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Alexandra Whittington

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Futurist, author, speaker INVITATION TO FUTUROLOGY www.thefuturistalexandra.com/home ✨️✍️💫🌎♐️♒️♒️🔮💗✌️ INFJ

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Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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We Have to Figure Out How to Design a Warming Planet
Architects and designers are often left carrying out the orders of developers interested only in maximizing profits. But a new book argues they have a vital role to play in transforming our built envi...
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Greg Palast @gregpalast.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
In 2020, Ken Paxton stole Texas for Trump by blocking 2.5 million mail-in ballots in Harris County [Houston]. And he can do it again. The attack on mail-in ballots and drop boxes, unseen by the media, will determine the midterms nationwide. gregpalastinvestigates.substack.com/p/how-paxton...
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How Paxton Will Steal Texas
The Senate candidate stole it for Trump, he can do it again.
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Futurism @futurism.com · 23/09/2026
"One word: hallucination."
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Former Air Traffic Controller Terrified New AI System Will Hallucinate and Cause Catastrophe
The federal government's new SMART AI-air traffic control system is raising eyebrows from one veteran controller.
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Today is National Voter Registration Day! 🇺🇸 If you’re not registered, register. If you are, take a minute to check your registration and make sure everything is up to date. Your voice matters. Your vote matters. Make sure you’re ready for Election Day. 💙 #GetReadyToVote
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Brad kreit @bkreit.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
I knew my master's degree in anthropology would come in handy.
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Want to Succeed in an AI World? Study Anthropology
College students and workers alike are finding a new set of skills is needed for a rapidly changing workplace.
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Prof Wayne Visser @waynevisser.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Listen to all the episodes of the Dancing With Systems podcast, which I co-host with Dr Sally Uren, here or on your favourite podcast platform to dive deeper into systemic transitions: dancingwithsystems.buzzsprout.com
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Dancing with Systems
Dancing with Systems (co-hosted by Dr Sally Uren and Prof. Dr Wayne Visser) aims to help change agents from across the spectrum - in business, government, academia, and civil society - better understa...
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Alexandra Whittington @alexandra4casts.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Want to join me for this Talarico for Texas event? mobilize.us/s/xY1z8a
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🛒 Love Thy Neighbor Grocery Drive (Statewide) · Talarico for Texas
## Join Team Talarico for the Love Thy Neighbor Statewide Grocery Drive! **The Love Thy Neighbor Grocery Drive** is bringing Republicans, Democrats, and Independents together across the state to pro...
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Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
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Envisioning a Pro-Animal Foreign Policy | Common Dreams
​Various animal activists and thinkers answer the question: What would a pro-animal foreign policy, that we could plausibly get politicians to adopt, look like?
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#TuckFrump @realtuckfrumper.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Nearly Half of Millennials Say They’re Stuck in a ‘Work Situationship’ #Vice
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Nearly Half of Millennials Say They're Stuck in a 'Work Situationship'
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Bartapest @bartapest.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
U.S. drone delivery is going mainstream. Amazon plans to expand Prime Air to 500 cities by late 2026, Uber aims for 1 million daily drone deliveries by 2029, and Alphabet’s Wing targets 270 Walmart stores reaching 40 million people by 2027.
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Alexandra Whittington @alexandra4casts.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Help bring Foresight Improv to Austin again for #SXSW2027! Community voting is officially open, and your vote makes the difference 🗳️ Voting open until Aug 23 Foresight Improv: Futurists take on the topics you choose participate.sxsw.com/flow/sxsw/sx... #Futurist #Foresight #SXSW #PanelPicker
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PanelPicker | SXSW Conference & Festivals
PanelPicker® is the official SXSW user-generated session proposal platform. Enter ideas and vote to help shape Conference programming for SXSW and SXSW EDU.
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TechCrunch @techcrunch.com · 10/08/2026
Sila lands $1.4B Pentagon loan as militaries demand more batteries
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Sila lands $1.4B Pentagon loan as militaries demand more batteries
Battery materials startup Sila will use a $1.4 billion loan from the U.S. Department of Defense to scale production at its factory in Washington State.
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Jessica Denson @jessicadenson07.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
So many unsung heroes in the resistance who help us pull it all off. Two of them are @paul.gpmidi.net and @sickofthis.substack.com, without whom today’s historic livesteam in sweltering heat would not have happened. Thank you so much Paulson & Nick 🙏 m.youtube.com/watch?v=ToEd...
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LIVE: ACTIVE DUTY OFFICER ARRESTED AFTER DEMANDING TRUMP'S IMPEACHMENT | Removal Coalition Report
YouTube video by Jessica Denson
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Futurism @futurism.com · 01/07/2026
"The way people mount a CCTV camera on a wall, they mounted one on us."
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Factories Attach Cameras to Workers, in Hopes of Replacing Them With Robots
Factories in India are increasingly tethering GoPro cameras to their workers in order to train their robotic replacements.
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Politico @politico.com · 01/07/2026
Data center boom collides with record heat, testing power grid
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Data center boom collides with record heat, testing power grid
Extreme temperatures threaten to strain the grid as data centers are increasing energy demand. What could go wrong?
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Alexandra Whittington @alexandra4casts.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Reached a milestone with my new book this weekend! Review copies are available📖 a.co/d/07NlKaJb #Futurist #Future #Futurism #Futurology #Foresight #StrategicForesight #FuturesStudies #SocialScience #Research #Sociology #Amazon #Bestseller #Books
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Randy Rainbow @randyrainbow.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
I get the strategy. But I have needs. 💍 #WhereTheHellIsOurCongress #WeDontWantAKing
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WHERE THE HELL IS OUR CONGRESS? | A Randy Rainbow Song Parody
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Futurism @futurism.com · 25/06/2026
"Our robot behaved as designed."
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DoorDash Delivery Robot Invades SWAT Scene, Won't Leave as Cops Flashbang Resident
A DoorDash delivery robot barged its way into the middle of a SWAT incident, refusing to leave the scene even as a flashbang was detonated.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Americans’ personal savings rate has dropped to one of its lowest levels in 15 years. Household debt is at a record high. Millions of Americans are living paycheck to paycheck, which aren't keeping up with inflation. Meanwhile, corporate profits are at a record high. The system is rigged.
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Alexandra Whittington @alexandra4casts.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Excited to share that my new book Invitation to Futurology is now available on Amazon! #Futurist #Future #Foresight #Futurology #Books
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Houston Chronicle @houstonchronicle.com · 07/06/2026
The White House-inspired redistricting plan in Texas may be helping James Talarico's chances of winning a U.S. Senate seat in ways that the Democrat would have been hard-pressed to pull off by himself.
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Did the White House inadvertently help James Talarico's chances in November?
The White House-inspired redistricting plan in Texas may be helping his chances of winning a U.S. Senate seat in ways that the Democrat would have been hard-pressed to pull off by himself.
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Susan @naurielsjh.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
Some good news on the medical front.. Pancreatic cancer halted by virus injection in three patients.. www.newscientist.com/article/2528...
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Pancreatic cancer halted by virus injection in three patients
A cancer-killing virus has stopped pancreatic tumours from growing and spreading in three people in an initial safety trial, raising hopes that it may help to beat the deadly condition
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NPR @npr.org · 29/05/2026
Colombian-American photographer and filmmaker Juan Arredondo turns his lens on the people of the world who do not have birth and death certificates — and how these vital records are created. n.pr/4feIXaW
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Photos show the world's 'uncounted' people -- and what it takes to be counted
Colombian-American photographer and filmmaker Juan Arredondo turns his lens on the people of the world who do not have birth and death certificates — and how these vital records are created.
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Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
The incidence and prevalence of #LongCovid worse than anticipated in the US, with 1 of 6 persons affected, and of these 89% had at least 1 chronic condition requiring management. From 58 hospitals, 4 regions, 457,950 patients. Prevalence increased thru mid 2024. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
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Long COVID Persistence and Surveillance Gaps Across 58 US Hospitals
This cohort study quantifies the gap between true postacute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 burden and diagnostic code–based estimates, determines the proportion representing chronic disease, and characterizes...
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#TuckFrump @realtuckfrumper.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
8 of the 10 most common jobs pay below average, federal data shows #TheHill
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8 of the 10 most common jobs pay below average, federal data shows
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Alexandra Whittington @alexandra4casts.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Encouraging news from the western US "...as sovereign nations, tribes can move forward with climate action even when state efforts have stalled" Great piece that highlights #indigenous wisdom #Futurist #Future #Foresight #Futurism #Futurology
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Houston Chronicle @houstonchronicle.com · 17/05/2026
Coke, soda, pop or soft drink: What do you call sweetened carbonated drinks?⁠ bit.ly/4n5RAq7
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Reuters @reuters.com · 05/05/2026
Navigating the next wave: What employment lawyers need to do now to prepare for tomorrow's workplace reut.rs/3Pjhfiu
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Navigating the next wave: What employment lawyers need to do now to prepare for tomorrow's workplace
Attorneys at Reed Smith LLP examine developments in employment law reflecting the unprecedented pace of change in the workplace, including the use of AI and workplace surveillance, and what lawyers need to do to prepare.
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TechCrunch @techcrunch.com · 05/05/2026
The visual analysis system is now operating in select countries, but Meta says it's working toward a broader rollout.
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Meta will use AI to analyze height and bone structure to identify if users are underage | TechCrunch
The visual analysis system is now operating in select countries, but Meta says it's working toward a broader rollout.
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Reuters @reuters.com · 05/05/2026
How AI helped this 27-year-old boost his investments by $75,000 reut.rs/3RkFGww
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How AI helped this 27-year-old boost his investments by $75,000
A growing number of U.S. adults, including more than a quarter of Gen Z, are using AI to guide their money decisions.
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Ars Technica @arstechnica.com · 04/05/2026
Toyota’s goal of building the world’s greatest creator hub will only start to take shape if outside companies find real ways to bootstrap their next products there.
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Toyota built a $10 billion private utopia—what’s going on in there?
Woven City is a privacy nightmare but could be helpful to an OEM desperate to be more.
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Gil Durán @gilduran.com · 28/04/2026
Oh, look: another tech utopia project in California. This one brought to you by the former editor of Peter Thiel’s Stanford Review, a person who also spoke at the Network State conference and wrote a 40-page analysis of the Network State project in Honduras. www.kron4.com/news/technol...
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Another tech-backed utopian community planned for Northern California
(KRON) — Plans have surfaced for another tech-backed utopian community in Northern California. While plans around “California Forever,” a tech billionaire-backed community propose…
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 12/04/2026
Anyone hear from the Board of Peace lately?
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TechCrunch @techcrunch.com · 08/04/2026
Avalanche Energy is working on an DARPA project to build a new class of materials capable of turning damaging radiation into electricity.
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Exclusive: How nuclear batteries could speed the race to fusion power | TechCrunch
Avalanche Energy is working on an DARPA project to build a new class of materials capable of turning damaging radiation into electricity.
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#TuckFrump @realtuckfrumper.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
What’s One-Sided Monogamy, and Why Is the Manosphere So Obsessed With It? #Vice
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What's One-Sided Monogamy, and Why Is the Manosphere So Obsessed With It?
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S.T.O.P.—Surveillance Technology Oversight Project @stopspyingny.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Government surveillance of our digital lives is exploding: up 770% in a decade, with millions of accounts swept into federal data requests. We need stronger technology oversight and accountability to meet this moment. Read more here:
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A 770% surge in Big Tech data requests is changing parenting | Proton
Proton research shows how government access to Big Tech data is reshaping parenting and putting children’s privacy at risk.
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Alexandra Whittington @alexandra4casts.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
#AI shadow labor
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
This is what solidarity looks like. #NoKings
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Alexandra Whittington @alexandra4casts.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
TODAY: Talarico for Texas event mobilize.us/s/McZcLT
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🤝 Team Talarico: Hot Spotting at NO KINGS 3 in Sugar Land · Talarico for Texas
This volunteer led meet up is to attend the No Kings 3 protest in Sugar Land and to bring awareness about and involve others in the Talarico for Texas campaign! More instructions will be given at our...
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Alexandra Whittington @alexandra4casts.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
#GiveToGain: Ten key questions for women in the #AI era #Futurist #Futurism #Futurology #Future #Foresight #IWD2026 partnersinforesight.blogspot.com/2026/03/10-k...
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10 Key Questions for Women in the AI Era
The theme of International Women’s Day 2026, "Give to Gain," puts the focus on collaboration and knowledge sharing, which have always guided...
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#TuckFrump @realtuckfrumper.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
Minneapolis is showing a new kind of anti-Trump resistance
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Minneapolis is showing a new kind of anti-Trump resistance
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Alexandra Whittington @alexandra4casts.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
New on-demand webinar: the #future of #families. If you want to know the way society is moving, pay attention to the family. #Futurist #Futurism #Foresight #Demographics #Society #Culture #Family #Childhood #Generations #GenBeta #Household #Marriage #Population #Aging www.ipsos.com/en-us/webina...
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[WEBINAR] What the Future: Family
Hear more about dynamics and implications for businesses across consumer goods, retail, technology and media, healthcare, financial services and caregiving.
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Alexandra Whittington @alexandra4casts.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
I’m delighted to share that I’ll be joining London Futurists on February 7 for a live webinar, “Learning with Machines." Registration is free and the webinar will be hosted on Zoom at 4pm UK time. Event details www.meetup.com/london-futur... #Futurism #AI #EmergingTech #Education
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Learning with Machines, Sat, Feb 7, 2026, 4:00 PM | Meetup
Many of us are making increasing use of AI systems to help us study, conduct research, develop forecasts, draft policies, and explore all sorts of new possibilities. The re
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Frank Diana @fdiana.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
What triggers civilizational transformation? Surplus turns movement into settlement, Philosophy outpaces empire, Ideas break dogma’s grip, Energy rewires the world - 4 transitions. One underlying pattern frankdiana.net/2025/12/08/c...
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Crossing The Threshold
Civilization has transformed through significant thresholds, marked by failures of continuity leading to new structures. Major transitions from Hunter-Gatherer to Agricultural, Agricultural to Axia…
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Alexandra Whittington @alexandra4casts.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
Happy Friday, #BlueSky network! I would really appreciate your vote as Futurist Guru 2026. Scroll dow to enter my name. Thank you! #Futurist #Future #Futurism #Futurology #Speakers #Vote globalgurus.org/vote/futuris...
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Vote for the Best Time Futurists Trainers and Thought Leaders - Global Gurus
The Worlds Best Futurists Speakers Trainers In the Futurists Speakers category, vote for those Futurists speakers and trainers who have made a profound impact on you, your team or your organization. V...
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Alexandra Whittington @alexandra4casts.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
Cool to see one of my favorite articles translated into Korean! The #future of play✨️ #Futurist #Futurology #Futurism #FutureofPlay www.gami-journal.com/news/article...
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[Ludogogy] 다음 세대와 함께 게임 플레이
2040년에 사람들은 무엇을 플레이하고 싶습니까?미래학자로서 저는 스캐닝(scanning)이라는 기술에 크게 의존합니다. 스캐닝은 우리가 미래를 알고 시간의 지평을 넓히는 방법입니다. 미래에 영향을 미치는 패턴을 감지할 수 있게 해 줍니다. 스캐닝은 무엇이 변화하는지 감지하고 이해하는 가장 보편적인 미래학 기법 중 하나입니다. 잘 활용하면 스캐닝은 미래 지...
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Reuters @reuters.com · 24/11/2025
Exclusive: Saudi Arabia to open more alcohol stores as curbs ease, sources say reut.rs/4ppOJrN
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Exclusive: Saudi Arabia to open more alcohol stores as curbs ease, sources say
Saudi Arabia plans to open two new alcohol stores, including one serving non-Muslim, foreign staff at state oil giant Aramco , as the kingdom further eases restrictions, according to people briefed on the plans.
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Alexandra Whittington @alexandra4casts.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
Could surtax strategy lend to new tipping points for implenting Universal Basic Income #UBI? Interesting idea to consider in the context of the evolving #future of #work discourse #Futurist #Future #Foresight #Futurology #Futurology
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 17/11/2025
The number of international college students enrolling in their American schools for the first time decreased by 17% this fall, according to data published on Monday.
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New International Student Enrollment Plummeted This Fall, Survey Finds
The overall number of international students enrolled in U.S. colleges and universities, including those who enrolled in prior years or who are working after graduation, fell only slightly.
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#TuckFrump @realtuckfrumper.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
Cities starting to push back against data centers: Study #TheHill
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Cities starting to push back against data centers: Study
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