Some companies are very proud of replacing many of their human workers now with AI tools. Those must be terrible companies to work for, do business with, shop at, or be invested in, considering their value structures. fortune.com/2025/11/14/a...

Happy Friday! We made it through the week! We had a prettier sunrise than I had expected based on the weather data I looked at last night, so we ended up with something right out of central casting. Tap for full size. I hope you have a great day!

When you realize everyone is healing from something, it's a lot easier to just be kind to people. ~ Lewis Howes

Today is World Kindness Day. Sending you some kindness.

Considering that the President appears to be of the lowest moral character imaginable, based upon all current events in combination with all past events, it would be in the best interest of the nation for him to resign or retire now, because his immorality is a disgrace to us all now.

World showing clear signs of addiction to Trump scandals. Needs a higher dose every day just to maintain the same levels of outrage.

Let me put the minds of Republican senators & House members at rest. Y'all don't have to worry about being on the wrong side of things, on the wrong side of history. We've been watching you all living on the wrong side of history for a good long while #MorningJoe

Good statement from the US conference of Catholic Bishops

We all feel some responsibility in this world we live in, as we are all aware of our own participation in it. When others suffer, we naturally feel an inclination to help, to address the wrongs and try to make them right when possible. This is a normal feeling, which should not be ignored.

There is uniqueness to each human consciousness, as each person has stored in their minds all of the particular perceptions that only they witnessed and observed. A problem with life lived on screens is how so much of that uniqueness becomes communal shared experience, like in a hive mind.

He knows that the biggest danger to his business plan is very well-educated people with generalized knowledge. fortune.com/2025/11/13/p...

Sen. John Kennedy on Epstein: "I just don't think this issue is gonna go away until it's addressed and answered to the American people's satisfaction. And I may end up with a Sombrero on my head for saying that, but that's the way I see it."

Priorities.

Yesterday, I pleaded not guilty to the charges that Trump’s DOJ has hit me with in federal court. This administration is targeting me because they can see that I’ve spoken out against them and will continue to stand up to them.

We’re in the “Goldman-now-has-two-AI-baskets” part of the cycle: “High-Profit AI” vs “Vulnerable AI” (via GS desk)

Every so often, I like to point out that although I discuss AI, researched it a bit with workflows of my own design, and tested it thoroughly for six months about two years ago, that I still do not use any AI for any of my writing or creative works at all, at the present time.

If AI is currently training from us while we use it, but also training us to rely on it, and if the whole process trains us to trust it, which shapes our thought processes over time, it appears necessary to consider intentionally choosing datasets to train AI from with this ethical concern in mind.

every company in 2025

Americans might not understand it, but in many cultures it’s considered bad or even immoral to be a child rapist

Make a choice youtu.be/RMs7ILQ_n2Q?...

The discharge petition to force a vote on the Epstein Files only received a handful of GOP votes. But when we get the actual vote to release them, I'm presuming we'll see a whole lot more, right? "Congressman _____ voted against releasing the Epstein Files" isn't an ad you want before the midterms

This is super useful.

This is America today. It doesn’t have to be this way.

Top tier explainer today from @stevevladeck.bsky.social on what likely occurred with the SNAP case. It was not “referred” by Justice KBJ, to the full Court, as is the usual practice from a Circuit Justice. But instead it was “taken” by the full court. open.substack.com/pub/stevevla...

The dog ate my jobless and inflation homework!

The Trump administration can go on as many cable news shows as they want to lie about prices—but American families know the truth. The costs of everything from groceries to electricity are UP—and Trump and Republicans are doing NOTHING to help.

Poverty is a policy decision. Concentrated wealth is a policy decision. Inequality is a policy decision. Remember this.

AOC: How can we, as members of congress, Republican or Democrat, vote to enrich ourselves by stealing from the American people? That is what this legislation does. In fact, Senator Graham said he was going to seek well over $1 million from the American people, from this.

As to the question of how to utilize butterfly effect for the purpose of changing the nature of discussions on current events through the internet, I believe it is far more likely to influence an influencer than to become an influencer, as the nature of algorithms dictates all such possibilities.

I am a strong believer in butterfly effect, as I have seen things in my life that suggest the possibility of ideas transcending barriers of space and time, traveling great distances, or even hundreds of years, based solely upon the power of the ideas. It is the ideas of value that most resonate.

As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history. Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX

Certainly, the files should be released, but I think more than that needs to happen, as it looks like new and serious investigations need to take place with all of these allegations of serious crimes. New inquiries into everyone connected to Mar a Lago, Epstein, and Ghislaine Maxwell should happen.

My question here: “Trump is a self-confessed predator, an adjudicated rapist, more than two dozen women have accused him of sexual assault. Does it make any logical sense he had nothing to do with or know about Epstein’s sex trafficking or pedophilia?” www.americaamerica.news/p/the-epstei...

Can we just take a minute and acknowledge that our POTUS is right OUT IN THE OPEN lobbying Congressional members to vote against releasing the Epstein files?! Like... what the fuck else does anyone even need to know?

Garcia: The emails we released today are disturbing. They clearly suggest that Trump may have spent significant time with one of the victims. You have another email that discusses Trump possibly knowing what was happening with some of the girls. It’s really disturbing stuff.

McGovern: Buried in this bill is a corrupt kickback for eight Republican senators, a million dollar payday funded by taxpayers, taken from the treasury and deposited directly into their pockets. What the hell is wrong with this place?

The Epstein emails raise significant new questions Oversight Dems have for Ghislaine Maxwell. She must testify to our Committee ASAP. It's time to end the White House coverup. Ranking Member @robertgarcia.house.gov & Oversight Dems demand the full release of the Epstein files.

Rep. Garcia: “Why did they transfer her? Why won’t they tell us why and answer questions? We want Ghislaine Maxwell to come before the Oversight Committee and answer these questions. Ghislaine Maxwell should never receive special treatment.”

I’m so tired of bad people getting away with doing bad things.

Garcia: "If the president has nothing to hide, then all we want is for them to release the full files."

It is just my opinion, but no wealthy person, or powerful leader, from any political party, is doing themselves a favor by trying to explain to the poor families, elderly people, the disabled, or anyone who cares about any person in one of those groups, that a political choice to harm them was good.

I’m in!

With a scandal this bad, it does appear as though Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins might actually theoretically become President before 2028. simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_...

If releasing the Epstein files would end your presidency, then your presidency must end. It’s that simple.

Really wild how all these Harvard scientists and mathematics guys constantly talked about how Jeffrey Epstein was this brilliant, "misunderstood" man and then you read his emails and he's clearly a barely literate lecher, extremely easy to understand

Trump will speak from the Oval at 9:45pm signing the bill that ends the gov shutdown