvicens.bsky.social on how hundreds of Americans were fired or otherwise punished following the killing of right wing influencer Charlie Kirk is part of a package that has been recognized with the 2026 Pulitzer Prize in National Reporting: www.reuters.com/investigatio...

Here's why European countries such as Poland aren't getting the weapons they ordered from the US. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/02/w...

Project Freedom’: a recipe for more war and 7 dollars a gallon gasoline.

Here's why European countries such as Poland aren't getting the weapons they ordered from the US. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/02/w...

The Russians are probably still mourning the loss of one of their favorite little delivery systems for spreading propaganda.

"Europe appears less like a coherent actor and more like a set of overlapping intentions that occasionally align but rarely accumulate into continuity. This is the real story of the EPC: it reveals Europe’s preferred mode of governance – episodic convergence." www.euractiv.com/opinion/yere...

There’s something deeply unseemly & fundamentally unfair re: dynamic pricing. It violates the basic social contract: that people should know the price of what they’re buying, and that the rules shouldn’t change simply because demand spikes or an algorithm decides they can be squeezed for more.

"Our political memory fails us. We treat government policies as if we’re seeing them for the very first time. But much of what appears to be novel has deep historical roots. If we fail to understand those roots and the soil in which they grow, we will fail to resist the assaults on our humanity."

More evidence of how inflation is taking a bite. "US restaurant sales drop as Iran war pushes gasoline prices higher" www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...

On Polymarket, the Journal found, 67% of profits go to just 0.1% of accounts. That means less than 2,000 accounts netted a total of nearly half a billion dollars." www.wsj.com/finance/inve...

Germany’s central location in Europe makes it one of the most valuable platforms for U.S. global operations. From there, the U.S. can support missions across Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and beyond as command centers, transport hubs, medical facilities, & staging grounds for military responses.

"Meta is making workers train their AI replacements. The company's latest strategy raises concerns over surveillance and job replacement" www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2...

What a colossal blunder. Donald Trump has often framed U.S. troops stationed in Germany as if they are there primarily to defend Germany’s interests. That misses the larger strategic reality. Those forces are not based in Germany simply as a favour to Germany. #NATO www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...

"Manitoba to ban social media, AI chatbots for youth, premier says." While the goal of protecting youth online is understandable. But the devil is in the details. How will the law deal with privacy, enforceability, overbreadth, legal challenges, and unintended harm? www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

What a colossal blunder. Donald Trump has often framed U.S. troops stationed in Germany as if they are there primarily to defend Germany’s interests. That misses the larger strategic reality. Those forces are not based in Germany simply as a favour to Germany. #NATO www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...

Hello Researchers, Welcome to the new Communalytic! We've launched a major upgrade to Communalytic with new features, new data sources, improved visualizations, a unified login experience, and so much more. communalytic.org/2026/03/15/c... #academicsky #sciencesky #medsky #comsky #polsky #phdsky

"A subplot of the Musk-Altman trial: Which billionaires deserve the keys to the God machine?" www.cnn.com/2026/05/01/b...

Hello Researchers, Welcome to the new Communalytic! We've launched a major upgrade to Communalytic with new features, new data sources, improved visualizations, a unified login experience, and so much more. communalytic.org/2026/03/15/c... #academicsky #sciencesky #medsky #comsky #polsky #phdsky

"Could your '8647' merch get you in trouble? James Comey was indicted on suspicion of threatening the president's life by posting an Instagram photo of seashells arranged in the numbers 8647. Will buyers and sellers of the merch meet the same fate?" www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

What a farce. House Speaker Mike Johnson says the U.S. is 'not at war' with Iran as White House approaches 60-day deadline. The 1973 War Powers Resolution says the president has to remove military forces from conflict within 60 days if Congress doesn't authorize a war before that deadline.

The Paris prosecutor's office has opened an investigation into a 15-year-old, suspected of having hacked the ​country's ID agency and trying to sell the data of millions ‌of French people on the dark web this month. www.reuters.com/technology/f...

"U.S. senators ban themselves from prediction markets trading" www.cnbc.com/2026/04/30/s...

Tech socialism. The White House opposes a plan from Anthropic to expand access to its powerful artificial-intelligence model Mythos www.wsj.com/tech/ai/whit...

This is something that has to be said more often. The reason something like "Haitians in Springfield eat dogs" took off with these bozos is because people from one of the poorest places on Earth went to their bombed out dump of a town and prospered almost instantly. Trump voters are losers.

This is an attack on civil society ... "World’s Largest Digital Human Rights Conference Suddenly Canceled" www.404media.co/rightscon-hu...

Some fans in the U.S. and around the world are unhappy with World Cup ticket prices — and U.S. immigration policies. So they're deciding not to come, raising concerns across the travel industry. n.pr/4deuQ3D

"Second US ambassador to Ukraine steps down in less than one year" www.euronews.com/my-europe/20...

"Trump says US considering reducing troops in Germany amid clash with Merz and Nato allies" www.independent.co.uk/news/world/e...

"The Most Potent Weapon in Russia's Disinformation War. Storm-1516 uses fabricated videos, phony websites and anonymous influencers to spread tales about election fraud, corruption and sexual abuse." www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...

If this stands, by 2030, one likely possibility is that America will devolve into a system best described as managed minority rule with ever-rising unrest and disengagement. This is not good for the US or the world, but great for Russia and China. 😐

The reshaping of America. "US supreme court ‘demolishes’ Voting Rights Act, gutting provision that prevented racial discrimination" www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

This wild document is the basis for the State Department's decision to cancel the visas and green cards of tech researchers who study the social media platforms and of tech regulators who enforce privacy and transparency laws. Disclosed to us last night in @thecoalition.bsky.social v. Rubio.

👀 "RAF Typhoons scrambled in response to Russian drone threat near Nato airspace" www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

By all indications, it's is on the menu. "Taiwan Fears It’ll Be ‘On the Menu’ at Trump-Xi Summit" (Think Ukraine and Alaska Summit) www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Just in time for Trump trip to China... "China Says US Export Bills Risk Disrupting Chip Supply Chains" www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Why is this even a question? ... "Should the FBI be allowed to access Americans’ private communications – including emails, texts, and phone calls – without a judicial warrant?" www.justsecurity.org/136938/forme...

"Apple released a software update on Wednesday for iPhones and iPads fixing a bug that allowed law enforcement to extract messages that had been deleted or disappeared automatically from messaging apps." techcrunch.com/2026/04/22/a...

"Moscow is using AI-generated videos of Ukrainian soldiers to portray the country as weak and undermine trust in its central command." www.euronews.com/my-europe/20...

"Iran continues to mock Trump with AI-generated social media posts" www.theglobeandmail.com/world/us-pol...