Pluralistic: The bureaucratic AI arms-race is mutually assured destruction (10 Aug 2026)
Today’s links The bureaucratic AI arms-race is mutually assured destruction: The only way to win is not to play. Hey look at this: Delights to…
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Cancer quackery: Under MAHA, everything old is new again
A viral Instagram post claims that cancer is not a disease, but rather a defense mechanism against “toxins.” Everything old is new again under MAHA.
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Top 10 Most Pirated Movies of The Week – 08/10/2026
Every week we take a close look at the most pirated movies on torrent sites. What are pirates downloading? ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ tops the…
Good Riddance to a Vicious Bigot
Representative Andy Ogles has lost his seat in Congress, and the nation is a better, cleaner place for it. Few people did so much, in…
For Brazil’s Indigenous youth, visibility is resistance
As climate change reshapes Indigenous territories across Brazil, a new generation is turning to culture and digital platforms to defend their lands and their future.
Pluralistic: Digital sewer socialism (08 Aug 2026)
Today’s links Digital sewer socialism: Mamdani’s Public Interest Technologists are what DOGE should have been. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. Object permanence: Robot…
Japanese Police Arrest NYAA ‘First Uploader,’ But Not by Watching the Swarm
Japanese police have arrested an alleged seeder who’s connected to the widely popular anime torrent site NYAA. Anti-piracy group CODA tells TorrentFreak that the tool…
How a former GB Olympian curbed his porn problem – and the signs and steps to recovery
Experts share the signs to look out for if you are worried about your porn use, and how to seek help.
Alleged ‘Enforcer’ in Prince Group Scam Network Identified
A U.S. federal indictment against Prince Group Chairman Chen Zhi anonymized his alleged co-conspirators, but personal details in the document identify one of them as…
What We Must Learn From “the Most Dangerous Man in America”
In October 1969, nearly 14 years into the Vietnam War and only months before the first civilian draft lottery, Daniel Ellsberg decided that Americans deserved…