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Are you actually using AI yet?
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China Has an Army of Robots...!!!: Is the USA lost, already?
It won't take five years. Robots are in use now in Tesla factories and the rollout will proceed over the next five years at an almost exponential rate. It's not as if everyone sits around and waits five years and then someone flips a switch. Anyway, don't confuse the two issues. AI controlled robots are one thing. Removing manufacturing from China and bringing it back to America is something else again. One is going to happen, in any event. The other is necessary for national security. The trick will be to somehow find a way to support all the people who will no longer be needed as factory workers. That's going to be the problem, regardless of what happens with China. -
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BBC’s Longstanding Mistranslation Problem: The Consequences of Getting “Yahud” Wrong
Longstanding Mistranslation Problem: The Consequences of Getting “Yahud” Wrong The BBC has long struggled with accuracy in its reporting on the Israel-Palestine conflict, but few issues illustrate this better than its repeated mistranslation of the Arabic word Yahud. Despite clear dictionary definitions and linguistic consensus that Yahud translates to “Jew,” the BBC has consistently rendered it as “Israeli” in its coverage. This seemingly minor word choice has significant consequences, both for journalistic integrity and public understanding. The controversy resurfaced most pointedly following the airing of Gaza: How to Survive a Warzone, a BBC documentary that came under fire for serious lapses in editorial standards. It was later revealed that one of the individuals featured was the son of a Hamas minister, and his family had received payment for his participation. Among the many concerns raised was the documentary’s treatment of the word Yahud, which was altered five times from “Jews” to “Israeli forces.” In one particular scene, a speaker expressed admiration for Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar and praised “jihad against the Jews.” The BBC translated this as “fighting Israeli forces.” Critics argue this substitution fundamentally misrepresents the speaker’s intent and diminishes the overtly racist nature of such statements. Anti-Semitism, some argue, was diluted to soften the portrayal of Palestinian interviewees and redirect attention toward Israel. “Anti-Semitism was ‘triaged’ by the broadcaster to make it more palatable and Palestinian interviewees more sympathetic,” reads one critique. This, critics say, obstructs an honest engagement with the genocidal ideology expressed by Hamas and its supporters, particularly in the context of the October 7 attacks, where victims were targeted not based on nationality, but religion. “When Hamas terrorists attacked families on October 7 their intention was not to kill Israelis. It was to kill Jews whether they were men, women, grandmothers or tiny babies.” Despite pledging to address the issue, the BBC has yet to reach a definitive conclusion two months after the documentary aired. The Arabic-English translation of Yahud is not ambiguous. Veteran Arab-Israeli journalist Khaled Abu Toameh stated, “When I speak to Palestinians and they say ‘Yahud’ I will write it in English as ‘Jew’. This is the accurate translation. If the BBC or any other media organisation are subtitling it as ‘Israeli’ they are misleading viewers.” This issue isn't new. As far back as 2013, a viewer raised concerns about the same mistranslation, only to be met with bureaucratic resistance. The corporation’s complaints system has too often been used not to seek truth or transparency, but to protect the BBC from criticism. As a result, a policy of mistranslation was effectively institutionalized, obscuring the racist intent of certain statements for more than a decade. This editorial failure points to deeper issues in the BBC’s reporting on Israel. Critics argue that the broadcaster has repeatedly minimized or ignored anti-Semitism when Jews are the targets. “Not for the first time did the BBC ignore racism because its target was Jewish people,” the critique continues, echoing frustration from many in the Jewish community who feel their concerns have been systematically disregarded. There is a growing consensus that if the BBC is to retain credibility on issues involving anti-Semitism and the Israel-Palestine conflict, it must start with something as fundamental as accurate translation. “Only a clear-cut translation as Jew can be accurate,” the piece concludes. The pressing question for BBC Director General Tim Davie remains: when it comes to language, who should we trust—professional translators and dictionaries, or the BBC’s own editorial discretion? Related Topics: BBC Doc Features Son Of Hamas Leader but Fails to Disclose to Viewers BBC Faces Backlash Over Use of Term ‘Revert’ in Islam Coverage BBC Faces More Serious Accusations of Bias in Gaza Hostage Release Coverage "Controversy Surrounds BBC Arabic's Coverage of Israel-Gaza Conflict" BBC uses account of journalist working for Iran-backed news agency in Gaza deaths article MPs demand inquiry Gaza doctors at centre of harrowing BBC report are Hamas supporters BBC criticized For failing To Disclose Affiliations of Palestinian Journalists Hamas Ties BBC Faces Backlash Over Terminology in Hamas Coverage BBC Chairman Calls For a Thorough Review of Israel-Hamas War Bias BBC Accused of Bias in Israel-Hamas Coverage: Over 1,500 Breaches of Guidelines Jeremy Bowen Defends BBC Amid Allegations of Bias Over Israel-Hamas Coverage New Report from former BBC Director Criticizes Coverage of Israel-Hamas Conflict Whistleblower Alleges Normalized Anti-Semitism at the BBC Adpated by ASEAN Now from The Telegraph 2025-04-24 -
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Trump Blames Zelensky’s Stance for Stalling Ukraine Peace Talks
Always the need to justify the right wing excess's/madness, by blaming others. Why not admit you never wanted a democracy, no matter if flawed or not?- 1
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World Now Knows POTUS is Both Weak and Dumb
Using his own speaking style, POTUS should be saying this: “Nobody knows less about dealmaking than me. Many people are saying I’m the worst dealmaker ever. Nobody has ever seen anything like it.” Call him the Spelunker-in-Chief, because all he does is cave, cave, cave. He first revealed his tariff plan---actually more a concept of a plan---with his specially prepared big board, listing countries and the rates they would be charged. He looked so proud of himself, liker a potty-trained child showing mommy what he just dropped in the toilet. The stock market tanked. He caved, announcing a 90 day moratorium. The markets continued to tank, as everybody---except POTUS---knew the various effects tariffs would have. Initially there was fear in the auto world, as so many parts are sourced internationally. He caved, saying auto parts would not be tariffed. The markets continued to tank, especially tech, as everyone knew---except POTUS---that the US sources chips, switches, commo equipment, circuit boards, etc., internationally, and these go into everything from medical equipment to robotics to defense weapons to aircraft....things the US still manufactures. He caved, removing a host of high tech products from the tariffs. At this point about all that was left under the threat of tariffs were sneakers, t-shirts and Christmas ornaments, and those will never be manufactured in the US, so POTUS would eventually either pull those tariffs, too, or else be the cause of inflation on everything Walmart offers to the common folk of MAGAstan. Despite brief dead cat bounces, the markets continued to tank, with bonds and the dollar added to equities. The US, under POTUS, was being viewed as unreliable and even irrational. POTUS had a new bad idea, as he is the quintessential fount of bad ideas. He decided the US needs lower interest rates, despite the inflation the falling dollar and his across the board 10% tariffs were going to cause. He began to rail against the Fed Chief, even sending a message on social media calling Jerome Powell a “total loser”, which is one of four primary epithets he throws at folks who criticize him or stand in his way, along with “low IQ”, “deranged”, and “crooked”. The markets tanked again. POTUS, informed by the precious few members of his Administration who might be competent, as well as CEOs in banking and finance that threatening the Fed’s independence would be bad both domestically and internationally, caved. He announced he had no plan to fire Jerome Powell, despite his “total loser” status. Though the markets stabilized a little the tariff threat still spooked them. China was seen as holding all the cards for a number of reasons. One is that they provide so many products needed all across the US economy, both at the wholesale level and in what manufacturing the US still does. China can also hurt US farmers by sourcing elsewhere. China also is the key supplier to many nations, and it can exert influence over those nations to the detriment of the US. Finally, China holds trillions of dollars in US Treasuries, and has the power to do great damage to the US economy by effecting interest rates. Clearly the Fed would not cover for POTUS’ stupidity by printing money, should Chinese sales of US assets drive rates higher, because that would lead to even greater inflation and loss of confidence in the world’s reserve currency. Perhaps POTUS was apprised of the reality of China holding the better hand, so he went spelunking yet again, announcing his China tariffs of 145% were “temporary”. Now the market is beginning to expect that soon POTUS will announce “Never mind” on all that tariff talk, and he’ll have to come up with new ways to MAGA. I suspect his next idea will be starting a war, such as with Iran, in the hope it will make him look strong and make up for the weakness and idiocy he has demonstrated so clearly with his economic policy concept. Then again, he might see how dependent the US is on Chinese rare earth elements and announce an invasion of Greenland. (We’ll know of any attack plans well before they occur, as his SecDef will boast about it on his private phone via a hackable commercially-available app.) In the meantime, POTUS will lie about all the countries coming to “kiss his ass” and negotiate deals, but rational non-MAGAs and non-members of the cult know full well he is negotiating from a position of weakness. The 184 countries under his original tariff threat will play him like a fiddle, likely coming away, at most, having made empty promises, which they will subsequently ignore. He lost. Bigly. Sadly, the damage has been done. The US has lost allies, respect and influence. The US can no longer be a trusted partner in anything, from economic policy to standing up against aggression, such as what Russia has done in the Ukraine which the US is now abandoning. The entire world now knows POTUS is both weak and an idiot, besides not believing in freedom and democracy. As for the markets, it’s a good idea to sell into these relief rallies, both because the economic fundamentals have changed, equities are still overvalued, and more stupidity is undoubtedly on the horizon, as the same clown remains at the helm. Better for all if the spelunker finds the deepest cave possible and goes to hide until 2028. His ongoing presence only results in carnage.
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