Using US taxpayer dollars to bomb people and steal another country’s oil for oligarchs to sell to US taxpayers. Taxpayers pay twice, the rich get richer, and climate change from burning fossil fuels gets worse, spreading disasters globally. Murder, corruption, theft, terrorism, climate destruction - all in one.
"In his 1941 book, Escape from Freedom, the German psychoanalyst Erich Fromm argued that the rise of fascism could be explained in part by people preferring to surrender their freedom in exchange for the reassuring certainty of subordination. AI offers a new way of surrendering that burden of having to think and decide for yourself."
the Guardian
Our king, priest and feudal lord – how AI is taking us back to the dark ages | Joseph de Weck
Since the Enlightenment, we’ve been making our own decisions. But now AI may be about to change that, says Joseph de Weck, a fellow with the Fore...
"Only the bullies & petty fascists of the Trump administration could miss the irony of decrying 'speech suppression' while using state power to silence critics engaging in protected speech." Indeed. The Trump regime is in a haze, drunk on abusing power.
UK politics: Government says it is ‘fully committed to free speech’ after campaigners’ US visa ban – as it happened | Politics | The Guardian
Imran Ahmed and Clare Melford among five Europeans hit with visa bans over claims they wish to ‘suppress American viewpoints they oppose&#x2...
Right or left, right or wrong, whatever you thought of the USA over the past few decades, you surely thought it was at least a serious country with a serious government. That’s all gone now. And all the wolves waiting in the wings see that clearly, too.
"I kept thinking about all the extremist voices promoting hate & division. They are being given so many platforms, while voices that represent kindness, open mindedness & empathy seem to be scarcer & scarcer. I felt I couldn’t pamper myself with the luxury of silence.”
the Guardian
Comedian Robin Ince quits Radio 4 show, claiming BBC found his views ‘problematic’
Ince says he resigned as co-host of Infinite Monkey Cage because of what he described as his lack of ‘obedience’
Some worry this might set a precedent. I hope it does. Every regime that invades another country, committing countless mass atrocities, should have their foreign assets taken & handed to their victims. This might get all would-be invaders to think twice.
Euractiv
EU greenlights indefinite immobilisation of Russian assets | Euractiv
The move comes a day after Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever openly questioned the legality of the European Commission’s proposal to permanent...
Every article about Musk in every media outlet should be accompanied by this photo. He did this twice at the biggest political event of 2025. It's not a secret. He never apologized. Why is this not the standard file photo? image
If our government makes Jews wear yellow stars now, that upstart Hitler fellow won't stand a chance in the next election. 🙄
the Guardian
Starmer urges Europe’s leaders to curb ECHR to halt rise of far right
Exclusive: PM calls for members of European convention on human rights to allow tougher action to protect borders