https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/06/08/technology/youtube-radical.html

«I asked if he had considered cutting back on his video intake altogether, and rebuild some of his offline relationships.

He hesitated, and looked slightly confused. For all of its problems, he said, YouTube is still where political battles are fought and won. Leaving the platform would essentially mean abandoning the debate.

He conceded, though, that he needed to think critically about the videos he watched.

“YouTube is the place to put out a message,” he said. “But I’ve learned now that you can’t go to YouTube and think that you’re getting some kind of education, because you’re not.”»

maggie lee (@maggie44) Tweeted:
absolutely floored by this cursed room i’m staying in tonight on a business trip https://t.co/vAfLc05Jeq https://twitter.com/maggie44/status/1136773768850939904?s=17

https://www.investopedia.com/terms/t/trilemma.asp

https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2019-06-06/elizabeth-warren-s-plan-for-exports-and-the-dollar-is-half-right

https://twitter.com/ProudResister/status/1136404206305259520?s=17

🙂

Ryan Knight 🏳️‍🌈 (@ProudResister) Tweeted:

“Who do you think living today is worthy of picking up Thor’s hammer?”

In unison: “ELIZABETH WARREN!” https://t.co/38QL92fy7v

https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2019-06-05/warren-s-economic-patriotism-won-t-cure-u-s-economic-malaise

Hmm.

https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1136648987807813633.html

Things we should be familiar with: Kamdesh and Wanat. Among other things, I’m sure.

Thread by @CombatCavScout: “It was tragic. It was unnecessary. But it was definitely not the largest loss of American life in combat since “Bt seems like a nitpick, I guess, but it’s not. Not to me on a personal level, obviously. But also, it’s impor […]”

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/06/world/africa/niger-ambush-pentagon-review.html

«the 11-member team, working far from base and lacking air support, was ambushed by more than 100 militants aligned with the Islamic State after superior officers twice changed its mission to one that carried far greater risks.

….

Instead, Lt. Col. David Painter, a battalion commander based in Chad, ordered Captain Perozeni’s team to continue. Investigators later concluded that Colonel Painter and other senior officers failed to assess the risk of sending the ill-prepared team on such a hazardous mission, according to the redacted report that identified Colonel Painter by his title, but not by name.

Colonel Painter’s order failed to take into account that Captain Perozeni’s team had gone “nearly 24 hours with little rest,” had no reinforcements standing by if danger struck and had no plan to evacuate wounded troops under fire, according to the redacted report.

Colonel Painter was ultimately punished for improperly overseeing predeployment training. But two military officials on Wednesday said he is expected to be promoted to the rank of full colonel in the coming months.»

https://twitter.com/threadreaderapp/status/1136248061452308480?s=17

Things only look like they change. We’re still fighting ancient evil. (I really hate that language, because it makes me sound like I’m talking about possession and scary movies. Maybe I should say “old problems”, but, seriously, it’s evil, and we’re called to resist it.)

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https://johnpavlovitz.com/2017/03/30/to-the-people-ive-lost-over-this-election/

From 2017 and still relevant.

«There is always a price to pay for speaking and a price for silence too—and I have chosen the former because that is how deeply these convictions run.

….

There may be a day somewhere in the future when we will be able to navigate some of the minefield separating us, and that would be a joy. But if not, it will be because I will not allow the work of equality, diversity, and justice to be derailed, simply to broker an uneasy peace that allows me a small bit of comfort. That would be a disservice to so many who have been made profoundly uncomfortable by the events of the past year.»

https://warontherocks.com/2019/06/have-strategists-drunk-the-ai-race-kool-aid/

Interesting article. The language is a little weird and I’m not always sure what he means, but it’s still interesting.

«When technological change is driven more by hubris and ideology than by scientific understanding, the institutions that traditionally moderate these forces, such as democratic oversight and the rule of law, can be eroded in pursuit of the next false dawn. We’ve seen this before. An AI race, specifically, could undermine the social fabric of the countries engaging in it, which makes it a problem of the state.»