Björn Þorsteinsson
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Prófessor í heimspeki og réttlætissinni
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Kenneth Nørgaard
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“This is yet more evidence that the public is footing the environmental bill for some of the richest companies on Earth” “Worse, it is likely just the tip of the iceberg. The datacentre construction frenzy, driven by generative AI, is only getting started."
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AI boom has caused same CO2 emissions in 2025 as New York City, report claims
Study author says tech companies are reaping benefits of artificial intelligence age but society is left to pay cost
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/dec/18/2025-ai-boom-huge-co2-emissions-use-water-research-finds
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Senator Bernie Sanders
2 days ago
Hello, Elon Musk! Just a couple of questions for you:
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The missing link -- Trump and AI
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molly taft
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EXCLUSIVE: the Working Families Party is putting out a recruitment call for people opposed to data centers in their communities to run for local office the recruitment effort comes just 2 days after Bernie Sanders called for a moratorium on data center construction
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Opposed to Data Centers? The Working Families Party Wants You to Run for Office
The influential progressive third party announced Thursday that it was putting out a recruitment call for candidates specifically opposed to data centers.
https://www.wired.com/story/opposed-to-data-centers-the-working-families-party-wants-you-to-run-for-office/
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Stoppum gervigreindarmaníuna
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Ó nei
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Snjór á Tenerife - RÚV.is
Snjór er í fjallshlíðum eldfjallsins Teide á Tenerife. Ekki hefur snjóað svo mikið á eyjunni síðan árið 2016.
https://www.ruv.is/frettir/erlent/2025-12-16-snjor-a-tenerife-461721
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Ísland í öðru sæti! Júhú!
www.euronews.com/business/202...
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https://www.euronews.com/business/2025/12/15/food-prices-in-europe-which-countries-are-the-most-and-least-expensive
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London & Southeast🔅
6 days ago
A notably “warm” start to meteorological winter across Europe only far north of Norway, Finland and Sweden have escaped. The first half has been perhaps been the warmest on record this December though is not expected to exceed 2015... (1/2)
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Gervigreind er dómsdagsvél dauðans
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8 days ago
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George Monbiot
8 days ago
I see this so often that I think it might qualify as a law: The time people take to notice demographic trends is equal to the time required for the results to materialise. In other words, however obvious the maths might be, we cannot or will not see it coming.
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Al Jazeera English
12 days ago
Around a million Syrians have returned since the fall of the Assad regime in December 2024. And every day at Damascus airport, families separated by years of war and dictatorship, are finally being reunited.
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Yep. Boycott boycott boycott
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The original 2+2=5
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Look who's talking
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US warns Europe of 'civilisational decline'
Complaining of "unrealistic expectations" about the prospect of defeating Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the US government vows to "cultivate resistance to Europe’s current trajectory within European nations" to stop its "civilisational" decline.
https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/12/05/trump-administration-warns-europe-of-civilisational-decline-in-new-national-security-strat
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Jón Kristinsson
17 days ago
Here’s my Spotify Wrapped 🎵✨
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Totally.
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Max Berger
18 days ago
Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries: “Strong floor, no ceiling” Colombian President Gustavo Petro: “A clan of pedophiles wants to destroy our democracy.”
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DannyVE
21 days ago
The future is fungal
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
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‘Nature’s original engineers’: scientists explore the amazing potential of fungi
Unique properties of fungi have led to groundbreaking innovations in recent years, from nappies to electronics
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2025/nov/29/fungi-scientists-innovations
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Karoline
21 days ago
"All of this falls apart if humans don't adopt the tech. This is why you've seen Meta cram its lame chatbots into WhatsApp and Instagram. This is why Notepad and Paint now have useless Copilot buttons on Windows. This is why Google Gemini wants to "help you" read and reply to your emails."
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Analysis: OpenAI is a loss-making machine, how can it survive?
Don't call it a bubble! Loss-making monster OpenAI is on the hook for $1.4 trillion (with a T) in compute commitments. How can this go on?
https://www.windowscentral.com/artificial-intelligence/openai-chatgpt/analysis-openai-is-a-loss-making-machine
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Max Berger
27 days ago
If I’m understanding this correctly, X is owned by a white nationalist who pays poor people of color in developing countries to pretend to be working class white Americans to scare other white Americans into being afraid poor people of color from developing countries are going to ruin America?
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MM sextugur!
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28 days ago
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Slop generators on a rampage. Humans strike back
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about 1 month ago
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Fayad Mulla
about 1 month ago
The true weakness of today’s Western civilization is that utterly illiterate individuals are holding the most powerful position in our society — the oligarch. This position requires no education, no merit, and not even votes; one qualifies solely through the size of one’s bank account,...
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Motorhead
about 1 month ago
Tesla's car biz (worth only $78 per share vs Tesla's current price of $402) is imploding. Overseas sales in Oct were -33%, the lowest start of Q4 sales on record. US EV sales at carmakers reporting monthly sales were -71% MoM & -49% YoY after Sept EV rush.
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A Quick Look at How Bad Tesla's Start of Q4 Is
In all countries that report monthly Tesla sales (ex-North America), Tesla's October sales fell by 33% YoY to new lows since 2022's pandemic.
https://open.substack.com/pub/bradmunchen/p/a-quick-look-at-how-bad-teslas-start?r=24r7n0&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false
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Þessu hefur verið haldið leyndu fyrir okkur
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about 1 month ago
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Zack Polanski
about 1 month ago
We're taking on Reform.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
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Joris Luyendijk
about 2 months ago
Ban X. Sell your Tesla. Divest of this man. He is a lying fascist.
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Et dumt svin
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about 2 months ago
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Innkyrtlalæknar! Það eru þá væntanlega prestar (leitast við að lappa upp á manns innri kyrtil)
about 2 months ago
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Zohran Kwame Mamdani
about 2 months ago
Forget the polls. Take nothing for granted. And let's work our hearts out these next seven days. Vote now:
zohranfornyc.com/vote
Canvass + phonebank:
zohranfornyc.com/gotv
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Owen Jones
about 2 months ago
You can see why
@zackpolanski.bsky.social
Polanski has got the elite panicking.
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Stytting vinnuvikunnar orðin lögteglumál
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about 2 months ago
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Kitchen Sink Technomystic
2 months ago
thinking about all those SUS/Ungir Miðflokksmenn/Ísland Þvert á flokka Telegram channels right now.
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Alex Callinicos
2 months ago
The financial infrastructure of the next bust?
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UK Green Stats
2 months ago
The Green Party has never seen membership growth at this scale. Ever. 5,000 members per day is becoming an ordinary figure. Next goal: The Tories.
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Heyr, heyr
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Verðum að tala hreint út áður en það er um seinan - FF7 - Frásagnir og fréttir alla daga
Dóra er alin upp á kúabúi og flutti nýverið aftur á æskuheimilið Drumboddsstaði í Biskupstungum. Systir hennar hefur nú tekið við búskapnum en sjálf grínast
https://ff7.is/2025/10/verdum-ad-tala-hreint-ut-adur-en-thad-er-um-seinan/
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Water and data (incl. AI)
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Zohran Kwame Mamdani
2 months ago
It’s pronounced cyclist.
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Rebecca Solnit
2 months ago
Quid Pro Qatar Quo
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Allt að verða vitlaust í Portland
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2 months ago
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Arfur Towcrate
2 months ago
Thatcher said "The trouble with socialism is that eventually you run out of other people's money." The trouble with capitalism is that if you run out of other people's money, you can do it again with a new limited company
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Andreas Tobler
2 months ago
«Mit dem Kapitalismus kann man nur leben, wenn man versucht, ihn zu bändigen» Heute grosses Interview mit
@leaypi.bsky.social
und Jonas Lüscher im Magazin des «Tages-Anzeigers». Online lässt es sich hier lesen:
www.tagesanzeiger.ch/lea-ypi-und-...
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Þórdís Helgadóttir
2 months ago
Menn skyldu varast að halda að þeir viti nú alla skapað hluti þó þeir hafi lesið eitthvert slángur af bókum, því sannleikurinn er ekki í bókum, og ekki einu sinni í góðum bókum, heldur í mönnum sem hafa gott hjartalag. -Alþýðubókin
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Keith W. Dickinson
2 months ago
Today is a day when arts degrees are worthless, but the product of those degrees is so valuable it would kill an entire industry if they were made to pay for it.
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Melanie D’Arrigo
2 months ago
I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.
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Þorgerður Jennýjardóttir Einarsdóttir
3 months ago
www.visir.is/g/2025278397...
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Vísindarannsóknir og þróun – til umhugsunar í tiltekt - Vísir
Íslenskt vísindasamfélag hefur um árabil haft þungar áhyggjur af óviðunandi fjárveitingum til vísinda og rannsókna. Þegar fjárlagafrumvarpið var kynnt undir yfirskriftinni „Tiltekt og umbætur“ (Stjórn...
https://www.visir.is/g/20252783974d/visindarannsoknir-og-throun-til-umhugsunar-i-tiltekt
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Anastasiya Kotova
3 months ago
My bike was stolen a couple of days ago and comrade
@pashukanist.bsky.social
delivered a perfect comment saying that there would be no bike theft under communism since everyone could get a free bike for personal use. I dare you to find a better argument in favour or communism.
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Zohran Kwame Mamdani
3 months ago
This week, the Global Sumud Flotilla tried to deliver life-saving aid to Gaza. Instead, 461 people—including New Yorkers—have been detained by the Israeli military. They must be freed at once. And the deliberate starvation of Palestinians must end now.
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Blair Palese
3 months ago
Well done Australia!
#humanrights
#auspol
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Merriam-Webster
3 months ago
We all know ‘tragedy’ comes from Greek. ‘tragos’ = goat ‘aeidein’ = to sing So ‘tragedy’ originally meant “goat song.” Not to be confused with the GOAT song, which is probably “Fast Car” by Tracy Chapman.
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