Your Feminism Will Be Intersectional..

A Palestinian father, who was shot by Israeli snipers and is about to die, is trying to reach his child by crawling.

The streets are full of Palestinians killed by Israeli soldiers. Babies, children, women, men... They are all killed for one reason. Because they are Palestinians.

AI-related water consumption could equal the basic annual domestic needs of 1.3 billion people by the end of the decade, while its land footprint may exceed 14,500 square kilometres — roughly twice the size of the Jakarta metropolitan area.

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Public debate has largely centred on the energy required to train advanced AI models, but the study finds that day-to-day usage accounts for roughly 80 to 90 per cent of total energy demand.   The scale is striking: one widely used AI service is estimated to process around 2.5 billion prompts per day, consuming hundreds of gigawatt-hours of electricity each year.  Energy use also varies widely depending on the task. Generating a single AI image can require more than a thousand times the energy of simple text classification, while video generation demands even greater resources.  Efficiency improvements alone are unlikely to offset these rising demands. The report points to the so-called rebound effect, in which lower costs and improved performance drive higher usage, ultimately increasing total resource consumption.

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At the same time, the report warns of a growing electronic waste challenge, with AI infrastructure projected to generate up to 2.5 million tonnes of e-waste annually by 2030. Much of this burden is likely to fall on lower-income countries with limited capacity for safe disposal. 

Lil illustration for a wonderful fic Change your win conditions

Masculanized an Asian character

Became a heartthrob as a POC

Gave an award-winning performance for a neurodivergent character

Is dating a woman after playing a gay man

Gets just as much praise as his white costar

Doesn't censor himself to fit in

time to go read home economics again, i guess…

In addition to Ayla’s ongoing health struggles, she now has to worry about rats and insects. Recently Gaza has become overwhelmed by vermin, which carry diseases and will even bite or eat human flesh. Unfortunately, the only solution available to families is to deploy pesticides around the living space. However, pesticides are difficult to obtain and therefore very expensive in Gaza, about $850 usd for the amount Ayla’s mother Bshaer needs for their living space. Bshaer needs your help to procure this unfortunate but very necessary item, as the only alternative is the increased likelihood of bites and diseases.

There has been no progress on their campaign in several days, and on top of this expense, they still need to treat Ayla gastroenteritis. They are in a really, really tough place right now and they need your help!

Current: $76,745 out of $77,545 (5 May)

Need to raise: $800 usd

Every day I watch her struggle without the urgent treatment she needs. Fear and helplessness overwhelm me, and I don’t know how much longer we can endure this.

My daughters, Alma, Lama, and Lina, ask about their mother and cling to me in fear. I try to stay strong for them, but it gets harder every day.

At the same time, we struggle to meet our basic needs. Food, clean water, medicine, and daily essentials cost more than $200 every day, and we cannot afford this on our own.

Every day donations stop, my fear grows even more. Without your support, we cannot survive, and my family’s future becomes more at risk.

Please, if you are able, donate today. Even the smallest amount can make a real difference for my wife and my children.

If you cannot donate, please share this post. A single share might reach someone who can help.

Please do not leave us to face this alone.

“It was made clear to us how sensitive this issue is, the very fact that this effect exists,” the Air Force source said. A source who participated in a discussion about the use of the technique in 2021, led by the then-chief of the army’s Southern Command, Eliezer Toledano, explained: “Everyone took it very seriously in the discussion, the fact that gas is what kills. They feared it would cause significant damage to [Israel’s] image.”

My mother is still in the ICU, and her condition is getting worse.

I am terrified that my next update won't be asking for help.

My mother is still in the ICU, fighting for her life. We still need $200 TODAY for her treatment.

Just 10 people donating $20 can make this happen.