A *huge* vaccine victory. I've been writing on this for years; Australia has seen remarkable progress in cervical cancer prevention with the HPV vaccine. I love seeing science triumph like this.

Is AI inherently bad? Of course not. The question is: WHO controls it & for what purpose? Does anyone believe that the richest people on Earth are investing hundreds of billions in AI to improve life for ordinary people, eliminate poverty & solve global warming? I doubt it.

Feels good. I don't know how a company can thrive when there's so much animus towards it, and so many people feel like they're being ripped off. They've made some great products. But it was like an abusive relationship, staying in it too long because there were good times.

If you're trying to convince your friends to spend time on Bluesky rather than X, maybe show them this. X is not "the public town square" or about "free speech." It's "just what Elon Musk wants you to see." If you see stuff he doesn't like he'll step in to make sure you don't see it for long.

I need to start a gofundme for GPUs or something. Today it's training Gaussian Splats.

Despite today’s outrageous ruling, we all have the right to go about our daily lives free from racial profiling by the federal government. We will never stop fighting for our civil liberties and our immigrant communities.

What's that burning smell?

Sometimes I sit down at a computer and feel like I've been really productive, looking up this, clicking on that, cross-referencing the other. And it turns out I've just been doing captchas and software updates and two-factor authentications and more captchas; and I've literally done nothing.

A terrifying escalation:

ICE Releases Gavin Newsom Beheading Video

Just in from Governor Newsom.

Please don't crash. Please don't crash. Please don't crash. #rendering

I just signed up for TNT so I can catch the premiere of The Librarians, starting in 3 minutes. :)

Need to save the world? Who ya gonna call??? #TheLibrarians! Join us for a two night premiere May 25th & 26th on TNT Drama - Mark your calendar, set your DVRs and get ready to escape on an adventure of a lifetime.

Omg so tired of driving in LA. I would LOVE solid alternatives. Mostly just real & interconnected bike lanes.

I worked on VFX for this show, the trailer looks epic. I guess Im signing up for TNT. :)

This is what corruption looks like.

Who else is triggered by the Watch Duty alert sound?

It was an honor to be a part of bringing this show to life. I'm very fortunate to be able to continue that journey. I'm just so fortunate!

Ya know if you cancel Amazon, you’ll be just fine.

“when WaPo’s opinion pages are being gutted and tech CEOs are seeking pre-approval from authoritarians, the line between “tech coverage” and “saving democracy” has basically disappeared. It’s all the same thing.” Well said.

This is the happy-saddest story I’ve ever read.

Bluesky earthquake!?

My morning espresso has fully gone off the rails. :(

Thanks Apple TV. Why yes, I do want to watch more shows like Sexpectations!

New piece by me and @leahgreenberg.bsky.social in the Nation this morning. Let me know what you think! www.thenation.com/article/poli...

My kids watch Pokemon, which I have only half paid attention to. But it sure seems like it's just a show about [magic] cockfighting?

Don't let Trump flood your zone. Stay focused. Keep your eye on what this corrupt regime is really doing — looting the government to line their own pockets with massive tax cuts and the ability to steer more federal contracts their way.

The irony of the richest man in the world almost single-handedly destroying an agency designed to help the world’s poor, so that the U.S. federal budget has more room for another giant tax cut for the richest man in the world and his pals, should not be lost on anyone. [Cartoon by Mike Luckovich]

Residents face the daunting prospect of rebuilding their homes in this once-thriving historically Black community.

I often talk about righteous fights. Make no mistake: we are in one. This fight will be long. Trump will continue to distract, divide, and demoralize us. But when things get tough, there is only one option ahead of us: Nevertheless, we must persist. 🧵Part one:

Okay @npr.org @bbcnewsnight.bsky.social @nytimes.com @washingtonpost.com Who is going to report that Elon Musk has access to our bank information if we've ever received a tax refund?

@USAID is enduring an unlawful shutdown, purge, and dismantling. It’s thrown its vital work into turmoil—based on spurious, absurd, and willfully slanted attacks. Here's what’s real: the massive and growing harm now being caused. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/01/h...

“We’ve been using crisis rhetoric for a decade with nothing to show for it,” said @mnolangray.bsky.social the senior director of legislation and research with the advocacy group California YIMBY. “The Palisades sort of calls that bluff.” www.nytimes.com/2025/01/24/u...

Trump II has begun. Many people are asking: “What can I do now?” Here are 10 recommendations. Please let me know your thoughts, and if you have anything else you'd like to add to the list.

Today would have marked 52 years of Roe as the law of the land. But Donald Trump packed the Supreme Court with anti-abortion extremists to get it overturned. This week, he cut off access to reproductiverights.gov. We must keep fighting for women’s rights.

Every day you feel tired. Every day you want to give up. Every day you feel defeated read the speech Martin Luther King gave when accepting the Nobel Prize for peace www.nobelprize.org/prizes/peace...

I think we’re personally safe at the moment. But holy hell this fire is big, and basically all around us. A number of people we know have evacuated and are just hoping they’ll have a home to go back to. Long night, with no end in sight.

Up all night in Pasadena watching the news, watching the fire map, watching my kid’s school burn. Scary stuff. No evac for us; safe for now. But the scale of this, and how much it’s going across urban neighborhoods, it’s madness.

Last year I wrote that folks saying "the Cybertruck will get people killed" might be right. Regardless, NHTSA can't keep it from being sold. The reason: Unlike Europe, the US lets car companies "self-certify" their models as being safe. Basically, we have to trust Tesla. slate.com/technology/2...

this video about the honey extension is fucking WILD. i have always figured that the extension was either a data harvesting scheme or some sort of other scam, but i did not realize just how much it's fucking everyone over. paypal truly is the devil. strongly encourage uninstalling honey asap.

Big car companies are making it harder for people to get their car fixed at a local, independent shop – a tactic that lets them jack up the repair price and sell your data for an extra buck. We’re pushing these automakers to stop ripping Americans off. www.theverge.com/2024/12/20/2...

It’s that kind of day. :(

Who’s here today? Find me! :)

i’m gonna just watch this at least once a day and i recommend everyone do the same