My latest:
B is for Bailout: The $500 billion Freudian slip.
Are we entering the AI shadow banking bailout era, à la 2008? But will OpenAI's rescue be bigger? Perhaps, yes!
Consider that OpenAI's valuation is already 2/3 of the ENTIRE 2008 bailout (tarp) that stabilized the global economy. And OpenAI is the tip of the iceberg....
🚨BREAKING: We’ve obtained documents showing ALL our passport photos are being secretly searched in a police facial recognition database
A national ID system has been built by the backdoor - without the public or parliament’s consent
We’re taking action
https://t.co/qVScQHFjNl
Inmates in solitary confinement at a California prison wear VR headsets inside caged cells, participating in a rehabilitation program aimed at reducing infractions, March 2025.
‘The EU agreed to rearm Europe by mobilizing 800 billion euros in defense spending’ ❌
The EU agreed to allow member states to borrow more and increase national debt - if they want to ✅
There is no new €800Bn pot.
Ireland - We Need A Referendum To Explicitly Assert Our Militarily Non-Aligned #Neutrality In Our Constitution - There Is A Shameful & Concerted Attack On Our #Neutral Status In Our Public Discourse
There's a lot of misinformation about neutrality - even from academics. So, what does it really mean?
Neutral countries avoid wars unless attacked, mediate global disputes, provide humanitarian aid (not military support), and host peace talks.
That’s a strength, not a myth!
Hundreds of academic staff and other university workers have signed a letter expressing alarm at Cabinet's decision to remove the Triple Lock
https://t.co/oC82s8RPzR
The very same people who said Green-Keynesianism is impossible (moral hazard, crowding out, inflation risk etc) are now championing public-debt financed Military Keynesianism.
Spending on military and war = good.
Spending on climate and social/public infrastructure = bad.
Yet Again - More Hawkish & Alarmist Views Being Platformed In Our Public Discourse To ‘Manufacture Consent’ on Concept of ‘EU Army’ & Hostile Scrutiny of Ireland’s #Neutral Status - We Need Great Caution on Changes To Triple Lock & Practical Impact on Irish Military #Neutrality
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https://t.co/fgsYEcoUH5
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Ireland -We Need To Talk! -Govt Bill To End UN Triple Lock Means ANY Irish Govt Can Send Irish Troops To ANY Conflict By Simple Govt Majority -There Will Be No Safeguards on #Neutrality or Veto on War -If So, Govt Decision Ought Be 75% Majority Oireachtas Vote -Free Vote -No Whip
There is a concerted PR & Public Affairs campaign underway against our traditional military non-alignment & #Neutrality - Please do not passively accept the rampant misinformation & disinformation at large on Ireland’s Neutral status! Let’s advocate for Irish #Neutrality
The complete & unadulterated by integrity hilarity of @OpenAI complaining ab @deepseek_ai use of data. Oh, FFS, the 'intellectual property' that OpenAI bludgeoned to death on its own way to ripping off investors. A pair of total bandits sorting it out in a Vegas Strip side alley.
The real problem with #DeepSeek is that roughly 1/4 of the US 'miracle' economy/market/investment/creativity/ innovation etc. is the #Magnificent7 which the DeepSeek is now exposing as a pack of overpriced, overvalued investment junkies. Think of what will be left of the +
In 1991, David Lynch showed the world the alienation and innate horror of a dirty street, directing this unforgettable anti-littering ad for the City of New York.
RIP to a visionary filmmaker and a pioneer of the Trash Revolution.