Slippery Slop
The Wall Street Journal ’s opinion page embraces an AI submission. Plus: Tracking the expulsion of climate science from Florida textbooks, and putting out prison fires.
Die Z-Influencerin für Beauty und Krieg
Maria Tschadina ist eine Kriegspropagandistin der neuen Generation. Die typische Krawalligkeit russischer TV-Propagandisten ist ihr fremd, auf Insta will die Influencerin den Krieg glamourös und cool machen.
Resistance from Below, Not an Axis of States; A conversation with Joseph Daher
Joseph Daher argues for an anti-imperialism rooted not in states or geopolitical blocs, but in workers, popular movements, democratic freedoms and resistance from below. The war in Gaza, and then the spread of fighting to Lebanon and Iran, has once again turned an old disagreement on the left into an urgent question.
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.
Meta accepts U.S. safety rules while pitching softer tools abroad
As governments consider banning social media for under-16s, Meta is turning to influencers to argue that parental controls are a better solution.
Brazil gives parents social media controls for their kids. Should the US?
California is leading on kids’ data privacy in the U.S. but still lags internationally.
Hybrid Repression: Coordinated Attacks on Rwanda Press Freedom
Rwanda’s covert operations and AI disinformation tactics are forcing journalists into exile.
Nils Minkmar mit einer Nachlese zu den "Sommerinterviews" von ARD und ZDF
mit einer Nachlese zu den "Sommerinterviews" von ARD und ZDF
A Civilization Under Threat: The Destruction of Cultural Heritage in War
Recent wars have damaged historic monuments, museums and intangible heritage across Iran, exposing both wartime destruction and the limits of international legal protections. Over roughly the past half-century, Iran has experienced three wars: the eight-year Iran–Iraq War, the 12-day war, and the 39-day war.
From Tommy Robinson to wellness gurus: the influencers promoting risky offshore trading
Vantage Markets’s offshore arm targets customers in the UK. But its advocates aren’t financial experts – they’re make-up experts, manosphere bros and mumpreneurs
A Waste Crisis Threatens Iran’s Miankaleh Wetland
Decades of unmanaged waste near Behshahr have contaminated the soil and threaten groundwater and Miankaleh, one of Iran’s most valuable wetland ecosystems. A short distance from the internationally recognised Miankaleh Wetland, decades of accumulated waste in Behshahr have created a growing crisis for the region’s soil, water and public health.
Foreign Policy by Likes: The Millions We Have Paid
Closing the embassy in Dublin cost about $407,000 (€356,841), while opening embassies in Moldova, Zambia, and Fiji cost at least $1.5 million (NIS 4.6 million) • On top of that came an annual lease of more than a quarter of a million dollars and another $330,000 (NIS 1 million) for training and projects in Fiji
Abdullah Shihipar on Medicare for All
Corporate media talking about universal care don’t speak for the most of us, who just want to see a doctor, in a regular way, please. But they can speak OVER us.
What Twenty Years of Social Media Has Done to Our Memories
Lives aren’t neat narratives of growth and redemption
Mayor Mamdani’s Friendly Influencers and the Funding of Public Messaging in New York City
A look inside the new New York ecosystem.
Nach Cyberangriff: Braucht Berlin einen Neustart bei der IT-Sicherheit?
Berlin steht nach einer massiven Cyberattacke unter Druck. Nach rbb-Informationen handelt es sich um den bislang größten bekannten Angriff auf das Land Berlin. Möglicherweise sind dabei auch sensible personenbezogene Daten abgeflossen.
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
