Artemis 2 countdown clock is now counting down.

Artistry in action. I love it.

Genius.

I have a bad headache, and the Tylenol isnt cutting it, and so I am just the absolute crankiest me.

On Documenting African AI Knowledge: What Becomes Possible Beyond the Algorithm

[Fab] On documenting African AI knowledge & innovators: what becomes possible reamby.substack.com/p/on-documen...

The new White House App the Trump admin just rolled out got a Community Note.

Trump’s Ballroom Design Has Barely Been Scrutinized Fake windows and a stairway to nowhere: Three months that could change the White House for generations.

NYT reviews Trump's ballroom plans and lets some serious architects look at them. Risible design failures, like some fifteen year old did it using some computer-enhanced design function. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Homophones, Plurals and Language ‘Rulescucks’ Are Roiling Prediction Markets Bets decided on linguistic technicalities are exposing how hard it is to turn language into a binary market with payouts hinging on a single word.

Did Cardi B “perform” at the Super Bowl? Did the US “invade” Venezuela? On prediction markets, payouts can turn on the meaning of a single word.

Social movement scholar here to comment on No King again. a 🧵:

These protests are important b/c:

1.) as sustained image events, protests offer evidence of continued disapproval of the direction the country is going and disavowal of the country's leadership.

Social movement scholar here again. So, why protest?

Nihilists were out yesterday arguing that "protests don't do anything."

A short 🧵:

The Fish Doorbell — The Fish Doorbell Did you spot a fish? Press the Fish Doorbell! This alerts our lock operator to let the fish through. The Fish Doorbell is in Utrecht, NL.

YOU GUYS it is Fish Doorbell season again!

visdeurbel.nl/en/

End of an heir-a: The U.K. abolishes aristocrats' right to inherit Parliament seats The British Parliament still has 92 unelected lawmakers who inherit seats by bloodline. They're all older white men. A new law now phases them out, for the first time in nearly 1,000 years.

The British Parliament still has 92 unelected lawmakers who inherit seats by bloodline. They're all older white men. A new law now phases them out, for the first time in nearly 1,000 years.

Utah Bans Polygraph Tests for Those Reporting Sexual Assault A state legislator was moved to sponsor the bill — now signed into law — following a Salt Lake Tribune-ProPublica investigation that showed how polygraphs can retraumatize sexual abuse victims.

NEW: Utah Bans Polygraph Tests for Those Reporting Sexual Assault

A state legislator was moved to sponsor the bill — now signed into law — following a @sltrib.com & ProPublica investigation that showed how polygraphs can retraumatize sexual abuse victims.

Understand Oil Trade and Transportation

Stanford has put out a great explainer website about oil markets. Every journalist covering the issue (and anyone else interested in oil markets) should read this.
understand-energy.stanford.edu/news/underst...

Molly Ploofkins on Bluesky: “Scenes from today's "No Kings" anti-Trump rally in Sydney, Australia”

Adrian Boutel on Bluesky: “Zürich #nokings”

Morgan on Bluesky: “#NoTyrants Madrid with @democrats.org Abroad”

@aizuchi1 on Bluesky: “It's #NoTyrants in Japan as well, starting off with a good turnout in Tokyo today! (placard emoji) (raised fist emoji) (sparkle emoji)”

We have friends everywhere. #NoKings

Defense Secretary Hegseth intervened to stop promotions of Black and female officers The four Army officers were on track to become one-star generals, NPR confirms. Defense secretary Pete Hegseth's involvement in the promotion process is highly unusual.

The four Army officers were on track to become one-star generals, NPR confirms. Defense secretary Pete Hegseth's involvement in the promotion process is highly unusual. n.pr/4td8EvV

Talk about a lightning strike. Tonight I caught what might be one of the tallest bolts I've ever shot in #Pittsburgh, where you can see the entire thing, even where it exited the cloud from. Absolutely amazing to see in person, and one of my new favorite storm images.

There are so many colorful ways to hate your job

💯💯💯

(I think I am.) I am at least not staunchly anti.

Does this mean you are pro governor's announcement?

Yes, what is this establishment that is not Fuel & Fuddle?

I fucking love a follow up.

SO REAL

Wikipedia Bans AI-Generated Content “In recent months, more and more administrative reports centered on LLM-related issues, and editors were being overwhelmed.”

NEW: Wikipedia has banned AI-generated content.

A remake of the La La Land movie poster in which two people dance with LA lit up at night in the background, only this time Ryan Gosling’s hand is straight out and Emma Stone’s character is now Rocky from Project Hail Mary. It’s adorable and combines two movies I really enjoyed seeing in theaters.

They redid the la la land poster as a promo for project Hail Mary and now I have a new phone background

This thread by @peterdicampo.bsky.social is worth your time 🧵

CHIEF JUSTICE TODD OPINION No. 3 WAP 2024 Appeal from the Order of the Superior Court entered June 13, 2023, at No. 1008 WDA 2021, Affirming the Order of the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County entered December 19, 2016, at No. CP-02-CR-0016878-2014. : : : : : : : : : : : ARGUED: October 8, 2024 DECIDED: MARCH 26, 2026 In this appeal by allowance, we granted allocatur to consider whether a mandatory sentence of life imprisonment without the possibility of parole for a felony murder conviction violates the Eighth Amendment to the United States Constitution or Article I, Section 13 of the Pennsylvania Constitution.1 For the reasons that follow, we determine that a mandatory life without parole sentence for all felony murder convictions, absent an assessment of culpability, is inconsistent with the protections bestowed upon our citizens

under the “cruel punishments” clause of our Commonwealth’s organic charter.2 Thus, we reverse the order of the Superior Court, vacate Appellant’s judgment of sentence, and remand for resentencing. However, as we have done under similar circumstances, we stay our order for 120 days to provide a reasonable amount of time for the General Assembly to consider remedial measures.

BREAKING: The PA Supreme Court holds that mandatory life without parole sentences for all "felony murder" convictions -- a sentence more than 1,000 people in PA are serving -- violates the state constitution's "cruel" punishment ban. This is GROUNDBREAKING: www.pacourts.us/assets/opini...

NASA plans to send a nuclear-powered spacecraft to Mars in 2028 Spacecraft would release helicopters to explore martian surface

NASA will seek to send a nuclear-powered spacecraft to Mars in December 2028 to deploy three helicopters to scout the surface. https://scim.ag/4uUdlMQ

The $580 million short oil bet was the smaller of the two insider trades. The larger one, placed at the exact same time (6:49-6:50am), was between $1.4-$1.9 billion to go long S&P 500 e-Mini futures.

Over $2 billion in Trump traitor trades, all wildly profitable 15 minutes later after Trump's post.