Hasnain says:

I hate sharing twitter / media links but this one was something else and at least exposes some of the implicit media bias and bigotry

I applaud CNN for calling this out and condemning it. I wish they’d do the same when their own anchors and people on their side do similar levels of (admittedly less blatant) bigotry.

Hasnain says:

“Even before Hamas’s attack, soldiers in the West Bank frequently dealt violently with Palestinians. Givati says the army used patrols and checkpoints to make its presence felt. His most recent tour was in 2016: “The first thing . . . our commander told us is our mission is to make all of the Palestinians in our area feel like they cannot lift their heads up.””

Hasnain says:

I can’t quote most of the article because it’s so horrifying.

“Ahmad thinks back to the children he met in Darfur in 2005. “They were born in the camp and now they are back there. Is this the world that we all dream of,” he asks.

“There needs to be political intervention. There needs to be an end to the violence. People need to be held accountable for doing all this to innocent people,” Ahmad says.

“How can we let this happen? And for how long? The cost will be a lost generation. A generation that will want to take revenge.””

Hasnain says:

Oh come on..

“It’s impossible to compare Nabla’s AI-generated transcript to the original recording because Nabla’s tool erases the original audio for “data safety reasons,” Raison said.

Nabla said the tool has been used to transcribe an estimated 7 million medical visits.

Saunders, the former OpenAI engineer, said erasing the original audio could be worrisome if transcripts aren’t double checked or clinicians can’t access the recording to verify they are correct.”

Hasnain says:

When the financial times gets there before liberal institutions do, it’s a sad moment.

“Biden has the tools to rein in Netanyahu. He must halt the offensive arms sales to Israel that enable its relentless bombing of Gaza and Lebanon. He can do so without breaking Washington’s commitment to Israel’s defence, including providing air-defence systems. But Biden’s message should be clear: the bombing must stop and the day after must begin. If not, the devastation and suffering in the Middle East will come back to haunt the west.”

Hasnain says:

I need to read the full report, but the data in the summary video alone is frightening.

“Our findings indicate that Israel’s military campaign in Gaza is organised, systematic, and intended to destroy conditions of life and life-sustaining infrastructure.”

Hasnain says:

This was fascinating and I found myself nodding along, finally learning the technical term for this. I have more reading to do now.

“As we are spending more of our time in our digital persona, we need to understand the sociology involved with social media. When context collapses, the platform controls the only gate for information. It is an important lesson learned, and one that allows us to be mindful of our presence online and work to be a more accurate representation of our authentic self.”

Hasnain says:

“"Delta’s claims are based on disproven misinformation, demonstrate a lack of understanding of how modern cybersecurity works, and reflect a desperate attempt to shift blame for its slow recovery away from its failure to modernize its antiquated IT infrastructure," CrowdStrike said late on Friday.”

Hasnain says:

Just quoting twitter here:

“A year ago, Vox asked five scholars if they considered Israel to be committing genocide in Gaza. One said yes, the others said no. Returning to the same scholars a year later, Vox found that three of those who said no have subsequently changed their mind.”

Hasnain says:

I’ve been reading more about historical and/or ongoing conflict recently to better learn about how human beings can commit evil acts. Someone (rightly!) called me out for not speaking up about Syria and Yemen (and others..) often enough. I don’t have a good answer that doesn’t turn into some form of an excuse at its core. So here I am doing my part to bear witness to war crimes and genocide wherever they happen in the hopes that they will stop.

“An estimated 16.7 million people need emergency aid. More than half of the population in Syria is displaced, with 6.5 million being recognized as refugees and asylum seekers. Humanitarian efforts are desperately needed. Fully 47% of Syrian refugees are children, and one-third of them lack access to education. The UN Refugee Agency estimates that 90% of the population lives below the poverty line. [23]

Northeastern Syria, dominated by the Kurds, remains under the control of Syrian Defense Forces (SDF). Arab tribes accuse the SDF of discrimination. [43] Turkey maintains control along the northern border and have increased their attacks on Kurdish forces. The Israel-Palestine conflict resulted in increased strikes in Syria. Israel now regularly strikes different military positions in Syria, including the Damascus and Aleppo airports.

International attention has begun to shift away from the region. President Assad holds 70% of Syria’s territory and has become reintegrated into Arab League, effectively ending his previous isolation. [43] Despite the waning media attention, the Syrian conflict remains one of the worst humanitarian crises of the 21st century. The international community must end impunity for the Assad regime’s human rights abuses and aid in the reconstruction and distribution of aid throughout the region.”