Gopi Adusumilli 52m ago

‘Ethics must guide scientific progress’: Dattatreya Hosabale in Silicon Valley #Ethics #DattatreyaHosabale #SiliconValley #socialnewsxyz

https://www.socialnews.xyz/2026/04/17/ethics-must-guide-scientific-progress-dattatreya-hosabale-in-silicon-valley/

‘Ethics must guide scientific progress’: Dattatreya Hosabale in Silicon Valley - Social News XYZ

Stanford (California), April 17 (SocialNews.XYZ) Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh General Secretary Dattatreya Hosabale on Friday told a Silicon Valley gathering that scientific progress must be guided by ethics and equality, warning that unchecked technological growth could... - Social News XYZ

Social News XYZ
Calishat1h ago

#SiliconValley #EU #AI #DataCenters #pollution #PublicHealth

'The secrecy provision, which the European Commission added to its proposal almost verbatim after industry lobbying in 2024, hinders scrutiny of the pollution that individual datacentres emit.'

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/apr/17/microsoft-us-tech-firms-lobbied-eu-secrecy-rules-datacentre-emissions

US tech firms successfully lobbied EU to keep datacentre emissions secret

Legally questionable confidentiality clause adopted almost word for word from demands of Microsoft and trade groups

The Guardian
ResearchBuzz: Firehose1h ago

The Guardian: US tech firms successfully lobbied EU to keep datacentre emissions secret. “Microsoft and other US tech companies successfully lobbied the EU to hide the environmental toll of their datacentres, an investigation has found, with demands to block a database of green metrics from public view written almost word for word into EU rules.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2026/04/17/the-guardian-us-tech-firms-successfully-lobbied-eu-to-keep-datacentre-emissions-secret/
The Guardian: US tech firms successfully lobbied EU to keep datacentre emissions secret

The Guardian: US tech firms successfully lobbied EU to keep datacentre emissions secret. “Microsoft and other US tech companies successfully lobbied the EU to hide the environmental toll of t…

ResearchBuzz: Firehose
ResearchBuzz: Firehose1h ago

Mother Jones: Geek Tragedy. “Two years ago, we devoted an entire issue to the rise of the American oligarchy. Since then, our oligarchic system has become more entrenched and pervasive, revolving around a small crew of tech titans whose quest for wealth and power—in all of its forms—is destabilizing our democracy and reshaping our society. In the May + June 2026 issue, we investigate our […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2026/04/17/mother-jones-geek-tragedy/
Mother Jones: Geek Tragedy

Mother Jones: Geek Tragedy. “Two years ago, we devoted an entire issue to the rise of the American oligarchy. Since then, our oligarchic system has become more entrenched and pervasive, revol…

ResearchBuzz: Firehose
Show threadWilliam Lindsey 3h ago

"Orbán’s loss is a blow to Vance, who has aligned himself with the departing prime minister and his party, Fidesz. There are similarities between the two men. Both had a Christian awakening when it was convenient; both are obsessed with fertility; both scapegoat immigrants."

~ Sarah Jones

#Trump #JDVance #PeterThiel #PopeLeo #TechBros #SiliconValley #broligarchy #WhiteChristianNationalism
/26

https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/why-viktor-orbns-loss-was-so-devastating-to-the-new-right.html

Why Viktor Orbán’s Loss Was So Devastating to the New Right

With his crackdown on liberal institutions, Viktor Orbán showed J.D. Vance and his cohort what was possible. After Orbán’s convincing loss, the American New Right must group.

Intelligencer
Show threadWilliam Lindsey 3h ago

"He is a politician who wraps himself in the symbols of faith and patriotism while deferring real moral judgment to power: to donors who funded his rise, to a president whose resentments he must constantly flatter, and to a base that rewards belligerence over wisdom."

#Trump #JDVance #PeterThiel #PopeLeo #TechBros #SiliconValley #broligarchy #WhiteChristianNationalism
/25

Show threadWilliam Lindsey 3h ago

"Taken together, Vance’s dependence on billionaire patrons, his aggressive foreign‑policy record, and his sneering treatment of Pope Leo paint a picture of total lack of character."

~ Mark Mansour

#Trump #JDVance #PeterThiel #PopeLeo #TechBros #SiliconValley #broligarchy #WhiteChristianNationalism
/24

https://mmansour.substack.com/p/jd-vance-portrait-of-a-dangerous

J.D. Vance: Portrait Of A Dangerous Poseur

he may be an idiot, but he is an unprincipled one backed by big money oligarchs

America’s Fractured Politics
Show threadWilliam Lindsey 4h ago

"Every single time J.D. opens his mouth, He's revealing that huge rift in the Catholic Church. And what they really want is a far-right pope. They were very disappointed in Pope Leo's election. They wanted somebody far more conservative, like Cardinal Erdő from Hungary."

#Trump #JDVance #PeterThiel #PopeLeo #TechBros #SiliconValley #broligarchy #WhiteChristianNationalism
/23

Show threadWilliam Lindsey 4h ago

"I want you to know that Peter Thiel is a major player behind the Trump administration, as you you you should know, and a major player behind J.D. Vance, Palantir financier, PayPal guy, billionaire. Real bad news bears."

~ Shannon Vavich

#Trump #JDVance #PeterThiel #PopeLeo #TechBros #SiliconValley #broligarchy #WhiteChristianNationalism
/22

https://shannonvavich.substack.com/p/thursday-replay-hegseth-quotes-tarantino

Thursday Replay: Hegseth Quotes Tarantino, Worldwide SA Website Exposed, Sen Whitehouse Calls out Leonard Leo Again

A recording from Gutter Catholic Daily Digest's live video

Gutter Catholic Daily Digest
Camille Winds Down6h ago

How Silicon Valley, the weapons industry, and US/UK Imperialism are threatening Ireland and pushing to remilitarize this neutral nation
https://youtu.be/mt9caeZ_YVo?si=CLl_DFaQuxSQeStq

#antiimperialism #Ireland #siliconvalley #triplelock

128: Discussing Irish Neutrality with Niamh Ní Bhriain, Fionn Wallace and Rory Rowan.

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