Alice
@alicemg24.bsky.social
Tracking news, science, and the changing world. Words, books, and evening skies. Listening and learning.
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Online grifters, private companies, and far-right ideologues have transformed traditional American diplomacy, @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu writes. She explores how they’re wielding their newfound power: theatln.tc/NXFHONps
September 14, 2026 at 11:15 PM
Online grifters, private companies, and far-right ideologues have transformed traditional American diplomacy, @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu writes. She explores how they’re wielding their newfound power: theatln.tc/NXFHONps
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"Mitch McConnell has spent his career opposing paid sick leave and cutting healthcare... He just took three months of paid leave, with healthcare... subsidized by taxpayers."
McConnell Returns—After Paid Leave With Taxpayer-Subsidized Healthcare
"They oppose the things for us that they give to themselves," said universal healthcare advocate Melanie D'Arrigo.
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September 14, 2026 at 11:54 PM
"Mitch McConnell has spent his career opposing paid sick leave and cutting healthcare... He just took three months of paid leave, with healthcare... subsidized by taxpayers."
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What if your credit card rewarded you with AI tokens instead of airline miles? In China, that’s already happening, alongside token plans from telecoms and freebies from restaurants https://restofworld.org/2026/china-ai-tokens-consumer-rewards-credit-cards-telcos-deepseek/
Chinese businesses are giving away AI tokens with coffee, credit cards, and dumplings
Five unexpected ways computing power is entering everyday life in the country.
restofworld.org
September 14, 2026 at 11:57 PM
What if your credit card rewarded you with AI tokens instead of airline miles? In China, that’s already happening, alongside token plans from telecoms and freebies from restaurants https://restofworld.org/2026/china-ai-tokens-consumer-rewards-credit-cards-telcos-deepseek/
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This is stochastic terrorism. Ted Cruz is an extremist encouraging violence.
September 12, 2026 at 4:41 PM
This is stochastic terrorism. Ted Cruz is an extremist encouraging violence.
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Q: What do you make of the Gulf nations meeting with Iran?
TRUMP: I don't care. That's up to them. We'll ultimately get out. Unless we decide to stay and keep the oil! Like Venezuela
TRUMP: I don't care. That's up to them. We'll ultimately get out. Unless we decide to stay and keep the oil! Like Venezuela
September 13, 2026 at 1:20 PM
Q: What do you make of the Gulf nations meeting with Iran?
TRUMP: I don't care. That's up to them. We'll ultimately get out. Unless we decide to stay and keep the oil! Like Venezuela
TRUMP: I don't care. That's up to them. We'll ultimately get out. Unless we decide to stay and keep the oil! Like Venezuela
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In my OUR LAND newsletter I posted a piece—based on my new book "How Russia Won: Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin, and the Fight for America"—that examined whether Putin would meddle in the midterms to help Trump.
link.motherjones.com/public/47440...
Here's the answer: Yes.
www.ms.now/news/russia-...
link.motherjones.com/public/47440...
Here's the answer: Yes.
www.ms.now/news/russia-...
September 12, 2026 at 5:29 PM
In my OUR LAND newsletter I posted a piece—based on my new book "How Russia Won: Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin, and the Fight for America"—that examined whether Putin would meddle in the midterms to help Trump.
link.motherjones.com/public/47440...
Here's the answer: Yes.
www.ms.now/news/russia-...
link.motherjones.com/public/47440...
Here's the answer: Yes.
www.ms.now/news/russia-...
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Couldn't be prouder to live a mostly car free life
(WSJ) - American oil executives warned for months that the prolonged closure of the Strait of Hormuz was bound to cause a fuel crisis. Now, they say it is here.
@wsj.com #$CVX
www.wsj.com/business/ene...
@wsj.com #$CVX
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September 14, 2026 at 9:53 PM
Couldn't be prouder to live a mostly car free life
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Mitch McConnell was just on the Senate floor for about 10 minutes to vote for an anti-abortion judicial nominee.
September 14, 2026 at 10:15 PM
Mitch McConnell was just on the Senate floor for about 10 minutes to vote for an anti-abortion judicial nominee.
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NEW: How would a wealth tax on billionaires like Jeff Bezos ACTUALLY work?
Economist and wealth inequality expert @gabrielzucman.bsky.social explains.
Economist and wealth inequality expert @gabrielzucman.bsky.social explains.
How Would a Wealth Tax Really Work? (ft. Gabriel Zucman)
Billionaires want you to believe taxing their extreme wealth is too radical and that it can’t be done.Baloney.Economist
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September 10, 2026 at 4:14 PM
NEW: How would a wealth tax on billionaires like Jeff Bezos ACTUALLY work?
Economist and wealth inequality expert @gabrielzucman.bsky.social explains.
Economist and wealth inequality expert @gabrielzucman.bsky.social explains.
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The Trump administration sees Germany’s far right as a European MAGA ally, but by empowering the Alternative for Germany (AfD), it risks strengthening a nationalist movement that seeks to weaken American influence and reshape Europe on its own terms. https://ampr.gs/4cCl3E0
Trump Wanted a European MAGA but May Get an Anti-American Europe
The Trump administration sees Germany’s far right as a European MAGA ally, but by empowering the AfD, it risks strengthening a nationalist movement that seeks to weaken American influence and reshape ...
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September 13, 2026 at 2:30 PM
The Trump administration sees Germany’s far right as a European MAGA ally, but by empowering the Alternative for Germany (AfD), it risks strengthening a nationalist movement that seeks to weaken American influence and reshape Europe on its own terms. https://ampr.gs/4cCl3E0
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The Trump administration's deep-sea mining scheme is a direct threat to the livelihood of Indigenous communities. Hear from Dr. Sabrina Suluai-Mahuka of Finafinau:
September 13, 2026 at 5:00 PM
The Trump administration's deep-sea mining scheme is a direct threat to the livelihood of Indigenous communities. Hear from Dr. Sabrina Suluai-Mahuka of Finafinau:
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BREAKING: Tonight’s Supreme Court ruling is a victory for the millions of American citizens who rely on mail voting. The Trump administration tried to use the postal service to interfere in our elections: it failed. 1/2
September 14, 2026 at 11:49 PM
BREAKING: Tonight’s Supreme Court ruling is a victory for the millions of American citizens who rely on mail voting. The Trump administration tried to use the postal service to interfere in our elections: it failed. 1/2
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Sen. Mitch McConnell voted at the Capitol for the first time in three months, after a fall that raised concerns about his health and whether he would return to work.
McConnell gave a thumbs-up during the first vote, a procedural measure on confirming a federal judge.
https://on.wsj.com/4ipxg2A
McConnell gave a thumbs-up during the first vote, a procedural measure on confirming a federal judge.
https://on.wsj.com/4ipxg2A
September 14, 2026 at 11:37 PM
Sen. Mitch McConnell voted at the Capitol for the first time in three months, after a fall that raised concerns about his health and whether he would return to work.
McConnell gave a thumbs-up during the first vote, a procedural measure on confirming a federal judge.
https://on.wsj.com/4ipxg2A
McConnell gave a thumbs-up during the first vote, a procedural measure on confirming a federal judge.
https://on.wsj.com/4ipxg2A
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The 3-hour-and-45-minute “Musk” (plus a 10-minute intermission) hits theaters on Oct. 16, but it’s already causing a stir.
The documentary paints Elon Musk as an emotionally unstable grifter with more power and influence than perhaps any other human. https://wapo.st/4ydlXzL
The documentary paints Elon Musk as an emotionally unstable grifter with more power and influence than perhaps any other human. https://wapo.st/4ydlXzL
‘Musk’ film is almost four hours long, engrossing and terrifying. What to know.
The documentary paints the tech trillionaire as a power-hungry megalomaniacal conman with a god complex. Musk accuses filmmaker Alex Gibney of compiling "hit list" against him.
www.washingtonpost.com
September 15, 2026 at 12:00 AM
The 3-hour-and-45-minute “Musk” (plus a 10-minute intermission) hits theaters on Oct. 16, but it’s already causing a stir.
The documentary paints Elon Musk as an emotionally unstable grifter with more power and influence than perhaps any other human. https://wapo.st/4ydlXzL
The documentary paints Elon Musk as an emotionally unstable grifter with more power and influence than perhaps any other human. https://wapo.st/4ydlXzL
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New documentary says that Elon Musk rigged the 2024 election and that his 10,000 Starlink satellites are equipped with battle lasers capable of hitting targets on Earth. #ElonMust #Elections www.yahoo.com/entertainmen...
This Is the Scariest Revelation From Bombshell Elon Musk Documentary
Screening at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 14 following its premiere last week in Venice, Musk has already earned the ire of its subject. Given how severely it damns him, that’s...
www.yahoo.com
September 15, 2026 at 12:04 AM
New documentary says that Elon Musk rigged the 2024 election and that his 10,000 Starlink satellites are equipped with battle lasers capable of hitting targets on Earth. #ElonMust #Elections www.yahoo.com/entertainmen...
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Dario Amodei, (CEO of Anthropic), Sam Altman & Elon Musk clearly underestimate #Trump's ego.
In his mind the only guardrails #AI needs is a "STRONG AND SMART (High IQ!) PRESIDENT" to quote his Twitter post.
#Auspol
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09...
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09...
In his mind the only guardrails #AI needs is a "STRONG AND SMART (High IQ!) PRESIDENT" to quote his Twitter post.
#Auspol
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09...
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09...
Trump says AI needs no new rules, just a 'high-IQ president'
As pressure builds in Washington for action on AI following a flurry of doomsday warnings, Donald Trump says there is a "sick conspiracy" against the technology.
www.abc.net.au
September 15, 2026 at 12:12 AM
Dario Amodei, (CEO of Anthropic), Sam Altman & Elon Musk clearly underestimate #Trump's ego.
In his mind the only guardrails #AI needs is a "STRONG AND SMART (High IQ!) PRESIDENT" to quote his Twitter post.
#Auspol
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09...
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09...
In his mind the only guardrails #AI needs is a "STRONG AND SMART (High IQ!) PRESIDENT" to quote his Twitter post.
#Auspol
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09...
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09...
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"True individual freedom cannot exist without economic security and independence. People who are hungry and out of a job are the stuff of which dictatorships are made.” —FDR, 1944
September 14, 2026 at 4:30 PM
"True individual freedom cannot exist without economic security and independence. People who are hungry and out of a job are the stuff of which dictatorships are made.” —FDR, 1944
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Utterly disgusting!
“These are families that are really barely able to make ends meet,” one policy expert said. “And yet they are working, and they are working a lot.” fortune.com/2026/09/13/a...
“These are families that are really barely able to make ends meet,” one policy expert said. “And yet they are working, and they are working a lot.” fortune.com/2026/09/13/a...
Amazon workers on food stamps have tripled despite its record revenue—and it’s just the latest evidence of the new economy of shrinking labor shares | Fortune
“These are families that are really barely able to make ends meet,” one policy expert said. “And yet they are working, and they are working a lot.”
fortune.com
September 14, 2026 at 4:06 AM
Utterly disgusting!
“These are families that are really barely able to make ends meet,” one policy expert said. “And yet they are working, and they are working a lot.” fortune.com/2026/09/13/a...
“These are families that are really barely able to make ends meet,” one policy expert said. “And yet they are working, and they are working a lot.” fortune.com/2026/09/13/a...
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What a surprise to learn that a Russian oligarch close to Putin paid for Junior’s lavish wedding. Who could’ve expected it?
September 14, 2026 at 11:48 AM
What a surprise to learn that a Russian oligarch close to Putin paid for Junior’s lavish wedding. Who could’ve expected it?
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The influential school doomer dismissal in AI circles holds that gruesome apocalyptic scenarios for the technology are a means of keeping the industry’s colossal investment bubble afloat—at least long enough for the leading companies to cash in on their pending IPOs.
https://bit.ly/4xWyyHj
https://bit.ly/4xWyyHj
Time Has Run Out for AI Risk Deniers
The recent spate of reports about the technology's destructive power underline two prime directives: Be afraid, and regulate aggressively.
bit.ly
September 14, 2026 at 7:04 PM
The influential school doomer dismissal in AI circles holds that gruesome apocalyptic scenarios for the technology are a means of keeping the industry’s colossal investment bubble afloat—at least long enough for the leading companies to cash in on their pending IPOs.
https://bit.ly/4xWyyHj
https://bit.ly/4xWyyHj
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FFS, he even has an armor plated golf cart which he brought to Ireland with him. Photo by REUTERS/Cathal McNaughton
September 13, 2026 at 1:16 PM
FFS, he even has an armor plated golf cart which he brought to Ireland with him. Photo by REUTERS/Cathal McNaughton
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Staring wistfully at this and remembering when the president of Venezuela was illegally snatched and removed from his country by another country (us) with no consequences.
September 14, 2026 at 11:01 AM
Staring wistfully at this and remembering when the president of Venezuela was illegally snatched and removed from his country by another country (us) with no consequences.
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