Earth at night viewed from space.

The most immediate threat AI poses to humanity may not be "that its superhuman intelligence will beat us in the game of natural selection, but that it will unleash the power of artificial selection to the advantage of some people over others." www.thenewatlantis.com/publications...

"It’s probably not a shock to you that the people leading the AI industry don’t have your best interests at heart. ..." futurism.com/artificial-i...

Release the Epstein files, Not Maxwell — Trump told reporters he’ll decide whether to pardon Ghislaine Maxwell, after the Supreme Court declined to hear her appeal of her conviction. REPORTER: But she’s convicted of child sex trafficking. TRUMP: Yeah, I mean, I’m gonna have to take a look at it.

Pay up, Trumpstein — The 2019 back pay measure—which Trump signed into law—explicitly stated that it applied to any employee furloughed during “any lapse in appropriations that begins on or after December 22, 2018.” 620K employees are furloughed. That will grow. www.govexec.com/pay-benefits...

A Nobel Prize for AI? Coming soon? www.nature.com/articles/d41...

“Put them all on that spaceship and send them off.” That's Jane Goodall in her final interview, referring to Musk, Trump, Putin, Xi and Netanyahu — destination Mars. www.theverge.com/news/792477/...

Stephen Miller —

This is an old formula used by authoritarian regimes. Stoke chaos and blame scapegoats to justify the use of force.

So much winning ... www.marketwatch.com/story/are-we...

Day 5 of shutdown: Trump takes a Sunday stroll.

Ha'aretz: John Oliver's presentation tonight on Netanyahu and his Gaza war has been banned from dissemination in Israel, with no explanation being provided for the action.

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As they came to power in Germany, the NSDAP staged violent confrontations using police and paramilitary groups in the centers of political opposition to their rule: including Bremen, Hamburg, the Ruhr Valley, Silesia and Berlin. Stephen Miller knows all about it.

I love Portland

🧊🖕✈️ TRIPLE RENDITION 🤨 👉 Three GlobalX jets on ICE missions out of Texas & Louisiana are flying south to Central America ⛓️🌎👀

Howl away: It's International Observe the Moon Night. www.space.com/stargazing/i... More than 950 virtual and in-person events. Find them here: moon.nasa.gov/observe-the-...

BlackRock will buy AES, one of the largest publicly traded utility companies in the U.S. AES is a major power provider for Big Tech companies building out data centers. Yes: while these data centers drive up your electricity costs, wealthy financiers are going to make a killing.

History repeats.

Russell Vought's sick little power trip will also hurt GOPers. One project he's cutting is the Pacific Northwest Hydrogen Hub, which spans Oregon, Washington, and...Montana. The state's GOP governor has hailed it for creating "good-paying Montana jobs." Oops. newrepublic.com/article/2012...

Just got the flu shot and covid booster. I believe in science. I also believe in not getting sick from anything given a lot of writing deadlines, so I mask up in crowds, airports, and use a helpful nasal spray. Really not wise to take chances if you can avoid it.

The Ukrainian Special Operations Forces struck the missile ship Grad of Project 21631 Buyan-M on Lake Onega (Republic of Karelia,Russia) The missile carrier was en route from the Baltic Sea to the Caspian Sea.The strike hit the starboard side of the ship’s engine compartment

Show us the evidence. No one believes you. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Still waiting for the Epstein files.

Director of the Danish Defence Intelligence Service Thomas Ahrenkiel: “It is our assessment that Russia is currently waging a hybrid war against Denmark and the West.”

Historic space shuttle on the chopping block — literally. www.theregister.com/2025/10/02/d...

An obscene abomination. But not surprising. Dictators have always put their worthless faces on money. Look forward to the day these are recalled and melted down. www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

Trump's Gaza-style starvation tactic. projects.propublica.org/trump-food-c...

You're good with this, MAGA? Of course you are, because you think this spying will be limited to "illegals," and you have nothing to "hide" that could be passed along. Would you like to guess again? www.wired.com/story/ice-so...

Voter fraud is real — real MAGA. Ka$h will get the FBI on it right away! slate.com/news-and-pol...

The AI bubble is 17 times the size of the dot-com frenzy — and four times subprime, this analyst argues www.marketwatch.com/story/the-ai...

Who knew there were so many MAGA "illegals" who will get/keep health care that Democrats have fought for — and gave them? Still buying the Trump/Johnson/Thune/Miller/Leavitt Big Lie about which side shut down the govt — and maybe cost you your health care and job? www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...

Day 3: Trump and Karoline "Chucky" Leavitt take a stroll.

Day 3: Trump and Russ "the Reaper" Vought take a stroll.

Yes, she retracted this--but you can't believably retract something like this. Let's not forget who these people at the top of our government are. They're the lowest of the low. We are in grave danger. 

Apparently we've been here — where we are today — more than once. 👇🏽

The modernization of the U.S. Army's battlefield communications network being undertaken by Anduril, Palantir is rife with "fundamental security" problems and vulnerabilities, and should be treated as a "very high risk," according to a recent internal Army memo. www.reuters.com/business/aer...

Arrested for narcotics possession and handed over to ICE for having (checks notes)...

China hawks are gonna love this one. “.. allowing a surge of Chinese investment into the US economy would be a major concession to Beijing. ‘.. tantamount to the US becoming part of the Belt and Road ..’” @bloomberg.com www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Reaper's gonna reap someone else soon.

Signs of psychosis. No biggie

Release the Epstein files.

I may have missed the memo. When is the 2 million person march on DC and encampment happening?

Gov is shutdown. Let’s see who picks it up this time 🤣

Oh, perfect—Project 2025’s idea of “unity” is just robbing blue states blind. Nothing says serving all Americans like selectively looting taxpayers based on whether they voted for you. It’s less a budget plan than a mob shakedown: “Nice state you got there… shame if the feds stopped funding it.”