Revenance Event
China Miéville returns to fiction with a secret history of late-twentieth-century Britain.
The Cycle of State-Sponsored Censorship, Torture, and Repression in Texas Prisons
It is a symbolic reminder that while men who created this vision for TDCJ might be dead, their practices will be condoned by the State of Texas and live on forever. Read more via Scalawag : The Cycle of State-Sponsored Censorship, Torture, and Repression in Texas Prisons
€ FTC lawsuit alleges Amazon has been ‘secretly and systematically’ overcharging for ads
The FTC and 22 state attorneys general are suing Amazon for allegedly using a "secret ad surcharge" to drive up prices for ads on its website and app. FTC chairman Andrew Ferguson claims in a blog post on the lawsuit that the higher advertising prices "were largely passed on to American consumers.
Lay Down and Die
As settlers launch pogroms across the West Bank, Palestinians are told to quietly accept their fate.
We Love David Attenborough, So Why Don’t We Listen to Him?
Sir David Attenborough is beloved. The esteemed natural historian recently topped a list of the U.K.’s favorite “ national treasures ,” people who are so respected for their contributions to the country that the individual is no longer considered a mere person, and has become a kind of institution.
How Cooking Gas Became a Barometer for the Iran War’s Energy Shock
Trade in liquefied petroleum gas has been redrawn over the past six months, becoming a microcosm of a global crisis.
“What can I do?” The answer is still anything.
Revisiting a 2021 call to action in the wake of the Nepal-Tibet floods.
What Twenty Years of Social Media Has Done to Our Memories
Lives aren’t neat narratives of growth and redemption
Are We Thinking Correctly About AI Intelligence?
Computer scientist Melanie Mitchell discusses why artificial intelligence doesn’t “think” or “reason” like humans, and how we can create better methods for measuring machine cognition.
An American Returns to Palestine to Defend His Home from Settlers
Loui Ridi returned to Qusra to confront the settlers trying to steal his home. Now he's imprisoned inside it, and he's asking the US Embassy for help. So far, they've offered none.
Overturning Anti-BDS Laws is the Next Fight for the Pro-Palestine Left
Amid a pro-Palestine shift, advocates are looking to roll back state anti-BDS laws. It won’t be easy.
Tracking a Sanctioned Russian Vessel’s West African Odyssey
Cargo vessel reported to have transported weapons destined for Russian mercenaries has been shuttling between West African ports since March.
A startup claims it’s found a drug to make your blood young
I knew I’d officially become a “longevity influencer” this month when a company called Generation Lab reached out to offer me the chance to write about—and even receive—their new rejuvenation treatment, an injectable combination of two existing drugs which they call 1 Generation. This wasn’t just any antiaging treatment, either.
Out-of-touch Trump says communities that reject AI data centers will be ‘backwards and poor’
“Donald Trump is actively trying to help as many Democratic senators as possible get elected,” said one polling expert.
Their Materialism and Ours: Minds, Matter, and Marxism
This is a response to China Miéville’s essay from Salvage #15: Bewitched and Distorted, ‘Beyond Folk Marxism: Mind, Metaphysics and Spooky Materialism‘. A reply by China Miéville and Richard Seymour follows below.
Abolish ICE? Perish the Thought, Says Press
Recent articles argue that abolishing ICE will result in worse outcomes for immigrants, and even debating the idea makes Democrats more vulnerable to attacks.
Robots can fight, but can they work?
Government funding and manufacturing investment are racing ahead of the robots' ability to operate beyond choreographed demonstrations - like the dances and boxing matches that have made ...
Supreme Court Gives Trump Big Ballroom Win
The divided Court ruled that work may continue, even though dissenting Chief Justice Roberts concluded that the project is “likely unlawful. ”
HowMeta's bold plan to replace staff with AI imploded
To make its workforce " AI native," Meta explored slashing the size of many teams across the company by as much as 60% in two waves, internal documents show.
Book Review: ‘The Disappearers,’ by Marlon James
Marlon James’s story of gay experience and murderous homophobia in Jamaica is a maximalist’s banquet — and the Booker Prize winner’s finest book yet.
