#3172 - Fifteen Years

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Palestinian activist Ayman Ghrayeb was forcibly disappeared by Israeli forces on 17.11; now he is hospitalized and facing administrative detention.

Ayman Ghrayeb, a prominent Palestinian grassroots activist based in the Jordan Valley, was arrested by Israeli Occupation Forces on Monday, November 17, and disappeared for two days before his lawyers were given any information about his whereabouts.

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#את_כל_השאר_עכשיו
#firsttheycame
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Human rights activist Andrey reports that Palestinian activist Ayman Ghraieb was forcibly disappeared by Israeli occupation forces while documenting the expulsion of the Palestinian community of Fayasil in the Jordan Valley, occupied West Bank.

For two days, neither journalists, lawyers, nor the Red Cross could locate him. Sources now confirm he is being held at a military base, reportedly under the jurisdiction of Shin Bet, Israel’s secret police.

Activists are calling on the international community to pressure the Israeli occupation for his immediate release.

#Israel #Palestine #Gaza #WestBank

it's not just you, ~everyone fucking hates bright LED headlights

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c1j8ewy1p86o

The social web is rapidly flooding with fully synthetic AV content, also known as AI slop.

The videos are short and effective – and they can be quite dangerous.

In this report (which is not 8 or 16 seconds, but almost 9 minutes long), Silja Thoms and DW's Fact Check Team explain what the massive trend is about.

Learn how to sharpen your senses, spot the fake content, and stay informed.

👉 https://www.dw.com/en/fact-check-what-you-should-know-about-eight-second-ai-videos/video-74268855

#AIslop #disinfo #FactCheck #MIL

@Remittancegirl To me, intent is a fundamental requirement of art and media, and that is why I dislike AI output so much: it has zero intent; but it has the *appearance* of intent, so it is inherently deceptive.

To put it in Literature 101 terms, AI can only produce text, without context, subtext, or pretext. While the person sharing its output can supply context, subtext, and pretext, they are necessarily incoherent with (and many times, deceptively in opposition to) the content that AI produces.

To me, without intent, art is a lie, because art is inherently communication between two humans through a medium. And so AI cannot produce art; it can only produce *a lie about art* that can only deceive. It’s noise, but it’s worse than noise, because it’s noise that masquerades as signal.

https://www.humancode.us/2024/10/04/thoughts-on-ai-art.html

Despite the high risk in the area, Palestinians are venturing back to their homes, or what remains of them, east of Khan Younis to search for winter clothing and other essential supplies after heavy rains washed away their tents.

#Israel #Palestine #Gaza