Meredith Lowry

Horrifyingly, I think the only AI companies deliver a product that is fit for purpose and perform as (dog whistle) advertised are the "AIs that kill you" - racist law enforcement surveillance tech, hiring systems that "somehow" pick only white dude candidates etc.

Another one for the ‘actual, literal, Biblical Antichrist’ file

When everyone knows it's probably Grandpa's last Christmas so everyone makes a big deal about him

AI Slop Is Ruining Reddit for Everyone Reddit is considered one of the most human spaces left on the internet, but mods and users are overwhelmed with slop posts in the most popular subreddits.

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Published for Opposition This Week
as a Trademark for Tortillas:

"a three-dimensional configuration of product packaging in the form of a product point-of-sale display, which is in the shape of a food cart . . . "

How many 2015 versions of elected Reps would look upon their 2025 versions with horror?

Scathing dissent from Justice Kagan:

"[T]his Court reverses that judgment based on its perusal, over a holiday weekend, of a cold paper record. We are a higher court than the District Court, but we are not a better one when it comes to making such a fact-based decision."

People SUBSCRIBE Halle Berry Draws Gasps for Saying Gavin Newsom Is 'Devaluing' Women and 'Shouldn't Be Our Next President' Moments Before He Comes on Stage The actress made the comments at 'The New York Times' DealBook Summit on Wednesday, Dec. 3 By Becca Longmire Published on December 4, 2025 10:17AM EST

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I mean…

In the name of "fairness" is a wild position to take when one side is against due process.

University of Arkansas continues to modify scholarships that mention diversity | Arkansas Advocate The University of Arkansas in Fayetteville has identified more than 100 scholarships to be modified to comply with laws related to race and diversity, and at least one donor has ended his financial…

Donor pulls funding for diversity scholarship after U of Arkansas modified scholarships to comply with Trump & Gov. Sanders' anti-DEI campaign: "I couldn’t understand why anybody would be against that ... if it can’t be what we want it to be, why are we doing it?”
#Arkansas #arpx

can personally attest that a good number of Christian churches are going into this Advent season absolutely out of fucks

ours might reroute the annual Las Posadas procession to go past the ICE building

Are the Republicans in serious trouble going into 2026?

Patent drawing of a person wearing a mask over the lower half of their face. A cartoonishly large smile is displayed on the mask.

An interactive facemask that changes from a smile to a frown when people get too close.
US Patent 12484643

"the profile of a frog with antlers"

published for opposition this week
in the Trademark Official Gazette . . .

Pete Hegseth Should Be Charged With Murder No matter how you look at the strikes on alleged “drug boats”—as acts of war or attacks on civilians—Hegseth has committed a crime and should be prosecuted.

If we're not at war, Pete Hegseth is a murderer. If we are at war, Pete Hegseth is still a murderer. He's a murderer. And you don't need to go to The Hague to hold him accountable because there are perfectly good, American laws AGAINST MURDER.
My latest in @thenation.com

Another Shill Article Tries to Normalize the SAD Scheme - Technology & Marketing Law Blog I note the posting of a draft article, which (unfortunately) has been accepted for publication by the Fordham Intellectual Property, Media & Entertainment Law Journal, entitled “Beyond the Brick-and-M...

Blog Post: Another Shill Article Tries to Normalize the SAD Scheme #trademark

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Asleep at the Dictatorship

Fuck you if you support him.

Today in design patents:

D1103555 issued for a food product.

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Today in design patents:

D1103581 issued for footwear.

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Today in design patents:

D1103626 issued for transfer paper.

So confused.

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Today in design patents:

D1103638 issued for an armchair.

It is rare to see color claims in furniture, so I had to post it.

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Likely. I'm going to have to pay attention next time I see a Caterpillar dealership.

Today in design patents:

D1103761 issued for packaging.

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Today in design patents:

D1103786 issued for a wearable device.

Narrow, but pretty.

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Today in design patents:

D1104059 issued for a display screen or portion thereof with a graphical user interface.

🙄

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Today in design patents:

D1104082 issued to Caterpillar for a cab.

I was not expecting this color claim.

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