What a world. #Capitalism "externalizes" costs to the point where the costs are "externalized" into our own bodies.
Under Trump, AI Scientists Are Told to Remove ‘Ideological Bias’ From Powerful Models
A directive from the National Institute of Standards and Technology eliminates mention of “AI safety” and “AI fairness.”
https://www.wired.com/story/ai-safety-institute-new-directive-america-first/
Paris Games gender row was product of Russian fake news campaign, IOC's Bach says
The International Olympic Committee had to fight off many similar campaigns before and after the Paris Games, its outgoing president said.
Dispatch from the inside: A prisoner in solitary watches as guards use Tasers on a naked, mentally-ill woman in a shower, and reflects on their increasingly brutal use in the #Texas correctional system. https://www.texasobserver.org/an-inside-look-at-taser-use-in-texas-prison/
Six Medieval States That Merged Peacefully https://www.medievalists.net/2025/03/medieval-states-merged-peacefully/ #medieval #kingdoms #politics
Inside Elon Musk’s ‘Digital Coup’
Musk’s loyalists at DOGE have infiltrated dozens of federal agencies, pushed out tens of thousands of workers, and siphoned millions of people’s most sensitive data. The next step: Unleash the AI.
https://www.wired.com/story/elon-musk-digital-coup-doge-data-ai/
Our top story: If the voucher bill were to pass, select private companies could soon be reeling in tens and even hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars per year. We took a closer look at who stands to gain the most. https://www.texasobserver.org/school-vouchers-vendors-millions-legislature/
this is what a country with a single party and controlled opposition looks like
Barking mad.
TSA Says Its Credit Cards for Bomb-Sniffing Dogs Are Cut Off
#politics #Dogs
https://www.404media.co/tsa-k9-bomb-sniffing-dogs-funding/
The Trump administration is coming for student protesters
Mahmoud Khalil’s arrest reveals the Kafkaesque nightmare that awaits those arrested by ICE — whether or not they have a green card.
https://www.theverge.com/policy/630129/trump-student-protesters-mahmoud-khalil-columbia-deportation
Fear and resignation after ‘world’s most powerful company’ pays Trump a $100 billion ‘protection fee’
https://www.cnn.com/2025/03/13/tech/taiwan-tsmc-us-investment-reactions-intl-hnk/index.html
Via #NewRepublic, March 15, 2025
One thing that #Sanders seems to understand is that #Democrats are, at least in part, fighting a content-creation war. #Politics is being fought in a skewed #information environment that favors people who can reliably feed the beast with #conflict and #controversy.
#BernieSanders #AntiOligarchyTour
https://newrepublic.com/article/192744/bernie-sanders-anti-oligarchy-tour-trump-victims
Some have criticised new Canadian PM Mark Carney for having no front-line political experience.
Sure enough, his answer to the suggestion that Canada should become a state of the USA is not a politicians answer, but it is an honest answer and absolutely correct in the circumstances.
As the U.S. under Donald Trump seeks to reset ties with Moscow and broker peace between Russia and Ukraine, Britain has been granted the status of Russia's public enemy number one. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/15/world/politics/russia-new-enemy-uk/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #uk #us #donaldtrump #russiaukrainewar #russia #ukraine #keirstarmer
END OF DEMOCRACY
Trump calls for imprisoning his political opponents!
Trump calls his opponents 'scum' and lawbreakers in bellicose speech at Justice Department
#AureFreePress #News #press #headline #GOP #Politics #uspolitics #uspol #Breaking #BreakingNews
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/03/14/trump-doj-speech-prison-opponents-00231438