#PPOD: Happy St. Patrick's Day! On August 7, 2003, the Aqua MODIS instrument acquired this image of Ireland on the first day this summer that most of the island wasn't completely obscured by cloud cover. Ireland is called the Emerald Isle for a good reason. It is draped in vibrant shades of green amidst the blue Atlantic Ocean and the Celtic (south) and Irish (east) Seas. Credit: Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC
and this dangerous fallacy is being sucked up by the current UK government too.
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Needless to say the innumerates that run this government (Starmer, Reeves, Streeting) have been got into believing this nonsense , McFadden) based on what they are told by Kyle, our science and technology minister, who gets his understanding from a chatbot an by the lobbying and backhanders they have been getting from the AI tecbro vendors.
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And by believing nonsense numbers predicting how useful AI could be in replacing workers that were made up for the Tony Blair Institute by another chatbot.
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Revealed: How the UK tech secretary uses ChatGPT for policy advice
New Scientist has used freedom of information laws to obtain the ChatGPT records of Peter Kyle, the UK's technology secretary, in what is believed to be a world-first use of such legislationChris Stokel-Walker (New Scientist)
What the courts can do if a president ignores their rulings
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18 March 1927 | A Jewish girl, Lea Dragica Deutsch, was born in Zagreb.
In May 1943 she was deported to #Auschwitz. 25 of the 75 people in her train car did not survive the 6-day transport. Lea was among them. Her mother and brother were murdered in the camp.
How land-loving iguanas from North America may have ended up in Fiji
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Trump says he and Putin will discuss land and power plants in Ukraine ceasefire talks
Trump says negotiators have already discussed ‘dividing up certain assets’ and that he will talk to Putin on TuesdayPjotr Sauer (The Guardian)
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HAVE YOU SEEN THIS CHICKEN?
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Morning news brief
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Rwanda faces growing pressure for role in Democratic Republic of Congo conflict
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Israel launches series of deadly attacks on Gaza
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Trump and Putin to speak about Ukraine ceasefire in phone call on Tuesday
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At 83, Martha Stewart celebrates gardening with her 101st book
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Conservative Freedom Caucus influences Wyoming legislative agenda
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Democratic strategists discuss party divides after GOP stopgap spending bill passes
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Language and power: Trump’s war on ‘woke’ words | Don’t mock Trump’s attempt to purge the language: it hides a more disturbing agenda | Josephine Ingram
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DOGE staff enter the U.S. Institute of Peace with D.C. police help
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#UkraineWar
Germany set to vote on historic increase in defence spending
German MPs could pave the way for huge investments to defend Europe against a threatening Russia.Frank Gardner (BBC News)
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Subsea fibre cables can 'listen out' for sabotage
Ways are being developed for subsea cables to "sense" whether they are being disturbed or attacked.Chris Baraniuk (BBC News)
How President Trump's foreign policy shifts are viewed outside of the Beltway
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Missouri couple faces gut-wrenching loss after storms tear through region
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Thames Water: Challenge to £3bn rescue deal dismissed
The funding allows the company to continue operating and attempt to restructure its massive debt pile.Simon Jack & Faarea Masud (BBC News)
Brown University warns students about travel abroad after doctor deported
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How President Trump is testing executive power
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Texas midwife and associate arrested for allegedly performing illegal abortions
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Active Super ordered to pay $10.5 million penalty in ASIC’s third greenwashing court action
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#auspol #auslaw #greenwashing #superannuation #ASIC
25-042MR Active Super ordered to pay $10.5 million penalty in ASIC’s third greenwashing court action | ASIC
Fair, strong and efficient financial system for all Australians.asic.gov.au
An Australian super fund has been hit with a $10.5 million penalty for greenwashing.
The Federal Court found Active Super, formerly known as Local Government Superannuation Scheme, misled members and potential members by saying it had eradicated investments in gambling, coal mining and oil tar sands.
The fund also claimed to have eliminated Russian investments following the country's invasion of Ukraine.
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Justice David O'Callaghan found that between February 2021 and June 2023, Active Super actually held investments in these types of assets, including coal miners Whitehaven Coal and Coronado Global Resources. #greenwashing #auslaw #auspol #superannuation
Europe courts US scientists fleeing Trump crackdown
Cambridge university among institutions seeing chance to hire talent unsettled by US spending cutsGloria Li (Financial Times)
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#VOA #RFERL
Chinese state media hails Trump cuts to Voice of America
State newspaper gloated that the network has "now been discarded by its own government like a dirty rag".Kelly Ng (BBC News)
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Modi: India PM joins Trump-owned platform Truth Social
The Indian prime minister is one of the few world leaders on Trump's social media platform.Meryl Sebastian (BBC News)
Bidzina Ivanishvili, the billionaire dividing Georgians
Some adore Bidzina Ivanishvili for defending Georgian traditions. Others see him as a Russian ally.Rayhan Demytrie (BBC News)
As younger athletes enter professional sports, what protections do they have?
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Trump entzieht Bidens Kindern Secret-Service-Personenschutz
Bis zum Sommer sollten die Kinder des ehemaligen US-Präsidenten Biden vom Secret Service beschützt werden. Nun hat Trump die Agenten abgezogen. Auch die Begnadigungen seines Vorgängers stellt er infrage.
At least 330 killed after Israel launches extensive strikes on Gaza, Hamas-run ministry say
#Gaza
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At least 330 killed by Israeli air strikes on Gaza, Hamas-run ministry says, Hamas-run ministry says - live updates
The strikes across Gaza Strip end two months of relative calm since a ceasefire began on 19 January.BBC News
Gaza is Burning; Gazans are Dying.
Upd: 310 Gazans Dead!
Israel notified Trump and he gave the green light for the air strikes
For now, it’s just an air campaign, but that can change
#AureFreePress #News #press #headline #Israel #gaza #Hamas #BreakingNews #Breaking
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Belarus forces accused of raping women fleeing to Poland
Testimonies are emerging of sexual violence against women and girls attempting to enter Poland from Belarus, in a wider report on illegal pushbacks of prospective asylum seekers.Nikolaj Nielsen (EUobserver)
USA bitten Deutschland um mehr Eier-Exporte
Das Ei wird in den USA zunehmend zum raren und vor allem teuren Gut. Nun bitten die USA auch Deutschland um mehr Exporte, wie zuvor bereits andere EU-Länder. Doch die Voraussetzungen für die gewünschte Hilfe sind schwierig.
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#USA #Eier #Vogelgrippe
Europe and European governments can no longer rely on American clouds. A European alternative won’t emerge on its own. That’s why it’s time for industrial policy—but it won’t be easy.
In this post, I explore the challenges and immodestly propose a coherent strategy to develop European alternatives: berthub.eu/articles/posts/now-…
But how to get to that European cloud? - Bert Hubert's writings
The very short version: It has now become clear that European governments can no longer rely on American clouds, and that we lack good and comprehensive alternatives.Bert Hubert's writings
(Paywall free link) nytimes.com/2025/03/17/us/poli…
Elon Musk’s Starlink Expands Across White House Complex
Trump administration officials said the company donated the internet service, saying the gift had been vetted by the lawyer overseeing ethics issues in the White House Counsel’s Office.Maggie Haberman (The New York Times)
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