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For one magical night a year, Santa and his friends bring holiday cheer to millions of people around the world. For the rest of the 364 nights? They’re just like us: hustling to get by in an ever-shrinking global economy.

Rudolph hasn’t had time for any reindeer games lately, thanks to the extra shifts he’s picked up as a Lyft driver. That glowing nose is easy for drunk people to find on Saturday night, but he wishes they’d stop asking him if it has a strobe setting.

The elves have still been working at Santa’s workshop, of course, but on weekends they supplement by working at one of Jeff Bezos’ sweatshops. Try their new line of Amazon elf-ssentials.

In rare interviews, Russians speak candidly about their lives in the presence of war – animated to protect their identities

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The intriguing reason many rom-coms end with a character dashing through an airport, street or station to profess their love

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Constant access, near-perfect memory, analytic reach – ChatGPT provides things a therapist never could

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Medical error kills hundreds of thousands yearly. If AI is sophisticated enough to help, doctors must not stand in the way

- by Charlotte Blease

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The right to protest, the right to free speech, and the right to be heard are absolutely essential in any democratic society. That’s why these rights are clearly enshrined in both the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the European Convention on Human Rights. The history of Britain is itself one of protest, protests that […]

Users need to revolt against what will very likely be an even more widespread effort to censor voices critical of Israel.

The post Anti-Palestinian Billionaires Can Now Control What TikTok Users See appeared first on The Intercept.

Al premiar con su premio de la paz a la figura favorita de Trump de la oposición venezolana, la conspiradora golpista y proguerra María Corina Machado, el Comité Nobel desobedeció los principios entronizados en sus documentos fundacionales, así como la ley sueca, alega Julian Assange en un escrito legal explosivo revisado por The Grayzone. El gobierno sueco violó sus propias leyes al concederle el Premio Nobel de la Paz a María Corina Machado, según un escrito legal explosivo introducido por […]

The post Julian Assange: Suecia violó sus propias leyes al darle el Nobel de la Paz a María Corina Machado first appeared on The Grayzone.

The post Julian Assange: Suecia violó sus propias leyes al darle el Nobel de la Paz a María Corina Machado appeared first on The Grayzone.

Known for targeting celebrities like Ms. Rachel, the pro-Israel blacklist also goes after private individuals who post in solidarity with Palestine.

The post StopAntisemitism Takes Credit for Getting Hundreds Fired. A Music Teacher Is Suing. appeared first on The Intercept.