Holy shit, I made a Downfall meme back when we were renegotiating our CBA that went pretty viral, but this is brilliant. It’s fantastic all the way through, and then the last three seconds sent me into orbit.

A cartoon of a news report. The picture shows a government official doing a press conference flanked by goons. The headline reads “A man attacked federal bullets with his body” Underneath the picture is a quote saying “those bullets had families”

US government rn

A screen capture taken on January 22, 2026, showing the status page for Microsoft's cloud services is itself currently unavailable.

What does it mean when the status page for Microsoft services is one of the things that's down? I'm going to take a wild guess and say that the Microsoft outage is not yet resolved.

Maybe this is a good time to sell my domain "thecloudisdown.com."

#microsoftoutage #cloudoutage #thecloudisdown

BREAKING NEWS: Actual facts appear for the first time on "Truth" Social.

One panel comic with one person saying to another: Philip K Dick, Ray Bradbury. Like so many others in tech, I draw inspiration from completely misunderstanding those authors

via The New Yorker, Ellis Rosen cartoon

These innumerate fuckwits are in charge of the economy.

All modern digital infrastructure meme

Today's update of All modern digital infrastructure meme

#meme #allmoderndigitalinfrastructure

This is brilliant!
🧪“The Monster Slash”
By @ellecordova.bsky.social on IG

She performs a song about the cuts to the government agencies that impact our daily lives.

How shall I put this? Let's see...

Fuck Meta.

#facebook #meta #zuckerberg #scams #thieves

Definition of “trumpery” as “showy but worthless”

Definition of “trumpery” is “showy but worthless” aka “gold-plated bullshit”.

bsky.app/profile/thec...

👇 Who else thinks this is a great idea?

Jury acquits D.C. 'sandwich guy' charged with chucking a sub at a federal agent Sean Dunn faced a single misdemeanor after federal grand jurors refused to indict him on the felony charge sought by prosecutors.

Shocking and horrifying verdict! Border Patrol Officer Greg Lairmore "testified that the sandwich 'exploded all over' his chest"

It was a HUGE explosion. There was an actual mushroom cloud! Well, maybe not a mushroom cloud, but definitely a lettuce and onion cloud.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...

AI's capabilities may be exaggerated by flawed tests, according to new study A study from the Oxford Internet Institute analyzed 445 tests used to evaluate AI models.

www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-ne...

What? Exaggerations?? About AI??? Inconceivable!!!!

#ai #artificialintelligence

The apparent goal of AI is to separate the source from the knowledge - to obscure the artist’s name from the art.

This is a dangerous game

#TRUTHweSOCIALISTS

"but it's everywhere now so we just have to accept it's the new reality" motherfucker we can just stop putting it everywhere! we did it with asbestos and CFCs and lead-based paint or petrol and make-up with arsenic in it! if everyone is using something and it's bad, we can choose to stop!

*walks into cafe*
Me: Hey, can I have a sandwich?
Server: Yes, it comes with lettuce, tomato and dogshit.
Me: I don't WANT dogshit on my sandwich!
Server: My manager measures my performance based on how many dogshit sandwiches I sell, so if you don't want one, this conversation is not interesting.

Thank you for your email. There is a temporary shutdown of the U.S. government due to a lapse in appropriations. I will respond to your message as soon as possible after the temporary shutdown ends. Please visit ED.gov for the latest information on the Department's operational status. Thank you.

Thank you for contacting me. On September 19, 2025, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 5371, a clean continuing resolution. Unfortunately, Democrat Senators are blocking passage of H.R. 5371 in the Senate which has led to a lapse in appropriations. Due to the lapse in appropriations I am currently in furlough status. I will respond to emails once government functions resume.

NEW—US Department of Education sent out standard Out of Office language to employees on Wednesday in light of shutdown. Later yesterday, workers tell me they found someone had updated their auto-responses without consent to a new one blaming Democrats.

Version of original on left, updated on right:

Tear gas used on protesters at Chicago-area ICE site as immigration crackdown escalates Federal officers in camouflage and riot gear clashed as demonstrators blocked vehicles in protest of Trump's expanding enforcement sweep.

www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

Not that I believe DHS, but if this is true:

"DHS said local police 'refused to answer multiple calls for assistance.'"

...then kudos to the Broadview police. Maybe people who take law enforcement seriously know the difference between a protest and a riot.

One difference, though: Chance didn't have an ounce of cruelty in his entire body.

DOGE put Social Security numbers and other data on a risky server, whistleblower alleges The Social Security Administration said it is "not aware of any compromise" to the server and "remains dedicated to protecting sensitive personal data."

Of course they did. Fucking incompetent clowns.

www.nbcnews.com/politics/dog...

#doge #security #computersecurity #socialsecurity #privacy

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@chicago.suntimes.com

'We are watching and taking names': Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker responds to Trump's threats to Chicago Illinois Governor JB Pritzker holds press conference in response to recent threats made by President Donald Trump to send the national guard to Chicago, in a similar manner that he has done so in Los ...

The full 12 minutes of @govpritzker.illinois.gov speech today, which was superb.

(Via Nicole Wallace / @msnbc.com segment.)

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I'm concerned that J.D. Vance is not qualified to be President. Donald Trump knows more about grass than any human being alive. But Vance? He knows nothing about grass. Nothing about lawn care. Nothing about sprinklers. He cannot possibly replace Trump. I fear for my country.

#trump #vance #grass

“Bullshit Index” Reveals AI's Indifference to the Truth Can AI models be trusted? Discover how a "bullshit index" measures their indifference to truth and what it means for users.

AI is remarkably bad at what it's supposed to do. One of the reasons? It's being trained for popularity rather than accuracy.

#ai #artificialintelligence #bullshit #tech #ieee #kaiquiliang #fernandezfisac #jaimefisac #llm

spectrum.ieee.org/ai-misinform...

Charming. The DOGE "geniuses" are once again demonstrating their breathtaking lack of competence.

#doge #markoelez #security #cybersecurity #krebsonsecurity