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At least I had the courage to do the deed myself. That counts for something here on the other side of death, where I wait for you, Clarence Thomas, and your sharp-toothed wife Ginni, and someday the others whose decrees and rulings from afar have aided and abetted the mayhem and the massacres. Cowards all of you, and boring and petty to boot, at such a safe distance from the volleys, the salvos, the gunfire. Oh, the names I have had to learn — Sandy Hook and Columbine and Uvalde and so many hundreds more and even more after that, while you were careful to stay at a safe distance from the children as they fell. Not me, not me.... Read more
Source: Judgment Day for America’s Worst Supreme Court Justice appeared first on TomDispatch.com.
Welcome to the Event Impact Recap of DrupalCon Portland 2024, a benchmark event in North America, that not only marked a significant milestone in the Drupal community, but also holds a special place in my journey. Having served as a contractor for DrupalCon Portland and now stepping into the role of the new Community Programs Director with the Drupal Association, I am thrilled to share the highlights and successes of this remarkable gathering. My goal is to have an Impact Report shared with the community after each DrupalCon that depicts the data and feedback on the event. Please view the slides.
Key Highlights from DrupalCon Portland 2024:
‘You name it, Labour will tax it,’ tweeted Rishi Sunak, just two days before leading the Conservatives to a monumental trouncing. It was a frequent attack line from his party. The problem, however, isn’t that Labour’s tax and spend plans are too extreme — it’s that they don’t go anywhere near far enough. Britain desperately […]
The effect of chip sanctions was to create a Chinese chip industry which now controls the low-end of the chip market, and which is coming on strong. The effect of Huawei sanctions was to make Huawei stronger, end Android support and gut Apple’s market share in China.
Now we have this brilliance from “Open AI”, presumably at US government behest:
Chinese attempts to lure domestic developers away from OpenAI – considered the market leader in generative AI – will now be a lot easier, after OpenAI notified its users in China that they would be blocked from using its tools and services from 9 July.
“We are taking additional steps to block API traffic from regions where we do not support access to OpenAI’s services,” an OpenAI spokesperson told Bloomberg last month.
From Mexico to the Mediterranean, rich countries would rather see refugees die than recognize their legal asylum rights.
The post The World War on Asylum appeared first on The Intercept.
- by David P Barash
Employment levels for workers with a disability have grown in recent years. What might be driving this?
Former Chief of Staff to Colin Powell, Lawrence Wilkerson, exposes the crumbling facade of U.S. global power and the consequences of its aggressive foreign policy in Gaza and beyond.
The post American Military Crisis: Colonel Lawrence Wilkerson Speaks Out appeared first on MintPress News.
Greg Stoker dissects the diplomatic tensions caused by Israel's support for France's far-right and the potential shift in European politics toward Palestinian statehood.
The post France’s Left-Wing Victory: A Blow to Israeli Diplomacy appeared first on MintPress News.