Why on earth is @cnn.com accepting RFK’s framing on this? This isn’t journalism; it’s a shameful betrayal of your duty to your viewers.

The set up to this is brilliant.

Here's a quick way to tell if your Senator or Rep has any interest in doing anything about all of this: 1. Go to "Contact" section of their website. 2. Find the pulldown menu to select an "Issue." 3. Read the options. Is one of them "Impeachment?" No? That's because they don't want talk about it.

Read these two Clark Kent/Perry White panels from Superman Smashes The Klan if you wish that newspapers were run by people who didn't coddle the racists in our midst. #graphicnovels

He doesn’t understand that consequences can affect him and he doesn’t care if consequences affect you.

When you play a game for the first time, you'll quickly learn how your actions will influence other players... and how their actions will impact you. That's called strategy. Trump has never understood strategy or consequences. He thinks his first turn is the victorious end of the game. (1/2)

He doesn’t understand that consequences can affect him and he doesn’t care if consequences affect you.

If all the people who say that *AI is inevitable so we have to learn how to integrate it into our lives* stopped saying that, maybe AI wouldn’t actually be inevitable?

Don't let congress distract you from their mission of doing absolutely nothing to stop a demented lunatic from committing war crimes.

In honor of the Artemis II, enjoy Ernie’s performance of “I Don’t Want To Live On The Moon,” which genuinely may be the best song ever written. youtu.be/kIq8jLj5TzU

For everyone following the Artemis II mission, here's a helpful chart comparing the differences between various songs about living in outer space. #science

"we need kids to get an early start operating machines that are routinely wrong and may try to coax them into suicide and/or psychosis" is a fun education perspective i disagree with actually

I now cannot decide what I hate more, AI or Polymarket. Both seem to be tapping into and monetizing the absolutely worst of what humanity has to offer. And will make humanity even worse as a result.

In the 1970s, I heard a fable about a king who held an art contest. Two artists painted murals on the palace walls. The third artist hung a mirror and demanded the prize money since you could see the other two murals reflected on HIS wall. That fable predicted #AIArtwork. (1/X)

This song is a *gut punch.* And frankly, it's a gut punch that this country needs. www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xhN...

This picture looks like my face, but it's not. It's an AI animation that Facebook made without my consent. Apparently they thought I'd enjoy knowing that they can turn me into a digital puppet who will do whatever they ask now.

Everything is overwhelming. Here's a reminder from myself and @gemmacorrell.bsky.social that it's always okay to admit that you're struggling to hold onto any sense of optimism, hope, or happiness. Speak up because you deserve support.

This song is a *gut punch.* And frankly, it's a gut punch that this country needs. www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xhN...

It's Alfred E. Neuman's birthday today! Celebrate by sharing your favorite MAD article. Mine is "America's Dream Car" by Sy Reit with art by Bob Clarke. (MAD #49, Sept. 1959)

Don't judge a book by its cover... unless the cover is AI slop. In that case, judge away!

In February, Newsom was discouraging the fight for trans rights by mischaracterizing it as "spending a disproportionate amount of time on pronouns." Newsflash for Newsom: THIS is what people were trying to defend against. Don't claim that you're against what SCOTUS did today when you enabled it.

And today a federal judge green lighted the release of this list to the federal government. This is dangerous, and not just for Jews. But I have a message for my fellow Jews who still support Trump. He does not care about our safety. At all. He is using us to destroy this country. Full stop.

A what of what now

The Supreme Court just gutted conversion therapy bans across America 8 to 1. The court just gave the green light to a practice the United Nations calls torture.

Encouraging kids to be their authentic selves is suicide prevention. Conversion therapy is a death sentence. It’s time we all get clear on that.

Cable news used to have a problem where they'd treat every car chase like it was the moon landing. Now that there's an actual Watergate-level impeachable scandal every day, the media is reporting the news with all of the urgency of a blurb in the town paper about the new bike lane on Burr Street.

The transition from “support the troops” to “deport the troops” is horrifying.

Cable news used to have a problem where they'd treat every car chase like it was the moon landing. Now that there's an actual Watergate-level impeachable scandal every day, the media is reporting the news with all of the urgency of a blurb in the town paper about the new bike lane on Burr Street.

"Republicans, Democrats, inbetweeners No one likes high crimes and misdemeanors Your tiny hands will scratch and claw But nobody's above the law" - Jonathan Coulton (and also the Constitution) www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSZs...

apparently Wikipedia has more rigorous standards than every university on the planet, university administrators, edtech enthusiasts, (certainly more than) AI bros, several prominent academic journals, and too many professors and teachers

i think sometimes cis people truly have a hard time understanding that jk rowling is a living person actively using her wealth to fund the international assault on trans lives. she’s not some Complicated Author we can have a spirited debate about separating from the art with!!!!!

I used to have a literary agent. Then I found out he sold an anti-trans book to a publisher so I immediately fired him. Fast forward a few years and I *still* haven't found a new agent... but I regret nothing. #transrights

If you like poop jokes and hate TERFs, then today's your lucky day! This parody of the picture book "Everyone Poops" was inspired by JK Rowling, Nancy Mace, Matt Walsh, and all of the other self-appointed bathroom monitors. #TransRights #SeriesUsBlackout online.americanbystander.org/nobody-poops/

Last year CGE decided to publish a new Harry Potter themed edition of their popular game Codenames. People were unhappy. Eventually, CGE said they'd donate 100% of their profits from the game to charity... but that's an insufficient response. Money would still go to Rowling and some of that would...

It's a good day to signal-boost trans artists. Quinn Christopherson's "Erase Me" is an urgent song not just about being trans, but also about gender in general. The mid-song snafu may be the most perfectly serendipitous mistake you've ever seen. #ShareTransArt www.youtube.com/watch?v=xoFl...

Rowling would never pursue redemption because she's addicted to gloating now. Remember when she celebrated a cruel victory for Team TERF by posting a picture of herself smoking a cigar? She wanted people to see how SHE gets to bend gender roles and know that she'll stop them from doing the same.

In addition to not watching the trailer for the Harry Potter series tomorrow, let's drown out any pro-Potter chatter online by sharing our best critiques of Rowling. #SeriesUsBlackout

Your reps can probably tell you how many constituents ask them about generic issues like "Immigration," but they can't say how many ask them to "Abolish ICE." They don't know because they don't ask. And they don't ask because they don't want to know. If they knew, they might have to do something.

In 1950, Superman knew the real meaning of being "All American."

I'm so tired of having no words and I'm so thankful for all the people who do. (Who do have words, that is. And actions, omg I love the action people. You go, girls...and everyone else too.)

You know, if you mashed up the lyrics to "No Place Like London" and "City On Fire" from Sweeney Todd... it would make an incredible punk song. <Googles "How to play guitar"> Hmmm, that looks hard. Never mind.

Waitress: Sugar, butter, flour Sweeney Todd: Sugar, butter, florist #Sondheim #Bareilles

I once attended a "pub" trivia event at an IKEA. My team won discontinued owl statuettes. Nobody else wanted theirs, but I decided to display mine. At the time I joked "This will probably make people think I'm 'the owl guy.' Ha ha ha." Long story short, I now own 18 owls. (1/18)

Somewhere in New York, in the middle of a Saturday matinee, Zoe is thinking "Ryan Gosling GETS me."

Project Hail Mary reminded me of this song: "I don't want to be the last one With my little blue recycling box when its done And statistics can just leave you numb And statistics are deaf, and statistic are dumb But like widows we wait for the ships that won't come" www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2a9...

In other news, 5 out of 5 dentists-who-recommend-Trident-to-their-patients-who-chew-gum recommend Trident to their patients who chew gum.

The effort to pass the SAVE Act reminds me of this old 1940 newspaper clipping that my dad found. It's about one man's adventures in voter suppression. The headline reads "Democrat Abandoned Atop House--Walter Cook, Roofer, Unable to Get Down to Vote When GOP Employer Takes Ladder." (1/X)

They want to make us criminals for needing to pee. Please understand that this is the tip of an agenda designed to give trans people two choices: house arrest or imprisonment. Either we lock ourselves inside or they lock us up and forcibly detransition and torture us. This is exterminationist.

The effort to pass the SAVE Act reminds me of this old 1940 newspaper clipping that my dad found. It's about one man's adventures in voter suppression. The headline reads "Democrat Abandoned Atop House--Walter Cook, Roofer, Unable to Get Down to Vote When GOP Employer Takes Ladder." (1/X)