‘ISIS‘ Prosecution
Online dimensions in this case reported by @lbc.co.uk Warwickshire woman, 36, jailed for life after plot to join ISIS in Afghanistan...
‘AI Slop‘
Among many new terms entering my vocabulary recently (see my BlueSky), ‘AI Slop‘ is high up there: “AI slop” is now firmly in my vocabulary...
KSA X Advertising
Even before Musk, Twitter enabled MBS’s crackdown—used by the Saudi regime to track dissidents and push propaganda. Under Musk, X didn’t just become a right-wing playground—it became a full-blown...
MWL on Gaza and UK Muslims
Imran Mulla, Middle East Eye, Saudi-funded Muslim World League chief tells Britons to avoid talk about Gaza to integrate, 8 Apr 2025 “Issa made the controversial remarks despite numerous...
Pakistan AI Bitcoin Power Strategy
Ariba Shahid, Reuters, Pakistan turns to bitcoin miners, AI data centers to use surplus power, 9 Apr 2025 “Pakistan plans to allocate part of its surplus electricity to Bitcoin...
‘Hurt‘ and ‘Trybals‘
Perhaps this is an unusual way to explore ideas about Islam, but I found some of the comments here very insightful. (Other episodes in the series are also interesting.)...
Gaza Medics ‘Executed‘
This episode is now under understandable further scrutiny (updated coverage below): Edith M. Lederer, Wafaa Shurafa, Lee Keath, AP News, Israel walks back its account of the killing of...
Protest at Microsoft
Al Jazeera, Pro-Palestinian protesters interrupt Microsoft’s 50th anniversary event, 5 April 2025 “Reports say AI models from Microsoft were used as part of an Israeli military programme to select...
Malaysia ‘Phone Addiction‘
Ajeet Kumar, Jagran, Malaysian ‘Lonely’ Wives File For Divorce From Phone-Addicted Husbands Who Only Talk For Coffee And Food: Report, 4 Apr 2025 “In Malaysia, older couples are getting...
Trump and Malaysia Tariff Impact
Joseph Sipalan, SCMP, Malaysia’s electronics sector at risk as experts call out Trump’s ‘voodoo’ tariffs, 4 Apr 2025 “Analysts say Washington’s semiconductor exemption offers little relief as Malaysia’s broader...