@pluralistic : "I firmly believe the (economic) AI apocalypse is coming. These companies are not profitable. They can't be profitable. They keep the lights on by soaking up hundreds of billions of dollars in other people's money and then lighting it on fire."
All those terminally greedy "other people" are being played like Gondorff played Lonnegan. "If you can't spot the sucker at the card table, you're the sucker."
Guardians clinch AL playoff berth with 3-2 win over Rangers
https://apnews.com/article/guardians-rangers-score-8a605e491bf445a650c9ef90c056aded?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Furacão Humberto é elevado à categoria 5 e nova tempestade ameaça os EUA - Gazeta Brasil- Notícias do Brasil
O furacão Humberto foi elevado à categoria 5 enquanto avança pelo Atlântico, mas uma nova tempestade ainda mais perigosa, denominada Depressão Tropical Nove,Gazeta Brasil
The USA #economy has so far avoided a recession, despite earlier warnings. Reasons why include continued robust consumer spending and the #AI #bubble.
But, and you knew I'd have a 'but' right? But, we are approaching a point where several of these factors could collapse close to each other:
1. Farming: Immigration restrictions affecting labor availability and tariff wars cutting off entire markets; it comes to a head with the fall harvests
[contd]#economics
2. Consumer spending: Consumer debt is at an all-time high and price increases from tariffs are finally happening as importers and US manufacturers dependent on imported materials can no longer absorb the extra costs; the spending boom *might* last through Christmas, but it is unsustainable
3. For the first time in more than 80 years the USA is losing its edge as an arms exporter; recent moves by the Administration have caused our biggest customers to start looking elsewhere
[contd]
4. The AI bubble might not pop soon; and if it doesn't the knock on effects from continued AI investment on the economy include:
4.a People out of work as the bosses buy into the AI hype and lay off their workers – this craters consumer spending and increases social costs
4.b Capital that otherwise might flow into other industries is captured by AI, reducing opportunities for creating more resilient businesses
4.c Rapid increases in energy costs
[contd]
4.32 Un 66enne di Licata è ricercato in Germania per aver accoltellato l'ex moglie, il figlio e la nipote. Il triplice tentato omicidio è avvenuto a Betzdorf, paesino di circa 10mila abitan ti nella Renania, vicino al Belgio. L'aggressione è avvenuta in casa dell' ex moglie. L'uomo, armato di coltello, avrebbe colpito prima la donna, 61enne, poi il figlio di 41 anni. Entrambi sono in gravi condizioni. Ferita lievemente anche la nipote di 14 anni. L'uomo si è dileguato facendo perdere le proprie tracce. Partita la caccia all'uomo. #televideo #ultimaora
Hezbollah Honors Nasrallah, Defies Israeli Oppression
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Hezbollah solemnly marks one year since Israel’s brutal killing of its revered leader, Seyed Hassan Nasrallah.Tasnim News Agency
"What a great time to be #Google. Not only is it facing only the meekest of punishments for abusing its #monopoly of the #search market, it is actually now positioned to further entrench its dominance of our information landscape.
This is a perilous moment to be granting one company this much control over global #accesstoknowledge."
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*Citizen Lab says it found, [in journalists' snoop-phones,] "digital fingerprints" of military-grade spyware [from Paragon Solutions] that Italy has admitted using against activists*
European journalists targeted with Paragon Solutions spyware, say researchers
Citizen Lab says it found ‘digital fingerprints’ of military-grade spyware that Italy has admitted using against activistsStephanie Kirchgaessner (The Guardian)
重要金属を発見する AIを活用した新しい技術（TED: Mfikeyi Makayi） – Nobuyuki Kokai
スマートフォンやコンピュータ、EVなどはすべて、地中深くに埋蔵されている重要な鉱物に依存しています。しかし、落とし穴があります。鉱業イノベーターのムフィケイ・マカイ（Mfikeyi Makayi）氏は、鉱業業界は、まさに私たちが最も必要としている時に、新たな鉱床を発見するのが著しく困難になっていると述べています。従来の方法より1万倍速く鉱床の位置を推定し、持続可能な未来に不可欠な産業を変革する、AIを活用した新しい技術を紹介しています。
https://kokai.jp/重要金属を発見する-aiを活用した新しい技術（ted-mfikeyi-maka/
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August 16, 2023 Darmstadt, Germany
#Mathildenhöhe #russianchapel #darmstadt #reflection #water #unesco #photo #iphone #photography
Oh my! It’s beautiful. I always joke that if someone is counting stitches and reprimands me…lol…btw I love the yarn. I’m more into thinner yarn because of the intricate patterns.
Can’t wait to see more!
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Fa piacere apprendere dal governo italiano, che gli appalti della cybersicurezza statale stiano dando dei risultati tangibili sulla protezione collettiva. Purtroppo la linea con l'assistenza informatica di manutenzione è inagibile poiché impegnata a monitorare le conversazioni di attivisti vari nel mediterraneo e parte dell'Europa. Prima di chat control e delle case trasparenti senza tende e porte del futuro
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Rubate mln di cartelle cliniche, la sanità non paga per tutelare i nostri dati
Cartelle cliniche, referti di malattie gravi, esami per patologie rare, elenchi di vaccinati: big data. E’ questa, in sintesi, la nuova miniera d’oro della...Antonio Amorosi (Affaritaliani)
Gaza, Bandecchi shock. Fratoianni a Meloni: silenzio su parole schifose? Leader Avs posta screenshot del sindaco di Terni - Alleanza Verdi e Sinistra - Reti civiche
Questo è il sindaco di Terni. Meloni ha nulla da dire sulle parole schifose di un suo alleato?. Così su Facebook Nicola Fratoianni di Avs denuncia le parole su Gaza utilizzate da Stefano Bandecchi sui social postando lo screenshot (‘20.Francesco Riommi (Alleanza Verdi e Sinistra - Reti civiche)
#italia 🇩🇪 Il ministro federale degli Interni tedesco Alexander Dobrindt ha dichiarato che stanno valutando la possibilità di rivedere le leggi sulla sicurezza aerea per consentire alle forze armate di abbattere droni sospetti sulla Germania.
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#AlexanderDobrindt #germany #Drone #WWIII
Santos critica Flamengo por bloquear repasse de R$ 77 milhões da Libra com a Globo - Gazeta Brasil- Notícias
O Santos se posicionou neste sábado (27) contra a decisão do Flamengo de impedir, por meio de liminar da Justiça do Rio de Janeiro, o repasse de R$ 77 milhõesGazeta Brasil
Malaysia’s Mahathir at 100: Israel’s genocide in Gaza will not be forgotten
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/9/28/malaysias-mahathir-at-100-israels-genocide-in-gaza-will-not-be-forgotten?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Malaysia’s Mahathir at 100: Israel’s genocide in Gaza will not be forgotten
Former Malaysian PM Mahathir Mohamad says Israel ‘did not learn anything’ from its experience of genocide by the Nazis.Amy Chew (Al Jazeera)
Two things NOT being covered very well in mainstream news:
1. COVID-19 surge (at least locally in my area among my social contacts... very significant)
2. Cesium-137 contamination event with origins in Indonesia, with unclear how large the contamination is. (scrap metal/shipping containers/shrimp/spices... so far... the detections are only happening when that stuff makes it to the US, where we have screening for radioactive stuff at ports).
3. EPSTEIN FILES, DID WE FORGET ABOUT THOSE?!
09/27/25
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Understanding the Political Forces Behind the Current War on Science
Climate scientist Michael Mann and vaccine developer Peter Hotez co‑authored Science Under Siege, warning that coordinated political and economic forces are undermining science on climate change and public health.GetNews
That’s a new one.
I wonder whether Trump has a black book of people to be captured and killed, like Hitler had.
Perhaps Trump will be the one to finally get Noel Coward.
#MoronTrump #ChildRapistTrump #RepublicansDidThis #GOPKakistocracy #Project2025 #NoRepublicansEverAgain #USPol
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IL NEMICO UTILE: LA CO-EVOLUZIONE TRA HAMAS E NETANYAHU (1987–2023)di Lavinia Marchetti
Da maggio di quest’anno ho deciso di colmare una lacuna personale: capire davvero i rapporti politici ed economici tra Netanyahu e Hamas. Si sente spesso dire “Netanyahu ha finanziato Hamas”, “è colluso con Hamas”, ma quasi nessuno sa spiegare come, quando e perché. Io stessa non lo sapevo, prima di studiare bene la faccenda, che andava ricostruita fin dall'inizio ricostruendo documenti, dichiarazioni, cronologie, inchieste e molti libri che affrontavano la questione. Il risultato è questo articolo, che prova a raccontare in modo storico e documentato la co-evoluzione tra il leader israeliano e il movimento islamista: due avversari solo in apparenza, che in realtà hanno trovato un equilibrio di potere reciproco, utile a entrambi.
potete scaricarlo qui (è lungo, lo so, sono 30 pagine): academia.edu/144170171/IL_NEMI…
Il testo ricostruisce le tappe decisive: dal sostegno israeliano alla nascita di Hamas negli anni Ottanta come contrappeso a Fatah, ai flussi finanziari indiretti che ne hanno garantito la sopravvivenza, fino alla politica calcolata di Netanyahu che ha permesso a Hamas di rafforzarsi a Gaza. Mostro come questa dinamica abbia avuto una funzione precisa: alimentare la divisione palestinese, congelare ogni trattativa di pace e presentare Hamas come il “nemico assoluto” necessario a legittimare repressione, occupazione e guerre ricorrenti. È una vicenda che riguarda vent’anni di politica mediorientale e che rivela una strategia di potere costruita sul sangue: il “nemico utile” come strumento di governo. Una strategia che ha distrutto ogni prospettiva di pace, consolidato il dominio di Netanyahu e condannato i palestinesi a un destino di assedio e massacri.
In questa dinamica rientrano anche i flussi di denaro del Qatar, transitati con il consenso di Israele e presentati come aiuti umanitari ma in realtà funzionali a garantire la sopravvivenza di Hamas a Gaza. Questi fondi hanno rafforzato l’organizzazione, legittimandola come interlocutore e mantenendo vivo quel “nemico utile” necessario al calcolo politico di Netanyahu.
Il 7 ottobre, come quasi tutti sanno, non è stato un imprevisto. È stato l’esito prevedibile di una strategia cinica: costruire il proprio potere politico e militare lasciando crescere il “nemico utile”, per poi usare il suo attacco come detonatore di una nuova fase di annientamento e conquista.#hamas #netanyahu #fatah #gaza
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@attualita@mastodon.unoIL NEMICO UTILE: LA CO-EVOLUZIONE TRA HAMAS E NETANYAHU (1987-2023
Gaza si presenta come laboratorio del potere contemporaneo. Benjamin Netanyahu edifica la propria carriera sulla capacità di trasformare l'assedio in fondamento della sovranità. Hamas si insedia come amministratore di un territorio ridotto alavinia marchetti (www.academia.edu)
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La Global Sumud Flotilla riparte da Creta verso Gaza, Tajani sente la portavoce italiana: «Non forzate il blocco israeliano»
https://www.open.online/2025/09/27/global-sumud-flotilla-aggiornamenti-27-settembre/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Global Sumud Flotilla pronta a ripartire verso Gaza. Tajani si dice aperto a un confronto: «Mio telefono sempre acceso». Frontex si sfila
Il ministro degli esteri si è detto pronto ad «ascoltare chi vuole parlare, lo abbiamo sempre fatto con tutti i nostri concittadini»Alba Romano (Open)
“We are witnessing now crimes against humanity and war crimes in broad daylight; what appears before us is systematic ethnic cleansing.”
“This needs to end. We need an immediate ceasefire, full humanitarian access, and the unconditional release of all hostages.”
Nothing justifies the collective punishment, starvation and forced displacement of Palestinians.
Iceland’s foreign minister, Thorgerdur Katrin Gunnarsdottir at #UNGA
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