I think one of the more important skills you can have in 2026 is knowing when someone is performatively using progressive coded language to argue for something that is fundementally not progressive because they can claim a perceived moral high ground.
my nuclear-grade AI hot take that’s sure to get me cancelled until kingdom come is that refusing to use AI at all is rapidly becoming an extremely privileged lifestyle choice that feels social justice-y while actually being the complete opposite
then democrats should stop throwing people under the bus to try and win reactionary votes. it's a losing strategy and when they do that they convince me that there's no way they'll be a check on the executive.
Look at the shabby state and increasingly authoritarian trajectory of the country and ask yourself if we can endure 2 more years of a lawless Trump administration wreaking havoc with no check from Congress, then vote accordingly. This is not the time for a protest vote or purity politics.
one thing we need to beat people over the head with is that picking class solidarity over shit like transphobia and racism is not only morally correct but also benefits you materially
Just a reminder that when Dems turn against trans people for power, it's also a reminder that they'll do other things for power that you might not like too, such as supporting billionaires.
Just a reminder that when Dems turn against trans people for power, it's also a reminder that they'll do other things for power that you might not like too, such as supporting billionaires.
Gavin Newsom backs measure to kill the billionaire tax and ban future wealth taxes
Gov. Gavin Newsom isn't just fighting the billionaire tax. He's backing Prop. 42, which would ban future wealth taxes in California, too.
The Knesset barred today the only two Palestinian led parties from running in the coming election.
According to an overwhelming majority in the Knesset, the constitutional meaning of a Jewish State is a state where Palestinian citizens cannot run for parliament.
other thing about all this shit is if shitting on trans people to prove your bonafides to conservatives the winning play, isn't trans people being mad at you a good thing, making you look more authentic to the voters you're courting. why you looking for "shit on trans people but they smile for it"
the people who yearn for america's post-ww2 dominance have literally no idea how that was achieved, they're just kneecapping themselves and everyone else over and over again in the name of gutter racism
once at a trader joe's i was right next to a black guy who had a some medical issue and passed out hard on the floor. i called 911, cops showed up before paramedics, and when the guy started coming to and trying to stand up the cops told him to stay down or they'd tase him.
i think the real focus on AI should be that it's a means to privatize all human knowledge and interaction. the only way a technology that requires ingesting every work of human creativity to barely function should be allowed is if it were publicly owned and controlled.
man that Montreal incel shooter thing is grim. decentralized para-ideological terrorism is the future, I think. no organizations to infiltrate, no sponsors to sanction, no bases to bomb. we should take nihilistic violent extremism much more seriously than we currently do as a security threat
Brad continues to fundraise off of a performative, self-promoting case that does nothing to actually help immigrant communities across NYC. Meanwhile, I’m doing the work to fight ICE.
It’s remarkable to watch him make the trauma these families are enduring all about himself.
Crystal Dynamics has responded to its AI use in Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis, telling Eurogamer "we leverage AI tools to help our teams iterate on ideas faster and more efficiently, while ensuring that all finished content in the final product is human-crafted" www.eurogamer.net/tomb-raider-...
this is what really makes elon relatable to old conservatives
none of their kids will talk to them and they make it into everyone else's problem, they just have way less leverage
vet gave us an appetite stimulant and it seems to be helping, she’s more lively and vocal again. wants to sniff around outside and eat some grass like usual.
AI guys do not understand why it is so hated
if the insane hype is true, it's putting millions of people out of work and reshaping the economy to favor the rich even more
if it's false it's burning the world in pursuit of an impossible scam and everyone else will be left holding the bag