Supporting data centers is the political equivalent of rolling around in the flaming bag of shit on your porch.

"Starglider to Earth:
"You are correct in deducing that the 3 Class Five cultures that engaged in religious activities all had two-parent reproduction and the young remained in family groups for a large fraction of their lifetime. How did you arrive at this conclusion?"

The Fountains of Paradise

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Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump MORNING GLORY: Will President Trump go full Sherman in the war on Iran?

Trump posts an article suggesting he "go full Sherman in the war on Iran"

Reading the FT front page story about a Chinese company introducing a battery with a 1500 km range & six minute recharging time & about how two Chinese companies own more than half of the global EV battery market & I am struck by the different realities the US and China occupy. We’ve lost the plot.

Friends, meet @joannamendoza.com. Daughter of farmworkers. Veteran of twenty years. Mom. And the Democrat who is going to flip Arizona's 6th District blue in 2026.

The polls currently say it's a toss-up. You know what that means? Every single dollar counts.

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This is our moment to make a difference. Please, donate to JoAnna's campaign today and help turn Arizona's 6th blue. 💙

Last night's referendum in Virginia could have a chilling effect on Republicans' ability to game the system to keep control of Congress.

Iranian tankers bypass US blockade Dozens of ships exiting the Gulf include several loaded with Iranian oil

At least 34 tankers with links to Iran have bypassed the US military blockade of the Strait of Hormuz since it began, including several carrying Iranian oil—despite Trump declaring the blockade a “tremendous success”

Full comic here: www.smbc-comics.com/comic/waas #smbc #comics #saas

A black-and-white cartoon depicts a post-apocalyptic scene where a man in tattered business attire sits around a small campfire with three children amidst a barren, dark landscape with the faint, jagged silhouettes of a ruined city in the background. The man, gesturing with one hand, looks toward the children as he delivers the caption below the illustration: “Yes, billionaires took over our media, co-opted democracy, and destroyed our planet. But we had some great Earth Day celebrations.”

Happy Earth Day, everyone!

WARREN: So those massive discounts--

RFK Jr: Massive. 600 percent

WARREN: 600 percent! They can pay hundreds of dollars on TrumpRx or they can get it for $12 as Costco

The Supreme Court will decide if migrants can be sent back to war zones When can the Trump administration strip legal protections from migrants who risk death in their home countries?

The Supreme Court will decide if Trump can send migrants to war zones www.vox.com/politics/486...

This is horrific. I feel physically ill.

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A black and white image of Richard Ovenden speaking into a microphone. Text on the image reads: "Friends of the Bodleian Annual Lecture 2026 'Defending Knowledge: Why Libraries Matter' Thursday 14 May 2026 17.30–19.30."

Why are books destroyed? 📚

Join Bodley’s Librarian @richove.bsky.social for the Friends of the Bodleian Annual Lecture exploring the history of knowledge under attack and why it matters today.

🗓️ 14 May, 5.30-7.30pm
📍 Weston Library

Book now: visit.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/fob-annual-l...

CDC won’t publish report showing covid shots cut likelihood of hospital visits The report, which had cleared the agency’s scientific-review process, had been delayed. It now won’t be published at all, people familiar with the decision told The Post.

SCOOP: Two weeks ago, the head of the CDC delayed publication of a report showing covid vaccine cut likelihood of ER visits and hospitalizations by half. Now that report is no longer allowed to be published in CDC’s flagship scientific journal. My latest. 1/2
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2026/...

They told me there would be no math. And they were right.

What Was the 2015 Iran Nuclear Deal?

"Critics say that Mr. Trump could have avoided a costly war had he left the 2015 agreement in place. They also warn that Mr. Trump may wind up accepting terms little better than the ones Mr. Obama secured more than a decade ago."

The Art of the Deal.

Even if this is terrible, I'm tempted to go see it multiple times just a big fuck you to the studio who canned it for a tax write off.

‘Staggering’ number of people believe unproven claims about vaccines, raw milk and more Survey results suggest a rise in questioning of scientific evidence.

More than two-thirds of the public believe at least one false or unproven health claim — such as the idea that taking paracetamol during pregnancy causes autism

go.nature.com/4cqjqtl

If you really want to see the Green Party have an extraordinary election - then you have to go out and vote.

There's too many close calls where it's Labour Vs Green - time to show Starmer the door and end Rip Off Britain.

greenparty.org.uk/get-involved...

Leongatha mushroom murders - Wikipedia

I'm sure you can get some recipes from Erin Patterson. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leongat...

Best ONN in months at least.

An on-again, off-again ceasefire at the same time as a blockade, makes perfect sense if you see it for what it is:

MARKET MANIPULATION

Report: Meta will train AI agents by tracking employees' mouse, keyboard use Move highlights the difficulty of finding high-quality interactive training data.

I get what a model with this training could do. It could be (even very) useful. But the level of surveillance required, by a for-profit company, to achieve this is beyond creepy. There is nothing about us that can't be quantified and stored, for conversion into $$$.

arstechnica.com/ai/2026/04/m...

Donald Trump’s Triumphal Arch and the Architecture of Autocracy The latest in the Trumpite series of proposed oversized buildings is a so-called triumphal arch, though exactly what triumph so needs an arch is unclear, Adam Gopnik writes.

If Donald Trump’s triumphal arch were to be built, “future generations would dream of its demolition,” Adam Gopnik writes. “Its injury to the democratic spirit is too large to contemplate, and would be too hard to look past, even from a distance.” newyorkermag.visitlink.me/zqSq1R

This could have been us. Fuck the petroleum lobby. Gas cars will be obsolete in a decade y'all. The future is here.

Alright, getting over a cold but let's get back to this Bluesky stuff.

Here's William Stout's version of a Norman Rockwell self portrait with requisite extra monsterness.

#comics #comicart #williamstout

Screenshot of Palantir's Technological Republic manifesto, point 1

1/22 — Silicon Valley owes a "moral debt" to America and must work on military projects.

Framing defense contracts as moral duty is a neat trick: it makes every competitor who refuses look like a traitor.

This isn't philosophy. It's a sales pitch.

#Palantir #DefenseTech #TechEthics #AIPolicy

Screenshot of Palantir's Technological Republic manifesto, point 5

5/22 — AI weapons are coming regardless. Ethical debates are "theatrical" and a waste of time.

"If we don't do it, someone worse will" isn't a moral framework.

It's the logic behind every arms race in history.

#AIWeapons #AIEthics #AutonomousWeapons #Palantir