Iqra 010
On synthetic social media, Israeli cyberwar, American constitutional crisis, superhuman agents and Divine Paradoxes
Shipper discusses how AI may herald the end of the knowledge economy where allocation becomes king
Interesting paper on how self-rewarding language models may be the way to create "superhuman agents"
Thoughtful piece by Johnson on synthetic social media
Another example of American imperial fatigue as the evidence mounts that its export control on advanced semiconductors is failing
Stevenson writes a damning review of the field of criminology ,that has buttressed the academic background of think-tanks, government policy and research.
Kingsnorth in fine form narrating his travels and drawing connections between St Catherine's Well in County Donegal and Egyptian Coptic monks - one of the few writers in the West still writing seriously about Christianity with some substance
There is a piece in the Financial Times doing rounds about the growing ideological gender divide, Evans does a good job providing some sensible commentary
Timely piece from Popova about war and peace mediated through new media technologies
The ever-shunned voice of sense, within the American Imperial commentariat Mearsheimer commenting on the ICJ judgement on Zionist genocide
Harrington laments our post-repentance culture
On the brewing (and hopefully escalating and accelerating) incipient constitutional crisis brewing in America because of its Texan border integrity. An alternative take on the issue.
An insightful longform piece by Greenberg on Israeli escalation in cyberwar operations - much to learn from the Israelis in this regard
Awful sobering piece on the corrosive impact of Big Tech platforms on children in the UK
With Iran in the news, I've seen abysmal commentary from Sunnis wishing to ignore what has happened in Syria and Iraq, but also lunacy from American Imperial commentariat who have no grasp of the foe they so desperately wish to confront. Two papers, one by Divsallar and Azizi paints a sympathetic but I think fairly accurate model of Iranian security assistance. The second is an older paper I've dug out on the nature of "military orientalism".
Harrington's piece is a nice antidote to the recent Zionist girlbossing of genocide, although not explicitly addressing it, she tackles the philosophical assumptions behind the "warrior women" myth that seems to be blasted out as the latest psy-op from American Empire.
Prasad pointing out the corruption that is appearing to become endemic in clinical trials and protocols
Feminist Natalism (in part) may well be behind the impending demographic collapse and fatigue in in Europe
A discussion on Divine Paradoxes within Islamic theology with Dr. Safaruk Chowdhury
A realistic piece on the actual impact of the Houthi naval blockade against American Empire
Excellent collection as always