Iāve been banned from the UK. I tried to get on a flight to London to attend SXSW London and give a speech at Oxford. Iāve been banned for criticizing Israel. Are we free anymore? This is oppression of Western citizens by our own governments on behalf of a different country!
Artificial intelligences do not undergo experiences, do not possess a body, do not feel joy or pain, do not mature through relationships, and do not know from within what love, work, friendship or responsibility mean. Nor do they have a moral conscience, since they do not judge good and evil, grasp the ultimate meaning of situations, or bear responsibility for consequences. They may imitate or even simulate, but they do not understand what they produce, for they lack the affective, relational, and spiritual perspective through which human beings grow in wisdom. #MagnificaHumanitas
I'm Jewish, British & 64
All my life, I wondered how the Holocaust could have happened. I understood that Hitler & other leaders were EVIL, but how did millions of ordinary people go along with it?
NOW, seeing how so many in the West rationalise & defend the Gaza Genocide, I think I have my answer and it is profoundly disturbing
I just had the craziest experience at the airport.
We are about to board a flight to Atlanta when the pilot from the incoming plane walks out of the jetway. Guy is probably late 50s, salt and pepper hair, military look. The kind of pilot you instantly feel good about seeing on your flight.
Pilot walks over to the counter, gets on the PA system, and starts addressing everyone. āFolks, Iāve been doing this a long time. Flying one of these jets is easy. The hard part is looking at 130 people and telling them their flight is going to be delayed.ā
Audible groans throughout the boarding gate. Most people here are flying to Atlanta as a layover before another flight. 130 people just had their day become a complete mess.
The pilot goes on. āI get it, trust me. But hereās the deal: During our landing, we had a small mechanical issue. Iām not your pilot for the next leg, but I donāt feel confident the jetās safe to fly until we have a mechanical team look it over, and I donāt feel comfortable asking the next pilots to fly you guys until we get confirmation.ā
He points at the agents next to him behind the counter: āNow, none of this is the agentsā fault. Please be kind to them. Iām the one who made this decision, not them, so any inconvenience you experience is my fault. Just please know that I donāt do this lightly, and Iām only doing it because I believe itās in the best interests of everyoneās safety.ā
Now this is where the story gets crazy. The pilot puts the microphone down, grabs his suitcase, and all the people in the gateā¦
Start clapping.
Iām not joking, everyone starts clapping for the guy. 130 people who just had their travel plans ruined give an ovation to the guy who made the decision and delivered the message.
All because he addressed them with decency and transparency, took ownership of the decision, made it clear that it was necessary, and explained why it was in everyoneās best interest.
Itās honestly one of the best examples of strong communicationāof strong leadership, for that matterāthat Iāve seen in a long time.
@Delta, whoever your Atlanta to Wichita pilot was this morning, heās one of the good ones. Please tell him the delayed passengers of flight 1637 appreciate what he did.
Just had this disgusting leaflet put through my letterbox portraying Polanski as an Islamist by someone from Reform.
I check on my Ring cam and it turns out this is my old primary school teacher who was sacked for noncing.
Couldnāt make it up.