Fatima Ayub

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Political analyst focused on global conflict and security, Afghanistan, the Middle East and US politics. Purveyor of quality nonsense. Rare Afghan with two names.

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Can someone in the galaxy brain pundit class say “People who threaten the lives and freedom of their fellow Americans are not fit for public office and Robinson should leave the race” or are we just going to ask Taylor Swift to moderate a speed primary for us and hope that fixes America?

Still waiting.

Will wait for a single news outlet to call on Robinson to withdraw from the race.

Mass murdering a captive civilian population will do that. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

Gaza war a recruiting boon for terrorists, U.S. intelligence showswww.washingtonpost.com Anger at the United States over its role in Israel’s war in Gaza has galvanized terror groups globally, the State Department’s top intelligence official says.

It’s very telling who you think can be replaced with AI. Teaching assistants yes college presidents no

Also known as “training your replacement.” 😩

Morehouse to be the first university to use virtual AI teaching assistantswww.axios.com The Atlanta HBCU will have AI teaching assistants this fall.

What level of America is this

😡🧐🤬 gizmodo.com/oklahoma-ala...

Oklahoma, Alabama Now Have AI-Powered Vending Machines That Sell Bulletsgizmodo.com In a questionable new trend, supermarkets in the South now seem to be selling bullets right out of a dispenser.

We have failed Palestinians utterly and completely.

"Some children think that their legs might grow again. This is one of the saddest things that we hear on a regular basis.” The war in Gaza makes life nearly impossible for disabled people. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

How the war in Gaza makes life nearly impossible for disabled peoplewww.motherjones.com “Some children think that their legs might grow again. This is one of the saddest things that we hear on a regular basis.”

There’s no bottom.

“At least five journalists were killed in attacks by Israeli forces in the last 24 hours in Gaza as bombings and air strikes across the besieged enclave intensified.”

Five journalists killed as Israel steps up bombardment across Gazawww.aljazeera.com Journalist couple Amjad Jahjouh and Wafa Abu Dabaan and their children were killed in a strike on the Nuseirat camp.

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This @theausinstitute.bsky.social survey illustrates kind of perfectly why the fossil fuel industry spends so much marketing spend talking about jobs, economics and how dependent government revenue is on fossil fuels. australiainstitute.org.au/wp-content/u...

20 years of occupation and war and Westerners still haven’t clicked to the fact that Afghans are not called “Afghanis”. An afghani is a unit of currency. It is not the adjective descriptor for someone from Afghanistan. Grumble grumble.

There’s no bottom.

An Israeli attack has killed at least 16 Palestinians and injured 50 others at UNRWA's Al-Jaouni school sheltering displaced people in al-Nuseirat camp in central Gaza, the Palestinian Ministry of Health in the strip said on Saturday.

Israeli attack kills at least 16 at UNWRA school for the displaced in Gaza, ministry says | CNNwww.cnn.com The Israeli military says militants were operating in the area. A displaced man at the school says children are among the injured.

“Almost the entire population”

Nearly 2 million people have been displaced in Gaza – almost the entire population – after the Israeli military last week ordered a further 80,000 people to evacuate parts of Gaza City amid a renewed ground operation, the latest UN figures show.

Almost entire population in Gaza now displaced amid fresh Israeli offensive | CNNwww.cnn.com Nearly 2 million people have been displaced in Gaza – almost the entire population – after the Israeli military this week ordered a further 80,000 people to evacuate parts of Gaza City amid a renewed ...

There’s a word for forcibly displacing an entire population I can feel it

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Neil Stenhouse

Just full mask off nonsense at the NYT

This is the way.

Nothing is stopping every single Democratic elected official and apparatchik from taking the airwaves every single day to articulately and decisively repeat a set of cogent talking points about Trump (ie 45). Nothing. Dem PACs could be slamming him with ads now. Stop whining and do that.

You don’t have to call anyone “sir” or “lord”, it’s your right as an American.

if there is one traditional aspect of being American I live by, it’s absolutely refusing to acknowledge or play along with British royalty and nobility bullshit

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Sara Luterman

My husband does not know Jordan Peterson is and I envy his peace.

Will wait for a single news outlet to call on Robinson to withdraw from the race.

NEWS --> Mark Robinson, the MAGA extremist GOP nominee for governor in North Carolina, appeared to endorse political violence against unnamed foes in a recent speech. "Some folks need killing!" he shouted. "It's a matter of necessity!" Video and story here: newrepublic.com/article/1834...

MAGA Gov Candidate’s Ugly, Hateful Rant: “Some Folks Need Killing!”newrepublic.com Mark Robinson, the GOP nominee for governor in North Carolina, has a long history of incendiary comments. But he may have topped himself this time.

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Nick Brumfield

Always good to know that I never agree with this terrible man about anything.

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Neil Stenhouse

If I were attempting to be the paper of record I would simply not print lies.

Hopelessness is submission, as Edward Said told us. Act accordingly.

I wrote about the election and the American project. www.ositanwanevu.com/will-america...

lol lmao futurism.com/the-byte/ai-...

There's a Small Problem With the AI Industry: It's Making Absolutely No Moneyfuturism.com AI is not making money for investors which may be connected to businesses having trouble adopting the technology.

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Over at the Bad Place, I made a tradition of posting Douglass' "What, To The Slave, Is The Fourth of July," and I intend to carry on that tradition here. Since most versions you read in classes or in textbooks have parts omitted, the link below has the full text of the speech.

(1852) Frederick Douglass, "What, To The Slave, Is The Fourth Of July" •www.blackpast.org On July 5, 1852, Frederick Douglass was invited to address the citizens of his hometown, Rochester, New York. Whatever the expectations of his audience on that 76th anniversary of the signing of the D...

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-40,000+ killed -15,000+ children killed -20,000 children missing -70% of Gaza's buildings destroyed -60% of Gaza's farms destroyed -2,200,000 displaced

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Hello, I am Jamal from Gaza. Unfortunately, everything was destroyed in Gaza. My university, my studies, my beautiful city, my dreams, and everything is beautiful. Our lives are also in danger and the destruction is still continuing. You can help me rebuild my life gofund.me/2f77e0ba

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The environmental toll of AI is obscene, especially when things like Google's AI search don't create real social benefits. prospect.org/environment/...

The climate case for regulating AI grows more urgent by the hour as the plagiarism machines accelerate the burning of the planet. www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-ne...

Google falling short of important climate target, cites electricity needs of AIwww.nbcnews.com The company has one of the most significant climate commitments in industry and has been seen as a leader.

5,000% increase in food bank use

Belal is in Gaza. Help and share if you can 💛🤲🏽

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Chris Hayes

I am so annoyed that this sentence makes sense to me.

Palestinians in Gaza need help and money. Abdsafi is fundraising for his sister Walaa, who urgently needs to be evacuated for spinal surgery. Share and give, and follow his account to hear voices from Gaza.

Hello beloved friends . Pay attention please This is last chance to save my sister’s spinal cord , she has injuries of spinal cord and can’t walk , need urgent surgery and urgent evacuation, do ur best repost and donate. 🍉🍉💔🇵🇸 gofund.me/fd1a59bf