- More academic publishers are doing AI deals ↗︎ « Corporate third parties will effectively render academic research pointless. —
- Are we underestimating global warming? ↗︎ « If ‘we’ refers to the landed hegemon, yes. Many of us are worried sick about the destruction of nature and the suffering of animals and humans due to the already irreversible damage caused by ‘them’. —
- UN General Assembly 2024: Diplomats walk out in protest against Netanyahu address ↗︎ « Those that stayed are very telling… —
- Sloths on Brink of Extinction As They Struggle To Adapt to Changing World ↗︎ « The species loss, and death toll, of selfish humans climate change is already devastating. It’s only getting worse. —
- Yes, Actually, Individual Responsibility Is Essential to Solving the Climate Crisis ↗︎ « There is something to be said here for: voting green, buying from “better” companies, educating each other, doing things locally, going to rallies, not eating meat etc. but individuals still have very little power compared to corps. —
- TSMC execs allegedly dismissed Sam Altman as ‘podcasting bro’ — OpenAI CEO made absurd requests for 36 fabs for $7 trillion ↗︎ « I wish we had better than ‘x bro’ to describe the despotic behaviour of capitalist shitheads. —
- Dell sales team told to return to office 5 days a week, starting Monday ↗︎ « Capitalists micromanaging and making workers lives miserable - they get off on it. —
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Today I have some off the cuff thoughts about global heat death – revisiting an early theme (actually, the earliest in this particular incarnation of dispatches)...
- Google Listed as Sponsor, Host of Israeli Military Tech Conference ↗︎ « Inescapable genocide supporters. —
- “Y'all Cannot Actually Be This Stupid”: Ethel Cain Defends Chappell Roan's Election Stance ↗︎ « Roan’s take is probably one of the more enlightened celebrity takes I’ve seen, of course the American “centrists” have issues with it. They love genocide. (And would be far right anywhere else in the world) —
- Survey: 73% of Amazon workers are considering quitting after 5-day in-office mandate ↗︎ « Or, uh, just unionise? —
- Argentina’s poverty rate soars to nearly 53% in first half of 2024 ↗︎ « Poor people convinced by propaganda and hegemony to vote severely against their interests suffer the consequences. This is what happens when the right wins. Terrible things. —
- Sanders Files to Force First-Ever Vote in Congress on Blocking Weapons to Israel ↗︎ « There are a small handful of sane people in politics. —
- Trump Sells $100K Gold Watches on Same Day Melania Insists People Can’t Afford Basic Necessities ↗︎ « If people were more awake, they’d realise this is a contradiction of capital. Trumps various mouthpieces show how exploited and enslaved we are — and he promises only more punishing chains. —
- Lebanon ceasefire hopes fade as Netanyahu issues contradictory statements ↗︎ « The fact he’s even platformed at the UN is a disgrace. The ICC is an ineffectual organ, and the global imperialist project of the USA needs to burn. —