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Democracy is at stake when foolish humans bet on machines being intelligent | Rafael Behr
We need an enlightened US president to make the case for global AI regulation. Donald Trump is the exact opposite of what is needed, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr
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My column on how capital becomes a death cult. Faced with a choice between profit and human life, the radical right chooses profit. Then it tries to persuade us that mass death is what we want. It's the new phase of climate denial: accept your fate, earthlings. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Murderous heat, an endangered food supply, decimated landscapes: embrace the Mediterranean life | George Monbiot
As climate disaster stares us in the face, the radical right says ‘Embrace the Mediterranean life’. Embrace death, more like it, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
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Figures are taken from the Centre for Infectious Disease Research and Policy website which, in turn, sourced them from www.impactcounter.com/dashboard – a project set up under Boston University to model the effects of Elon Musk's destruction of USAID. www.cidrap.umn.edu/chikungunya/...
Quick takes: Death toll from USAID cuts, withdrawal of chikungunya vaccine, funding for updated Ebola vaccine
A model that tracks the impact of USAID funding cuts estimates that more than 760,000 people have died as a result of those cuts since January 2025.
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A record number of First Nations people died in NSW prison custody last year. Advocates fear this year will be worse
Exclusive: Karlene Whitton says her son Matthew Roberts took his own life three months into his jail term. ‘I keep picturing it every night’
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Queensland MP pens ‘White Men Can Sprint’ social media post after Lachlan Kennedy takes silver in Glasgow
LNP member Llew O’Brien says ‘there is nothing wrong with being proud of your heritage’, leading Angus Taylor to state: ‘I congratulate all Australians’
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Snowy valleys, balloon bikes and a wild game of buzkashi: a different view of Afghanistan – in pictures
As the son of Afghan refugees, Daniel Malikyar wanted to paint a picture of the country he knew, rather than the one he read about in news headlines
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The professor facing prison in ‘antifa’ case: ‘They want to scare all who oppose ICE’
Erik Davis is accused by the government of a ‘conspiracy’ to obstruct ICE – experts say it’s part of a pattern to criminalize lawful organizing and ruin activists’ lives
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How close is the Trump administration to the toxic Tate brothers? Let’s ask the president’s son Barron … | Arwa Mahdawi
The 20-year-old crypto bro likes to keep a low profile. He could still be forced to testify before the House oversight committee, writes Arwa Mahdawi
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