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From AI to TikTok to TV, This Pro-Israel Billionaire Is Expanding Power in US
One of Trump’s advisers once called megabillionaire Larry Ellison a “shadow president of the United States.”
Trump’s ICE Has Started Targeting Activists, Not Just Immigrants
ICE demanded Meta hand over personal information attached to Instagram accounts that track immigration raids.
Israel Has a New $6M Plan to Flood Gen Z Platforms With Pro-Israel Content
A firm led by a former Trump campaign manager will manage AI frameworks to make them more Israel-friendly.
Trump Posts Racist AI-Generated Video Ahead of Looming Government Shutdown
“Republicans are still refusing to come to the table” regarding Democrats’ demands, said Rep. Pramila Jayapal.
Big Tech Data Centers Compound Decades of Environmental Racism in the South
The American South has long been a site of both corporate extraction and fierce political resistance.
Trump’s Federal Guidelines for AI May Turbocharge Climate Denial and Racist Bias
AI is already racist and sexist. Trump’s plan aims to embed bias and lies even deeper into the systems reshaping the US.
Memphis Locals Raise Health Concerns as Business Group Pushes Musk Data Center
The Chamber of Commerce offered xAI “concierge service” as residents worried over emissions created due to the facility.
Organizers Are Demanding Palantir Drop Contracts With ICE and Israeli Military
Tech workers are also increasingly determined to hold their workplaces accountable for enabling the genocide in Gaza.
AI Hype Is the Product and Everyone’s Buying It
AI’s flaws and dangers are glaring, yet the industry keeps growing, fueled by fantasies and fears of missing out.
Educational AI Risks Becoming an Authoritarian Vehicle for Thought Control
These systems are a dictator’s dream: the perfect infrastructure for the imposition of totalitarianism.