flaviabarca
@effebbi.bsky.social
Researcher on public policies, culture&creativity, gender equality, PSM, AI and much more
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Tony Blair is literally being paid by a man with one of the highest carbon footprints on the planet - Larry Ellison. The founder of Oracle is his biggest funder & these techsolutionist remarks have to be seen for what they are: tech lobbying
www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
Phasing out fossil fuels ‘doomed to fail’, says Tony Blair as he calls for rethink of net zero policy – UK politics live
‘Any strategy based on either phasing out fossil fuels in the short term or limiting consumption is a strategy doomed to fail,’ says former PM
www.theguardian.com
April 29, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Tony Blair is literally being paid by a man with one of the highest carbon footprints on the planet - Larry Ellison. The founder of Oracle is his biggest funder & these techsolutionist remarks have to be seen for what they are: tech lobbying
www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
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Scientists say the evidence linking climate change to individual companies' emissions is now strong enough to stand up in court.
Scientists Tally Oil Majors’ Climate Damage With Eye to Legal Liability
New research breaks down economic losses from global warming and attributes them to individual companies. It could bolster lawsuits against big emitters.
bloom.bg
April 29, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Scientists say the evidence linking climate change to individual companies' emissions is now strong enough to stand up in court.
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Amid war and sanctions, Syria’s health care system has collapsed.
These new photos from Jacobin’s correspondent in Syria show how, in the absence of a functioning state, volunteers and doctors have become the last line of defense 👇
These new photos from Jacobin’s correspondent in Syria show how, in the absence of a functioning state, volunteers and doctors have become the last line of defense 👇
Inside Syria’s Fight to Keep Patients Alive
Amid war and sanctions, Syria’s health care system has collapsed. These new photos from Jacobin’s correspondent in Syria show how, in the absence of a functioning state, volunteers and doctors have be...
jacobin.com
April 29, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Amid war and sanctions, Syria’s health care system has collapsed.
These new photos from Jacobin’s correspondent in Syria show how, in the absence of a functioning state, volunteers and doctors have become the last line of defense 👇
These new photos from Jacobin’s correspondent in Syria show how, in the absence of a functioning state, volunteers and doctors have become the last line of defense 👇
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New book forthcoming in summer 2025... published by @uniwestpress.bsky.social
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April 29, 2025 at 3:20 PM
New book forthcoming in summer 2025... published by @uniwestpress.bsky.social
services.publishing.umich.edu/Books/W/Worl...
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Laura Santi ha detto che dovrà andare in Svizzera per poter accedere al suicidio assistito dal momento che nella sua regione, l’Umbria, finora le è stato impossibile nonostante ne abbia diritto
«Ho bisogno di morire presto» - Il Post
Lo ha detto la giornalista Laura Santi, spiegando perché dovrà andare in Svizzera per accedere al suicidio assistito nonostante ne abbia diritto in Italia
ilpost.link
April 29, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Laura Santi ha detto che dovrà andare in Svizzera per poter accedere al suicidio assistito dal momento che nella sua regione, l’Umbria, finora le è stato impossibile nonostante ne abbia diritto
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Vedere una città con gli occhi delle donne: il Comune di Bologna pubblica l'Atlante di genere
Vedere una città con gli occhi delle donne: il Comune di Bologna pubblica l'Atlante di genere - News - Ansa.it
Una lettura dei servizi, dalla sicurezza alla mobilità, può portare a migliorarne i punti deboli (ANSA)
www.ansa.it
April 17, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Vedere una città con gli occhi delle donne: il Comune di Bologna pubblica l'Atlante di genere
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New study on misrepresentation of global south. “Most commercial detection tools, and even models developed by academic researchers, are trained on datasets collected in and about the Global North. […] Cultural nuances and references from regions in the Global South are often lost in the process.“
“Fake news detection” AI is more likely to fail in the Global South, new study shows
Last May, as India conducted the largest democratic election in history, I spoke to reporters and fact-checkers in the country about the challenges they faced identifying political deepfakes. Many of them spoke to shortcomings in existing AI detection tools, and the biases baked into them.
Most …
www.niemanlab.org
April 16, 2025 at 10:14 PM
New study on misrepresentation of global south. “Most commercial detection tools, and even models developed by academic researchers, are trained on datasets collected in and about the Global North. […] Cultural nuances and references from regions in the Global South are often lost in the process.“
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This article by Astra Taylor and Naomi Klein has already been repeatedly shared and commented and deserves to, it pinpoints with sharp focus the traits of the neoreactionary ideology
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
The rise of end times fascism | Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor
The governing ideology of the far right has become a monstrous, supremacist survivalism. Our task is to build a movement strong enough to stop them
www.theguardian.com
April 16, 2025 at 1:08 PM
This article by Astra Taylor and Naomi Klein has already been repeatedly shared and commented and deserves to, it pinpoints with sharp focus the traits of the neoreactionary ideology
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
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“For far-right women, there is no such thing as body positivity or body neutrality. Thinness is a moral imperative; it shows dominance over the body and aligns oneself with European beauty standards”
Read the full op-ed here 👇
www.opendemocracy.net/en/far-right...
Read the full op-ed here 👇
www.opendemocracy.net/en/far-right...
April 16, 2025 at 1:17 PM
“For far-right women, there is no such thing as body positivity or body neutrality. Thinness is a moral imperative; it shows dominance over the body and aligns oneself with European beauty standards”
Read the full op-ed here 👇
www.opendemocracy.net/en/far-right...
Read the full op-ed here 👇
www.opendemocracy.net/en/far-right...
L' "indiscutibile" superiorità dell'Occidente...
www.editorialedomani.it/idee/comment...
www.editorialedomani.it/idee/comment...
Se Galli della Loggia insiste sulla (falsa) supremazia dell’Occidente
L’autore dell’incipit «solo l’Occidente conosce la storia» scritto nelle indicazioni nazionali per l’insegnamento della storia difende la sua tesi e sfida chi lo critica: «Fuori i nomi!». Eccoli
www.editorialedomani.it
April 15, 2025 at 9:21 PM
L' "indiscutibile" superiorità dell'Occidente...
www.editorialedomani.it/idee/comment...
www.editorialedomani.it/idee/comment...
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A quanto pare funziona, nonostante ormai in molti tendano a ignorare i "dialogatori". In Italia rimane uno dei principali canali di finanziamento per le ong:
Raccogliere donazioni fermando le persone per strada funziona davvero? - Il Post
Pare di sì, nonostante ormai in molti tendano a ignorare i "dialogatori": in Italia rimane uno dei principali canali di finanziamento per le ong
ilpost.link
April 14, 2025 at 2:43 PM
A quanto pare funziona, nonostante ormai in molti tendano a ignorare i "dialogatori". In Italia rimane uno dei principali canali di finanziamento per le ong:
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A stellar panel of Robert Pogue Harrison, Tobias Wolf, Laura Wittman, & Bryan Cheong will discuss Dino Buzzati's The Singularity next Thursday (4/17) at Stanford University (Levinthal Hall) and streaming online.
Another Look presents Dino Buzzati's "The Singularity"
events.stanford.edu
April 9, 2025 at 8:14 PM
A stellar panel of Robert Pogue Harrison, Tobias Wolf, Laura Wittman, & Bryan Cheong will discuss Dino Buzzati's The Singularity next Thursday (4/17) at Stanford University (Levinthal Hall) and streaming online.
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The federal government knows your mother’s maiden name, your bank account number, the student debt you hold and more. President Trump and Elon Musk are trying to connect these records, raising the prospect of creating a kind of data trove about Americans that the government has never had before.
How Musk and Trump Are Working to Consolidate Government Data About You
Elon Musk’s team is leading an effort to link government databases, to the alarm of privacy and security experts.
nyti.ms
April 9, 2025 at 9:00 PM
The federal government knows your mother’s maiden name, your bank account number, the student debt you hold and more. President Trump and Elon Musk are trying to connect these records, raising the prospect of creating a kind of data trove about Americans that the government has never had before.
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La prima rettrice araba in un’università israeliana: «Sono cristiana, maronita e donna. Mai fatto parte di una maggioranza»
La prima rettrice araba in un'università israeliana: «Sono cristiana, maronita e donna. Mai fatto parte di una maggioranza»
Ricercatrice e neurobiologa di fama internazionale. Si chiama Maouna Maroun, ha 56 anni ed è stata ospite oggi all'ambasciata di Israele in Italia
www.open.online
April 9, 2025 at 9:02 PM
La prima rettrice araba in un’università israeliana: «Sono cristiana, maronita e donna. Mai fatto parte di una maggioranza»
Big Tech behind most lobbying in Brussels
A new analysis from non-profit Corporate Europe Observatory and Lobby Control shows 162 corporations + trade associations declaring over 1 million euro of annual expenditure on EU lobbying, all together spent more than 340 million euro (Feb 2024 - Feb 2025)
A new analysis from non-profit Corporate Europe Observatory and Lobby Control shows 162 corporations + trade associations declaring over 1 million euro of annual expenditure on EU lobbying, all together spent more than 340 million euro (Feb 2024 - Feb 2025)
April 8, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Big Tech behind most lobbying in Brussels
A new analysis from non-profit Corporate Europe Observatory and Lobby Control shows 162 corporations + trade associations declaring over 1 million euro of annual expenditure on EU lobbying, all together spent more than 340 million euro (Feb 2024 - Feb 2025)
A new analysis from non-profit Corporate Europe Observatory and Lobby Control shows 162 corporations + trade associations declaring over 1 million euro of annual expenditure on EU lobbying, all together spent more than 340 million euro (Feb 2024 - Feb 2025)
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Taxing the rich more is difficult but it's necessary
March 21, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Taxing the rich more is difficult but it's necessary
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NEW:The tech billionaire and Trump adviser “donated” Starlink service to the White House. The move resembles a previous maneuver by Microsoft, which used “free” trials to lock in costly upgrades across the federal government.
By @reneedudley.bsky.social
By @reneedudley.bsky.social
Microsoft Hooked the Government on Its Products With Freebies. Could Elon Musk’s Starlink Be Doing the Same?
The tech billionaire and Trump adviser “donated” Starlink service to the White House. The move resembles a previous maneuver by Microsoft, which used “free” trials to lock in costly upgrades across…
propub.li
April 5, 2025 at 11:30 AM
NEW:The tech billionaire and Trump adviser “donated” Starlink service to the White House. The move resembles a previous maneuver by Microsoft, which used “free” trials to lock in costly upgrades across the federal government.
By @reneedudley.bsky.social
By @reneedudley.bsky.social
Their hope is that out of the fear and instability instilled in Trump’s America will come something more positive: a whole new strategy centered around building community, a new collective action.
The Black Panther cubs know
www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...
The Black Panther cubs know
www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...
What happens when the US declares war on your parents? The Black Panther cubs know
The Black Panthers shook America awake before the party was eviscerated by the US government. Their children paid a steep price, but also emerged with unassailable pride and burning lessons for today
www.theguardian.com
March 30, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Their hope is that out of the fear and instability instilled in Trump’s America will come something more positive: a whole new strategy centered around building community, a new collective action.
The Black Panther cubs know
www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...
The Black Panther cubs know
www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...
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More on this at journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
March 24, 2025 at 1:02 PM
More on this at journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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Choice has been the key social technology & ideology organizing late-modern economy, culture & society. In my new paper @theoryculturesociety.org I explore how algorithmic prediction decenters choice and what cultural & political implications this transformation could have (1/4)
Choice has been the key social technology & ideology organizing late-modern economy, culture & society. In my new paper @theoryculturesociety.org I explore how algorithmic prediction decenters choice and what cultural & political implications this transformation could have (1/4)
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March 17, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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Choice has been the key social technology & ideology organizing late-modern economy, culture & society. In my new paper @theoryculturesociety.org I explore how algorithmic prediction decenters choice and what cultural & political implications this transformation could have (1/4)
Choice has been the key social technology & ideology organizing late-modern economy, culture & society. In my new paper @theoryculturesociety.org I explore how algorithmic prediction decenters choice and what cultural & political implications this transformation could have (1/4)
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Il partito del primo ministro ungherese Viktor Orbán ha proposto di vietare il Pride per legge
Il partito del primo ministro ungherese Viktor Orbán ha proposto di vietare il Pride per legge - Il Post
ilpost.link
March 17, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Il partito del primo ministro ungherese Viktor Orbán ha proposto di vietare il Pride per legge
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The Trump administration’s arrest of Mahmoud Khalil over his protests at Columbia University against Israel’s war in Gaza has alarmed First Amendment attorneys who see it as an obvious violation of Khalil’s rights but also an effort to intimidate others.
Mahmoud Khalil’s arrest violates First Amendment protections, lawyers say
Trying to deport Khalil for demonstrating against Israel is an obvious violation of his rights and an attempt to intimidate others, they say.
www.washingtonpost.com
March 13, 2025 at 9:09 PM
The Trump administration’s arrest of Mahmoud Khalil over his protests at Columbia University against Israel’s war in Gaza has alarmed First Amendment attorneys who see it as an obvious violation of Khalil’s rights but also an effort to intimidate others.
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Elite institutions and universities, tasked with reproducing this system and training the next generation to defend and sustain it, have transformed into surveillance mechanisms, ensuring that voices of resistance are eradicated to enable the atrocities committed abroad.
March 13, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Elite institutions and universities, tasked with reproducing this system and training the next generation to defend and sustain it, have transformed into surveillance mechanisms, ensuring that voices of resistance are eradicated to enable the atrocities committed abroad.