@UP8@mastodon.social2026-01-03 00:18:53
💢 Partisan X posts boost political polarisation among users, research finds
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/nov/27/partisan-x-posts-increase-political-polarisation-among-users-social-media-resea…
@anneroth@systemli.social2026-02-03 19:04:37
A propos die Clintons und deren Aussage zu Epstein: Ich hatte vor einem Jahr die Gelegenheit, Bill Clinton in Berlin bei einer Rede zu hören (don't ask) und ich bin nicht sicher, ob er dazu in der Verfassung ist.
Aber vielleicht geht's ihm ja besser. Mitleid habe ich wenig.
Bill Clinton schießt bei Rede in Berlin gegen Donald Trump | STERN.de
@memeorandum@universeodon.com2026-02-03 14:35:49
Trump seeks $1 billion from Harvard amid dispute over alleged campus antisemitism (Reuters)
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/trump-administration/trump-harvard-1-billion-antisemitism-diversity-transgender-probes-rcna257221
http://www.memeorandum.com/260203/p34#a260203p34
@seav@en.osm.town2026-03-04 02:05:30
This is an interesting piece on #PeteButtigieg on #TheAtlantic.
“In some ways Buttigieg is a perfect candidate, and in some ways he feels like a candidate perfect for an era that has slipped away.”
@Techmeme@techhub.social2026-02-03 18:20:53
Sources: Alphabet plans a new complex in Bengaluru, India, which can accommodate up to 20K extra staff, amid US visa restrictions and proposed H-1B fee hikes (Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-03/alphabet…
@axbom@axbom.me2026-02-03 16:38:56
The purpose of regulation is to protect humans from harm, support wellbeing and promote societal sustainability.
So the techbro stance is "I can't invent new stuff if I can't fuck with people's lives and health."
Except that's not innovation, that's abuse.
Politicians and media really need to start understanding the difference.
@cdarwin@c.im2026-03-01 03:38:55
If the United States is now kidnapping and killing dictators without direct provocation,
it will come back to bite us
after demolishing our moral authority in the world
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/political-comme…
@chrisnelder@mastodon.energy2026-01-03 18:58:30
Trump:
“I’ll avoid foreign military entanglements” ... “We will measure our success not only by the battles we win, but also by the wars that we end, and perhaps most importantly, the wars we never get into.” - January 20, 2025
“I’m not going to start wars, I’m going to stop wars.” - November 6, 2024
“Great nations do not fight endless wars… As a candidate for president, I loudly pledged a new approach. Great nations do not fight endless wars.” - February 5, 2019
@cdarwin@c.im2026-02-04 02:29:29
Miles Rapoport, the co-chairman of Crimson Courage, an alumni group that has urged Harvard to resist any deal that compromises its academic freedom,
said Trump and his White House were “completely unreliable negotiating partners.”
“I hope this strengthens Harvard’s resolve to not make a deal with an administration that is so ready to go nuclear at any moment,” Mr. Rapoport said.
Ryan Enos, a government professor at Harvard, said Trump’s shifting demands seemed to show he wa…
@memeorandum@universeodon.com2026-02-03 11:45:48
Investigation Finds Credit Suisse Had Wider Nazi Ties Than Previously Known (Charlie Savage/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/us/politics/senate-credit-suisse-nazis.html
http://www.memeorandum.com/260203/p4#a260203p4