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You won’t believe what Obama says
This has been made within a few hours with simple tools. Imagine what could achieve a team of well-equipped professionals. – Watch Jordan Peele use AI to make Barack Obama deliver a PSA about fake news: https://www.theverge.com/tldr/2018/4/17/17247334/ai-fake-news-video-barack-obama-jordan-peele-buzzfeed – BBC – Deepfakes porn has serious consequences: http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-42912529 – The Verge – Deepfakes are disappearing from parts of the web,…
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Golden Rivers and Freedom wars
– Iran–Contra affair: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran–Contra_affair – American made film: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Made_(film) – The Night Manager – novel – Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Night_Manager – United States involvement in regime change – Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_involvement_in_regime_change – Air America (airline), a former civilian airline operated by the Central Intelligence Agency: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_America_(airline) – Air America (film), a 1990 film adaptation of Robbins’ book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_America_(film) – Operation Menu: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Menu – Apocalypse…
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I can inspire hope
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The artistic blur of ecological cars
I) What this Green (ecological) Car Table mean? The most serious car makers have different approach to the reduction of toxic emissions: Nox is the exhaust gaz responsible for toxic fog in big cities. It is mainly due to incomplete fuel combustion. Watch this TED-Ed explanation The smog phenomena: https://youtu.be/CdbBwIgq4rs CO2 emissions are not only to be measured…
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To give or not to give?
To give or not to give? Giving money to a beggar will undoubtedly help him in the short term. But how do we know who we give and how will the money be used? – CNN discussion about Pope : Always give to panhandlers: https://youtu.be/q7eeZDwisdo – Donner de l’argent à un SDF ?: https://youtu.be/PMhDfDGl4Jg In addition,…
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“A multitude is a better judge of many things than any individual”
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I can’t be a tyrant without you all
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The pill umbrella
Drug research went from the public to the private sector just before World War II, with the hope that economic incentive would enable more drug discoveries. Consumers would assume they would keep in mind common health interest, assuming they had humanitarian values… But it is not what has happened. Big pharmaceutical companies are driven by profit. They set…
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Why Are Their Bribes So Small?
Why Are Their Bribes So Small? The Rate of Return on Bribery in Democracies. – NewsClick:https://www.newsclick.in/why-are-their-bribes-so-small-rate-return-bribery-democracies Why Are Their Bribes So Small? “Bribery is the most rational way to operate in a capitalist democracy, where for a small political fee massive profits can be generated (…) Attention is correctly focused on politicians. They betray the public…
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“Labour says emergency house seizure laws could ease Grenfell Tower crisis”