Ron DyckStudy shows problem gambling rise in regulated online market https://www.townandcountrytoday.com/beyond-local/study-shows-problem-gambling-rise-in-regulated-online-market-12073055
"Byrne, a former cabinet minister who chairs parliament’s business committee, said he had identified a 'media-political complex' funded largely by a handful of billionaires."
Funding for populist-right ‘media-political complex’ exceeded £170m in five years, research finds https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/mar/23/funding-for-populist-right-media-political-complex-exceeded-170m-in-five-years-research-finds
Ron DyckChatting with people beats interactions with AI chatbots when it comes to reducing loneliness https://phys.org/news/2026-03-chatting-people-interactions-ai-chatbots.html
Chatting with people beats interactions with AI chatbots when it comes to reducing loneliness
More and more people are turning to AI chatbots as if they were close friends—venting about personal struggles, asking for advice, and even sharing their deepest secrets. These conversations can feel strikingly real, with some users saying they're indistinguishable from chatting with a human. However, while exchanges with AI can offer a quick emotional boost, it's still unclear whether they genuinely ease loneliness over time. In a new study published in the Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, researchers set out to ask a bigger question: can AI chatbots truly provide the kind of long-term emotional support we get from real human relationships?
Oh, really? #Shocker
Oman claims Israel pushed US into Iran war when deal was possible https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/19/us-lost-control-of-its-own-foreign-policy-oman-foreign-minister
Oh, the neoliberals were wrong? #Shocker
World Bank Embraces Industrial Policy, Abandoning Three Decades of Stigma
https://www.wsj.com/economy/global/world-bank-embraces-industrial-policy-abandoning-three-decades-of-stigma-740aff0f
Pauline Hanson claimed taxpayer-funded trips around Australia that coincided with One Nation fundraisers https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/mar/02/pauline-hanson-one-nation-claimed-taxpayer-funded-trips-australia-ntwnfb
Neil ShooterI don’t think Trump has thought things through.
(I know. #shocker.)
I mean, if Canada DID become the single 51st state, we’d rearrange the map in all the wrong ways for Trump.
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Italy wants to suspend the EU's carbon market scheme https://www.euractiv.com/news/italy-wants-to-suspend-the-eus-carbon-market-scheme/
Audit shows London City Hall did not monitor impact of taxpayer money given to private companies through incentive programs https://www.ctvnews.ca/london/article/city-hall-didnt-monitor-impact-of-tax-dollars-paid-to-developers-and-private-industry-through-two-incentive-programs-audit-reveals/
City hall didn’t monitor impact of tax dollars paid to developers and private industry through two incentive programs, audit reveals
A pair of municipal incentive programs that flowed millions of dollars to developers and private industry were not being monitored to determine if their longer-term objectives were being achieved.