Australia is in the news this morning for all the wrong reasons.
🔗 US warned it might suspend ties with Australian special forces over war crime allegations. - of course the US has never been accused of war crimes.
Australia is in the news this morning for all the wrong reasons.
🔗 US warned it might suspend ties with Australian special forces over war crime allegations. - of course the US has never been accused of war crimes.
Two totally different stories that are connected.
🔗 Purdue can shield wealthy Sackler family from opioid lawsuits. - they get to pay 6 billion and keep the rest of their ill gotten gains.
🔗 Indian official fined after draining reservoir in search of mobile phone. - the total fines added up to less than a thousand bucks after flusjing over 4 million litres of water from a reservoir!
The woman who accused the last guy of sexual assault took him to court and won.
The woman who accused the current guy of sexual assault couldn’t make it stick and has 🔗 now moved to Russia.
It’s important to recognize that things aren’t always the same … even when they seem to be.
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🔗 Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes turns herself in for 11-year prison term. - I didn’t get the popcorn …
I read Molly Jong-Fast and had never really thought about it - but - TIL she is the daughter of 🔗 Erica Jong (📚 Fear of Flying) … of course she is … the clue
🔗 Man wielding fish knife attacked home of Benedict Cumberbatch
Putting aside the news for a moment … I have been thinking a lot recently about things like death, legacy, memories, leaving your mark … and noting to myself how little we know about anybody. At all. Even famous / historical people. More on this will emerge in the future … but, case in point, in case you know nothing about Cumberbatch, this is his descriptor …
The Doctor Strange star ….
🔗 Will AI free us from drudgery – or leave us jobless and hungry?
It’s a good question. So much noise abut how AI is going to free up people so thy can live fulfilling lives as drudgery is removed … but that last sentence speaks to the reality …
There is certainly a lot of potential for AI to change the world for the better. I just don’t think there’s an appetite among the people at the top to harness that potential.
🔗 Illinois set to become first state to end book bans.
I never hear Pritzker’s name associated with a potential presidential run - but it should be.
🔗 Malcolm McLaren’s Duck Rock at 40: the album that foretold today’s anything-goes pop.
For all of his total lack of skill as a musician / singer .. his ability to constantly break new ground and open listeners ears to new possibilities was quite extraordinary.
Duck Rock never made it to ‘personal favorite’ status, but still extraordinary.
My most favorite McLaren is surely ’Fans’ - 40 years old NEXT year
🔗 Japan PM fires son after pictures emerge of ‘inappropriate’ private party at official residence.
Moral leadership … clearly Japan has still got it … take note U.K. and U.S.A.