@michalqmk.bsky.social
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"A ceasefire in name only. Another dark day with 30 people reportedly killed only today.
Enough. People in Gaza deserve a genuine ceasefire - a much overdue ceasefire."
- UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini
Enough. People in Gaza deserve a genuine ceasefire - a much overdue ceasefire."
- UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini
January 31, 2026 at 5:56 PM
"A ceasefire in name only. Another dark day with 30 people reportedly killed only today.
Enough. People in Gaza deserve a genuine ceasefire - a much overdue ceasefire."
- UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini
Enough. People in Gaza deserve a genuine ceasefire - a much overdue ceasefire."
- UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini
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If Bilbo had Chat GPT
January 27, 2026 at 4:24 PM
If Bilbo had Chat GPT
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Neuroscientist @anilseth.bsky.social's new essay in Noema is a rigorous & compelling challenge to the notion that complex computation like AI can give rise to consciousness, Nathan Gardels writes.
#consciousness #ai
#consciousness #ai
Only What Is Alive Can Be Conscious | NOEMA
Artificial intelligence doesn’t meet the test.
www.noemamag.com
January 28, 2026 at 8:53 PM
Neuroscientist @anilseth.bsky.social's new essay in Noema is a rigorous & compelling challenge to the notion that complex computation like AI can give rise to consciousness, Nathan Gardels writes.
#consciousness #ai
#consciousness #ai
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A European Citizens’ Initiative (ECI) was launched to suspend the EU–Israel Association Agreement due to human rights violations in Palestine. If you are an EU citizen you can sign it ✍️ eci.ec.europa.eu/055/public/
European Citizens' Initiative
Give your support !
eci.ec.europa.eu
January 15, 2026 at 6:08 AM
A European Citizens’ Initiative (ECI) was launched to suspend the EU–Israel Association Agreement due to human rights violations in Palestine. If you are an EU citizen you can sign it ✍️ eci.ec.europa.eu/055/public/
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We have a new paper in Science today on how malicious AI swarms can threaten democracy.
AI systems can already coordinate autonomously, infiltrate communities, and fabricate social consensus.
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Led by @kunstjonas.bsky.social & @daniel-thilo.bsky.social!
AI systems can already coordinate autonomously, infiltrate communities, and fabricate social consensus.
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Led by @kunstjonas.bsky.social & @daniel-thilo.bsky.social!
January 22, 2026 at 7:09 PM
We have a new paper in Science today on how malicious AI swarms can threaten democracy.
AI systems can already coordinate autonomously, infiltrate communities, and fabricate social consensus.
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Led by @kunstjonas.bsky.social & @daniel-thilo.bsky.social!
AI systems can already coordinate autonomously, infiltrate communities, and fabricate social consensus.
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Led by @kunstjonas.bsky.social & @daniel-thilo.bsky.social!
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What does this even mean? I know she's piggybacking the post that mad bastard in the White House did but what, in this context, does this even mean? Is she going to introduce penguins into London? Is she going to make London warmer? Who made those footprints? Mountains near Tower Bridge? What?
January 25, 2026 at 1:30 PM
What does this even mean? I know she's piggybacking the post that mad bastard in the White House did but what, in this context, does this even mean? Is she going to introduce penguins into London? Is she going to make London warmer? Who made those footprints? Mountains near Tower Bridge? What?
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Kurdish forces withdraw from IS detention camp in north-east Syria
Kurdish forces withdraw from IS detention camp in north-east Syria
Neighbouring states warned of chaos if IS prisoners were freed from camp they regard as hotbed of extremism
Kurdish-led forces in Syria have announced a withdrawal from a detention camp in north-east Syria housing tens of thousands of Islamic State-linked detainees, as Syrian government forces continued to advance in the region.
The fate of al-Hol, which houses among others the most radical of foreign women suspected to have been members of IS, and their families, is of great concern to neighbouring states and the international community. These states have for years warned the camp is a hotbed of extremism and chaos could result if a jailbreak were to occur. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
January 20, 2026 at 4:18 PM
Kurdish forces withdraw from IS detention camp in north-east Syria
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🚨 Assembly point confirmed - National march for Palestine - End the genocide
⏰12 noon, 31 January
📍 Russel Square
The assembly point for the march for Palestine has been confirmed. We will assemble at Russel Square at 12 noon before marching from there to Whitehall. Join us.
⏰12 noon, 31 January
📍 Russel Square
The assembly point for the march for Palestine has been confirmed. We will assemble at Russel Square at 12 noon before marching from there to Whitehall. Join us.
January 16, 2026 at 3:28 PM
🚨 Assembly point confirmed - National march for Palestine - End the genocide
⏰12 noon, 31 January
📍 Russel Square
The assembly point for the march for Palestine has been confirmed. We will assemble at Russel Square at 12 noon before marching from there to Whitehall. Join us.
⏰12 noon, 31 January
📍 Russel Square
The assembly point for the march for Palestine has been confirmed. We will assemble at Russel Square at 12 noon before marching from there to Whitehall. Join us.
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4/ The Mythology of Conscious AI is published now in @noemamag.com (many thanks to Tami Abdollah @latams.bsky.social for her patient & peerless editing) www.noemamag.com/the-mytholog...
The Mythology Of Conscious AI | NOEMA
Why consciousness is more likely a property of life than of computation and why creating conscious, or even conscious-seeming AI, is a bad idea.
www.noemamag.com
January 14, 2026 at 5:47 PM
4/ The Mythology of Conscious AI is published now in @noemamag.com (many thanks to Tami Abdollah @latams.bsky.social for her patient & peerless editing) www.noemamag.com/the-mytholog...
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Israel is forcing Doctors Without Borders & dozens of other humanitarian groups to end their work in Gaza. Countless innocent people rely on these services amid the ongoing crisis there.
This is yet another cruel, inhumane step from the extremist Israeli government.
This is yet another cruel, inhumane step from the extremist Israeli government.
Israel Tells Doctors Without Borders to End Its Work in Gaza
www.nytimes.com
January 11, 2026 at 5:14 PM
Israel is forcing Doctors Without Borders & dozens of other humanitarian groups to end their work in Gaza. Countless innocent people rely on these services amid the ongoing crisis there.
This is yet another cruel, inhumane step from the extremist Israeli government.
This is yet another cruel, inhumane step from the extremist Israeli government.
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Just checking with how Starmer's crusade to ban apps that produce deep fakes is going
January 6, 2026 at 11:38 AM
Just checking with how Starmer's crusade to ban apps that produce deep fakes is going
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I'm afraid there *is* an obvious answer: it can't.
January 6, 2026 at 7:10 AM
I'm afraid there *is* an obvious answer: it can't.
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From this morning 👇.
Cc, all the European leaders currently bending over backwards trying to figure out which subphylum of the Animalia kingdom Homo sapiens classifies under.
www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...
Cc, all the European leaders currently bending over backwards trying to figure out which subphylum of the Animalia kingdom Homo sapiens classifies under.
www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...
January 4, 2026 at 5:47 PM
From this morning 👇.
Cc, all the European leaders currently bending over backwards trying to figure out which subphylum of the Animalia kingdom Homo sapiens classifies under.
www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...
Cc, all the European leaders currently bending over backwards trying to figure out which subphylum of the Animalia kingdom Homo sapiens classifies under.
www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...
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The ‘Putinization’ of US foreign policy has arrived in Venezuela
The ‘Putinization’ of US foreign policy has arrived in Venezuela
Trump is no longer bending the rules – he is demolishing them, with consequences far beyond Caracas
www.theguardian.com
January 3, 2026 at 5:37 PM
The ‘Putinization’ of US foreign policy has arrived in Venezuela
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That’s an uhhh … interesting … response.
I have spoken with Secretary of State Marco Rubio and our Ambassador in Caracas. The EU is closely monitoring the situation in Venezuela.
The EU has repeatedly stated that Mr Maduro lacks legitimacy and has defended a peaceful transition. (1/2)
The EU has repeatedly stated that Mr Maduro lacks legitimacy and has defended a peaceful transition. (1/2)
January 3, 2026 at 11:16 AM
That’s an uhhh … interesting … response.
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Tracy Beth Høeg has no apparent experience with creating or regulating drugs, but she did make a name for herself casting doubt on some vaccines. Her appointment as the acting FDA drugs chief signifies a greater focus from Trump's FDA on (ending) vaccines. From me www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
‘She has no expertise’: the US medical community girds for Tracy Beth Høeg’s tenure at the FDA
The Danish American who doubted Covid shots is meant to lead drug regulation – but has focused on vaccines
www.theguardian.com
December 31, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Tracy Beth Høeg has no apparent experience with creating or regulating drugs, but she did make a name for herself casting doubt on some vaccines. Her appointment as the acting FDA drugs chief signifies a greater focus from Trump's FDA on (ending) vaccines. From me www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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RE Gaza, there is every reason to be pessimistic. Millions will continue to live in tent cities, not just this winter (3rd winter) but also for the next five years - who knows?
As far as Israel is concerned, Gaza will be kept in perpetual limbo, in hope for its complete destruction and depopulation.
As far as Israel is concerned, Gaza will be kept in perpetual limbo, in hope for its complete destruction and depopulation.
December 30, 2025 at 9:55 AM
RE Gaza, there is every reason to be pessimistic. Millions will continue to live in tent cities, not just this winter (3rd winter) but also for the next five years - who knows?
As far as Israel is concerned, Gaza will be kept in perpetual limbo, in hope for its complete destruction and depopulation.
As far as Israel is concerned, Gaza will be kept in perpetual limbo, in hope for its complete destruction and depopulation.
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This is genuinely horrifying. Fact-free far-right agitprop given accolades by credible media across the political spectrum.
Congratulations to Stephen Macedo & Frances Lee, whose book In Covid's Wake has been recognized as:
⭐ A @newyorker.com Best Book of the Year
⭐ An @economist.com Book of the Year
⭐ A @wsj.com Best Book of the Year
Learn more about this eye-opening book: press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...
⭐ A @newyorker.com Best Book of the Year
⭐ An @economist.com Book of the Year
⭐ A @wsj.com Best Book of the Year
Learn more about this eye-opening book: press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...
December 24, 2025 at 5:00 AM
This is genuinely horrifying. Fact-free far-right agitprop given accolades by credible media across the political spectrum.
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Some people fight against the ideas promoted by the Heritage Foundation and implemented by the Trump administration.
Some other people collaborate with the Heritage Foundation.
archive.is/2YsqA
Some other people collaborate with the Heritage Foundation.
archive.is/2YsqA
December 23, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Some people fight against the ideas promoted by the Heritage Foundation and implemented by the Trump administration.
Some other people collaborate with the Heritage Foundation.
archive.is/2YsqA
Some other people collaborate with the Heritage Foundation.
archive.is/2YsqA
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I wrote a personal essay on what it has meant for me witnessing events in Gaza since October 2023. I would be grateful if you help spread it. These were painful, disturbing conclusions to reach. But inescapable…
December 20, 2025 at 12:47 PM
I wrote a personal essay on what it has meant for me witnessing events in Gaza since October 2023. I would be grateful if you help spread it. These were painful, disturbing conclusions to reach. But inescapable…
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The rise of two wests threatens the democratic model ft.trib.al/xPiWfqv | opinion
The rise of two wests threatens the democratic model
Washington has transformed from the system’s global custodian to treating nations as pliable instruments
ft.trib.al
December 18, 2025 at 11:54 AM
The rise of two wests threatens the democratic model ft.trib.al/xPiWfqv | opinion
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Palestine Action-linked hunger strikers may die without Lammy’s intervention, lawyers say
Palestine Action-linked hunger strikers may die without Lammy’s intervention, lawyers say
Justice secretary criticised for refusing to meet lawyers who say their clients’ health is ‘rapidly deteriorating’
Palestine Action-affiliated hunger strikers are likely to die without David Lammy’s intervention, lawyers representing the prisoners have said as they criticised the justice secretary for refusing to meet them.
Solicitors wrote to Lammy last Wednesday to request an urgent meeting before their clients’ health deteriorates “beyond any possible recovery”. But a subsequent letter sent on Tuesday said that his reply, received on Monday “does not directly address our request”. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
December 16, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Palestine Action-linked hunger strikers may die without Lammy’s intervention, lawyers say
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In today's Guardian : My special report with Ashley Kirk and the Visuals team- we followed one Palestinian family across 2 years of devastation to show what's left of home. www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...
What is ‘home’ now? A woman’s two-year search for safety in the ruins of Gaza
Nour AbuShammala has returned to her partly destroyed apartment in Gaza City. This is her story of multiple displacements, injury and devastation over the last two years
www.theguardian.com
December 16, 2025 at 10:11 AM
In today's Guardian : My special report with Ashley Kirk and the Visuals team- we followed one Palestinian family across 2 years of devastation to show what's left of home. www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...
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Feeling overwhelmed by the onslaught of invasive age-verification mandates? You’re not alone. We built a resource hub to break down how these laws work, who they harm, what’s at stake, and how to protect yourself. Join the fight at EFF.org/Age.
Age Verification and Age Gating: Resource Hub
Age verification (or age-gating) laws generally require online services to check, estimate, or verify all users’ ages—often through invasive tools like ID checks, biometric scans, or other dubious
www.eff.org
December 14, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Feeling overwhelmed by the onslaught of invasive age-verification mandates? You’re not alone. We built a resource hub to break down how these laws work, who they harm, what’s at stake, and how to protect yourself. Join the fight at EFF.org/Age.