It's like burning the library of Alexandria.
Inside the desperate rush to save decades of US scientific data from deletion
Swathes of scientific data deletions are sweeping across US government websites – with decades of research at risk. Now, scientists are racing to save their work before it's lost.
www.bbc.com
February 15, 2026 at 1:05 AM
It's like burning the library of Alexandria.
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"I find myself in the bizarre position of being a spectator to my own digital puppetry, a phantom in a technofeudal machine I have long argued is not merely broken, but engineered to disempower."
I’m watching myself on YouTube saying things I would never say. This is the deepfake menace we must confront | Yanis Varoufakis
These inventions trigger rage, but also optimism. Maybe they will make people think more critically about debate and democracy, says Yanis Varoufakis
www.theguardian.com
February 10, 2026 at 4:14 AM
"I find myself in the bizarre position of being a spectator to my own digital puppetry, a phantom in a technofeudal machine I have long argued is not merely broken, but engineered to disempower."
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“People who drank [2 to 3 cups of coffee or 1 to 2 cups of tea daily] for decades had lower chances of developing dementia than people who drank little or no caffeine, the researchers reported.
They followed 131,821 participants for up to 43 years.”🧪🛟
They followed 131,821 participants for up to 43 years.”🧪🛟
February 10, 2026 at 1:56 AM
“People who drank [2 to 3 cups of coffee or 1 to 2 cups of tea daily] for decades had lower chances of developing dementia than people who drank little or no caffeine, the researchers reported.
They followed 131,821 participants for up to 43 years.”🧪🛟
They followed 131,821 participants for up to 43 years.”🧪🛟
"You write that we do not allow ourselves to think that poverty may be the product of the same process that led to our affluence. Is your enjoyment of your privilege undermined by the knowledge that it has come at the cost of others?"
Yanis Varoufakis: ‘I would like to live in a world where we’re all privileged’
Greece’s former finance minister on talking politics with his 12-year-old daughter, Europe’s capitalist crisis, and his fears for Wikileaks founder Julian Assange
www.theguardian.com
February 10, 2026 at 3:33 AM
"You write that we do not allow ourselves to think that poverty may be the product of the same process that led to our affluence. Is your enjoyment of your privilege undermined by the knowledge that it has come at the cost of others?"
‘Capitalism is dead. Now we have something much worse’: Yanis Varoufakis on extremism, Starmer, and the tyranny of big tech www.theguardian.com/world/2023/s...
‘Capitalism is dead. Now we have something much worse’: Yanis Varoufakis on extremism, Starmer, and the tyranny of big tech
In his new book, the maverick Greek economist says we are witnessing an epochal shift. At his island home, he argues it’s now the ‘fiefdoms’ of tech firms that shape us
www.theguardian.com
February 10, 2026 at 3:08 AM
‘Capitalism is dead. Now we have something much worse’: Yanis Varoufakis on extremism, Starmer, and the tyranny of big tech www.theguardian.com/world/2023/s...
There is some philosophical angle to it, to "pederasty."
Reckoning with Foucault’s alleged sexual abuse of boys in Tunisia
We need to address the reports about the French philosopher's predatory behaviour in Tunisia.
www.aljazeera.com
February 2, 2026 at 12:37 AM
There is some philosophical angle to it, to "pederasty."
Crony Capitalism: So while Epstein likely used blackmail and other illegal schemes to avoid prosecution for his crimes, his primary strategy — offshore wealth management — was not just legal but a central feature of modern financial capitalism. jacobin.com/2025/11/epst...
Capitalism Enabled Jeffrey Epstein’s Crimes
The strategies Jeffrey Epstein used to hide the money funding his sex trafficking organization were perfectly legal. In fact, they are the same legal strategies that most of the top 0.1% uses to avoid...
jacobin.com
February 1, 2026 at 10:02 PM
Crony Capitalism: So while Epstein likely used blackmail and other illegal schemes to avoid prosecution for his crimes, his primary strategy — offshore wealth management — was not just legal but a central feature of modern financial capitalism. jacobin.com/2025/11/epst...
Having a president like this, for the 2nd time, would make me cringe so hard, I would have burnt my US citizenship, If I'd ever have one. How would even White House Staff allow him to be around their family members, beyond my comprehension.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020...
Teen models, powerful men and private dinners: when Trump hosted Look of the Year
In the early 90s, Donald Trump judged contestants at the world’s biggest modelling competition - since hit by allegations of abuse. This is how the people who were there remember it
www.theguardian.com
February 1, 2026 at 8:30 PM
Having a president like this, for the 2nd time, would make me cringe so hard, I would have burnt my US citizenship, If I'd ever have one. How would even White House Staff allow him to be around their family members, beyond my comprehension.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020...
‘It’s not too late to fix it’: web inventor Tim Berners-Lee says he is in a ‘battle for the soul’ of the internet | Internet | The Guardian share.google/Xdd58sn8pcRV...
‘It’s not too late to fix it’: web inventor Tim Berners-Lee says he is in a ‘battle for the soul’ of the internet
Founder of the world wide web says commercialisation means the net has been ‘optimised for nastiness’, but collaboration and compassion can prevail
share.google
January 31, 2026 at 10:29 AM
‘It’s not too late to fix it’: web inventor Tim Berners-Lee says he is in a ‘battle for the soul’ of the internet | Internet | The Guardian share.google/Xdd58sn8pcRV...
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Movie review from Guardian on Melania.
January 30, 2026 at 10:43 PM
Movie review from Guardian on Melania.
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Auschwitz was at the end of a process. We must remember that it did not start from gas chambers.
This hatred gradually developed: from ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder.
Auschwitz took time.
This hatred gradually developed: from ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder.
Auschwitz took time.
January 27, 2026 at 11:00 AM
Auschwitz was at the end of a process. We must remember that it did not start from gas chambers.
This hatred gradually developed: from ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder.
Auschwitz took time.
This hatred gradually developed: from ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder.
Auschwitz took time.
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We have made the decision to formally close our X social media account. Once a vibrant platform to promote the interests of authors, we feel X is no longer a trusted place for balance, community support, and reliable information.
January 20, 2026 at 10:00 AM
We have made the decision to formally close our X social media account. Once a vibrant platform to promote the interests of authors, we feel X is no longer a trusted place for balance, community support, and reliable information.
Dude is storing his retirement money
Trump Is Keeping Money From Venezuelan Oil Sale in Offshore Account
This is completely unprecedented.
newrepublic.com
January 17, 2026 at 8:55 PM
Dude is storing his retirement money
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This new war is not only illegal, reckless and deeply corrupt, it is the latest in a series of increasingly desperate distractions from the EPSTEIN Files.
#ImpeachAndConvict47NOW
#ImpeachAndConvict47NOW
January 4, 2026 at 8:35 PM
This new war is not only illegal, reckless and deeply corrupt, it is the latest in a series of increasingly desperate distractions from the EPSTEIN Files.
#ImpeachAndConvict47NOW
#ImpeachAndConvict47NOW
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Tonight, the President of the United States has launched an unconstitutional war of aggression, dooming another generation to spill their blood for oil, and lay waste to a sovereign nation.
I demand that Congress exercise its power, halt this conflict, and impeach this war criminal president.
I demand that Congress exercise its power, halt this conflict, and impeach this war criminal president.
January 3, 2026 at 7:41 AM
Tonight, the President of the United States has launched an unconstitutional war of aggression, dooming another generation to spill their blood for oil, and lay waste to a sovereign nation.
I demand that Congress exercise its power, halt this conflict, and impeach this war criminal president.
I demand that Congress exercise its power, halt this conflict, and impeach this war criminal president.
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It's an old and obvious pattern. An unpopular president - failing on the economy and losing his grip on power at home - decides to launch a war for regime change abroad.
The American people don’t want to “run” a foreign country while our leaders fail to improve life in this one.
The American people don’t want to “run” a foreign country while our leaders fail to improve life in this one.
January 3, 2026 at 5:08 PM
It's an old and obvious pattern. An unpopular president - failing on the economy and losing his grip on power at home - decides to launch a war for regime change abroad.
The American people don’t want to “run” a foreign country while our leaders fail to improve life in this one.
The American people don’t want to “run” a foreign country while our leaders fail to improve life in this one.
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It’s the United States that needs regime change.
January 3, 2026 at 6:27 PM
It’s the United States that needs regime change.
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Happy New Year, everyone! Maybe this year will be better than the last
a man singing into a microphone in a room
Alt: a man singing into a microphone in a room, counting crows
media.tenor.com
December 31, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Happy New Year, everyone! Maybe this year will be better than the last