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  1. BRICS summit may be the only place another Iran ceasefire can be built | US-Israel war on Iran

    Iranian missiles and drones came down on Kuwait on September 3, two days after American aircraft struck roughly…
    #NewsBeep #News #BreakingNews #Asia #AsiaPacific #breakingnews #China #India #Iran #MiddleEast #Opinions #Pakistan #UnitedStates #US&Canada #US-IsraelwaronIran
    newsbeep.com/723540/

  2. Canada’s retaliatory tariffs on $20bn of US goods take effect | Trade War News

    Trade tensions soar as Canada matches US tariffs ‘dollar-for-dollar’, impacting 700 products and multiple industries. Published On 8…
    #Canada #MarkCarney #BusinessandEconomy #donaldtrump #economy #InternationalTrade #news #Opinions #TradeWar #UnitedStates #US&Canada
    europesays.com/canada/199867/

  3. Will Trump succeed in restarting Russia-Ukraine peace talks? | Russia-Ukraine war

    The visit by White House envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to Moscow and Kyiv has left more…
    #Ukraine #UA #Europe #Europa #EU #News #Opinions #Russia #Russia-Ukrainewar
    europesays.com/ukraine/38579/

  4. Adidas faces boycott over amputee campaign featuring Israeli soldier | Gaza News

    Adidas is facing calls for a boycott after featuring a former Israeli soldier in a campaign promoting its…
    #NewsBeep #News #BreakingNews #BenjaminNetanyahu #breakingnews #CrimesAgainstHumanity #Gaza #Humanrights #Humanitariancrises #Israel #Israel-Palestineconflict #MiddleEast #Newsfeed #Opinions #Palestine #ShowTypes #SocialMedia
    newsbeep.com/721706/

  5. The Long Form Troll

    Reading Time: 2 minutes

    Today there was a post about someone filming people with Meta Glasses without permission and someone was offended by the fact that someone would record people without permission so I pointed to the need for talent release forms and more in order to share content showing other people.

    One troll said the common “Oh, you obviously didn’t read the article” to which my answer was “of course not” because the comment was written and phrased in a hostile manner, rather than a sociable one. I didn’t read the article before comment to a human being because I spent five years studying the topic at two universities so my answer is based on university level studies, rather than RTFA. (Read the ducking (intentional spelling) article)

    It’s also about common sense and decency. Common sense and decency require people to ask people for permission before filming them, and if it is for broadcast, which social media has become, then a talent release form is required. If a Talent Release Form is not required, or if the rules have been re-written for toxic people to record without permission then that is a serious breach of social etiquette.

    People that have studied factual television, news and documentary are well aware of tiny cameras that have been used in investigative journalism to film in situations where getting permission would have made the journalism impossible but they often state that the footage was acquired that way, and it has to be cleared legally, to ensure that such filming was warranted and justified.

    I have a deep passion for documentary, for cinéma vérité, for observational documentary and for the life unawares that Vertov wrote or spoke about a century ago. I love the idea of filming life unawares and documenting life, without the camera being noticed, or performed to.

    In the end it’s worth remarking that in this day and age, of being mostly ignored except when we comment on specific topics, having a few people comment within minutes is suspicious and encourages me towards the conclusion that a troll farm was primed to respond to the subject matter.

    In the age of trolls on Antisocial media, social media are irrelevant.

    #arguments #context #hostile #opinions #trolls
  6. A quotation from Baltasar Gracian

    There is no weakness without its admirer, so be not discomfited because your ways displease some, for they will not fail to be pleasing to others: nor let their approval of them make you vain, for still others will condemn them.
     
    [No hay defecto sin afecto, ni se ha de desconfiar porque no agraden las cosas a algunos, que no faltarán otros que las aprecien; ni aun el aplauso de estos le sea materia al desvanecimiento, que otros lo condenarán.]

    Baltasar Gracián y Morales (1601-1658) Spanish Jesuit priest, writer, philosopher
    The Art of Worldly Wisdom [Oráculo Manual y Arte de Prudencia], § 101 (1647) [tr. Fischer (1937)]

    More about (and translations of) this quote: wist.info/gracian-y-morales-ba…

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #baltasargracian #applause #approval #booing #condemnation #differenceofopinion #disapproval #error #fault #opinions #pleaseeveryone #strength #supporters #weakness

  7. Fake Book Club Podcast @fakebookclubpodcast.wordpress.com@fakebookclubpodcast.wordpress.com ·

    Season 3 Episode 3: AI and the Creative Arts

    In this episode, we discuss AI in the creative arts! We have some very strong opinions about a recent book scandal, new music creations and bringing actors back from the dead. (AI was not used for this description)

    Listen Below!

    Listen on Spotify:

    https://open.spotify.com/episode/6MNQ4IZqHgjjUWcshAPb6x?si=fQuuYPjwRRqEgmOH6GBb_Q

    Listen on YouTube:

    https://youtu.be/9-zzGNiMlgg

    Also listen at the following places:

    Pandora Pocket Casts TuneIn Substack

    Things Discussed In This Episode

    Related Articles and Websites

    Song banned from Swedish charts for being AI creation

    AI-created track blocked from Sweden’s Official Charts after racking up millions of streams on Spotify – Music Business Worldwide

    AI novel that won literature contest has awards taken away – Dexerto

    Liza Minnelli is among the artists who collaborated on a new AI-generated album

    An Update on Libro.fm’s Response to AI Narration

    Chicago Sun Times – 2025 “Summer Reading List

    Seemingly AI-generated band The Velvet Sundown have over 400,000 monthly Spotify listeners

    Publisher cancels horror novel’s release over AI claims

    Disclaimer: Links to Bookshop.org are affiliate links and the store will receive a small commission if you purchase through those links.

    #AI #AIActors #AIMusic #AINarration #ArtificialIntelligence #Audiobooks #Bands #Books #Conversation #ConversationalPodcast #FakeBookClub #LibroFm #Movies #music #NewEpisode #Opinions #Pandora #Podcast #Resumes #Scandals #Season3 #ShyGirl #Spotify #technology #ValKilmer #YouTube
  8. Fake Book Club Podcast @fakebookclubpodcast.wordpress.com@fakebookclubpodcast.wordpress.com ·

    Season 3 Episode 3: AI and the Creative Arts

    In this episode, we discuss AI in the creative arts! We have some very strong opinions about a recent book scandal, new music creations and bringing actors back from the dead. (AI was not used for this description)

    Listen Below!

    Listen on Spotify:

    https://open.spotify.com/episode/6MNQ4IZqHgjjUWcshAPb6x?si=fQuuYPjwRRqEgmOH6GBb_Q

    Listen on YouTube:

    https://youtu.be/9-zzGNiMlgg

    Also listen at the following places:

    Pandora Pocket Casts TuneIn Substack

    Things Discussed In This Episode

    Related Articles and Websites

    Song banned from Swedish charts for being AI creation

    AI-created track blocked from Sweden’s Official Charts after racking up millions of streams on Spotify – Music Business Worldwide

    AI novel that won literature contest has awards taken away – Dexerto

    Liza Minnelli is among the artists who collaborated on a new AI-generated album

    An Update on Libro.fm’s Response to AI Narration

    Chicago Sun Times – 2025 “Summer Reading List

    Seemingly AI-generated band The Velvet Sundown have over 400,000 monthly Spotify listeners

    Publisher cancels horror novel’s release over AI claims

    Disclaimer: Links to Bookshop.org are affiliate links and the store will receive a small commission if you purchase through those links.

    #AI #AIActors #AIMusic #AINarration #ArtificialIntelligence #Audiobooks #Bands #Books #Conversation #ConversationalPodcast #FakeBookClub #LibroFm #Movies #music #NewEpisode #Opinions #Pandora #Podcast #Resumes #Scandals #Season3 #ShyGirl #Spotify #technology #ValKilmer #YouTube
  9. Fake Book Club Podcast @fakebookclubpodcast.wordpress.com@fakebookclubpodcast.wordpress.com ·

    Season 3 Episode 3: AI and the Creative Arts

    In this episode, we discuss AI in the creative arts! We have some very strong opinions about a recent book scandal, new music creations and bringing actors back from the dead. (AI was not used for this description)

    Listen Below!

    Listen on Spotify:

    https://open.spotify.com/episode/6MNQ4IZqHgjjUWcshAPb6x?si=fQuuYPjwRRqEgmOH6GBb_Q

    Listen on YouTube:

    https://youtu.be/9-zzGNiMlgg

    Also listen at the following places:

    Pandora Pocket Casts TuneIn Substack

    Things Discussed In This Episode

    Related Articles and Websites

    Song banned from Swedish charts for being AI creation

    AI-created track blocked from Sweden’s Official Charts after racking up millions of streams on Spotify – Music Business Worldwide

    AI novel that won literature contest has awards taken away – Dexerto

    Liza Minnelli is among the artists who collaborated on a new AI-generated album

    An Update on Libro.fm’s Response to AI Narration

    Chicago Sun Times – 2025 “Summer Reading List

    Seemingly AI-generated band The Velvet Sundown have over 400,000 monthly Spotify listeners

    Publisher cancels horror novel’s release over AI claims

    Disclaimer: Links to Bookshop.org are affiliate links and the store will receive a small commission if you purchase through those links.

    #AI #AIActors #AIMusic #AINarration #ArtificialIntelligence #Audiobooks #Bands #Books #Conversation #ConversationalPodcast #FakeBookClub #LibroFm #Movies #music #NewEpisode #Opinions #Pandora #Podcast #Resumes #Scandals #Season3 #ShyGirl #Spotify #technology #ValKilmer #YouTube
  10. Fake Book Club Podcast @fakebookclubpodcast.wordpress.com@fakebookclubpodcast.wordpress.com ·

    Season 3 Episode 3: AI and the Creative Arts

    In this episode, we discuss AI in the creative arts! We have some very strong opinions about a recent book scandal, new music creations and bringing actors back from the dead. (AI was not used for this description)

    Listen Below!

    Listen on Spotify:

    https://open.spotify.com/episode/6MNQ4IZqHgjjUWcshAPb6x?si=fQuuYPjwRRqEgmOH6GBb_Q

    Listen on YouTube:

    https://youtu.be/9-zzGNiMlgg

    Also listen at the following places:

    Pandora Pocket Casts TuneIn Substack

    Things Discussed In This Episode

    Related Articles and Websites

    Song banned from Swedish charts for being AI creation

    AI-created track blocked from Sweden’s Official Charts after racking up millions of streams on Spotify – Music Business Worldwide

    AI novel that won literature contest has awards taken away – Dexerto

    Liza Minnelli is among the artists who collaborated on a new AI-generated album

    An Update on Libro.fm’s Response to AI Narration

    Chicago Sun Times – 2025 “Summer Reading List

    Seemingly AI-generated band The Velvet Sundown have over 400,000 monthly Spotify listeners

    Publisher cancels horror novel’s release over AI claims

    Disclaimer: Links to Bookshop.org are affiliate links and the store will receive a small commission if you purchase through those links.

    #AI #AIActors #AIMusic #AINarration #ArtificialIntelligence #Audiobooks #Bands #Books #Conversation #ConversationalPodcast #FakeBookClub #LibroFm #Movies #music #NewEpisode #Opinions #Pandora #Podcast #Resumes #Scandals #Season3 #ShyGirl #Spotify #technology #ValKilmer #YouTube
  11. Fake Book Club Podcast @fakebookclubpodcast.wordpress.com@fakebookclubpodcast.wordpress.com ·

    Season 3 Episode 3: AI and the Creative Arts

    In this episode, we discuss AI in the creative arts! We have some very strong opinions about a recent book scandal, new music creations and bringing actors back from the dead. (AI was not used for this description)

    Listen Below!

    Listen on Spotify:

    https://open.spotify.com/episode/6MNQ4IZqHgjjUWcshAPb6x?si=fQuuYPjwRRqEgmOH6GBb_Q

    Listen on YouTube:

    https://youtu.be/9-zzGNiMlgg

    Also listen at the following places:

    Pandora Pocket Casts TuneIn Substack

    Things Discussed In This Episode

    Related Articles and Websites

    Song banned from Swedish charts for being AI creation

    AI-created track blocked from Sweden’s Official Charts after racking up millions of streams on Spotify – Music Business Worldwide

    AI novel that won literature contest has awards taken away – Dexerto

    Liza Minnelli is among the artists who collaborated on a new AI-generated album

    An Update on Libro.fm’s Response to AI Narration

    Chicago Sun Times – 2025 “Summer Reading List

    Seemingly AI-generated band The Velvet Sundown have over 400,000 monthly Spotify listeners

    Publisher cancels horror novel’s release over AI claims

    Disclaimer: Links to Bookshop.org are affiliate links and the store will receive a small commission if you purchase through those links.

    #AI #AIActors #AIMusic #AINarration #ArtificialIntelligence #Audiobooks #Bands #Books #Conversation #ConversationalPodcast #FakeBookClub #LibroFm #Movies #music #NewEpisode #Opinions #Pandora #Podcast #Resumes #Scandals #Season3 #ShyGirl #Spotify #technology #ValKilmer #YouTube
  12. Fake Book Club Podcast @fakebookclubpodcast.wordpress.com@fakebookclubpodcast.wordpress.com ·

    Season 3 Episode 2: Our Literary Unpopular Opinions

    Welcome to Fake Book Club Podcast, Season three, episode two! We’re sharing our unpopular literary opinions about books, reading, and romance. Will you agree or disagree? Do we end this episode with our friendship intact? Listen and find out…

    Listen Below!

    Listen on Spotify:

    https://open.spotify.com/episode/0x1PNDmSQZApeI1zOe5oII?si=kT6Rwmp5Q6G8urOV6iAHGg

    Listen on YouTube:

    https://youtu.be/0U_TdlAMyMQ

    Also listen at the following places:

    Pandora Pocket Casts TuneIn Substack

    Things Discussed In This Episode

    Related Articles and Websites

    Is It Just Me, or Are the Books Getting Fancier? A Guide to the Special Editions Trend

    The Benefits of Graphic Novels: Why They Count as Reading

    What’s the perfect length for a book?

    Books Mentioned

    Heated Rivalry by Rachel Reid

    Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi

    The Dresden Files by Jim Butcher

    Percy Jackson Series by Rick Riordan

    Edinburgh Nights series by T. L. Huchu 

    The Midnight Taxi by Yosha Gunasekera 

    Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen

    Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy

    Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson

    Soften The Blow by Bread Tarleton

    Disclaimer: Links to Bookshop.org are affiliate links and the store will receive a small commission if you purchase through those links.

    #BigBooks #BookAdaptations #BookEditions #BookLovers #BookPetPeeves #Bookmarks #Books #BooksToMovies #Bookworms #Conversation #ConversationalPodcast #CurrentlyReading #DogEarring #FakeBookClub #FantasySeries #JaneAusten #LeoTolstoy #LiteraryOpinions #Movies #music #NewEpisode #Opinions #Pandora #PetPeeves #Podcast #Romance #RomanceReaders #Season3 #ShortReads #SpecialEditions #Spotify #technology #TuneIn #UnpopularOpinions #YouTube
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    #IT's #JustAsWell that #NoOneCares, aye... | #LookNoQuestionMark

    I'm #SureShaw that #People can #Form their own #Opinions... #Whatever...

    #IF you're #Still #NotFollowingMe; #NoOneCares... But... #TheFacts are #TheFacts...

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