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Tue, 02/09/2025 - 10:44

Leaked documents reveal how a shadowy BBC unit is “embedding” staff in foreign media outlets to “contest the information space” and generate “behaviour change” in favor of London’s geopolitical objectives. Though BBC Media Action (BBCMA) portrays itself as the “international charity” of the British state broadcaster, files show the group frequently carries out politically-charged projects overseas with government funding. Furthermore, the group consistently trades upon the BBC’s reputation and its intimate “links” with the British state broadcaster when pitching for […]

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Tue, 02/09/2025 - 08:00

We at McSweeney’s mourn the loss of one of publishing’s great and large-hearted figures, Malcolm Margolin. The founder of Heyday Books in Berkeley, he published hundreds of important titles that told the story of California. He was also a mentor to so many Bay Area publishers, and advised McSweeney’s at a key moment in our history. About ten years ago, when we were contemplating our existence — our very ability to survive — we reached out to Malcolm for advice, and he laid out the roadmap that helped us transition to our current nonprofit status. Without his guidance and encouragement, we shudder to think where we’d be today. Malcolm made the impossible seem practical, and he cheered on everyone around him. We will miss him dearly.

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Tue, 02/09/2025 - 01:23
September 1, 2025 Bad Signs The posters and signs adorning school walls speak volumes about the people who put them there, revealing a surprising amount about their views of children, their assumptions about learning, and even their beliefs about human nature. There’s the enforced positivity of slogans that basically tell students: “Have a nice day….or else,” the individualistic worldview of ... Read More
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Mon, 01/09/2025 - 21:58

We will try to give back information about what is happening on the technical side, so people can stay up to date with improvements happening in the Drupal AI space from a developers perspective.

I was recently myself away on vacation for some weeks, and realized just how quickly everything is moving, both in the AI space and the Drupal AI space when you are not actively following it. The Drupal AI Initiative and its people contributing to it, outside of FreelyGive, have started its own momentum.

So this is a way to get a bi-weekly update on what is happening outside of releases, to be able to test things happening on the dev branches of different projects.

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Mon, 01/09/2025 - 20:41
Marvellous giants are returning to our shores, which means only one thing: pathetic inadequates using them as a test of manhood. By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian, 28th August 2025 It’s the UK equivalent of bullfighting. Next week, in Falmouth in Cornwall, anglers will compete to fish for bluefin tuna in a three-day tournament. […]
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Mon, 01/09/2025 - 19:33

Why it’s important that young unemployed Australians get a good job instead of just ‘any’ job Brendan Churchill We often hear young people need to…

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