Rick Batlan
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February 27, 2025 at 2:54 PM
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@alondra.bsky.social is the leader we need, now and always. She is all wisdom and heart—please draw attention and heed her warnings in this speech at the Paris Summit on AI about the three fallacies of AI. See here www.techpolicy.press/three-fallac...
Three Fallacies: Alondra Nelson's Remarks at the Elysée Palace on the Occasion of the AI Action Summit | TechPolicy.Press
Dr. Nelson was an invited speaker at a dinner hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron at the Palais de l'Élysée on February 10, 2025.
www.techpolicy.press
February 16, 2025 at 4:54 PM
@alondra.bsky.social is the leader we need, now and always. She is all wisdom and heart—please draw attention and heed her warnings in this speech at the Paris Summit on AI about the three fallacies of AI. See here www.techpolicy.press/three-fallac...
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Here is the money quote:
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February 16, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Here is the money quote:
(Not doing alt text bc very long, but if you go to the linked article it’s in there)
(Not doing alt text bc very long, but if you go to the linked article it’s in there)
"He who saves his country, violates no law.“ Napoleon Bonaparte
Anders Behring Breivik used this quote in his 2011 manifesto that justified his bombing that killed 8 people and mass shooting that killed 69 children.
Anders Behring Breivik used this quote in his 2011 manifesto that justified his bombing that killed 8 people and mass shooting that killed 69 children.
February 16, 2025 at 8:01 PM
"He who saves his country, violates no law.“ Napoleon Bonaparte
Anders Behring Breivik used this quote in his 2011 manifesto that justified his bombing that killed 8 people and mass shooting that killed 69 children.
Anders Behring Breivik used this quote in his 2011 manifesto that justified his bombing that killed 8 people and mass shooting that killed 69 children.
A good way to cut costs is to ignore public safety requirements, I guess.
FEMA Quietly Eases Rules Meant to Protect Buildings in Flood Zones www.nytimes.com/2025/02/14/c...
FEMA Quietly Eases Rules Meant to Protect Buildings in Flood Zones www.nytimes.com/2025/02/14/c...
FEMA Quietly Eases Rules Meant to Protect Buildings in Flood Zones
The agency issued an internal memo saying it would “pause” a regulation directing that schools, libraries and other public facilities damaged by disasters be rebuilt safely.
www.nytimes.com
February 14, 2025 at 4:10 PM
A good way to cut costs is to ignore public safety requirements, I guess.
FEMA Quietly Eases Rules Meant to Protect Buildings in Flood Zones www.nytimes.com/2025/02/14/c...
FEMA Quietly Eases Rules Meant to Protect Buildings in Flood Zones www.nytimes.com/2025/02/14/c...
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Wow. The NYT reports that Acting Deputy AG Emil Bove coached Mayor Eric Adams' attorneys on what to argue in order to get the charges dismissed (namely, that the charges were interfering with the mayor's ability to cooperate with Trump's immigration crackdown): www.nytimes.com/2025/02/13/n...
February 14, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Wow. The NYT reports that Acting Deputy AG Emil Bove coached Mayor Eric Adams' attorneys on what to argue in order to get the charges dismissed (namely, that the charges were interfering with the mayor's ability to cooperate with Trump's immigration crackdown): www.nytimes.com/2025/02/13/n...
The “experts“ at DOGE left their database wide open. Instills confidence doesn’t it?
www.theverge.com/news/612865/...
www.theverge.com/news/612865/...
Elon Musk’s DOGE website has been defaced because anyone can edit it
Such security, much open.
www.theverge.com
February 14, 2025 at 11:24 AM
The “experts“ at DOGE left their database wide open. Instills confidence doesn’t it?
www.theverge.com/news/612865/...
www.theverge.com/news/612865/...
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#medsky#pedsky#idsky#immunosky 🧪
In the midst of all of the scary headlines recently, I thought I could take a moment to share a bit of good news: for the first time in history, a malaria vaccine with >90% efficacy seems to be within reach!
Here’s why that’s a really big deal for EVERYONE 🧵
In the midst of all of the scary headlines recently, I thought I could take a moment to share a bit of good news: for the first time in history, a malaria vaccine with >90% efficacy seems to be within reach!
Here’s why that’s a really big deal for EVERYONE 🧵
A Single-Dose Breakthrough: PfSPZ-LARC Vaccines Offer Transformative Protection Against Malaria – Sanaria
sanaria.com
February 13, 2025 at 1:23 PM
#medsky#pedsky#idsky#immunosky 🧪
In the midst of all of the scary headlines recently, I thought I could take a moment to share a bit of good news: for the first time in history, a malaria vaccine with >90% efficacy seems to be within reach!
Here’s why that’s a really big deal for EVERYONE 🧵
In the midst of all of the scary headlines recently, I thought I could take a moment to share a bit of good news: for the first time in history, a malaria vaccine with >90% efficacy seems to be within reach!
Here’s why that’s a really big deal for EVERYONE 🧵
It would have been great if someone had organized a boycott of the Super Bowl because Trump is attending.
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February 9, 2025 at 2:38 PM
It would have been great if someone had organized a boycott of the Super Bowl because Trump is attending.
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“Fear is the path to the dark side. Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate. Hate leads to suffering.” — Yoda
"Power is not about exerting your will over others, it’s about inspiring others to follow your lead out of respect, not fear."
– Mahatma Gandhi
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"Power is not about exerting your will over others, it’s about inspiring others to follow your lead out of respect, not fear."
– Mahatma Gandhi
wapo.st/40M7Oep
Trump backs off trade threats after Colombia agrees to deportation flights
The nations spent much of the day in a tense standoff, with the U.S. president threatening tariffs and visa restrictions after Colombia turned away two deportation flights.
wapo.st
January 27, 2025 at 3:58 PM
“Fear is the path to the dark side. Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate. Hate leads to suffering.” — Yoda
"Power is not about exerting your will over others, it’s about inspiring others to follow your lead out of respect, not fear."
– Mahatma Gandhi
wapo.st/40M7Oep
"Power is not about exerting your will over others, it’s about inspiring others to follow your lead out of respect, not fear."
– Mahatma Gandhi
wapo.st/40M7Oep
"But if we stand up to the kakistocracy — rule by the worst — that’s emerging as we speak, we may eventually find our way back to a better world." - Paul Krugman
January 26, 2025 at 10:44 PM
"But if we stand up to the kakistocracy — rule by the worst — that’s emerging as we speak, we may eventually find our way back to a better world." - Paul Krugman