In China, Ruled by Men, Women Quietly Find a Powerful Voice (www.nytimes.com)
Man Sets Himself on Fire Near Courthouse Where Trump Is on Trial (www.nytimes.com)
Not much info at time of posting what prompted the man to do so
Arizona anti-abortion activists aren’t letting up after Supreme Court victory (www.nbcnews.com)
This article is absolutely infuriating. I’d like to say I’m surprised to see people with such vitriol, but this isn’t a surprise.
Russia and China Veto U.S.-Led Cease-Fire Resolution at U.N. (www.nytimes.com)
Edit: It looks like the argument here is that the US is not calling for an instant ceasefire, but instead saying that one is very important to have. China and Russia say it should be immediate. The US also tied it to hostage talks....
They Worked Together as Peace Activists. Oct. 7 Changed Everything. (www.nytimes.com)
This is an excellent article. It follows an Israeli peace activist and a Palestinian peace activist who work together with a group that believes communication between Israelis and Palestinians is paramount to having a peaceful resolution....
Cornel West sets his sights on a key battleground state (www.politico.com)
Mike Johnson’s America: Revisit landmark SCOTUS decisions and use government to ‘restrain evil’ (www.cnn.com)
The article has a fantastic line about how Johnson’s views are so out of step, even the majority of the conservative justices on the supreme court don’t champion them. He agrees with Thomas, and Thomas is exceptionally unique in just how insanely conservative he is....
GOP senators’ late night effort to approve military nominations fails to overcome Tuberville and Lee hold (www.cnn.com)
He still refuses to budge, even after Republicans were eviscerated on election day for abortion. They’re going to keep getting hit for it until they can rein in true believers like Tuberville.
Gaza needs a humanitarian pause. Then we need a vision of where we go from here | Bernie Sanders (www.theguardian.com)
This is a fantastic opinion piece by Sanders that lays it out the situation before the Hamas attack, the current situation, and what should be done. He lays out several requirements for peace that aid to Israel should be contingent on. He also notes that Hamas is hurting the Palestinians, which is a detail very few mention....
Blasting Bullhorns and Water Cannons, Chinese Ships Wall Off the Sea (www.nytimes.com)
The article provided a good overview of the situation and firsthand accounts, plus marked up maps. The maps make it clear just how ridiculous their claims are. It’s like a modern “manifest destiny” philosophy.
Democrat triumphs in Republican stronghold in warning sign to Trump (www.newsweek.com)
Democrats won 56-44 in a NH district which Trump barely won in 2020. Encouraging news!
McCarthy faces a threat to oust him as speaker. Here's how that could work (www.cnn.com)
Turns out constantly capitulating to the far right doesn’t earn you any loyalty from them – who’d have guessed? /s
A.I.’s un-learning problem: Researchers say it’s virtually impossible to make an A.I. model ‘forget’ the things it learns from private user data (finance.yahoo.com)
I’m rather curious to see how the EU’s privacy laws are going to handle this....
The Clean Energy Future is Roiling both Friends and Foes (www.nytimes.com)
I hate NIMBY environmentalist hypocrites
Joe Blackburn addresses concerns from SotG, talks about new maps and new armor (twitter.com)
Highlights – an Eververse armor next season is going to be moved to ritual armor, a dedicated team is going to bring free PvP map packs.
Don't overstate 1.5 degrees C threat, new IPCC head says (www.dw.com)
In short, we aren’t on track to an apocalyptic extinction, and the new head is concerned that rhetoric that we are is making people apathetic and paralyzes them from making beneficial actions....
Bellwether? Ohio voters back abortion rights amendment in a test case for other states (www.usatoday.com)
Ohio is having a vote in November to decide on if abortion will be legal or not. Similar ballot measures and referendums have shown huge support for abortion in even conservative states....
Hot take: LLM technology is being purposefully framed as AI to avoid accountability
Which of the following sounds more reasonable?...
Twitter accuses Meta of hiring former staff in cease-and-desist letter (www.businessinsider.com)
There’s just something fucking hilarious about laying off employees, mocking them, and being sued for improperly firing them – and then whining that your competitor hired them and that they have access to Twitter information still....
