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The International Fact-Checking Union (yes that’s real) convenes an emergency meeting Following Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s announcement that Facebook and Instagram will no longer defer to ‘fact checkers’ because they are too politically partisan, the International Fact-Checking Network has convened an emergency meeting, presumably to discuss their impending obsoletion. (Article by Steve Watson republished from Modernity.news) Zuckerberg put out a video noting that Meta will be switching to a ‘Community notes’ […]

This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form.NERMEEN SHAIKH: Out with the fact-checkers. That was the message delivered by Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg as he announced sweeping changes at Facebook, Instagram and Threads. Zuckerberg outlined the new changes in a video posted online. MARK ZUCKERBERG: The recent elections also feel like a cultural tipping point towards once again prioritizing speech. So we’re going to get […]

Futurist John Petersen: Cyclical economic analysis model predicts a potential GLOBAL CIVIL WAR starting this year Martin Armstrong, using his Socrates model, predicts a potential global civil war starting as early as 2025, driven by widespread dissatisfaction with government institutions. The public's trust in government institutions is eroding due to perceived betrayal, misuse of resources and poor handling of crises like the COVID-19 pandemic, leading to a planet-wide uprising. TransitionNet, a […]

This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form.AMY GOODMAN: This is Democracy Now! I’m Amy Goodman, with Nermeen Shaikh. NERMEEN SHAIKH: We turn now to the wildfires scorching communities across Los Angeles in one of the city’s most destructive firestorms in history. Over 100,000 people have been evacuated, more than 2,000 structures have been damaged or destroyed, and at least five people are dead — […]

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang announced a collaboration with Toyota at CES 2025 to develop next-gen autonomous vehicles (AVs) using Nvidia’s advanced "Thor" AGX processor, marking a significant step in AV innovation. The Thor chip, with 20 times the processing power of its predecessor, integrates data from sensors like cameras, radars, and Lidars to enable real-time autonomous navigation and serves as a universal robotics computer for various applications. Nvidia’s Drive OS achieved ASIL […]

This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form.AMY GOODMAN: On Monday, President-elect Donald Trump held his second news conference since winning the 2024 election, addressing a wide range of topics over more than an hour. Speaking at Mar-a-Lago to reporters, Trump renewed his threat to respond with violence if Hamas does not release hostages held in Gaza by inauguration. PRESIDENT-ELECT DONALD TRUMP: If they’re not […]

Reno Rolle on the Health Ranger Report: How AI could break Hollywood’s stranglehold on culture Artificial intelligence (AI) tools are enabling creators to produce high-quality music, films and other content quickly and affordably, bypassing traditional studios and record labels. Despite AI's creative potential, the entertainment industry's control over distribution platforms remains a significant barrier to reaching audiences. AI, if misused, could amplify harmful messages or desensitize society, especially when paired with […]

This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form.AMY GOODMAN: We’re talking with Massachusetts Congressmember Jim McGovern, who’s also part of a last-ditch appeal for President Biden to posthumously exonerate Ethel Rosenberg, who, along with her husband Julius Rosenberg, was charged with sharing nuclear secrets, conspiring to give them to the Soviet Union. They were executed June 19th, 1953. FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover accused the […]

History will remember this era as the moment when America’s most sacred principles collided with unprecedented institutional power – and lost. The systematic dismantling of fundamental rights didn’t happen through military force or executive decree, but through the quiet cooperation of tech platforms, media gatekeepers, and government agencies, all claiming to protect us from “misinformation.” (Article by Josh Stylman and Jeffrey A. Tucker republished from Brownstone.org) Meta’s sudden dismantling of […]