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It is already widely reported that influential Americans interfered in the brexit referendum, but one of the emails in the Epstein files shines new light on the conspiracy. IT highlights that these wealthy financiers are not just powerful enough to influence entire countries, but they are motivated to do it for profit.
highplainsdem
(60,876 posts)and video. He can't possibly be unaware that generative AI is trained illegally on stolen intellectual property. That theft has gotten more media attention in the UK than here. By using genAI for images and video that really add nothing to his commentary, he's showing he has an ethical blind spot that hurts his credibility.
Ford_Prefect
(8,548 posts)I accept your remarks about AI and its associated history of theft of intellectual property. The issue presented is the international conspiracy of Vulture Capitalists like Theil, Putin et al to use Epstein's network in furtherance of their Chaos by Cultural Division to re-write global economies.
malaise
(294,261 posts)Rec
highplainsdem
(60,876 posts)of that destructive capitalism and benefits the oligarchs.
Which is why liberals and others who oppose the oligarchs and especially exploitative capitalism should steer clear of generative AI.
Did you see this Bluesky thread about the reaction a teacher's union president got when she posted AI slop she thought was "fun"?
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100220895856
I said I liked Phil Moorhouse's comments. But he should realize he's silently showing approval of that IP theft by oligarchs when he uses those illegally trained tools - which do not in any way help his presentation. Since you like his videos, maybe you could let him know they'd look even better without the AI slop, and then he wouldn't be helping promote that oligarch-owned technology built on theft and exploitation. Theft and exploitation continuing every day still.
hunter
(40,488 posts)Generative AI is a rot.
Personally, I don't watch any news or opinion video. Television has always been a better medium for propaganda than it is the truth.
There's something about television that bypasses critical thinking skills, even in people who believe they have strong critical thinking skills.
I suppose one reason is that while reading one can easily pause to fully consider each word, sentence, and paragraph. We can easily "rewind" our reading if something is not clear.
It's unusual for people to watch videos in the same manner.
bucolic_frolic
(54,518 posts)And it was exactly these types of monied elites that roiled the 20th century with two world wars, capitalism over imperialism, resource grabs, clashing ideologies, lending and plunder. They're still at it.
travelingthrulife
(4,832 posts)orangecrush
(29,411 posts)For dismantling the Putin Trump crime syndicate
Uncle Joe
(64,577 posts)Thanks for the thread Ford_Prefect
rampartd
(4,256 posts)is someone, and why not trump, ends up winning this monopoly game. then what?
he has destroyed the gamec board, there is no economy left to support the value of that tower of worthless paper.
muriel_volestrangler
(105,845 posts)Tuesday 3rd Feb: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/jeffrey-epstein-brexit-peter-thiel-b2912853.html
4th Feb: https://www.thecanary.co/trending/2026/02/04/mandelson-lies/
6th Feb: https://www.theverge.com/tech/874721/epstein-thiel-musk-trump-metoo
7th Feb: https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/epstein-revelations-toppled-top-figures-europe-us-fallout-129944882
8th Feb: https://observer.co.uk/news/columnists/article/the-epstein-files-reveal-more-than-depravity-they-unmask-how-the-elite-operates
and on more than one blog that I follow.
Ford_Prefect
(8,548 posts)The idea that an international conspiracy of oligarchs was the larger motivation for Epstein's activities and the basis of his wealth is neither new nor novel, as your references point out.
AKAIK both the Steele dossier and the Muller investigation suggested such a network was behind Trump, Brexit, and other "situations". For reasons not explained this was not further examined under ANY administration. I have a few ideas about that but no conclusive proofs I'd care to cite here.
muriel_volestrangler
(105,845 posts)look all investigative when he's just repeating what loads of other people have said in the past few days.
republianmushroom
(22,147 posts)FBI concluded Jeffrey Epstein wasn't running a sex trafficking ring for powerful men, files show
Damn, sure does give one faith in our DOJ and Govt.
Read more: https://apnews.com/article/jeffrey-epstein-client-list-sex-trafficking-049c96080a2ca2c12c84ac506437e50b
https://www.democraticunderground.com/10143613314
