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Elon Musk spotted at White House dinner for Saudi crown prince

NBC News

Opinion | How the U.S. enabled Saudi Arabia's execution of 81 people

The deaths provide a glimpse at what Saudi justice looks like after the West didn't hold MBS to account for the killing of dissident Jamal Khashoggi.

The Washington Post’s editorial board blasted President Trump for comments dismissing the death of journalist Jamal Khashoggi during a Tuesday meeting with Saudi Arabia Crown Prince Moha…

Washington Post editorial board slams Trump’s Khashoggi remarks with Saudi crown prince

Al Jazeera

Jeff Bezos’s phone hacked via Saudi crown prince: Report

Sources said an infected video file from Mohammed bin Salman was used to hack the Amazon chief's phone.

dw.com

Jeff Bezos, blackmail and the Saudi crown prince

Amazon boss and WaPo owner Jeff Bezos' phone was reportedly hacked by the Saudi crown prince's regime. The UN wants an investigation; the allegations touch the highest echelons of US power and echo internationally.

Despite public relations blitz, Saudi monarchy "retains an atrocious human rights record and the situation has only deteriorated since the crown prince was appointed."

Saudi Crown Prince--'Socially Acceptable War Criminal'--Enjoys US Tour Hosted by America's Elite | Common Dreams

Peter Gleick

@petergleick@fediscience.org · 6 days ago

Jeff Bezo's destruction of the Washington Post brand is the worst brand destruction since.... Elon Musk destroyed both Twitter and Tesla, which was the worst brand destruction since Trump destroyed the USA.

https://www.dw.com/en/jeff-bezos-blackmail-and-the-saudi-crown-prince/a-52142510

@Npars01@mstdn.social replied · 6 days ago

@petergleick

We underestimate how badly the fossil fuel industry wants to end any democracy acting on climate.

Murdering journalists & flying into skyscrapers is just the beginning for #PrinceBonesaw's and his allies.

https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2020/1/22/jeff-bezoss-phone-hacked-via-saudi-crown-prince-report

https://thehill.com/homenews/media/5612796-washington-post-blasts-trump-khashoggi-remarks/

https://www.commondreams.org/news/2018/03/29/saudi-crown-prince-socially-acceptable-war-criminal-enjoys-us-tour-hosted-americas

https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/saudi-arabia-executes-81-people-show-force-emboldened-mohammed-bin-ncna1292176

https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5612031-trump-musk-saudi-dinner/

https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2025/05/trump-tariffs-amazon-jeff-bezos-walmart-harvard-saudi-arabia.html

https://english.elpais.com/international/2025-11-20/the-world-is-bowing-to-bin-salman-over-the-forgotten-corpse-of-jamal-khashoggi.html

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2025/05/13/trump-tech-execs-riyadh/

https://luxurylaunches.com/transport/saudi-crown-prince-mbs-to-buy-elite-shipyard-04282025.php

https://www.timesofisrael.com/bezos-restricts-washington-post-opinion-page-prompting-head-editor-to-resign/

Luxurylaunches

Saudi Crown Prince MBS is planning to buy MB92, the elite shipyard where Jeff Bezos and other billionaires repair their coveted superyachts - Luxurylaunches

EL PAÍS English

The world curries favor with Bin Salman while Jamal Khashoggi is forgotten

Slate Magazine

Amazon’s Behavior Makes Walmart’s Earnings Call Look Like a Profile in Courage

It’s been illuminating to see which U.S. institutions have stood up for themselves.

The deaths provide a glimpse at what Saudi justice looks like after the West didn't hold MBS to account for the killing of dissident Jamal Khashoggi.

Elon Musk spotted at White House dinner for Saudi crown prince

NBC News

Opinion | How the U.S. enabled Saudi Arabia's execution of 81 people

The Washington Post’s editorial board blasted President Trump for comments dismissing the death of journalist Jamal Khashoggi during a Tuesday meeting with Saudi Arabia Crown Prince Moha…

Washington Post editorial board slams Trump’s Khashoggi remarks with Saudi crown prince

Al Jazeera

Jeff Bezos’s phone hacked via Saudi crown prince: Report

Sources said an infected video file from Mohammed bin Salman was used to hack the Amazon chief's phone.

dw.com

Jeff Bezos, blackmail and the Saudi crown prince

Despite public relations blitz, Saudi monarchy "retains an atrocious human rights record and the situation has only deteriorated since the crown prince was appointed."

Saudi Crown Prince--'Socially Acceptable War Criminal'--Enjoys US Tour Hosted by America's Elite | Common Dreams

Robert Reich

@rbreich@masto.ai · 6 days ago

https://www.theverge.com/amazon/667916/jeff-bezos-amazon-saudi-arabia-jamal-khashoggi

@Npars01@mstdn.social replied · 6 days ago

@rbreich

We knew when Bezos aligned himself with murderer of Khashoggi.

#PrinceBonesaw & Koch Network funds a lot of fascism.

https://radaronline.com/p/washington-post-reporter-jamal-khashoggi-killed-widow-amazon-jeff-bezos-business-deal-husbands-killer/

AI disinformation initiatives funded by the fossil fuel industry are already wrecking democracy.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/02/02/fact-check-mamdani-mother-epstein-files-ai-photos/6ef25474-0092-11f1-ad9f-6f689ec6b060_story.html

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/27/technology/saudi-arabia-ai-exporter.html

https://www.forbes.com/sites/mattdurot/2025/07/17/bill-gates-charles-koch-and-three-other-billionaires-are-giving-1-billion-to-enhance-economic-mobility-in-the-us/

https://www.desmog.com/2025/12/11/the-koch-network-is-pushing-trump-to-accelerate-ai-documents-show/

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/20/us/politics/koch-network-2024-election-trump.html

RadarOnline

EXCLUSIVE: Widow of Murdered Washington Post Reporter Jamal Khashoggi Slams Amazon Titan Jeff Bezos for Striking Ghoulish Business Deal with Husband's 'Killer'

Hanan Elatr said Bezos has completely forgotten his promises of help he made to her just to turn a profit.

Five of America’s top philanthropists are teaming up for a new venture aimed at helping low-income Americans rise from poverty. An AI giant has signed on to help.

Five Billionaires Pledged $1 Billion To Boost Economic Mobility Using AI

Koch Political Operation Spent Nearly $550 Million During 2024 Cycle

Right-wing political group Americans for Prosperity, backed by oil and gas billionaire Charles Koch, sees data centers as part of a larger pro-fossil fuel agenda.

The Koch Network Is Pushing Trump to Accelerate AI, Documents Show

Freedom of the press ain’t free.

Saudi Arabia’s New Power Play Is Exporting A.I. to the World

The Verge

Jeff Bezos makes his most ghoulish deal yet

Randahl Fink

@randahl@mastodon.social · last week

Trump calls wind turbines "losers". Meanwhile in Denmark, our wind turbines currently produce 92 percent of all the power consumed.

But you do you, America. 🤷🏻‍♂️

(I am aware this is due to the clown in charge, and not what all US citizens want)

Vast sums provide power to ‘buy every politician’ and delay action on climate crisis, says expert

@Npars01@mstdn.social replied · last week

@randahl

The fossil fuel industry takes $3 billion in profits out of local economies PER DAY.

The largest wealth transfer in history going to murderous petrostate despots like #PrinceBonesaw & Putin

Imagine what that wealth could have been used for instead.

Cures for disease. Eliminating poverty & famine.

Instead, it's wealth sitting in a kleptocrat's bank account.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/jul/21/revealed-oil-sectors-staggering-profits-last-50-years

the Guardian

Revealed: oil sector’s ‘staggering’ $3bn-a-day profits for last 50 years

Joel Michael

@jpm@aus.social · 2 weeks ago

@GossiTheDog

https://www.forbes.com/sites/mattdurot/2025/07/17/bill-gates-charles-koch-and-three-other-billionaires-are-giving-1-billion-to-enhance-economic-mobility-in-the-us/

@Npars01@mstdn.social replied · last week

@jpm @GossiTheDog

#FFFO

"Fund a Fascist, & Find Out"

AI is a state surveillance platform designed to automate election interference, hence the alliance with fossil fuel funded fascists like Charles Koch & #PrinceBonesaw

https://www.desmog.com/2025/12/11/the-koch-network-is-pushing-trump-to-accelerate-ai-documents-show/

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/20/us/politics/koch-network-2024-election-trump.html

https://www.businessinsider.com/microsoft-google-hand-dissident-data-to-saudi-arabia-activists-say-2023-7

https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/microsoft-receives-licence-export-thousands-ai-chips-uae

https://news.microsoft.com/source/emea/features/building-the-foundations-for-saudi-arabias-ai-powered-future/

Fossil fuel funded fascism.
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/11/20/us-approves-ai-chip-exports-to-gulf-after-saudi-crown-prince-visit.html

Cancer always starts small, then metastasizes

https://www.politico.com/story/2014/12/koch-brothers-rnc-113359

Source EMEA

Building the Foundations for Saudi Arabia’s AI-Powered Future - Source EMEA

Across the Middle East and Africa, I have had the opportunity to witness many ambitious national transformation journeys. Alongside other leading nations in the region, Saudi Arabia stands out for the scale of its ambition and the pace at which is translating vision into action.

Five of America’s top philanthropists are teaming up for a new venture aimed at helping low-income Americans rise from poverty. An AI giant has signed on to help.

Five Billionaires Pledged $1 Billion To Boost Economic Mobility Using AI

Middle East Eye

Microsoft receives licence to export thousands of AI chips to UAE

Tech company says its ability to 'accumulate' AI chips in the UAE opens the path to invest billions in data centres there

Koch Political Operation Spent Nearly $550 Million During 2024 Cycle

Right-wing political group Americans for Prosperity, backed by oil and gas billionaire Charles Koch, sees data centers as part of a larger pro-fossil fuel agenda.

The Koch Network Is Pushing Trump to Accelerate AI, Documents Show

Saudi Arabia is seeking to be an innovation hub, but activists are warning that tech firms could be complicit in the repression of dissidents.

Microsoft and Google may have to surrender people's data to Saudi Arabia after signing huge deals there

Randahl Fink

@randahl@mastodon.social · 2 weeks ago

Remember all those tech billionaires who supported Trump? Their software is now getting banned in Europe, because we do not trust the Trump regime.

Really well played Google, et. al.

https://www.euronews.com/next/2026/01/27/france-to-ditch-us-platforms-microsoft-teams-zoom-for-sovereign-platform-amid-security-con

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euronews

France to replace US's Teams and Zoom for 'sovereign control'

France announced that it will roll out the Visio platform across all government departments by 2027.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-05-13/google-backs-saudi-ai-fund-as-trump-mbs-tout-new-investments

@Npars01@mstdn.social replied · 2 weeks ago

@randahl

Remember who funds Google,...
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-04-06/google-thiel-stand-out-in-saudi-prince-s-silicon-valley-tour

#PrinceBonesaw is spending $100 billion on AI, to achieve what?
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-11-06/saudis-plan-100-billion-ai-powerhouse-to-rival-uae-s-tech-hub

Money laundering, like Putin's Russian oil oligarchs?
https://www.csis.org/analysis/new-era-us-saudi-minerals-cooperation

Fossil fuel funded fascism?
https://www.ft.com/content/176c7859-fdda-40d2-92a5-15d570f7accf

An International state surveillance platform?

Ending any democracy acting on climate?
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jan/29/gas-power-ai-climate

Morw housing market manipulation?
https://www.semafor.com/article/10/31/2025/saudi-real-estate-developer-partners-with-google-on-ai

All the above?

Saudi real estate developer partners with Google on AI

Arabian Dyar will use 15 years of internal data to train custom models to enhance design, planning, and community management across its Saudi developments.

Client Challenge

What’s in the New U.S.-Saudi Minerals Agreement?

The U.S.-Saudi minerals partnership marks a realignment in global supply chains—pairing Saudi Arabia’s vast heavy rare earth reserves with significant U.S. investment to build a mine-to-magnet pathway that directly reduces China’s leverage and strengthens allied security.

the Guardian

US leads record global surge in gas-fired power driven by AI demands, with big costs for the climate

Projects this year expected to triple global gas capacity, forecast finds, as concerns grow over impacts on planet

Saudi Arabia is planning a new artificial intelligence project with backing of as much as $100 billion as it seeks to develop a technological hub to rival the neighboring United Arab Emirates, people familiar with the matter said.

Saudis Plan $100 Billion AI Powerhouse to Rival UAE Tech Hub

Saudi Arabian venture capital firm STV launched a $100 million artificial intelligence fund with backing from Google as part of a package of deals announced during US President Donald Trump’s visit to the kingdom.

Google Backs Saudi AI Fund as Trump, MBS Tout New Investments

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman wrapped up a whirlwind tour of technology titans on Friday, part of a three-week U.S. visit focused on economic opportunities to diversify the oil-rich nation.

Google, Thiel Feature in Saudi Prince's Silicon Valley Tour

Charlie Stross

@cstross@wandering.shop · 2 weeks ago

@jwz My read is that Google—Mozilla's main funding source these days—have *ordered* them to spend money on AI (meanwhile supplying the money to do so). No mainstream browser may remain uncompromised by the grift. amirite?

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-04-06/google-thiel-stand-out-in-saudi-prince-s-silicon-valley-tour

@Npars01@mstdn.social replied · 2 weeks ago

@cstross @jwz

We all need to remember where Google's money comes from... #PrinceBonesaw and Chris Hohn.

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/nov/15/major-investor-calls-on-google-owner-to-aggressively-cut-staff-and-pay

https://www.businessinsider.com/saudi-arabia-crown-prince-visits-apple-google-2018-4

https://www.wsj.com/finance/investing/chris-hohns-tci-made-18-9-billion-last-year-shattering-hedge-fund-records-e155153b

We need more reporting on why the fossil fuel industry is suddenly so desperate to get AI into every aspect of tech & everyone's personal life

Browsers, robots, vehicles, farm tractors, home appliances, laptops, cloud services, IOT medical devices, news, content creation...

the Guardian

Major investor calls on Google owner to ‘aggressively’ cut staff and pay

Hedge fund owned by Christopher Hohn urges Alphabet to emulate cost-cutting measures of Silicon Valley rivals

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman wrapped up a whirlwind tour of technology titans on Friday, part of a three-week U.S. visit focused on economic opportunities to diversify the oil-rich nation.

Google, Thiel Feature in Saudi Prince's Silicon Valley Tour

Saudi Arabia's millennial crown prince got to see the inside of Apple's new $5 billion campus.

Saudi Arabia's millennial crown prince got a rare tour inside Apple's new $5 billion campus

Randahl Fink

@randahl@mastodon.social · 2 weeks ago

The guy who funded Trump’s inauguration, his ballroom, and gave the fascist a 24 karat gold plaque, wants to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr.

Apple CEO Tim Cook posting:

Today we honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy of service, his commitment to justice, and his belief that every one of us has the power to make a difference, because as he reminded us, "everybody can be great, because everybody can serve." — Apple CEO Tim Cook posting: Today we honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy of service, his commitment to justice, and his belief that every one of us has the power to make a difference, because as he reminded us, "everybody can be great, because everybody can serve."

https://www.commondreams.org/news/2018/03/29/saudi-crown-prince-socially-acceptable-war-criminal-enjoys-us-tour-hosted-americas

@Npars01@mstdn.social replied · 2 weeks ago

@randahl

https://www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/archive/2025/05/trump-and-the-crown-prince/682813/

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-03-16/saudi-crown-prince-is-said-to-plan-meetings-with-apple-google

https://theintercept.com/2018/04/24/mohammed-bin-salman-mbs-saudi-arabia-yemen-war-crimes/

The guy who accepted #PrinceBonesaw 's investment money to develop AI state surveillance tech...

https://www.businessinsider.com/saudi-arabia-crown-prince-visits-apple-google-2018-4

https://www.sfgate.com/business/article/saudi-prince-mbs-silicon-valley-east-palo-alto-12799624.php

https://english.alarabiya.net/News/gulf/2018/04/07/Saudi-Crown-Prince-discusses-joint-projects-with-Apple-s-Tim-Cook-

https://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/5616043-stewart-trump-tech-ceos-saudi-ties/

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-04-06/google-thiel-stand-out-in-saudi-prince-s-silicon-valley-tour

Comedian Jon Stewart went after President Trump and tech leaders over a visit this week with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. “Jon, what do you think about all of the CEOs attending the Whit…

Jon Stewart rips Trump, tech leaders over Saudi crown prince visit

Al Arabiya English

Saudi Crown Prince talks joint projects with Apple’s Tim Cook in Silicon Valley

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman visited the headquarters of Apple in San Francisco’s Silicon Valley on Friday. During the visit, the crown

The Intercept

Dear Saudi Crown Prince Supporters: Your Hero May Allow Women to Drive, but He's Also a War Criminal

Mohammed bin Salman was celebrated by Silicon Valley and Hollywood titans during his U.S. visit. They ignored his role in the slaughter in Yemen.

The Atlantic

Trump and the Crown Prince

He’s the American president Gulf leaders have been waiting for.

SFGATE

Saudi Crown Prince expected in Silicon Valley for meetings with Apple, Google execs

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman will meet with the Bay Area's top tech leaders...

Despite public relations blitz, Saudi monarchy "retains an atrocious human rights record and the situation has only deteriorated since the crown prince was appointed."

Saudi Crown Prince--'Socially Acceptable War Criminal'--Enjoys US Tour Hosted by America's Elite | Common Dreams

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman wrapped up a whirlwind tour of technology titans on Friday, part of a three-week U.S. visit focused on economic opportunities to diversify the oil-rich nation.

Google, Thiel Feature in Saudi Prince's Silicon Valley Tour

Saudi Arabia's millennial crown prince got to see the inside of Apple's new $5 billion campus.

Saudi Arabia's millennial crown prince got a rare tour inside Apple's new $5 billion campus

Cory Doctorow

@pluralistic@mamot.fr · 3 weeks ago

@Npars01@mstdn.social replied · 3 weeks ago

International Business Times UK

How a Network of Tech Billionaires Helped J.D. Vance Leap Into Power (Published 2024)

Trump Allies' Grip on Data and US Media Raises Alarm Among Critics

Critics warn that a new wave of corporate influence, linked to Donald Trump and his wealthy allies, is reshaping control of personal data and major US media platforms.

San Francisco Chronicle

Why is Oracle assembling a secret database of Trump loyalists?

A software company started in the Bay Area is reportedly helping the Heritage Foundation vet thousands of conservative candidates for Donald Trump.

France 24

Elon Musk's tweets (1/2): A conduit for pro-Russian anti-Ukraine rhetoric

Elon Musk has become one of the most fervent critics of Ukraine and President Volodymyr Zelensky online, especially on X, the platform he owns. To better understand Musk’s messaging about the Ukrainian…

San Francisco Chronicle

Elon Musk, Marc Benioff and Jensen Huang join Trump’s Saudi dinner and leave away with AI deals

Multiple tech industry titans, including Elon Musk, Marc Benioff and Jensen Huang, attended President Trump’s dinner with Saudi Arabia Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.

Byline Times

Trump and Musk Welcome Russian Propaganda After Sanctioning European Disinformation Experts

If there’s any question that the US is now more aligned with Russia rather than Europe, recent State Department decisions have removed all doubt

AL-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Talal invests in Elon Musk’s $24B AI startup

Kingdom Holding Company also holds a stake in Elon Musk’s social media platform X, formerly Twitter.

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman wrapped up a whirlwind tour of technology titans on Friday, part of a three-week U.S. visit focused on economic opportunities to diversify the oil-rich nation.

Google, Thiel Feature in Saudi Prince's Silicon Valley Tour

Right-wing political group Americans for Prosperity, backed by oil and gas billionaire Charles Koch, sees data centers as part of a larger pro-fossil fuel agenda.

The Koch Network Is Pushing Trump to Accelerate AI, Documents Show

https://www.theregister.com/2026/01/20/pwc_ai_ceo_survey/

Saudi Arabia’s New Power Play Is Exporting A.I. to the World

Cory Doctorow

@pluralistic@mamot.fr · 3 weeks ago

Google is *spending* a lot on AI, but what's not clear is how Google will *make* a lot from AI. Or, you know, even break even. Given, you know, that businesses are seeing *zero* return from AI:

If you'd like an essay-formatted version of this thread to read or share, here's a link to it on pluralistic.net, my surveillance-free, ad-free, tracker-free blog:

https://pluralistic.net/2026/01/21/cod-marxism/#wannamaker-slain

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https://pluralistic.net

Pluralistic: Google's AI pricing plan (21 Jan 2026)

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https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-04-06/google-thiel-stand-out-in-saudi-prince-s-silicon-valley-tour

@Npars01@mstdn.social replied · 3 weeks ago

@pluralistic

Google accepts money from #PrinceBonesaw to end any democracy acting on climate.

Ditto Koch Network.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-05-13/google-backs-saudi-ai-fund-as-trump-mbs-tout-new-investments

Petrostate despots & oil oligarchs are throwing billions at this AI white elephant for non-monetary reasons.
https://www.desmog.com/2025/12/11/the-koch-network-is-pushing-trump-to-accelerate-ai-documents-show/

https://www.forbes.com/sites/mattdurot/2025/07/17/bill-gates-charles-koch-and-three-other-billionaires-are-giving-1-billion-to-enhance-economic-mobility-in-the-us/

Election meddling, wage suppression, frauds & scams, and world wars are the main purposes.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2025-05-13/trump-mbs-tout-1-trillion-saudi-deal-commitment

Five of America’s top philanthropists are teaming up for a new venture aimed at helping low-income Americans rise from poverty. An AI giant has signed on to help.

Five Billionaires Pledged $1 Billion To Boost Economic Mobility Using AI

Google Backs Saudi AI Fund as Trump, MBS Tout New Investments

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman wrapped up a whirlwind tour of technology titans on Friday, part of a three-week U.S. visit focused on economic opportunities to diversify the oil-rich nation.

Google, Thiel Feature in Saudi Prince's Silicon Valley Tour

Right-wing political group Americans for Prosperity, backed by oil and gas billionaire Charles Koch, sees data centers as part of a larger pro-fossil fuel agenda.

The Koch Network Is Pushing Trump to Accelerate AI, Documents Show

Jared White (ResistanceNet ✊)

@jaredwhite@indieweb.social · 4 weeks ago

Every major software project should appoint a UX Czar who has the authority to kill a feature if they have reason to believe it will royally piss off any more than a mere fraction of the userbase of the product.

New features should always benefit *a reasonable subset* of the total users of the product.

Either that, or release the possibly-hated feature as a totally optional add-on and make it clear that it's optional.

This feels like it shouldn't be rocket science… 🙃

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-11-06/saudis-plan-100-billion-ai-powerhouse-to-rival-uae-s-tech-hub

@Npars01@mstdn.social replied · 3 weeks ago

@jaredwhite

https://www.forbes.com/sites/mattdurot/2025/07/17/bill-gates-charles-koch-and-three-other-billionaires-are-giving-1-billion-to-enhance-economic-mobility-in-the-us/

AI slop is being imposed on an unwilling user base for reasons other than feature development.

AI slop is spyware.
AI slop is fossil fuel funded fascism.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/arielcohen/2025/11/26/saudi-arabias-push-for-ai-remains-a-challenge/

Petrostate despots and #PrinceBonesaw assure us that AI isn't malign.

https://www.arabnews.jp/en/saudi-arabia/article_162676/

https://www.cnn.com/2025/11/02/tech/saudi-arabia-ai-powerhouse

https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/us-saudi-deals-expected-defense-nuclear-energy-ai-senior-us-administration-2025-11-18/

The worst vulture capitalists...

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-10-28/blackstone-saudi-ai-firm-humain-ink-3-billion-data-center-deal

Doesn't everyone want a AI automated nuclear war?

CNN

Saudi Arabia is making a massive bet on becoming a global AI powerhouse | CNN Business

Humain is setting out to make Saudi Arabia the world’s third-largest AI market, after the United States and China. It’s a bold ambition for a newcomer to the industry, but its CEO argues the Kingdom’s competitive edge lies in its abundant and cheap energy resources that can feed the seemingly insatiable demand for computing power.

Arab News Japan

Saudi House kicks off Davos with push on Vision 2030, AI platform and ‘humanizing’ tourism

DAVOS: For regulars at the World Economic Forum, Monday in Davos is usually a chance to ease into the week, a ・・・

Saudi Arabia, which currently lags behind AI field leaders China and the U.S., aims to become a major player in the global AI and data infrastructure race.

Saudi Arabia’s Push For AI Remains A Challenge

Five of America’s top philanthropists are teaming up for a new venture aimed at helping low-income Americans rise from poverty. An AI giant has signed on to help.

Five Billionaires Pledged $1 Billion To Boost Economic Mobility Using AI

Saudis Plan $100 Billion AI Powerhouse to Rival UAE Tech Hub

Jared White (ResistanceNet ✊)

@jaredwhite@indieweb.social · 4 weeks ago

@Sarahp I can’t stand the companies making the deals with Wikimedia, but if the content's already getting scraped anyway, definitely a good step to get paid fairly for it.

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2013/05/27/a-word-from-our-sponsor

@Npars01@mstdn.social replied · 4 weeks ago

@jaredwhite @Sarahp

Beware of rug pulls with "benefactors".

Once PBS got David Koch on their board, Frontline & Nova rarely aired critiques of Koch Network's anti-democracy activities again.

https://www.pbs.org/publiceditor/blogs/ombudsman/global-warming-koch-and-nova/

https://harpers.org/archive/2014/10/pbs-self-destructs/

https://truthout.org/articles/the-corporate-dictatorship-of-pbs-and-npr/

A visit from #PrinceBonesaw to Silicon Valley in 2018 gave us the AI mess and a tech & fossil fuel axis alliance against democracy.

https://humanrightsfirst.org/library/welcoming-mbs-undercuts-u-s-values-and-security-human-rights-first-warns/

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-04-06/google-thiel-stand-out-in-saudi-prince-s-silicon-valley-tour
Patrons means control.

Truthout

The Corporate Dictatorship of PBS and NPR

Thanks to the giant transnational corporations that own them, mainstream media outlets tailor their programming to appease their corporate backers.

Harper's Magazine

PBS Self-Destructs, by Eugenia Williamson

And what it means for viewers like you

PBS Public Editor

Global Warming, Koch and NOVA

Have NOVA broadcasts tackled global warming directly? The ombudsman has doubts.

The New Yorker

David Koch vs. PBS

The conservative industrialist has given millions to public television. Is he trying to change it?

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman wrapped up a whirlwind tour of technology titans on Friday, part of a three-week U.S. visit focused on economic opportunities to diversify the oil-rich nation.

Google, Thiel Feature in Saudi Prince's Silicon Valley Tour

Ars Technica

@arstechnica@mastodon.social · 4 weeks ago

Apps like Grok are explicitly banned under Google’s rules—why is it still in the Play Store?
Google describes apps exactly like Grok and says they are banned from Google Play.
https://arstechnica.com/google/2026/01/apps-like-grok-are-explicitly-banned-under-googles-rules-why-is-it-still-in-the-play-store/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Ars Technica

Apps like Grok are explicitly banned under Google’s rules—why is it still in the Play Store?

Google describes apps exactly like Grok and says they are banned from Google Play.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2025-05-13/trump-mbs-tout-1-trillion-saudi-deal-commitment

@Npars01@mstdn.social replied · 4 weeks ago

@arstechnica

They are still in play on the Google store because the fossil fuel industry owns & operates tech.

#PrinceBonesaw, OPEC, and Koch Network run this operation to increase societal dysfunction & make money off it.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-04-06/google-thiel-stand-out-in-saudi-prince-s-silicon-valley-tour

https://www.thenation.com/article/society/wall-street-mbs-saudi-al-rumayyan/

https://www.sfgate.com/business/article/saudi-prince-mbs-silicon-valley-east-palo-alto-12799624.php

https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people-events/article/2140923/saudi-prince-meets-google-executives-sergey-brin-and

https://humanrightsfirst.org/library/welcoming-mbs-undercuts-u-s-values-and-security-human-rights-first-warns/

South China Morning Post

Saudi Crown Prince meets Google execs during Silicon Valley visit

Prince, keen to set up tech hub in his kingdom, also held talks with Apple’s Tim Cook, Magic Leap’s Rony Abovitz and Virgin’s Richard Branson during US trip

SFGATE

Saudi Crown Prince expected in Silicon Valley for meetings with Apple, Google execs

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman will meet with the Bay Area's top tech leaders...

The Nation

Wall Street Embraces MBS’s Money Man

After the assassination of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, business leaders made a show of shunning Saudi Arabia, doing deals only behind closed doors. Now it’s all out in the open.

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman wrapped up a whirlwind tour of technology titans on Friday, part of a three-week U.S. visit focused on economic opportunities to diversify the oil-rich nation.

Google, Thiel Feature in Saudi Prince's Silicon Valley Tour

Michael Graaf boosted

https://united24media.com/latest-news/the-golden-age-is-over-russia-admits-crashing-oil-and-gas-revenues-14720

@Npars01@mstdn.social · last month

@sri @wdlindsy

The fossil fuel industry funds Trump to get restrictions on oil supply, not expansions of supply.

They want high oil prices.

Controlling oil lets OPEC & Koch Network squeeze China & India, who buy discounted Russian oil.

Putin can't fund his invasion of Europe unless oil prices are high.

Oil prices were headed below $60 a barrel before Trump's Venezuelan regime change.

Trump just did Putin's oil oligarchs & #PrinceBonesaw a solid favor.

Sriram "sri" Ramkrishna - 😼

@sri@mastodon.social · last month

@wdlindsy They do know that it would take a lot of money to get the oil refined to a point that works well for Americans? I understand their crude oil is worse than Canada's.

https://united24media.com/latest-news/the-golden-age-is-over-russia-admits-crashing-oil-and-gas-revenues-14720

@Npars01@mstdn.social replied · last month

@sri @wdlindsy

The fossil fuel industry funds Trump to get restrictions on oil supply, not expansions of supply.

They want high oil prices.

Controlling oil lets OPEC & Koch Network squeeze China & India, who buy discounted Russian oil.

Putin can't fund his invasion of Europe unless oil prices are high.

Oil prices were headed below $60 a barrel before Trump's Venezuelan regime change.

Trump just did Putin's oil oligarchs & #PrinceBonesaw a solid favor.

Bad Benny

@TheBreadmonkey@beige.party · 2 months ago

Just used Google search for the first time in ages (how bad could it really be) and it said September 2025 hasn't happened yet. 👍

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-04-06/google-thiel-stand-out-in-saudi-prince-s-silicon-valley-tour

@Npars01@mstdn.social replied · 2 months ago

@TheBreadmonkey

Google gets worse every day.

I guess that's what happens when a company takes investment from #PrinceBonesaw; everyone gets an unwanted state surveillance platform that burns through fossil fuel at prodigious rates.

https://www.commondreams.org/news/2018/03/29/saudi-crown-prince-socially-acceptable-war-criminal-enjoys-us-tour-hosted-americas

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-05-13/google-backs-saudi-ai-fund-as-trump-mbs-tout-new-investments

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2025/05/13/trump-tech-execs-riyadh/

Describing wasteful energy usage for a loathed product as "opportunity"
https://energydigital.com/news/iea-saudi-googles-ai-problem-this-weeks-top-stories

IEA, Saudi & Google's AI Problem: This Week's Top Stories

This week's top stories include the IEA's new report, Saudi Arabia's AI push, Sundar Pichai's views on AI's energy consumption and nuclear energy robots

Google Backs Saudi AI Fund as Trump, MBS Tout New Investments

Despite public relations blitz, Saudi monarchy "retains an atrocious human rights record and the situation has only deteriorated since the crown prince was appointed."

Saudi Crown Prince--'Socially Acceptable War Criminal'--Enjoys US Tour Hosted by America's Elite | Common Dreams

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman wrapped up a whirlwind tour of technology titans on Friday, part of a three-week U.S. visit focused on economic opportunities to diversify the oil-rich nation.

Google, Thiel Feature in Saudi Prince's Silicon Valley Tour

Dave Lane :flag_tino: 🇳🇿 boosted

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/sep/26/koch-brothers-americans-for-prosperity-rightwing-political-group

@Npars01@mstdn.social · 2 months ago

@vfrmedia @wdlindsy

Focus on the people funding civil rights rollbacks.

Bradley, Koch, Coors, Scaife Mellon, Seid, Uihlein
https://www.newsweek.com/koch-bros-hide-donations-behind-civil-rights-precedent-477786

https://www.metrojustice.org/7_disturbing_facts_about_the_koch_brothers_relationship_with_race_and_civil_rights

https://www.desmog.com/2024/08/14/project-2025-billionaire-donor-heritage-foundation-donald-trump-jd-vance-charles-koch-peter-coors/

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/leonard-leo-koch-networks-pour-millions-prep-potential-second-trump-ad-rcna144360

https://www.exposedbycmd.org/2022/08/11/koch-network-uses-national-philanthropic-trust-to-conceal-transactions/

https://politicalresearch.org/2021/10/21/sowing-seeds-white-supremacy-through-education

Larry Ellison, Elon Musk, David Sacks, Peter Thiel.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2025/11/04/chris-buskirk-maga-vance-post-trump/

https://newrepublic.com/article/203337/trump-vance-populism-kleptocracy-oligarch

Putin, #PrinceBonesaw
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-11-06/saudis-plan-100-billion-ai-powerhouse-to-rival-uae-s-tech-hub

https://www.amnesty.org.uk/saudi-arabia-human-rights-raif-badawi-king-salman

https://www.cnn.com/2025/11/18/politics/video/donald-trump-saudia-arabia-human-rights-crown-prince-journalist-9-11-al-queda-jihadi-jake-tapper-reports-lead

Political Research Associates

Sowing the Seeds of White Supremacy Through Education

School board meetings across the country have seen an influx of parents and community members over the last few months, many there to fight Critical Race Theory (CRT)—something that the majority of primary and secondary schools don’t teach, and a term many Americans hadn’t even heard of until recently.

More than $120 million from a few ultra-wealthy families who have spent years working to promote climate change denial has powered the Heritage Foundation and other groups that created the plan to remake American government.

6 Billionaire Fortunes Bankrolling Project 2025

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/sep/26/koch-brothers-americans-for-prosperity-rightwing-political-group

@Npars01@mstdn.social · 2 months ago

@vfrmedia @wdlindsy

Focus on the people funding civil rights rollbacks.

Bradley, Koch, Coors, Scaife Mellon, Seid, Uihlein
https://www.newsweek.com/koch-bros-hide-donations-behind-civil-rights-precedent-477786

https://www.metrojustice.org/7_disturbing_facts_about_the_koch_brothers_relationship_with_race_and_civil_rights

https://www.desmog.com/2024/08/14/project-2025-billionaire-donor-heritage-foundation-donald-trump-jd-vance-charles-koch-peter-coors/

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/leonard-leo-koch-networks-pour-millions-prep-potential-second-trump-ad-rcna144360

https://www.exposedbycmd.org/2022/08/11/koch-network-uses-national-philanthropic-trust-to-conceal-transactions/

https://politicalresearch.org/2021/10/21/sowing-seeds-white-supremacy-through-education

Larry Ellison, Elon Musk, David Sacks, Peter Thiel.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2025/11/04/chris-buskirk-maga-vance-post-trump/

https://newrepublic.com/article/203337/trump-vance-populism-kleptocracy-oligarch

Putin, #PrinceBonesaw
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-11-06/saudis-plan-100-billion-ai-powerhouse-to-rival-uae-s-tech-hub

https://www.amnesty.org.uk/saudi-arabia-human-rights-raif-badawi-king-salman

https://www.cnn.com/2025/11/18/politics/video/donald-trump-saudia-arabia-human-rights-crown-prince-journalist-9-11-al-queda-jihadi-jake-tapper-reports-lead

Political Research Associates

Sowing the Seeds of White Supremacy Through Education

6 Billionaire Fortunes Bankrolling Project 2025

@gemlog @brewsterkahle @bougiewonderland @electricarchaeo

@Npars01@mstdn.social · 2 months ago

There's an added advantage.

Trump's fascist movement has the funding of the richest people in the world, not just Putin & #PrinceBonesaw.

Project 2025 is funded by six main dynasties.

Bradley, Koch, Coors, Scaife Mellon, Seid and Uihlein.

The boycott of American alcohol distillery & distribution hits a GOP megadonor like Coors especially hard, just like #TeslaTakedown .

Boycott all GOP donors.

https://coloradonewsline.com/2024/07/25/project-2025-joe-coors/

Alex Akselrod boosted

#TranslatedFromTheRepublican

@Npars01@mstdn.social · 3 months ago

@GossiTheDog

"How to turn every Windows 11 machine into a zombie botnet or surveillance platform in one easy step."

https://www.businessinsider.com/microsoft-google-hand-dissident-data-to-saudi-arabia-activists-say-2023-7

Does anyone remember agreeing to send their data to petrostate despots as part of their licensing or subscription?

Like many other tech companies accepting #PrinceBonesaw's investment money, these companies are imposing these features on an unwilling user base in turn.

https://arstechnica.com/security/2025/11/critics-scoff-after-microsoft-warns-ai-feature-can-infect-machines-and-pilfer-data/

https://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft/windows-11/microsoft-ai-ceo-pushes-back-against-critics-after-recent-windows-ai-backlash-the-fact-that-people-are-unimpressed-is-mindblowing-to-me