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Iris van Rooij 💭 @irisvanrooij.bsky.social · 7h

“Deloitte “misused AI and used it very inappropriately: misquoted a judge, used references that are non-existent,” Pocock told Australian Broadcasting Corp. “I mean, the kinds of things that a first-year university student would be in deep trouble for.””

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Deloitte was caught using AI in $290,000 report to help the Australian government crack down on welfare after a researcher flagged hallucinations | Fortune

The updates “in no way impact” the report’s findings and recommendations, the Big Four firm said.

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Sabine Oertelt-Prigione @smoertelt.bsky.social · 23h

The simple fact that a physician thinks you need a cognitive test could be taken as a hint…

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The BMJ @bmj.com · 1d

NEW: The BMJ Collection on Women’s Health Innovation, developed w/ @gatesfoundation.bsky.social is now live
www.bmj.com/collections/...

@jocalynclark.bsky.social is in Berlin this week for the Gates Foundation Innovation Equity Forum & #WHS2025 to highlight the Collection’s insights #GlobalHealth

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Signal @signal.org · 7d

We are alarmed by reports that Germany is on the verge of a catastrophic about-face, reversing its longstanding and principled opposition to the EU’s Chat Control proposal which, if passed, could spell the end of the right to privacy in Europe. signal.org/blog/pdfs/ge...

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Frau Büüsker @uedio.bsky.social · 11d

Warum Donald Trumps aggressive Fossilpolitik auch eine Art bewusste Wirtschaftspolitik gegen China ist – mit dramatischen Folgen für die Welt. Hochinteressante Lektüre:
www.ipg-journal.de/rubriken/wir...

Trumps Klimakrieg

Die USA opfern den Planeten, um Chinas Vormachtstellung bei grünen Technologien zu bekämpfen.

www.ipg-journal.de

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 11d

The Department of Energy has added these terms to its growing “list of words to avoid” because words are dangerous:

climate change
green
decarbonization
emissions
energy transition
sustainability
sustainable
clean energy
dirty energy
carbon footprint
CO₂ footprint
tax breaks
tax credits
subsidies

Energy Dept. adds ‘climate change’ and ‘emissions’ to banned words list

It is the latest in a series of Trump administration efforts to dispute, silence or downplay climate change.

www.politico.com

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 12d

Effect of tariffs I've seen

— Higher clothing prices overall
— Overseas sellers covering tariff costs, but passing cost to the consumer
— US stores dropping brands. Example: No Man Walks Alone won't be carrying Norbit this fall bc tariff uncertainty
— Fewer deals. Ebay shuts down overseas sellers

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Maria Farrell @mariafarrell.bsky.social · 15d

Here's what the new co-owner of TikTok US and existing co-owner of the Tony Blair Institute (the 'let's do digital ID' guys) had to say this time last year.

This is who's dictating and planning to profit from mandatory government digital ID, starting with immigrants and expanding to everyone else.

Photo of Oracle owner Larry Ellison smiling under a headline from Business Insider that reads "Billionaire Larry Ellison says a vast AI-fueled surveillance system can ensure that 'citizens will be on their best behavior'. Dated Sept 15, 2024.

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 14d

When you consider the *ecocide* alongside the genocide being perpetrated in Gaza, you begin to grasp the totality of the Israeli state’s attempt to eliminate both the Palestinians and their homeland.
My column today.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Israel’s ecocide in Gaza sends this message: even if we stopped dropping bombs, you couldn’t live here | George Monbiot

Consider the annihilation of agricultural land alongside the genocide – and grasp the chilling totality of this attempt to eliminate all life, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

www.theguardian.com

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Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 15d

Coming very soon. Please sign up! We can only do this together.

We're starting small but we have big ambitions.

Because if there's anything that the last few years have shown us, it's that we desperately need diverse, fearless INDEPENDENT media.

www.thenerve.news

The Nerve

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Lauren Rankin @laurenarankin.bsky.social · 16d

Just a reminder that mifepristone is incredibly safe and has been approved by the FDA for a quarter of a century. You can purchase medication abortion (mifepristone and misoprostol) online and have it shipped to your home through @aidaccess.bsky.social. Mifepristone has a shelf life of 5 years.

Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 16d

HHS Secretary RFK Jr. opened an investigation into the safety of the abortion pill mifepristone, as the anti-abortion movement continues to push the administration to restrict access through lawsuits and policy.

RFK Jr. Opens Investigation Into the Safety of the Abortion Pill

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. opened an investigation into the safety of the abortion pill mifepristone, as the antiabortion movement continues to push the administration to restrict access through lawsuits and policy.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 16d

The richest man on earth owns X.

The second richest man on earth is about to be a major owner of TikTok.

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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Maja Göpel @beyond-ideology.bsky.social · 17d

Soviel zu einseitiger Förderung der Regierung: „Dass ein Verein direkt eine institutionelle Förderung erhält, gilt als ungewöhnlich. Üblicherweise beantragt er zunächst eine Projektförderung.“

Auch sind 250.000/Jahr richtig viel bei Förderung ThinkTank.

www.tagesspiegel.de/politik/staa...

Staat fördert umstrittene Denkfabrik: Kristina Schröders Verein „Republik21“ erhält eine Viertelmillion Euro

Schon dieses Jahr wird die Denkfabrik „Republik21“ mit bis zu 250.000 Euro gefördert. Kritiker schlagen Alarm und fragen: Wie konnte das passieren?

www.tagesspiegel.de

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Mona Burns @monaburns.bsky.social · 18d

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Malte Kreutzfeldt @mkreutzfeldt.bsky.social · 18d

Zusammen mit dem Monitoring-Bericht zur Energiewende hat Katherina Reiche in der letzten Woche einen Zehn-Punkte-Plan vorgestellt. Dieser weist sprachlich wie inhaltlich große Ähnlichkeiten zu einem Papier von RWE und Eon aus dem Frühjahr auf. Ein längerer Thread mit Links und Beispielen. (1/19)

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Sabine Oertelt-Prigione @smoertelt.bsky.social · 18d

Isn’t the guy telling you that Tylenol use during pregnancy will lead to autism the same one that recommended to inject bleach into your veins to treat COVID?

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K [erkrankt] @heykaj.bsky.social · Jul 18

Hannah Arendt über die Gleichschaltung.
"Das persönliche Problem war doch nicht etwa, was unsere Feinde taten, sondern was unsere Freunde taten."

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Gareth Watkins @garethwatkins.bsky.social · 22d

Dam been writing a book about this and she just TikToked it in 90 seconds.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 20d

genuinely believe that a large number of political, economic and media elites do not realize that nearly half the voting public did not vote for trump

G Elliott Morris @gelliottmorris.com · 20d

currently at record-high search interest for canceling disney plus. pulling kimmel is a bigger deal to the company's bottom line than any of the "woke" scandals of the past 5 years. i think news & entertainment corp execs need put more work into understanding their audience, & get off twitter

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Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 21d

Critical part of the President's new $100,000 charge for H1-B visas: The Administration can also offer a $100,000 discount to any person, company, or industry that it wants. Replacing rules with arbitrary discretion.

Want visas? You know who to call and who to flatter.

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Chris Hendel @chrishendel.bsky.social · 21d

BREAKING NEWS: Censorship returns to the CDC. At least 22 websites are down.
by @jeremyfaust.bsky.social
insidemedicine.substack.com/p/breaking-n...

BREAKING NEWS: Censorship returns to the CDC. At least 22 websites are down.

The Trump administration's HHS is back to its old habits of targeting public health resources deemed too woke.

insidemedicine.substack.com

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Leo Lucassen @leol.bsky.social · 21d

Uit de VS National Holocaust Memorial

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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 21d

There goes the First Amendment.

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Scott Nover @scottnover.bsky.social · 21d

NEW: The Pentagon told journalists it will require them to pledge they won’t gather any information — even unclassified — that hasn’t been expressly authorized for release, and will revoke the press credentials of those who do not obey. @washingtonpost.com

Pentagon demands journalists pledge to not obtain unauthorized material

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is imposing strict new rules that would severely limit the ability of journalists to report on the Pentagon.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Peter Jelinek @peterjelinek.bsky.social · 21d

Das rechtsextreme Gedankengut der AfD sickert Schritt für Schritt in unsere Schulen – weil diese sich nicht wehren & Lehrer*innen oft alleine lassen.

Die Strategie: Über solche kleinen Anfragen einschüchtern. Funktioniert gut & auf TikTok gibts dann für die Kids den geballten rechtsextremen Rest.

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