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“It’s crazy—they spoke one at a time, listened to what everyone else was saying, apologized for any harm done, and then decided to move forward with a mutually agreeable solution.” — Matty Boyle, baffled observer

“.. its six-week long decline would mark the longest such losing streak since 2008.” @bloomberg.com $BKX www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

reading this, it does seem as if “rationalism” is an elaborate intellectual architecture designed primarily to support the idea that if you were born white, male and clever then you are the genetic elite and entitled to rule.

This is what a rigged economy looks like.

Going from claiming your company is working on technology that might destroy humanity to leaking you’re on track to generate $100 billion in sales this year, just in time for the IPO. Makes it hard to defend the claims that this hasn’t all been a cynical form of marketing and regulatory capture.

".. This attempt to position Meta as a champion of decentralized technology is comical. .. the only reason Meta isn’t talking up an all-powerful closed AI model .. is that it has so far failed to build a competitive one." @opinion.bloomberg.com $META www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...

“The most important thing we can choose to pay attention to is the thing that makes us feel most alive and free; everything else is just noise that keeps us from seeing what really matters." — Aldous Huxley

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"Julio" says, “I’m a lettuce cutter. We move at a very fast pace. I’m almost always bent over. My coworkers, who’ve been doing this for years, recommend that we stretch, but if we listen, the machine will leave us behind. This could jeopardize our return next year.” #WeFeedYou

Who knew genocide could be so unpopular?

Robert Reich has the answer… The ceiling on income subject to Social Security payroll tax must be raised. If all income in excess of $400,000 were subject to Social Security payroll tax, solvency would be guaranteed forever, and also expand SS benefits. robertreich.substack.com/p/they-dont-...

Today is the anniversary of Loving v. Virginia, the Supreme Court decision that legalized interracial marriage across all 50 states. It’s important to remember the progress we've made as we celebrate this historic win for love and equality. Happy Loving Day, everyone!

The richest man in the world gutted USAID and bragged about “feeding [it] into the wood chipper.” Remember who is responsible for this suffering. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/18/b...

What is it about us Americans that the notion of getting off what is clearly the wrong train amounts to a radical idea? "The longer you stay on the wrong train, the more expensive it is to get home" Anonymous

My record speaks for itself. I’ve never hesitated to hold polluters accountable. When bad corporate actors threaten the health of our communities, we need to stand up and fight back.

No U.S. distributor would touch this documentary so now we're giving you free access May 1-4. Including interviews with historian Heather Cox Richardson, Rep. Jamie Raskin, and Harvard professor Steven Levitsky. www.democracyundersiegedoc.org/signup

To escape authoritarianism, somebody's going to have to come up with an inspiring vision of what the country could be and motivate people to help make it happen. I'm guessing a bitter indictment of people whose support you're asking for may not help with that.

Man Who Threw Molotov Cocktail At Sam Altman’s Home Claims He Was Following ChatGPT Recipe For Risotto

#BecerraForGovernor #California

Since my father's death, I've been thinking about grief as a profound energy source-- of clarity, discipline, and commitment. With romantic weddings, we make promises to love our spouse. We should also normalize making vows to honor those who have left. karenattiah.substack.com/p/turning-my...

This is really well done yourbrainonmoney.substack.com/p/gambling-i...

lebron james is worth $1.42 billion- why is the dude doing commercials for gambling apps?!?!?

thoughts on stephen miller’s rant about “human rights” youtu.be/3RJ_TWtFcMk?...

This War Will Destabilize The Entire Mideast Region And Set Off A Global Shockwave Of Anti-Americanism vs. No It Won’t

The brothers were being taken to the hospital after being injured by an explosive device. On the way, Russian forces deliberately targeted the emergency vehicle with a strike drone. Only the driver survived; he is now in the hospital.

AI Chatbot That Only Responds ‘Huh’ Valued At $200 Billion https://theonion.com/ai-chatbot-that-only-responds-huh-valued-at-200-billion/

I fucking hate russia.

"Once men turned their thinking over to machines in the hope that this would set them free. But that only permitted other men with machines to enslave them." — Frank Herbert, Dune

Leaked video from Palantir and Tesla presenting their product roadmap to ICE.

My apartment in Kharkiv has no heating, and part of the city also has no power due to a russian attack on our infrastructure today. The temperature outside is -12°C.

The entire US economy right now is 5 companies sending billions of dollars back and forth to each other

Palantir has been in the news a lot lately. Here's what you should know about the corporation that's helping Trump build a vast surveillance state. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_VwyhErd88

It is almost Children-of-Men o'clock. www.pbump.net/o/the-cinema...

So please share your kind acts, your volunteering, the things you do to help others and to not be an isolated, selfish individualist like Scrooge with the hashtag #DickensianChallenge Show people that ordinary people who aren't activist organizers are also active citizens in their communities.

The AI surveillance state is real — and it's being built by Palantir. youtu.be/x_VwyhErd88?...

Today in History: December 1, 1955 Rosa Parks, a Black seamstress, was arrested after refusing to give up her seat to a white man on a Montgomery, Alabama, city bus; the incident sparked a yearlong boycott of the buses and helped fuel the U.S. civil rights movement.

Today is World AIDS Day, a day that reminds me of the decades-long fight for dignity, science, and compassion. We’ve come so far because activists, researchers, and communities refused to be ignored.

I just published the deepest thing I’ve ever written on the Epstein files...and it explains EXACTLY why they will never fully come out. Not in your lifetime. Maybe never. 👇 NO paywall. www.jackhopkinsnow.com

"But if intelligence is our only edge, we must learn to use it better, to sharpen it, to understand its limitations and deficiencies—to use it as cats use stealth, as walking sticks use camouflage, to make it the tool of our survival." -Carl Sagan, Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors

If you're a reader who's into JFK thing, this is a good book. If you want to take a step back and exam the broader context, David Talbot's "The Devil's Chessboard" is a truly great book.