So I’m scouting in Tivoli, Italy and taking a pretty little picture when the location manager sidles up behind me and says, “You know, they used to sacrifice children there.”

A “little bit” of AI is plagiarism.

This year I was asked to run for an officer position in Guild leadership. I had to decline, but my first reaction was “Please hang up and call Mike Royce.”

WGA-ers, please vote for this man. There are few finer humans in the universe. He cares about writers from the depths of his soul.

Optometrist and I just commemorated our 20th anniversary together. Celebrated by ordering prescription computer glasses specifically for writing. Still 20/20 in the left and “Is that a person or a chair?” in the right.

WGA statement on Paramount’s decision to cancel the Late Show with Stephen Colbert.

We're in so much trouble

Holy shit, New York!

Here’s the full view.

#NoKings #50501Movement

LAPD and LA Sheriffs tried to prevent two large protests from joining together in downtown and both departments ended up hitting EACH OTHER with impact munitions from across the same interesection.

No fallacies detected.

Less than 45 minutes after President Donald Trump thanked the National Guard "for a job well done!" Mayor Karen Bass clarified on social media "the National Guard has not been deployed in the City of Los Angeles."

This is patently unlawful, if the Marines are being used for regular civilian law enforcement on the whim of the SecDef.

Now Hegseth is saying that the active duty Marines at Camp Pendleton are on alert to come in if the National Guard isn’t enough.

The U.S. government is ready to unleash our own military on civilians.

It is definitely time to be frightened about what is happening here.

There it is. Rep. Mike Collins (R-GA) says Republicans’ next goal is to kick seniors off Social Security: “Get off of Social Security. Get back into the workforce.”

Exclusive: US veterans agency orders scientists not to publish in journals without clearance Move that seeks political control of doctors’ and scientists’ published research fits a pattern of censorship by the Trump administration, veterans advocates say

Ah, well, that’s very bad. Like Stalinist, Lysenkoism bad.

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

The corruption here is staggering #Cryptogate

He really is the worst human alive. This is so fucking gross.

You do not have to accept repeat Covid infections as inevitable.

Mitigations work. Layers work best.

Get your booster. Clean & ventilate the air. Test and stay home when sick.

Perhaps most important of all, wear a well fitted N95.

It protects you & those around you. Community care can save us!

US cancels more than $700 million funding for Moderna bird flu vaccine The Trump administration has canceled a contract awarded to Moderna for the late-stage development of its bird flu vaccine for humans, as well as the right to purchase shots, the drugmaker announced on Wednesday.

Mark the date.

A lot of people knew him from comics, but I grew up on his Star Trek: TNG novels. It was the first time I remember looking at the names of authors as a kid. Whenever there was a new Peter David installment I knew I was in for a treat. Rest well, legend.

U.S. reports cases of new COVID variant NB.1.8.1 behind surge in China Authorities in Hong Kong say COVID-19 levels are the worst in at least a year.

Mask up!

I feel like we don’t talk about Sade enough.

If you're not quite sure how bad an idea a *ten year moratorium* on "AI" regulations is, @cendemtech.bsky.social @dairinstitute.bsky.social @georgetownprivacy.bsky.social and many many others have joined a letter about why this is a FUCKING TERRIBLE idea:
cdt.org/insights/cdt...

The Democrats aren't going to message their way into the hearts and minds of racists and sexists who have been raised to hate them. They're not going to deliver their way in, either. Biden did more for the working class than any president since FDR and it bounced right off of their bigoted skulls.