U.S. foes Russia, China and Iran using AI to accelerate influence operations on US elections, intel officials say – The Washington Post

Russia, Iran and China are using artificial intelligence tools as they increase their effort to sway the American population ahead of the November election, U.S. intelligence officials said Monday, with Moscow especially set on denigrating Vice President Kamala Harris.

Russia, the most aggressive and skilled of the three countries, is emphasizing stories and comments that demean the Democratic presidential candidate’s personal qualities or positions, officials from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence and the FBI said in a briefing for reporters. The ODNI also released a one-page summary of its assessment, the latest in a series on foreign influence during the campaign.

Russia has doctored clips of Harris’s speeches to replace some of her words, an ODNI official told The Washington Post, and has used generative AI to create false text, photos, video and audio.

Source: U.S. foes Russia, China and Iran using AI to accelerate influence operations on US elections, intel officials say – The Washington Post

Trump praises Russia’s military record in argument to stop funding Ukraine’s fight | AP News (Me: Trump defends Russian war against Ukraine and on and on as Putin’s Puppet)

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Donald Trump on Tuesday praised Russia’s military record in historical conflicts and derided U.S. aid to Ukraine as he again insisted he would quickly end the war launched by Moscow’s invasion if elected president.

Speaking in Savannah, Georgia, Trump mocked President Joe Biden’s frequent refrain that the U.S. would back the Ukrainian armed forces until Kyiv wins the war. He raised two long ago conflicts to suggest Moscow would not lose — the former Soviet Union’s role in defeating Adolf Hitler and the Nazis in World War II in the 1940s, and French emperor Napoleon Bonaparte’s failed invasion of Russia more than a century earlier.

Trump insisted that the U.S. had “to get out,” though he did not specify how he would negotiate an ending to U.S. involvement in the war.

“Biden says, ‘We will not leave until we win,’” Trump said, lowering his voice to mimic the Democratic president. “What happens if they win? That’s what they do, is they fight wars. As somebody told me the other day, they beat Hitler, they beat Napoleon. That’s what they do. They fight. And it’s not pleasant.”

Source: Trump praises Russia’s military record in argument to stop funding Ukraine’s fight | AP News

UK tells Putin: You’re a slave-owning mafia boss – POLITICO

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Britain’s top diplomat directly accused Vladimir Putin of running a “mafia state”. | Alexander Kazakov/POOL/AFP via Getty Images

Britain’s top diplomat directly accused Vladimir Putin of running a “mafia state” and likened him to a slave-owner in a fiery address at the United Nations Security Council.

David Lammy, the U.K.’s foreign secretary, took aim at the Russian president during the New York gathering Tuesday, telling Russia’s representative: “We know who you are.”

Lammy invoked the legacy of slavery to take aim at Putin’s conduct in the invasion of Ukraine, and accused the Russian government of running “roughshod over international law” while claiming to stand up for the “Global South.”

Source: UK tells Putin: You’re a slave-owning mafia boss – POLITICO

First US indoor vertical farm opens, to produce 4M lb of food year-round

The grow room will be highly controlled to optimize pollination and fruit production
The grow room will be highly controlled to optimize pollination and fruit production
Plenty

To date, plant-based commercial vertical farming has mostly been limited to the production of lettuce crops, but this latest technological advancement has broadened the scope of what can be grown upwards. With temperature, light and humidity controlled across 12 growing ‘rooms,’ pollination of plants has also been engineered to be more efficient than bees. Ultimately, the company believes this will result in more uniformity in fruit and result in less waste.

“This farm is a model for the positive impact climate-agnostic agriculture can have, and proof that vertical farming can deliver the crop diversity, scaled and local production needed to future-proof the global food system,” said Arama Kukutai, Plenty CEO. “The Plenty Richmond Farm is the culmination of 200 research trials over the past six years to perfect growing strawberries with consistent peak-season flavor indoors year-round. Driscoll’s sets an incredibly high bar for the quality of its berries and we’re excited to join forces to consistently deliver an ultra-premium Driscoll’s strawberry year-round.”

Source: First US indoor vertical farm opens, to produce 4M lb of food year-round

Open Thread | President Biden Addresses the United Nations for the Last Time as President of the United States ‹ 3CHICSPOLITICO ‹ Reader — WordPress.com

President Biden Addressed the United Nations for the last time as President.

ABC News Politics

@ABCPolitics
“Today is the fourth time I’ve had the great honor of speaking to this assembly as president of the United States. It will be my last.”

Pres. Biden makes farewell speech to world leaders at the United Nations General Assembly. https://trib.al/fEZr0PH
https://x.com/ABCPolitics/status/1838585008136597673

 

Victor Shi
@Victorshi2020
Actually, one more, because this gave me the chills: President Biden ended his speech by saying, “I love being President. But I love my country more…Some things are more important than staying in power.” We do not deserve Joe Biden. Endlessly grateful. /END (for real)

 

 

David Roberts (@drvolts) posted at 1:13 PM on Tue, Sep 24, 2024:
Guy finally pulled the US out of a misbegotten war we should have gotten out of years ago, showing genuine political courage, and US political & media elites *savaged* him for it. That’s when coverage of his administration went full negative & never came back.
(https://x.com/drvolts/status/1838642912760074379?t=lEgvEq0rFTmlrhDT7JR1OQ&s=03)

Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) posted at 9:20 AM on Tue, Sep 24, 2024:
Biden, speaking to the UN General Assembly, talks about pulling out of Afghanistan and says “it was a hard decision. But the right decision. Four American presidents had to face that decision. But I was determined not to leave it to a fifth.” https://t.co/QkNjERAVbC
(https://x.com/atrupar/status/1838584401799557405?s=03)

Source: Open Thread | President Biden Addresses the United Nations for the Last Time as President of the United States ‹ 3CHICSPOLITICO ‹ Reader — WordPress.com

Songs I Like (69) | beetleypete

In 1979, I heard a catchy song on the car radio, and really liked the voice of the female singer. I went to a record shop and bought the single, discovering that the band was called The Pretenders, and the vocalist was an American named Chrissie Hynde. The other members of the band were British.

They went on to be hugely successful in the UK, and are still touring today. The video was shot in London, and looks rather dated now. But it reminds me of my twenties.

Brass in Pocket
Song by The Pretenders

Source: Songs I Like (69) | beetleypete

Eileen Caddy, die Geschichte von Findhorn (Deutsche Version)… – Leben als Mensch

Auf diese wundervolle Dokumentation über das Leben von Eileen Caddy in Findhorn hat mich heute eine Nachricht von Hilke erreicht. Welch eine Freude, dass sie „rein zufällig“ zu diesem Video-Beitrag geführt wurde. Mich wundert es gerade nicht, und mit großem Interesse folgte ich ihrer Geschichte.

Ihr wisst ja, wie sehr ich die täglichen Botschaften aus den Herzenstüren liebe. Jeden Morgen, wenn ich meinen PC anschalte, sind die Worte von Eileen Caddy, das Erste, was ich lese…. Dann wird es still in mir und ja, ich empfange das, was für mich gerade zu tun, zu schreiben oder auch zu lassen ist… Ich liebe diese inneren Gespräche, die mich berühren und ja, mitunter auch nicht immer leicht sind umzusetzen…

Doch genau wie es in den Worten von Paramahansa Yogananda heute für mich zu lesen ist… „Ihr nähert euch der unendlichen Freude. …“ … genauso fühle ich es immer tiefer auch in meinem Herzen.

DANKE, liebe Hilke, dass du mich zu diesem Video geführt hast und DANKE von ganzem Herzen Eileen Caddy für ihr Wirken und SEIN… Mehr Worte sind mir nicht gegeben… Das EINE SEIN kennt keine Worte… ES IST…

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Screenshot Eileen Caddy Video-

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Source: Eileen Caddy, die Geschichte von Findhorn (Deutsche Version)… – Leben als Mensch

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