How Local Communities Are Challenging Big Tech Data Centers’ Noise, Pollution and Rising Electricity Bills
Opposition to data centers and AI is rising, both at the community and the consumer level.
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Iran War: Trump Capitulates in “Deal” Signed Thursday, Commits to Israel Withdrawal from Lebanon; Considerable Obstacles Remain to Agreement; Oil Cliff in Play, Increasing Iran Leverage
Today’s Iran war update: Trump surrenders to Iran, with Iran set to extract even more if negotiations progress.
Read more...‘It’s Like Hell’: 60 Lawsuits Detail Alleged Medical Neglect at ICE Detention Center
Medical and court records show ICE denied medical care to cancer patients, pregnant women and those with life-threatening chronic conditions.
Read more...“This Wealth Tax Won’t Work”
Sadly, trying to tax wealth directly is not what it is cracked up to be. But there are other approaches that are viable.
Read more...Many College Students Already Have Well‑Formed Cheating Habits – That, Not AI, Is the Real Problem
Cheating by students seems to have risen over time. Is that due to greater ease, falling values, or perceived competitive pressure?
Read more...Removing AI Spyware From Your Google Account
Concrete steps on how to reduce your exposure to Google spying and unauthorized/uncompensated use of your information.
Read more...Coffee Break: Armed Madhouse – Unicorns versus Dinosaurs
A growing chorus of Silicon Valley entrepreneurs and venture capitalists argues that the U.S. defense establishment is overdue for disruption. Defense technology unicorns promise to bring the speed, innovation, and entrepreneurial dynamism that transformed commercial markets. Yet they face a formidable obstacle: one of the most durable institutional ecosystems ever created.
Read more...How (And Why) AI is Eroding Democracy in the US
Big Tech elitists enlist AI for power grabs, from spying in our homes to profiting from militarism. Luckily, people are fighting back.
Read more...The UK’s Most Unpopular Government on Record Just Went All-In On Digital Surveillance, Censorship and Control
What could possibly go wrong?
Read more...What Americans Can Learn from London’s War on Cars
To what degree can the US clap down on cars by implementing measures used successfully in London?
Read more...Silicon Valley’s AI Dreams Face a Blue-Collar Reality
AI energy needs are set to accelerate planetary damage, but in the meantime, they will generate a lot of blue-collar jobs.
Read more...As War of Words Rages Between Israel and Türkiye, Washington Tightens Embrace of Erdogan
Is Türkiye next or are both Israel and Türkiye ‘unsinkable aircraft carriers’?
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The Sunday Morning Movie Presents: The Glory And Misery Of Human Life (1988) Run Time: 1H 31M Plus Bonuses!
The Glory and Misery of Human Life is a film about love, relationships, and memory.
Read more...How Western Media Normalizes Israel’s Ethnic Cleansing in Lebanon
As in Gaza, where genocide and ethnic cleansing continue, the media reports on “ceasefires” in Lebanon , ignoring Israeli massacres of civilians.
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