Purbita Sengupta (Purba)

We are truly living through a geopolitical realignment

We regret the unjustified US 25% tariff on steel and aluminium imports.

The EU will protect its consumers and businesses.

We are launching swift, proportionate countermeasures worth up to €26 billion, matching the economic impact of the US tariffs.

More about our response ↓

europa.eu/!rcMqWy

Just spoke with Mark Rutte to debrief on our EUCO discussions.

The REARM Europe plan will boost key capabilities domains—from air and missile defence to cyber warfare—aligned with NATO’s priorities.

So it will strengthen both Europe’s defence and the transatlantic partnership.

We will have zero trade - got it - now fuck off

(1/3) It needs repeating: in 1994, Ukraine was persuaded to give up its nuclear weapons to Russia in return for the US, the UK, and Russia guaranteeing Ukraine’s sovereignty, security, and territorial integrity.

UK prime minister unveils steps toward a Ukraine peace deal, urges US cooperation British Prime Minister Keir Starmer pledged more military aid, as well as the possibility of weapons and boots on the ground, to secure peace in Ukraine.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer pledged more military aid, as well as the possibility of weapons and boots on the ground, to secure peace in Ukraine.

UK, European leaders join forces to draft Ukraine peace plan to take to US European leaders offered a strong show of support to the Ukrainian president and promised to do more to help his nation.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said European leaders had agreed to draw up a Ukraine peace plan to present to the United States, a vital step for Washington to be able to offer security guarantees that Kyiv says are essential to deter Russia reut.rs/4h5RKZX

DOGE's savings page fixed old mistakes — and added new ones An NPR review of new data added to DOGE's "wall of receipts" finds the group quietly changed previous errors, added new ones and still has little verified savings to show for its work.

An NPR review of new data added to DOGE's "wall of receipts" finds the group quietly changed previous errors, added new ones and still has little verified savings to show for its work.

Be a Zelensky in a world of trump #BeAZelensky

What’s interesting about the Oval Office fiasco is that it was Trump who repeatedly claimed during the campaign that he would end the war in ‘24 hours’ and that he was a master negotiator.

Did the guy sulking, then berating Zelensky, then kicking him out, look or sound like a master negotiator?

Following the Oval Office shitshow, Taiwan’s semiconductor chips are its biggest chip in securing U.S. support and deterring China. #taiwan #ukrainesupport #zelensky #fucktrump

The tiny Japanese island militarizing on Taiwan’s doorstep A tiny island on Japan’s western frontier is now the front line in a potential clash over Taiwan.

The tiny Japanese island militarizing on Taiwan’s doorstep www.defensenews.com/global/asia-...

Rebrand it as MoralOil 👌

NSF downsizes summer research program for undergraduates Many participants are from groups underrepresented in science

"downsizes" is a weak way of saying "forced to cancel dozens of programs, which jeopardizes future STEM careers of talented undergrads" @science.org www.science.org/content/arti...

AI robots may hold key to nursing Japan's aging population Japan is the world's most advanced aging society with a falling birth rate, dwindling working-age population and restrictive immigration policies.

An artificial intelligence-driven humanoid robot called AIREC is a prototype future "caregiver" for Japan's rapidly aging population and chronic shortage of aged-care workers.

Artificial intelligence, existential risk and equity: the need for multigenerational bioethics > Future people count. There could be a lot of them. We can make their lives better. > > -- William MacAskill, What We Owe The Future > > [Longtermism is] quite possibly the most dangerous secular belief...

Artificial intelligence, existential risk and equity: the need for multigenerational bioethics | Journal of Medical Ethics

DeepSeek rushes to launch new AI model as China goes all in DeepSeek is looking to press home its advantage. The Hangzhou-based firm is accelerating the launch of the successor to January's R1 model.

DeepSeek likely to release next-generation R2 model before May https://www.reuters.com/technology/artificial-intelligence/deepseek-rushes-launch-new-ai-model-china-goes-all-2025-02-25/ #AI #DeepSeek

🚨THIS JUST HAPPENED: OpenAI & Anthropic just admitted in their own documents that their artificial intelligence systems are on the verge of being able to help terrorists develop chemical & biological weapons.

This comes weeks after Trump deregulated AI.

www.levernews.com/making-tax-d...

Human therapists prepare for battle against AI pretenders The nation’s largest association of psychologists warned federal regulators that artificial intelligence chatbots “masquerading” as therapists could drive vulnerable people to harm themselves or others.

The nation’s largest association of psychologists warned federal regulators that artificial intelligence chatbots “masquerading” as therapists could drive vulnerable people to harm themselves or others.

Trump & Vance demanded 50% of all of Ukraine's natural resources and they have the nerve to demand Zelensky be thankful? Why the fuck would he be thankful? He's caught between an imperialist warmonger who illegally invaded his country and an imperialist demanding economic colonization of his country