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I first saw this argument penned by science fiction writer Ted Chiang in 2023, just a few months after ChatGPT was released to the public. If you missed it then, it’s worth a read now.

I love games and so many of the people who make them. It was an honor to accept the award on behalf of the team and a privilege to be able to speak to what I believe in. ♥️

Wrong again, dumbass

One woman who called the State Department helpline looking for help said they told her to "stop ranting and raving" and hung up on her. Another woman said they asked her how to spell Oman. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/04/t...

Historian here history first time as tragedy the second time as farce.

Anyways.

It’s looking increasingly likely that Kristi Noem and Lewandowski funneled almost 200 million in government money to a company that is run by her friend and that nobody can give an address for. Oh, and it was 8 days old when it was awarded the contract.

It is so damning of US news media that so many outlets refuse to just straight up say that Senator Tim Sheehy assaulted an activist. He did not "help" Capitol police. They did not need his help. He wanted to assault the guy and did. He should resign.

The incoming party leadership of the GOP is openly racist, sexist, and antisemitic in a way that used to be isolated to skinheads - like calling for genocide, sharing "ways to kill Black people" levels of open fascism today, it's normal

The video of a United States Senator joining the violent removal of U.S. marine from a hearing and hideously breaking his arm in a door is an example of what has been unleashed in this country. They’re tapping in to get in on the violence. And then he bragged about it on X later.

If the government gets to decide if you have them, they're not human rights.

Al Capone, at an international conference: "You're dealing with a lot of law enforcement in your own country, I'm sure. You have my permission not to listen to them."

My magnum opus. #andor2x8 #starwars #andor #andorseason2 #reaction #youtube #react

And I’ve forgotten about hashtags #starwars #andor #andorseason2 #reaction #youtube #react

Touched by a yabba. #starwars #andor #andorseason2 #reaction #youtube

Let the good times roll. Like a car. D’Qar.

Trying to get a regular content output rhythm going so naturally here’s the start of a reaction series I recorded almost a year ago. Little rough around the edges but they get better as they go along. Working towards actual discussion of the show in relation to real world modern revolution, soooon.

CNN: That's not what farmers are telling you. One farmer at a town hall told you tariffs drove up prices of fertilizer ALFORD: It was Biden that drove it up C: That's not what the farmer told you A: Well, that's what I'm telling you C: Sir, excuse me. Are you listening to your constituents?

Oh ffs, I missed this part earlier. They're using the trans issue as their excuse to attack Colorado's prison system to get Tina Peters out. Dhillon's looking into if the state violates prisoners’ rights by “housing biological males in units designated for females.” newrepublic.com/post/204192/...

This was just posted by a CBS News producer on their Instagram stories.

"I DON'T NEED YOU TO FUCKING REWRITE WHAT I'VE JUST WRITTEN!"

It's great to see congressional Dems fighting to protect Congress's power of the purse right now. But congressional Rs also know that Trump and Vought are seizing their core constitutional power. These Rs furrow their brows but won't join the fight. Pathetic. www.notus.org/trump-white-...

Cartoon by @andertoon.bsky.social.

Last week @rachelkleinfeld.bsky.social and I put out a provocation & set of suggestions on how influence has changed and why institutions (& funders) need to change their thinking on shaping public opinion and connecting w/audiences. The old way no longer works. carnegieendowment.org/research/202...

As America nears a tipping point, Russell Vought desires a radical rightwing “counter-revolution.”   For @zeit.de, I wrote a profile of one of Trumpism’s key figures – and one of Trump’s most dangerous henchmen.   Some thoughts from the piece (since it is in German):

It's not your imagination: Wildfire smoke in the U.S. has dramatically worsened since 2019. According to a new study, it's already killing 41,000 people a year - and it's poised to get much worse. new from me @johnmuyskens.bsky.social and @sadbumblebee.buzz www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...

Here’s what a Ball State University employee said that led to their termination:

I wrote about the experience of government of, by, and for people who have been driven insane by screens. (This is a gift link, please Consider Defector if you are interested in subscribing to a website) defector.com/the-united-s...

PATEL: The estate of Epstein has a voluminous amount of information that they have not released LIEU: Wouldn't it be great if the FBI subpoenaed the estate? P: The estate is under no obligation to provide that information L: That's just false. You're the frickin' FBI! You can subpoena information

KAMLAGER-DOVE: Dylan Roof, who followed white supremacist propaganda, murdered 9 Black parishioners in 2015. Do you deny this? PATEL: I'm sorry. Dylan Roof? Can you give me more information? KAMLAGER-DOVE: You're head of the FBI

I somehow missed this incredible story last month. Apparently the cops who killed Tyre Nichols will get a new federal trial. Why? Because someone shot a clerk for the judge who presided over the original trial, and the judge believes the shooter is in a gang that's connected to one of the cops.

climate change??

Monarez: "Kennedy demanded 2 things of me that were were inconsistent w/ my oath of office. He directed me to commit in advance to approving every ACIP recommendation regardless of the scientific evidence. He also directed me to dismiss career officials responsible for vaccine policy without cause"

If Trump wasn't in the Epstein files, Kash Patel would be happy to say so plainly. His evasiveness says plenty.

People don’t like it when I say it, but the main place you’ll be pressured to participate in fascism is work. Especially if you work in a battleground space like government or academia. None of your weekend organizing can ever make up for active participation in the fascist project at your day job.

If you feel like there’s nothing you can do to stop all of this, start by refusing to participate in fascist demands. And don’t ever justify the behaviors of people who capitulate. They can’t do any of this without cooperation. The main thing most people need to do is just refuse that cooperation.

“Roughly 20% of FBI agents — 2,840 out of around 13,800 — have been diverted to work on immigration enforcement, according to data obtained by the libertarian-oriented Cato Institute. That represents a significantly larger shift in FBI priorities than what happened after the 9/11 terrorism attacks”

Wow, @sludge.bsky.social gets results. Just a day after Sludge reported that SKDK was working on a bot initiative for the government of Israel, SKDK now says it has dropped Israel as a client. www.politico.com/news/2025/09...

ICE just happened to arrest one of the plaintiffs in a federal lawsuit against Home Depot and several Chicago cops.

We are at the point in the honoring-Charlie-Kirk's-memory cycle when faculty are being fired for posting, without comment, Charlie Kirk's words. At the behest of politicians sworn to uphold the first amendment, and in public institutions covered by first amendment protections.

Nancy, what happened to your original motive for the shooting bsky.app/profile/meth...

I think it's time to admit that our entire planet is at active war with fascism. And that the war is existential, not just for minorities, for everyone.

it really is astonishing how quickly it goes from “civil war” and “blood in the streets” to “wow guys it’s just a sad tragedy” when it becomes inconvenient