Dear Leader

This is from August.

Insane stuff from our president. Every. Day.

The Ecological Cost of AI Is Much Higher Than You Think - Truthdig As the demands of AI grow, each generation of microchips requires more energy, minerals and water to produce, driving a ruinous cycle.

"In an internal memo from September, CEO Sam Altman said that OpenAI’s “audacious long-term goal is to build 250 gigawatts of capacity by 2033.” If Altman achieves this goal, OpenAI will need almost exactly as much electricity as India’s 1.5 billion people"

Great @truthdig.com piece on chips ->

He means the British currency.

Most of the country understands that they're inflicting pain on us in order to inflict more pain on us.

And yes, everything about this sign from a design perspective is wrong and bad. No need for "The" and therefore no need for two lines of text or center justification. Terrible typeface. And it's too large for that space.

I assume this is so that Trump can find his way back to the oval office from the rose garden.

Delighted to run on their record of taking away healthcare? What the actual?

If you're trying to make socialism scary, punny headlines and references to fruit that most folks love is probably not the right approach! Goes to show that they've got nothing.

Johnson won't talk about the Republican health care plan—not because it's secret, but because it doesn't exist.

Our family quit Spotify last week. Old habits die hard, but I promise it's not as hard to let go as you might think.

Forget the myths: EV batteries are now more than 99% recyclable Those people who want you to believe mining for EV batteries is as dirty as drilling for oil? They don't want you to know about recycling.

This story needs to be told. Not only are the critical minerals in batteries up to 96% recyclable, EV batteries are being given a second life as solar energy storage. A circular economy for batteries that *massively* reduces extraction is a very real possibility.

NO KINGS

People ask a lot about whether protests matter. While Trump’s approval rating is driven by many factors, events like the No Kings rallies likely play a role, too. Media coverage and people seeing their neighbors take a stand help convey that disapproval is not just acceptable but widespread.

As a reminder, when Biden announced student loan forgiveness—based upon a statute passed by Congress which explicitly said the President could do exactly that—Douthat called it "semi-Caesarist" because it was done "without consulting Congress."

historically the pardon power has in fact been used for a bunch of corrupt shit, which is why I am not a big fan

the difference is timing and scale - presidents would save this shit for the last week before they left office

now? sure, yeah, billion dollar bribes for pardons on a random Thursday

“telephoto compression”

MAGA = Make Argentina Great Again

@volts.wtf to your point!! 😡

A few people in colonial costumes complaining about immigrants was novel to NYT editors. Their friends don't do that. A running narrative would be exciting, especially after Obama won big.

Millions rallying against Trump's authoritarian abuses? Bor-ring. NYT editors have heard that argument before.

"Imagine if Biden" is overused. But seriously. Fox anchors would be apoplectic. Republicans would be introducing articles of impeachment.

And the same goes for the national guard in US cities.
And pieces of bombs falling on US freeways.
And extrajudicial murders of fisherman in international waters

Trump just told this “I ended 8 wars” lie 🤥 again, so here’s the truth in case anyone cares 👇🏽

[checks calendar]

MAGA: Silly protestors, Trump's not a king!
ALSO MAGA: Trump 2028!!

To best of his knowledge...

Lies. Undocumented immigrants are not eligible for federal subsidies on health insurance. Dems want to make sure folks don't get kicked off of health insurance due to unaffordable premiums.

If... No Kings = We Hate America
Then... Yes Kings = We Love America

Foundational truths like NO KINGS!