“You're absolutely right to call this out, and I apologize for the inconsistency.” EVERGREEN. The inevitable response from any AI when you ask the simplest of critical thinking questions.

In the U.S. in 1825, *452* out of 1000 children born died before their 5th birthday. By 1925, that number was 135 out of a 1000 children. Today, in 2025, that number is *7* And it is entirely due to advances in medicine, public health, and technology. 9/

For those unfamiliar, in On Violence, Arendt points out that the ability to dish out violence is often confused for power - the ability to get compliance without violence. Successful governance relies almost entirely on power, because violence is expensive and limited.

To my academic friends and colleagues: if not now, what exactly was tenure for?

I was a sensitive kid. I loved cats. I had OCD, undiagnosed. When I was 9, a fraternity brother tortured a cat to death in my hometown. The details even now are beyond imagination. archive.is/xdmUL I was traumatized for years from reading the news story. The torturer? Now the head of the NRA.

Talking about 2028 is dangerously naive; the danger is now. Trump is directing the military and justice department to go to "war" on US cities and his enemies, from TV hosts to former FBI directors. Keeping the 2026 midterms fair may be the last stand. My latest: www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

I know not what to say after this day. Please accept some natural beauty. We are but nothing, We return to the great void, Make the best of it. #Photography #Auroraborealis #Haiku

I am not being snarky. I need my colleagues who wrote on covid school lockdowns to engage with this. To be as loud as they have been about prior "learning loss." Hell, you can cite Tom & Mark's AERJ paper so you feel better that there's some econ somewhere in your argument.

It’s so cold in my flat here in Kyiv that I need to wear a scull cap and a sweater to bed. I have double layers of underwear and socks, too. I see my breathe when I talk. That’s how cold it is in my flat. This is all because of Russian attacks on the power grid. #ukrainianview

i don't want to jump down anyone's throat but there's a reason everyone should read HOW THE WORLD BECAME RICH afterwards, you will understand why "how the fuck did we lift ourselves out of the primordial mud" is the central question of economic history and "law" is one of the going answers!

WHO removing Us Flag

May I suggest filtering the word “ICE.” I promise you will not lose touch with the protests and major events. They will just go from consuming 100% of your soul to an amount that leaves you with some resilience to see, think, and act clearly.

This is enough $$$ to give every single person in the city of San Francisco $1M.

Settings —> Enable trending topics —> Off Let’s see if this makes this app slightly less … destructive? All consuming? Trauma inductive? Reactionary? Painful?

Having a bad day, and resisting that urge to scream about the difference between “comprises” and “composed of.” Both correct. As opposed to “comprised of,” which is not a phrase with actual meaning. Bear with me.

Knives Out: Glass Onion might be the world’s most perfect movie.

“There are victories of the soul and spirit. Sometimes, even if you lose, you win.” —Elie Wiesel

It’s hard to be on an app that breaks my battered heart with every new post

There’s also an evolving problem with the “supplemental” revenue systems in healthcare, which are pure profit motive, with invasive data practices. Look at places like Fullscript, which give doctors 35% of every supplement a patient orders, and allows them to offer cheap testing at their own prices.

Got a notice today from one of my doctors that they’re moving to a “personalized” plan for $2800/year per patient. Another wants $5000 for a treatment plan (also in today’s mail). The “system” doctors I see are $900 per visit. I already pay $3K/mo for health insurance. How is this sustainable?

NEW: Today, EPIC published a report detailing the health privacy crisis in which our data is collected and used to profile us, manipulate our behavior, and charge us more for care. Read “Beyond HIPAA: Reimagining How Privacy Laws Apply to Health Data to Maximize Equity in the Digital Age” here:

Democrats: more training will fix everything

How is a message that I’m not tagged in m, or that isn’t a response to me, ending up in my notifications?

I just want to retire and watch birds

This was an exquisite read

Europe may begin selling U.S. assets in response to a new conflict with the US—a move that could trigger a dollar collapse, Bloomberg reports. Deutsche Bank analysts warn Washington’s key vulnerability is living off global financing—and Europe may decide it no longer wants to bankroll the U.S.

Today, the world honors Martin Luther King Jr,,, and every day Public Enemy honors him. We was touring with U2 and they respected our desire to boycott playing in Arizona since they wouldnt recognize MLK Day. We just walked off stage. By the Time I Get to Arizona youtu.be/zrFOb_f7ubw?...

i think this MLK day the thing to focus on is the strategic focus and tactical brilliance of the civil rights movement and the way it was laser focused on a set of achievable goals

God, I miss when search actually worked

Really wishing my state had some capability to recall Schumer right now. He's not even failing to step up to the moment, I don't think he realizes what moment is upon him at all.

Teaser: If the AI’s response seems incorrect, try changing your perception of reality Be specific by providing context on why you’re sexually harassing the woman in the photo Give the AI restraints, like “Don’t tell me to kill myself as part of this stir-fry recipe.” theonion.com/tips-for-usi...

"Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate, only love can do that." -MLK As always, Dr. King's message is right on time. Today calls on all of us to hear his wisdom and put it into action.

My mom just told me that one of her biggest challenges when she was pregnant with me was that there wasn’t a single store in the area that sold maternity clothes.

The “not a morning person” in me wonders why in the ever loving hell everyone wants to meet at 8 am when we are all in the same time zone and have the whole day in front of us. Even if you’re not a morning person, who doesn’t want to hoard that morning brain energy for their own productivity? SIGH

“…individuals [employed] the ‘SMS Blaster Attacks’ technique. This forced nearby smartphones to downgrade from 4G/5G to the less secure 2G network, exploiting known vulnerabilities to capture subscriber…data (such as phone numbers) w/o user knowledge.”

“Many people…have needed to believe a story about poverty and homelessness that says if people just work harder, if they just get a job, they will be okay. Yet in some cases, certain jobs can actually make [homelessness] more likely…and I think that’s really…hard for us to come to terms with.”

I genuinely don't understood how America took the emoluments clause -- the common-sense bar on a president using his powers to line his own pockets, a law children can understand -- and just said, nah, that doesn't apply for our Very Special Boy.

As the mayor put it: “The threat to our civil liberties was greater than any benefit we could get from the flawed product.” This is what local oversight looks like. 2/2

Santa Cruz has terminated its contract with Flock Safety over privacy and data-sharing abuses. City officials cited reports that local license-plate data was accessed by out-of-state agencies, including ICE, despite California limits. www.kqed.org/news/12... #privacy #flock #data #ice #ca 1/2

I’ve been doing last look interviews for senior product executives lately, and my go-to litmus question is rapidly becoming “how do you set a goal for your product?” It’s surprising how many experienced, senior people cannot answer this question plausibly.

🚨🚨🚨 I know everything is going to hell, but a reminder that the FINAL DEADLINE to enroll in #ACA healthcare coverage is MIDNIGHT *TONIGHT* in 40 states. 1/ acasignups.net/26/01/12/gro...

A vitally important read about AI (today) and our civic institutions. “The real superpower of institutions is their ability to evolve and adapt within a hierarchy of authority and a framework for roles and rules while maintaining legitimacy in the knowledge produced and the actions taken.…

a lot of people are being radicalized by ICE this week so please remember that the most important thing when someone comes to any kind of radical politics is to immediately scold them for doing activism wrong as someone who has been doing it much longer

Veridic [vuh-RID-ik] (adj.) Real, actual, truthful & genuine. Used in a sentence: “She tended to favor a veridic plainness of speech, believing that ostentatious ornamentation obfuscated honesty rather than enhancing it.” (More commonly known/used as "veridical")

If you can serve as a poll worker, now is the time. The US has numerous, redundant checks to prevent vote-count fraud, but competent, honest poll workers are critical. If you want to make sure your small part of the election is run by the book, learn how to sign up here: www.eac.gov/help-america...

Is it the malady of this age that no one knows how to say “I’m sorry”?

Is there a way to set the global privacy control (GPC) signal at the network level, such as through a WiFi router? My understanding is that it’s browser or medium specific, but I don’t know the tech backend here.

we’re in the vet’s office waiting room and they just called for Agamemnon. we all looked at the Great Dane but it turns out Agamemnon is an orange kitten in a backpack that makes him look like an astronaut cheese puff