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Doesn't have email, has never heard of 'the news'
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Manuel Hagel, CDU Spitzenkandidat für die Landtagswahl in Baden-Württemberg, erklärt Schülern den Klimawandel. (ARD Mittagsmagazin vom 2. März 2026)
Bestürzend. #Wahl #Wahl2026 #LandtagswahleninBadenWürttemberg2026

AI-Led Growth Conceals an Economy Built on Debt and Inequality https://jacobin.com/2026/01/artificial-intelligence-economy-debt-inequality/

AI-Led Growth Conceals an Economy Built on Debt and Inequality
Despite rising inequality, poor job numbers, and Donald Trump’s mass deportations, the economy grew by a remarkable 4.3% last year, mostly thanks to the AI industry. This success masks an economy highly dependent on debt and state subsidies.

A cafe in Dublin airport has a robot that delivers hot food orders! But it just sped off without letting the people get their food out.
When it came back it had a human minder. And when my order arrived, the same human bought it, saying she couldn't trust the robot.
This is a post about most AI.

Selbst wenn so eine Frage rhetorisch gemeint sein sollte - was sie hier nicht ist - beinhaltet dieses Framing "vielleicht hat Trump ja doch an einigen Punkten Recht. Das nehmen wir für uns zum Anlass zur eigenen Recherche." eine massive Normalisierung des Absurden und Gefährlichen, die hier ohne Not vollzogen wird.
Jemanden, der permanent lügt und offensichtliche Fakten zu seinem eigenen Vorteil frech wegleugnet, kann man nicht mit "Hat er recht?" zum Aufhänger eine…

Really enjoyed hearing from
@aarontay.bsky.social and @abeba.bsky.social at CONUL's AI in Libraries seminar - lots of great talks to come! https://conul.ie/seminar-ai-impact-opportunity-accountability-irish-libraries-embra…

The philosophy of indoctrination and how to fix it https://bigthink.com/mini-philosophy/the-philosophy-of-indoctrination-and-how-to-fix-it/

The philosophy of indoctrination and how to fix it
Indoctrination is not about intelligence or the belief itself. It's about seeing any alternative as an enemy or as a a test of faith.

In Which Cory Doctorow Channels James Madison https://www.insidehighered.com/opinion/columns/confessions-community-college-dean/2026/01/05/which-cory-doctorow-channels-james

In Which Cory Doctorow Channels James Madison
Ignore the poop emoji on the cover. This one’s a winner.

I quite enjoyed Mrs President at the Charing Cross Theatre tonight https://charingcrosstheatre.co.uk/theatre/mrs-president
But my goodness, some audiences are awkward post-lockdowns

Mrs President at Charing Cross Theatre
Art Pond Foundation presentsMRS PRESIDENTWritten by John Ransom PhillipsDirected by Bronagh LaganIn Mrs President, Mary Lincoln is a woman at war—with her grief, her detractors, and herself. Vilified by an envious elite and accused of treason, she strives to rebuild her public image to win the hearts of the American people. She turns to the world’s first celebrity photographer, Matthew Brady, who helped her husband, Abraham Lincoln, win the presidency. But their partnership unravels into a …

The Iranian women's football team is playing the Matildas right now in the Women's Asian Cup. I can't begin to imagine what they've been through to get there and what they're going through right now https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-04/…

Young Iranian footballer fights tears as she speaks about war in Iran
On the eve of their Women's Asian Cup match against the Matildas, Iran's women's football team has expressed concern over the plight of their family and friends in Iran as war rages in the Middle East.