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Naomi Klein

VIDEO: ‘How AI is Draining our Real World’: Naomi and Paris Marx Article https://naomiklein.org/video-how-ai-is-draining-our-real-world-naomi-and-paris-marx/

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April 14, 2025

Are you worried about the rapid rise of AI and its implications for the real world, especially for our liberties and our democracy?

In this special episode of ‘Unshocked,’ Naomi is joined by tech analyst, journalist, and author Paris Marx to break down the dangers behind Silicon Valley’s push for an AI-centered world, including for the environment, education, and democracy.
https://naomiklein.org/video-how-ai-is-draining-our-real-world-naomi-and-paris-marx/

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Connie Willis English

AI Risks “Extinction of the Human Race”

Dear Everybody: The big news today is AI: –Remember how a couple of days ago, when Trump was asked whether he was worried about AI or not, he said, “It’s going to be fine. We’ll always have something to stop … Continue reading → https://azsf.net/cwdaily/2026/09/13/ai-risks-extinction-of-the-human-race/

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Connie Willis English

Trump on 9/11: “I Was Down There With the First Responders” (No, He Wasn’t.)

Dear Everybody:   The big news today is that 9/11 is coming and Trump is now trotting out all his old lies about his actions on 9/11, as well as some new ones. –Trump: “Nobody saw the plane hit.” –Trump … Continue reading → https://azsf.net/cwdaily/2026/09/08/trump-on-9-11-i-was-down-there-with-the-first-responders-no-he-wasnt/

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Connie Willis English

Trump Goes Insane–Again

Dear Everybody: The big news today is that Trump once again went on a posting spree, and this one was the most deranged and frightening yet: –During a two-hour time span on Sunday, Trump posted more than 60 times. Since … Continue reading → https://azsf.net/cwdaily/2026/09/07/trump-goes-insane-again/

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Connie Willis English

“Dear Leader is Now a Brunette!”

Dear Everybody: The big news today is that the Iran War is once again escalating, and I’ll get to that, but I HAVE to start with this: –Trump has suddenly become a brunette. –An AP photographer spotted him coming off … Continue reading → https://azsf.net/cwdaily/2026/09/06/dear-leader-is-now-a-brunette/

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Connie Willis English

Trump Has Cut Down All of the Kennedy Center’s Weeping Willows

Dear Everybody: The big news today is two stories that may not strike you as major, what with the Iran war and the Canadian trade war and the crashing economy and all, but I see these as flashing danger signs: … Continue reading → https://azsf.net/cwdaily/2026/09/02/trump-has-cut-down-all-of-the-kennedy-centers-weeping-willows/

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Connie Willis English Varia ENG

Bad News from the Grand Canyon and the Supreme Court

Dear Everybody: There were several big news stories today: The first one is there was a terrible flash flood in the Grand Canyon yesterday: –It tore through the Grand Canyon after a thunderstorm dumped a ton of rain in an … Continue reading → https://azsf.net/cwdaily/2026/08/31/bad-news-from-the-grand-canyon-and-the-supreme-court/

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Connie Willis English Varia ENG

Sacha Baron Cohen and Polar Bears and Geese with Guns

Dear Everybody: The big news this morning is that Trump is on a rampage on Truth Social: –Trump: “THE FAKE POLLS USED BY OUR CROOKED MEDIA ARE OUT OF CONTROL, AND SOMETHING MUST BE DONE ABOUT IT. FCC TO THE … Continue reading → https://azsf.net/cwdaily/2026/08/30/sacha-baron-cohen-and-polar-bears-and-geese-with-guns/

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Artificial Intelligence English Omnicrisis SolarPunk Technology

AI in Solarpunk Civilization – Opportunities and Threats

AI is not a homogeneous category to accept or reject wholesale. We separate three questions: about the concept itself, about today’s large-scale AI industry, and about the possibility of a decentralized model serving self-governance.

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Connie Willis English Varia ENG

Now Trump Wants to Rename the Atlantic and the Pacific

Dear Everybody: The big news today is that the same federal judge who had blocked Trump’s mail-in ballot order has blocked it again, saying it imposes onerous requirements and threatens to disenfranchise voters and harm states. –The Supreme Court said … Continue reading → https://azsf.net/cwdaily/2026/08/28/now-trump-wants-to-rename-the-atlantic-and-the-pacific/