Jen Chien

Watchdog Group Downgrades U.S. From Democracy To Whatever Political System Lobsters Have WASHINGTON—Describing the shift as a troubling indicator for the health of the nation’s system of governance, watchdog group Freedom House published a report Wednesday downgrading the United States from a democracy to whatever political system lobsters have. “Persistent executive overreach and erosion of civil liberties mean that America now looks less like a traditional federal […]

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Exactly what I thought of, and I laughed just as hard and in exactly the same way at Mez Mico and Jowa as I did once upon a time at Sleve McDichael and Mike Truk

On this Chairteenth, we celebrate the good folks of Montgomery, especially our guy AquaMayne. Special shout out to the folks who, within 72 hours, recreated this in their apartment complex. A COMMUNITY!! 💀

Nina Simone’s Suzanne > Leonard Cohen

Nina Simone’s I Shall Be Released > Bob Dylan

Nina Simone’s To Love Somebody > Bee Gees

#blessed 😍

‘Self-termination is most likely’: the history and future of societal collapse An epic analysis of 5,000 years of civilisation argues that a global collapse is coming unless inequality is vanquished

‘The threat is from leaders who are “walking versions of the dark triad” – narcissism, psychopathy and Machiavellianism – in a world menaced by the climate crisis, nuclear weapons, artificial intelligence and killer robots.’

I’m trying to figure out the right way to say this, because: Look, the CPB closing is devastating, and I don’t in any way want to blow even a wisp of smoke that it isn’t. But twice today, I’ve seen people express how sad they are that all of public television and radio is over. Not true! (1/3)

Oh great, The Entire History of You + Gary from Veep

“Gagging”

Here are the Top 5 Dogs of July!

Loungin'

A family of mature and very wiry collared parachute mushrooms grow from a blackened bit of decayed stick, held between two fingers in a green summer forest. All photos by me

Here are some nice mushrooms

i’m finding it requires more and more cognitive dissonance to enjoy indulgences as the fascism becomes increasingly omnipresent and suffocating

For women, the increase of AI use in the workplace may affect their careers: Harvard study Women are using AI significantly less then men and it’s going to have a major impact on their careers, according to extensive research on the topic.

Every. Single. Story. about women not using AI as much as men portray it as bad for their future career prospects (without a shred of evidence) and a result of women being fearful little ladies rather than looking at AI's output and saying "this sucks, it's not going to help me."

I fucking love dancers so much
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Handwritten notecard. Prompt at the top asks: What object was most devastating for you to lose, and how have you been coping? Answer below: Dentures. Were thrown away and coping isn't somthing I can do. It’s made me feel ugly, unworthy, can’t go get a job with no teeth. So how can get off the streets until another pair can be made?

ProPublica spoke to about 150 people who had lived in homeless encampments when cities cleared them out in “sweeps.”

We distributed notecards so people could tell us about the toll in their own words.

➡️ This is what they wrote: projects.propublica.org/impact-of-ho...

When you strip away humanity

I do firmly believe that refusing to outsource your basic cognitive functions to LLMs right now - as so many are stumbling over themselves to do right now, like hogs trotting to a pile of slop that’s been set up inside of a butcher’s delivery truck - will very much pay off in a few years.

all of u laughing at this will pay dearly in the uprising

Same

We have too many things going on at once

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SF-Based Internet Archive Is Now a Federal Depository Library. What Does That Mean? | KQED The Internet Archive, thanks to its designation by California Sen. Alex Padilla, joins a network of over 1,100 libraries that make government documents accessible to the public.

a KQED exclusive: the Internet Archive joins a network of federally recognized libraries that archive government records and make them accessible to the public. i wrote about how that affects Archive's legal challenges and what it means to be a library in the digital age
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"i asked grok" "i asked chatgpt" yeah well i asked carl sagan and he said the greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance but the illusion of knowledge 🧪

Mesmerizing

OMG

Did not think this skeet would age so well in just six hours

Stop reading that paper. Stop expecting them to be better. Unsubscribe. Read wired or rollingstone or the ap instead and tell people in your circle you dont read the nyt or click on nyt links and why

How the Furry Fandom Says Goodbye | KQED Furries are a community often known for wearing full-body animal suits at conventions — but the characters they inhabit, called “fursonas,” are much more than costumes. They’re deeply personal express...

this episode is really special - it's a deep dive into queer history, virtual reality, and what grief looks like for furries

thank you @dogpatch.press and @changa.gay for walking me through this part of the internet!

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Floating around with mum!

It would be amazing if a vegan restaurant in Healdsburg were named after the character in You Got Served…
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Do it for Lil Saint!