To create this mega-list of “alleged books with inappropriate content”, the school admitted (in documents we saw) that the categorisations of the books were written using AI.
Michelle Obama’s Becoming was on the list for “racism and political themes”.
www.indexoncensorship.org/2026/03/scho...
![Question: There have been some searing images in the past two weeks. The school girls who it appears were killed by Tomahawk missiles, which are used by the United States. The destruction of heritage sites [and the] bombing of a city like Isfahan.
Answer: Yes. Those things will turn the Iranian public hugely against the United States and Israel. It convinces the population that the US and Israel are not liberators and are out to destroy Iran. It’s not about the regime, it’s about Iran.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:dfmjz7hbmjffozwtumno3xl6/bafkreies4k3g42vnrwquhiqjbixooslltwjo5y4x46o5bmgfxinrkx7f4m)
Question: There have been some searing images in the past two weeks. The school girls who it appears were killed by Tomahawk missiles, which are used by the United States. The destruction of heritage sites [and the] bombing of a city like Isfahan. Answer: Yes. Those things will turn the Iranian public hugely against the United States and Israel. It convinces the population that the US and Israel are not liberators and are out to destroy Iran. It’s not about the regime, it’s about Iran.
Strong recommend for this great interview by Mishal Husain with Vali Nasr, the Iranian-American scholar.
www.bloomberg.com/features/202...
John & @anandmenon.bsky.social have you found her new podcast yet? podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
Calling all KPop Demon Hunter fans…
This weekend’s episode of The Mishal Husain Snow is pure joy. Mishal talks to creator Maggie Kang. 🎶 “…We're goin' up, up, up, It's our moment…” 🎶 (Thank you @karaswisher.bsky.social for the recommendation). 🎧 podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
NEW: David Greene was the voice of NPR's "Morning Edition." Is he also secretly the voice of Google's popular AI podcast tool, NotebookLM?
Google says no. Greene thinks they're lying. My story today breaks the news of his lawsuit and compares the two voices. Listen for yourself: wapo.st/3ZHRvho
President Trump’s aggressive actions against Fed Chair Jerome Powell might be backfiring. This week, Former Fed chair Janet Yellen joins Everybody’s Business @bloomberg.com to talk about the importance of an independent Central Bank.
#jeromepowell #federalreserve #janetyellen #inflation
President Trump is threatening criminal charges against the Fed and Jerome Powell. Why? And what’s really going on? #federalreserve #jeromepowell #fed
Also emerging -- X's engagement incentive model means there are currently a lot of pictures of conservatively clothed attractive women being posted clearly as "bait" to get other users to invoke Grok. These are all things Musk could shut off tonight.
I've watched thousands of videos from the Jan. 6 riot as part of NPR's reporting and archive project on that day.
Here are some of the lesser known videos that have really stuck with me.
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After this weekend's racist attacks on the EU, I've written a column about the moral obligation to stop posting on X.
Oh no, wait, I wrote it *two years ago* when it was blatantly obvious what was going on and how it would get much much worse.
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
From the first @bloomberg.com story in Sept on Jeffrey Epstein's Yahoo emails we obtained
A spreadsheet that reveals 2K gifts, luxury items & payments totaling $1.8M. Notations indicated they were intended for Epstein’s friends, biz associates & victims
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www.bloomberg.com/features/202...
The Motherland author talks about reclaiming Russia’s women, the “demented family heirlooms” of Soviet trauma, and the country’s relationship with its chief decision-maker.
"We are ready to take over government. We have the teams, we have the plans — the first 100 hours, the first 100 days."
María Corina Machado talks to @MishalHusain about life in hiding and fighting for democracy
➡️ Read the latest interview from The Mishal Husain Show here: bloom.bg/4ojMk1S
The Canadian prime minister talks about renegotiating trade deals under Trump, balancing climate goals with oil revenue and why Canada can’t afford to let Washington lead.
In the final episode, Marc Maron and former President Barack Obama spoke about the legacy of the podcast, politics and moving on. n.pr/3W5QNJ3
Bloomberg has launched The Mishal Husain Show, a new flagship global podcast as part of Bloomberg Weekend, the company’s weekly ideas and culture section.
podcastingtoday.co.uk/mishal-husai...
2025 Romanes Lecture: 'Empire, Identity and the Search'
Award-winning journalist Mishal Husain will look at narratives of identity, both historical and contemporary, and portrayals of communities and conflicts, drawing on historical research and her experience of 30 years in the media.
On the morning of President Trump’s address to the United Nations General Assembly, Secretary of State Marco Rubio was interviewed back to back to back to back by Ainsley Erhardt, Brian Kilmeade, and Lawrence Jones; Tony Dokoupil; Craig Melvin; and George Stephanopoulos.
If Russell Vought had escaped your attention so far, my Businessweek colleague @chafkin.bsky.social wrote a great profile earlier this year that gets into what exactly his whole deal is. Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/features/202...
"The right is so much better at storytelling." Playwright James Graham talks masculinity, Brexit and why the left keeps losing the narrative.
Former British Vogue editor Edward Enninful says he “never wanted Anna Wintour’s job.” Now he’s starting a new media venture with its own print magazine.
NEW TEN-PART AUDIO SERIES about #PSYCHEDELICS
Out now on BBC Sounds - and other podcast spaces.
Co-written & presented by the beautifully curious @timhayward.bsky.social
Production, sound design and mix by me.
It's been a fascinating and challenging process to get here...
I do hope you'll listen.
www.britishpodcastawards.com/nominees-2025 So excited that #Movers&Shakers has been shortlisted in the British Podcast Awards impact category
This will help you find a public radio or television station that stands to lose 50 percent or more of its revenue:
Now folks this is good but the rate of signup is a bit slow compared to recent days - can we get to 87500 by 0820? petition.parliament.uk/petitions/71...
Lenacapavir features in our interview for next week. It’s an incredible breakthrough!
This is a super long video, but i'm really proud to have worked on it. It's @worksinprogress.bsky.social's new podcast Hard Drugs - and this episode is all about a potential breakthrough in HIV prevention - the new drug Lenacapavir.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVhi...
