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· Mar 11
"At current growth rates, some new AI servers could soon gobble up more than 85 terawatt hours of electricity each year, researchers have estimated — more than some small nations’ annual energy consumption."
Before you use that chatbot prompt, you should be aware that these generative AI companies are using so much power that they're trying to get more power plants built.
www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-ne...
www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-ne...
Bearing in mind that there were ~750 MILLION people worldwide who lacked electricity in 2023 - no light or heat without smoke, no a/c in summer, no stove, no kettle, never fuckin mind internet access for education - this seems a particularly egregious, assholish piece of waste.
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Unbelievable. This would be a terrible blow to American science, writ large. It would decimate not only climate research, but also the kind of weather, wildfire, and disaster research that has underpinned half a century of progress in prediction, early warning, and increased resilience.
Exclusive: The Trump administration is moving to dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Colorado, according to a senior White House official, taking aim at one of the world's leading climate research labs.
Trump moves to dismantle major US climate research center in Colorado
The Trump administration is breaking up the National Center for Atmospheric Research, taking aim at one of the world's leading climate research labs.
bit.ly
December 17, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Unbelievable. This would be a terrible blow to American science, writ large. It would decimate not only climate research, but also the kind of weather, wildfire, and disaster research that has underpinned half a century of progress in prediction, early warning, and increased resilience.
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I'm going to do my best to alt text this because holy crap, everyone should know.
December 16, 2025 at 5:14 PM
I'm going to do my best to alt text this because holy crap, everyone should know.
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I'm not sure if people realize the murder strikes are taking place across a large region. It's quite staggering.
www.newsweek.com/map-us-strik...
www.newsweek.com/map-us-strik...
December 16, 2025 at 4:00 PM
I'm not sure if people realize the murder strikes are taking place across a large region. It's quite staggering.
www.newsweek.com/map-us-strik...
www.newsweek.com/map-us-strik...
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“He said, ‘I’m going to die – please see my family [and tell them] that I went down to save people’s lives’,” Alkanj recounted, before Ahmed tackled the shooter, taking his rifle.
“He doesn’t regret what he did. He said he’d do it again. But the pain has started to take a toll on him."
Hero who wrestled gun from terrorist says he’d do it again despite being ‘riddled with bullets’
Despite Ahmed al Ahmed being in a lot of pain, according to his migration lawyer, he felt as if disarming the gunman at Bondi was an act for the community.
www.smh.com.au
December 16, 2025 at 6:23 AM
“He said, ‘I’m going to die – please see my family [and tell them] that I went down to save people’s lives’,” Alkanj recounted, before Ahmed tackled the shooter, taking his rifle.
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Best story I've seen on the claim against Shell, filed by survivors of the devastating 2021 #Odette
“The poor are getting even more poor because we are recovering fr the typhoon & then there is another typhoon all over again, & then recovering again”
@roycerk2.bsky.social @drilledmedia.bsky.social
“The poor are getting even more poor because we are recovering fr the typhoon & then there is another typhoon all over again, & then recovering again”
@roycerk2.bsky.social @drilledmedia.bsky.social
December 16, 2025 at 4:58 AM
Best story I've seen on the claim against Shell, filed by survivors of the devastating 2021 #Odette
“The poor are getting even more poor because we are recovering fr the typhoon & then there is another typhoon all over again, & then recovering again”
@roycerk2.bsky.social @drilledmedia.bsky.social
“The poor are getting even more poor because we are recovering fr the typhoon & then there is another typhoon all over again, & then recovering again”
@roycerk2.bsky.social @drilledmedia.bsky.social
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"The biggest mosquito-borne disease in the world has a cure. There’s just one problem. No one wants to make it."
#Dengue #mosnodenvir
www.vox.com/future-perfe...
#Dengue #mosnodenvir
www.vox.com/future-perfe...
The biggest mosquito-borne disease in the world has a cure. There’s just one problem.
No one wants to make it.
www.vox.com
December 16, 2025 at 5:14 AM
"The biggest mosquito-borne disease in the world has a cure. There’s just one problem. No one wants to make it."
#Dengue #mosnodenvir
www.vox.com/future-perfe...
#Dengue #mosnodenvir
www.vox.com/future-perfe...
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The human cost of Trump's gutting of USAID: By the time Tor Top’s mother was sick with cholera, the nearby clinic had been shuttered for weeks. He bundled her into a canoe & paddled toward the nearest hospital, 8 hours away. Less than halfway into the journey, his mother died.
New, @propublica.org
New, @propublica.org
Trump Officials Celebrated With Cake After Slashing Aid. Then People Died of Cholera.
Behind closed doors in Washington, top advisers made a series of decisions that had devastating repercussions for the poorest country on earth. We went to South Sudan and found people who died as a re...
www.propublica.org
December 15, 2025 at 10:37 AM
The human cost of Trump's gutting of USAID: By the time Tor Top’s mother was sick with cholera, the nearby clinic had been shuttered for weeks. He bundled her into a canoe & paddled toward the nearest hospital, 8 hours away. Less than halfway into the journey, his mother died.
New, @propublica.org
New, @propublica.org
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I still remember seeing his video for the first time, as he drove across Xinjiang filming, making excuses to drive down a one way street past one detention centre, tramping across fields, mounting a hidden camera on his backpack to walk past a series of prisons in the regional capital Urumqi.
December 13, 2025 at 3:22 PM
I still remember seeing his video for the first time, as he drove across Xinjiang filming, making excuses to drive down a one way street past one detention centre, tramping across fields, mounting a hidden camera on his backpack to walk past a series of prisons in the regional capital Urumqi.
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In late 2020 a Chinese man called Guan Heng travelled to Xinjiang with our BuzzFeed map of detention facilities to provide ground truth for our work - he provided the first corroborating evidence for many sites.
He escaped to the US - then ICE detained him.
www.wsj.com/world/china/...
He escaped to the US - then ICE detained him.
www.wsj.com/world/china/...
ICE Holding Chinese Man Who Documented Uyghur Camps
Heng Guan is awaiting an immigration hearing on Monday that could lead to his removal from the U.S. and ultimately land him back in China, according to his lawyer and a New York-based activist group.
www.wsj.com
December 13, 2025 at 3:17 PM
In late 2020 a Chinese man called Guan Heng travelled to Xinjiang with our BuzzFeed map of detention facilities to provide ground truth for our work - he provided the first corroborating evidence for many sites.
He escaped to the US - then ICE detained him.
www.wsj.com/world/china/...
He escaped to the US - then ICE detained him.
www.wsj.com/world/china/...
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Since Polygon is leaving it out of the headline: Epic Games partnered with The Game Awards to put money into the pocket of a bigot who uses her wealth to further the genocide of trans people through lawsuits and legislation. Every 'free' game gives money directly to JKR, and they are complicit.
Epic Games partnered with The Game Awards to give away this week's free game on the Epic Games Store.
Hogwarts Legacy is now at the right price: $0
Epic Games partnered with The Game Awards to give away this week's free game on the Epic Games Store.
www.polygon.com
December 13, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Since Polygon is leaving it out of the headline: Epic Games partnered with The Game Awards to put money into the pocket of a bigot who uses her wealth to further the genocide of trans people through lawsuits and legislation. Every 'free' game gives money directly to JKR, and they are complicit.
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December 13, 2025 at 4:59 AM
Doctorow rarely misses. This is a homerun hit.
One of the best things I've read about the AI bubble and how we should think about it from Cory Doctorow
pluralistic.net/2025/12/05/p...
pluralistic.net/2025/12/05/p...
Pluralistic: The Reverse-Centaur’s Guide to Criticizing AI (05 Dec 2025) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow
pluralistic.net
December 11, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Doctorow rarely misses. This is a homerun hit.
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Hi hello the Venezuela stuff is entirely about oil, both in Venezuela and in Guyana (where Venezuela is laying claim to the oil in what is now Exxon’s largest oilfield, which Chevron has also bought into). It is the bidding of US oil majors and it’s not remotely subtle.
December 11, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Hi hello the Venezuela stuff is entirely about oil, both in Venezuela and in Guyana (where Venezuela is laying claim to the oil in what is now Exxon’s largest oilfield, which Chevron has also bought into). It is the bidding of US oil majors and it’s not remotely subtle.
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So, to all the "RFK's got some good ideas" folks (Rachael Bedard, Leana Wen) and Jay Bhattacharya is "an excellent choice for NIH" (Steven Macedo, Frances Lee) and Vinay Prasad "will bring a breath of fresh air to FDA" (Adam Cifu, John Mandrola) groupies--you own this now too.
I think the *speed* at which RFK Jr and his Great Barrington Declaration/anti-vaxx/Brownstone wrecking crew have been dismantling the US public health system has been really astonishing
Well, Senators Bill Cassidy and Thom Tillis, you wanted RFK Jr. to “go wild” at HHS.
Congratulations. You’ve achieved your goal. He is well on his way to completely destroying the US vaccine program.
Congratulations. You’ve achieved your goal. He is well on his way to completely destroying the US vaccine program.
December 7, 2025 at 11:15 AM
So, to all the "RFK's got some good ideas" folks (Rachael Bedard, Leana Wen) and Jay Bhattacharya is "an excellent choice for NIH" (Steven Macedo, Frances Lee) and Vinay Prasad "will bring a breath of fresh air to FDA" (Adam Cifu, John Mandrola) groupies--you own this now too.
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Study after study shows campaign ads barely move the needle. So where does money’s real power come from? I ranked the five ways money corrupts politics—from least to most corrosive. What I’ve learned from 15 years of tracking political money:
Money Doesn't Buy Elections. It Does Something Worse.
Campaign ads barely move the needle. The real influence is hiding in plain sight.
open.substack.com
December 6, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Study after study shows campaign ads barely move the needle. So where does money’s real power come from? I ranked the five ways money corrupts politics—from least to most corrosive. What I’ve learned from 15 years of tracking political money:
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Location: Godhra, Gujarat
Date: November 27
A Muslim man transporting beef on his motorcycle was assaulted by Pranian Foundation members. He was left bleeding on the road, his motorcycle lay overturned, and both the vehicle and meat were seized before he was taken into custody.
Date: November 27
A Muslim man transporting beef on his motorcycle was assaulted by Pranian Foundation members. He was left bleeding on the road, his motorcycle lay overturned, and both the vehicle and meat were seized before he was taken into custody.
December 7, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Location: Godhra, Gujarat
Date: November 27
A Muslim man transporting beef on his motorcycle was assaulted by Pranian Foundation members. He was left bleeding on the road, his motorcycle lay overturned, and both the vehicle and meat were seized before he was taken into custody.
Date: November 27
A Muslim man transporting beef on his motorcycle was assaulted by Pranian Foundation members. He was left bleeding on the road, his motorcycle lay overturned, and both the vehicle and meat were seized before he was taken into custody.
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>1,700 people are dead from floods & landslides across Indonesia, Sri Lanka,Thailand, Malaysia & Vietnam, with many more still missing & more extreme rain predicted
It's barely news in Australia
Has anyone in the Albanese govt even acknowledged these warming-induced unnatural compound disasters❓
It's barely news in Australia
Has anyone in the Albanese govt even acknowledged these warming-induced unnatural compound disasters❓
December 5, 2025 at 10:31 PM
>1,700 people are dead from floods & landslides across Indonesia, Sri Lanka,Thailand, Malaysia & Vietnam, with many more still missing & more extreme rain predicted
It's barely news in Australia
Has anyone in the Albanese govt even acknowledged these warming-induced unnatural compound disasters❓
It's barely news in Australia
Has anyone in the Albanese govt even acknowledged these warming-induced unnatural compound disasters❓
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Brown shirts and fascists, hung up with string
These are a few of my favorite things
These are a few of my favorite things
December 7, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Brown shirts and fascists, hung up with string
These are a few of my favorite things
These are a few of my favorite things
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"Soon, CNN will run live odds on world events where its viewers can gamble on them in real time on their smartphones."
CNN Partners With a Gambling App That Lets You Wager on Starvation in Gaza
The app company’s two biggest investors are also heavily invested in the Israeli military.
truthout.org
December 5, 2025 at 10:28 PM
"Soon, CNN will run live odds on world events where its viewers can gamble on them in real time on their smartphones."
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Part 2 of a series exploring the history of OpenAI, and people saying they’ve been harmed by ChatGPT:
Newly released court documents now allege that ChatGPT cheered on a serial harasser who several times physically and sexually attacked his victims.
latenfour.com/2025/12/04/t...
Newly released court documents now allege that ChatGPT cheered on a serial harasser who several times physically and sexually attacked his victims.
latenfour.com/2025/12/04/t...
The ChatGPT Deaths: Part 2. ChatGPT, OpenAI and Cyberstalking.
oncerns about OpenAI leader Sam Altman pushing past employee and safety experts’ concerns have only intensified after numerous lawsuits have alleged that Altman’s disregard led to the death of seve…
latenfour.com
December 5, 2025 at 4:04 AM
Part 2 of a series exploring the history of OpenAI, and people saying they’ve been harmed by ChatGPT:
Newly released court documents now allege that ChatGPT cheered on a serial harasser who several times physically and sexually attacked his victims.
latenfour.com/2025/12/04/t...
Newly released court documents now allege that ChatGPT cheered on a serial harasser who several times physically and sexually attacked his victims.
latenfour.com/2025/12/04/t...
If Westerners could credit local scientists that might be nice!
What the Rafflesia research controversy reveals about Western bias
The Rafflesia flower case shows local researchers always end up as bit players in scientific collaborations, regardless of their actual contribution.
www.thestar.com.my
November 30, 2025 at 3:05 AM
If Westerners could credit local scientists that might be nice!
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If you are in HK or wanna help
(Taken from tatler HK’s insta)
Link to HK Red Cross
www.redcross.org.hk/en/Activity/...
(Taken from tatler HK’s insta)
Link to HK Red Cross
www.redcross.org.hk/en/Activity/...
November 28, 2025 at 8:12 AM
If you are in HK or wanna help
(Taken from tatler HK’s insta)
Link to HK Red Cross
www.redcross.org.hk/en/Activity/...
(Taken from tatler HK’s insta)
Link to HK Red Cross
www.redcross.org.hk/en/Activity/...
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I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.
I see some book piracy discourse, and, to make a positive argument in favor of buying books, your marginal ability to influence what books get published and support the careers of writers you like is massive compared to most other forms of media.
November 25, 2025 at 11:07 PM
I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.
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Anyway, do not help the Sam Altmans of the world steal Machine Learning valor to prop up a bunch of gross plagiarism machines that have all our worst biases and failings baked in.
November 22, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Anyway, do not help the Sam Altmans of the world steal Machine Learning valor to prop up a bunch of gross plagiarism machines that have all our worst biases and failings baked in.