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Earth’s ‘vital signs’ show humanity’s future in balance, say climate experts
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↳ I don’t know about you, but constantly elevating Sam Altman, Elon Musk, Anthony Albanese, Donald Trump, and other psychopathic oligarchs’ bank balance isn’t how the planet deserves to go. We need action. — - From October 8, 2024: Want more analysis like this? Join mind reader (free) to never miss a dispatch. Start right now.
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Self-described Nazi becomes first in Australian state of Victoria to be convicted over Nazi salute
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↳ What a fucking dickhead. — -
How getting big tech platforms to care for their users could mean a better online experience for everyone
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↳ Maybe we should just block it — probably do a lot for right wing disinformation in the country. — -
‘In a panic’: Why Iran admonished Australia’s ambassador in Tehran
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↳ The continued aggressive advancement from the IDF needs to end. — -
Trump Reiterates He Wants To Be a ‘Dictator’ for ‘One Day’ at Wisconsin Rally
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↳ Truly mask off psychopathy. Yet people think this guy is … literally jesus. — -
Mexican mayor murdered days after starting job
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↳ Hegemonic enforcement — in this case it happens to be a drug lord hegemony, but the methods are similar. Sad. — - From October 7, 2024: Be part of the conversation. Join mind reader’s free community of readers analysing capitalism, technology and social change. Start right now.
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It’s not enough to ‘punish Labor’
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↳ “Labor has betrayed us” understatement of a lifetime. — -
Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt says we should go all in on building AI data centers because ‘we are never going to meet our climate goals anyway’
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↳ “I’ll die soon anyway so you all might as well all suffer the upmost” from a company whose alleged motto used to be “don’t be evil”. — -
Meta confirms it may train its AI on any image you ask Ray-Ban Meta AI to analyze
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↳ I thought this was its primary purpose, beyond looking stupid? Also I do not consent. — -
Police can access mobile phone data for minor crimes, EU top court rules
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↳ I can’t say this often enough — fascism is here, all across the west, you’re just a frog in slowly boiling water. — -
Working-Class Men Are Not Okay
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↳ Sadly lots of the vitriol against this situation which should be directed at billionaires and capitalists is redirected by the hegemon against the already superexploited. — -
‘Shame on them’: Netanyahu slams French call to cut off Israel's arms supply
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↳ Absolutely slammed… seriously though if France actually begins to cut this psychopath off, only good things will follow. — -
License Plate Readers Are Creating a US-Wide Database of More Than Just Cars
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↳ Same exact thing happening in Australia. Tracking citizens on a range of vectors and often using that to fuel illegitimate (like it all is) policing. The government and social media are in a competition to collect as much data on you as possible — and you have things to hide even if you insist you don’t. — - From October 6, 2024: Join mind reader’s free community of radical thinkers analysing capitalism’s contradictions and imagining better futures. Start right now.
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Fedora 41 Has Working Intel IPU6 Web Camera Support With Modern Laptops
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↳ As a modern ThinkPad user this is gratefully received news, hopefully Debian stop disabling IPU6 by default on Sid. — -
The Campaign to Unionize Amazon Gains Momentum
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↳ With Bezos stealing more than the average western human does in a year PER HOUR this is, as with all new unions, a great move. —