Bill Burns, an Ambassador multiple times over, former Deputy Secretary of State, and former Director of the CIA (the first career person to ever hold that position), has summarized the perilous position of the USA and the world perfectly. The damage Trump has done puts us all at risk.
The author of the entry wrote that Professor Ryszard Piotrowski, a constitutional law expert, regarded the police's forceful entry into the premises of the Constitutional Tribunal without the consent of its president as a drastic violation of the fundamental operations of the body and a flagrant breach of the continuity of the institution. https://t.co/KAHEP62Kan #PrawaCzłowieka #Konstytucja #TrybunałKonstytucyjny #PL (translated)
The author of the post wrote that the government in Budapest has introduced a formal ban on combining work in state hospitals with running private practices. He claimed that the regulation is not effectively enforced, and the local healthcare system remains in disarray. He added that there are ongoing blockades. #zdrowie #Budapeszt #praca #HU (translated)
The author wrote that lower sugar consumption by a pregnant woman was associated with a lower risk of depression and anxiety disorders in adult life. He referred to British data from the post-war food rationing period and added that limiting sugar in the first 1000 days of life — from conception to the second birthday — reduced the risk. #zdrowie #odżywianie #ciąża #GB (translated)
𝗟𝗜𝗙𝗘 𝗢𝗙 𝗔 𝗠𝗢𝗗𝗘𝗥𝗡 𝗛𝗨𝗠𝗔𝗡 A perfect day in which human existence could also be simplified. We have chosen an example of Homo sapiens digitalis, a species endowed with an extraordinary ability: to complicate its existence through tools designed to simplify it. 𝗢𝗥𝗘 𝟬𝟲:𝟬𝟬 - 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗟𝗟𝗜𝗚𝗘𝗡𝗧 𝗔𝗟𝗔𝗥𝗠 The smartwatch vibrates. It has determined that this is the best time to wake the owner, having analyzed his sleep phases. The man opens his eyes and discovers that he has slept poorly: score 61 out of 100. Until that moment, he felt rested. Now he is tired. 𝗢𝗥𝗘 𝟬𝟳:𝟬𝟬 - 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗙𝗜𝗥𝗦𝗧 𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗦𝗨𝗟𝗧𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 Before even saying goodbye to his wife, he consults his smartphone. He checks notifications, messages, and weather forecasts. His wife asks him if he wants coffee. He doesn't respond: he is reading an article about the risks of caffeine. 𝗢𝗥𝗘 𝟬𝟴:𝟬𝟬 - 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗦𝗖IOUS 𝗖𝗔𝗟𝗢𝗥𝗜𝗘 𝗖𝗔𝗟𝗖𝗨𝗟𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 He photographs his plate to get an application to calculate the calories. He discovers that he has exceeded the recommended amount of sugar. He eliminates the jam, replaces the bread, and takes a supplement suggested by an influencer. It took him forty-five minutes to eat a breakfast that his grandfather finished in seven. 𝗢𝗥𝗘 𝟬𝟵:𝟬𝟬 - 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗔𝗦𝗦𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗗 𝗠𝗢𝗕𝗜𝗟𝗜𝗧𝗬 He gets in the car and sets the navigator to reach the office where he has worked for twelve years. The system proposes an alternative route to save three minutes. He follows it and gets stuck on a closed road for construction work. He curses technology and posts a negative review. 𝗢𝗥𝗘 𝟭𝟬:𝟬𝟬 - 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗗𝗨𝗖𝗧𝗜𝗩𝗜𝗧𝗬 He turns on the computer and asks artificial intelligence to summarize the received emails. He then asks it to prepare the replies. A colleague in the next office receives one of those emails and asks his AI to summarize it. Two machines communicate on behalf of two humans who could talk to each other across a corridor. 𝗢𝗥𝗘 𝟭𝟭:𝟬𝟬 - 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗠𝗘𝗘𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗚 He participates in a video conference with four colleagues sitting in the same building. One software records, another transcribes, and a third produces the summary. No one takes notes. At the end, everyone receives a document that no one reads, because each has already asked their AI to summarize the summary. 𝗢𝗥𝗘 𝟭𝟮:𝟬𝟬 - 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗦𝗖𝗜𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗜𝗙𝗜𝗖 𝗡𝗘𝗧𝗪𝗢𝗥𝗦𝗛𝗜𝗣 He consults an app to choose the restaurant with the best reviews. After twenty minutes, he finds the perfect one, but it's too far away. He orders through another application. A delivery person crosses half the city to deliver a salad that he could have purchased under the office. 𝗢𝗥𝗘 𝟭𝟯:𝟬𝟬 - 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗦𝗢𝗖𝗜𝗔𝗟𝗜𝗭𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 He opens Facebook. He scrolls through photographs of people he doesn't know, reads opinions from strangers, and participates in a discussion about contemporary loneliness. He insults a user who thinks differently. He receives three reactions and feels an immediate satisfaction. Finally, someone has noticed his existence. 𝗢𝗥𝗘 𝟭𝟰:𝟬𝟬 - 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗙𝗘𝗦𝗦𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗔𝗟 𝗨𝗣𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘 He buys an online course on how to use artificial intelligence to increase productivity. The course teaches him to write instructions so the AI can work in his place. He does not finish the first lesson: he asks the AI to summarize the course. 𝗢𝗥𝗘 𝟭𝟱:𝟬𝟬 - 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗖𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗩𝗜𝗧𝗬 He has to write birthday wishes to a friend. He asks the AI for an original, warm, and spontaneous text. He copies it and sends it. The friend replies with a thank you generated by his own AI. Both are moved by the depth of the relationship. 𝗢𝗥𝗘 𝟭𝟲:𝟬𝟬 - 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗪𝗘𝗟𝗟𝗕𝗘𝗜𝗡𝗚 The smartwatch indicates that he has been sitting for too long. He gets up, takes two hundred steps around the desk, and sits back down. The device congratulates him. He has reached the first goal of the day. 𝗢𝗥𝗘 𝟭𝟭:𝟬𝟬 - 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗙𝗢𝗥𝗠𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗢𝗙 𝗢𝗣𝗜𝗡𝗜𝗢𝗡 He reads the title of a scandalous political news story. He does not open the article: the title already contains all he considers necessary to know. He posts an indignant comment, complete with three exclamation points and four emojis. The algorithm interprets the behavior as interest and begins to suggest other similar news. After half an hour, he is convinced that the world is collapsing. 𝗢𝗥𝗘 𝟭𝟴:𝟬𝟬 - 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗛𝗘𝗔𝗟𝗧𝗛 𝗔𝗖𝗧𝗜𝗩𝗜𝗧𝗬 He enters the gym. He wears noise-canceling headphones so he doesn't hear the people around him. He follows the exercises suggested by an application and records every movement. In the end, he posts a photograph with the phrase "Take care of yourself." He spends twenty minutes checking how many appreciated the advice. 𝗢𝗥𝗘 𝟭𝟵:𝟬𝟬 - 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗥𝗘𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗡 𝗛𝗢𝗠𝗘 He returns home. His wife watches a video on her phone, his son plays on a console, his daughter participates in a video call. He sits on the sofa and opens Facebook. Perfect family harmony reigns: no one disturbs anyone. 𝗢𝗥𝗘 𝟮𝟬:𝟬𝟬 - 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗦𝗛𝗔𝗥𝗘𝗗 𝗗𝗜𝗡𝗡𝗘𝗥 The family gathers at the table. The father photographs the dish, the mother replies to a message, the son watches a video, and the daughter checks notifications. The father suggests spending more time together. Everyone agrees without taking their eyes off the screens. A WhatsApp group called "Our Family" is created. 𝗢𝗥𝗘 𝟮𝟭:𝟬𝟬 - 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗧𝗔𝗜𝗡𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧 He decides to watch a movie. He opens Netflix, checks rankings, reads plots, watches trailers, and compares ratings. After forty-five minutes, he still hasn’t chosen anything. The system suggests a film he has already seen. He watches it again because at least he knows he likes it. 𝗢𝗥𝗘 𝟮𝟮:𝟬𝟬 - 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗦𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗜𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗔𝗟 𝗥𝗘𝗟𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦𝗛𝗜𝗣 The couple finds themselves in the bedroom. Both are busy with their smartphones. He reads an article on how to improve couple communication. She watches a video on the signs that indicate a relationship in crisis. Neither has spoken a word to each other yet. 𝗢𝗥𝗘 𝟮𝟯:𝟬𝟬 - 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗠𝗘𝗗𝗜𝗧𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 He launches an application to relax. A synthetic voice invites him to clear his mind and distance himself from digital distractions. The phone vibrates: a notification reminds him to keep the daily meditation series active. He interrupts the meditation to check that he hasn't missed the reward. 𝗢𝗥𝗘 𝟬𝟬:𝟬𝟬 - 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗚𝗥𝗔𝗠𝗘𝗗 𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗧 He sets the alarm, activates sleep monitoring, checks the room temperature, and consults forecasts on sleep quality. The device suggests he sleep at least eight hours. He falls asleep at 00:47, worried about not reaching the goal. 𝗢𝗥𝗘 𝟬𝟭:𝟬𝟬 - 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗦𝗟𝗘𝗘𝗣 𝗠𝗢𝗡𝗜𝗧𝗢𝗥𝗜𝗡𝗚 The man sleeps. The smartwatch measures his heart rate, a sensor records his movements, and the smartphone synchronizes the data to the cloud. Even while he sleeps, he continues to produce information about himself. 𝗢𝗥𝗘 𝟬𝟮:𝟬𝟬 - 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗖𝗘𝗦𝗦𝗜𝗡𝗚 The systems process the collected information. They update statistics, synchronize devices, and prepare suggestions for the next day. The man does not know exactly what they are processing, but he has accepted all the terms of service. 𝗢𝗥𝗘 𝟬𝟯:𝟬𝟬 - 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗢𝗽𝗧𝗜𝗠𝗜𝗭𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 The advertising systems update interest profiles using the available signals. The man, who a few hours earlier had read an article on couple crises, might receive ads for relationship counseling. His concern has become a business opportunity. 𝗢𝗥𝗘 𝟬𝟰:𝟬𝟬 - 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗠𝗔𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗡𝗔𝗡𝗖𝗘 The smartphone downloads an update. It promises superior performance, increased security, and new features. Tomorrow, some icons will have changed position, and the man will have to relearn where to find what he needed. 𝗢𝗥𝗘 𝟬𝟱:𝟬𝟬 - 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗣𝗥𝗘𝗣𝗔𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗡𝗘𝗫𝗧 𝗗𝗔𝗬 The digital assistant already has sufficient information to suggest appointments, activities, routes, news, purchases, and content to watch. The man continues to sleep. His next day has already been partially organized. 🐓🐓🐓 𝗢𝗥𝗘 𝟬𝟲:𝟬𝟬 - 𝗜𝗡 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗖𝗢𝗖𝗛𝗘 The rooster opens its eyes. It crows. The hens wake up. No one received a notification. No one accepted cookies. No one subscribed to a Premium subscription. And above all, no rooster has ever asked an algorithm which hen to court. ⚖️ 𝗝𝗨𝗗𝗚𝗘'𝗦 𝗥𝗨𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗖𝗢𝗗𝗜𝗟𝗟𝗨𝗦 Having examined the behaviors of the two species and established that one has extremely advanced technologies to perform activities that the other performs without any assistance, the Court finds the intellectual superiority of the human to be insufficiently demonstrated. It therefore orders that, until further determination, the expression "chicken brain" constitutes an offense to the dignity of gallinaceous animals. 🐓🤣 𝗧𝗪𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗬-𝗙𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗛𝗢𝗨𝗥𝗦 𝗢𝗙 𝗔𝗥𝗧𝗜𝗙𝗜𝗖𝗜𝗔𝗟 𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗟𝗟𝗜𝗚𝗘𝗡𝗖𝗘. 𝗜𝗩𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗢𝗖𝗖𝗔𝗦𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗔𝗟 𝗧𝗥𝗔𝗖𝗘𝗦 𝗢𝗙 𝗛𝗨𝗠𝗔𝗡. Any reference to real persons is purely coincidental. Any spontaneous identification is the responsibility of the reader. 🤣🤣🤣 (translated)
The post claimed that, under Orbán, people had travelled to Hungary to study family-support policies, while under Péter Magyar they came to study legal warfare. It said undercover footage showed former CIA analyst and Democratic Senator Elissa Slotkin discussing how Democrats planned to use Hungary’s “signature cases”. https://t.co/u0Uf0NvEfj #Hungary #Lawfare #Politics #HU #US
A ballerina in a white tutu dances to the notes of Bella ciao in front of riot police and armored vehicles during the general strike on October 30 in Rome, organized by Usb against the rising cost of living and rearmament. #ScioperoGenerale #Roma #BellaCiao (translated)
The article addresses the issue of unethical practices in hospitals in Łódź, where the bodies of patients after death are handed over to private companies for a symbolic fee, without the knowledge of their families, which limits their choice of funeral services. #szpitale #pochówek #zdrowie (translated)
The author wrote that Amazon weighed on investor sentiment. According to him, the company's shares were down as much as 6% before the session, and at the time of publication, they were about 2% down. He added that AWS's record revenue from cloud services, amounting to $46 billion, was insufficient because investors focused on the slowing e-commerce and advertising. #Amazon #Inwestycje #Gospodarka (translated)
Railway disasters in Spain, resulting in the deaths of more than 100 people in the last eight months, reveal serious problems related to safety, maintenance, and investment decisions, placing these issues at the center of the early election campaign. #Kolej #Bezpieczeństwo #Hiszpania (translated)
The author wrote that Poland has found itself in a state outside the constitution, and asked whether there is still a power center capable of stopping, as he put it, Tusk's coup. He suggested that it may become clear what constitutional delegation of powers to the president as commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces and guarantor of the continuity of state power actually means. #konstytucja #Polska #władza #PL (translated)
Christa Pike, who survived a botched execution on September 30 in Tennessee, described her lasting physical and mental suffering after this traumatic ordeal, citing ongoing pain and difficulties in communication. #ChristaPike #karaśmierci #egzekucja (translated)
Joanna S. died during childbirth at the Specialist Gynecological and Obstetric Hospital in Wałbrzych, and the prosecutor's office is starting an investigation to determine whether there was a medical error. #Poród #Wałbrzych #Ciąża (translated)
According to the CIA, Alice Huang, a young woman working at the Singaporean company Megaspeed, who got close to Jensen Huang, the CEO of Nvidia, acted as a Chinese spy and passed sensitive information to Beijing as part of industrial espionage. #JensenHuang #Nvidia #kémkedés (translated)
As the proliferators assert: A child from conception belongs to God and the Nation. I assert that abortion is an attempt to extract the child from the sinful body and return it to its rightful owner. The fact that the attempt is usually unsuccessful should not discourage us; someday, after all, by God's will, it will succeed. (translated)
There are more jokes in the Balkan space - now in Albania. Yesterday, on October 29, opposition deputies in parliament released blue smoke bombs and blocked the podium while Prime Minister Edi Rama attempted to speak. Opposition leader Sali Berisha stated that the ruling party deserves tear gas, not young people. Protests have been ongoing since mid-October – students are demanding Rama's resignation due to corruption, job opportunities, and education. Buildings have already been burned, and windows have been smashed. But this is not Serbia. In Serbia, students won the elections. In Albania, there are no elections - there is the street and the parliament. The protest is happening due to corruption and a coastal project supported by Trump's son-in-law Kushner. Rama, who has been in power since 2013, is currently offering dialogue and cheaper fuel. In fact, Edi Rama is not as malign as Vučić in neighboring Serbia. He has been serving as Prime Minister since 2013 and won his fourth term last year. Albania is a NATO member, a candidate for the EU, and Rama is the one pushing Albania forward - he speaks English and French fluently. He is an artist and a former mayor of Tirana. But his problem is not the EU, but the long rule. When a person has been in power for 13 years, like Rama or Vučić, or like Radev in Bulgaria, even if he is pro-European, corruption and clientelism arise – when friends get jobs, young people see no prospects, and education is poor. Only in Albania is there another problem – the opposition leader here is the 82-year-old Sali Berisha. The same Berisha whom Albanians ousted from power in 1997. Now he is trying to overthrow another political veteran – Rama. Students are left only with the role of protesters and battering rams against the government. More about the Balkans - balkanailt.substack.com #Albania #Students #Balkans #BALKANIJA #Albania #Students #Balkans #BALKANIJA (translated)
The newly discovered object 2026 ED138, measuring between 600 and 1500 km in diameter and orbiting at a distance 46 times greater than the distance from Earth to the Sun, may be classified as a dwarf planet if its shape and size are confirmed. #astronomia #ciałaniebieskie #planetykarłowate (translated)
The CIAF recommended in 2024 to strengthen protocols and adopt technical measures to avoid human failures in the railway system, after an incident in Cuenca similar to the Urda accident, highlighting the vulnerability of human verification compared to automation. #SeguridadFerroviaria #AccidenteUrda #ProtocolosCIAF (translated)
The ranking of the 100 largest private Polish companies increased by 42% over the year, reaching a value of 824 billion zlotys, which accounts for nearly a quarter of a trillion zlotys in profit due to the technological revolution and the growing valuation of local companies. #PolskiBiznes #RankingFirm #Inwestycje (translated)
The CIAF has sent a team to the control center in Atocha to collect audio and data related to the train accident in Urda, where investigators are already on site at the scene of the incident. #AccidenteFerroviario #InvestigaciónCIAF #Atocha (translated)
