Think Tankie

Ontological Shock - The state of being forced to question one's worldview.
Pope Francis prays for good AI
"We pray that the progress of robotics and artificial intelligence may always serve humankind," reads Francis' intention for November.
Silence is Bliss
#Comment: Just about now, the majority of people around the world most be longing for a long break from the USA - that 4.23% of the global population which has been disproportional dominating all channels for decades with their entertaining but often very noisy and violent show. Life on planet earth with out Hollywood, Silicon Valley, Madison Avenue, Wallstreet, K-Street and the military industrial swamp on the main-stage will inevitably be much more quiet - but hey, silence is bliss. از سکوت لذت ببر! - 享受安静! - наслаждайся тишиной! - चुप्पी का मज़ा लो! - 静寂を楽しんでください!Genieße die Stille!
“On a planet that increasingly resembles one huge Maximum Security prison, the only intelligent choice is to plan a jail break” ― Robert Anton Wilson, Cosmic Trigger 2
The Snowden files: where are they and where should they end up? (electrospace.net)
The Intercept shut down access to the Snowden documents both for internal and external research. But where are these files in the first place and what should be their future destination?
My Resignation From The Intercept - by Glen Greenwald
"The same trends of repression, censorship and ideological homogeneity plaguing the national press generally have engulfed the media outlet I co-founded, culminating in censorship of my own articles."