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The board of ChatGPT-maker OpenAI unanimously rejected Elon Musk’s unsolicited proposal to buy the company, accusing the tech billionaire of using the bid as a legal maneuver in an ongoing court case he has against OpenAI.

Issa Rae said that she was canceling an upcoming appearance at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts because of an “infringement” on its values. Renée Fleming, Ben Folds and Shonda Rhimes all left posts there.

Woof

Trump has now asked Elon Musk to examine US defence spending. Elon Musk’s companies have multi billion dollar contracts with the Department of Defense and are seeking more. The BBC’s Today Programme just reported the first part, without mentioning the second. Unacceptable

We have an announcement. Last night (for the first time this year) we drove home in daylight. 💡❤️

The Papua New Guinea Courier is in rare form.

Social media owners should be held responsible for 'poisoning society' and eroding democracy with their algorithms, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez told the World Economic Forum in Davos reut.rs/3C8jgY

Die Würde des Menschen ist für die AfD nicht mehr unantastbar #Bundestagswahl25

Powering the world with clean energy is common sense. It will secure the future for our grandchildren. The clean energy transformation is - and remains - unstoppable www.globalcitizen.org/en/content/t...

techcrunch.com/2025/01/15/b... yeah sure ill use blueskinstagram

Flew back to Russia. Picked up a newspaper. Read this: “The USSR may come back to life this year.” Then this: ““It cannot be ruled out that this year Ukraine will cease to exist.” Bluster? Belligerence? Makes you wonder where things are heading. #ReadingRussia

Neben zahlreichen Journalist:innen, die im ganzen Land daran arbeiten, die Öffentlichkeit mit unabhängigen und ausgewogenen Informationen zu versorgen, gibt es auch Akteure, die mit viel Aufwand genau das verhindern wollen. Deshalb gilt: Im Zweifel für den Zweifel. #StopptFakeNews @joschueck.de

Jen Rubin leaves The Washington Post to join Norm Eisen in starting a new media publication and venture called "The Contrarian."

Great letter in today's Guardian. What sort of free speech is prevented by factchecking, Zuck?

Jimmy Carter in 2015 on the role of money in American politics. Spot on.

Lasst euch nicht die Lüge aufdrücken, dass Faktenchecker "Richter" seien, die "bestimmen, was wahr und falsch ist". Faktenchecker wie wir zeigen euch transparent alle Quellen und Argumente. Niemand muss uns glauben. Bestimmen, was wahr ist, wollen Rechte, die jeden Widerspruch unterdrücken wollen.

Fossil fuel companies

Was wir alle tun können, wenn eine FPÖ-geführte Regierung kommt: Auf Fakten hinweisen, an Fakten festhalten. FPÖ-Politiker:innen verbreiten Falschmeldungen, zB zu Geflüchteten oder Klima-Fragen. Auch geben sie falschmeldungs-lastigen Medien Interviews. Umso wichtiger ist, Fakten sichtbar zu machen!

While Iran's oil-smuggling methods have been well-guarded, a trove of emails leaked last year exposed unusually granular detail about the day-to-day workings of one company — Sahara Thunder reut.rs/3W7SqGl 1/7

For the first time in history: a Ukrainian pilot of an F-16 fighter jet shot down six russian missiles during one mission, — ex-spokesperson of the PS Ignat. This happened during a massive attack on Ukraine on December 13, 2024.

Great policy resolving one of life's great headaches.

Hmm I wonder WHY billionaires would get behind a party that wants to slash taxes for the very richest?? It's such a conundrum.

Now online, the story of #Germany's first Black national footballer, Erwin Kostedde, who suffered dreadful #racism, but became a trailblazer for young Black players today. #football www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w...

Der FC St. Pauli verurteilt die rassistischen Beleidigungen auf Social Media gegen unseren Spieler Dapo Afolayan auf das Schärfste. Der Verein wird alle Möglichkeiten prüfen, um juristisch gegen diese Beleidigungen und Drohungen vorzugehen. #fcsp

Die Schweigeminute zu Magdeburg beim Spiel der 3.Liga zwischen RW Essen und dem VfB Stuttgart ll wird durch einen rassistischen Zwischenruf gestört. Die Reaktion der 15.000 Zuschauer darauf ist lautstark und beeindruckend. 🫶

Trump team told European officials that the new US administration plans to continue aid to Ukraine, — Financial Times. The future US president will also demand that NATO member countries increase defense spending to 5% of GDP.

WHAT? russia has increased gas supplies to Europe despite sanctions. Bloomberg noted that its share in the European Union rose to 19% in the first quarter of this year, five percentage points higher than in 2023. Finally do your job in Brussels.