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“The monstrosity would still be an ugly appendage that wrecks the symmetry of the historic White House. But over time, we’d grow accustomed to having a multi-purpose venue that serves the needs of both the president and the capital. As … Continue reading →

“The political line of attack is pretty clear. Unlike so many other examples of chaotic and degenerate bullshit or egregious damage that shows up over time in indirect ways, this one is crystal clear: it’s all on Trump and something … Continue reading →

“As economic pressures gut local newsrooms across the country, white nationalist figures see an untapped opening: stepping into media deserts where there are few journalists left to sound the alarm.” “Paramount‘s purchase of Warner Bros. Discovery could be devastating for … Continue reading →

“Today, we’re announcing the Official Elon Musk is a Sad Little Bitch with No Friends Monument Design Committee. For just $10, you can join a movement of like-minded people working together to force a moment of introspection upon the world’s … Continue reading →

“How Universities Won Their Battle with Trump”. “Generative “AI”: The Guitar Hero of Creativity”. “Pizza Hut’s Book It! program for kids is officially back this summer.” “LinkedIn is taking aim at the “AI slop” — low-quality, artificially generated content — … Continue reading →

“The Doctor Shortage Is Here—and Getting Worse”. “If there is a question to ask, then, it is this: Why does Musk get a pass? Why do politicians, journalists and commentators treat his far-right racist radicalism as a sideshow rather than … Continue reading →

“Olive Garden would be hard-pressed to sell its bottomless pasta bowl were such documentation required.” “The closest thing you have to bottom-up institutions or organizations that are vehicles for popular democratic actions are groups like Indivisible, which have chapters across … Continue reading →

“Can Trump Steal the Midterms? Six Takeaways from Our Election Investigation”. (Short answer: There are things he can do but he’s more limited than he would like, and there are things we all can do to stop him.) “I don’t … Continue reading →

“Netflix and its copycats forgot why network TV, even with declined ratings, reigns supreme. Sometimes, all we want is 26 episodes of something, with a weekly release and a guaranteed new season the next year.” “Men found ‘Love Island.’ Then … Continue reading →

“Turn off this Meta setting before someone generates AI images of you“. Or set your account to Private. “Woman Thought Date Was a ‘Jerk’ for Not Calling, but He Was Actually in a Coma After Being Attacked by a Bear … Continue reading →

Oh, Peppa, no. Just, no. “The WNBA’s biggest PR problem isn’t the overly physical play, [Caitlin] Clark’s complaining, poor refereeing, or even the bad-faith actors who look at every moment like it’s the Zapruder film, in search of ways to … Continue reading →

“Our entirely predictable Social Security “crisis,” to put it bluntly, is a political choice made by a pay-to-play government that under President Donald Trump has become baldly transactional. Congress could close the gap tomorrow if lawmakers would get their priorities … Continue reading →

“Folks: Don’t do this. Don’t use “AI” for your business correspondence, especially to creatives. Ever.” “Diatoms—a variety of tiny, single-celled algae that first emerged during the age of the dinosaurs—are a key component of the modern brewing industry, and a … Continue reading →

“The Protein Shortage Is Coming”. “At least 97 of the more than 1,500 individuals granted clemency by President Trump for their roles in the January 6 Capitol attack have been arrested for, charged with, or convicted of crimes separate from … Continue reading →

“It has completely infected the white supremacist realm. Misogyny is as important, I would argue, as racism or neo-Nazi-ism now to people that traffic in these kinds of ideas and live in these cultures.” “For years, DuckDuckGo has enticed privacy-seeking … Continue reading →

“A Project 2029 should be mostly a blueprint for how to use trifecta power to the maximum extent possible by law and constitution to make thoroughgoing structural changes to the federal government to buttress against authoritarian fascist attack. Reinforcing the … Continue reading →

“As my regular readers know, I don’t believe in that system anymore. But I remember it well enough to emphatically say that if you handed evangelicals a checklist for the Antichrist (capital “A”), then Donald J. Trump would hit more … Continue reading →

“Maybe some day Jesus will appear to those Republican council members in a blinding light, knocking them off their feet and bellowing “Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?” and they’ll have a change of heart. But that’s between them … Continue reading →

“The Fallout From Trump’s Pope Bashing”. “Despite how unnerving a [food] recall might be, experts argue that it might be a good thing that we’re still seeing them, because that means there are still people within the government doing the … Continue reading →

The Accursèd Alphabetical Clock, which displays the current time alphabetically. “Stephen Colbert Bequeaths His Iran War Jokes to Jimmy Kimmel”. “Well, kids, gather round, and let’s reintroduce you to the concept of the “pilot.” The idea of shooting a tester … Continue reading →

“How Viktor Orbán Got Rolled by His Own Gerrymander”. “When people consent to have sex with each other, they also generally agree, implicitly or explicitly, to a specific risk level: birth control methods, sexually transmitted infection (STI) status, whether someone … Continue reading →

Government databases are top targets for cybercriminals and also former DOGE bros, especially those who got their grubby hands on Social Security data. “Young people have grown increasingly skeptical of artificial intelligence, even those who use it daily”. “The Chilling … Continue reading →

“This is when the difference between “conspiracy” and “conspiracy theory” becomes crucial to understand.” “It was in 2012 that Dawber realised that solving vehicle crimes was his true calling. As a Cheshire police officer specialising in vehicle theft, he was … Continue reading →

“Pilates has grown in popularity in recent years, fueled in part by social media. This dig at the exercise routine of Draper, the “Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” cast member, has much deeper misogynist roots than simply criticizing her appearance: … Continue reading →

“The Creator of Wordle Just Came Out With a New Game, and It’s Hard”. “After fights over social studies standards, conservative activists come for math“. “The actual analogue to a “Great Books” curriculum for STEM would be a lab-heavy program … Continue reading →

“Pull up a chair and endure yet another goddamn article about generative AI.” A long read but worth your time. “From location tracking and monitoring software to wearable tech like Meta’s AI Glasses and smartwatches, each advancement in tech innovation … Continue reading →

“The U.S. and Israeli war against Iran is disrupting energy markets and driving oil and gas prices higher in the United States and globally. While those increases are modest so far, experts say the war has the potential to cause … Continue reading →

“Poppycock. She’s doing none of those things. She’s writing science fiction which will be used by a mathematical equation to alter the statistical likelihood of a computer program choosing some tokens rather than other tokens as its output. Saying that … Continue reading →

“Whatever one thinks about cryptocurrency, the federal government must update antiquated security procedures to protect its digital asset stockpile.” “The federal prosecutor’s office in Minnesota has been gutted by a wave of career officials resigning or retiring over objections to … Continue reading →

“The era of “Dark Woke” is upon us.” “But beyond lowering prices, an affordability agenda needs to reckon with how the economy feels. Nominal price levels certainly matter, but they are compounded by the proliferation of corporate rent-seeking that makes … Continue reading →

“You Don’t Need an Emergency Fund. You Need an Abortion Fund.” The original ‘wine moms’ are in Ohio. They’re mobilizing to support Haitians in Springfield. And along those lines, from Cup of Coffee News: Springfield, only being a fraction of … Continue reading →

From an old friend in Minnesota: “The two major immigrant-run organizations who are resisting ICE are Unidos MN and Monarca. They are the true front lines. If folks are looking for specific places to donate to, Stand With Minnesota is … Continue reading →

Report Misconduct by Federal Agents to the California Attorney General. More like this, please. “Public domain contest challenges filmmakers to remix Betty Boop, Nancy Drew and more”. “A year into Trump’s second presidential term, Nature presents a series of graphics … Continue reading →

“Heated Rivalry Is Getting Conservatives Hot and Bothered“. Not in the fun way, of course. “MTV Rewind is an absolute wonder. It collects over 33,000 music videos, shows, and exclusive concert footage spanning the station’s four decades. Want Pop Up … Continue reading →