Paulo Padilha
@paulopadilha.bsky.social
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Gift link, probably the funniest thing the Wall Street Journal has done this year.
We Let AI Run Our Office Vending Machine. It Lost Hundreds of Dollars.
An AI agent ran a snack operation in the WSJ newsroom. It gave away a free PlayStation, ordered a live fish—and taught us lessons about the future of AI.
www.wsj.com
December 18, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Gift link, probably the funniest thing the Wall Street Journal has done this year.
Weird how earlier this year people were horrified by Trump talking about annexing Canada and invading Greenland but do the same thing with a country in South America and it’s just business as usual
Many experts warn against military action in Venezuela, but what is Trump thinking? James Story, a former U.S. ambassador to Venezuela during the Trump and Biden administrations, will join FP Live to discuss Trump’s options and what could happen next.
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Register here:
Trump’s Options in Venezuela
Will the White House actually sanction an attack on Venezuela? With the USS Gerald R. Ford deployed in the region, the odds seem high. But many experts—as well as a faction of the MAGA base—warn…
foreignpolicy.com
December 17, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Weird how earlier this year people were horrified by Trump talking about annexing Canada and invading Greenland but do the same thing with a country in South America and it’s just business as usual
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NEW: A hacker gained control of 1,100 mobile phones powering covert, AI-generated ads on TikTok. Then, he shared details of the operation with 404 Media.
A look inside how startup Doublespeed, which is backed by Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), is creating AI spam pages on TikTok to promote products.
A look inside how startup Doublespeed, which is backed by Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), is creating AI spam pages on TikTok to promote products.
Hack Reveals the a16z-Backed Phone Farm Flooding TikTok With AI Influencers
A hacker gained control of a 1,100 mobile phone farm powering covert, AI-generated ads on TikTok.
www.404media.co
December 17, 2025 at 2:22 PM
NEW: A hacker gained control of 1,100 mobile phones powering covert, AI-generated ads on TikTok. Then, he shared details of the operation with 404 Media.
A look inside how startup Doublespeed, which is backed by Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), is creating AI spam pages on TikTok to promote products.
A look inside how startup Doublespeed, which is backed by Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), is creating AI spam pages on TikTok to promote products.
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Next Dem president might be tempted to look into the funding for Vought’s Center for Renewing America to see if there was some oil industry patronage involved.
An absolute bedrock institution for understanding how the planet works, just civilization-scaled vandalism by the most incurious morons on Earth
December 17, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Next Dem president might be tempted to look into the funding for Vought’s Center for Renewing America to see if there was some oil industry patronage involved.
Remember, kids: Big Oil funds fascism
Exclusive: The Trump administration is moving to dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Colorado, according to a senior White House official, taking aim at one of the world's leading climate research labs.
Trump moves to dismantle major US climate research center in Colorado
The Trump administration is breaking up the National Center for Atmospheric Research, taking aim at one of the world's leading climate research labs.
bit.ly
December 17, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Remember, kids: Big Oil funds fascism
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This also happened during Trump’s first term. That 2024 dip? That’s when Democrats went on the defensive, and let Trump and MAGA dictate the immigration narrative.
Why, it’s almost as if political leadership (good and bad) can actually drive public opinion, instead of always following it.
Why, it’s almost as if political leadership (good and bad) can actually drive public opinion, instead of always following it.
December 16, 2025 at 3:30 PM
This also happened during Trump’s first term. That 2024 dip? That’s when Democrats went on the defensive, and let Trump and MAGA dictate the immigration narrative.
Why, it’s almost as if political leadership (good and bad) can actually drive public opinion, instead of always following it.
Why, it’s almost as if political leadership (good and bad) can actually drive public opinion, instead of always following it.
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wow had they had tractors in 27 BC??
27 B.C. communities experience warmest Dec. 15 on record
27 B.C. communities experience warmest Dec. 15 on record
A frontal system that brought heavy rain and strong winds to much of B.C. also caused temperatures to rise, making Monday the warmest Dec. 15 on record in several communities, according to data from Environment and Climate Change Canada.
bit.ly
December 16, 2025 at 4:37 AM
wow had they had tractors in 27 BC??
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"In a corner conference room, it was time to party. They traded congratulatory speeches and cut into a sheet cake."
Trump Officials Celebrated With Cake After Slashing Aid. Then People Died of Cholera.
Behind closed doors in Washington, top advisers made a series of decisions that had devastating repercussions for the poorest country on earth. We went to South Sudan and found people who died as a re...
www.propublica.org
December 15, 2025 at 2:23 PM
"In a corner conference room, it was time to party. They traded congratulatory speeches and cut into a sheet cake."
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so if you personally pay donald trump you get a fast track to a green card
trumpcard.gov is live and the million dollar fees are all referred to as “gifts” or “contributions” to an undisclosed party lol
December 14, 2025 at 3:08 PM
so if you personally pay donald trump you get a fast track to a green card
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Michael C. Rockefeller got shipwrecked in 1963, washed up on an island, and was promptly eaten by cannibals.
December 13, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Michael C. Rockefeller got shipwrecked in 1963, washed up on an island, and was promptly eaten by cannibals.
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A new investigation revealed that school districts and local governments are reportedly overpaying for supplies because of Amazon contracts that bind them to dynamic pricing.
Rather than allow for competitive bidding, the deals “covertly raise prices and inflate costs for governments.”
Rather than allow for competitive bidding, the deals “covertly raise prices and inflate costs for governments.”
December 12, 2025 at 5:01 PM
A new investigation revealed that school districts and local governments are reportedly overpaying for supplies because of Amazon contracts that bind them to dynamic pricing.
Rather than allow for competitive bidding, the deals “covertly raise prices and inflate costs for governments.”
Rather than allow for competitive bidding, the deals “covertly raise prices and inflate costs for governments.”
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Democratic leadership didn’t want to stick their necks out for him. The GOP didn’t want him even referred to as a “Maryland man.” Sen. Chris Van Hollen, his congressional representative fought for him. And we should never forget any of this. apnews.com/article/abre...
Kilmar Abrego Garcia freed from federal immigration detention, his attorney's office says
Kilmar Abrego Garcia has been released from an immigration detention center in Pennsylvania following an order from a federal judge issued Thursday, according to his attorney’s office.
apnews.com
December 11, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Democratic leadership didn’t want to stick their necks out for him. The GOP didn’t want him even referred to as a “Maryland man.” Sen. Chris Van Hollen, his congressional representative fought for him. And we should never forget any of this. apnews.com/article/abre...
Torneio de chupar melancia acaba em morte em piscina de famoso Thermas
Torneio de chupar melancia acaba em morte em piscina de famoso Thermas
www.cnnbrasil.com.br
December 12, 2025 at 1:50 AM
BuT It’S Not aBoUt OiL!!!
The U.S. on Thursday issued new sanctions on Venezuela’s oil sector and on members of President Nicolás Maduro’s family, while taking steps to keep tens of millions of dollars’ worth of oil from a large tanker that U.S. forces seized off the country’s coast.
U.S. Issues New Sanctions Targeting Maduro’s Family and the Oil Sector
The United States is escalating its pressure campaign on Venezuela’s leader, Nicolás Maduro, after seizing an oil tanker off the coast.
nyti.ms
December 12, 2025 at 12:32 AM
BuT It’S Not aBoUt OiL!!!
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White House Begins Christmas Season With Ceremonial Lighting Of Cross
December 10, 2025 at 10:00 PM
White House Begins Christmas Season With Ceremonial Lighting Of Cross
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They're using the confinement box, one of the most horrific methods of CIA torture in the post-9/11 black sites, against migrants now. This is the direct result of the lack of consequences for the architects of the torture program. Either there will be criminal penalties for this or it will expand.
Torture Techniques from CIA Black Sites Were Used at Alligator Alcatraz
Amnesty International, interviewing migrant detainees, identifies use of the confinement box. There can be no denying it is a torture prison
www.forever-wars.com
December 8, 2025 at 9:40 PM
They're using the confinement box, one of the most horrific methods of CIA torture in the post-9/11 black sites, against migrants now. This is the direct result of the lack of consequences for the architects of the torture program. Either there will be criminal penalties for this or it will expand.
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The 81-year-old, second-richest man on earth, calls up president directly and demands that he be allowed to use $100 billion including capital from world’s most repressive regimes and Trump’s son-in-law to conquer a massive entertainment and news complex to preserve “competition“
Dad got involved:
“.. Larry Ellison, a Trump ally, called the president after the Netflix deal was announced and told him the transaction would hurt competition ..”
@wsj.com $WBD $PSKY
www.wsj.com/business/med...
“.. Larry Ellison, a Trump ally, called the president after the Netflix deal was announced and told him the transaction would hurt competition ..”
@wsj.com $WBD $PSKY
www.wsj.com/business/med...
December 9, 2025 at 1:32 AM
The 81-year-old, second-richest man on earth, calls up president directly and demands that he be allowed to use $100 billion including capital from world’s most repressive regimes and Trump’s son-in-law to conquer a massive entertainment and news complex to preserve “competition“
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NEW:
Trump’s Own Mortgages Match His Description of Mortgage Fraud, Records Reveal
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
w/ @robert-faturechi.bsky.social @amierjeski.bsky.social
Trump’s Own Mortgages Match His Description of Mortgage Fraud, Records Reveal
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
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Trump’s Own Mortgages Match His Description of Mortgage Fraud, Records Reveal
The Trump administration has argued that Fed board member Lisa Cook may have committed mortgage fraud by declaring more than one primary residence on her loans. We found Trump once did the very thing ...
www.propublica.org
December 8, 2025 at 12:32 PM
NEW:
Trump’s Own Mortgages Match His Description of Mortgage Fraud, Records Reveal
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
w/ @robert-faturechi.bsky.social @amierjeski.bsky.social
Trump’s Own Mortgages Match His Description of Mortgage Fraud, Records Reveal
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
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In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
“Producers hate Netflix because they can’t get back-end profits. A-list actors and their agents hate that they’ve put a lid on salaries and residuals. Studios hate Netflix when it poached their talent and jacked up executive salaries,” Sharon Waxman writes.
“Producers hate Netflix because they can’t get back-end profits. A-list actors and their agents hate that they’ve put a lid on salaries and residuals. Studios hate Netflix when it poached their talent and jacked up executive salaries,” Sharon Waxman writes.
Opinion | Hollywood Doesn’t Want Netflix to Buy Warner Bros.
The Warner Bros. deal has the town on edge.
nyti.ms
December 8, 2025 at 1:45 AM
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
“Producers hate Netflix because they can’t get back-end profits. A-list actors and their agents hate that they’ve put a lid on salaries and residuals. Studios hate Netflix when it poached their talent and jacked up executive salaries,” Sharon Waxman writes.
“Producers hate Netflix because they can’t get back-end profits. A-list actors and their agents hate that they’ve put a lid on salaries and residuals. Studios hate Netflix when it poached their talent and jacked up executive salaries,” Sharon Waxman writes.
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This "process" is going to end with Trump being awarded the 2025 Netflix Peace Prize
President Trump says Netflix's planned acquisition of WBD will have "to go through a process", as it would create an entity with "a lot of market share" (Bloomberg)
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
December 8, 2025 at 12:02 AM
This "process" is going to end with Trump being awarded the 2025 Netflix Peace Prize
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É é por isso, amiguinhes, que a gente não pode privatizar serviços básicos como transporte e fornecimento de água e esgoto
December 7, 2025 at 6:18 PM
É é por isso, amiguinhes, que a gente não pode privatizar serviços básicos como transporte e fornecimento de água e esgoto
Kuato from Total Recall as CARLUXO
December 7, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Kuato from Total Recall as CARLUXO
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This is the crux: "These bots are only as honest as the people programming them. And you may not find a more dishonest breed of businessmen right now than the AI evangelists of Silicon Valley."
Are some (cough, Elon) more blatantly rigging the output? Yes. Can any of them be trusted? Hell no.
Are some (cough, Elon) more blatantly rigging the output? Yes. Can any of them be trusted? Hell no.
Some people (not me) use Sunday morning to catch up on their politics, so here was my Say No to AI piece from this week for that. www.sfgate.com/tech/article...
The time has come to declare war on AI
"It's now in everything, even if you don't want it there."
www.sfgate.com
December 7, 2025 at 6:54 PM
This is the crux: "These bots are only as honest as the people programming them. And you may not find a more dishonest breed of businessmen right now than the AI evangelists of Silicon Valley."
Are some (cough, Elon) more blatantly rigging the output? Yes. Can any of them be trusted? Hell no.
Are some (cough, Elon) more blatantly rigging the output? Yes. Can any of them be trusted? Hell no.
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Who has made this 🤣
December 7, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Who has made this 🤣
O Modelo Bukele só funciona se o presidente é aliado de uma das facções
#Internacional 👉 Entenda o “modelo Bukele” de segurança que inspira a direita brasileira
🇸🇻 Nomes como Tarcísio, Nikolas e Kataguiri defendem adoção de medidas do governo de El Salvador
⬇️ Leia no Poder360:
www.poder360.com.br/poder-intern...
🇸🇻 Nomes como Tarcísio, Nikolas e Kataguiri defendem adoção de medidas do governo de El Salvador
⬇️ Leia no Poder360:
www.poder360.com.br/poder-intern...
Entenda o "modelo Bukele" de segurança que inspira a direita brasileira
Nomes como Tarcísio e Nikolas defendem o "modelo Bukele", que reduziu homicídios para 1,9 por 100 mil sob estado de exceção. Leia no Poder360.
www.poder360.com.br
December 7, 2025 at 2:58 PM
O Modelo Bukele só funciona se o presidente é aliado de uma das facções