Month: August 2025

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It Could Happen Here - Infrastructure as Control feat. Andrew

Andrew is joined by James to discuss how physical and digital infrastructure can be used as systems of control, and how communities have resisted and built their own infrastructure.

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Global News Podcast - Al Jazeera journalists killed in targeted Israeli attack in Gaza

Israel’s military says it's killed the prominent Al Jazeera correspondent Anas al-Sharif in a strike in Gaza City which also killed four of his colleagues. Israel said he was the leader of a Hamas cell planning rocket attacks, a claim strongly denied by Al Jazeera. Also: the dating app which lets women post anonymous reviews of men, and can AI take on the role of a priest?

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The Economics of Everyday Things - 102. “The Starry Night”

How does a museum place a value on a priceless work of art? And how much does it cost to keep it safe? Zachary Crockett appraises the situation.

 

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PBS News Hour - World - Netanyahu lashes out at critics of plan to occupy Gaza City as condemnation mounts

In the face of mounting international condemnation, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu defended his plan for a military occupation of Gaza City. At a news conference Sunday, he lashed out at what he called a “global campaign of lies,” while the U.N. Security Council gathered for an emergency meeting on Gaza. John Yang speaks with The Economist’s Israel correspondent Anshel Pfeffer for more. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
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Newshour - Prime Minister Netanyahu defends his plan to seize Gaza City

Israel's Prime Minister defends his plan to seize Gaza City - but the cousin of an Israeli hostage tells us it's a terrible idea, and explains why he's supporting the call for a general strike in protest.

Also in the programme: what Russians want from the Putin-Trump summit on Ukraine; and the last news hawker of Paris, about to be honoured by President Macron.

(IMAGE: Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu holds a press conference for international media, Jerusalem, Israel - 10 Aug 2025/ CREDIT: ABIR SULTAN/POOL/EPA/Shutterstock)

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Consider This from NPR - Deep-sea mining is unregulated. Some want to forge ahead anyway

The Trump administration announced this past week that it has entered talks with the Cook Islands to research and develop seabed mineral resources.

The Polynesian archipelago is one of only a handful of countries worldwide that has begun permitting this type of exploration, called deep-sea mining.

Deep-sea mining is not regulated. There's no blueprint for how to do it safely, or responsibly. Which is why, for the last decade, the UN's International Seabed Authority has worked to draw up regulations.

But President Trump — and one Canadian company — have posed a question: Why wait?

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Motley Fool Money - Interview with Martin Reeves: Innovation and Imagination

Martin Reeves is a business strategist, advisor, and author of several books, including Your Strategy Needs a Strategy, The Imagination Machine, and his most recent - Like: The Button That Changed the World. Motley Fool Chief Investment Officer Andy Cross, contributor Rich Lumelleau, and Martin Reeves discuss:

  • Like button invention and implications
  • Innovation in the digital age
  • The role of imagination in business strategy

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