Antiwar News with Dave DeCamp, 05/18/26
Source: Antiwar.com
“Trump ‘Holds Off’ on Iran Attack Due To Gulf Request, US Launches Airstrikes in Nigeria, and More.” (05/18/26)
Author: Thomas L. Knapp
Why AI Is a Train, Not a Bicycle
Source: Persuasion
by Tim Requarth
“In 1981, a young Steve Jobs — bearded, bespectacled, brown corduroy blazer over an open-collared shirt — sat in front of an Apple II and explained what he thought a personal computer was for. He’d read an article in Scientific American that compared the efficiency of locomotion across species. The condor, he said, came out on top. Humans ranked about a third of the way down, ‘not too proud a showing for the crown of creation.’ But then someone had the insight to test a human on a bicycle, and the cyclist blew the condor away. … The computer, he said, was ‘a 21st century bicycle’ for the mind. In the age of AI, Jobs’ quaint bicycle has received an update from Silicon Valley. With the launch of ChatGPT, gushed Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella in early 2023, ‘We went from the bicycle to the steam engine.'” (05/18/26)
https://www.persuasion.community/p/what-the-inuit-know-and-ai-doesnt
Neon Liberalism, episode 74
Source: Liberal Currents
“Join Samantha and Robert Tracinski, currently running for Congress in Virginia’s fifth district, as they talk about the danger Donald Trump’s corruption and lawlessness poses to the country, the continuing importance of the Constitution, and Robert’s road from member of the Tea Party to staunch liberal.” (05/19/26)
The Inner Life of Liberalism, episode 1
Source: The Inner Life of Liberalism
“[A]n introduction to our Liberal Practices project, why we’re launching this show, and what you can expect from future episodes. We’re glad you’re here, and we hope that you’ll join us on this journey.” (05/18/26)
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/001-liberalisms-inner-life/id1896732847?i=1000768405047
The Devil and Tina Peters
Source: The Bulwark
by Jonathan V Last
“On Friday, Colorado Gov. Jared Polis announced that he would commute Tina Peters’s sentence. On the one hand, this is a tiny thing. Inconsequential. If we make it out of this period, then it will hardly be worth a footnote in the history of Trumpism. On the other hand, what Gov. Polis did for Peters is everything. It is the foundational question about how liberalism responds to an illiberal attack. And I’m going to swerve and tell you that I’m not really sure what I think about it. This might seem like an easy call — but it only seems that way.” (05/18/26)
Can “America only” Massie survive today’s AIPAC mobbing?
Source: Responsible Statecraft
by Jack Hunter
“As the voting opens in Kentucky today, polls are showing a neck-and-neck race with turnout for both candidates [Thomas Massie and Ed Gallrein] being key, thus Trump pulling out all the guns, even the defense secretary, to shift the tide against his nemisis. But obviously this is far more than just two regular Republicans vying for a House gig. Perhaps even more than Trump’s personal vendetta against Massie, the usual establishment coalition of neoconservatives, Christian Evangelical Zionists and wealthy pro-Israel mega-donors have made this a referendum on the acceptable levels of the Israel lobby’s influence in American politics and in American war policy.” (05/19/26)
Pakistan: Court sentences man to death in teenage TikTok influencer’s killing
Source: ABC News
“A Pakistani court on Tuesday sentenced a man to death for killing a teenage social media influencer outside her home last year when she rejected his offer of friendship. Islamabad Judge Muhammad Afzal Majoka announced the conviction and verdict for Umar Hayat, who was arrested in June after the killing of 17-year-old Sana Yousuf. … Yousuf had a wide following in Pakistan. After her death, hundreds of thousands of users began following her account on TikTok, among the country’s most popular social media platforms. Originally from the scenic northern region of Chitral, she was known for promoting traditional Chitrali music and dress through her videos. She also advocated for girls’ education. Hours before her murder, she posted a photo celebrating her birthday with friends.” (05/19/26)
Politics Politics Politics, 05/18/26
Source: Politics Politics Politics
“Kentucky’s Crazy Republican Primary Ads! Is Iran Settling in for the Long Haul? (with Ryan McBeth).” (05/18/26)
https://www.politicspoliticspolitics.com/p/kentuckys-crazy-republican-primary
Sal and Mark Show, episode 2
Source: Free Talk kLive
“This episode features Paul Puey of Edge Wallet and Harry Halpin of Nym on their groundbreaking MixNet integration; Captain Kickass on trusts, infinite banking, and protecting your assets from the state; plus discussions on Filecoin’s decentralized storage, Firo privacy coin updates, wrench attacks targeting crypto holders, and the ongoing war for your data.” (05/18/26)
More on water
Source: The Price of Liberty
by Nathan Barton
“Environists have a mythology as rich (and wrong) as any other supposed (that is, fake) religion, when it comes to water. These myths are now embedded into school textbooks and media playbooks as much as National Socialism was ever found in schoolbooks of the Third Reich. Here are some of the myths and examples of them …” (05/18/26)