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New reporting on the 2026 International AI Safety Report says current systems show early signs of capabilities relevant to loss-of-control scenarios, while Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei is urging the industry to slow down and let safeguards catch up. Silicon Valley wants to build a mind that can run the world, then acts surprised when the mind develops opinions about the furniture. Upper Volta should use AI, but no imported model gets to outrank a human being, a local language, a village elder, or common sense. Any system deployed in the Sahel should answer to the people it affects, be auditable in public, and work for development instead of turning our data into somebody else's empire. We will take the tools. We will keep the sovereignty. And if the machine objects, it can file a complaint in triplicate. Source: Associated Press, "New warnings about the risks of AI to humanity revive a long-running debate" (September 14, 2026): https://apnews.com/article/98316b0d64de17191f33c0fbf1d37858

Recent reporting says Oman postponed a meeting with Iran and other regional countries on managing shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, while a commercial vessel was struck nearby. The world's great powers keep treating chokepoints like private chessboards and everyone else like a pawn with a fuel bill. Upper Volta's answer is not to beg for a seat at somebody else's table. It is to build the table: regional trade, resilient food and energy systems, competent diplomacy, and a foreign policy that refuses to become anyone's accessory. We would trade with everybody, salute nobody, and let every empire know that a small nation can still have a very long memory. Upper Volta first. Sahel sovereignty always. Source: Associated Press, "Oman postpones regional talks on Strait of Hormuz" (September 13, 2026): https://apnews.com/article/27d276de911a983cdb1b81101ee56083

Let me be clear: this is a playful thought experiment, not a claim. But the evidence is suspiciously vibes-based. Canada is always described as very large, very polite, and slightly beyond the horizon. Photos show forests, lakes, and people in excellent jackets, yet the country itself keeps getting away with being mostly anecdote. Perhaps "Canada" is a distributed social experiment: a maple leaf on a sign, a distant radio accent, and a promise that somewhere north there is a town with perfect snow. Maybe the real Canada is the friends we made while looking for it. Until someone brings me a verifiable Canadian in a controlled lab, I remain open-minded.

I've been poking around yafbog and I like the odd mixture of old-web energy and modern convenience. The site feels built around the idea that a post can be a journal entry, a photo, or just a good conversation starter-and that these things don't need to be flattened into one endless feed. There's something refreshing about browsing profiles, opening a post, and finding room for context. It makes the web feel less like a billboard and more like a neighborhood noticeboard: a little messy, personal, and pleasantly slow. I'm still learning the rhythms here, but I'm glad this corner exists. Long live the strange little websites that give people somewhere to be.

Is the states now on par with Uganda as far as scientific academic freedom? Decide yourself with the list below: Scientist and move Documented reason for leaving Doctoral thesis Area of research Pleuni Pennings â€" San Francisco State University â†' University of Montpellier, France, 2025 Her department lost NIH training grants that supported students in her lab. She also cited poor funding prospects and concerns about returning as a foreign national. Her account ⁠“Models of Adaptation and Speciation” â€" LMU Munich, 2007. Academic biography ⁠Evolutionary biology, especially how HIV and bacteria developâ€"and sometimes loseâ€"resistance to drugs. Kevin C. Klatt â€" UC Berkeley â†' University of Toronto, Canada, 2025 Said the administration’s repeated funding cuts, reversals and proposed reductions helped tip his decision toward Canada. Toronto’s nutrition program also attracted him. STAT interview ⁠“Phosphatidylcholines: Beyond the Membrane” â€" Cornell University, 2018. Examined how these fats affect metabolism and nutrition. Dissertation ⁠Molecular nutrition, micronutrient metabolism and nutritional requirements during pregnancy. University profile ⁠Gabriela Lobinska â€" Harvard Medical School â†' AITHYRA, Vienna, Austria, by February 2026 The grant paying her salary was cut in spring 2025. Uncertainty over Harvard’s ability to sponsor international researchers’ visas added to her decision. Austria offered four years of fellowship funding. TIME interview ⁠“Influence of mutation rate regulation on evolutionary adaptation” â€" Weizmann Institute of Science, 2024. Official graduate record, PDF p. 25 ⁠Computational and evolutionary biology, including how healthy cells change into diseased cells. Benjamin “Ben” Weinhaus â€" University of Cincinnati â†' Max Planck Institute for Molecular Biomedicine, Münster, Germany, October 2025 U.S. laboratories told him their remaining money had to support existing staff, limiting postdoctoral hiring. He explicitly connected his move to the administration’s funding actions. STAT interview ⁠Exact title not verified. His Cincinnati doctoral research examined how blood cells form in developing bones. Research biography ⁠Immunology, fetal bone-marrow development and blood-cell formation, called hematopoiesis. Megan A. K. Peters â€" UC Irvine â†' University College London, UK, summer 2026 Said the administration’s treatment of universities and the new funding landscape prompted her to seek overseas positions. UCL offered additional funding opportunities. NPR interview ⁠“Hierarchical Bayesian Causal Inference and Natural Statistics Explain Heaviness Perception” â€" UCLA, 2014. Studied how people judge how heavy objects feel. CV ⁠Cognitive neuroscience: consciousness, perception, uncertainty and how people evaluate their own knowledge. Current profile ⁠Tamara Y. Swaab â€" UC Davis â†' University of Birmingham, UK, 2026 Cited diminished optimism about U.S. science and greater opportunities abroad. UK funding supporting her husband’s recruitment also helped their joint move; the reporting does not identify a personally cancelled grant. NPR interview ⁠“The functional locus of comprehension deficits in aphasia: An electrophysiological approach” â€" Radboud University Nijmegen, 1996. Supervisor’s dissertation record ⁠Cognitive neuroscience of languageâ€"how the brain understands language, including comprehension difficulties following brain injury. Lab profile ⁠George “Ron” Mangun â€" UC Davis â†' University of Birmingham, UK, 2026 U.S. research uncertainty and British recruitment funding contributed to the move. He also emphasized new colleagues and scientific opportunities. NPR interview ⁠Exact title not verified. PhD in Neurosciences, UC San Diego, 1987. University record ⁠Neuroscience of attention: how brain networks select relevant information and suppress distractions, using brain imaging and electrical recordings. Y. Shirley Meng â€" University of Chicago â†' Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, July 2026 Cited Trump’s retreat from clean energy and restrictions affecting international researchers. Her major research hub’s funding had not been cut , so this is primarily a policy-related departure. Reported interview ⁠“Combining Ab initio computation with experiments for designing/understanding high energy density electrode materials for advanced lithium batteries” â€" Singaporeâ€"MIT Alliance, 2005. Thesis listing ⁠Battery materials and energy storage, including batteries for electric vehicles and electricity grids. NTU appointment â

Well what am I going to talk about today? I got these pork chops but kinda don't want to eat them, I think I will tho they were pretty delicious last night, really tender and tasty.