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I grew up in a society where collective will was at the forefront and it is true to say people looked out for each other. The state – at all levels – had various policy structures in place to provide levels of economic protection for the least advantaged members of society. Having grown up in…
“It seems that the government is shutting down all avenues to remain transparent. Why does a government do that when there is nothing to hide?”
A former X exec who worked on Elon Musk’s embattled Grok chatbot got a “highly unusual” carveout to keep his company shares while working as the U.S. Patent Office’s “chief AI officer.”
“It is no surprise to either Marimar or myself that this happened and, unfortunately, it is going to continue to happen,” the Chicago woman’s lawyer said.
The post Chicago Woman Shot by Border Patrol Reacts to Minneapolis ICE Killing: “Of Course This Happened” appeared first on The Intercept.
While reporting on climate change isn’t always hopeful, the women I've met along the way are forging a path forward for intergenerational resilience.
The post Cybergene Audio Drama appeared first on Doctor Who Magazine.
Yes, “AI” will compromise your information security posture. No, not through some mythical self-aware galaxy-brain entity magically cracking your passwords in seconds or “autonomously” exploiting new vulnerabilities.
It’s way more mundane.
When immensely complex, poorly-understood systems get hurriedly integrated into your toolset and workflow, or deployed in your infrastructure, what inevitably follows is leaks, compromises, downtime, and a whole lot of grief.
Complexity means cost and risk
LLM-based systems are insanely complex, both on the conceptual level, and on the implementation level. Complexity has real cost and introduces very real risk. These costs and these risks are enormous, poorly understood – and usually just hand-waved away. As Suha Hussain puts it in a video I’ll discuss a bit later:
ICE shot a woman point-blank in Minneapolis. The agency’s raids and impunity were always going to lead to death.
The post This Isn’t the First Killing by ICE — and It Won’t Be the Last appeared first on The Intercept.
So, some stuff has begun to come out though so far it’s all from the US and I haven’t seen Venezuelan confirmation. First, Trump: Second, the oil blockade per Hegseth (Secretary of War): And third, Miller: Meanwhile a Russian flagged oil tanker was seized. I’m not sure that it’s legitimately Russian flagged, there’s some indication […]
V1: I will not eat out of the cat’s litter box.
V2: I will not eat out of the cat’s litter box before breakfast.
V3: I will not eat out of the cat’s litter box when company is over.
V4: I will not eat out of the cat’s litter box when Grandma, who doesn’t like dogs, is over.
V5: I will not eat out of the cat’s litter box in front of Mom/Dad.
V6: I will not eat out of the cat’s litter box as soon as Mom/Dad leaves the room.
V7: I will not growl when Mom/Dad interrupts me while I’m eating out of the litter box.
V8: I will not pretend I have no idea how I got kitty litter stuck to my nose.
V9: I will not wag my tail out of pride for foraging my own dinner when Mom/Dad catches me eating out of the litter box.
V10: I will not sigh deeply as if I am the victim after Mom/Dad catches me eating out of the litter box.
V11: I will not do tippy-taps when I am caught “digging a hole to China” while I’m looking for snacks in the litter box.
V12: I will not bring snacks from the litter box into Mom/Dad’s bed.
V13: I will not make “bad” smells in Mom/Dad’s bed after I eat out of the litter box.
The government’s top administrator of Medicaid and CHIP funds has no prior experience in public office — but he did run a health care technology firm.
In political epistemology, there is a lot of criticism of the metaphor of the “marketplace of ideas,” the thought that people somehow “trade” in arguments or ideas and thereby arrive at true beliefs.* The longer you think about it, the less sense it makes. Ideas come in networks, not as separately tradeable items; “trading” suggests […]
From the courtroom to the newsroom, Nicolás Maduro’s trial exposes how U.S. force is laundered through media language and legal theater, reviving an old doctrine of hemispheric control.
The post Maduro on Trial & Trump’s ‘Donroe Doctrine’ appeared first on MintPress News.
Donald Trump's decapitation of the Venezuelan Government opens the door to his Big Tech oligarch supporters' dreams of creating an anti-democratic 'Network State' in the country, reports Nafeez Ahmed
If there’s any question that the US is now more aligned with Russia rather than Europe, recent State Department decisions have removed all doubt
If the Palestine Action hunger strikers die, the government will be responsible. By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian 7th January 2026 They are far into the lethal zone. Three people who are being held in prison on charges connected with the protest group Palestine Action have been on hunger strike for 45, 59 and […]
What’s the fastest way to understand Drupal AI and bring it into your DNA? Build things!
If you want to turn curiosity into capability, join us for “Play to Impact”, a two-day Drupal AI hackathon in Brussels on 27–28 January 2026. Hosted by the Drupal Community of Practice @ European Commission and EUIBAs, the event brings makers together to prototype practical solutions that help teams do more with less—without compromising trust, governance, or human judgment.
What you’ll work on
Across two distinct challenges, you’ll work hands-on with the Drupal AI ecosystem, including:
The Prime Minister's spokesman told Byline Times that X's creation of sexual deep fakes was "completely unacceptable" but did not commit to direct action against the company
“Shares in the world’s leading defense contractor, Lockheed Martin, rose 3.5 percent on the opening of trading as the market rushed to buy into defense stocks in the wake of recent events in Venezuela.” — The Motley Fool
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Bro, bro, bo, bro, BRO—we are SO FUCKING BACK.
We admit, you guys had us going for a second there. You know, the whole “we don’t want wars” thing and whatnot.
But now? We’re PARTYING LIKE IT’S 2003. Low-rise jeans, flip phones, and illegal foreign wars for oil patriotism are BACK ON THE MENU, BOYZ.
We are SO HYPED.
The Coast Guard called off its search for people who jumped into the sea after watching the U.S. military destroy another ship.
The post The U.S. Is Leaving Boat Strike Survivors to Drown appeared first on The Intercept.