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intravenous bovril

[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

Stare at this image for a few seconds and it completely disappears. This effect (known as Troxler's fading) has been attributed to the adaptation of neurons vital for perceiving stimuli in the visual system

[read more: https://t.co/1wyoTBjRus]

[じゃがりきん @jagarikin]

not moving at all

[Shabnam Nasimi @NasimiShabnam]

Girls crying in agony as they’re told that they will have to leave the university & go home as the Taliban have BANNED female university education in Afghanistan.

Painful to hear. How can we sit idly by as millions of girls are denied their human rights.

[Emily Peck @EmilyRPeck]

It's not a new point but I can't help repeating. No female founder could show up dressed like this in public and expect to get handed billions of dollars. via @nytimes https://t.co/VUdeT4lBsg

[Qasim Rashid, Esq. @QasimRashid]

This is horrifying. The Iranian parliament votes overwhelmingly (227-63) to execute the 15,000 protesters they already arrested.

These were peaceful protestors simply seeking the right to basic justice and autonomy. Unacceptable and barbaric.
https://t.co/7mMd2hIwTb

[Greg Marsh @gregmarsh]

Interest rates of 3% (and remember markets are expecting them to hit 6% by May) will mean mortgage charges absorb the same share of household income as when rates were 14% in 1980--because mortgages now are bigger, and they're no longer tax deductible. h.t. @Telegraph @BuiltPlace

[ollie @oll___ie]

Hey Siri, define 'shady'

[Darin Feinstein @DarinFeinstein]

CBDCs

Purchase denied. You have consumed your quota of real meat this month, please try meat substitute from vegan shelf.

Purchase denied. Your voting records show you did not participate in latest polls, accounts will be reinstated in 72 hours or after completion of polls.

[John Burn-Murdoch @jburnmurdoch]

NEW: income inequality in US & UK is so wide that while the richest are very well off, the poorest have a worse standard of living than the poorest in countries like Slovenia https://t.co/gtHvhNsnuT

Essentially, US & UK are poor societies with some very rich people.

A thread:

[Bitfinex'ed 🔥🐧 Κασσάνδρα 🏺 @Bitfinexed]

The Chief Financial Officer for Bitfinex and Tether knows Tether blows up the crypto market.

That’s why Bitcoin OGs ruthlessly defend Tether and attack the critics so harshly.

If it wasn’t true they wouldn’t waste their time attacking the critics of an obvious fraud.

[Ted Fertik @tedfertik]

If this doesn’t fill you with rage… https://t.co/fk4aiqK3e9

[Kate Crawford @katecrawford]

There's lots to read on this topic: see today's article with @luke_stark @EvanSelinger https://t.co/mGB7EPVsvV
And a new thesis by
@damicli (PDF)
https://t.co/Yk8GiD3jbD
And I have a chapter on the history of these tools in #AtlasofAI

[Kate Crawford @katecrawford]

I have a piece in @nature today on the urgent need to regulate emotion recognition tech. During the pandemic, this tech has been pushed further into schools and workplaces. We should reject the phrenological impulse, where unverified systems are used to interpret inner states.

[Laurie @Laurie1984]

Oh my, this is too perfect

[MeidasTouch @MeidasTouch]

This is the most brilliant video you’ll watch today

[Parrot Capital 🦜 @ParrotCapital]

#Tether would like you to believe that $USDT, #stablecoin purportedly backed by tens of billions of $ assets in reserves, has only the best accountants and auditors.

The truth? 🤔

Their "accountant/auditor" for an 11-figure company is a PO Box.📬

Don't believe the lies. 👇👇👇

[DEACTIVATED @thrasherxy]

Noting that in AP copy, 18-yeear-old Michael Brown was an “18-year old Black man,” while 18-year-old Payton Gendron is a “white teenager.”