Fascism Late, Early; Fascists Now, Then | The Brooklyn Rail

During the Trump era, when troops of neo-Nazis, white nationalists, Proud Boys, MAGA hats, militiamen, and Men’s Rights Activists descended on my city, there was little debate about what to call them: “fascist” seemed simple enough, even if one did not always know what ideology, exactly, moved which knife- or stick-wielding creep. — Read onContinue reading “Fascism Late, Early; Fascists Now, Then | The Brooklyn Rail”

Springfield mayor seeks ‘help not hate’ as more bomb threats close schools, offices

Springfield City School District closed one middle school and evacuated two elementary schools. — Read on http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/two-springfield-schools-evacuated-another-closed-district-cites-police-info/K26FV7URSVGPTB2IUPSFJCGUDM/

Mark Ruffalo, Ramy Youssef Call For Pro-Palestine SAG Member Protection

Mark Ruffalo, Ramy Youssef among the hundreds of SAG members calling on leadership to keep people from being blacklisted for their views on Palestine. — Read on http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/politics-news/mark-ruffalo-ramy-youssef-call-for-pro-palestine-sag-member-protection-1235993880/

Humans rescue Doomsday Glacier? | MR Online

Have Oil Producers hijacked UN climate conferences? Answer: Yes, they have hijacked UN COPs (Conference of the Parties). Oh please! It’s blatantly obvious. COP28 was held in Dubai. The serving president of the climate conference COP28 was Sultan bin Ahmed Al Jaber, who’s chair of Dhabi National Oil Company and who publicly stated there isContinue reading “Humans rescue Doomsday Glacier? | MR Online”

Way ahead of its time: The Remote Lounge NYC – Doc Pop’s Blog

The Remote Lounge was a high-tech bar in NYC’s Bowery District from 10/2001 to 11/2007. The bar’s gimmick was that it was packed full of monitors and closed-circuit television cameras. Anyone in the bar could control each CCTV camera via any of the terminals located throughout the establishment, thanks to their servo-mounted design. Each terminalContinue reading “Way ahead of its time: The Remote Lounge NYC – Doc Pop’s Blog”

Why AI Can Push You to Make the Wrong Decision at Work

Automation bias is the tendency to be less vigilant when a process is automated. But can we effectively check ourselves against AI before making a wrong decision? — Read on http://www.brainfacts.org/neuroscience-in-society/tech-and-the-brain/2024/why-ai-can-push-you-to-make-the-wrong-decision-at-work-090324