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Just a reminder to leave the ol smartphone at home if you’re going near a facility.

Sam Altman Says If Jobs Gets Wiped Out, Maybe They Weren't Even "Real Work" to Start With Worried that AI will destroy work? Well, Sam Altman asks if you've considered what a farmer from half a century ago thinks of your job, first.

don't worry, Sam Altman is confident that his efforts to eliminate vast numbers of jobs will all just sort of work out for the unemployed, eventually, possibly after they starve to death, which is technically a form of having it work out

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Lavrov:

The Russian army never strikes at civil society and the civilian population.

Liar. Warmonger. Criminal.

I am so sick of the fucking "AI" companies and their evangelists straight up lying to people.

It doesn't learn. It doesn't understand. It doesn't grow or evolve or think or any of those fucking things, and they either know it or they're delusional.

It's pattern recognition. That's it.

Stephen Miler is open about what's coming: a federal law enforcement crackdown on its political opponents

We Must Stop This Civil War Before It’s Unstoppable Once we accept deadly violence as a normal part of American life, we’re done for.

I hesitate to even post this on the kind of platform fueling the crisis we're in.

It's almost certainly futile, as the algorithms don't want anyone to hear this kind of sentiment - which is a big part of the problem.

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Transnational White Supremacy: Digital Violent Extremism from West to East - GNET

Transnational White Supremacy: Digital Violent Extremism from West to East gnet-research.org/2025/08/01/t...

A photo of Speaker Johnson surrounded by GOP members all smiling broadly with their thumbs up, just after passing a Bill which strips healthcare, food nutrition and school meals from some of the most vulnerable families in America.

Wilhelm Reich’s 1933 book - The Mass Psychology of Fascism - concluded that a key characteristic of fascism is the ability to derive joy from inflicting cruelty.

Boycotting is a privilege.

Prepping is a privilege.

Protesting is a privilege.

Leaving the country is a privilege.

Not all solutions are accessible to everyone.

We need robust community care to ensure people aren’t left behind.

"Once you decide that a single vulnerable minority can be sacrificed, you’re operating within a fascist logic, because that means there might be a second one you’re willing to sacrifice, and a third, a fourth, and then what happens?’ - Judith Butler

It should not be lost on anyone that Minnesota Rep Melissa Hortman, who was shot to death in her home last night by an assassin, was a gun safety advocate who worked tirelessly to protect her constituents from gun violence.

Just a quick note that MATTEL announced a deal with OpenAI this week to create "immersive experiences" for fans of their characters.

Otherwise known as children.

𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗶𝘀 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗿 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼, 𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀. ✊🏻

A teacher breaks down after ICE causes multiple schools to lockdown during graduation ceremonies and parents to flee for their lives.

Only the soulless aren’t hurting from what is happening in our country. This is affecting all of us.

#climatechange #climatecrises #greenenergy #science #globalwarming

The new GOP slogan (thank you, Joni Ernst.)

Where are all the One World Government prophecy freaks and why aren’t they freaking out about Palantir compiling a master list of our data?

My life’s wisdom. Inspired by & dedicated to the memory of my father, Cyril DeGrasse Tyson - Civil Rights era sociologist.

It's what conflicts & disagreements among us look like when you’re scientifically literate — sprinkled with a dose of Cosmic Perspective.

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MUST WATCH: ICE kidnapped a disabled American citizen.

Her name is Alma Bowman. Born in the Philippines while her dad served in the U.S. Navy.

She’s lived here 48 years.
They crashed her wheelchair, denied meds, cut her off from her lawyer—and jailed her.

She. Is. A. Citizen.

ok I feel completely insane asking this but like

weren't we NOT blowing up rockets, like, 50 years ago. weren't we successfully sending rockets up that did not rattle apart. also weren't we like "ah yeah that was a fail" when the rocket fell apart instead of calling it a "partial success"

Guys, I think he might just be a liar.

Tulsi Gabbard's new conspiracy theory stokes MAGA extremism — and even violence Trump's intelligence head claims Biden had "ominous" schemes to label vaccine opponents a "domestic terror threat"

Right-wing media is hyping it. It's spreading on MAGA social media. But the mainstream media ignores the story.

Tulsi Gabbard is pushing a dangerous new conspiracy theory: that Biden labeled Republican voters as "terrorists" for opposing vaccines.

www.salon.com/2025/05/28/t...

1-vote victory for Trump's big bill inflames Democratic clash over aging leaders House vacancies caused by recent deaths, as well as angst over Joe Biden's decision to run again in 2024, are fueling the argument that older incumbents need to step aside.

Spoke with Sahil Kapur at NBC about the generational change problem in the Democratic Party—and why it's hurting us at every level of the party 👇 www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...

Protect Ohio's direct democracy Protect Ohio's direct democracy

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Hungarians rally in mass protest against bill allowing blacklisting of Orbán critics Around 10,000 protesters have gathered in Hungary's capital to oppose a bill by the country's right-wing government that critics say targets free speech and independent media.

It's a few days old, but important to be aware of nonetheless.

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The Price of Remission When I was diagnosed with cancer, I set out to understand why a single pill of Revlimid cost the same as a new iPhone. I’ve covered high drug prices as a reporter for years. What I discovered shocked…

Revlimid’s nearly $1,000/pill price tag has put the cancer drug’s lifesaving potential out of reach for some patients, who have been forced into debt or simply stopped taking it.

The price also helps fuel Americans’ ballooning insurance premiums.

Kristi Noem and the legacy of the proud MAGA bimbo The GOP adores a woman who plays dumb to build up the man she's serving

There was a lot of mockery of Kristi Noem for not knowing what "habeas corpus" means. But I was struck by how little she seemed to give a shit.

That's because Noem is part of a tradition that really emerged with Sarah Palin: The proud MAGA bimbo.

www.salon.com/2025/05/23/k...

their *lawyer* has also been disappeared now? uh holy shit

Understand this: if Medicaid, Medicare, and/or SNAP benefits are cut, Americans will die as a result. It’s policy violence.

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