Michael Abadi

In 50 years the definitive account of this era will be titled “Cheesecake Factory Populism”

Another one: Gov. Phil Scott has owned Democrats in Vermont for a decade. But he's nervous this year that his agenda of doing little to nothing might not pan out. Amanda Janoo, a milliennial economist focused on a "wellbeing agenda," could really win. Great report from Will Solomon.

If only Ike had warned us of the military ballroom complex

And so it begins

Or as I call him Dipshit Donny

Consent? Pfffff. I say you consent

The lion’s eating someone else’s face. I’m good

oh for the time when “American” and “elegance” belonged in the same sentence

Pay attention to this: it's a big deal.

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The banality of evil

L'État, c'est moi

It’s all a measure of how bad they fucked up with Iran

His whole demeanor is “hey great I’m in the South— you guys are idiots, you’ll believe this bullshit.” Utterly contemptuous

The minivan doors close and he explains the minutia of AI regulation to his staffers

Mitch McConnell leaves the Senate after not having a clue what he voted for or where he is.

Never really a race. Markey over 70%, race called w less than 10% of the vote in. apnews.com/projects/ele...

Thank you for all you left behind

Dolly Parton, one of the greatest singers and songwriters in the history of American popular entertainment, has passed away stereogum.com/2509381/doll...

Someone tell him he has a job and there’s stuff piling up on his desk

A win for basic reading comprehension

"Most of the human hours that go into making artificial intelligence possible are not done in labs in Google or OpenAI. The majority of the work is actually … outsourced to various locations in the Global South, everywhere from India to East Africa to the Philippines,” says researcher James Muldoon.

AI critic Connor Leahy calls for governments to “criminalize the creation of superintelligence the same way that it is illegal to build a nuclear bomb.”

Wait a minute. People voted for DJT because eggs were too expensive. And now, they’re deadly. I’ve never posted FAFO. And now…I have.

Well think about it. If you’re dead eggs cost nothing.

The Steady Hand of “while somewhat unrelated (?)” Glad he’s clear he‘s just spitballing foreign policy and national security

It’s important to remember this is just as possible and in fact more legal than what they’re doing right now. Confiscate criminal assets

Susan Collins pulls into town in a bus full of her supporters; then they all get off the bus; and then she addresses the folks who were on the bus with her as if they were regular Mainers; and legacy media covers this, pretending it isn't deeply bizarre. (Notice the guys with cameras.) #MEpolitics

This is really the best argument on why the Israeli intel that caused the Great Catering Truck Escape was probably bogus.

Rep. Mark Kelly 👇👇

"The internet represents hegemonic views. It does not represent [everybody] in the world." AI researcher Timnit Gebru untangles the deceptive nature of large language models like Chat-GPT, and explains how so-called "superintelligence" entrenches societal biases and inequality.

It’s nice Cassidy didn’t have to suffer Existential anxiety for too long.

it’s to blast opponents shots out of the sky. Winning!

Pretty impressive that the two issues coming in at 80% tag SCOTUS as the problem. That’s a pretty sophisticated structural understanding of how we got here.

Downplay a book or movie The Empire Claps Back

How can anyone born rich be this insecure? His dad must have seriously messed with him.

This line’s a keeper: “If there are any basic standards of character required to hold elected office,…”

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Donny’s wrong again. Major damage caused by VISIGOTHS!

Oh Look the MLB trade deadline and the McConnell replacement special election deadline is Monday August 3.

I work at a public library. People who want to use AI seem to have no trouble doing so. People who don't want to use AI have a harder time. I crowdsourced and then finalized this document "How to disable or avoid intrusive AI" and then gave it a short URL: notoai.org Please pass along if it's useful

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The ACLU has put together a know your rights guide for people within 100 miles of a border. If you are in that swath of land, please take a look at this and learn your actual rights. www.aclu.org/know-your-ri...