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Advice from someone who has spent two decades running universities and the past few years studying how AI is likely to affect them. Source link
US forces attacked suspected Iranian military sites in the Strait of Hormuz. The US strikes are the first in several weeks as Washington attempts to destroy the Iranian economy. US officials told the AP that the IRGC was preparing to fire rockets to mine the Strait of Hormuz. Several explosions were reported on Iran’s Larak island. The IRGC said the attack will “result in punishment of the aggressor.” Last week, US officials speaking with Axios said Rubio told allies that the US was not planning any attacks on Iran, and any strikes on the Islamic Republic would only be to…
Why on Earth Shouldn't We Call 9/11 'a Terrorist Attack'? Source link
Ray McGovern wrote this short piece in October 2018 to say how much Consortium News meant to him and to America’s greatest whistleblower. It is sobering to think that the now late Dan Ellsberg, and other serious thinkers, look to Consortium News for professional journalism and analysis, he wrote. McGovern and Ellsberg protesting outside the White House in 2010. From the desk of Ray McGovern: Dan Ellsberg met me at the entrance to the Berkeley theater a half-hour before the Berkeley premier of The Most Dangerous Man in America in 2009. As we compared notes on a couple of the…
The Right's Woman Problem Source link
President Donald Trump claimed that the US had secured majority control over Venezuelan oil reserves that will be used to refill the Strategic Reserve. “The United States of America has just entered into an Agreement with the Country of Venezuela on, THE BIGGEST OIL DEAL IN WORLD HISTORY!” he wrote on Truth Social Friday. The US has “secured majority U.S. control of more than 65 BILLION BARRELS of proven Oil Reserves in Venezuela, at no cost to the American Taxpayer. This Historic Transaction MORE THAN DOUBLES American Oil Reserves, greatly increases our Oil Supply, and will substantially lower Gas Prices…
A teacher of English told me in his class more than sixty years ago that his job was to teach discrimination: between the meritorious and the meretricious, the Source link
Should your kids go to Harvard? Many parents have their doubts a and liberals seem to be shocked. Source link
The Washington Post reported Sunday that several high-level military leaders warned Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth that extending operations against Iran could weaken American defense capabilities in other theaters. Per the report, the Navy’s top admiral and the heads of U.S. European Command, the U.S. Pacific Command, and the U.S. Southern Command disagreed with extending deployments in the Persian Gulf region. The report cited individuals familiar with the mid-August Secretary of Defense Orders Book (SDOB), which details the disposition of American military assets and personnel, articulates the administration’s priorities for the military, and delivers commentary from military leadership. The Army and…
The Canadian PM is one of the few world leaders to stand up to the US president. Former colleagues say they are not surprised Source link