While not all these things are thought out by all Trumpists--the government and movement are diverse and very disorganized, one can't ignore this context: If no one could point to their birth certificate as evidence of their citizenship, it could fully transform ICE into an American Stasi.

The one upside is that they are posting evidence for the future tribunals. Seems like it will make discovery move more quickly.

THIS IS SERIOUS❗️ Singer-Songwriters & Musicians Take Heed ‼️ Video: Singer-Songwriter Murphy Campbell from North Carolina

Oh so now copyright matters.

Ah yes, fire and the printing press, two technologies that required massive companies to inject them into every aspect of everyday life in order to prove their utility to humanity

Adam means that she is the daughter of immigrants, but it is worth emphasizing that *every* U.S. citizen who has not been naturalized is a birthright citizen, either by the 14th Amendment or by statute.

It is amazing. The NY Times is exquisitely tuned to pick up anti-semitism--even if it doesn't exist--if the speaker supports the Palestinian cause. On the other hand, it hears none--even when it's clearly there--when the speaker is right-wing.

The alt text here is art.

Golden retriever runs 15 feet after owner mimes throwing tennis ball

They did this at the 2017 Women's March on Nashville

Flying out of BWI is now an extreme sport. Seven-hour TSA lines, ICE agents roaming, no paychecks for staff. The 'joy' of Trump's America: every mundane task becomes a logistical nightmare. Hitchhiking might be faster. Or just accept Baltimore as your final form.

Read this whole thread. Nathalie’s brand of AI skepticism is incredibly astute and nuanced, while still offering crystal clear and cogent critiques. She’s sounding serious alarm bells about techno-solutionist bs, including its contribution to techno-fascism. 🚨 🚨 🚨

Wow

The AI economy looks...really precarious. So @matteowong.bsky.social & I did a bunch of reporting to try to figure out what happens when a potential bubble collides with a war in Iran and a potential resource shortage. The answer is...arguably the most dire stuff i've heard from smart ppl in a while

One of my faves:

the Metaverse and Sora in one week is a devastating moment for pointless bullshit

““As a visionary, I know success is not born overnight, but rather takes shape after a long and sometimes challenging process,” Mrs. Trump said…“Often alone at the top, I follow my passion, listen to my instinct, and always maintain a laser focus.”” 😂😂😂

The Atlantic during the campus protests

I'm a fairly mathy guy. What is 100% of 0?

This is a really, really good read.

Want to feel old? All the teenagers who used to email Rockstar Games asking why you can't shoot dogs in Grand Theft Auto now work for the federal government

Powerful words from University of Pennsylvania students against their university's headlong rush into uncritically embracing AI:

thinking about all the dumbasses who seriously suggested people generating personalized versions of tv and movies was going to be an important part of the future of entertainment. these genAI tools are so expensive and so many have no real business case. this is just the beginning.

AI is not, in fact, "inevitable".

The fuck it will

I have literally no idea what beliefs this man holds besides “I should be President”

New at Tusk: In the space of 24 hours: -ICE agents deployed to airports -A plane collided with a firetruck -Trump announced ongoing peace talks that Iran says it hasn’t heard of -He paid an energy company $1B to not make energy -He toured Graceland Here’s what got us to this point.

I want to flag a certain kind of move in some quarters wherein authors attempt to position themselves not as AI boosters, but as critics of AI criticism. 🧵>>

As Brandi’s analysis here makes clear, this was a miscalculation from Grammarly, not a non-calculation. They know what they’re doing, they know what their goals are — it’s to treat the collected creative output of the human species as nearly-literal grist for their mill. bsky.app/profile/bben...

But just like steam-powered machines ate the forests of Europe and fossil fuels are powering the present off the life and work of the distant past, eventually the stored labor you’re using as a source runs out.

Apropos of nothing, I highly recommend the novel "Composite Creatures" by @carolinehardaker.bsky.social

Of all of the many, many places you are likely to get shot in this country, an airport has to rank the lowest. Imagine being such an Alpha Chud that you have to wear a bulletproof vest in that one place.

Check out ChipNotes.app. Looking forward to seeing where this goes (being able to lengthen rounds would be great). Really nice being able to build bird packs - e.g., water-loving warblers, upland warblers - especially for those of us who always forget to practice prior to peak warble frenzy

For years I've wanted something like Duolingo for the birds of the various places I visit. Just in time for my trip to Aotearoa New Zealand, I found Peter's ChipNotes! app. He added New Zealand's birds for me and I found it very helpful. Such a cool app, very cleverly designed. Check it out! 🪶

To be completely honest: My moment of anti-AI radicalization was when a new button appeared in the photos app. "Sketch something for AI to generate!" I try to sketch a turtle sitting on our kid's shoulder. The AI produced a shrimp crawling out of her ear. What are we doing here? That was it.

HOWLING

the upshot of all this is that universities shouldn't be chasing industry trends, or trends of any sort, probably. we cede our power to *set* intellectual and cultural trends when we do that. this power demands that we always remain a bit out-of-step. i'd give anything for us to see that.

You'll notice none of these guys are wearing masks, so the next time Chuck or a Chuck supporter says getting ICE to agree to taking off masks is a win at the negotiating table going forward, it isn't. They know they're not supposed to wear them. And clearly the doxxing argument is bullshit

Strong recommendation to teaching faculty to just say no to this stuff, even if you are AI curious/enthusiastic. This is meant to reduce faculty autonomy and capture human labor with automation. You're selling out your future self and the profession as a whole. www.insidehighered.com/news/tech-in...

The “goal” of the Iran war is now reportedly to open the Strait of Hormuz, which was open before the war began

This whole concept in LOTR is one of my favourite parts of the whole book. “Evil fucks up because evil people fundamentally cannot imagine that others are not motivated by the same things as them” is another theme that feels relevant right now

The prez is just mad because Mueller had a job to do. The president has never done a job.

the same number of troops have died in this war that died in the evacuation of afghanistan fyi, weird how the media has decided that isn’t a point to drive home this time

Remember when people were fired for *reposting* accurate quotes from Charlie Kirk after he was killed.

so if i have this correctly: we've substantially increased the value of Iran's primary export we've made it legal to buy that export for the first time in 30 years and we've made it such that only safe way through the strait is to make a deal with iran masterful gambit