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Nonilex

The decision lifted a lower court’s order that had required the admin to continue processing #ForeignAid payments w/funds #Congress had budgeted.

In finding that the #Trump admin had unlawfully delayed money Congress appropriated, a lower court previously required the govt to make available all the aid funds Congress allocated for fiscal year 2024. That included nearly $4B to spend on #global #health activities until Sept, & >$6B for #HIV / #AIDS programs through 2028.

#law#AbuseOfPower
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Nonilex

But by a 2-to-1 vote, the appeals court panel ruled that under the #Impoundment Control Act of 1974, only the Government Accountability Office [#USGAO], which serves as #Congress's independent #watchdog, could challenge #Trump’s efforts to withhold #ForeignAid funding. The panel found that groups that receive government #funding — in this instance, a number of #global #health nonprofits — do not have cause to challenge Trump’s funding cuts.

#law#AbuseOfPower
Rita, antifascist 🏴🦯🦯🦯

“Drawing on a range of thinkers from Bordiga and Mattick to Lazzarato and Endnotes, comrades from Chile trace the ‘fascist solution’ to capitalist crisis from its roots in the 20th century to today…

the authors trace the evolution of the ‘fascist solution’ to capitalist crisis from its roots in the 20th century to today, emphasizing its tendency toward mutation, evolution, and adaptation…

The spirit of revolt is spreading, in an underground way, across different parts of the world: Serbia, Turkey, Greece, Indonesia, Italy, and Argentina have each seen massive protests lasting for varying lengths of time”

#global #fascism
illwill.com/new-fascisms

illwill.com · New Fascisms and the Reconfiguration of the Global Counterrevolution • Ill WillOn the evolution of the fascist solution to capitalist crisis.
Futurist Jim Carroll

Megatrend **#28** - The Chase for Authenticity: "Celebrate your flaws and highlight your mistakes - because one day soon, they will become your key currency for success!" - Futurist Jim Carroll

(Futurist Jim Carroll is writing a series on 30 Megatrends, which he first outlined in his book Dancing in the Rain: How Bold Leaders Grow Stronger in Stormy Times. The trends were shared in the book as a way of demonstrating that, despite any period of economic volatility, there is always long-term opportunity to be found. The book is now in print - learn more at dancing.jimcarroll.com)

As the market becomes saturated with AI-generated content, a significant shift is occurring where consumers and businesses increasingly value and pay a premium for verifiably human, live, and authentic experiences. This trend is reshaping strategies across communications, branding, and the workforce, making transparency and human-centric storytelling critical for building trust and maintaining a competitive advantage.

In the era of AI, being real might become a strategic advantage - meaning we're now in the weird situation in which it's certainly true that you have to master the skill of using AI, but not too much! 

Overall, the trend involves what I call the Authenticity Premium. There's a full PDF here. which dives into it in a lot more depth.

pdf.jimcarroll.com/Megatrend28

The core shift? We're entering a market where synthetic content is cheap, constant, and often indistinguishable from the real thing.

The very ubiquity of AI-enhanced messaging, visuals, and personas is creating fatigue. People are already getting tired of "AI slop." In that fatigue, a counterforce is emerging: people will seek signals that what they're seeing, buying, or trusting is genuine. With that being the case, the "authenticity gap" is becoming a competitive battleground - organizations, professions, and industries are already finding value in "being real."

What does all of this mean for you?

I am certainly a big advocate that we need to learn and master all the various AI tools that are coming our way - after all, you won't lose your job to an AI, but you might lose your job to someone using an AI!

That being the case, you just might be able to keep your job by ensuring that you've got an element of reality in all the work that you are doing with AI,
because being real will matter!

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Futurist Jim Carroll predicts the words 'real' and 'authentic' will see a sudden resurgence in just about everything people and companies do.

**#Innovation** **#R**&D **#Capital** **#Funding** **#Research** **#Technology** **#Investment** **#Democratization** **#Global** **#Future**

Original post: jimcarroll.com/2025/08/decodin

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