Did the Epstein files include proof that former TV host Ellen DeGeneres is a “prolific cannibal”? No, that claim originated with an AI-generated audio clip of a supposed “whistleblower.”

See if you can spot the contradiction: * “When it got to the next phase of vaccines, when they turned one year old… I turned it down.“ * “…people who are not fully vaccinated – like my children, now nine and seven.“ * “It was always my intention to get my children vaccinated against measles.”

“Before nationally significant places are permanently altered, the public deserves an opportunity to be heard …” Little late for that, no?

I introduce Sir Nathan Long Who heard an enigmatic song And thought “That’s good, but me, I can outdo ya” So from his genius point of view He crafts some rhymes and sets them to The tune of Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah”

JFC (See also www.404media.co/ars-technica..., in which the first news organization to write about the incident publishes an article from a writer who used AI, which fabricated quotes from the human coder in question.)

“Sometimes we have to force ourselves upon them because they're so bad.” —The Definitely-Not-a-Rapist-in-Chief

The administration frequently trots out “legal guidance” memos, on which it claims it relied, saying its actions are completely legal. Unsurprisingly, they, too, are 100% bull$#!+. Lawyers are handed pre-written memos, given ten minutes to review them, and ordered not to tell anyone else. And… 1/3

Citizen Kermit

Happy birthday!

Heads up: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: The Illustrated Edition by Douglas Adams is on US ebook sale for $2. God's Junk Drawer by @peterclines.com is on US ebook sale for $2. I got copies of both for random giveaway. A note about GJD:

Excellent self-own, Brendan! Hope your boss gives you credit.

Where my dangling-modifier fans at?

A very cool detail about the (Republican-appointed) judge’s opinion—in addition to the fact that she quotes large chunks of George Orwell’s “1984”: You know how the Liar-in-Chief likes to give his Executive Orders totally false bull$#!+ names and justifications? 1/3

Again: There is more than enough concrete evidence—both inside and outside the Epstein files—of him actually doing horrific, illegal things. We do not need to make up more cr@p… especially as it gives his supporters ammunition for arguing that everything negative about their God-Emperor is fake. FFS

PSA to my fellow Zoom users -- it's automatically turned on a bunch of A.I. features without asking you✌️ to turn all 32 of them off, go to "Settings" --> "My Account" --> "View advanced features" it'll open up your browser and list a SHITTON of A.I. features, many of which will be on (scroll!)

The only Winter Olympics footage you need to see today.

IMPORTANT: This is *false*. The FBI has admitted no such thing. No one has said any such videos exist. It is just a rumor, with no evidence anywhere. Go ahead, search for yourself. You’ll find nothing but sensational claims like this on social media, with no links or other proof whatsoever. 1/3

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Microsoft has replaced the chart. Too bad the Internet never forgets. web.archive.org/web/20260217...

I wonder whether Microsoft might possibly have used AI for this public-facing flowchart? (Hat-tip to @danhon.com)

Gung Hei Fat Choy / Gong Xi Fa Cai! Happy Spring Festival to all who celebrate!

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🎶 Punc-punc-punc-punctuation! 🎶

Unfuck google drive by shooting gemini:

From OpenAI itself.

Let me just make a few little adjustments to that title… “How a scientist with a PhD in Geology and 25 years of experience is helping lead California’s earthquake work” Way to devalue my experience.

Have you ever heard a cat bray like a donkey? Then you haven’t tried to get Dolly into her carrier to take her to the vet for her vaccinations.

Dear DHS, Please feel free to consider this an “anti-ICE” account. No need to subpoena Bluesky. techcrunch.com/2026/02/14/h...

Beyond mistakes or nonsense, deliberately bad information being injected into AI search summaries is leading people down potentially harmful paths. www.wired.com/story/google...

“4,400 times” Because this administration’s policy—explicitly stated at least twice—is to ignore unfavorable court orders if they’re not from SCOTUS.

A little discount to celebrate the Year of the Horse! Use the code FIREHORSE to take 15% off your order at doggiedrawings.net

Signal boost for Chester (in England)

Next headline: “Video Evidence Appears to Contradict Government’s Claims”

Happy Day Before Half-Price Chocolate Hearts Day.

Happy Galentine’s Day! I seriously love that this day began on Parks and Recreation. To all my gal friends out there, sending hugs and love ❤️.

Purely coincidentally, “Trump’s Gallup approval rating as of last December [less than 37%] was among the lowest the organization had found since it began taking the poll in the 1930s.”

Hat-tip to @shadowlandonline.bsky.social

Over on threads someone just use ai;dr and we all need to adopt that right quick

"Yeah, everyone just go ahead and delete TikTok now if you haven't already."

Age verification? First edition, dammit!

Yeah, you probably should.

“If you have nothing to hide, why are you insisting on a search warrant? If you have nothing to hide, why are you asking for a lawyer? If you have nothing to hide, why won’t you report your neighbors? What’s the matter, don’t you love America?”

“Governed, as we are, entirely by public opinion, the utmost care should be taken to preserve the purity of the public mind. Knowledge is power, and truth is knowledge; whoever, therefore, knowingly propagates a prejudice, wilfully saps the foundation of his country’s strength.”

SO MUCH WINNING

An annual meeting of the nation’s governors that has long served as a rare bipartisan gathering is unraveling after President Donald Trump excluded Democratic governors from White House events.

“Inconsistent with agency priorities” Translation: might help people in states that don’t wholeheartedly support Dictator Donnie and his “policies”

Not dismissals on the merits: the judges ruled that the cases must be filed in New Zealand. (Hat-tip to @theerinmaher.bsky.social)

We long ago stopped thinking “He can stoop no lower” because he always does. Always. There is no bottom.