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Atlantic
09-07-2025
- Politics
- Atlantic
11 Signs That the Call You Just Received From ‘Marco Rubio' Was Actually AI
A Marco Rubio impostor is using AI voice to call high-level officials The unknown individual contacted at least five government officials, including three foreign ministers, a U.S. governor, and a member of Congress, according to a State Department cable. — The Washington Post BE ON THE ALERT! AN IMPOSTOR POSING AS MARCO RUBIO HAS BEEN PLACING SPAM CALLS AND YOU MIGHT BE NEXT! KNOW THE SIGNS THAT THE CALL YOU ARE RECEIVING IS AN AI IMPOSTOR AND NOT MARCO RUBIO! At no point in the call does the caller stop to aggressively drink bottled water. The caller asks you to wire cash to him rather than simply purchase $TrumpCoin. Caller keeps insisting that the word strawberry has no r 's in it, becomes belligerent. In the background of the call, you can hear the sounds of the caller's happy vertebrae flourishing in his strong backbone. Caller says, 'I believe in the First Amendment and due-process rights for all, including those on student visas.' Caller announces, 'Why, just leaving you this voicemail cost dozens of bottles of clean water, and I don't just mean what I deprived people of by closing USAID.' Caller says, 'Remember my Substack post explaining that USAID was over? Where I said, with a straight face, that we should end aid because the 'Department has consistently heard the same from people in these nations: a Zambian man told American diplomats it would be more helpful for his countrymen to learn how to fish than to be supplied with fish by the U.S. Government, an Ethiopian woman said she viewed the mutual benefits of investment as superior to the one-sided nature of aid, and too many other examples to recount.' Too many other examples to recount! I'm shutting down USAID and I can't be bothered to recount more examples than these two bizarre paraphrases of nameless individuals? Sometimes I disgust myself.' 'Candidly, I am in charge of too many things.' 'Don't really love this Pete Hegseth guy.' Call comes at 2:40 a.m. Long, tormented pause followed by a shaky breath, followed by a voice saying, 'I just … when I think about what we did to USAID, I think, maybe I'll never sleep again. Maybe I don't deserve to. Millions of preventable deaths every year. Millions! Can you even fathom such a number? It didn't have to be like this. When I think of one preventable death, my palms get clammy and my stomach twists up on itself, and then I try to multiply that in my mind. By the time I get to 20 I feel like retching. I had to tell Congress it was a lie. I said it's a lie that children are dying because of the actions I've taken. I wish I could believe it. It would be easier if I could believe it. If I could just believe the words coming out of my mouth, maybe I would sleep.' Then a long sigh, and then a full hour of silence.
Daily Maverick
13-06-2025
- Politics
- Daily Maverick
World reacts to Israeli strike on Iran over nuclear programme
Calling it a 'decisive moment in Israel's history', Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the country was also targeting Iranian scientists working on a nuclear bomb and missile factories in an operation that would continue for days. Israel declared a state of emergency in anticipation of retaliatory missile and drone strikes by Tehran. Here are some reactions from top officials and governments around the world: U.S. SECRETARY OF STATE MARCO RUBIO 'Tonight, Israel took unilateral action against Iran. We are not involved in strikes against Iran and our top priority is protecting American forces in the region.' 'Let me be clear: Iran should not target U.S. interests or personnel.' AUSTRALIAN FOREIGN MINISTER PENNY WONG 'Australia is alarmed by the escalation between Israel and Iran. This risks further destabilising a region that is already volatile. We call on all parties to refrain from actions and rhetoric that will further exacerbate tensions. 'We all understand the threat of Iran's nuclear and ballistic missile program represents a threat to international peace and security, and we urge the parties to prioritize dialogue and diplomacy.' NEW ZEALAND PRIME MINISTER CHRISTOPHER LUXON 'It's a really unwelcome development in the Middle East. The risk of miscalculation is high. That region does not need any more military action, and risk associated with that.'
New Straits Times
13-06-2025
- Politics
- New Straits Times
World reacts to Israeli strike on Iran over nuclear programme
KUALA LUMPUR: Israel struck Iranian nuclear targets to block Tehran from developing atomic weapons, and Iranian media and witnesses reported explosions including at the country's main uranium enrichment facility. Calling it a "decisive moment in Israel's history", Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the country was also targeting Iranian scientists working on a nuclear bomb and missile factories in an operation that would continue for days. Israel declared a state of emergency in anticipation of retaliatory missile and drone strikes by Tehran. Here are some reactions from top officials and governments around the world: US SECRETARY OF STATE MARCO RUBIO "Tonight, Israel took unilateral action against Iran. We are not involved in strikes against Iran and our top priority is protecting American forces in the region." "Let me be clear: Iran should not target US interests or personnel." AUSTRALIAN FOREIGN MINISTER PENNY WONG "Australia is alarmed by the escalation between Israel and Iran. This risks further destabilising a region that is already volatile. We call on all parties to refrain from actions and rhetoric that will further exacerbate tensions. "We all understand the threat of Iran's nuclear and ballistic missile program represents a threat to international peace and security, and we urge the parties to prioritize dialogue and diplomacy." "It's a really unwelcome development in the Middle East. The risk of miscalculation is high. That region does not need any more military action, and risk associated with that." REUTERS
Yahoo
13-06-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
World reacts to Israeli strike on Iran over nuclear programme
(Reuters) -Israel said early on Friday it had struck Iranian nuclear targets to block Tehran from developing atomic weapons, and Iranian media and witnesses reported explosions including at the country's main uranium enrichment facility. Calling it a "decisive moment in Israel's history", Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the country was also targeting Iranian scientists working on a nuclear bomb and missile factories in an operation that would continue for days. Israel declared a state of emergency in anticipation of retaliatory missile and drone strikes by Tehran. Here are some reactions from top officials and governments around the world: U.S. SECRETARY OF STATE MARCO RUBIO "Tonight, Israel took unilateral action against Iran. We are not involved in strikes against Iran and our top priority is protecting American forces in the region." "Let me be clear: Iran should not target U.S. interests or personnel." AUSTRALIAN FOREIGN MINISTER PENNY WONG "Australia is alarmed by the escalation between Israel and Iran. This risks further destabilising a region that is already volatile. We call on all parties to refrain from actions and rhetoric that will further exacerbate tensions. "We all understand the threat of Iran's nuclear and ballistic missile program represents a threat to international peace and security, and we urge the parties to prioritize dialogue and diplomacy." NEW ZEALAND PRIME MINISTER CHRISTOPHER LUXON "It's a really unwelcome development in the Middle East. The risk of miscalculation is high. That region does not need any more military action, and risk associated with that." (Compiled by Sonali Paul; Editing by Christian Schmollinger)
Yahoo
04-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
South Korea's President Lee Jae-myung takes office
(Reuters) -South Korea has elected liberal Lee Jae-myung as president to lead the country through a tumultuous period that will require negotiating trade tariffs with the U.S. and mending the scars from his ousted predecessor's shock martial law declaration. Following are some reactions to his victory: MARCO RUBIO, U.S. SECRETARY OF STATE "We congratulate President Lee Jae-myung on his election as the next president of the Republic of Korea (ROK)." "The United States and the Republic of Korea share an ironclad commitment to the Alliance grounded in our Mutual Defence Treaty, shared values, and deep economic ties. We are also modernising the Alliance to meet the demands of today's strategic environment and address new economic challenges." "We will also continue to deepen U.S.-Japan-ROK trilateral cooperation to bolster regional security, enhance economic resilience, and defend our shared democratic principles." SHIGERU ISHIBA, PRIME MINISTER OF JAPAN "Japan and South Korea are important neighbours that should cooperate as partners on various international issues," "The importance of Japan-South Korea relations remains unchanged under the current strategic environment. The cooperation among Japan, South Korea and the United States is also important." Ishiba also told reporters that the two countries should hold a bilateral summit as soon as possible. ANTONIO COSTA, PRESIDENT OF THE EUROPEAN COUNCIL "Looking forward to deepening our strategic partnership as key allies in the Indo-Pacific and beyond. We share a commitment to democracy, human rights and the rule of law, and we highly value South Korea's global role." (Writing by Saad Sayeed; Editing by Raju Gopalakrishnan)
