The Killer Robots Are Coming. The Battlefield Will Never Look the Same.

I guess we can thank Putin for this. Good for Ukraine, as long as they have the edge, but not the ideal vision of the future.
www.nytimes.com/2026/04/20/w...

The EPA announced it will appoint industry representatives from chemical and other sectors to its Science Advisory Board (SAB), alongside academics and other scientists. The new appointments come more than a year after the administration “reset” the board by dismissing all of its sitting scientists.

The Donald J. Trump Guide to Classic Fairy Tales Has the president failed to learn the lessons of classic cautionary fables—or does he just understand them in his own novel ways?

For example: "Moral: People with golden hair are entitled to whatever they want..."
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Hungary’s New Leader Reveals Viktor Orbán Was Paying CPAC Péter Magyar called the payments a “crime” and said his government would stop the funds.

The entire American conservative MAGA “movement” has been a Russian funded op the entire time. Follow the money. It’s a straight line from Putin to CPAC.

𝐕𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐒𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐋𝐞𝐁𝐫𝐨𝐧 𝐉𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐁𝐞 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐓𝐚𝐥𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐀𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐁𝐚𝐬𝐤𝐞𝐭𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐥

"The report made authoritative claims and ... cited studies that he thought were “only peripherally related to the topic.” It referenced percentages that appeared to be completely made up. The summary of Dr. Bond’s research was completely unrecognizable to him."
www.nytimes.com/2026/04/13/w...

In a compulsory research class I stood before undergrads who clearly didn't want to be there, nor saw the need for it. I began class by asking them to imagine that the next professional they sought help from didn't think researching best practice really mattered. They got my point.

Hungary election: Viktor Orbán concedes with opposition on course for landslide election win - follow live Hungary's prime minister has been ousted after 16 years in power, with Péter Magyar set to be the country's new leader.

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“'I’ve never experienced anything like this in my entire life,' the congresswoman said, fighting back tears.

"She described the way people were laying down inside as “like sardines.”

“'It is frightening in there,' she said. 'It is disgusting'..."

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Keep up the good work, fellas!

We upset the Trump person running the US Forest Service Facebook account. Read their latest post. Read their recent Facebook post.

Here are the facts:
- Research “continues”? 57 research stations are being closed across 31 states. That’s not continuing (that’s gutting).

As RFK Jr allies hailed Mississippi’s rollback of strict school vaccine rules, whooping cough surged and a baby died The campaign to change the rules was years in the making, orchestrated in part by two men with close ties to US health secretary RFK Jr

RFK Jr.'s lies are killing children, and more will die if he is not impeached. Visit tr.ee/removeRFKJr to contact your Rep and ask that they co-sponsor the articles of impeachment against RFK Jr.

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If you go to Facebook you can comment on the U.S. Forest Service’s recent post. They’re calling out our movement because major businesses are now speaking up and that’s got them rattled. They’re spreading lies to sell you on their demolition of the Forest Service. Don’t buy it.

Opinion | NASA Flew by the Moon, but Behind the Scenes, Its Science Is a Chaotic Mess

"President Trump’s 2027 budget request calls for a nearly 50 percent cut to NASA’s science division. We may still be able to shoot for the moon, but we’re losing the ability to understand our own world."

www.nytimes.com/2026/04/08/o...

Prime Minister of Spain Pedro Sánchez:

“The Government of Spain will not applaud those who set the world on fire just because they show up with a bucket.”

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My Quest to Solve Bitcoin’s Great Mystery

Can't say if he's right, have at it. A bit for the old folks though:
"Ancestors of today’s message boards, mailing lists were large group emails in old typewriter font that subscribers received in their inbox. To communicate, respondents replied-all.”
Gosh, imagine.
www.nytimes.com/2026/04/08/b...

I did that as a kid too, umbrellas are for sissies, right? Still find them annoying actually, but had to admit it’s not fun having wet clothes all day.

To be fair, if Trump says it, who knows if he means it (or even knows what he's saying, one wonders sometimes).

Trump issues expletive-laden social media post threatening Iranian infrastructure if Strait of Hormuz not opened - live updates The US president says in Iran “Tuesday will be Power Plant Day, and Bridge Day, all wrapped up in one” if the key shipping lane is not reopened.

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Welp, Happy Easter. Just watch the Peace President go.

The FY2027 budget requests $1.5 trillion for military spending and pays for it by gutting NOAA, FEMA grants, NIH, and fully eliminating programs that keep the lights on for struggling Americans.

Statue of a Peanuts character dressed as a wizard (I guess), raising two wands.

A very desiccated pumpkin lying on the sidewalk.

Another dried-up pumpkin, this one in an arrangement of rocks and pottery shards in someone’s front yard.

Arise, Great Pumpkin!

A photo of some decoration above a door at the Oval Office. There's a flying cherub surrounded by some trim. Everything looks like it has been covered by gold foil, like you'd find on a Cadbury bunny.

The White House put up Cadbury decorations for Easter.

Forest Service Will Close Research Stations That Study Wildfire Risk

Record high temperatures and low snowpack out west - what could possibly go wrong? Guess we'll never know, since it's not worth studying. Add the decimation of FEMA (and medical insurance), well, I hope it doesn't get as bad as it could. It's a government of fools.

www.nytimes.com/2026/04/03/c...

The Women Who Believe That Women Should Lose the Right to Vote

"“There have been times where I’ve had to swallow my pride and be like, ‘OK, this is not what I want, but I know God wants me to submit to my husband,’” she said. “God’s going to reward me when I get to heaven for my obedience.”"

What's the reward, I wonder?

www.nytimes.com/2026/04/02/u...

Trump Administration Live Updates: Judge Halts White House Ballroom Construction

The National Trust for Historic Preservation is apparently “a Radical Left Group of Lunatics.” News to them, I would think.

www.nytimes.com/live/2026/03...

Tolkien fans will recognize Erebor as the "Lonely Mountain" where a greedy dragon hoarded a pile of stolen gold for 200 years.

The Balance That Keeps Climate Stable Is Out of Whack, U.N. Report Finds

I know anyone likely to see this already knows, but just in case - we need to try and fix this. Someone tell Dear Leader.

www.nytimes.com/2026/03/22/c...

There are some pretty violent and weird things in the Bible, to be fair.

Striking Down Pentagon Press Limits, Judge Vindicates Independent Journalism

An encouraging tidbit, IF it's upheld.

www.nytimes.com/2026/03/20/u...

Do we still do mutinies? Because an endless deployment plus sleeping on a table plus a crowd of crewmates in dirty clothes, well. Let’s up the grog ration.