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SJSCentralTX @sjscentraltx.bsky.social · 11h
Austin man shot by ICE agent charged with assault, resisting arrest DHS is lying. Again.
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Austin man shot by ICE agent faces assault, resisting charge
In a federal criminal complaint, DHS says Wilber Rafael Garces Perez knew he was fleeing federal agents and his car’s sideview mirror struck an officer.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 16h
Update: The Texas Tribune identified Gregory Feathers as the ICE agent who fatally shot Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Houston.
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ICE agent who shot Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Houston identified
The federal government has withheld his identification, even as major state and local law enforcement agencies across the country typically identify officers involved in shootings on the job soon afte...
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Rick Allen @rallennautilus.bsky.social · 4h
As some lawmakers grow concerned over dire warnings from AI labs’ top executives about the technology’s risk to humanity, Congress’ attempts to legislate AI guardrails have largely stalled. www.politico.com/live-updates...
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Cruz blocks Senate Democrats’ bid to pass AI safety bill
The proposal from a trio of Democrats would have established a new safety board within the Commerce Department to vet models before they are deployed.
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darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 16h
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Rick Allen @rallennautilus.bsky.social · 4h
The subpoenas, he said Tuesday, provided corroborating evidence that Trump and his alleged co-conspirators sought to exploit the violence of the day by invoking it to try to further delay the congressional certification of Biden’s win. apnews.com/article/jack...
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Ex-Trump prosecutor Smith forcefully defends investigations as Republicans assail his team's tactics
Former special counsel Jack Smith has forcefully defended his prosecutions of President Donald Trump and his investigative tactics.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 14h
Jack Smith: "History teaches that the rule of law is rarely destroyed all at once. It's often weakened by attacks on the institutions and the public servants sworn to uphold it. Since January 2025, we have witnessed precisely such an effort."
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Rick Allen @rallennautilus.bsky.social · 4h
Any potential business deal between the U.S. and Russia would risk funneling money to the Russian military even as it continues to terrorize Ukraine and threatens a wider war against U.S. allies in Europe. www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...
theatlantic.com
Trump’s Latest Appeal to Russia Could Outrage Even His Allies
Trump’s envoy wants to trade Russian political prisoners for U.S. sanctions relief, creating a path to business deals before the war in Ukraine ends.
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Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 13h
This. It has always been this. A sitting American president did this. And because he did this, he should have been convicted and put behind bars. And the fact that we never held him accountable for these crimes will forever stain this country. And we may never recover from it.👇
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 12h
GOP Sen. Eric Schmitt accused Jack Smith of perjury, claiming he had evidence Smith secretly went to an Atlanta Hawks game. Then it all backfired in real-time.
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GOP Senator’s Jack Smith ‘Gotcha’ Blows Up in His Face
Eric Schmitt accused Jack Smith of perjury over supposed evidence placing him at an Atlanta Hawks game. There was just one problem: It was the Iowa Hawkeyes.
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Rick Allen @rallennautilus.bsky.social · 5h
The Department of Homeland Security has tapped $20 million to pay for the campaign-style ads glorifying Trump that have drawn widespread criticism from Republicans and Democrats as a blatant misuse of taxpayer dollars that likely runs afoul of anti-propaganda law. apnews.com/article/trum...
apnews.com
Homeland Security taps $20M in taxpayer funds for pro-Trump ads
DHS has tapped $20 million to pay for campaign-style ads glorifying President Donald Trump.
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Rick Allen @rallennautilus.bsky.social · 5h
More than 25,000 people have been deported to 29 countries under ⁠the policy implemented last year, according to a tally by human rights groups. www.theguardian.com/us-news/live...
theguardian.com
Supreme court allows Trump to temporarily resume deporting people to third countries – live
More than 25,000 people have been deported to 29 countries under ⁠the policy implemented last year, according to a tally by human rights groups
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Rick Allen @rallennautilus.bsky.social · 5h
The supreme court in August rejected for the second time Trump’s efforts to overturn this jury verdict, denying his request for a rehearing. Trump is asking the US supreme court to throw out a second payment of $83m awarded against him for defaming Carroll. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
theguardian.com
Trump agrees to end court fight against $5m verdict in E Jean Carroll case
The verdict stems from Carroll’s 2023 sexual abuse and defamation civil trial against Trump
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AgentJoeMcJoe 🇺🇸 @joemcjoe11.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Trumpy is still doing incredibly stupid shit and he loses most of the time, because he's a total idiot.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 28/09/2026
If I had to guess, he was forced out for not subverting the elections fast enough. That’s pure speculation. OR he stood up for the agents who were demoted for not indicting the people who allegedly threatened Katie Miller. But most likely the former.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 28/09/2026
BREAKING: At least six (I'm hearing 8) prosecutors - including Kurt Olsen - have QUIT the "Grand Conspiracy" case in Florida overseen by Judge Aileen Cannon. I know this is the Daily Mail, but there are well-placed sources. Waiting for more developments. www.dailymail.com/news/us-poli...
dailymail.com
Trump 'grand conspiracy' case in crisis amid mass exit
Trump loyalist Kurt Olsen has resigned from the 'grand conspiracy' probe in Miami, along with at least six other prosecutors assigned to the investigation.
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Rick Allen @rallennautilus.bsky.social · 17h
The prospectus is said to warn that AI models could exhibit “self-preserving behaviours”, including attempts to “resist shutdown”, to “conceal or manipulate information” and behaviour “resembling blackmail”. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
theguardian.com
Anthropic ‘warns of existential AI risks to humanity’ in IPO document
Reported admission to investors of AI’s ‘self-preserving behaviours’ comes as company prepares for a potential $2tn flotation
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Rick Allen @rallennautilus.bsky.social · 17h
The resignation adds to the setbacks to the most sweeping effort by the Justice Department to fulfill the president’s desire to take revenge against the federal officials who have investigated him. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/28/u...
nytimes.com
Second Prosecutor Quits Trump’s ‘Grand Conspiracy’ Case
The resignation adds to the setbacks to the most sweeping effort by the Justice Department to fulfill the president’s desire to take revenge against the federal officials who have investigated him.
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Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 29/09/2026
Buried lede: among those speaking out against this is Gregory Baylor, senior counsel at Alliance Defending Freedom, a major conservative Christian legal group: “The government shouldn’t punish people who pursue socially valuable callings just because in its judgment they don’t earn enough money.”
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Rick Allen @rallennautilus.bsky.social · 17h
Republican lawmakers are starting to blame Trump and his appointees for their unpopularity with voters. Although—or perhaps because—Republican senators confirmed a number of those appointees, they are now turning on at least some of them.
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Texas Tribune @texastribune.org · 28/09/2026
Breaking: The Texas Tribune has identified the ICE agent who witnesses say fired through an open van window and killed 52-year-old Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Houston nearly three months ago.
texastribune.org
ICE agent who shot Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Houston identified
The federal government has withheld his identification, even as major state and local law enforcement agencies across the country typically identify officers involved in shootings on the job soon afte...
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Rick Allen @rallennautilus.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
“The economy is trending down by many measures. A lot of that has been caused by Trump’s unforced errors.” Hamilton said those errors include Trump’s tariffs and his war against Iran. www.theguardian.com/business/202...
theguardian.com
As the US midterms approach, Trump’s boasts on the economy fall flat with voters
Trump’s tariffs and his war against Iran caused prices to to rise, but the US president continues to claim it’s ‘the greatest economy in history’
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
“The president has repeatedly exhibited bizarre conduct in the public eye. Not only does that include taking naps during public events, but also erratic behavior, slurred speech, appearing lost or disoriented, and sporting mysterious bruises.” newrepublic.com/post/215938/...
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Rick Allen @rallennautilus.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Their concerns focus on the possibility of AIs being able to improve themselves without human intervention, a process known as “recursive self-improvement”. In the paper it is broadly referred to as automated AI research and development. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
theguardian.com
AI godfathers warn of runaway ‘intelligence explosion’
OpenAI chief scientist also among authors of report on prospect of ‘most consequential technological development in history’
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Rep. Lloyd Doggett @doggett.house.gov · 28/09/2026
ICE continues on a brutal and lawless rampage leaving a US citizen injured in Illinois. The Austin shooting on Sunday was hardly an isolated incident. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/23/u...
nytimes.com
U.S. Citizen Injured During Mistaken Detention by ICE Near Chicago
The Department of Homeland Security said agents released the man after he identified himself. He was taken to a hospital with head and neck injuries, local police said.
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Artists Against Copyright Infringement @ipcopyright.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Where the AI company has knowingly obtained pirated copies, it may be possible for plaintiffs to use the unclean hands doctrine to void an AI company’s fair use defense. copyrightalliance.org/ai-piracy-pr...
copyrightalliance.org
You Can’t Steal Your Way to Fair Use: The Unclean Hands Doctrine and AI Training | Copyright Alliance
The following blog post is part four of a four-part series on the use of pirated copies of copyrighted works by AI companies and whether such use should be considered to be fair use. This
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Rick Allen @rallennautilus.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The generative-AI industry is in the midst of an escalating crisis that it seems unable, or even unwilling, to get a handle on. www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...
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OpenAI Has Gone Rogue
It’s impossible to know the extent of the AI-hacking crisis.  
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Rick Allen @rallennautilus.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
In 2025, the Trump administration froze billions of dollars in research funding, launched investigations into 75 institutions and pushed colleges to sign agreements supporting administration policies in exchange for federal funding. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
theguardian.com
Decades of fossil fuel influence paved way for Trump’s assault on university research, study says
Fossil fuel firms have spent years trying to regulate climate research by donating to US universities, study authors argue
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Pat G🇨🇦 🍁🏳️‍🌈🍉 @pguist.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
There are so many things happening in the 🇺🇸 that make them a country with no ethics, values or even a soul. This is one of the ways the 🇺🇸 is disgusting 🤬
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Rick Allen @rallennautilus.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The move, called a pocket rescission, is illegal, according to the Government Accountability Office, an independent, nonpartisan watchdog agency charged with providing federal agencies fact-based information. www.npr.org/2026/09/28/n...
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What to know about the $810 million in spending canceled by President Trump
President Trump announced plans to cancel $810 million in congressionally approved spending, a move that some in his own party are calling illegal.
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Forbes @forbes.com · 28/09/2026
Zuckerberg’s fortune fell another $11 billion on Monday as Meta shares retreated from a September rally.
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Zuckerberg Loses Another $11 Billion Monday As Meta Shares Slide—Here’s Why
Zuckerberg’s fortune fell another $11 billion on Monday as Meta shares retreated from a September rally.
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billkittle.bsky.social @billkittle.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
The Evanston RoundTable in my Chicago suburb interviewed 2 people who saw ICE agents beat up a citizen and leave him lying on the ground last weekend. One witness said the man “was screaming ‘I'm a U.S. citizen. Leave me alone.’” Another witness said the feds told an “absolute lie” about the case.
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Witnesses recount Sunday's ICE incident: ‘He was screaming, "I’m a U.S. citizen. Leave me alone."' - Evanston RoundTable
When federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents attempted to detain a resident — who they later discovered was a U.S. citizen — last Sunday
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Eric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Consumer sentiment dropped in September close to the lowest level ever recorded in the 74-year history of the University of Michigan's monthly survey, fresh data on Friday showed. abcnews.com/Business/con...
abcnews.com
Consumer sentiment drops near all-time low as prices weigh on shoppers
The monthly reading is the second lowest in the 74-year history of the survey.
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Rick Allen @rallennautilus.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Trump's second term has been characterized by a torrent of unconstitutional executive actions, an incomprehensible tariff regime that has threatened the U.S. economy; and naked corruption as Trump and family leverage the presidency for their personal enrichment. www.rollingstone.com/t/donald-tru...
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Donald J. Trump News
Donald J. Trump was a celebrity real-estate developer, TV personality, and tabloid mainstay before assuming the presidency in 2016.
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Rick Allen @rallennautilus.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The NBC report comes days after Iran pitched a plan to open the strait and resume talks about its nuclear program, a proposal that Trump said he was rejecting because “we’re winning tremendously.” www.mediaite.com/media/news/8...
mediaite.com
8 Marines Hurt in Iran Attack Pentagon Kept Under Wraps: Rpt
At least eight Marines were injured earlier this month when they were hit with an Iranian cruise missile in the Strait of Hormuz, NBC News reported.
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News to Remember @moments2remember.link · 28/09/2026
U.S. stock futures plummeted and crude oil prices surged dramatically on Monday after President Donald Trump dismissed an Iranian proposal aimed at resolving a protracted conflict that has lasted seven months....
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Trumps Iran Peace Deal Ignites Massive Wall Street Plunge
U.S. stock futures plummeted and crude oil prices surged dramatically on Monday after President Donald Trump dismissed an Iranian proposal aimed at resolving a protracted conflict that has lasted seven months. This rejection has left investors anxious about the potential for an extended military engagement in the region. In early trading, crude oil prices spiked nearly 3%, reaching approximately $108 per barrel.
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Miss Aja @brat2381.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Where’s my surprised face🫠 www.michiganfarmnews.com/about/news-m...
michiganfarmnews.com
AFBF: Increased beef imports have not lowered prices for consumers | An official publication of Michigan Farm Bureau
Policies intended to increase imports under the assumption that they will bring down prices for consumers have yet to deliver meaningful savings.
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Rick Allen @rallennautilus.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
As per the report, frontier AI labs such as OpenAI (the maker of ChatGPT) and Anthropic (which offers the Claude series of AI models), along with independent security firms, are looking into thousands of “episodes.” www.digitaltrends.com/cool-tech/ai...
digitaltrends.com
AI giants are probing ‘tens of thousands’ of security incidents triggered by rogue AI
Frontier AI labs such as OpenAI (the maker of ChatGPT) and Anthropic (which offers the Claude series of AI models), along with independent security firms, are looking into thousands of “episodes.”
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Rick Allen @rallennautilus.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Melania doesn’t visit sick kids in hospitals, read to them in libraries, go on “Goodwill Ambassador” tours or promote initiatives to make anything better. Instead, she promoted her documentary that made her full lack of interest in other people her entire aesthetic. www.rawstory.com/raw-investig...
rawstory.com
Melania's white-hot hatred for Trump seared through this unguarded photo
Donald Trump made history this week when he achieved something none of his predecessors ever could: the lowest approval ratings since approval ratings began. He’s languishing at -26, according to YouG...
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Congresswoman Sara Jacobs @sarajacobs.house.gov · 28/09/2026
Just a reminder that Republicans in Congress cynically set up the Big Ugly Bill so that the worst of their health care cuts and premium increases will kick in next year, AFTER the November midterm elections.
nytimes.com
Trump’s Signature Tax Bill Is Starting to Bite Before the Election
The tax cuts in President Trump’s signature achievement were the Republicans’ answer to voters’ economic struggles, but its health care and food assistance cuts are taking a toll.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
NBC: “Eight U.S. Marines were injured two weeks ago when an Iranian cruise missile attacked the ship they were operating on in the Strait of Hormuz, according to three U.S. officials…”
nbcnews.com
U.S. Marines injured in recent Iranian attack
The previously unreported attack occurred Sept. 14 when Iran struck a ship U.S. forces were on in the Strait of Hormuz, sources say.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 28/09/2026
ICE IS ABOUT TO MAKE YOUR GROCERY BILL EVEN WORSE Cattle groups in Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas say ICE raids are creating a “massive chilling effect” on legal, documented workers, disrupting meatpacking and delaying the processing of thousands of cattle. They’re reporting millions in losses.
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Miss Aja @brat2381.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
wtop.com/national/202...
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Older Americans are cutting back on groceries as everyday costs squeeze budgets – WTOP News
New research from AARP found that 41% of adults 50 and older said they had cut back on groceries in the previous month.
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Meanwhile in Indiana… @robertlandrumjr.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Trump and Xi's 'stalemate' summit was a glitzy gift to China. 🇨🇳
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Trump and Xi's 'stalemate' summit was a glitzy gift to China
President Donald Trump hoped his pomp-filled summit with Xi Jinping in Washington last week would showcase the strength of his personal relationship with the Chinese ​leader.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 28/09/2026
NEW: Food banks across America are being overwhelmed by surging demand. Scott MacFarlane went inside to see the crisis firsthand. Here’s what he found:
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“They don’t understand the scale of the hunger!”- An unfolding crisis at the nation’s food banks
Weeks before the midterm elections, the cost crisis is hammering food pantries in red and blue states
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Artists Against Copyright Infringement @ipcopyright.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
If there is one lesson to be learned from a similar battle in the UK, high-profile members of the creative industries make a difference. They get your argument on the front of newspapers, in the news bulletins and on social media. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
theguardian.com
British celebrities beat AI companies lobbying to get free use of their work. They have a warning for Australia
‘People care about the songs, books and pictures that influence the critical moments in their lives,’ says the architect of the fightback in the UK
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Rick Allen @rallennautilus.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
“It does seem that the US has mostly gotten things that they already had and can now rule out scenarios that were never going to happen. America continues to have the right to have military bases like they have had since 1951.” www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/den...
thelondoneconomic.com
Denmark hailed for convincing Trump to sign a deal on Greenland 'which already existed'
Donald Trump's ambitions to seize control of Greenland appear to have been tamed... by an agreement which has existed for 75 years.
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Rick Allen @rallennautilus.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Trump offered to sell weapons to China while hosting its leader, Xi Jinping, last week, the US ambassador to China said on Sunday. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...
theguardian.com
Trump asked Xi Jinping if China would like to buy US weapons, American ambassador says
David Perdue’s remarks come after a Taiwanese minister spoke of the ‘severe’ military threat posed by Beijing to the self-ruled island
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Rick Allen @rallennautilus.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
In the face of this onslaught, the UK government backtracked on plans to let AI firms use copyright-protected work without permission. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
theguardian.com
British celebrities beat AI companies lobbying to get free use of their work. They have a warning for Australia
‘People care about the songs, books and pictures that influence the critical moments in their lives,’ says the architect of the fightback in the UK
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Rick Allen @rallennautilus.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
“It’s not enough to have a kill switch,” Gates remarked. “We’re not yet at the point where … they autonomously grab computers and, you know, can’t be shut down. So that discussion … just sort of shows how non-technical various people are.” www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
theguardian.com
Bill Gates says unchecked AI could ‘cause a billion deaths’ in call for regulation
Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist speaks with NBC’s Kristen Welker in interview airing on Sunday
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