The rise of end times fascism

The Guardian by Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor

Naomi Klein
The governing ideology of the far right has become a monstrous, supremacist survivalism. Our task is to build a movement strong enough to stop them.
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IGNORE CLIMATE CHANGE & AI AT OUR PERIL

by Larry Powell

Chat GPT generated this image, representing AI. No humans are present. Author: Alenoach.

I see terrifying parallels between today's debate over AI & yesteryear's over climate change. More and more credible voices are coming forward to sound the alarm over what AI will very likely do to us. They SHOULD be taken seriously, especially coming as they are from the industry itself! But will they be? After all, alarms over climate change from our best scientists, sounded worldwide way back in the eighties were - with criminal negligence and malice aforethought - ignored. And look what we've ended up with! We've already passed the point of being able to stay within the Paris target of 1.5 degree C warming. I never thought I'd be saying this. But at least the AI moguls are warning us against the potential dangers of their own product. Oil industry execs on the other hand, being the devious cowards they are, lied and covered up theirs. (And continue to do so.) Could the price of ignoring these new ones be even worse? With monstrous, brainless idiots like Trump in charge (and also thanks to Canada's milk toast stance on the topic) no guardrails are in sight. So where does all this leave us? Guinea pigs in one gargantuan, twisted, grotesque "clinical trial," looks like, with "Big Brother" holding us in the palm of his hand.

A Must-See, in-Depth Video That Tells the Truth About Climate Change. PLEASE WATCH

 

Climate change past the point of no return, UN says, as worst impacts are now unavoidable

CBC  News

Global warming guaranteed to exceed 1.5 C limit and stay that way for 'many, many decades.' 

      The Thunderhill Lake Complex fire near the town of Flin Flon, Manitoba
last year.The town was evacuated & several
buildings nearby were destroyed.

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New Meta data centre could add up to $460 a year to Albertans’ electricity bills due to government policy

New Meta data centre could add up to $460 a year to Albertans' 

electricity bills due to government policy. Story here.

Alberta moves to stop data centres from using renewable energy

 Canada’s National Observer

Global Switch Data Centre at Canary Wharf, UK. Photo by 

Devokewater

Data centre developers in Alberta likely won't be able to use renewable energy like solar or wind to power their facilities — even if they want to. Story here. 

Lights! Camera! Action! Roll the Data Centre Sell Job!

The Tyee

Alberta Premier, Danielle Smith.

Notes on Premier Smith’s video attempt to reassure Albertans that AI tycoons are everybody’s friends. Story here.