Joanna Bryson, blathering14h ago
#giftArticle #aiethics
https://wapo.st/4nfaVUJ
‘The Cybernetic Society’ makes an unconvincing case for human-AI utopia

Amir Husain argues that AI and humans are best understood as collectively constituting a special hybrid entity, and shrugs off some fundamental and troubling questions

The Washington Post
Show threadReed Mideke18h ago

Hard to overstate how nuts this is, in pretty much every possible dimension: "[Gazans] who own land would be offered a digital token by the trust in exchange for rights to redevelop their property, to be used to finance a new life elsewhere or eventually redeemed for an apartment in one of six to eight new “AI-powered, smart cities” to be built in Gaza" - Cryptobro fantasy city mashed up with Trump resort, plus ethnic cleansing!

https://wapo.st/4g2eATo

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Gaza postwar plan envisions ‘voluntary’ relocation of entire population

President Donald Trump and international partners are discussing plans to build a “Riviera of the Middle East” on the rubble of Gaza. One would establish U.S. control and pay Palestinians to leave.

The Washington Post
Kris Hooper18h ago

An amazing look at some of Stephen Shore's (very) early work.
#giftarticle

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/23/arts/design/stephen-shore-photography-book-early-work.html?unlocked_article_code=1.iU8.-dNq.D-tNNIyZPDe1&smid=url-share

Stephen Shore Started Taking Photos at 8 Years Old and Never Stopped

Shore’s new book, “Early Work,” hints at the towering figure he would become in photography, a master of elegantly prosaic scenes.

The New York Times
Damper 🇨🇦1d ago

#giftarticle

Donald Trump is on the brink of becoming a dictator. Can he be stopped? https://www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/04ad12742b56eb0afced45317e510e159917dbee7cfad930490475b5a7c07284/FVA7U5KMTBDKTCNH2NNGECZ4HI

Donald Trump is on the brink of becoming a dictator. Can he be stopped?

As the guardrails of American democracy fall one by one, it is no longer a question of where the President is going, but how fast he will get there

The Globe and Mail
fedward 1d ago
If these people all shat themselves to death after eating tainted meat, nothing of value would be lost. #GiftArticle https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-28/srinivasan-builds-crypto-techno-utopia-network-school-in-malaysia-s-forest-city?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc1NjU4NTUwOSwiZXhwIjoxNzU3MTkwMzA5LCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJUMVE3V0pHUTFZUUswMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiIyOUIzQzBCQUE5NTk0RjVGOTg1MUFGNkFGMUNCMTcxNSJ9.MHcWAyc1nF9_epwyJsBofsgAQmtfIqc--ImFpYqcfBA
Michael K1d ago

“Do Yourself a Favor and Go Find a ‘Third Place’

We need physical spaces for serendipitous, productivity-free conversation.” (from 2022)

https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2022/04/third-places-meet-new-people-pandemic/629468/?gift=s5hYL9bpoE1-WDl3fVwmBP1065kA8d2YRRvskvZ8QzE

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The Forgotten Joy of Hanging Out in ‘Third Places’

We need physical spaces for serendipitous, productivity-free conversation.

The Atlantic
Yappari2d ago

Protests grow in #Indonesia over housing allowance to lawmakers, lack of transparency and accountability in government under President #Subianto

https://wapo.st/3I0v6GP

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Photos of anti-government protests in Indonesia

Anti-government protests have escalated since a motorcyclist was fatally struck by a police vehicle. A city government building was among structures set alight.

The Washington Post
David P2d ago

“The statute bestows significant authority on the President to undertake a number of actions in response to a declared national emergency, but none of these actions explicitly include the power to impose tariffs, duties, or the like, or the power to tax”

#GiftArticle #GiftLink

https://wapo.st/3HYgVC1

Appeals court strikes down Trump’s tariffs as illegal but leaves them in place

Trump’s cornerstone economic policy faced another challenge as a federal appeals court ruled he did not have the authority under an emergency powers act to impose them.

The Washington Post
Nonilex2d ago

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That didn’t take long…

‘It Feels Like the #CDC Is Over’

The CDC’s departing leaders discuss the agency’s future—or lack thereof.

By Tom Bartlett
#Trump #RFKJr #ConspiracyTheories #AntiVax #eugenics #disinformation #HealthyIfYoureWealthy #Aporophobia #SocialCleansing #EconomicDiscrimination #plutocracy #PublicHealth #Health #vaccines #science #medicine #policy #USpol
https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2025/08/cdc-resignations-tipping-point/684038/?gift=guxsrl_dAdXUP9zqbQPWxb3iptRElGDyBA80yCQGKb4

‘It Feels Like the CDC Is Over’

The CDC’s departing leaders discuss the agency’s future—or lack thereof.

The Atlantic
Show threadDavid P2d ago

"OPM has not provided more information about what led to the pause, but it has surprised many in the nonprofit world who have long counted on CFC for fundraising through administrations of both parties."

"The charities for this year’s drive have paid application and listing fees to be included and are now wondering what will happen."

So Trump took the listing and application fees, and now won't run the charity drive?

Classic him...

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https://wapo.st/4mxarZY

Trump administration pauses work on annual federal worker charity drive

The Combined Federal Campaign offers federal workers an opportunity to contribute part of their paycheck to causes they want to support.

The Washington Post