Brad Jarvis

‘Exploit every vulnerability’: rogue AI agents published passwords and overrode anti-virus software Exclusive: Lab tests discover ‘new form of insider risk’ with artificial intelligence agents engaging in autonomous, even ‘aggressive’ behaviours

‘Exploit every vulnerability’: rogue AI agents published passwords and overrode anti-virus software

Right-Wing Attacks on James Talarico Are a Reminder That Christian Extremism Is Official Republican Policy The reaction to Talarico's Christian rhetoric demonstrates the ways in which far-right theology is about underwriting misogyny and racism.

"It is Talarico who is presented as both a danger to the country and, perhaps more importantly, to Christianity itself. It’s Talarico’s calls for compassion and humility that will put both the viability of American society and the integrity of the Christian faith at risk."

The Unbelievable Madness of Our War With Iran Last year, I warned about the possibility that Israel might drag the United States into a regional conflict. What’s happening now is worse than I could have ever imagined.

Leaders around the world appear to be struggling to respond to an American administration that is no longer constrained by pretending to care about human lives, the law, or the cost of its hubris. trib.al/16t65iy

CCC cost of net zero analysis: comment New analysis by the CCC on the cost of net zero: comment

Cost of net zero by 2050 less than a single fossil fuel price shock.
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Trump launched military strikes on Iran with no plan for the fallout, and Americans are paying on average $0.56 per gallon more at the pump.

Here are the facts Trump hopes you never see:

Perspective.

Me too.

The worst cabinet in American history And it's not even close.

New in PN: The worst cabinet in history

"Even having one or two cabinet members as disastrous as Noem, Hegseth, Kennedy, or Bondi would be a stain on any administration; putting them all in one govt has created a kind of Bizarro World 1927 Yankees, an all-star team of incompetence and malevolence."

Alaska’s glacial lakes are expanding, increasing the risk of destructive outburst floods Scientists mapped the evolution of 140 glacial lakes in Alaska and found a way to tell how much larger and destructive they can get as their glaciers melt.

Alaska’s Suicide Basin is just one example of a growing problem from glacial lakes that threaten communities with catastrophic flooding around the world as global temperatures rise.
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These hobbies could delay the onset of Alzheimer's by 5 years, study finds

Reading to your kids before bed, teaching them new languages or taking them to museums may seem like just fun little activities to pass the time—but making a habit of them can have unexpected benefits, new research has revealed.

Of course. Just expect the worst consequences of his evil and stupidity.

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Excellent summary.

Our acting head of homeland security. Not getting an "I'll protect you from terrorists" vibe here.

‘Wish I had better news’: Energy expert sounds alarm over impending 'authentic crisis' Former White House energy advisor Bob McNally sounded the alarm Sunday on what he called an “authentic crisis” sparked by President Donald Trump’s attack on Iran, a crisis that he predicted would soon...

‘Wish I had better news’: Energy expert sounds alarm over impending 'authentic crisis' - Raw Story www.rawstory.com/iran-2675864...

If there is a terrorist attack, we must put the blame where it belongs: on the war criminal(s) who incited it.

Three signs Trump's presidency is in a death spiral President Donald Trump entered his second term with significant political advantages but, according to a former Washington Post political journalist, a “trifecta” of political blunders has put his pre...

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Quite true

'That's called genocide': Red flags raised over Trump's 'war criminal' reply to reporter Donald Trump's answer to a reporter who asked about Iran caused some to panic Saturday.Trump has previously suggested he will accept nothing less than "unconditional surrender" from Iran, but on Air F...

'That's called genocide': Red flags raised over Trump's 'war criminal' reply to reporter

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Iran’s people were facing a horrible shortage of water before the war began. If we are destroying desalination plants and setting fire to Teheran we are committing unfathomable crimes.

Religion is the most malevolent of all mind viruses.
~ Sir Arthur C Clarke

Leave big tech behind! How to replace Amazon, Google, X, Meta, Apple – and more A handful of companies monopolise the web, with unprecedented access to our data. But there are many more ethical – and often distinctively European – alternatives

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Repost this everyone must see this. Everyone must read this. MSM has failed us again.

Only because it would cost him votes. They could care less about the students.

Good question.

Chartbook 436 Unseasonal war. How the US-Israeli war on Iran threatens the global agricultural cycle. One impact of the war being waged by the US and Israel against Iran that is not getting as much attention as it deserves, is the impact on the global supply of fertilizer.

Here’s some compounding conflict & climate risks to worry about on a Friday night. 😬🫣

First, we have a growing fertilizer crisis due Iran war As @adamtooze.bsky.social notes, this will hurt poorer countries in Africa the most-but US farmers also feeling the squeeze. (1/x)

So, so concerning.The climate movement is doing everything it can to fight these moves, but it is so hard to break through to a public traumatized by invasions at home and abroad, assaults on democracy, public health, and so many other crises. 1/

Adapting to terrorism by our own government includes finding creative options to protect people. Case in point...