Karen Piper
@PiperK
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Just another girl with a PhD. I follow academics in solidarity.
Columbia, Mo and Seattle, WA
Joined February 2009
Seriously, folks, AI is just a way to drive the planet Earth into the grave. It's fool's gold. We'll never get there. That's why I don't take it seriously.
technologyreview.com
The emissions from individual AI text, image, and video queries seem small—until you add up what the industry isn’t tracking and consider where it’s heading next.
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Three more British MEPs in Nigel Farage’s bloc now alleged to have “followed the script” given to Nathan Gill by an alleged Russian asset, according to prosecutors. At least eight UKIP and Brexit Party MPs were focus of efforts by Nathan Gill https://t.co/HJOUseTjrg
theguardian.com
At least eight MEPs elected for Ukip or Brexit party now known to have been focus of efforts by jailed Nathan Gill
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I genuinely do not understand how CEOs of American social media companies and their supporters can express so much passion about free speech infringements in Europe, but not say a word about censorship in Russia where many of their companies are banned. Some say it’s all about
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Biden earmarked billions to revitalize Appalachian mining communities. His successor took it back.
motherjones.com
Biden earmarked billions to revitalize Appalachian mining communities. His successor took it back.
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Dawg, your in-laws speak another language.
JD Vance: “It’s totally reasonable to not want neighbors who speak another language.”
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X has been fined for "lack of transparency," but Elon shows little interest in complying.
Here is the actual episode from this morning. Timely and informative. Can’t recommend Justin’s podcast more highly for those tracking tech policy and the intersection with democracy. 2/2
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The Great Climate Insurance Collapse is coming. Silencing the fire alarms doesn’t save you from fire. Fossil fuel lies don’t change the truth.
nytimes.com
When buyers can’t see the climate risks of prospective homes up front, they may take on more exposure than they can afford.
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The anti-vax movement is going to go down in history as one of the most sad, bizarre, and destructive social contagions of modern times.
🚨 NEW: One of the largest COVID-19 vaccine studies ever (28 MILLION people in France) just dropped. Results? • 74% lower risk of death from severe COVID-19 • 25% lower risk of all-cause mortality • No increase in 4-year mortality • Vaccinated people had lower risk of death
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The neo-Nazi crowd would really, really hate it if you shared this video!
My latest investigation reveals a guest list that includes neo-Nazis and other white nationalists for an annual conference at a Tennessee state park!
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According to Reagan Institute poll, a VAST MAJORITY of Americans see Russia as an enemy of United States.
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Freedom of expression in Russia, September 2025: In Moscow, a mother is arrested for standing alone before the Ministry of Defense — begging for her son’s return from a war he has been trapped in for three long years. Her plea for mercy is treated as a crime.
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Trump has issued over 2,000 pardons and commutations this year, letting a string of drug dealers, corrupt politicians, and MAGA-friendly businessmen off the hook in a gross abuse of the Constitution. Commentary: https://t.co/gRB9O9k5Rg
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Trump calls this place "uncivilized" and nearly "unrecognizable," and he wants to turn his back on it.
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The Deputy Prime Minister of Poland.
@elonmusk Go to Mars. There's no censorship of Nazi salutes there.
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Time to seriously regulate ketamine.
Time to abolish the EU
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BREAKING: U.S. layoffs set to surpass the Great Recession levels, on track to be worst since Great Depression.
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Still think Trump/Russia is a “hoax”? https://t.co/bBVSrhHwQp
wsj.com
An annual strategy document, which has described threats from China to Russia, directs some of its harshest language at NATO allies.
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More bodies washed up in Trinidad.
Two BODIES appeared on Colombia’s shores, in Puerto Lopez, La Guajira. All evidence suggests they were Colombian victims of U.S. bombing in the Caribbean — Colombia public media
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Doesn't take an Einstein to have predicted this... https://t.co/Ja5SF811yM
Republican billionaires now control every major social media platform, Fox News, CNN, WaPo, WSJ, CBS, and 200 local news stations in 100 markets. They are creating a propaganda state that treats their misinformation as fact, and actual facts as conspiracies. This is by design.
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The US-Russia alliance is now official, I guess
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"Trump’s egotistic eagerness to play peacemaker and make a quick buck, choice of inept relatives and cronies as amateur envoys, and attempts to sideline and pillory Europe assist and embolden Putin. Trump’s meddling is prolonging the war." https://t.co/feuV8zNZcb
theguardian.com
The war against Ukraine has hit ordinary Russians hard, and the deteriorating situation is likely to inflame tensions, says Guardian foreign affairs commentator Simon Tisdall
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