Verge headline: Silicon Valley has forgotten what normal people want by Elizabeth Lopatto Illustration of a brain melting in the sun

"In the place of problem-solving technology, companies have jumped on successive bandwagons like NFTs, the metaverse, and LLMs. What these all have in common is that they are not built to really solve a market problem. They are built to make VCs and companies rich."

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Trump's running out of women in his cabinet to blame.

Federal agents detain wife of another US army member: ‘ICE is out of control’ Jose Serrano, a sergeant, said Deisy Rivera Ortega, his wife, was arrested at an immigration appointment

A US army sergeant with 27 years of military service – including deployment to Afghanistan – has said that federal immigration agents recently arrested his wife during an appointment at an El Paso, Texas, immigration office.

This is a war based on lies

InfoWars Let me tell you a story. When I was a child, I suffered from night terrors. It was always the same dream: I could hear my family and neighbors wailing…

Some timeline stuff:
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Commonwealth Court rules the state constitution includes a fundamental right to abortion • Pennsylvania Capital-Star Susan Frietsche, of the Women’s Law Project, said the Medicaid coverage exclusion was the single largest barrier to abortion access in Pa.

This is a wonderful decision for Pennsylvania! And calling abortion a fundamental right is a satisfying slap in the face to the extremists on the Supreme Court.

Parents react after 2 killed, 5 hurt in mass shooting at Winston-Salem park: ‘Too close to home’ WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (WGHP) — Winston-Salem community members shared their thoughts on a mass shooting at Lienbach Park on Monday morning that left two teens dead and five teens injured. Tatum…

America's gun psychopathy continues: *138* mass shootings so far in 2026. 💔😡💔 #GunsDontMakeUsSafer

The latest, with 2 juveniles killed and 5 other teens wounded, near a middle school in Winston Salem, N.C.: myfox8.com/news/north-c...

Artist: Dennis Goris

How tragic that you could publish, then re-publish, then re-publish, then re-publish, then re-publish a cartoon like this over and over again...

The Infowars news is funny, yes. But more importantly, it is an outright rebuke of Alex Jones' evil.

It's testament to the strength and resilience of the Sandy Hook families who survived this bullshit for more than a decade as well as the Onion, which didn't give up on this for the last 18 months.

Governor Tim Walz — "We are sick of this. A weak, reckless, Idiotic president just threw us into a war nobody asked for. No threat existed. No objectives were set. No exit plan exists. This is pure fascism." #cdnpoli

Quantum Chemistry's Classical Limits with Garnet Chan One of the most-cited arguments for near-term quantum advantage in...

🎙️ Just published a new episode of The New Quantum Era - innovation in quantum computing, science and technology: Quantum Chemistry's Classical Limits with Garnet Chan. Have a listen:

In the same manifesto, Palantir's owners argued that we need a national military draft, that soft power is over, and that we were too hard on Germany and Japan after World War II. I don't think that company should be allowed to exist anymore.

Thank you for your courage to publicly address abusive language.

"She’s been a court interpreter for over 20 years, the only one licensed in Texas for Hindi, Punjabi, or Urdu. Her language skills are requested nationwide..."

"One of her children recently enlisted in the military...

www.texasobserver.org/immigration-...

Dear Media:

Blindly quoting the President without fact-checking or context is just misinformation with a press pass.

We don’t need stenographers; we need journalists. Do your job.

What is this framing my times?!

Trump’s lawyers are in talks with the IRS to resolve president’s $10B lawsuit Trump’s lawyers, IRS are negotiating a resolution to the $10 billion tax leak lawsuit.

The IRS, which of course is a federal agency within the Trump administration, is “in talks” with Trump about settling his $10 billion lawsuit.

www.denverpost.com/2026/04/17/t...

Voting on spy powers at 2am will definitely help with trust in the government!

I say this often because it must be said: my daughter’s generation has fewer rights now than when they were born.

My father spoke of staying awake during times of change. Today, we are witnessing a generation that refuses to sleep. They see clearly. They act boldly. They will shape what comes next.

#TrumpTrainWreck

900lb crates full of onions in a field

The Coachella music festival is in the news with the minimum price of sold out 3-day ticket costing $549. Contrast that with "Nicolas" who is currently harvesting onions in the Coachella area and getting paid $22 for a $900lb crate. #WeFeedYou #coachella2026

Rep Justin Jones made a statement entrance, walking into the Tennessee legislature with an"Abolish ICE" flag. No subtlety. No backing down.🔥🔥

A young girl in a blue shirt gives a peace sign and smiles at the camera, standing in front of a cosmic, galaxy-themed background. Text highlights her achievements in science despite being diagnosed with autism and bullied.

The Future Is Female 🌌 Diagnosed with autism at 3. Bullied throughout school. IQ of 162 -- Graduated high school at 7. Earned a bachelor's degree. Now pursuing a master's in mathematics. Her name is Adhara Pérez Sánchez, and her dream is to work for NASA and colonize Mars. She's from Mexico City.

ICE is not broken. It's agents murdering people, taking trophies of victims, using illegal tactics, breaking laws, spreading terror, and leaving death cards are not isolated events, outliers, or accidents. ICE is operating exactly as intended.

We all have days like this

We should be learning from other countries...

The richest 10% of Americans own roughly 87% of stocks.

The richest 1% alone own roughly half of all stocks.

It's worth pointing out once again that the stock market is not the economy.

Hate crimes can be motivated by misogyny, too.