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Economist and former news exec | I simulate economies, automate data, and identify consequences | Opinions are my own

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Americans really do have so much Ukranian blood on their hands. The free world is defying the US to help Ukraine, yet you Yanks are about to give Putin everything he wants. You deserve everything you elected.

09.08.2025 15:54 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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'Ukrainians will not gift their land' β€” Zelensky rejects idea of territorial concessions to end Russia's war The day before, Donald Trump claimed that peace talks between Moscow and Kyiv would likely involve "some swapping of territories."

⚑️'Ukrainians will not gift their land' β€” Zelensky rejects idea of territorial concessions to end Russia's war.

The day before, Donald Trump claimed that peace talks between Moscow and Kyiv would likely involve "some swapping of territories."

09.08.2025 08:21 β€” πŸ‘ 904    πŸ” 260    πŸ’¬ 62    πŸ“Œ 29

TACO: We all know what the little blue pill does. Apparently, the #redpill gives you a limp dick instead. Like those who voted for him, #Trump is unable to perform.

09.08.2025 09:39 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Not one inch of land should be given to the Russians.

08.08.2025 21:49 β€” πŸ‘ 153    πŸ” 27    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 2

Really frustrating seeing journalists continue using β€œpeace deal.” This is such an insult to Ukrainians. What β€œpeace deal” implies is rewarding a terrorist state committing genocide and an illegal invasion by an aggressor.

09.08.2025 03:38 β€” πŸ‘ 5206    πŸ” 1580    πŸ’¬ 195    πŸ“Œ 68

India's direct support for Russia's invasion of Ukraine makes me wonder when they started taking orders from Beijing. It might be because the USA isn't strong enough to protect them from Pakistan anymore.

09.08.2025 02:47 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

if your teenager loses their shit and β€œrecoils in disgust” because somebody who looks different to them interacts with them in public

that’s a hell of an indictment against your parenting

07.08.2025 12:54 β€” πŸ‘ 1149    πŸ” 134    πŸ’¬ 10    πŸ“Œ 4

They'll all fuck off to Russia to become welders in the army.

08.08.2025 09:16 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This is ideal. US Republicans have so far proven to be so stupid that they'd impoverish, humiliate, and jail themselves en masses just to 'pwn the libs'. Tell them that right-wing emmegration triggers woke people.

08.08.2025 09:16 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

It really does not sound like Americans do know.

08.08.2025 09:06 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Sorry, Yanks. You don't get points for being right about what's going on in your country at the moment. It's fairly obvious and you let it get this bad in the first place.

08.08.2025 05:19 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I say this as being utterly pro-ML: Yes. That is the only appropriate response.

Well, also: "So, do you actively support evil or is it accidental support?"

08.08.2025 05:15 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Paul is amazing. Glad to see this linked.

08.08.2025 05:11 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

More importantly, if you use an OpenAI product instead of almost any other alternative, your money is going towards fascism and genocide. It's hard to find truly ethical AI companies - because the anti-AI lobby crushes small players and let monopolies form.

08.08.2025 05:09 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The big frontier models are all on 'shrooms at the moment. It's beyond frustrating.

08.08.2025 05:05 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Professional writer and Editor reporting. This is so utterly fundamental and I cannot agree with this more.

08.08.2025 05:03 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This is true for two reasons. Firstly, you shouldn't use anything for everything.

Secondly, if this adult is like me and has #disabilities, #AI making life #accessible isn't as important to a lot of people as #royalties and protecting #corporate #IP ownership are.

So yeah, doomed.

08.08.2025 04:59 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

And, History Lesson: Most American innovations came from immigrants. We know how you feel about that so you don't have much going for you as a nation.

07.08.2025 21:17 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

And we dropped our order for US submarines because you can't be trusted. Australia is now buying from Japan - a more innovative nation.

07.08.2025 21:17 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

This is the kind of #Republican #propaganda that led to the #Trump administration. #Americans, you need to take everything seriously and fight it. Or don't. We can run Pine Gap without you.

07.08.2025 21:17 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Marine insurers love it when cargo has to take the long way.

07.08.2025 08:13 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I had to start journalling how many times I got yelled at by MPs for publishing headlines condemning this torture. The readers who would also get upset tended to be racist, rent-seeking, and against support for families.

07.08.2025 08:11 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Your take on this made my day. Well said.

07.08.2025 08:01 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

the most persistent β€œcrime” policy in all Australian jurisdictions is paying violent adults to harm children.

06.08.2025 22:55 β€” πŸ‘ 51    πŸ” 27    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 2

I think the point missed in this post is that #Wikipedia became reliable because we didn't leave it to #corporate interests. Individuals took control and made it transparent. The #anti-AI lobby just wants to make sure only companies can ignore AI #regulations.

07.08.2025 07:56 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Left-wing Americans who didn't vote Democrat in 2024 to punish Harris for not being pro-Palestine enough - You're being counted as right-wing extremists by International OSInt groups now. But at least you got the president you wanted.

07.08.2025 07:49 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Americans, you all elected this. It will be generations before the rest of us take the USA seriously again. It turns out your thoughts on politics aren't very effective.

07.08.2025 07:43 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Another own-goal by the anti-AI lobby. Enterprise offerings sure don't have the same accuracy-killing guardrails. Only individuals who could disrupt corporate power get the broken models.

07.08.2025 07:34 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Meanwhile, Altman knows that OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google are engaging in anti-competitive activities to use guardrails that cripple LLM accuracy to appease anti-AI legislators instead of competing with LLMs that are ethical because they can reason.

07.08.2025 07:34 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

This. Anyone who has studied how these models work knows from experience that they are the last source you should ask.

07.08.2025 01:46 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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