"I want to see Epstein, a predator, depicted as such — and his associates, some of whom at least knew of his criminality, not shown exclusively as the powerful people they are."
A one-time California wealth tax might dent the personal fortunes of the Zuckerbergs and Cooks, but it does nothing to slow the corporate machinery that grinds on to produce still more of them.
India to hold off on US trade deal amid new probe, sources say reut.rs/4rxvMUO
With unstable on-off-on-off-on tariffs being what passes for as some sort of 'normal' behaviour by current US regime, are any trade deals with the USA even worth the paper they are on?
ICYMI: Britain turns up the heat on homegrown ceramics for hypersonic missiles
Academia and the “AI Brain Drain”
In 2025, Google, Amazon, Microsoft and Meta collectively spent US$380 billion on building artificial-intelligence tools. That number is expected to surge still higher this year, to $650 billion, to fund the building of physical infrastructure, such as data centers…
U.S. President Donald Trump has said the United States will make significant money from oil prices driven higher by the war with Iran, prompting criticism from lawmakers who accused him of caring only about rich people.
We work together across our differences to end the Embargo, knowing that this is the best way to allow for freedom for all to flourish.
Despite far fewer resources, Cuba produces the highest number of doctors per capita in the world by heavily investing in healthcare.
That surplus allows Cuba to send thousands of doctors to rural and underserved communities across the Global South—something the U.S. has long tried to undermine.
A much more interesting idea👇
Whoever started the war should have to provide mine-sweeping, air cover, warship escorts, insurance costs, vessel repair & replacement costs, increased energy & food costs....of ALL adversely affected nations & peoples.
Too bad Trump and Rubio destroyed US diplomatic capacity. goodauthority.org/news/trump-a...
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Is Europe ready to defend its medical sovereignty? www.euronews.com/health/2026/...
One to watch...
King expressed 'concern' over Alberta separatists, say First Nations chiefs
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Trump & regime rants, tariffs, & reported goal of pulling some member nations away from the EU, increasingly necessitates other member-nations making the giant leap to form a united EUROPE. Urgently.
Even if USA voters eventually elect a better, decent, executive, the need to do so will persist.
Trump & regime rants, tariffs, & reported goal of pulling some member nations away from the EU, increasingly necessitates other member-nations making the giant leap to form a united EUROPE. Urgently.
Even if USA voters eventually elect a better, decent, executive, the need to do so will persist.
US wants to 'divide Europe', EU's Kallas tells FT reut.rs/4uoXupq
This isn't "his" hemisphere...
STMicroelectronics plans robots, retraining to avoid closures reut.rs/4lBt9Qv
Banksy is one of the world's most popular, profitable and enigmatic artists. His identity has been debated — and closely guarded — for decades. Until now reut.rs/4cGMYnb
Reality is. ICE hasn’t gone away. We haven’t been hearing about them as much but they were in Burlington Vermont this week acting as violent to our citizens as always. Why Vermont? They vote heavily Blue
The same White House also seems not to have topped up USA's Strategic Petroleum Reserve beforehand.
I was anticipating a session of reading & viewing, articles about a corrupt & whatever-else 'leader' & regime.
But, along the way I read 👇
"Many philosophers & scientists have pondered if we live in a simulated Universe".
🤔 IMO👉 If so, humans often perform a hideously realistic bit-part role.
One of my favorite things about Cindy's new book is how hopeful it is. It positions privacy as a tool to counter powerful forces -- like government and corporate overreach -- and shows how a small group of committed folks at EFF helped defend privacy through the early days of the internet.
Months after the last of the United States' 1-cent coins were pressed, some states are beginning to offer their own 2 cents on the penny problem by setting rounding guidance for cash purchases. https://to.pbs.org/4lo10wl
Presumably accounting systems banks in USA use were adjusted to account for any unaccounted 1 cents which may otherwise have been disregarded in daily transactions.
V good question.
Sadly the answer is disappointing.
Neither Tolkien Estate nor Middle Earth Enterprises trade-marked the name.
However, Palantir Technologies Inc. has.
WHAT? We’re hosting a launch party for Privacy’s Defender, a new book by EFF’s Cindy Cohn!
WHEN? Thursday, March 12 at 6:30 PM.
WHERE? Ciel Creative Space in Berkeley, CA. RSVP Today! www.eff.org/event/priva...
And they aren’t in the Epstein files
Once you openly claim that “lethality” is your top most priority, and there are basically “no more rules of engagement”, it becomes quite hard to call the strike on an elementary school and the killing of (allegedly) at least 170 children an accident.
