UK Column News - 21st October 2024

Source: ukcolumn

Brian Gerrish, Prof. Diane Rasmussen McAdie and Ben Rubin with today’s UK Column News.

 

Russian Advances Persist as Billions Spent and Thousands of Lives Lost on the Battlefield

00:00 War Maps (YouTube): Ukraine Invasion of Russia: Kursk Attack—Every Day (Aug 6 – Oct 13)

Ministry of Defence (on X): DefenceHQ’s posts

UK Column event: UK Column On Location Live Stream

 

WEF’s Global Future Councils 2024 Buzzes Over ‘Sustainable’ Space Exploration in the ‘Intelligent Age’

11:20 World Economic Forum (WEF): Global Future Councils

World Economic Forum (WEF): Our Councils—The 2023–2024 term includes 30 Global Future Councils

World Economic Forum (WEF): AMGFC Dubai 2024—Opening Remarks—The opening remarks for the launch of the Annual Meeting of the Global Future Councils 2024

World Economic Forum (WEF): The Intelligent Age: A time for cooperation

World Economic Forum (WEF): The ‘Intelligent Age’ has arrived. This is how it can accelerate SDG progress

World Economic Forum (WEF): Global Future Council on the Future of Space

World Economic Forum (YouTube): What Is the Informal Economy? & Sustainable Space Exploration

Space Sustainability Rating: The SSR is designed as a composite indicator, aggregating and weighing 6 modules encompassing the various aspects of the mission design operation

World Economic Forum (WEF): Global Future Council on Space—Space Sustainability Monitor (Concept Paper, April 2022, PDF)

UN Library: Guidelines For The Long-term Sustainability Of Outer Space Activities Of The Committee On The Peaceful Uses Of Outer Space (PDF)

 

Radical Centrism = Authoritarianism: The Global Power Grabs Unfold

19:20 Daniel Sachs (LinkedIn): Daniel Sachs’ post

In my remarks, I stressed that the rise of authoritarianism isn’t rooted in ideology, but in a profound loss of trust in institutions

Daniel Sachs Foundation: We are a global foundation working to revitalize democracy

Apolitical Foundation: Restoring hope in political leadership when we need it most

Apolitical Foundation: Apolitical receives $5 million grant from Google to train one million civil servants in AI 

LinkedIn: Robyn Scott’s post

Enjoyed sharing Apolitical’s insights on emerging technologies and institutions of the future at the World Economic Forum’s High Level Dialogue on the Age of Intelligent Economies.

Wikipedia: Herbert Quandt

The New York Times: They Are the Heirs of Nazi Fortunes, and They Aren’t Apologizing (Archived)

Entrust Corporation: Entrust keeps the world moving safely by putting secure digital transformation within reach

i News (2021): Vaccine passports: Government signs Covid jab passport deals worth £1.6 million that could last until 2023

LinkedIn: Lisa Witter’s post

We had an “All for ONE.org” kind of night, diving deeply into Africa and our shared responsibility to this big, beautiful continent […]

ONE Campaign: Board and leadership

LinkedIn: Stephan Exo-KreischerStephan Exo-Kreischer—Executive Director, Continental Europe, The ONE Campaign

 

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UK Column News interview: He is “not a UN soldier”—A proud father speaks out for his son—Daniel New

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Together Declaration (Facebook): LTN WIN: Newcastle City Council ditch so-called “Low Traffic Neighbourhood” roadblocks after big public pushback

 

Turning Thought Over to Machines: How AI Is Empowering a New Age of Control

40:39 Goodreads: Quote by Frank Herbert

Once, men turned their thinking over to machines in the hope that this would set them free. But that only permitted other men with machines to enslave them.

CogX Global Leadership Summit: CogX Leadership Summit on AI, 7 October, hosted at the iconic Royal Albert Hall, London

UK Column interview: The Digital Industrial Complex with Ben Rubin

Yuval Noah Harari (YouTube): Yuval Noah Harari Audience Q&A @ CogX Festival 2023

Word on Fire: Are Human Rights Just Fictional Stories?

Noema: Al Will Take Over Human Systems From Within

 

FEMA’s Hurricane Response: Private Armed Security Raises More Questions Than Answers

46:44 The Independent: Hurricane Milton damage: What was left behind by the ‘storm of the century’ versus other hurricanes

Charles Peek (on X): CharlesPeekWX’s video post

Some western North Carolina communities may be out of power for the whole winter. I spoke Victoria in Little Creek community and she shared with me how they are facing six months or longer without power.

Newsweek: More Than a Dozen People Who Died in Hurricane Helene Still Unidentified

PBS NewsHour (YouTube): North Carolina residents contend with grief, lack of supplies as they rebuild after Helene

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA): Hurricane Rumor Response

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA): Disaster Relief Fund: Fiscal Year 2025 Funding Requirements

Newsweek: Full List of Republicans Who Voted Against FEMA Funding Before Helene Hit

G Tweets (on X): G Tweets’ post

After losing his home in NC, Jay RobertWatson offered FEMA space inside his place of business FEMA has now served him with an eviction notice. All he has left is his warehouse

Newsweek: FEMA Pauses Aid in North Carolina Amid Armed Militia Threat

Newsweek: Armed Militia “Hunting FEMA” Causes Hurricane Responders to Evacuate

Ann VandersteelIs (on X): Is This Giant Installation A FEMA Camp?

Open Corporates: Smokey Park Solutions, LLC

Facebook: Strategic Security Corp

Strategic Security Corp: Strategic Security Is Ready for Immediate Emergency Response and Deployment

 

King Charles Heckled in Australia: Protester Shouts “It’s Not Your Land” Before Being Dragged Away

57:42 BBC: Not my King, Australian senator shouts at Charles

Foreign Office Blogs: International Day of the Girl Child: Enabling Girls to Shape Their Own Futures

CNN: Trump thrusts McDonald’s into the political arena in final days of campaign