"the productive struggle — the moment a student has to reach, fail, and reach again — is exactly where learning happens..the precise difficulty that requires a human to stretch..AI, deployed as a general-purpose answer machine, collapses that zone. Students feel better. They learn less."

Well I have my doubts about how well white vinegar and Dawn will work on a Proud Boy

Spending a lot of time ripping out crab grass by hand so my clover can take root out back, and it has me meditating a lot on what it means to take out fascists. We always used to say it was whack-a-mole, it wasn't. Successful antifascism in a democracy is a practice of weeding

"There is no justification for a regressive system in which the super-rich contribute less than the rest of us," write @josephestiglitz.bsky.social, @gabrielzucman.bsky.social, and @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social.

he’s not as visible as most of the folks in the administration but after stephen miller vought is probably the most evil of the lot he is ideologically committed to destroying the entire concept of the public good

The Sunny Act would allow apartment dwellers, whether renters or homeowners, to use easy-to-install and affordable solar panels: gothamist.visitlink.me/cF0lVc

God bless you @colsonwhitehead.com "Do you realize how much water and power it’d take to replicate the average writer’s narcissism, self-loathing and despair? It’d drain the Indian Ocean. You could light up Times Square for a year. We can’t afford it."

He’s fallen sofa

Today, the last tanker of crude oil that transited the Strait of Hormuz before Trump launched his war on Iran reached its destination in Europe. As I have posted several times before, the oil price spikes we have been seeing have been largely speculative. The real impact is only just now starting.

We have made the decision to formally close our X social media account. Once a vibrant platform to promote the interests of authors, we feel X is no longer a trusted place for balance, community support, and reliable information.

Palantir, a US spy-tech firm, has been given access to millions of NHS patient records. Its founder has said the NHS should be 'ripped up'. Join me in calling on the government to end the dangerous Palantir contract. you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/st...

Sperm whales’ communication closely parallels human language, study finds

These photos make me think that the auto industry replacing tactile knobs and switches with touchscreens was a severe mistake. One repeated by the folks designing induction cooktops today.

One of the best parts of #AIX26 is just waking the halls, stopping at what looks cool. You know what’s cool? Aircraft illuminated panels. Even cooler is when they’re all on display in one place wired up to buttons to toggle them on. Thanks for putting up with me, Luminator Aerosoace. #AvGeek

It’s not just selfish -it’s a complete breach of the Budapest Memorandum in 1994 when the US and others encouraged Ukraine to give up its nuclear arsenal in exchange for these countries guaranteeing Ukraine’s borders. The US is duty-bound to assist in Ukraine’s defence or its promises mean nothing.

ICE detains 2 doctors serving underserved Texas region #FuckICE www.yahoo.com/news/article...

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It's a key element in the fascist playbook: Protect your goon squads.

Wow, he looked a healthier and more with it then. Now he looks like something RFK Jr would brake for if he was peckish.

Big swing in temperature? First genuinely warm day in the spring? Rain forecast after a long hot sunny day? Ladies and gentleman it is time for the reminder. A tornado watch means the conditions are right for a tornado to form. A tornado warning means THERE IS A TORNADO TAKE COVER NOW.

pulitzer grade journalism to assign the clavicular interview to a man who looks like that lmao

Fieri’s viral interaction with the Tate Brothers has led to online backlash, with some commenters on social media saying they won’t be watching him on Food Network again.

I wrote about Governor Walz throwing transit funding under the bus with his recent budget request. www.minnpost.com/cityscape/20...

It's nice to see that ONE elder statesman of movies isn't rooked by this bullshit

“During the 2022 men’s World Cup in Qatar, official ticket-holders received free access to Doha’s metro system throughout the tournament. Similarly, at the 2024 European Championship in Germany, match ticket holders also had access to free public transport on game day in host cities.”

The nonprofit that runs the successful, Pulitzer-winning Baltimore Banner is going to take over the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Of all the possible outcomes here, this is likely the best we could have hoped for. apnews.com/article/pitt...

conservative free speech is when they speak and you listen or suffer the consequences

Péter Magyar, who unseated Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán Sunday in a landslide, shared a bombshell with reporters that the outgoing leader had diverted taxpayer funds to bankroll the American Conservative Political Action Conference. trib.al/ct7GGV3

There are many ways to publicly humiliate yourself using AI. For instance, if you're a Youtuber still holding a torch for Gamergate, your conversations with ChatGPT—in which you hurl slurs at the bot when it refuses to obey you—could become allegedly damning evidence in a lawsuit against you.

Actual quote, btw

New: Thomson Reuters, which runs the CLEAR database ICE uses, fired a longstanding employee for speaking out against ICE, a new lawsuit says. Billie Little led an internal effort raising concerns; was fired. We've shown CLEAR is linked to ICE's Palantir tool www.404media.co/thomson-reut...

IT ABSOLUTELY THE FUCK IS NOT

How shall we do for money for these wars?

Oh yeah, one thing we learned from 1929 is that investors' optimism is unbeatable.

Slightly maddening when serious news outlets drag everyone down to Trump’s level by using language like “feud” as if it’s some reality TV spat. Pope Leo delivered a moral critique of American military aggression. That is not “feuding” even if Trump responded with a deranged personal attack.

move that overton window on anti-confederacy. burning the confederate flag is now a moderate, middle of the road position!

abigail spanberger is out here canceling tax breaks for confederate groups and getting rid of confederate license plates and i for one think this is absolutely wonderful for the centrist wing of the democratic party www.nytimes.com/2026/04/14/u... www.13newsnow.com/article/news...

It's so funny to me that right-wingers love to pretend to love the Middle Ages and the Crusades and all that and then complain that the Pope shouldn't get involved in politics.

The cofounder of a digital marketing company called Chaotic Good Projects has confirmed to WIRED that his company engineered marketing campaigns for both Geese and its frontman Cameron Winter. www.wired.com/story/geese-...

Damn it. Damn it damn it damn it damn it this sucks

"my accountant told me to invest in crypto. turns out he meant i should buy a concrete box and seal myself in it."

Like Trump showering money on Milei in Argentina or promising Hungary the sun and moon if it kept Fidesz in power, the other leaders in the Distinguished International Council of Kleptocrats never seem to run out of working people’s money to spend.

From my photo archive: Hattiesburg, Mississippi, residents clashed with supporters of the old Confederate-themed state flag on August 20, 2017, eight days after the white supremacist terrorist attack in Charlottesville, Virginia. 👤 Photo by Ashton Pittman 📷 Rolleicord IV 🎞️ Kodak Portra 400

Can’t make this up. But keep JD far away from this pope, please!

Now if only some Democratic Governor would go after car dealerships....

The most bad-ass rebuttal from Tite Kubo, the author of Bleach.

It's obscene the level of which this administration has gone after trans youth to make their lives a living hell. The latest attack on care will completely defund any hospital or clinic that provides care to trans youth. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...