U.S. Strikes in Middle East Use Anthropic, Hours After Trump Ban Within hours of declaring that the federal government will end its use of artificial-intelligence tools made by tech company Anthropic, President Trump launched a major air attack in Iran with the hel...

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US military reportedly used Claude in Iran strikes despite Trump’s ban Trump calls Anthropic a ‘Radical Left AI company run by people who have no idea what the real World is all about’

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Swiss anti-GM initiative gathers enough signatures for a vote Regulation of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in Switzerland is set to return to the ballot box. A popular initiative titled “For food without genetically modified organisms” was submitted to th

Swiss anti-#GMO initiative gathers enough signatures for a vote at the ballot box. The proposal—backed by more than 137,000 signatures (well above the 100,000 threshold)—calls for continued strict controls once the current moratorium on GM crops expires in 2030. lenews.ch/2026/02/27/s...

Is AI already killing people by accident? The writer Tyler Austin Harper (of The Atlantic, etc.) sent me a thread this morning, asking whether a mistargeting yesterday that killed nearly 150 school children in Iran could have been the result ...

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(recent) inexcusable failure on many fronts by white men or women but not those with Tourette's

Kornetkze's American (born & raised in WI) not a Brit. His usage of "this country" was the first clue. He posted this rant on FB in August 2025 and someone then highjacked it and made it appear as if it had been published in newsprint when it never was. They also misattributed as British.

yup

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Florida wants its own CIA. That could lead to unchecked domestic surveillance | Seth Stern, Lauren Harper and Bobby Block A bill to create a state intelligence operation would allow scrutiny based on ‘opinions’ – and could prompt other states to follow

“The bill’s language allows scrutiny based on ‘views’ and ‘opinions’, a standard that echoes some of the darkest chapters of American surveillance history.”

Workers laboring in a cauliflower field after a heavy rain

"Camilo" sent this from where he is harvesting cauliflower in Santa Maria CA. "The recent rains have made the grounds extremely slippery so we have to be very careful not to slip. It makes the hard work we do even harder." #WeFeedYou

Sloth Bear Melursus ursinus The sloth bear (Melursus ursinus), with their distinctive “Y” or “V” shaped chest patch and shaggy fur, are unique bears native to the Indian subcontinent. Once exploited as…

Sloth #bears 🐻 are nurturing parents 💗😘 with shaggy fur and unique chest markings. Living throughout #India they’re now #vulnerable from #poaching and #palmoil #deforestation 🌴⛔🙈 Help them survive #Boycottpalmoil #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetect.bsky.social

More controversy over the puberty blocker trial Should articulating a belief that it's wrong to allow men to self-identify into female sport disqualify a scientist from oversight of the clinical trials of puberty blockers?

'Does the MHRA’s decision mean scientists who one day hope they might play a role in medical regulation in the UK have to avoid publicly taking part in important democratic conversations in the future?'
Exactly.
The crux of the issue.
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An Ohio newspaper has a new star writer. It isn’t human. At the 184-year-old Cleveland Plain Dealer, a top editor’s push to let AI draft news articles is boosting traffic — and spooking staffers.

The Plain Dealer has a new byline: “On recent articles about an ice carving festival, a medical research discovery and a roaming pack of chicken-slaying dogs, a reporter’s name is paired with the words ‘Advance Local Express Desk.’ It means: This article was drafted by artificial intelligence.”

YouTube video by Sky News Jeremy Corbyn: 'It's an incredibly difficult situation' in Iran

The United States and Israel have jeopardised the lives of millions of people with their reckless, illegal and unprovoked attack.

Watch my full interview with @skynewsrss.bsky.social here.

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The US Senior Director for Counterterrorism.

The Wire so good on many levels; the above encapsulates the season exporing the death of news and substitution of waffle (sorry) 'opinion'

US moving pregnant immigrant girls to Texas to avoid providing abortions, critics say Ex-official calls transfer of unaccompanied girls as young as 13, many pregnant due to rape, a human rights violation

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Datacentre developers face calls to disclose effect on UK’s net emissions Campaign groups write to technology secretary amid concerns that sites could double overall electricity demand Datacentre developers are facing pressure to reveal whether their projects will increase the UK’s net greenhouse gas emissions, amid concerns the sites could double national electricity demand. Campaign groups have written to the UK technology secretary, Liz Kendall, warning that the energy required by new AI infrastructure poses a “serious threat to efforts to decarbonise the electricity grid”. Continue reading...

Datacentre developers face calls to disclose effect on UK’s net emissions

Datacentre developers face calls to disclose effect on UK’s net emissions Campaign groups write to technology secretary amid concerns that sites could double overall electricity demand

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looks like abortion brokers/health professionals exploiting legal loophole (and women) for lots of money

aplgs very grim

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DOE climate report 'demonstrably incorrect', say scientists in new analysis A leading climate scientist has sought to set the record straight over "demonstrably incorrect" claims made in a major U.S. government report that misrepresented his work and downplayed the role of hu...

DOE climate report 'demonstrably incorrect', say scientists in new analysis
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Researchers praise ‘stunning’ results of new prostate cancer treatment Early trials of the drug VIR-5500 showed it shrinking tumours in some patients

I have this cancer in remission (nearly 20 years now). I'm convinced the only reason I'm still alive is because I was (for a neuro knock-on catastrophe) treated with immunoglobulin donated by strangers. Their antibodies taught mine, got me out of a wheelchair.

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❗️The 🇫🇷French naval base in Abu Dhabi was likely attacked by an 🇮🇷Iranian Shahed-type strike drone.

Meta won’t let morality get in the way of a product launch What a great time to add facial recognition to everything!

“Just because you are outside of your home doesn’t mean you have consented to having a random bozo collect your face and your name, the latter of which can enable them to search for your digital presence or even home address. The act of existing in public should not carry those risks.”

handy tool

Baby born alive, then frozen: YouTuber, doctors indicted for murder in 36-week abortion case A South Korean YouTuber who posted a video detailing what she said was an abortion at 36 weeks of pregnancy, and the doctors who performed it, have been indicte

so more about criminality and exploitation of a vulnerable woman than draconian government

this would be criminal anywhere

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Three pairs of mating frogs are sitting amongst a mass of frogspawn. They're surrounded by green aquatic plants and a few brown dead stems.

🐸 We have frogspawn at last! 🐸
And what looks like a frog free-for-all!
#SignsOfSpring #SpawnWatch #ClassOf2026
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South Korean YouTuber indicted for murder over late-term abortion video The baby was allegedly born alive through a caesarean operation and later placed in a freezer. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

this story been around a bit; this article from 2024

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think that was 'piece' as in 'piece of the action'