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Israel’s bombing of Syria and US-backed reconstruction deals are being sold as humanitarian efforts. In reality, they are part of a calculated campaign to fracture Syria, fuel sectarianism, and preserve Western dominance in the region.
The post Crisis Theater: How Israel and the US Are Orchestrating Syria’s Collapse appeared first on MintPress News.
This week, the Supreme Court ruled that the Trump Administration can go ahead with its ambitious, ruinous...
Although somewhat critical of its reductive elements, Foucault found certain attractive features in the ideal or programmatic form imagined by American neoliberalism, namely, that it envisages a kind of regulation outside sovereign, disciplinary, and biopolitical forms, that it regulates without the fabrication of subjectivities and in a manner that optimizes difference and tolerates minority groups […]
Whatever Norman Tebbit hoped to achieve by asking Asian immigrants which cricket team they would support to determine their 'Britishness' has failed spectacularly, argues Shamik Das
Photojournalist Motaz Azaiza joins MintCast host Mnar Adley to recount surviving Israel’s assault on Gaza, his rise to global prominence, and why documenting genocide is more urgent than ever.
The post Documenting Israel’s War Crimes with Motaz Azaiza appeared first on MintPress News.
Josiah Mortimer investigates whether the Government's new reforms will stop the likes of billionaire X owner Elon Musk from funnelling millions of dollars into British politics
The same arguments for extending the vote to younger people, should apply to other groups that remain disenfranchised too, argues Adam Ramsay
“In recent months, a curious fixation has emerged in corners of academia: the em dash. More specifically, the apparent moral panic around how it is spaced. A dash with no spaces on either side? That must be AI-generated writing. Case closed.”
— Joseph Mellors, Inside Higher Ed
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I would like to address the recent slander circulating on social media, in editorial Slack channels, and in the margins of otherwise decent Substack newsletters. Specifically, the baseless, libelous accusation that my usage is a telltale sign of artificial intelligence.
Listen here, my good bitch.
Writers have been using me long before the advent of AI. I am the punctuation equivalent of a cardigan—beloved by MFA grads, used by editors when it’s actually cold, and worn year-round by screenwriters. I am not new here. I am not novel. I’m the cigarette you keep saying you’ll quit.
The great problem with running anything is people. People, from the point of view of those in charge, are the entire problem with running any organization larger than “just me”, from a corner store to a country. People always require babying: you have to get them to do what you want and do it competently […]
The nation’s biggest fossil fuel, technology, and financial firms joined Trump this week as he announced $90 billion of private investment in artificial intelligence and energy infrastructure, including natural gas.
Following is an unedited, automated transcript of the podcast episode titled “Why They’re Protecting Jeffrey Epstein’s Secrets”
EXCLUSIVE: Supposedly independent campaign group Don't Divide Us, is funded by body that has anonymously funnelled millions to right-wing groups
Precis som i övriga världen handlar dagens svenska inflation delvis om att en del företag och kapitalägare vill passa på och öka sina vinstmarginaler utan att det i någon egentlig mening föreligger reala kostnadsökningar som ‘berättigar’ detta. Den typen av i ‘smyg’ höjda priser blir allt lättare att genomföra i takt med att inflationsförväntningar stiger. […]
Once upon a time, success for a company like UnionBustingToxicDeathFactory Inc. was merely turning a profit.
But these days, people want companies that care about more.
Somehow, there is a perception out there that UnionBustingToxicDeathFactory Inc. is just some kind of union-busting toxic death factory. It’s crucial for our planet and our profit that we shift this attitude.
But change won’t be easy.
The microscopic amount of money we recently spent on socially conscious initiatives deeply unsettled our board members.
But we didn’t give up.
We were able to keep the board members in check by ensuring their objectively ludicrous annual bonuses remained exactly the same, using additional profits we made from AI assistants that tell factory employees not to have bathroom breaks.
It goes without saying that the last few years have been hard for everyone.
Even our investors who somehow made an eye-watering profit during the pandemic are still feeling the lingering effects of Zoom Fatigue. There is a justifiable skepticism of big corporations.
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If an outright refusal feels rude but you don’t want to have to explain, here’s how to say ‘no’ the Japanese way
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Survivors of the Al-Baqa Cafe bombing in Gaza, and the loved ones of the dead, share their stories of the Israeli attack.
The post “I Said Good Morning to the Dead”: Inside the Al-Baqa Cafe Bombing appeared first on The Intercept.
Chimpanzees favour the colour red. Junglefowl prefer symmetry. Our shared capacity for aesthetic pleasure is cause for wonder
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These flying jewels have fascinated scientists and inspired devotion across the ages
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Cave remains found in Israel point to unique, locally specific culinary practices among our ancient ancestors
The post Neanderthals Might Have Shared Family Recipes appeared first on Nautilus.
Weak ideals of seclusion yielded high female employment, while a culture of associations and industrialisation enabled the working class to extract concessions. Under the Social Democrats, wages were compressed, while media championed egalitarianism. Thus even though women cluster in more low-paid jobs, their wages are still relatively high. Furthermore, if everyone is equal, no one […]