FDR at Yalta?

I’m beginning to think that late capitalism is now so good at stripping money out of the economy that it would not be problematic to simply print a UBI for the poor.

Why do the Japanese like their buns askew (2026)

Being mad about culture war shit is enrichment for unpleasant assholes who are basically comfortable

The American dream

The kiss of death …

Prediction market probabilities are among the most volatile substances known to science, but yeah.

All they have is the oil, the land above it, the waterway down which it must float, a country full of people who hate the U.S. for all the times we have done exactly what we're doing now, and an opponent who is among the dumbest people ever to walk the earth.

Sharp observation. Bravo.

The guy with 33x more money than Soros, who also owns a social media platform, says Soros is the secret puppet master? I’m skeptical.

aw. the little dipshit is all weepy.

Sometimes, as a foreigner, I have to pinch myself and remember that I subscribe to this rag because it’s the best the American print media can do, and this makes me weep for the American experiment.

Really is full on bonkers now.

Pet videos are not the only fruit. This is marvellous. Bravo

“I have never had any knowledge of Epstein abuse of his victims.”

Millenia in a hot dog costume yelling about how we’re all trying to find the guy who did this.

The reason corporate media makes so little sense on Iran is it refuses to acknowledge that America and Israel *can't negotiate with anyone*—as *they've removed themselves from the universe of faithful negotiating partners*.

Admit this and news can start reflecting reality again.

I like this because it articulates the conservative concept of freedom in a nutshell. You have the freedom to do x, except you don't, because I don't want you to. bsky.app/profile/atru...

Notionally Trump claims exclusive (false) credit for it. But the Artemis mission has this uncanny quality, like an alternative timeline where things aren't all wretched, absurd and degenerate - rooted in science, human striving, injgenuity and purpose. The contrast w the war in the Gulf is so great.

Iran hits back on social media.

recent Axios story on maternal health policy referenced "findings" that a majority of people trusted their doctors and nurses. On the surface, there's nothing unusual about that. What wasn't originally mentioned, however, was that these findings were made up. Clicking through the links revealed (as did a subsequent editor's note and clarification by Axios) that the public opinion poll was a computer simulation run by the artificial intelligence start-up Aaru. No people were involved in the creation of these opinions. The practice Aaru used is called silicon sampling, and it's suddenly everywhere. The idea behind silicon sampling is simple and tantalizing. Because large language models can generate responses that emulate human answers, polling companies see an opportunity to use A.I. agents to simulate survey responses at a small fraction of the cost and time required for traditional polling.

As I’ve said a million times, I’m not particularly against smart uses of AI

This is the stupidest use I’ve seen yet though

“Houston, we have a problem. With Bluetooth.”

Iran comes out with new Lego vid to Troll Pete Hegseth & Trump
#Hegseth #Trump #Iran #Lego #Troll #PedoPrez #EpsteinClass

I Work Very Hard, And I Would Like To Try Cake By A Horse Hello. I am a horse. I work very hard at my job of being a horse. When humans say move the heavy thing, I move the heavy thing. When humans sit on top of me and pull on my head, I carry them where they want to go. The main food the humans give me is hay and oats. But I am thinking it would be nice to have a different food. I am thinking I would like to try cake. Yes, yes. Cake. I know all about it. When humans eat cake, it is in glad times. It is the food for a celebration, such as when a woman becomes 47. I have seen cake on the Fourth of July. When humans have a cake, they stand around it and clap hands and smile and say happy birthday at each other. Sometimes there are beautiful markings on a cake, such as balloons or a pink shape. Sometimes the top of a cake is on fire and a boy must blow on the fire with mouth wind. This is the scariest cake. I do not want this kind. But I will eat any other cake. Any cake that is not the fire cake that tries to kill the boy. Please understand: I do not get money for doing work. I do not get to go inside the house. All I am either doing my horse job or standing in my pen or eating food off the floor. I always do these things. But I have never once gotten cake and I would like it very much. I have noticed that human children get to eat cake. But I am bigger than the children. I am more helpful to the farm. Children do not move the heavy things like me or let anyone ride on them. And yet they get cake. Maybe the humans will realize this. Maybe they will say, "You know who deserves cake? That horse. That horse whose back we are always on." Every day I dream about what it will be like if I get to eat cake. Here is what will happen. First, I will walk to the cake and putt my nose at it like hrrfff to make and stomping my hooves to make sure it is not a snake. Then I will trot in a circle to show that I am a horse and I am large. After that, I will nuzzle the cake to …

The horse op-ed is an instant classic. I can't tell you how much joy this piece gives me.

It should be taught in every introductory writing class in no small part because the horse arguments are so compelling. "I have noticed that human children get to eat cake. But I am bigger than the children."

North Africa the main land mass visible. Spain, with lit cities, at about two o’clock.

Right way up.

It’s upside down.

It’s upside down!

A Blade Runner sequel where the main character just goes around showing people photos and asking them to pick out the ones with traffic lights.

Yup.

M1 all the way (and back, with a torn up cheque in the footwell).

When I was very young I drove my then imaginary girlfriend from Leicester to Nottingham through thick fog at reckless speed in a vain attempt to stag the Cable & Wireless flotation, iirc.