loading . . . Pizza fire dot gif **Following his invasion** of Venezuela, Trump suggests Colombia, Cuba, and Mexico _could be next_, and renews his intention to _annex Greenland._ / Axios, NPR
**For context,** Venezuela has the worldâs largest oil reserves, produces comparatively little, and _âhas a type the US needs.â_ / By the Numbers
**See also:** âThe world doesnât need the extra Venezuelan oil today, or next year or even in 2027 and 2028. It would be needed in the early 2030s.â Trump now has his _very own oil empire._ / Bloomberg [$]
**Veteran reporter** James Fallows says Trump clearly made the case for his own impeachment during âthe most disturbing presidential press conference _I have seen in my life.â_ / Breaking the News
**Spencer Ackerman:** âThe US has, once again, entered the Fuck Around phase and, once again, expects it _to be eternal.â_ / Forever Wars
**No one wants to** read books about Trump anymore, no matter if itâs fact-based reportage, juicy insider tales, or hagiographies _targeting the base._ / The Atlantic [$]
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**xAIâs Grok chatbot** rolls out a feature where users can ask it to create images of anyoneâwithout consent, and including childrenâin various _states of undress._ / The Verge
**Related:** Journalists need to stop âreportingâ that Grok has apologizedâas an AI language model, it isnât sentient, and _therefore canât âapologize.â_ / The Present Age
**To kill a rogue AI,** you canât merely turn it off and then back on again; instead it âmight require killing the internet, or _large parts of it.â_ / Vox
**See also:** An AI pioneer says some models are showing signs of self-preservation, and argues against giving them rights, as it would mean we canât _shut them down._ / The Guardian
**âWhat if thereâs no** ethical way to have unlimited access to every book, film, and record ever created?â Why I quit streaming and got back _into cassettes._ / 404 Media
**Someone has uploaded** what is purportedly a collection of unreleased Boards of Canada tracks, including some longstanding _fan favorites._ / YouTube
**English is becoming** easier to read, but the reason isnât only shorter sentences, itâs also that the written word is more closely resembling _spoken English._ / Works in Progress
**A rundown of the** various âoff-target benefitsâ of vaccines, where the risk of seemingly unrelated conditionsâsuch as dementiaâare reduced by, say, a _flu shot._ / The New York Times [$]
**See also:** A virologist has created what may be the first-ever vaccine that is delivered _as a beer._ / Science News
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