Tom Simpson

Donald Trump has welcomed white "refugees" from South Africa, claiming they face "genocide" as the country tries to address the ongoing legacy of apartheid.

"This accusation of white genocide emanating from the White House is a conspiracy theory and a myth," says writer Andile Zulu.

Cornell law professor Sandra Babcock discusses a major new human rights report she co-authored, which adds to the growing consensus that "Israel has committed and is committing the crime of apartheid" against Palestinians.

The report was released Thursday, on what Palestinians mark as Nakba Day.

Starmer's migrant plan: How does it differ from Rwanda and will it actually work? — The i Paper The Home Office is reportedly considering plans to send rejected asylum seekers to the western Balkans

Human trafficking is still human trafficking when governments are doing it! And it is still illegal! You’d think a bunch of top lawyers supposedly running the country would know that. As we say in Bosnia- ask for your money back- it was clearly wasted on law degrees!

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The iconic Stari Most bridge, a symbol of resilience and unity, arches gracefully over the emerald Neretva River.

The iconic Stari Most bridge, a symbol of resilience and unity, arches gracefully over the emerald Neretva River.

#Mostar #Bosnia 🇧🇦

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more context on this, courtesy of Dr. Lyra Monteiro

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Sam Altman will co-chair San Francisco mayor-elect Daniel Lurie's transition team | TechCrunch San Francisco's mayor-elect, Daniel Lurie, has tapped OpenAI CEO Sam Altman to help run his transition team, the campaign announced on Monday, as part of

This is absurd and tragic as Trump’s cabinet picks.

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Hello Blue Sky! Good to see y'all over here! Peace & love, Doug

Where Have You Been - Official Trailer 2024 - Directed and Edited by Mirko Pincelli - Produced by Pinch Media Film Ltd and ŠTO TE NEMA, Inc. - Co-produced by The Post-Conflict Research Center - Executive…

On this 29th anniversary of the #SrebrenicaGenocide, pls watch & share the just-released trailer for “Where Have You Been,” an extraordinary new #documentary #film about #bosnian artist Aida Šehović & her ŠTO TE NEMA monument, imagining a world without war & genocide. ❤️

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a gorgeous Sunday afternoon in greater Boston today with the New England Friends of Bosnia and Herzegovina 🇧🇦 for their annual Taste of Bosnia and Herzegovina festival…a celebration of life, culture, and survival ❤️

late summer sunset, an impending storm, new england, unfiltered…

Day 1 of my 19th year teaching (and 16th at this place) is an absolute scorcher…even though it’s about 95 degrees in my classroom, so excited to welcome students to my fall courses in religion, ethics, and philosophy ❤️

I just commented, and you can too!

I was heretofore laboring under the misapprehension that somehow *I* could be Houston’s favorite Virgo, but this makes way more sense tbh…

I turn 48 today, and Twitter is now my e(X). Life’s too short for that noise. Good to see so many of y’all here!

«When AI systems are used, they are usually used for surveillance» – Schweizer Monat The President of the messaging app Signal, Meredith Whittaker, warns about the application of Artificial Intelligence. It’s important not to give big corporations linked to governments a free pass…

English edition of a very fun interview discussing surveillance, AI, and why Signal is so important👇

https://schweizermonat.ch/when-ai-systems-are-used-they-are-usually-used-for-surveillance/#

Twitter accused of helping Saudi Arabia commit human rights abuses Lawsuit says network discloses user data at request of Saudi authorities at much higher rate than for US, UK and Canada

The lawsuit accuses Twitter of "helping Saudi Arabia commit grave human rights abuses against its users, including by disclosing confidential user data at the request of Saudi authorities at a much higher rate than it has for the US, UK or Canada."

Kierkegaard on my favorite activity:

"I have walked myself into my best thoughts, and I know of no thought so burdensome that one cannot walk away from it. .... If one just keeps on walking, everything will be all right.”