Israel blocks ambulances in the West Bank again.
Shoots Palestinians, then seals off medical access so they bleed out and die.
Deliberate. Sadistic. State policy.
If you have a Gmail account, you need to read this.
Google's AI now scans your emails and attachments, bank statements, tax files, medical letters, all of it. It turned on by default, and there's a class-action lawsuit over how.
Here are 5 moves to shut it off, the switch is hidden in two places:
I continue to follow with deep concern the ongoing and escalating violence in the #HolyLand, where, in recent days, many civilians, both in the West Bank and in Gaza, have once again fallen victim. I make a heartfelt appeal for a return to negotiations to achieve a just political solution, founded on the equal dignity and equal rights of every human person. At the same time, I urge the rejection of further military actions and unilateral decisions, especially those that violate the respect for and the status quo of the holy places of every religion.
We continue to follow with concern the events unfolding in various countries torn apart by war and violence. Let us not forget those who are suffering and dying because of these conflicts, and let us add our constant prayers to the generous efforts for #peace.
"a Flock vice president logged into the Dunwoody PD’s Flock system and looked at a camera in the children’s gymnastics room of a private community center here in Dunwoody.
He did not look at any other cameras in the entire 400-camera network that day."
https://t.co/CwhLqOMwvz
Farewell to young Palestinian footballer Fadi Al-Naasan, who was fatally shot by the Israeli army. His dream was to one day represent the Palestinian national football team.
If technology becomes the ultimate criterion, the human person risks being reduced to data, a cog in a machine or a commodity. If, however, technology is integrated with a wise perspective, it can become an instrument of growth, justice and fraternity. #MagnificaHumanitas
To paraphrase Mohammed Al-Kurd:
In one part of the world, we have mothers complaining about being threatened by some words on a tshirt.
In another part of the world, we have mothers searching through the rubble for their dead children.
Guess who receives more attention?
taylor truly is the worst kind of famous person lmfao. with all that money could’ve easily gone to a private island, or anywhere nice. but no, let’s go ahead and inconvenience everyday working class people for 3 days and get married in nyc…
We cannot consider #AI to be morally neutral. In reality, every technical tool embodies choices and priorities through what it measures, ignores, and optimizes, and how it classifies people and situations. Ethical discernment cannot be limited to asking whether we are using a system for good or bad purposes. It must also examine how that system is designed and what vision of the human person and society is embedded in the data and models that guide it. #MagnificaHumanitas
I do not know whether the world will pay any attention to what I am about to say in this post, but what I witnessed yesterday confirmed to me that we are facing a major humanitarian, health, and environmental catastrophe in the days ahead.
Yesterday, I was on my way to the south of Gaza City along the coastal road when I was shocked by what I saw. Untreated sewage and wastewater are being discharged directly into the sea after the destruction of the sewage network and infrastructure during the war.
An estimated 80,000 cubic meters of wastewater are being dumped into the sea every day. These are terrifying numbers in a city already struggling amid the collapse of essential services.
The most alarming part was seeing thousands of displacement tents located near these streams of polluted water. Entire families, children, women, and elderly people are forced to live surrounded by contamination.
Yesterday, I realized that this city has suffered a complete collapse. Skin diseases are spreading at an alarming rate, infections are becoming more common every day, and the sea near these sewage outlets is no longer safe for swimming, fishing, or even approaching.
We are heading toward even darker days if this situation continues. More than two million people cannot be left to live between the rubble, sewage, and the constant threat of disease. What is happening here is a real humanitarian disaster that continues to worsen every day before the eyes of the world.