Drunk. AMA

More than 100 writers quit French publisher in protest against rightwing owner Vincent Bolloré Tycoon’s media empire accused of pushing far-right ideas, as writers say: ‘We refuse to be hostages in ideological war’

Rightwing media capture cont'd. Hachette's fascist-adjacent owner forces out Grasset's famed editor. And if you think 'That doesn't affect me,' he owns Little Brown, Orion, Conran Octopus, Cassell, Mulholland, Voracious, Abacus, Constable, Corsair, Piatkus, Sphere, Virago...& probably ones I forget

Especially when homeboy is South African. Like, not one to make assumptions, but I’ve read up enough to have reservations.

The addition of curry, ginger, and a smidge of chili powder give the cookies a slightly savory taste, but the sugar and peanut butter still win here.

I rolled these in sugar, but next time I may process some coconut in with the sugar. I think that would make these top tier.

Twenty fresh-baked curry peanut butter cookies on a cooling rack. They each have a single peanut in the middle.

I wanted cookies, but a little off the beaten path.

Therefore: Curry Peanut Butter Cookies.

They are fugging amazing.

We already ate 4 of the 24.

The wealthy always impress me with their cartoon villainy.

I don't recall any previous transformative technologies that had to be sold to the public so hard. No one in 1999 was going, "Guys. Cell phone? It's coming, whether we like it or not. I think it's important, FOR WOMEN ESPECIALLY, to learn about cell phone. So that we're not left behind!!"

Record profits are unpaid wages and unpaid taxes.

oho my mom is gonna LOVE this

(she despises Patel. DESPISES HIM. you should have seen her when I mentioned him partying with the US men's hockey team during the Olympics. the CACKLING.)

You ever notice how in the Superman the Movie poster, he's got one fist out, and on Superman II he's got two fists out? Well BUCKLE UP, I gave him three and four fists for Superman III and Superman IV, respectively. Hilarious!

They're cowards for not doing this.

Everything in this country went to shit once our music stopped focusing on the pursuit of the boogie and/or groove.

We lost sight of what mattered.

bringing back shame and social sanction for being a bigoted asshole is good, actually

ICE criminal illegal alien detainee from Cuba passes away in Miami Aled Damien Carbonell-Betancourt, 27, a criminal illegal alien from Cuba passed away in ICE custody.

Another person has died in the ICE concentration camps. Aled Damien Carbonell-Betancourt was only 27. The press release says he killed himself.

greta thunberg undefeated in making the worst people absolutely lose their minds XD

The attack on Sam Altman exposed a dark underbelly of the anti-AI movement | CNN Business Mainstream artificial intelligence safety groups moved quickly to distance themselves after a 20-year-old allegedly attacked the home of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman last week in what law enforcement officer...

just spitballing here but one thing that might turn down the temperature is top CEOs not doing and saying insane and extremely harmful things all the time, such as enthusiastically embracing fascist movements

If you’re a Hachette author you should be talking to your editors and teams about this. If they’re using AI to counter AI, it’s still AI. And it may also be giving your work to the machine, serving it up on a contractual platter.

Nine Inch Noize by Nine Inch Nails & Boys Noize on Apple Music Album · 2026 · 12 Songs

I dig it, but what would be cooler is a collab with b-sides and rarities. I'd love to hear some earlier stuff with a new polish.

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I find it funny as hell that the entertainment industry will act like representation doesn't matter, but then they trot out some carnival act every few years with a ridiculous name like Jelly Roll or Uncle Kracker so suburban white kids can feel safe listening to something that's on beat for once.

Scoop: U.S. considers $20 billion cash-for-uranium deal with Iran The U.S. and Iran are negotiating over a three-page plan with some very sensitive elements.

Just...wow...

www.axios.com/2026/04/17/i...

Doctor Doom Exposes Himself to the Fantastic Four | Robot Chicken | Adult Swim YouTube video by Adult Swim

Doomsday spoilers.

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A giant movie screen with a shot from Whalefall on it

Today. Somewhere. 👀

Sometimes I feel unsure of myself, while other people go around in 2026 claiming to have invented the Afro

Democrats planning to run in November’s midterm elections have been advised not to antagonise pro-AI campaign groups that have amassed more than $300mn to fight for the industry’s priorities. The warnings by top party consultants, corroborated by people close to four different campaigns and party strategists speaking on the condition of anonymity, come despite internal polling for Democrats showing widespread public support for tougher AI rules.

They're calling it the best democracy ever.

www.ft.com/content/7529...

Student visa holder self-deports after "inhumane" ICE conditions "I gave up and chose to self-deport, not because I wanted to but because I felt like I had no other choice," the student said.

The banality of evil carried by the term "self-deport" is matched only by the ridiculousness of the idea that someone can deport themselves, it would be super cool if news outlets would acknowledge that

Genuine question: do we think these tech CEO guys were always right-leaning or are they just cynically pivoting to roll with the ppl who are willing to uncritically flatter them, accept the products they're pushing, and funnel them tons of money?

On January 10, 2022, the Knicks played the San Antonio Spurs at the Garden. It was Pride night. Richards was there, attending with a friend. An 18-page report prepared by Eversole's Threat Management Group and reviewed by WIRED shows just how closely she was being monitored. 07:10:20 // CAM 0241 // scans her ticket to section 102, Row 8, Seat 5 07:11:14 // CAM 1434 // goes up terrace escalators on level 3 to level 6 concourse 07:12:52 // CAM AC10 // hugs usher Appendix A of the report has a screenshot of the embrace, with Richards circled in red. 08:08:58 // CAM 1093 // talking with F&B worker at the Draft Kings Bar 08:10:49 // CAM 0512 // pays for the drinks 08:31:19 // CAM 0485 // eating at a table It goes on and on. At 8:48 pm, camera 0489 spots another quick hug with an MSG “membership experience executive” (there's a grainy photo in the report's Appendix N). Two minutes and two seconds later, the same camera captures her heading into the women's bathroom. Her exit is noted after precisely two minutes and five seconds.

The owner of MSG and the Knicks compiled this kind of second-by-second surveillance of a trans woman while they were in the arena. They're doing this at all venues owned by James Dolan of perceived enemies. Crazy, crazy shit.

www.wired.com/story/madiso...

Dear People On Substack: the next best time to leave Substack is now

Sandra Bullock Encourages Hollywood To "Lean Into" AI Sandra Bullock is one of several Hollywood stars embracing the use of artificial intelligence in the industry.

Everyone who says shit like this has a vested business interest in AI. It's no more complicated than that. deadline.com/2026/04/sand...