the Guardian

Top economists call for halt to Sri Lanka debt repayments after Cyclone Ditwah

Group of 120 experts including Joseph Stiglitz urge fresh debt restructuring plan given scale of destruction

2022: May - August Political Notes

Leading world economists call for going easy on Sri Lanka's debt after the recent devastating storm. Even before that, Sri Lanka's debt was crushing and unjust.

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The Intercept

U.S. Military Willing to Attack “Designated Terrorist Organizations” Within America, General Says

“If I had no concerns and I was confident in the lawful order, I would definitely execute that order.”

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A US general, ultra-loyal to the bully, said he would obey orders to attack people that the bully calls "terrorist" inside the US. The phrase "confident in the lawful order" is not clear. It invites us to comfort ourselves by believing that this general would make sure the order is lawful, but doesn't explicitly say so. I distrust that

the Guardian

Now that phones alter our photos without us knowing, how do we know what’s real? | Isabel Brooks

Comparing the pictures taken with my camera’s automatic software to those taken with a ‘zero-processing’ app, the results are shocking. Is th...

Snoop-phone cameras "adjust" all photos by default to make them more visually attractive. This falsifies everyone thus photographed. I think that this contributes one more factor that would lead people to prefer to interact through phones rather than in physical presence.