New, from me: Take the Palantir manifesto seriously, if not literally.
It reveals that our tech philosopher kings want public money, but without public accountability. This creates a dilemma for governments unaligned with its techno-fascist vision. 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/palantir-w...
Microsoft and other US tech companies successfully lobbied the EU to hide the environmental toll of their data centers, Investigate Europe reports in collaboration with Tech Policy Press and other media partners.
“Google has created a misinformation crisis. Studies have shown that people tend to trust what AI tells them without question…Another experiment found that users still listened to AI when it gave them the wrong answer nearly 80% of the time—a grim trend the researchers dubbed “cognitive surrender.”
Should be part of his next test.
In My Nightmares Tonight: AI Zuckerberg
The massive Orban defeat should prompt Dems to align themselves more firmly with anti-fascist and pro-democracy forces abroad. There's a powerful link to be drawn between the celebrations in Budapest and the confrontations with ICE in Minneapolis. 1/
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Exactly. @juliadavisnews.bsky.social points out this was not the first time👇🏽
Trump is very obviously lying (as usual) and anyone pretending to buy it is just telling on themselves
Not all Skinfolk are Kinfolk
Read the comments
Please don't blame the Hebrew Bible for this. Pete Hegseth's bigotry is entirely rooted in a certain form of Christian interpretation.
When missionaries edited the Christian Bible for enslaved people to take out parts that might inspire liberation, they took out half of the NT and 90% of the OT.
This is why Russ Vought defunded USAID, attacked NEA and NIH, caused CPB to commit suicide, is defund the Dep’t of Eduction, is trying to kill the CFPB, has attacked NIH and NSF, tried to kill the IMLS, closed the Kennedy Center and just yesterday took over the Presidio to turn it back to a prison.
I’ve been in several negotiations with Iranians. They are tough as nails. Even agreeing when to take a break, or the seating plan, is a battle. They fight everything until you reach a point where it seems a success that the meeting happened at all. That’s what they do. US is totally outmatched.
Trying to figure out my favorite part of this ai slop picture:
1. The random hands at the bottom-the dying guy's? Random groping?
2. The chaotic arrangement of the airplanes-looks unsafe!
3. The logo on the army guy's hat looks like the radiation symbol ☢️
4. Up in the sky, is that...Voltron?
Man if I were Sam Altman & folks were throwing Moltovs at my house then shooting it up shortly after, I'd kinda be like, maybe I should analyze my life & why I'm so despised. And stop destroying the world with AI.
Lord I have seen what you've done for others
This guy's approaching Bovino levels of societal rejection. Get him out of here!
“The reality is when we look back on this, these are the primary sources. These are the people who’ve been impacted by some of the cruelest aspects of this administration.”
RIP Asha Bhonsle. impossible to sum up her legacy, her impact, her rich and vast discography in any form. she and her sister (Lata) were probably the last real royal dynasty in India. and they kept singing for so long! Asha was on a gd Gorillaz album just this year!
India curbs transgender rights with new law
In Delhi, the restrictive reforms have been met with protests. Critics say millions could be marginalized. www.dw.com/en/india-tra...
'Riverplex Megapark planned for Louisiana’s Ascension Parish threatens both the history and future of the community with the destruction of former slave cabins and the construction of a polluting ammonia plant.'
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WOW! Congrats to @bethlewwilliams.bsky.social and Emilie Connolly!!! Sharing the Bancroft Prize for their books on anti-Chinese immigration and Native American treaty histories.
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/12/a...
The Choctaw know how to spot vampires
Article of the Day
Our long national nightmare of effective cancer treatment is coming to an end.
When he was in college, Zohran Mamdani took "very formative history and sociology classes that really shaped the way I think about cities in our country and what the problems are and why they exist and who made them exist." Sociology.
Remember, this not a story about what is being done to Swalwell; it’s a story about what he did.
Covid will miraculously go away
JD Vance remains pretty darn unpopular. Good.
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And all of a sudden America is gaining class consciousness