“This is not a happy story in terms of the security of the U.S.,” said Tony Sager, who spent more than three decades as a computer scientist at the National Security Agency. “This is not security. This is security theater.”
This has been viewed 15 million times and it should be seen by everyone.
www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8bEMWbE/
Hear how protesters anger toward Trump and ICE is boiling over at the No Kings rally. Zeteo was on the ground in St. Paul, Minnesota.
More at zeteo.com!
Flip me off it you voted for a felon + pedophile
Sign of the day
This is what Reform thinks of the Welsh language. 😠
They're not fit to be anywhere near power here in Wales. Vote Plaid Cymru on 7 May to stop Reform. 🏴
Rev. Jesse Jackson's "I *am* somebody..." remains one of the all-time great pieces of 20th century rhetoric / agitprop
And he could deliver it at a Black separatist meeting, the Democratic National Convention, or on god-blessed Sesame Street (see below 🥹)
RIP to the Voice of the Voiceless
📣 NEW! I’ve just released the BIGGEST and perhaps most creative project I’ve ever worked on!
“Searching for Birds” searchingforbirds.visualcinnamon.com 🐤
A project, an article, an exploration that dives into the data that connects humans with birds, by looking at how we search for birds.
The press rushing to minimise what Ratcliffe said makes me ill. Even @lewisgoodall.com and @maitlis.bsky.social appeared to seek to reduce his culpability on the podcast today.
Ratcliffe curates every single word he says. His use of colonised was no accident.
A good journalist would ask why 1/2
Fuck you Jim
Zack Polanski, "Palantir.. £240 million contract last month"
"That was lobbied by Global Counsel which is Peter Mandelson's lobbying group"
"The idea that a defence company from the US has its fingerprints all over our healthcare system, alongside Peter Mandelson"
cover of The Washington Post on Wednesday Feb 4, 2026. Headline on bottom, right: Musk wanted to hook users; his chatbot got more sexual
My story on Elon Musk cutting safeguards at xAI is on the front page of today's @washingtonpost.com. I’m also among 100’s of reporters laid off. I absolutely loved my job my brilliant coworkers & the thrill of reporting @ the center of forces upending the world: AI & Silicon Valley’s political power
I think I might take one of these "under 20 minutes" AI skills courses the UK Govt. seems very keen on everyone doing and live-post it here... Maybe we can all learn something together! The press release sends me to aiskillshub.org.uk/aiskillsboost/ - let's go and see!
Read “It Can’t Happen Here”, Sinclair Lewis, 1936.
Board of Peace - Season 1
RTÉ News asked Greenlanders how they feel about Donald Trump's takeover threats.
RTÉ is an Irish public service broadcaster.
#Greenland
On crucial issues the BBC now barely even tries to report facts, only the perspectives of particular political actors on the facts, & without helping anyone understand which perspectives might be worthy of belief. This helped lead to Brexit & now it‘s helping to normalise fascism internationally
My wish for 2026 is for the people of Cymru to do electorally what the good miners & their political supporters did in Tonypandy in the Rhondda, ninety years ago. They sent the far-right packing at the Battle of De Winton Field (June 1936).
Let’s do it again.
Blwyddyn newydd dda i bawb.
😁
I was one of several people interviewed about the so-called National Design Studio, and how their design work fails both legal and moral imperatives: www.notus.org/trump-white-...
Glad to see this getting more coverage.
I wrote a few words about Mani for The Sunday Times - I didn’t know it would be behind a paywall, so here it is if you would like to read it:
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A woman reported that Ronaldo assaulted her in Vegas in 2009. "In recent months, Ronaldo has also been part of diplomatic efforts to woo the U.S. President Donald Trump."
Photo of Ryuichi Sakamoto
