Are we on the verge of an AI apocalypse, or is Silicon Valley using doomsday fears to distract us from the damage AI is already doing?
Tech insiders and Big Tech CEOs warn that superintelligence could wipe out humanity. Meanwhile, AI is already fuelling warfare and environmental destruction, with zero accountability. If the very people warning us about AI's dangers also stand to profit from it, is existential doom a genuine warning or the ultimate marketing strategy?
This week on The Tea, we're joined by Dr Timnit Gebru, former co-lead of Google's Ethical AI team and a leading researcher in AI safety. Timnit warned about the dangers of large language models years before the current AI boom. In this interview, she exposes the motives and the ideology behind Silicon Valley's apocalyptic predictions
Watch here: https://t.co/jdTE0nN8lC
🇵🇸 Israel Exposed, the anonymous collective behind one of the largest online archives of Gaza genocide documentation, has released a map placing more than 35,200 videos and photos at the locations in Gaza where they were filmed.
Every geolocated clip links to its original post and source. Users can filter by area, date and type of attack, and overlay UN satellite damage assessments (UNOSAT). The full dataset is downloadable.
The group launched its archive in July with more than 64,500 videos and 17,900 photos and says more footage will be added.
While predatory elites - which have made Israel's genocide in Gaza a model and flourishing business - conquer political seats everywhere (credit post-Cold War "leftist" parties for paving the way), global civil society organises in unprecedented ways for accoutability.
🚨Here I thoroughly debunk Israel's claim that 170 slain journalists were "terrorists."
I checked every single entry on that list & every "evidence" the IDF provided. I was startled by how clumsy, shameless & sloppy their work is!
https://t.co/DYTEQJ6935
For more than two months, I have been working on a truly horrific story about one of the gravest war crimes committed by the United States since Vietnam: The bombing of the Shajareh Tayyebeh school in Minab, Iran. It was one of the first targets struck in the opening hours of the war on February 28, 2026.
At least 156 people were killed in the U.S. cruise missile strikes—120 of them were children and 26 were teachers. We spoke to survivors, first responders, parents, doctors, teachers, psychologists, and other witnesses. Some of them had never before shared their experiences of that day.
It would be impossible to do justice to what happened in Minab that day with words alone. In more than 25 years in journalism and reporting on war, I do not believe I have reported on a more heinous single crime.
Massacre at Minab: The School That Became a Grave
https://t.co/6zcGDYIzCC
Please share this story with as many people as you can.
“Your child’s assignment is in ParentVue. Have you checked Canvas? The homework is in EduSpot. The grades are available on Teacherly. I mentioned this in the WhatsApp group. It was literally sent to your comcast dot net email address. Canvas has it for you. It’s in Canvas.”
No, I’m just going to point out you saw a graph you don’t understand, did zero research into it, aren’t aware that it just reflects changes in how deaths for people with chronic diseases are coded, and think it’s a own on me.
It's comforting that someone else feels like this, I've never seen this kind of pain in a video before and I don't think anyone who's never been fat before will be able to understand it because it's so much more than just dysmorphia
👮♂️“I suggest you take the blue line sticker off the back of your car.”
August 5, 2022 - West Newbury Police Department, Massachusetts.
A driver later identified on video as Ethan was pulled over by officer Matthew Ritvo Cabezas for 50 in a 35. He recorded the encounter.
The officer noticed a Thin Blue Line flag on the back of the vehicle and immediately made it part of the conversation.
“So who’s the law enforcement sticker for, huh? The law enforcement sticker on the back. The blue line flag.”
Ethan: “Yeah, I support law enforcement.”
Officer: “Okay, but you’re afraid of me.”
Ethan: “No, I’m not afraid. I’m just recording for a ticket.”
In the end the officer issued a written warning.
Then he added that if he caught him speeding in town again, it would be reckless operation.
On the way out he said:
“I suggest you take the blue line sticker off the back of your car.”
❓Why mention the Thin Blue Line decal on a speeding stop?
❓Why does the sticker only matter once he realizes he's being recorded?
James Sexton explains why "why don't we have sex anymore" is the worst possible opening line
the fix isn't a criticism, it's an invitation back to a place you used to be together
"come with me, remember how close we felt" hits different than "you're never in the mood"