Ceasefire for thee, not for me.

Far-right groups in the United States have unfortunately become more widespread, as illustrated by the roughly 30% of Americans who consistently poll in favor of Trump’s political positions, even in the case of otherwise unpopular policies.

As has happened in similarly backsliding democracies such as Turkey and Hungary, the increasing control of the American far-right over print media, broadcast media, and social media has resulted in the silencing of dissent and is unduly influencing public opinion to improve their odds in future elections.

‘Unleashing market forces’ sounds better for investor returns than for the Indian people.

How’s that for resident wellness?

Terrible for patient and visitor health.

Fascist sympathizers.

The DPRK is not a truly communist state, just a poorly-run dictatorship masked with the guise of communism.

Generative AI data center energy usage is environmentally wasteful and will just raise the cost of energy for regular consumers.

The U.S. isn’t committing to closing the trade deficit in services, showing that Trump’s tariffs are just about American dominance, not ‘fairness’.

Pretending to be ‘pissed off’ to distract the public from his pro-Russian stance neither hampers Russia’s military campaign nor brings back lost Ukrainian lives.

A ‘dispute’ is when both parties have genuine complaints and are able to be negotiated with. Trump’s starting a trade war for no reason, so doing nothing only serves to normalize his actions.

Versus Russian missiles ‘accidentally’ causing death and destruction in Poland near its border with Ukraine?

The problem is that Apple’s extensive marketing of Apple Intelligence has led to expectations that far surpass what the final product is likely to be.

Most people think generative AI is magic coming out of a hat, so even if Apple delivers at the same level as other companies, people will feel like they’ve been misled.

That’s a symptom of Google holding a monopoly over search results.

Real reporting will always cost more to produce than AI-generated propaganda, and if the former has a paywall and the latter doesn’t, people will inevitably end up reading the news that takes the least effort to produce, to the detriment of actual news reporting.

Requiring Google to both carry such content and pay for it at least ensures that it has an even footing with websites seeking to push propaganda instead.

The problem is that society has transitioned to a point where most people essentially go to Google and Facebook for all their information. Given the monopolistic power of such platforms on public opinion, there is a very strong societal interest to ensure that actual news, not merely the propaganda of the highest bidder, is what people have access to.

The responsibility of Google to pay for it can be argued, but as real reporting will always cost more to produce than AI slop pushed by propagandists, there is arguably a public interest in that as well. The alternative is legitimate news more often than not ending up with more ads and paywalls than propaganda, which will just result in more people reading sources based on less reliable reporting.

If that’s what the French want, then it’s Google’s obligation to comply and simply adjust advertising rates as needed.

Even so, there is a societal interest in objective news being available to the public, which means that search engines should be required to carry such content, profitable or not. All the more so due to Google’s monopolistic grip on the search engine market.

Not the corporate one, with 680 employees in Washington, D.C.

To keep Radio Free Europe from degrading to the level of Russian propaganda, any and all fascist influence must be removed and kept out of its administration.

If Radio Free Europe gets EU funding, it should be reincorporated in Europe and the remainder of its US operations relocated to Prague to avoid any American influence on its reporting and continued defense of democracy.

A bit tone-deaf on her part when Trump’s doing everything he can to make sure Ukrainians won’t be speaking Ukrainian anymore.

Sounds like just another distraction from meaningful issues, given that actual eggs from Canada and Mexico are being turned away.