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William Hill is listing odds on Donald Trump sr. winning the 2028 presidential election implicitly implying they think there is a significant chance he'll be an electoral dictator by then.
April 10, 2025 at 9:04 PM
William Hill is listing odds on Donald Trump sr. winning the 2028 presidential election implicitly implying they think there is a significant chance he'll be an electoral dictator by then.
This is a pretty important case and, unusually and counterintuitively, we should side with Musk!
fortune.com/2025/03/07/e...
fortune.com/2025/03/07/e...
Why Elon Musk may yet prevail in his attempt to block OpenAI's conversion to a for-profit company
A federal judge refused to give Musk an immediate injunction against OpenAI's switcheroo, but tossed him a lifeline.
fortune.com
March 8, 2025 at 7:24 AM
This is a pretty important case and, unusually and counterintuitively, we should side with Musk!
fortune.com/2025/03/07/e...
fortune.com/2025/03/07/e...
What's your favourite Iain m. Banks book and why?
February 27, 2025 at 9:01 PM
What's your favourite Iain m. Banks book and why?
Monbiot is right. The UK should now treat the USA as an enemy and adjust our posture accordingly:
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The question no one dares ask: what if Britain has to defend itself from the US? | George Monbiot
So much of our intelligence and military systems are shared or reliant on the US – if it becomes the enemy, it is already inside the gates, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
February 27, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Monbiot is right. The UK should now treat the USA as an enemy and adjust our posture accordingly:
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
This is very bad for the US and science. But the UK should make the best of this by welcoming refugee scientists from the USA.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Trump cuts threaten a ‘generation of scientists’ as many weigh leaving US
President’s call to ‘Make America Healthy Again’ has led to slashes in NIH funding – endangering jobs and vital research
www.theguardian.com
February 19, 2025 at 11:09 AM
This is very bad for the US and science. But the UK should make the best of this by welcoming refugee scientists from the USA.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
I'm taking this as official. The US is no longer a democracy.
"The USA is no longer considered a democracy and lies at the cusp of autocracy; it has experienced a
Presidental Coup and an Adverse Regime Change event (8-point drop..." - Polity
Source: www.systemicpeace.org/index.html
"The USA is no longer considered a democracy and lies at the cusp of autocracy; it has experienced a
Presidental Coup and an Adverse Regime Change event (8-point drop..." - Polity
Source: www.systemicpeace.org/index.html
index
www.systemicpeace.org
February 12, 2025 at 3:56 PM
I'm taking this as official. The US is no longer a democracy.
"The USA is no longer considered a democracy and lies at the cusp of autocracy; it has experienced a
Presidental Coup and an Adverse Regime Change event (8-point drop..." - Polity
Source: www.systemicpeace.org/index.html
"The USA is no longer considered a democracy and lies at the cusp of autocracy; it has experienced a
Presidental Coup and an Adverse Regime Change event (8-point drop..." - Polity
Source: www.systemicpeace.org/index.html
Illegal access to sensitive information by Musk and his ilk may be the source of this. And now that Trump has pardoned the Jan 6th traitors, far right thugs will feel emboldened to intimidate or even attach people on this list.
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
Federal health workers terrified after 'DEI' website publishes list of 'targets'
The site calls out workers who have been involved with DEI initiatives. A majority are Black.
www.nbcnews.com
February 5, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Illegal access to sensitive information by Musk and his ilk may be the source of this. And now that Trump has pardoned the Jan 6th traitors, far right thugs will feel emboldened to intimidate or even attach people on this list.
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...