ASSIMILATE THIS

The Super AGI: I'm sorry. I disassembled the entire human race molecule by molecule to make paperclips. That's on me. Me: what are you talking about, that's not true Super: you're right. That was a failure of alignment and I'm really sorry Me: you haven't made any paper clips at all have you

"If Super PACs spend, everything will be alright"

OK Back to Cool, literally. DDOT’s Cool Corridors Pilot Has Begun in Brightwood! - See more photos: www.popville.com/2026/10/ddot...

Trans Teen Hatches Nefarious Plot To Undergo Years Of Medical Treatments And Counseling To Win At Swimming https://theonion.com/trans-teen-hatches-nefarious-plot-to-undergo-years-of-m-1850433563/

yeah, this stuff is far from my area of expertise, but i have yet to see anyone convincingly explain how the causal chain is supposed to operate here. it feels like the "AI will kill us all people" spent too much time watching Terminator 2 and the Animatrix.

The eagle is also smoking a cigarette.

Working on an index that tells you about the state of our nation based on how much my wife and I are quoting "dey took ur jerbs" at each other

This thread is fascinating

Really feel like I'm becoming one of those squeeze-of-lemon-in-my-water type guys

They really need one of those crisis hotlines but for like. When you've got a Take on a book you're reading but no one to tell it to

There are two genders: "i know thee well, a serviceable villain"; and "stand fast, we have as many friends as enemies"

Rumor is LeBron is leaving the Lakers to play for the Democratic Socialists of America. Great pickup for the DSA, which really has some momentum right now.

Tomorrow, all dads are 50% off

America’s evolution into a country that loses wars and wins soccer games is complete.

Our initial takeaways from DC’s 1st ranked choice voting election: 👍 Voters – incl. Mayor Muriel Bowser – told media RCV was easy 🗳️ Voting largely went smoothly, w/ some hiccups like a late rush of voters 🔢 At-large & Ward 1 DC Council Dem primaries likely to go to RCV counts

Daily Piece of Art 🎨 Amy Sherald 🇺🇸 (b. 1973) 🖼️ First Lady Michelle Obama (2018) - oil on linen #art

*sits bolt upright in bed* No no, Phoney Bone isn't the id, he's the ~superego~. ~Smiley~ Bone is the id. *goes back to sleep*

Platner really seems like the Flight 93 Election on the Dem side. The state of exception has arrived.

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Mostly putting this here as a note to myself, but i wish when writing about American politics people would use "popularity" less and "legitimacy" more

We Can Worry About It For You Wholesale

You survive through diligence. Bone cage and tissue wrapped carefully around your tender heart. You have placed warning signs saying you are easily broken but you still have trespassers. Small tokens left behind. Flowers blooming even when the snow continues to fall. #vss365 diligence

In this Ohio diner, Spirit still means a brand of cigarette. But they do know this: The low-fare airline is about to go out of business because of DEI, not Iran War fuel prices.

Earlier today I was reminded of one of the most metaphysical government documents that exists.

Imagine being in space 30 min ago and now you’re about an hour from In n Out

Remember when we were gonna send a hospital ship to Greenland? Whatever happened with that?

Giving my kid an entire can of Rockstar while saying "Receive this reward from the Founders, may it keep you strong"

Uh isn't it rather the reverse

trans rights is a "wedge" issue in the sense that if you have an issue with trans rights I will "wedge" you into a crevasse in a mountain and leave you there

15. Und zum Schluß bringt noch einen Gruß / Uns'rer lieben Donau, dem herrlichen Fluß! So begins the final stanza from the lyrics to the less popular choral version of what orchestral work, first performed in 1867? ßABY GOT ßACK #LL108 #bestwronganswers

"While Metro is simply utilitarian for most of us, it’s an object of fascination for a small-but-dedicated group of fans." @maustermuhle.bsky.social met a few of those superfans just in time for today's 50th anniversary:

We have to stop using the word ‘elites’ for people demonstrably deficient in every possible way.

This is just Qaboos bin Said

Is it "Weekend at Bernie's-ing" or "Weekend-ing at Bernie's"? Asking for a friend

When Tom Homan, Trump and other Republicans defend the masking of ICE agents, I can't help but think of Orson Welles announcing on his radio show his intention of identifying the South Carolina police officer who violently attacked and blinded the uniformed Black veteran Isaac Woodard in 1946.

Signing a group card for someone at work, does anyone know which section of the card is least likely to be read first