Jeff Watkins

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Media wants us to feel sorry for Israeli soldiers who committed genocide and killed 20 people a day.

Not for the Palestinians who suffered genocide
Not for the Iranian families who lost 170 children
Not for the tens of thousands of orphans in Gaza

They want us to weap for the poor helpless Israeli soldiers who have to live with the trauma of knowing they "just followed orders" to mass murder innocent children like Hind Rajab.

Nah—I hope they enjoy their self made hell in this life & the next

Maybe I’m just very stupid, but it seems we’re missing the obvious conclusion here that social media companies built their platforms to be addictive. To everyone.

Children. Adults. Three raccoons in a trenchcoat. It doesn’t matter. They wanted to addict you to their platform.

But yeah, let’s slap ‘em on the wrist and solve the problem by infringing everyone’s rights.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c747x7gz249o

Meta and Google found liable in social media addiction trial

The verdict marks the end of a five-week trial on the addictive nature of social media platforms.

BBC News
You’ll Snort-Laugh When You Learn How Much AI Actually Added to the US Economy Last Year

Consensus among financial analysts increasingly centers on the fact that AI hasn't contributed anything to GDP growth.

Futurism

ICE Agents Swab Passengers’ Hands To Test For Immigrant Residue

The post ICE Agents Swab Passengers’ Hands To Test For Immigrant Residue appeared first on The Onion.
#theonion
https://theonion.com/ice-agents-swab-passengers-hands-to-test-for-immigrant-residue/

If you’re thinking of flying internationally to attend WWDC if you get a golden ticket (or any other US conference):

Please reconsider. Don’t come.

You can protest this administration by not coming and not spending your tourist dollars here

And don’t forget it’s just not safe to travel here.

If only this WWDC wasn‘t happening in the USA… land of the ICE 🤷‍♂️ #wwdc26
If I learned one thing from video games is that real heroes run inane errands for people who seem capable but say they can’t do these tasks themselves.
My timeline is nerds excited to go to California interspersed with images of ICE occupied airports and it feels pretty bleak