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throwaway86047··on Meta Ignores Brazilian Court Order to End Bolsonaro Favoritism
The EU should declare US social media companies a security risk and force them to sell their EU operations. Just like what the US did to TikTok.
throwaway86047··on AI Safety Is Not a Corporate Plot
Why should we trust AI company leaders? Sam Altman was quoted as saying, "We believe that the world should accept some bad things happening for the benefits of this technology and people having the agency." Does that sound like someone who considers safety a high priority?
throwaway86047··on Just say no to OpenAI and Anthropic
So you still trust OpenAI after Sam Altman said, "People talk about how much energy it takes to train an AI model – but it also takes a lot of energy to train a human. It takes about 20 years of life – and all the food you consume during that time," and after he said, "We believe that the world should accept some bad things happening for the benefits of this technology and people having the agency."
throwaway86047··on Canada fast-tracks Pacific oil pipeline to reduce US dependence
Speaking of foreign attitudes: https://www.pewresearch.org/global/2026/07/15/people-in-many...
throwaway86047··on Canada fast-tracks Pacific oil pipeline to reduce US dependence
"America isn’t the way it is because Trump’s president. Trump’s president because America is the way it is." - David Cochrane