board gamers we've been clocked

RFK Jr.: THE RACCOON WAS ALREADY DEAD, IT'S NOT LIKE HE WAS GOING TO MISS IT. AOC: THE WEIRD PART ISN'T THAT IT WAS DEAD, IT'S THAT YOU CUT OFF ITS PENIS

New meme format just dropped, get ‘em while their hot

Really astounding that one could be so arrogant about this while talking to someone whose family is from a country that was colonized by Imperial Japan. Westerners are not the only people who have the internet.

The point is that people who do know won't wear it because of what it has been corrupted to mean, and politicians should certainly not choose to wear symbols that are now associated with hate.

This is honestly giving racism. How can you be so sure that the majority of people in countries that were all affected by the WORLD WAR have no idea what Nazis are or their symbolism? Condescending and paternalistic.

She's 93......

Will never forget when my phone was confiscated at secondary school because I got a phone call telling me a family member was in the hospital, and this meant I had caring responsibilities. Told them and school still insisted on taking it off me even though I needed to, you know, do that caring.

this may be controversial to some but Iran having a nuclear weapon would be considerably more beneficial to world peace at this point than them not having one

This is before we get into the theft of the other reporter's hard work of generating those answers via their questioning. Just gross all around. To pat yourself on the back and present it in a cheeky way too!?

We often talk about movies predicting the future in odd ways, but I never expected to see AI step into the blueprint of Get Out, so quickly. The comfort of taking this actor's words, pouring them into a LLM, and using it for your capital gain without their participation is quite nuts.

Ah yes, Japan, the only country in East Asia...

Do you think people in East Asia don't know about Nazis?

I have been gifted jewelry with the Buddhist swastika on it by my 93-year old Buddhist grandmother who does not currently live in the US but is a citizen. I would never wear it, because of what swastikas mean now.

Photo of six empty teabag with paintings of a fruit on each one including a plumb, orange and lemon

Ruby Silvious, visual artist and graphic designer, whose work includes experimenting on recycled and found materials, including tea-bags #Womensart

This Is Just To Say

I have turned off
the AI features
that were in
the update

and which
you were probably
hoping
to monetize

Fuck you
they were stupid
so unnecessary
and so annoying

Péter Magyar, who unseated Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán Sunday in a landslide, shared a bombshell with reporters that the outgoing leader had diverted taxpayer funds to bankroll the American Conservative Political Action Conference. trib.al/ct7GGV3

The first panel shows a crow with the title "How to live a good life". The second panel shows a crow cawing at itself in the mirror with the subheading "Make friends". The next panel says "Explore" and shows a crow looking into a commercial waste bin. The next says "Try new things" with a crow eating something vile. The next one says "Be curious" and shows the crow grabbing a hissing cat's tail". The final frame says "Get a hobby" and shows the crow looking closely at a book of matches.

How To Live A Good Life #oldknees

It’s Not Enough to Defeat Orbánism. You Have to Drive a Stake Through Its Heart. First you have to beat the authoritarian. Then you have to reform the system that allowed him to subvert democracy.

Ross Douthat: No *true* authoritarian leaves power! www.thebulwark.com/p/its-not-en...

We reviewed an 18-page report detailing the second-by-second surveillance of a trans woman. They followed her as she went in and out of the bathroom, even though she posed 'no threat."

It's one of a bunch of new details in this deep dive that @robertsilverman.bsky.social and I took for @wired.com

Capitalism is incompatible with democracy etc etc

Moreover, ICE must be destroyed

Summary:
1) Cops arrest woman, accusation of theft using self-checkout
2) Charges were made by 'AI' system
3) Target waited until system claimed enough theft for felony charge
4) $1600 bail
5) Court dismisses case based on no evidence. Zero. None.
Conclusion: fuck Target, fuck AI, fuck self-checkout

We need and deserve both federal and state statutes with overlapping severe penalties for this behavior. An automatic $1 million penalty, payable to the victim, every time a company files a shoplifting complaint without sufficient evidence to convict.

i think folks might be unfamiliar with "the pharisees", so let's make it clear: he's saying the jews run the press, and that they are conspiring to undermine the military. it's not just antisemitism, it's indistinguishable from nazism.

It’s inaccurate to say Mario is brave and Luigi is cowardly

Luigi is afraid of death, so he runs away from danger. Mario is afraid of living, so he runs towards death. Both brothers are cowards in their own way

ben solo. my beautiful son. i named you after the oldest man i ever knew’s witness protection name

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

Last week a worker lit a toilet paper warehouse on fire, causing 600 million dollars in damages.

Even if viral claims of copycat fires are unfounded, the memes and reaction to this story do demonstrate a form of class consciousness and an active willingness to rally behind such action.

Doing a basic calculation using a chatbot instead of a calculator uses between 2.5 million and 62 million times more energy. And using chatbots for calculations is *extremely common* - the companies have marketed these systems as general purpose, everything-apps!

I feel people instinctively flinch (as I do) or just SIGH at the "merry-go-round-from-hell" talk of homelessness governance and more bureaucracy.

So this story on what some unhoused people think of all the "bureau this, bureau that" talk might be helpful? lapublicpress.org/2025/04/unho...

A vintage Toyota HiAce

A vintage Toyota HiAce

A vintage Toyota HiAce

Was walking the dog and this van stopped me in my tracks