republicans will yowl and piss and moan and that to my mind is all the reason to do it

You can’t do that to rural voters! What are they, black people? bsky.app/profile/coll...

He's a liar and a killer. I don't know what else to tell people, he's a rich eugenicist, he wants as many poor people as possible to die in the name of 'health.' He's a genuinely and uniquely malign figure in American life and his appointment was an act of violence

most gerrymanders are republican legislators saying fuck the voters

these ones are the voters saying fuck republican legislators

They think you're stupid.

keep going until the fascists accept a fair maps law

Nothing has killed more soldiers in the history of humanity than disease. While worst is a more complicated question Hegseth is absolutely the dumbest secretary of defense the United States has ever had. bsky.app/profile/ones...

We need to stop accepting views expressed on Twitter as real opinions. The sooner everyone assumes that the median post on that website is done in bad faith and principally designed to chase clout, the sooner we stop letting these fake controversies take up all the oxygen in the room.

Democrats getting more backlash for attempting redistricting in Virginia in response to completely unprecedented GOP powergrabs than Republicans have gotten for gerrymandering for decades is extremely grim shit ngl.

Three cool scientists introduce their work "Our new theory has been submitted to a peer-reviewed journal, but we feel its depths and intricacies are best appreciated on the limited-edition vinyl release."

My latest cartoon for @newscientist.com

Picture of Venusaur "Ohhhhhhhhhhhhh!" (I still don't get it)

At this point, it probably wont. Brilliant as it is, there are some things that aged INCREDIBLY poorly.

Notably, it has more than a few points where it uses stereotypes that, back in 2006 were seen as "edgy," but are now recognized as hurtful and kinda fucked-up.

Every AI commercial is like "Hey AI, what goes good on a sandwich?" and then the AI is like "Have you considered... cheese?" And then the narrator is like: THE FUTURE IS HERE.

I'm not joking when I say mRNA technology is more important than "AI" and it's a tragedy we're throwing billions into one while our government is aggressively defunding the other.

Ideal relationship dynamic

A flatscreen display on a "smart" water fountain, demanding to be reconnected to the internet.

In 1999, I was playing a decker in Shadowrun, and tried to distract a guard by hacking a water fountain to overflow, and my GM said "why would a water fountain be on the network? That's fucking stupid. No you can't try."

Well it's 2026 and I just want you to know, Phil, that I FUCKING CALLED IT!

Future CPSC PSAs will be, "Secure the carpets in your home to make sure your home robot avoids trip hazards."

I watched Eastman, in real time, testify to the Georgia General Assembly that it was their *duty* to overturn my vote in 2020. He lied about evidence. He misled his client about the law. Law profs who back wannabe coup leaders and authoritarians should retire because what’s the point of law at all?

really does feel like we have a bunch of commentators who would like to just say “the bell curve was right”

Fascinating paragraph from Scott Alexander, where he admits he’s the dog that caught the car

we know

Trust me when I can say "We can tell."

SLS, NASA's Moon rocket 🌙🚀

oh really

Tech Allbirds announces stunning pivot from shoes to AI, stock explodes 175% Published Wed, Apr 15 20269:25 AM EDTUpdated 1 Min Ago thumbnail Lola Murti @in/lolamurti/ @lolavkm Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via Email Allbirds made a surprising announcement Wednesday that it is pivoting to artificial intelligence. Shares of the company were up as much as 200% pre-market.

Everything is fucking dumb all the time now

"Virginia joins a national effort to ensure only popular vote winners become president" #ELB NPR: A national effort to circumvent the Electoral College has gained another state. Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger signed a bill Monday that adds the state to the National Popular Vote Compact, an ...

“Virginia joins a national effort to ensure only popular vote winners become president” electionlawblog.org?p=155426

KERNEN: We'd never be able to send anyone back if you needed a judicial warrant every single time

RAND PAUL: Well, I don't think that's true. Obeying the 4th Amendment of the Constitution shouldn't be too difficult. It's something we fought the revolution over.

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