Patrick Stewart, AI and I encountered the Bard. Resistance was futile. | Flipboard
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Low risk. This article shows minimal use of propaganda techniques.
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Using words with strong emotional connotations to influence an audience.
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3 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.
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“According to a recent Quinnipiac University poll, 55 percent of Americans believe AI—the technology that is …”
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Multiple independent web sources confirm a Quinnipiac University poll released on March 30 (referenced as 2026 in the evidence) stating that approximately 55 percent of Americans believe AI will be more harmful than helpful.
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— An election for the mayor of New York City was held on November 4, 2025. Democratic state assemblyman Zohran Mamdani won the election with 50.78% of the vote, defeating Republican activist Curtis Sliw…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_New_York_City_mayoral_ele…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_New_York_City_mayoral_ele…
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— The 2026 United States elections are scheduled to be held, in large part, on November 3, 2026. In these midterm elections, scheduled to occur during Republican president Donald Trump's nonconsecutive …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_United_States_elections
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_United_States_elections
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— Throughout both of his presidencies, U.S. president Donald Trump has expressed a desire to expand the United States' territory and influence through both land purchases and military means.
Trump first…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_expansionism_under_Do…
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“Federico Viticci at MacStories is out today with yet another wild tool that integrates with Apple’s Shortcuts app.”
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Multiple independent news sources (9to5Mac, MacRumors) and the author's own announcement confirm that Federico Viticci of MacStories released a tool called 'Shortcuts Playground' that integrates with Apple's Shortcuts app.
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— iA Writer is a text editor developed by Information Architects (iA). It was first released on September 22, 2010, for iOS, followed by a macOS version on May 28, 2011, and a Microsoft Windows version …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IA_Writer
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IA_Writer
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— Safari is a web browser developed by Apple. It is built into several of Apple's operating systems, including macOS, iOS, iPadOS, and visionOS, and uses Apple's open-source browser engine WebKit, which…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Safari_(web_browser)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Safari_(web_browser)
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— Things is a task management app for macOS, iPadOS, iOS, watchOS, and visionOS made by Cultured Code, a software startup based in Stuttgart, Germany. It first released for Mac as an alpha that went out…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Things_(software)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Things_(software)
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“Shortcuts Playground from Federico is a plugin for Claude Code and Codex that can “create any shortcut for Apple’s Shortcuts app using natural language.””
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Three independent web sources (9to5Mac, MacRumors, and a plugin release announcement) explicitly confirm that Shortcuts Playground is a plugin for Claude Code and Codex designed to create Apple Shortcuts using natural language.
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— Shortcuts Playground from Federico is a plugin for Claude Code and Codex that can “create any shortcut for Apple’s Shortcuts app using natural language.” Here’s how Federico describes it
https://9to5mac.com/2026/05/21/shortcuts-playground-lets-you…
https://9to5mac.com/2026/05/21/shortcuts-playground-lets-you…
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— shortcuts playground Shortcuts Playground is a plugin for Claude Code and OpenAI Codex that can create shortcuts for the Apple Shortcuts app using natural language input.
https://www.macrumors.com/2026/05/21/macstories-shortcuts-pl…
https://www.macrumors.com/2026/05/21/macstories-shortcuts-pl…
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— Introducing Shortcuts Playground: Create Apple Shortcuts with Claude Code or Codex. 11 hours ago. By Federico Viticci. Save for later.
https://news.google.com/stories/CAAqNggKIjBDQklTSGpvSmMzUnZj…
https://news.google.com/stories/CAAqNggKIjBDQklTSGpvSmMzUnZj…
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