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AOC: "As AI begins to encroach in our society, their goal is to take your cognition away from you. AI's goal is to take your thoughts away from you, your ability to think away from you, so that you become dependent on a machine ... reading books is active resistance"

We already have flying cars. They're called helicopters. They're really expensive and there are good reasons you have to have a pilot license and work with air traffic control to fly them. Putting jets on a sedan is not going to result in a better vehicle or transportation experience in any way.

This is Tommy. Tommy had a question about my allegiances. Listen to the end to hear about his.

SHOUT-OUT to Political Cartoonist extraordinaire & Member of the Order of Canada Michael de Adder, who routinely does a far better job of holding this administration accountable than the corporate media. Thank you for your attention to his brilliant satirical wit! 🙏 (also: 🤣)

Tim Curry, star of The Rocky Horror Picture Show and Spamalot, co-star of Annie, and many other films and stage productions, has died. He was 80.

The way Kenny Rogers’ whole face lights up the moment he hears Dolly Parton’s voice coming from offstage.

BREAKING We have lost an American treasure!!! Dolly Parton has died. She was 80. What heartbreaking news.

Michael Fanone's take on Lindsey Graham is one of the most powerful I've read:

Most of all, Lindsey Graham should be remembered as a passionate defender of rapists.

The legendary Sam Neill has died. He was 78 and had been battling stage 3 blood cancer, but announced in the spring that he was cancer-free. His family described his passing as “sudden and unexpected.”

BREAKING US Senator Lindsey Graham has died, his office says in a statement. The Senator was 71 years old. (Not a joke) Full Story: bit.ly/4f8BB70

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1. If you want to get the best possible protection from your sunscreen of choice, the goal is to apply enough product and allow it to form an even, continuous film on your skin. That is why it’s a good idea to wait around 15 minutes after applying sunscreen before you start applying makeup.

Wow. This doggy daycare in LA does fireworks conditioning for its clients ahead of July 4th. Watch with sound on.

Science! 🙋🏻‍♂️

BREAKING: Police releases photo of the criminal who vandalized the Reflecting Pool:

For the past 26 years, American sunscreen has been terrible compared to sunscreens available in the rest of the world. But last week, the FDA approved a new chemical sunscreen filter for the first time since 1999. At last, better sunscreens are on the way. Read more from @vicmsong.bsky.social:

The decision to go to war with Iran was one of the most disastrous decisions a President has made not just in modern history, but in the history of the USA. The consequences will be felt for decades. I am angry not only as an American, but as an Iranian whose family has suffered greatly.

1. The Texas GOP having an elephant at its convention means the Texas GOP enables animal abuse. And Governor Greg Abbot’s name is on the banner, which also means he condones and enables the abuse of an elephant.

What's up, chat! Group chats are rolling out today in the new v1.124 update. This is our first feature built for communities, and there's more to come.

A friendly reminder on sunscreens.

1. Big day over here at Sunscreen HQ. For the first time in more than 25 years, the FDA has approved a new sunscreen filter: bemotrizinol aka BEMT. This filter has been approved for use in Europe since 1999.

Imagine if a woman president crashed the economy and started a war with no end in sight, and her biggest, seemingly ONLY concern was building a ballroom and redecorating the White House.

Reminder: There is no such thing as a healthy tan! If you don’t burn under the sun that does not mean you aren’t in danger. There is no such thing as a healthy tan.

Really. You've got to watch this. It's brief.