“There’s not a single Indigenous person in Canada, who has not been touched by the legacy of Residential Schools.” - Justice Murray Sinclair, Chair of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC)

“There’s not a single Indigenous person in Canada, who has not been touched by the legacy of Residential Schools.” - Justice Murray Sinclair, Chair of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC)

Der Faschismus ist da, die Erde bebt, die Ohnmacht ist überall. Also habe ich mich auf die Suche gemacht, nach nachhaltiger Hoffnung. Die gibt es, trotz allem.

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It’s time for a diplomatic and scientific moonshot. Rather than race to destruction, Trump and Xi should order an immediate “freeze in place” until global experts can make AI safe for humanity.

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