Hacker News with Generative AI: Politics

Oppose the Patent-Troll-Friendly Prevail Act (eff.org)
Good news: the Senate Judiciary Committee has dropped one of the two terrible patent bills it was considering, the patent-troll-enabling Patent Eligibility Restoration Act (PERA).
Law, Patents, Politics, Advocacy
7 points by hn_acker 11 hours ago | 0 comments
Javier Milei: President of Argentina – Freedom, Economics, and Corruption (lexfridman.com)
Javier Milei is the President of Argentina. This episode is available in both English and Spanish.
Politics, Argentina, Economics, Corruption
5 points by hagbard_c 13 hours ago | 5 comments
California Man Sentenced for Acting as an Illegal Agent of the PRC and Bribery (justice.gov)
John Chen, 71, of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and Los Angeles, was sentenced today to 20 months in prison for acting as unregistered agents of the PRC and bribing an IRS agent in connection with a plot to target U.S.-based practitioners of Falun Gong — a spiritual practice banned in the PRC.
Politics, China, Law Enforcement, Espionage
6 points by impish9208 13 hours ago | 1 comments
Ask HN: How to Emigrate from EU and Where? (ycombinator.com)
EU is in a perpetual state of decline and it seems there are no solutions in sight that would change its path in the next decade.
Immigration, Europe, Politics, Personal Finance
16 points by mathverse 14 hours ago | 20 comments
Vivek Ramaswamy on X: "Will entire agencies be deleted? Answer: yes (twitter.com)
Politics, Social Media, AI, Predictions
33 points by loongloong 15 hours ago | 111 comments
Javier Milei: President of Argentina – Freedom, Economics, and Corruption [video] (youtube.com)
Politics, Argentina, Economics, Corruption
12 points by f1shy 15 hours ago | 8 comments
Cable companies and Trump's FCC chair agree: Data caps are good for you (arstechnica.com)
The Federal Communications Commission's plan to investigate and potentially regulate data caps is all but dead now, after President-elect Donald Trump's announcement that he will promote Commissioner Brendan Carr to the chairmanship role.
Politics, Internet Regulation, Telecommunications, Data Caps
9 points by pseudolus 16 hours ago | 0 comments
Kids Can't Read Books (forbes.com)
I recognize I usually start with some kind of funny story or joke, but this is definitely not one. It's a simple question: Has any policy ever looked more politically dunderheaded in immediate hindsight than the Democratic Party's obsession with student loan forgiveness?
Politics, Education, Student Loans
18 points by georgecmu 19 hours ago | 47 comments
The Political Afterlife of Paradise Lost (newstatesman.com)
In 1790, 126 years after John Milton was buried beneath the floor of St Giles’s, Cripplegate, his coffin was broken open by builders renovating the church.
Politics, History, Literature
54 points by drdee 1 day ago | 15 comments
Russia bans crypto mining in several regions to address electricity shortages (themoscowtimes.com)
Authorities in Russia announced Tuesday plans to ban cryptocurrency mining in several regions this winter to address electricity shortages.
Cryptocurrency, Russia, Energy, Politics
3 points by giuliomagnifico 2 days ago | 1 comments
Hacker Is Said to Have Obtained Damaging Testimony About Matt Gaetz (nytimes.com)
President-elect Donald J. Trump has admitted that his besieged choice for attorney general, Matt Gaetz, has less than even odds of being confirmed by the Senate.
Politics, Law, Corruption
5 points by kid64 2 days ago | 1 comments
Hong Kong jails 45 pro-democracy campaigners for subversion (bbc.com)
A Hong Kong court has sentenced dozens of pro-democracy leaders to years in jail for subversion, following a controversial national security trial.
Politics, Hong Kong, Human Rights, Law, China
7 points by ksec 2 days ago | 0 comments
Joint Declaration by Ministers of Germany, France, Poland, Italy, Spain, UK (auswaertiges-amt.de)
In Warsaw today, the Foreign Ministers of the Weimar Triangle from Germany, France and Poland discussed Europe’s security policy challenges with the Foreign Ministers of Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom as well as the designated High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy.
Politics, International Relations, Europe, Diplomacy, Security
120 points by consumer451 2 days ago | 206 comments
Donald Trump's pick for energy secretary says 'there is no climate crisis' (theverge.com)
President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Energy is fossil fuel executive Chris Wright — who has misleadingly claimed on LinkedIn that “there is no climate crisis, and we’re not in the midst of an energy transition either.”
Climate Change, Politics, Energy, United States
14 points by belter 2 days ago | 3 comments
Hong Kong Jails Benny Tai for 10 Years in Longest Security Law Sentence (bloomberg.com)
A Hong Kong court sentenced former democracy advocate Benny Tai to 10 years in prison, the longest sentence ever meted out using a China-imposed security law, in a move likely to further deter dissent in the finance hub and worsen ties with Western governments.
Hong Kong, Politics, Law, China, Democracy
68 points by JumpCrisscross 2 days ago | 9 comments
Trump's pick to run the FCC has told us what he plans (theregister.com)
President-elect Donald Trump has announced his choice for head of the United States Federal Communications Commission: a current commissioner, Brendan Carr, whom Trump appointed last time he was in there White House.
Politics, FCC, Telecommunications, United States
6 points by defrost 2 days ago | 0 comments
Trump Tags Brendan Carr to Dismantle What's Left of Consumer Protection at FCC (techdirt.com)
Surprising exactly nobody, Donald Trump has appointed Brendan Carr to lead the nation’s top telecom and media regulator.
Politics, Telecommunications, Media, FCC
16 points by leotravis10 2 days ago | 5 comments
Scientific American's departing editor and the politicization of science (reason.com)
When magazines like Scientific American are run by ideologues like Helmuth, producing biased dreck as a result, it only makes it more difficult to defend the institution of science itself from relentless attack.
Science, Journalism, Politics
473 points by Bostonian 2 days ago | 956 comments
How They Control You (defragzone.substack.com)
We can fact-check anything in seconds, learn from endless resources, and stay informed 24/7. So, why are the masses still so easy to manipulate? Simple: manipulation is a science, and those who master it always win. Politicians and leaders know the secret formula to control people’s fears, emotions, and instincts. The result? The same old con, working better than ever.
Manipulation, Psychology, Politics, Social Media, Information
12 points by frag 3 days ago | 16 comments
Biden allows Ukraine to strike inside Russia with missiles (bbc.com)
US President Joe Biden has given the green light for Ukraine to use long-range missiles supplied by the US to strike Russia, US officials say.
Ukraine, Russia, Politics, Military, International Relations
6 points by tmoravec 3 days ago | 4 comments
The Verge Editor-in-Chief Nilay Patel on Elon Musk and Donald Trump (status.news)
America now has an unelected defense contractor sitting in the White House doing ketamine and twiddling the algorithmic knobs of an influential right-wing echo chamber while fulminating against traditional standards-based journalism, threatening to revoke network broadcast licenses, and suing advertisers who don’t want to spend their money on his dwindling user base. What could go wrong?
Politics, Media, Social Media, Technology, Elon Musk
5 points by cratermoon 3 days ago | 0 comments
Trump Appoints Brendan Carr, Net Neutrality Opponent, as FCC Chairman (nytimes.com)
President-elect Donald J. Trump on Sunday chose Brendan Carr to be chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, naming a veteran Republican regulator who has publicly agreed with the incoming administration’s promises to slash regulation, go after Big Tech and punish TV networks for political bias.
Politics, Telecommunications, Regulation, Government Appointments
21 points by brookside 3 days ago | 2 comments
Steve Hsu (MSU) helping to look for Trump admin appointees in science (twitter.com)
Politics, Academia, Science
6 points by osnium123 3 days ago | 1 comments
Trump Team Said to Want to Ease US Rules for Self-Driving Cars (bloomberg.com)
Members of President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team have told advisers they plan to make a federal framework for fully self-driving vehicles one of the Transportation Department’s priorities, according to people familiar with the matter.
Politics, Autonomous Vehicles, Transportation
5 points by lopkeny12ko 3 days ago | 3 comments
Oil boss Chris Wright named as Donald Trump's energy secretary (ft.com)
Politics, Energy, United States
11 points by croes 3 days ago | 2 comments
North Korea May End Up Sending Putin 100,000 Troops for His War (bloomberg.com)
North Korea may deploy as many as 100,000 troops to aid Russia’s war on Ukraine if the alliance between Pyongyang and Moscow continues to deepen, according to people familiar with assessments made by some Group of 20 nations.
Politics, International Relations, War, North Korea, Russia
18 points by belter 3 days ago | 0 comments
Biden Allows Ukraine to Strike Russia with Long-Range U.S. Missiles (nytimes.com)
President Biden has authorized the first use of U.S.-supplied long-range missiles by Ukraine for strikes inside Russia, U.S. officials said.
Ukraine, Russia, Military, Politics, International Relations
62 points by subvertify 3 days ago | 114 comments
Putin's oligarchs linked to funding Musk's takeover of Twitter (twitter.com)
Politics, Social Media, Business, Russia, Elon Musk
10 points by doener 4 days ago | 0 comments
Gandhi's Letter to Hitler (1940) (mkgandhi.org)
That I address you as a friend is no formality. I own no foes. My business in life has been for the past 33 years to enlist the friendship of the whole of humanity by befriending mankind, irrespective of race, colour or creed.
History, Politics, India
115 points by wslh 4 days ago | 128 comments
Senators call for probe into Musk's alleged contact with Russia (bbc.com)
Two top Senate Democrats have called for an investigation into Elon Musk's reported contacts with Russian President Vladimir Putin and his top aides.
Politics, Russia, Elon Musk, United States
15 points by 2OEH8eoCRo0 4 days ago | 1 comments