"Waymo" is the name of the inventor, Victor Waymo, not the name of the car. The car is properly named Waymo's Monster.

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A pretty consistent thing I’ve heard from people with low vision/who are blind is that smart glasses are a game changer, and that they wish the most effective ones weren’t from the creeps at Meta. This is where real privacy laws, and actual enforcement of abuse regulations, could have impact.

I am not worried software is suddenly going to decide it wants power over humanity. I am worried about what people who already have power over humanity can do with that software.

One good thing that entertainment journalists covering The Odyssey can do is never to ask Nyong'o, Page, or Nolan about this. When a prominent racist and transphobe says something racist and transphobic, go make his life miserable and leave his targets alone. They have nothing to defend or explain.

Short version: yes, buttons are getting worse. Long version: by and large, apps and programs and websites these days are effectively dumb terminals -- when you click a button they do no processing on their own, and instead send the data to a central server, which sends a response back. (1/4)

A President who robs from the poor to give to the pool contractor.

Wademo www.cnbc.com/2026/05/12/w...

Cheating racists are desperate & want to take us all out with them on the hill they plan to die on.

Remarkably heavy turnout from Democrats in Georgia today. Today alone, roughly 50,000 people went to vote in the Democratic primary, while roughly 35,500 voted in the GOP primary. (1300 just voted in the nonpartisan races.) That's a turnout advantage of 16 percentage points today.

People on the ground everyday are saying that just in these first 13 days of May there’s been more ICE activity than there was all of April. We don’t know what this means exactly, but this is why we need to make sure we’re still connected to our neighborhood networks and looking out for each other.

Anyone who ever thought that being a billionaire must mean you're smart should be forced to research every last one of the billionaire who has chosen to be associated with Trump. The Cautionary Tale of Dotard and the Dolts™.

Just watched great interview with @hcrichardson.bsky.social @jenjordanga.bsky.social & #MiracleRankin just after I stamped a bunch of #PostcardsToVoters to go out to GA tomorrow. Please remind anyone you know in GA that there's a #SupremeCourt election May 19th & early voting is already underway.

Why we must keep funding research: “The long scientific journey that led to the drug is a triumph of both public and private research funding, succeeding only after decades of false starts and dashed hopes — and the unraveling of conventional wisdom that turned out to be completely wrong.”

Truly historic & moving scenes from the inaugural session of the Hungarian Parliament. A children’s tambura band from a tiny village playing a folk song often described as the unofficial Roma anthem. MPs were tearing up & so were many more of us watching. After all those years of hate. 🎥 telex.hu

“Instances of both pride and prejudice have decreased over time, and it is therefore time to abolish protections for the Bennet sisters that unduly burden their suitors.”

Wearing my shocked face all the time now...😐

It would be good if Georgians could elect 2 reasonable women to their right-leaning Supreme Court. Early voting's going on NOW before the May 19th election for #SupremeCourtGA & GA voters should elect @jenjordanga.bsky.social & #MiracleRankin If you know any GA voters, please remind them to VOTE!

It would be good if Georgians could elect 2 reasonable women to their right-leaning Supreme Court. Early voting's going on NOW before the May 19th election for #SupremeCourtGA & GA voters should elect @jenjordanga.bsky.social & #MiracleRankin If you know any GA voters, please remind them to VOTE!

I feel like I'm doing an NPR fundraiser here. Please sign up to write ✍️ post cards for the GA Supreme CT Election. They have to go put tomorrow. Thanks!! 🗳️ www.postcardstovoters.org

It's the slopium of the people.

Just watched great interview with @hcrichardson.bsky.social @jenjordanga.bsky.social & #MiracleRankin just after I stamped a bunch of #PostcardsToVoters to go out to GA tomorrow. Please remind anyone you know in GA that there's a #SupremeCourt election May 19th & early voting is already underway.

All that’s missing are the inflatable flamingos. And it only cost us $6.9 million!

“Soule understood that true duty is bound by the laws of humanity, not just the commands of a superior. By ordering his men to hold their fire while a peaceful village was decimated, he did more than save lives; he preserved the integrity of the law against a tide of state-sanctioned annihilation.”

"I am forever resisting the false binary that says we are either all-in or absent, either useful or useless. Fascism thrives on abandonment, but burnout also produces abandonment. So does untreated pain. So does loneliness."

❤️‍🔥📣 MORE THAN HALF YOUR BASE ARE BELONG TO US Y’all check these incredible stats — most Americans—*including OVER 50% OF TRUMP VOTERS — want trans-inclusive sex ed in schools. How much did they spend to try to make us hate our children? FAILED. ❗️Action item next skeet ❗️

To all the Mothers, caretakers, pet moms, foster mothers, grandmothers, aunts, and mothers who have lost children: Happy Mother’s Day! Pictured are 3 of my mothers: My mom, my Yeya who I miss everyday, and my Aunt Nana!

“Sorry gas prices are sky high and you’ll never own a home — anyway check out these grainy UFO pics!” Cannot overstate how stupid these people think we are.

Humbled to have worked on this incredible feature by the one and only @verzamex.bsky.social for the @apnews.com read up! apnews.com/article/mexi...

watched this on repeat losing my shit for two nights now

Law students should be taking State Constitutional Law. If your law school doesn’t offer it, ask for it.

In Ladson, S.C., May Day protesters targeted Elbit America, a subsidiary of Israel’s largest weapons company, saying local tax breaks are helping subsidize weapons production while Charleston County schools lose revenue. Copublished with @workdaymagazine.bsky.social

If your coverage of the Virginia Supreme Court today doesn’t include “technicality” and “overturning the will of the voters,” you’re doing it wrong.

More than two dozen passengers left the cruise ship before the outbreak was identified. The race is on to connect with them to monitor their health — and the health of those they've interacted with. n.pr/4wy7VrY

"Meta’s properties, which are already riddled with fraud and scams, are likely to get even worse, given that the company has been slashing its work force in key areas focused on A.I. safety and identifying dangerous and illegal content."...

Things that should not be run like businesses: universities, hospitals, and government. Things that should be run like businesses: businesses. Thank you for coming to my Ted Talk.

I'm on it, sir. secure.actblue.com/donate/state...

Firefighting is dangerous at any level, but in a mined, radioactive forest?

Some interesting thoughts from Michelle Goldberg about Graham Platner. Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/08/o...

Idk if y’all are following the Canvas hack story, but apparently whoever hacked it is holding each uni’s access to canvas for ransom. Grades are due for graduation and no one can log on. 😬

So people are stuck in an impossible position. If you refuse to comply with your annual ICE meetings, or ad hoc ones they schedule, that's grounds to revoke your release. But if you show up, there's a risk you'll be detained anyway. It's horrible. All I can suggest is to be prepared.

I even heard a couple of students ruing the fact that they hadn't ever gotten any sustained handwriting practice, because suddenly the ability to write legibly for two hours straight mattered. So, you know, the times, they are a changing (backwards).

Live shot of Kash:

Rosenberg: Russia's Victory Day parade with no tanks a sign Ukraine war not going to plan www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

He's even fucked up fucking up the planet, yay! Let's All Thank Donald Trump For Speeding Up The Clean Energy Transition. He'll HATE That! www.wonkette.com/p/lets-all-t...

Someone Ask Alito: If December Was Too Late To Fix Unconstitutional Gerrymandering For The 2026 Midterms, Why Is May Okay? Last December, Justice Alito told Texans they had to vote under an unconstitutional gerrymander because changing maps in December would deprive them of "certainty" before the…

Evergreen.

this is just to say i have demolished the east wing and which you were probably saving for posterity forgive me i am demented so weak and so cold

Two former CIA officers wanted to understand how foreign money reaches the Trump family without leaving fingerprints. The answer: crypto. I returned to Mission Implausible to discuss World Liberty Financial, Binance, and Iran with @johnsipher.bsky.social and Jerry O'Shea.