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Wind turbines kill birds, yes but...

Exclusive: AI Error Likely Led to Iran Girl's School Bombing Pentagon investigators believe a bombing of a girls' school in Iran on Saturday likely resulted from inaccurate information provided by AI.

Local Massachusetts weekly says it's confirmed that the Pentagon was relying on Claude for strike targeting, which is how they came to bomb a girls' school.
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Caitlin KALINOWSKI over X I resigned from OpenAl. I care deeply about the Robotics team and the work we built together. This wasn't an easy call. Al has an important role in national security. But surveillance of Americans without judicial oversight and lethal autonomy without human authorization are lines that deserved more deliberation than they got. This was about principle, not people. I have deep respect for Sam and the team, and I'm proud of what we built together.

OpenAI head of robotics just resigned over company deal with the Pentagon saying…

“Surveillance of Americans without judicial oversight and lethal autonomy without human authorization are lines that deserved more deliberation than they got”

Spanish PM Pedro Sánchez:

You may have heard that Spain is alone. They’re the same people who said that when we recognized the State of Palestine, and then others followed.

We are not alone — we are the first. Those who will end up alone are the ones defending the indefensible.

Pete Hegseth's murderous buffoonery, coming amid a lifetime in which he's betrayed everyone close to him and failed up from one disaster to the next, is a perfect example of how the appeal of Trumpism is that it creates a permission structure for people to openly be their worst selves

there's so much bad in the world but there's also people who lift up and carry an elderly bat around every day so he can pretend he's flying again, and that's the part of the world I think is worth fighting for

4 frame comic. the first frame shows Fredrick Brennan, the second shows the 8chan logo, the third shows the 8chan homepage, the fourth shows birds flying out of a tree near a house on a pink sky. the text reads, across the four frames : I was saddened to learn about the recent passing at 31 of fredrick brennan. he was born with brittle bone syndrom, an inherited genetic disease, and early in his life, deve- lopped the belief that people like him should be forcibly sterilized. at 12, he joined 4chan, which further radicalized him into incel culture and white supremacy. when 4chan banned discussions about gamergate, he decided to create the unmoderated 8chan. but after a few years, he realized how his creation brought out the worst in people. he gave the web- site to his associate, and went on to spend the rest of his life back- tracking on the politics of his youth, trying to get the website shut down and making amends. I wouldn't say that we were friends, but we did talk several times. he first reached out to me in 2018 to offer a formal apology for the harassment and doxxing I suffered from 8chan. after that, he kept monitoring the forums, and would let me know whenever people were planning to cause trouble at my public talks and things like that. when I think about brennan's complicated story and legacy, I'm reminded how people can change. his change of heart inspired me to keep creating through hardships. I hope you rest in peace, fredrick. apologies accepted.

Apologies accepted.

That is gorgeous!

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Hot Shots (1991) Admiral Benson Roy! Roy! YouTube video by Video Junkyard Clips

Probably fairly accurate footage of Trump's war cabinet.

Today I Will Look The Burrito Man In The Eye and other stories of manifesting success

The US-Israel relationship is finally facing a reckoning. It doesn't need to slide into antisemitism | Joel Swanson Israel’s role in drawing the US into a war on Iran is attracting healthy scrutiny. It’s also creating a permission structure for antisemitism

ICYMI: I wrote about how legitimate and much needed criticism of Israel is becoming more common in the US than at any time in my life, and antisemitism is also on the rise, and the thorny question of how we sort through them: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Gut Shabbos, everyone.

“Humiliated Nazis” is the genius new 28mm release from Bad Squiddo Games, and THEY MUST BE MINE!!!

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The Most Chilling Detail in the U.S. Attack on an Iranian Naval Ship The Iranian warship was taking part in an international exercise with many other countries—including the United States.

This is a chilling crime. A shame on our country. The Iranian ship was unarmed. The US knew this. The sailors were murdered by our navy, and the survivors were left to die at sea.
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Huvittavasti jo artikkelikuvan kuvakaappauksen ansiosta Bluesky lisäsi automaattisesti "Nudity"-tagin.

Bluesky overindexes on humorless scolds and people doing identity formation by arguing with something you didn't say but that doesn't make it an echo chamber; it means the place has an institutional culture, and I much prefer that culture to fending off Nazis with a block button that doesn't work

Jotenkin harmittaa Ylen vajoaminen klikkiotsikkojen suohon.

"Suomessa purettu jo kymmeniä tuulivoimaloita" saa tilanteen kuulostamaan dramaattiselta; jutusta käy ilmi, että suurin osa näistä on jo yli kymmenen vuotta sitten konkurssiin menneen lafkan pieniä, käyttöikänsä päässä olevia voimaloita.

"Politically correct wars"?

Pardon my French, but how fucking sad and dense can a human being be?

more worried about radical alcho-fascism

If you can provide $3k checks for the entire middle class of America by taxing 900 people a little more, not only should you do it, but you should take it as a signal that your monetary system is broken

The world wants to ban children from social media, but there will be grave consequences for us all | Taylor Lorenz Age-verification systems require collecting sensitive data to support the biometric information. In no time, the internet will become a fully surveilled digital panopticon, says technology journalist ...

"The world wants to ban children from social media, but there will be grave consequences for us all" #moralpanic www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Natsaisko täältä?

Israeli map showing all of southern Lebanon in red with yellow arrows pointing to north of the Litani river

The IDF just ordered the *entirety of south Lebanon* to be forcibly displaced.

They are emptying the land of its population, creating a massive crisis, and will now proceed to further annihilate large parts of Lebanon.

The very nation state of Lebanon is being destroyed.

U.S. sub sinks Iranian warship off Sri Lanka, killing 87 and expanding war zone A U.S. submarine sank an Iranian warship off the southern coast of Sri Lanka, killing dozens of sailors and dramatically widening Washington's pursuit of the Iranian navy.

A US submarine sinking a lonely, dinky Iranian surface ship an ocean away from the theater of the main conflict—and 9000
miles from North America—makes it pretty clear the US is fighting a general war, without the declaration required by the Constitution. www.reuters.com/world/asia-p...

BFO, but if we’re smoking dinky surface combatants two thousand miles from the strait of Hormuz, I think it’s safe to call this a general war.

At odds with Europe: Why is Spain saying ‘no’ to US-Israeli war on Iran? Spain's socialist president is locked in a war of words with Washington, which has threatened to cut trade ties.

Hat off to Spain leadership for demonstrating how groveling and US bootlicking are not the only possible approach to geopolitics.

"Cancelling ChatGPT is a piece of cake. You can do it in 10 seconds, and the alternatives are just as good or even better."

quitgpt.org

Spain to respond to Trump’s criticism and threats over Nato spending and use of bases – Europe live Spain’s prime minister Pedro Sánchez to give speech shortly in Madrid Spain’s prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, is due to make a statement at 9am local time to respond to Donald Trump’s extraordinary threat to cut of all trade with Spain over its refusal to allow two jointly operated bases in its territory to be used in the US’s ongoing strikes against Iran. “At this moment, it isn’t possible to establish trade reprisals or separate trade relations … I think the most surprising thing about this fact is that the American federal government is unaware of this, and therefore it is necessary to insist, as the spokesperson for the European Commission did last night, that the trade negotiations of each and every one of the 27 member states of the EU are the responsibility of the Commission, and it is not possible to create a division or fragmentation among the member states.” “What we’re seeing is very similar to what happened just a month ago with those threats – also in a boastful tone – regarding Greenland. And the truth is, there was an immediate reaction from our EU partners, from the European Commission, and from the markets. I think that the instability; the tension generated by this way of relating to, or speaking about third parties – whether it’s about Starmer, Macron, or Pedro Sánchez – is deeply disruptive, not only for societies, for peace, for cooperation, but also for the economy. And it has immediate consequences for the overall economic activity of everyone.” “Spain doesn’t take to being blackmailed or lectured by an aggressor country. We’re a country of peace. If the US wants an ally, let them begin by respecting our sovereignty and international law.” Continue reading...

Spain to respond to Trump’s criticism and threats over Nato spending and use of bases – Europe live

Petteri Orpolta tulenarka avaus – Näin suomalaisten palveluille käy Pääministeri Petteri Orpo katsoo, että terveydenhuollon palveluvalikoimasta löytyisi järkeviä säästökohteita. Orpo ennustaa muutoksia sairaaloille tulevalle hallituskaudelle.

Hyvinvointivaltion kattavat, laadukkaat ja universaalit sosiaali- ja terveyspalvelut ovat jo lentäneet Kokoomuksen kuormasta.

Tämä ei ole mikään pakko, tämä on valinta: yhteiskuntamme resurssit voitaisiin jakaa niin, että laajasta hyvinvointivaltiosta pidettäisiin kiinni.

#yhteiskunta #politiikka

What happens when everyone else is an NPC? How gaming publics welcomed the far right - C-REX – Center for Research on Extremism with Adrienne Massanari, American University

Do not miss the next webinar organized by @crexuio.bsky.social and CANSES on how gaming spaces have become fertile soil for far-right recruitment and mobilization, with @adriennemassanari.bsky.social
on March 18 🤩