@vanessaglobal.bsky.social
Native American brown gal, Oregonian, veteran, globetrotter, linguist, teacher, critical thinker, reader, learner, atheist, nature & animal lover, 'hockeyist', constructive, motivated, independent, lifelong ANTI-Trumpamagelon, realist - NO BS!!!
The war in the Middle East has caused the “the largest supply disruption in the history of the global oil market,” the International Energy Agency said on Thursday, as Iran stepped up its attacks on tankers in the region.
Explore this gift article:
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Thank you for sharing this here on Bluesky. I was hoping to find some conversations about this & related issues here. I learn a lot from people on Bluesky, whether it's their comments or the articles & books they reference.
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Medicare for All - "That's socialism!"
Social Security - "That's socialism!"
Debt free education - "That's socialism!"
Universal childcare - "That's socialism!"
$1 billion per day on a war in the Middle East that no one wants, while millions of people at home struggle.
"That's just how it is."
It’s so funny that FIFA gave Trump a Peace Prize and a few months later he threatened to kill a national team that qualified for the World Cup.
Gambling is a dangerous slippery slope. Personally financial gambling has never appealed to me, but in the past few years, I have become fascinated not just with the widespread depth of sports gambling, but with POLITICAL, WAR, & DEATH gambling. It's insane!
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I've always impatiently lamented the particular limits of content used to train AI & I've also wondered which works of fiction have been fed to AI.
The Grammarly article references a 2023 article on Stephen King's reaction to his books being used to train AI.
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Before the 2022 social explosion of the AI revolution & ChatGPT, one basic current affairs topic for my students was 'outpacing'-how technology & the power of big tech barons & their corporate enterprises were outpacing the development of structures to regulate them. Tech was dwarfing governments.
AI isn't going away, but it can be useful as it has recently in pattern recognition, discovery, & broad analysis of resources, which have led to beneficial scientific progress.
I did 2 very simple AI projects to understand a bit about AI & people. I've also learned a lot from Bluesky users.
Since about 2022, I've challenged my global students to pay attention to the exponentially rapid growth & expansion of AI, whether they 'use' it or not, because IT uses them. It's crucial to consider present & future implications & consequences.
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"In Beirut, Nowhere Is Safe From Israel's Bombing"
In an on-the-ground dispatch from Lebanon, displaced residents describe the toll of Israel's relentless attacks, as the Israeli military escalates its assault on the capital and advances in the south.
Marco Rubio's BFF is an accused foreign agent and money launderer. His trial is about to start — and Rubio is on the witness list.
My @vanityfair.com story on the legal bomb that's poised to go off in Trumpland.
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Connect the dots
Fetterman doesn’t even give a shit about the kids in Iran. Let that in for a second.
The Alexander Brothers now face Life in prison for their years-long sex trafficking & sexual abuse of young women & underage girls.
My take on how Jeffrey Epstein & the Alexander Brothers used the same playbook to try to intimidate victims & undermine their credibility.
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Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/12/s...
I've never heard anyone claim otherwise so I just assumed most people understood sci as political...unless they are little children. Star Wars is blatantly political, but even sci-fi with one sole character, an alien even, has political implications.
This is amazing.
When the government kills a crucial report, independent scientists decide to write it anyway and release it outside of government channels.
That’s science serving society, even when our political leaders don’t.
Gift link.
A Third of Americans Have Cut Spending or Borrowed Money for Health Care
As medical costs rise, more than 80 million people have made sacrifices like skipping meals and driving less, a new survey finds.
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and some are just saying screw going to doctors for anything. Let the chips fall where they may, live in pain and die when we die. A short visit for simple care should not cost $3700.
Whether it's insurance or co-pays, the astronomical cost of healthcare is absurd. People in power want it that way.
NEWS: The PWHL’s March 28 “Takeover Tour” game between the New York Sirens and the Montreal Victoire will be on national television in the United States for the first time, the league announced on Thursday.
James Fishback likely will not be the next governor of Florida. But he represents a rise of antisemitism and racism that started as trolling for trolling's sake to sincere beliefs among young men on the right. Good @michellegoldberg.bsky.social piece.
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/12/o...
Say something enough, practice something enough.....and find a way to make attention, fame, or money out of it and THAT you shall be.
NEW: Before the Iran War, Trump ignored warnings that Iran could retaliate across the region and stop oil shipments. Now, with energy markets in chaos, some aides are pessimistic about the lack of a strategy to end the war. But they haven't told Trump. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2026/03/10/u...
NEWS: The Trump administration confirmed it bombed a girl’s school in Iran.
It's one of the most devastating military errors in decades.
Trump lied about it. Pete Hegseth gutted the office preventing civilian casualties.
175 are dead. Most were kids. Hegseth should be fired.
