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This clip explains what is happening and about to happen. Thiel takes the mask off briefly and lets us see the plan. This is the guy behind Palantir, the private company sucking up all your data and inserting itself into critical roles in the federal government. www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-BQ...

Rewrite every headline about an AI doing something illegal as the owners of the AI doing something illegal. Strict liability could end this madness.

Trump happened because huge numbers of voters are desperate for radical change and care more about getting rid of the status quo than details of how. Trump offered "smash it all" and the DLC Democrats are offering "minor tweaks but at all costs preserve the conditions that lead to Trump."

I just came across this paper by Cesario et al. that has one of the greatest titles ever: " journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

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This is brain candy for me. I've been obsessed with this kind of thing since I was a teenager. I can't wait.

I see we're having a debate about whether it's okay to go back to "X," the site owned by a trillionaire fascist who is currently bankrolling the GOP's midterm, throttled Ukraine's war effort, and still winkingly allows vast amounts of CSAM on his service Answer: No, what the fuck is wrong with you

If I could change one thing about the US education system it would be mandatory rigorous instruction in probability and statistics.

You know, the thing is, I had drafted this piece a month ago, and then never published it, because I thought maybe it was too mean.

The “premise”/pretext is that a trans woman is inherently more threatening than a cis woman of identical appearance.

The people who don’t want you to watch miss rachel want you to watch a public execution

Read the whole thing, then check out my pinned post. This is the critical factor shaping the future. Everything depends on fighting back against these people.

"aspirational sociopathy" really does get at something about american culture right now

I've been traveling and caregiving and stuff, so I kinda missed that Publishers Weekly gave Elon Take The Wheel a starred review! www.publishersweekly.com/9798902680116

This is really good, and accurate. They ain’t your Danbury Baptists anymore. “Those of us who follow white evangelicalism will tell you until we are blue in the face that our current political crisis is actually a religious one.”

This is the third author I've seen this happen to. Amazon needs to be held directly accountable for facilitating this, and all the money from sales of the plaigarized book should be given to the real author including Amazon's cut. This doesn't end unless Bezos loses money over it the more the better

sorry if I seem weird and intense now, it’s because I’m now weird and intense

We have the ability to provide everyone in the world with food, shelter, clothing, clean water, and basic health care. But we don't. There is no reason to believe that AI will change that rather than increasing the power of greedy evil bastards. Any sacrifice for AI should be theirs, not ours.

I often show people this Rufo tweet to illustrate how deliberately, and masterfully, the far right has twisted language to create political useful divisions. Of course, he didn’t invent it - it’s a refined, modern-day Southern Strategy.

This is a big f’ing deal. Story at the newsletter right now, and full explainer coming soon (so make sure you’re subscribed to AED) Three anti-abortion states are asking the Supreme Court to allow them to extradite abortion providers from pro-choice states.

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You may have seen a few familiar MAGA faces distance themselves from Trump this past week. Marjorie Taylor Greene. Peter Thiel. Sen. John Kennedy. But hold your applause for now, because their courage just happened to show up when the cost of speaking out got cheap. (link below)

Technology enthusiasts severely overestimate the average person’s desire or willingness or capacity to build and use AI agents. I understand some work roles that could mandate or encourage it but that is no way a tech revolution. Agents are best for structured, clearly delineated tasks.

Dubya seriously hurt US credibility with two botched wars and the biggest economic crisis since 1929. MAGA has reduced it to zero. Trump is a symptom - a pustule not the plague. This is now recognized by most allies, and they are adjusting to build a world order with less reliance on the USA.

Forensic pathologist Darin Wolfe says that he only finds water in the lungs in about 5% of the drowning autopsies he does.

God this is so smart @sarahkendzior.bsky.social An example of how white supremacy works in such hidden, nefarious ways

Please read this article on the massive weirdos who are largely running the massively powerful and big-money AI industry in the U.S. today.

Why does AI Vance seem much more human, sincere, and relatable than the real one?

I truly, deeply, sincerely do think the guy flipping burgers at McDonalds should be able to afford rent, bills, and groceries with his paycheck alone. That's kind of the whole point of having a job and I can't believe this is considered a radical position.🤷🏽‍♀️

Nice campaign by the Norwegian Consumer Council about the declining lifespan of products. Enjoy!

Can we please stop doing this? I made a comic about it and everything!

The taxidermist did a fantastic job.

This is Pete Hegseth's spiritual mentor and his wife talking about child rearing. It's shows a common attitude among conservative christians and it's got a lot to do with why they are such fucked up assholes. Content warning for child abuse. www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5lu...