Japhy Grant

“Defund the police” was in fact a great slogan.

L.A. is a Mexican-American city. The majority of the population is made up of racial and ethnic minorities. We are all happy living together and really do not want to see our friends, neighbors and families being terrorized by federal robo-cops. This is bullshit.

Only in LA would protesters think to tag the ground so it’s visible in helicopter shots.

People ride motorbikes next to a car burning in flames during a standoff between police and protesters following multiple detentions by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), in the Los Angeles County city of Paramount, California, U.S., June 7, 2025 (REUTERS)

What a photo. Paramount, California, U.S., June 7, 2025 @reuters.com

Let Robots Do Robot Things So Humans Can Do Human Things Why Your Hatred of Artificial Intelligence is Misplaced

The future we’re heading toward isn’t inevitable.

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The Donald J. Trump Stock Market Crash™

'I don’t want fights': He's found love with an AI girlfriend. But is she curing the loneliness epidemic or just 'weird and unhealthy'? 'Always encouraging and uplifting.'

Former Breitbart writer Lee Stranahan kept posting on X about his AI “girlfriend” and urging people to ask him about “her.”

So, I did it and it resulted in this feature about people who date chatbots for @dailydot.com:

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AI 2027 A research-backed AI scenario forecast.

I disagree with the idea that AI will consolidate into 1 or 2 winners (I’m a believer we’re headed towards a Multiplicity not a Singularity), but the timescales for AGI and ASI is spot on here and I highly recommend anyone interested in the future give this prediction a read:

ai-2027.com

Just a reminder that Elon Musk is overseeing broad implementation of AI across government systems and that you’re reading this right now on one of the few social networks left not run by a US defense contractor or a company voluntarily providing data to an intelligence service.

Brenna Trout Frey • 3rd+ Former Attorney at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Mea... 1h • Edited • © + Follow Skadden Resignation Today the executive partner of my former firm sent us all an "update" that attempted to convince some of the best minds in the legal profession that he did us a solid by capitulating to the Trump administration's demands for fealty and protection money. Fellow Skadden attorneys: If you agree with Jeremy London's position that the firm should not engage in "illegal DEI discrimination," should devote prestigious Skadden Fellows to the Trump administration's pet projects, and should help "politically disenfranchised groups who have not historically received legal representation from major national law firms," (taking into account the robust pro bono work that major national law firms already do), then by all means continue working there. But if that email struck you as a craven attempt to sacrifice the rule of law for self-preservation, I hope you do some soul-searching over the weekend and join me in sending a message that this is unacceptable (in whatever way you can). As one of my more eloquent former colleagues put it: "Do not pretend that what is happening is normal or excusable. It isn't." There is only one acceptable response from attorneys to the Trump administration's demands: The rule of law matters. The rule of law matters. As an attorney, if my employer cannot stand up for the rule of law, then I cannot ethically continue to work for them.

A Skadden attorney resigned today, citing the firm’s decision to strike a deal with Trump amid pressure campaign on law firms.

“[I]f my employer cannot stand up for the rule of law, then I cannot ethically continue to work for them,” the former Skadden lawyer, Brenna Trout Frey, wrote on LinkedIn.

We did it folks !

Immediate Measures to Increase American Mineral Production By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including section 301 of title 3, United

This is bad: Immediate Measures to Inc American Mineral Prod

Within 10 days the Sec of Int shall identify and provide..a list of all Fed lands known to hold mineral deposits and reserves.The Sec..shall prioritize mineral production and mining related purposes as the primary land uses in these areas

HOORAY!!! GAY MEN GET ALL THE MILKSHAKES & SOUP!!!!
No soup for you, Straighty!

Someone actually pre-drafted a #FOIA request for you to send directly to #DOGE so that you can find out what personal information of yours that ketamine-addled doofus has. Here's a link to it. Happy hunting.

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#resist

Among the material devastation to everyday people, Senate Dems have now blown a hole in their ability to work with the House.

We had an agreed upon plan, House took immense risk, then Senate turned around midway and destroyed it w/ a fear-based, inexplicable abdication.

They own what happens next.

I hate these fascist motherfuckers with every cell in my body and with nearly equal timbre I hate the cowardice of the only people in a position to oppose them who treat it like they were playing crazy 8s over cocktails and watercress sandwiches

So anyway. Pitchforks. Other large, erm, appliances that require a little construction but no modern tools. When do we march? It's past time we learn something from the French.

again, James Fallows is not a radical lefty! He's a completely mainstream Democrat. Senate Democrats aren't defying their left wing via their spineless shilly-shallying—they are defying the mainstream of the party!

They never should have been there to being with.

Like prior GOP led acts (re: shipping ppl to VA w/o their knowledge/consent) this may also open potential avenues for victim based relief.

Celebrate International Women's Day by interrupting men with your unsolicited opinions and taking credit for their work. If they get upset about it, be sure to tell them that they sound hysterical and should smile more.

Critical thinking and literacy have been replaced by conspiracy theory participation and divining corporate intentions and outcomes, including franchise fandom and gambling.

This is what happens with a relentless war on education and creates an ideal environment for oligarchical control.

The Planetary Society: reported cuts to NASA would amount to an… The Planetary Society, the world’s largest independent space interest organization, issued a statement in response to recent reports that the White House…

There are reports The White House is considering a 50% cut to NASA’s science programs, and 25% of its overall budget, which would be catastrophic for both current and planned missions. But, there is still time for the administration to reconsider. Read our full statement ⬇️

Trump: Gutting National Parks—And Hiding the Evidence

National parks hit 331M visits, but Trump officials don’t want you to know. A leaked memo bans the Park Service from promoting the numbers—while firing rangers, closing visitor centers, and cutting safety.

This won’t go well—we love our parks.

A crowd of people demonstrating outside in front of the Lincoln Memorial on a clear, sunny day. Some of the signs read “Science over Stupidity,” “Science Makes America Great,” and “Team Public Health, Not Team Measles.”

Today at the “Stand up for Science” demonstration at the Lincoln Memorial.

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Collective Action is the Way Out Like it or not, the fight is here. And it's time to start fighting.

Just because government is captured doesn’t make the global realignment or authoritarian takeover inevitable. These things are malleable and democratic movements can change the paradigm in a hurry.

Collective action is our only way out.

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RFK really missed the simplest lesson of LBJ’s career, try not to get any kids killed if your name rhymes with “how many kids did you kill today”

The mass firing of both new hires and recently promoted senior staff within #NOAA, including mission-critical and life-saving roles at the National Weather Service (#NWS), is profoundly alarming.
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Fox News just said the U.S. doesn't have anything like China's Belt and Road Initiative, which is hilarious. We did. It was called USAID.

1. Feature, not bug, as stated below
2. There’s zero urgency to do anything they’re doing so there’s no reason to be killing people carelessly, flagrantly
3. It’s sabotage to destroy our country as we know it and to demolish the rationale for taxation as a thing