Every train, a note. A jazz combo played in real time by every active NYC subway train.

Train data as music
Train Jazz

HHS ends $11M contract with Catholic Charities to care for migrant children A Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) sub-agency has decided not to renew an $11 million contract with Catholic Charities, a move that will affect efforts to care for migrant children.

Trump extends his war on Catholics
HHS ends $11M contract with Catholic Charities to care for migrant children

I need one of these avatars for all the meetings that ought to be emails.
Meta Building AI Avatar of Zuckerberg for Employees

Futurism: Companies Just Learned a Brutal Lesson About Training AI to Do Human Jobs: avatar42.social/2026/04/16/futurism-comp...

FAA to Launch New NOTAM System on April 18, 2026 - AirGuide.info :: AirGuide Business – Aviation and Travel Business News + AirGuide Destinations – Airline and Travel News, Latest Aviation, Airline and Travel News | U.S. and Global Updates FAA to Launch New NOTAM System on April 18, 2026

FAA to Launch New NOTAM System on April 18, 2026

FAA to Launch New NOTAM System on April 18, 2026 - AirGuide.info :: AirGuide Business – Aviation and Travel Business News + AirGuide Destinations – Airline and Travel News, Latest Aviation, Airline and Travel News | U.S. and Global Updates FAA to Launch New NOTAM System on April 18, 2026

FAA to Launch New NOTAM System on April 18, 2026

Trump Budget Cuts Essential Air Service Funding in Half - AirGuide.info :: AirGuide Business – Aviation and Travel Business News + AirGuide Destinations – Airline and Travel News, Latest Aviation, Airline and Travel News | U.S. and Global Updates Trump Budget Cuts Essential Air Service Funding in Half

Trump Budget Cuts Essential Air Service Funding in Half

Inside the World's Smartest Robot Brain

A great video on how robot AI vision has evolved. With the correct URL.
Inside the World’s Smartest Robot Brain

To be clear, I don’t think he is the Antichrist, but I do think he might think the Antichrist is the hero of Revelations.
Trump Attempts to Bully Pope Leo, Posts Photo of Himself as Jesus - Boston News, Weather, Sports

Hundreds of Cuban women rally against US energy blockade as crisis deepens Hundreds of Cuban women gathered Tuesday in Havana to decry a U.S. energy embargo and other measures imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump that are strangling the Caribbean island.

With all the focus on Iran, let’s not forget what the administration is doing to Cuba.
Hundreds of Cuban women rally against US energy blockade as crisis deepens

Trump says U.S. will blockade Strait of Hormuz after Iran peace talks fail The US Navy will “shortly” begin a blockade of ships entering and leaving the Strait of Hormuz, President Donald Trump said in a Truth Social post.

Trump says U.S. will blockade Strait of Hormuz after Iran peace talks fail

France to Ditch Windows for Linux to Reduce Reliance on US Tech France's move to ditch Windows for Linux is its latest effort to reduce its reliance on American tech giants.

And so it finally begins!
France to Ditch Windows for Linux to Reduce Reliance on US Tech

OpenAI sets out a plan for how we should migrate to an AI powered world.
Industrial policy for the Intelligence Age

What Happens When a PM Tries AI Coding | HackerNoon Can a Product Manager build an enterprise feature with zero code? I decided to find out.

What Happens When a PM Tries AI Coding

Duck And Cover (1951) Bert The Turtle

Interesting how many right AND left leaning posts I’m seeing about prepping for nuclear fallout. Wondering if this really was the past MAGA wanted to return to.
Duck And Cover (1951) Bert The Turtle

The White House is going after the Pope now.
Did Trump threaten Pope Leo XIV? Pentagon officials allegedly told Vatican to ‘better take America’s side’
Pentagon, White House Push Back on Alleged Remarks Made to Pope, Vatican

Why your NEW computer is SLOWER than your OLD computer! By a Retired Microsoft Engineer.

A thoughtful reflection on how programming has evolved over the years and some things we’ve lost.
Why your NEW computer is SLOWER than your OLD computer! By a Retired Microsoft Engineer.

It’s interesting that in Texas, I have to prove citizenship to get my driver’s license and show two IDs to forward my mail, yet mail for my ex-wife from 26 years ago is being forwarded to my new address. And I haven’t been able to update my address on the voter rolls for over five months.

In case you missed it.
The U.S. House of Representatives passed a measure to automatically register men for the Selective Service, updating requirements for the first time in decades.
Makes you wonder why registering to vote is not automatic.

Another airline is adding a surcharge to some bookings and combining flights due to fuel costs

Trump’s VA cut a program that’s saving vets’ homes. Even Republicans have questions NPR has heard from more than 50 veterans around the country who are upset about the VA cutting a program that was helping vets avoid foreclosure. Veterans now have worse options than most Americans.

A year on, let’s remember.
Trump’s VA cut a program that’s saving vets’ homes. Even Republicans have questions

Pentagon Good Friday Service Excluding Catholics Sparks Religious Bias Concerns Amid Broader Criticism Over Leadership Purge The controversy comes just days after The Washington Post reported that Hegseth has been hosting monthly evangelical Christian services inside the Pentagon, a move that has unsettled some service

You should have seen this coming. Once you start excluding, the in-group tends to shrink.
Pentagon Good Friday Service Excluding Catholics Sparks Religious Bias Concerns Amid Broader Criticism Over Leadership Purge

The Iran War Expert: I Simulated The Iran War for 20 Years. Here’s What Happens Next

A great explanation of how we got here and where things will go based on history.
The Iran War Expert: I Simulated The Iran War for 20 Years. Here’s What Happens Next

Trump fires Attorney General Pam Bondi U.S. President Donald Trump removed Attorney General Pam Bondi from her post on Thursday, a White House official said, following mounting frustration with her performance, including her handling of investigative files related to the ​late financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

Trump fires Attorney General Pam Bondi

TurboQuant technique reduces AI RAM requirements 92% and increases AI speed 800%

TurboQuant technique reduces AI RAM requirements 92% and increases AI speed 800%

I think the bigger story here is that we didn’t notice a meteor narrowly missing Earth.
In a rare event, the moon got a massive new crater

Judge blocks Trump White House ballroom project for now A U.S. judge blocked Donald Trump on Tuesday from proceeding with construction of a $400 million ballroom on the site of the White House's demolished East Wing, halting ​for now one of the Republican president's most visible efforts to reshape ‌the seat of American power.

Judge blocks Trump White House ballroom project for now

Israeli Police Bar Patriarch from Holy Sepulcher on Palm Sunday Israeli police prevented the Latin ​Patriarch of Jerusalem from marking Palm Sunday at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre "for the first time in centuries," the Patriarchate said, ‌with police citing security concerns linked to the Iran war. Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa and Friar Francesco Ielpo were stopped by police while walking to the church, built on the site where Christians believe Jesus was crucified and rose from the dead, the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem said.

Israeli Police Bar Patriarch from Holy Sepulcher on Palm Sunday

Huge Explosions Return to Dubai as Tehran Targets Uae, Kuwait, saudi.. The attacks come after Iran warned its forces are "waiting for American soldiers to enter on the ground so they can rain fire upon them".

Huge Explosions Return to Dubai as Tehran Targets Uae, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia

It will be interesting to see what, if anything, ends up on these sites.
Us Government Registers Alien-Related Domains, Drawing Attention