Vesper-Tink Lynd
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Political questions are far too serious to be left to politicians. Hannah Arendt
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There is a whole underworld of exploited workers who make up the foundation of digital tech. We talk about content moderators, but content farms are also very exploitative industries where moderately educated people with reasonable English skills in the global majority are used to push content.
It may be hard to believe, but Twitter was once a useful public space instead of a weird monetization scheme for racist ragebait chatbots.
the last 24 hours on X, summed up:
November 23, 2025 at 6:02 PM
There is a whole underworld of exploited workers who make up the foundation of digital tech. We talk about content moderators, but content farms are also very exploitative industries where moderately educated people with reasonable English skills in the global majority are used to push content.
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Blessed are the peacemakers
November 23, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Blessed are the peacemakers
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@anandwrites.bsky.social has nailed in this piece what has been grinding away at my gut since my own review of the Epstein files— that there truly is an “Epstein class” of elites, inured to the pain of the rest of us, committed to their own ends no matter the cost.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/o...
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Opinion | How the Elite Behave When No One Is Watching: Inside the Epstein Emails
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November 23, 2025 at 12:35 PM
@anandwrites.bsky.social has nailed in this piece what has been grinding away at my gut since my own review of the Epstein files— that there truly is an “Epstein class” of elites, inured to the pain of the rest of us, committed to their own ends no matter the cost.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/o...
The philosopher Michael Oakeshott reminds us that historical myth-making is at the heart of politics.
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On the uses of a legendary past
The philosopher Michael Oakeshott reminds us that historical myth-making is at the heart of politics.
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November 23, 2025 at 12:42 PM
The philosopher Michael Oakeshott reminds us that historical myth-making is at the heart of politics.
engelsbergideas.com/essays/on-th...
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“There are some stories where there are no winners—only losers. This is one of those stories.”
Moral rot in elite journalism is killing the whole field
The Nuzzi/RFK Jr. mess and the revelation of Epstein’s journo pals lay bare a profound moral absence at the heart of our free press.
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November 22, 2025 at 1:28 PM
“There are some stories where there are no winners—only losers. This is one of those stories.”
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Cas Mudde spells out what has become largely the consensus among researchers: moving right on immigration will not weaken the far right nor strengthen social democracy. If your reaction is "but in Denmark" please at least familiarize yourself with Danish politics
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The ‘Danish model’ is the darling of centre-left parties like Labour. The problem is, it doesn’t even work in Denmark | Cas Mudde
This week’s local elections are the latest reminder that when social democrats move rightwards, they’re making a mistake, says academic and author Cas Mudde
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November 22, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Cas Mudde spells out what has become largely the consensus among researchers: moving right on immigration will not weaken the far right nor strengthen social democracy. If your reaction is "but in Denmark" please at least familiarize yourself with Danish politics
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
When violence is carried out in our name but without our voice, what kind of democracy remains?
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It is not democratic to go to war without the people’s consent | Aeon Essays
The gravest of all decisions, to go to war, happens without the consent of the people. This is a great flaw in democracy
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November 22, 2025 at 8:37 PM
When violence is carried out in our name but without our voice, what kind of democracy remains?
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This is completely disgusting. Today, the CDC updated their vaccine safety page. It now says:
“The claim "vaccines do not cause autism" is not an evidence-based claim because studies have not ruled out the possibility that infant vaccines cause autism”.
“The claim "vaccines do not cause autism" is not an evidence-based claim because studies have not ruled out the possibility that infant vaccines cause autism”.
November 20, 2025 at 2:53 AM
This is completely disgusting. Today, the CDC updated their vaccine safety page. It now says:
“The claim "vaccines do not cause autism" is not an evidence-based claim because studies have not ruled out the possibility that infant vaccines cause autism”.
“The claim "vaccines do not cause autism" is not an evidence-based claim because studies have not ruled out the possibility that infant vaccines cause autism”.
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If some of your favourite apps and web services are not working this morning, it's likely because there is a massive CloudFlare outage affecting many of these services.
November 18, 2025 at 12:34 PM
If some of your favourite apps and web services are not working this morning, it's likely because there is a massive CloudFlare outage affecting many of these services.
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The auto industry will tell you the car battery is a perfect example of recycling in action. Here's the part they prefer you not see: the lead poisoning of entire villages around the world to produce lead used to make batteries in the US and other rich countries
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The Auto Industry’s Lead Recycling Program is Poisoning People (Gift Article)
We documented the toxic fallout of a green technology.
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November 18, 2025 at 11:17 AM
The auto industry will tell you the car battery is a perfect example of recycling in action. Here's the part they prefer you not see: the lead poisoning of entire villages around the world to produce lead used to make batteries in the US and other rich countries
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Our cursed age of self-monitoring and optimisation didn’t start with big tech: as so often, the Victorians are to blame.
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Victorian diary-writers kicked off our age of self-optimisation | Aeon Essays
Our cursed age of self-monitoring and optimisation didn’t start with big tech: as so often, the Victorians are to blame
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November 18, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Our cursed age of self-monitoring and optimisation didn’t start with big tech: as so often, the Victorians are to blame.
aeon.co/essays/victo...
aeon.co/essays/victo...
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So if AI succeeds loads of people lose their jobs as they're replaced by AI, and if AI fails, loads of people lose their jobs as the economy crashes?
It’s amazing how this story has gone from 0 to 60 in UK press. There’s been no mainstream coverage to date but this morning the story is leading BBC News site & bulletins.
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Google boss Sundar Pichai warns 'no company immune' if AI bubble bursts
Speaking exclusively to BBC News, CEO Sundar Pichai said the artificial intelligence boom had been an
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November 18, 2025 at 10:14 AM
So if AI succeeds loads of people lose their jobs as they're replaced by AI, and if AI fails, loads of people lose their jobs as the economy crashes?
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As with much of the imagery that manifested itself on Wenceslas Square, it is easy to forget that not all of the country reacted to the events of November 1989 as Prague did.
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The Velvet Revolution In The Regions
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November 18, 2025 at 7:48 AM
As with much of the imagery that manifested itself on Wenceslas Square, it is easy to forget that not all of the country reacted to the events of November 1989 as Prague did.
www.historytoday.com/archive/feat...
www.historytoday.com/archive/feat...
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270 Millionen Euro für ein BMW-Wasserstoffauto. Das ist wirklich die größte Verschwendung von Steuergeld, die ich in dem Bereich je gesehen habe. Irre, wenn man bedenkt, wo sonst überall gekürzt werden soll.
November 17, 2025 at 6:00 AM
270 Millionen Euro für ein BMW-Wasserstoffauto. Das ist wirklich die größte Verschwendung von Steuergeld, die ich in dem Bereich je gesehen habe. Irre, wenn man bedenkt, wo sonst überall gekürzt werden soll.
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Imagine escaping the literal Nazis, making it to America, living three quarters of a century there making your life, and then this:
79-year-old Paul Bojerski was born to Polish parents in a WWII German refugee camp. His family legally emigrated to the U.S. when he was 5.
He’s been taken by ICE in Florida.
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He’s been taken by ICE in Florida.
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Sanford grandfather, born in refugee camp, nabbed by ICE after 70 years in U.S.
Paul Bojerski never gained official residency, but he checked in regularly with ICE for years. Then in July, at age 79, he was detained and sent to Alligator Alcatraz.
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November 17, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Imagine escaping the literal Nazis, making it to America, living three quarters of a century there making your life, and then this:
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"Merz asks Zelensky to 'ensure' fewer young Ukrainian men come to Germany.
Merz also said German social welfare rules would soon be changed in a way that would lower payments for Ukrainian refugees and "thus offer greater incentives to find employment." www.france24.com/en/europe/20...
Merz also said German social welfare rules would soon be changed in a way that would lower payments for Ukrainian refugees and "thus offer greater incentives to find employment." www.france24.com/en/europe/20...
Merz asks Zelensky to 'ensure' fewer young Ukrainian men come to Germany
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Thursday told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky that he needed to ensure that young Ukrainian men do not come to Germany in large numbers. Since Ukraine relaxe...
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November 17, 2025 at 11:46 AM
"Merz asks Zelensky to 'ensure' fewer young Ukrainian men come to Germany.
Merz also said German social welfare rules would soon be changed in a way that would lower payments for Ukrainian refugees and "thus offer greater incentives to find employment." www.france24.com/en/europe/20...
Merz also said German social welfare rules would soon be changed in a way that would lower payments for Ukrainian refugees and "thus offer greater incentives to find employment." www.france24.com/en/europe/20...
Americans don’t like to think about the gruesome reality of meat production. But in horror fiction, the suppressed truth returns in strange ways.
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The Horror of Meat
Americans don’t like to think about the gruesome reality of meat production. But in horror fiction, the suppressed truth returns in strange ways.
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November 16, 2025 at 7:35 AM
Americans don’t like to think about the gruesome reality of meat production. But in horror fiction, the suppressed truth returns in strange ways.
www.currentaffairs.org/news/the-hor...
www.currentaffairs.org/news/the-hor...
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"Prominent legal scholar detained at Canadian border while on his way to a conference on Palestine"
"One expects Canada to be a model of free speech and liberal democracy and it's not as bad as the U.S., but it's not as good as I would hope.” www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
"One expects Canada to be a model of free speech and liberal democracy and it's not as bad as the U.S., but it's not as good as I would hope.” www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Prominent legal scholar detained at Canadian border while on his way to a conference on Palestine | CBC News
A well-known academic and former UN special rapporteur says he was detained by customs agents in Toronto while on his way to speak at a conference on human rights violations against Palestinians.
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November 16, 2025 at 3:44 AM
"Prominent legal scholar detained at Canadian border while on his way to a conference on Palestine"
"One expects Canada to be a model of free speech and liberal democracy and it's not as bad as the U.S., but it's not as good as I would hope.” www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
"One expects Canada to be a model of free speech and liberal democracy and it's not as bad as the U.S., but it's not as good as I would hope.” www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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“Don’t forget the real business of the War is buying and selling. The murdering and the violence are self-policing, and can be entrusted to non-professionals…. The true war is a celebration of markets.”
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Jeffrey Epstein Was a Warlord. We Have to Talk About It.
Mainstream media is ignoring the fact that the late sex trafficker was a power broker who shaped global policy.
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November 15, 2025 at 2:48 PM
“Don’t forget the real business of the War is buying and selling. The murdering and the violence are self-policing, and can be entrusted to non-professionals…. The true war is a celebration of markets.”
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
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With Forbes warning the Gen AI bubble bursting will wipe $40 trillion off global markets, I wrote about the foundational lies the industry tells about the usefulness, durability, accuracy and - yes - intelligence of its products
All of which are weapons-grade horseshit
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All of which are weapons-grade horseshit
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The Secret Lies of AI
I recently listened to an excellent podcast from the team at QAA, investigating a phenomenon that is both at once very new and extremely…
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October 16, 2025 at 11:12 AM
With Forbes warning the Gen AI bubble bursting will wipe $40 trillion off global markets, I wrote about the foundational lies the industry tells about the usefulness, durability, accuracy and - yes - intelligence of its products
All of which are weapons-grade horseshit
medium.com/@patchgaley/...
All of which are weapons-grade horseshit
medium.com/@patchgaley/...
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Europa-Parlament: Konservative kooperieren mit extremen Rechten: Die europäischen Konservativen brechen ein Tabu. Im Europaparlament lassen sie es auf eine Mehrheit mit Rechtsextremen ankommen, um das Lieferkettengesetz zu lockern. Die Schuld geben sie den Sozialdemokraten.
Europa-Parlament: Konservative kooperieren mit extremen Rechten
Die europäischen Konservativen brechen ein Tabu. Im Europaparlament lassen sie es auf eine Mehrheit mit Rechtsextremen ankommen, um das Lieferkettengesetz zu lockern. Die Schuld geben sie den Sozialdemokraten.
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November 13, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Europa-Parlament: Konservative kooperieren mit extremen Rechten: Die europäischen Konservativen brechen ein Tabu. Im Europaparlament lassen sie es auf eine Mehrheit mit Rechtsextremen ankommen, um das Lieferkettengesetz zu lockern. Die Schuld geben sie den Sozialdemokraten.