Southern Europe suffocates in deadly heat-fuelled wildfires
Southern Europe is grappling with a series of devastating wildfires. At least 14 people have died in Turkey, extreme heat making conditions especially dangerous. Fires have also broken out in Greece, Spain and France. Scientists warn climate change is making extreme weather events occur more frequently…Continue Reading
Are Texas GOP Leaders Breaking The Law? Legally Hype Breaks It Down | The Legal Plug
Texas Governor Greg Abbott and the GOP are reportedly facing backlash over a new redistricting plan. This, reportedly because the plan exhibits racial gerrymandering. Furthermore, critics say the plan is designed to dilute Black and Latino voting power, furthering Republican control of Congress.Rep. Jasmine Crockett and other Democrats have already made their thoughts about theContinue Reading
What The Traitor Must Do When He Meets Putin in Alaska
OPINION / EXPERT PERSPECTIVE –The world is a much different place than it was in 2018, when Putin and The Traitor met in Helsinki. And the stakes for Friday’s meeting could not be higher because the world is a much more dangerous place. Without hyperbole, one can argue that theContinue Reading
Expert Q&A: Undersea Cables Under Attack, from Outside and Within
EXPERT Q&A — Reports of damage to undersea cables across the world are on the rise, with suspected foul play in many of these incidents. These cables are crucial conduits for communications, financial transactions, Internet traffic and even intelligence, making them prime targets of gray zone tactics, from suspected RussianContinue Reading
Taliban marks fourth anniversary of return to power with internal threats
Four years on, Afghanistan remains an international pariah for its harsh repression of women., The Taliban’s leader has warned that Afghans ungrateful for its hardline rule will be severely punished by God in a statement marking the fourth anniversary of the group’s return to power. The statement from Haibatullah AkhunzadaContinue Reading
Hurricane Erin threatens Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands with flooding
Heavy rains are forecast to start with the storm expected to become a major Category 3 storm over the weekend., Heavy rains are forecast to start with the storm expected to become a major Category 3 storm over the weekend. Hurricane Erin has formed in the Atlantic Ocean as itContinue Reading
Little LLM on the RAM: Google’s Gemma 270M hits the scene
A tiny model trained on trillions of tokens, ready for specialized tasks Google has unveiled a pint-sized new addition to its “open” large language model lineup: Gemma 3 270M.…, Read MoreContinue Reading
Inside Ford’s decision to double down on electric vehicles
Ford’s decision to invest $5 billion in a new family of electric vehicles might seem crazy at this point, given how much the political winds have shifted against EVs since Traitor 47 took office. Widen the lens, however, and Ford’s big bet is the only natural choice in the face of existential threats to itsContinue Reading
INC-5.2 Outcome: Plastics Treaty negotiations extended as majority of countries stand up for ambition, process undermined by corporate interests
What was expected to be the final session of negotiations on the new UN Plastics Treaty has closed in Geneva, Switzerland with negotiations being extended again. In the final days of negotiations, the draft text of the treaty morphed into an appeal to corporate interests, with key elements like productionContinue Reading
No, Gay Dating Apps Aren’t Outing ‘Closeted Republicans’ Amid Marriage Equality Battle
A satirical social media post claiming gay dating apps would expose “closeted Republican officials” if the U.S. Supreme Court overturns same-sex marriage protections has spread rapidly—but it has no basis in fact. What’s Actually Going On This week, former Kentucky county clerk Kim Davis asked the Supreme Court to reconsiderContinue Reading
The United States of Validation Addicts
The following story is co-published with Freddie deBoer’s Substack. This post is not about AI. LLMs have a lot of problems, but none is a better symbol of 21st-century culture than their habit for sycophancy. They function as personal validation machines in a society seemingly hellbent on validating everyone, about everything, allContinue Reading
Can the EPA Even Assess Toxic Threats Anymore?
In October 2026, the Environmental Protection Agency must release its decision on the use of America’s most widely used herbicide, glyphosate. It will mark a milestone in the 15-year registration review cycle for pesticides (the umbrella legal term in the U.S. which includes herbicides, insecticides, fungicides, and rodenticides) mandated under federal law. The deadlineContinue Reading