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I listened to @weisenthal.bsky.social (big fan) on the Vergecast and he claimed it is hard to distinguish prediction markets from things like futures contracts; I very much disagree! So I wrote this bergmayer.net/prediction-m...
Prediction Markets Are Gambling and Gambling Is Bad - information
Prediction markets are gambling. They should be regulated as gambling, which means, in my view, they should be mostly illegal. The argument that
bergmayer.net
December 17, 2025 at 2:14 PM
I listened to @weisenthal.bsky.social (big fan) on the Vergecast and he claimed it is hard to distinguish prediction markets from things like futures contracts; I very much disagree! So I wrote this bergmayer.net/prediction-m...
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Se quiserem perceber os motivos da greve geral marcada para 11 de dezembro, podem começar por aqui 🧵
November 12, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Se quiserem perceber os motivos da greve geral marcada para 11 de dezembro, podem começar por aqui 🧵
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Revealed: Israel demanded Google and Amazon use secret ‘wink’ to sidestep legal orders www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Revealed: Israel demanded Google and Amazon use secret ‘wink’ to sidestep legal orders
The tech giants agreed to extraordinary terms to clinch a lucrative contract with the Israeli government, documents show
www.theguardian.com
October 29, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Revealed: Israel demanded Google and Amazon use secret ‘wink’ to sidestep legal orders www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Podiamos fazer uma semana de recordação de Salazar. Durante esses 7 dias, os miúdos de pais no 1° e 2° escalões de IRS iam para as fábricas ou lavoura, não para a escola. Os jovens desses escalões iam para exercícios de fogo real na mata. Salário mínimo ficava cancelado...
October 27, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Podiamos fazer uma semana de recordação de Salazar. Durante esses 7 dias, os miúdos de pais no 1° e 2° escalões de IRS iam para as fábricas ou lavoura, não para a escola. Os jovens desses escalões iam para exercícios de fogo real na mata. Salário mínimo ficava cancelado...
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The richest man on earth owns X.
The second richest man on earth is about to acquire TikTok and his family could soon own both Paramount and Warner Bros.
The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.
See the problem here?
The second richest man on earth is about to acquire TikTok and his family could soon own both Paramount and Warner Bros.
The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.
See the problem here?
October 25, 2025 at 7:00 PM
The richest man on earth owns X.
The second richest man on earth is about to acquire TikTok and his family could soon own both Paramount and Warner Bros.
The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.
See the problem here?
The second richest man on earth is about to acquire TikTok and his family could soon own both Paramount and Warner Bros.
The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.
See the problem here?
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"Largest study of its kind shows AI assistants misrepresent news content 45% of the time"
Link: www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/...
Report: www.bbc.co.uk/aboutthebbc/...
Link: www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/...
Report: www.bbc.co.uk/aboutthebbc/...
October 22, 2025 at 2:31 PM
"Largest study of its kind shows AI assistants misrepresent news content 45% of the time"
Link: www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/...
Report: www.bbc.co.uk/aboutthebbc/...
Link: www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/...
Report: www.bbc.co.uk/aboutthebbc/...
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Don’t let the frogwater that’s boiling us alive let you skip over this: we murdered another country’s citizens in cold blood, and when their leader objected, we called him a drug dealer and cut off aid to his country. That’s freakish.
Petro objected to the US bombing a Columbian fishing vessel that had the emergency beacon on because they were broken down, that we subsequently bombed. One Columbian fisherman survived the attack.
This is the official US response to Petro's comments.
This is the official US response to Petro's comments.
October 19, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Don’t let the frogwater that’s boiling us alive let you skip over this: we murdered another country’s citizens in cold blood, and when their leader objected, we called him a drug dealer and cut off aid to his country. That’s freakish.
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A viagem da Flotilla foi um ato político, como o foi o Lusitânia Expresso. O objetivo era confrontar nações aliadas de Israel com a sua hipocrisia. Perante a detenção ilegal de centenas de cidadãos, em águas que nenhum país reconhece como israelitas, o MNE espanhol chamou o embaixador de Israel,
Ainda é ministro da Defesa quem nunca o devia ter sido
O ministro da Defesa de Portugal disse ao mundo que os israelitas que tinham detido simpatizantes de terroristas, pondo em risco a segurança de cidadãos portugueses, incluindo uma deputada. Se pudesse...
expresso.pt
October 6, 2025 at 9:48 AM
A viagem da Flotilla foi um ato político, como o foi o Lusitânia Expresso. O objetivo era confrontar nações aliadas de Israel com a sua hipocrisia. Perante a detenção ilegal de centenas de cidadãos, em águas que nenhum país reconhece como israelitas, o MNE espanhol chamou o embaixador de Israel,
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Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.
October 5, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.
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Ed Luce's FT column this morning is pure brilliance.
September 23, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Ed Luce's FT column this morning is pure brilliance.
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Dutch late night TV has its take
September 19, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Dutch late night TV has its take
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At @leadstories.com we've been debunking a stream of these. Seems like a network operating out of Vietnam churning out dozens of versions of the same stories using the same AI prompts but with different celebrities and locations inserted.
Someone just sent me a bunch of examples of these. Apparently the site is flooded with them.
There's gotta be a story behind all of these.
There's gotta be a story behind all of these.
September 13, 2025 at 10:17 AM
At @leadstories.com we've been debunking a stream of these. Seems like a network operating out of Vietnam churning out dozens of versions of the same stories using the same AI prompts but with different celebrities and locations inserted.
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We've just had a special weekend email from the Russian troll factory (they usually email us their latest fake videos Monday to Friday, so this is out of character), and they're all about Charlie Kirk. Unusually, they've also posted them on Truth Social, which they don't usually do in my experience.
I'm honestly surprised the Russian troll farms aren't all over the Charlie Kirk shooting, currently it seems they're focused on France, Germany, Armenia, and Moldova. The most recent links they've sent us were all about France, guess they've not received their latest marching orders.
September 13, 2025 at 9:09 AM
We've just had a special weekend email from the Russian troll factory (they usually email us their latest fake videos Monday to Friday, so this is out of character), and they're all about Charlie Kirk. Unusually, they've also posted them on Truth Social, which they don't usually do in my experience.
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IDF sniper from Chicago who says he killed Gazan teenager just for trying to retrieve his brother's corpse: “They’re thinking, ‘Oh I don’t think [I’ll get shot] because I’m wearing civilian clothes and I am not carrying a weapon' and all that, but they were wrong. That’s what you have snipers for.”
The Gaza family torn apart by IDF snipers from Chicago and Munich
Five-month investigation reveals how four members of one family were shot and killed in a single day and highlights a pattern in which Israeli troops target unarmed civilians
www.theguardian.com
September 9, 2025 at 7:15 PM
IDF sniper from Chicago who says he killed Gazan teenager just for trying to retrieve his brother's corpse: “They’re thinking, ‘Oh I don’t think [I’ll get shot] because I’m wearing civilian clothes and I am not carrying a weapon' and all that, but they were wrong. That’s what you have snipers for.”
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O barco que encabeça a Flotilha Global rumo a Gaza e onde viaja, entre outros, a @marianamortagua.bsky.social foi atingido esta noite. Um barco com bandeira portuguesa em missão humanitária. Todos estão bem, o barco será reparado e a viagem seguirá. O governo português já condenou o ataque?
September 9, 2025 at 7:55 AM
O barco que encabeça a Flotilha Global rumo a Gaza e onde viaja, entre outros, a @marianamortagua.bsky.social foi atingido esta noite. Um barco com bandeira portuguesa em missão humanitária. Todos estão bem, o barco será reparado e a viagem seguirá. O governo português já condenou o ataque?
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I see people bleating yet again that "elections are won from the centre". Let's examine this claim.
1. Not long ago, the current Labour government, with its grovelling to corporations and oligarchs, extreme deregulation, island of strangers rhetoric etc, would have been classed as radical right. 🧵
1. Not long ago, the current Labour government, with its grovelling to corporations and oligarchs, extreme deregulation, island of strangers rhetoric etc, would have been classed as radical right. 🧵
September 3, 2025 at 8:27 AM
I see people bleating yet again that "elections are won from the centre". Let's examine this claim.
1. Not long ago, the current Labour government, with its grovelling to corporations and oligarchs, extreme deregulation, island of strangers rhetoric etc, would have been classed as radical right. 🧵
1. Not long ago, the current Labour government, with its grovelling to corporations and oligarchs, extreme deregulation, island of strangers rhetoric etc, would have been classed as radical right. 🧵
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My new Coppola Comment post traces the events that led to the creation of Mandatory Palestine, and unpicks some of the web of lies and deceit that obscures the truth.
open.substack.com/pub/coppolac...
open.substack.com/pub/coppolac...
Lies, deceit and betrayal
Britain's role in the making of Palestine and the dismemberment of Syria
open.substack.com
August 28, 2025 at 8:07 AM
My new Coppola Comment post traces the events that led to the creation of Mandatory Palestine, and unpicks some of the web of lies and deceit that obscures the truth.
open.substack.com/pub/coppolac...
open.substack.com/pub/coppolac...
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1/EU-US deal quickly unraveling. This is not a new peace where Europe can go about its business. Instead, it is a steady drip of asks/coercion, which threaten not only profits but also national security. Latest US target: Digital.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Trump threatens tariffs on countries that ‘discriminate’ against US tech
Levies and restrictions could hit UK’s digital services tax and EU states such as France, Italy and Spain
www.theguardian.com
August 27, 2025 at 12:40 PM
1/EU-US deal quickly unraveling. This is not a new peace where Europe can go about its business. Instead, it is a steady drip of asks/coercion, which threaten not only profits but also national security. Latest US target: Digital.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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“We allowed markets to produce a class of politically connected billionaires… Now that enough billionaires have lined up behind fascism and authoritarian consolidation, it’s clear…liberal governments…will need to figure out ways to greatly reduce the wealth and social power of that class overall.”
"How can I be a liberal committed to a tolerant, pluralist society and yet call Marc Andreessen and his tech reactionary cohort traitors?" www.liberalcurrents.com/pluralism-pa...
Pluralism, Partisanship, and Patriotism
There is no conflict between liberal institutions and liberal partisan politics.
www.liberalcurrents.com
August 14, 2025 at 11:55 AM
“We allowed markets to produce a class of politically connected billionaires… Now that enough billionaires have lined up behind fascism and authoritarian consolidation, it’s clear…liberal governments…will need to figure out ways to greatly reduce the wealth and social power of that class overall.”
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BBC International Editor Jeremy Bowen has confirmed that the entire Al Jazeera team in Gaza City has been killed.
August 10, 2025 at 10:33 PM
BBC International Editor Jeremy Bowen has confirmed that the entire Al Jazeera team in Gaza City has been killed.
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Ben, financial historian here. I have been completely on board with your frustration with crypto, but we have to get past the “wildcat banking” story of the 19th century. It prevents us from seeing why crypto and in particular stablecoins are so spectacularly misconceived. 🧵
August 4, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Ben, financial historian here. I have been completely on board with your frustration with crypto, but we have to get past the “wildcat banking” story of the 19th century. It prevents us from seeing why crypto and in particular stablecoins are so spectacularly misconceived. 🧵