In other news, adding "is Trump showing signs of dementia" to your Google searches is an easy way to disable AI Overview in your results. https://www.theverge.com/news/789152/google-ai-searches-blocking-trump-dementia-biden

Maybe there just isn't enough data collected anymore, and they're having to guess at the gaps. @msbellows

@msbellows There's something wonky going on, but dunno what it is. There's a lot of COVID-19 (confirmed by test) going around in both my personal local contacts AND online here, and it's not showing in the numbers. However, the symptoms I am hearing about (massive, debilitating fatigue, sore […]

These three CDC #COVID/respiratory infection maps are not at all alike, and that seems odd to me. (And yeah, it's easy to jump to the conclusion that RFK has rigged it, but I'm thinking there's bad data being collected or something. I'd love someone better at statistics to chime in.) #COVID

"An official website of the United States government." Sigh.

Kocsi were known for an innovative steel-spring suspension, which became popular across Europe for its comfort and speed. The term spread, becoming "kutsche" in German and "coche" in French. By the 1830s, "coach" was used as slang in English at Oxford University to describe a tutor who […]

This is perfect. Zohran Mamdani ad run during "The Golden Bachelor": https://deadline.com/2025/10/zohran-mamdani-the-golden-bachelor-ad-1236567888/

BBC: Why BBC sent undercover reporter into a busy London police station "... For the next seven months, Rory was employed as a designated detention officer at London's Charing Cross police station. He was also secretly working for Panorama, capturing shocking video evidence of misogyny, racism […]

Jane Fonda calls for 'creative nonviolent noncooperation' to defend free speech https://www.npr.org/2025/10/01/nx-s1-5559359/jane-fonda-calls-for-creative-nonviolent-noncooperation-to-defend-free-speech?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

Cops are great

Women pilots - licensed 'just for fun' https://tessa.lapl.org/cdm/ref/collection/photos/id/65190

"Just shoot the MFer! Don't tie him up or hit him on the head and leave him! If he's the bad guy, just effing shoot him!" -Me, shouting at every action/adventure movie and TV show ever made. (And I'm a Buddhist!)

I freaking love my good cat.

Today in #til: I knew that a mule is a cross between a horse and a donkey. But I *didn't* know that the mule's father (sire) must be the donkey; if the cross is between a horse sire and a donkey mother (dam), then the result isn't a mule, but a "hinny." And mules and hinnies are different both […]

Trump is sending troops to Portland because the previous night Fox News ran "B-roll" footage of the huge, sometimes violent 2020 protests behind a story about the current (small, peaceful) protests at the ICE facility here, and he BELIEVES WHAT HE SAW ON TV IS HAPPENING TODAY: "Trump referenced […]

@msbellows Yes, and then in front of a room full of the military's top brass, he repeated his claim about #portland . He wants it to be bad there. He needs it to be bad there. (They're line dancing in front of the ICE building BTW. )He also still believes he was shorted 11,000 votes. in Georgia […]

Trump is sending troops to Portland because the previous night Fox News ran "B-roll" footage of the huge, sometimes violent 2020 protests behind a story about the current (small, peaceful) protests at the ICE facility here, and he BELIEVES WHAT HE SAW ON TV IS HAPPENING TODAY: "Trump referenced […]

Definitely worth reading the big finish. Start on p. 148: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

The reason the Nazis didn't invent the atomic bomb is because they refused to use Jewish Physics. That is, they thought they could dominate the world without the benefit of the truth because it conflicted with their romantic fantasies about astrology, race, theosophy, politics, and a bunch of […]

Today in #til: I knew that a mule is a cross between a horse and a donkey. But I *didn't* know that the mule's father (sire) must be the donkey; if the cross is between a horse sire and a donkey mother (dam), then the result isn't a mule, but a "hinny." And mules and hinnies are different both […]

Here's the heart of what Trump and his Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth, told 800 generals and admirals today: that the U.S regular military (not just National Guard) is about to go to war against American civilians, unrestrained by the laws of war. Here are the key quotes from both: Intent […]

This is not just about their hatred of DEI. Trump and Hegseth have explicitly told top military they should resign if they do not agree with all Trump and Hegseth say, which has included broadening the use of troops in U.S. cities. Go back and read the live blog in full. You need to know their […]

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The #biden admin, which wrote the #hfc #regulations to enact that law, hoped to eliminate the equivalent of 4.5 billion metric tons of #co2 by 2050, or about 3 years’ worth of #climate #pollution from the #electricity sector. Unlike efforts to curb #fossilfuels, plans to reduce #hfcs have won […]

If anyone with an educational nonprofit or school wants a donation of some UR-3 robot arms, get in touch -- my company is getting rid of a bunch and we haven't found any takers with our usual donation recipients. These are great learning models, mechanically similar to light industrial arms but […]

Psychology Today article: "Research finds trigger warnings don't serve their intended purposes. Trigger warnings don't reduce the emotional distress of experiencing graphic content. The warnings also don't lead people to avoid or opt out of graphic content. Trigger warnings do lead to more […]

Time to call the oligarchs by what they really are! #anticapitalism #eattherich #feedthepoor #oligarchs #elite #nokings #elonmusk #billgates #larryellison #donaldtrump #activism

I hope those faces are what they see every time they close their eyes.

Trump and Hegseth are as cluelessly narcissistic as they come, but I can’t help think of how diminished they must have felt, somewhere deep inside, as they stood before a room full of silent, stone-faced generals who all saw them for precisely the fools that they are.

Taiwan says 'will not agree' to making 50% of its chips in US—AFP

🤬 #trump has posted another #ai generated video on social media mocking Rep #hakeemjeffries of NY, the Democratic #house leader, again with a cartoon mustache & sombrero, this time with 4 images of Trump as a mariachi band. The original video was from an interview tonight, in which Jeffries […]

The #trump admin plans to relax a #Biden-era rule that requires grocery stores, air-conditioning companies, semiconductor plants & others to sharply & rapidly reduce powerful #greenhousegases used in cooling equipment. The #epa plan would unravel what many industry leaders & environmentalists […]

@mark Not even one step away. Here's another quote from today: "I’m not a fan of some of the ships you do. I’m a very aesthetic person, and I don’t like some of the ships you’re doing aesthetically. They say, oh, it’s stealth. They say, that’s not stealth. An ugly ship is not necessary in order […]

"Give EVERYBODY eat!" -Joseph Heller, "Catch-22."

You won't be the perfect parent. No one will be. You better try but that is all you can do.

That is IF you want kids. Obviously. But if you do that's kind of awesome and yes I'm the annoying person who wants to be an aunt of everyone.

It might be tempting to think that "it's easier to have kids in your 20s and early 30s than later" is just something annoying relatives who want nephews and grandkids without doing all the hard work say, or worse something the creepiest men on the internet say just before demanding child […]

“Come play with us.” For some reason this reminded me of the twin girls from The Shining. #mrmittens #catsofmastodon #dogsofmastodon

Here's the heart of what Trump and his Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth, told 800 generals and admirals today: that the U.S regular military (not just National Guard) is about to go to war against American civilians, unrestrained by the laws of war. Here are the key quotes from both: Intent […]

The moment where Hegseth ends his speech and not a single officer claps is the most hopeful thing I have seen in a long time.

"Give EVERYBODY eat!" -Joseph Heller, "Catch-22."

Two positive thoughts about the terrible #hegseth #trump meeting with military leaders: 1) I am confident that it hardened opposition more than support among military leadership. 2) Contrary to my expectations, they did not use the gathering to loyalty-test people and immediately dismiss any who […]

If your Dem Senator is: Fetterman (I know) Shaheen and Hassan King Cortez-Masto Durbin Gillibrand Schatz Peters and Slotkin Call them and tell them why they need to hold strong.

/2 Whoever hit it had driven the frame into the rear driver-side tire. Swell. Got it towed, got it fixed. Took about three weeks. Today, finally, the CHP released the report to tell me who or what hit my car. Insurance sent it to me. Yes it was a Tesla.

US comedians defend decision to play in Saudi Arabia: ‘They’re paying me enough to look the other way’ Usual supporters of free speech are under fire for signing on to Riyadh festival despite the government’s human rights abuses […] [Original post on ai6yr.org]

I know there's a lot going on right now, but the characterization by the president - to our top military leadership - of US cities as "battlefields" that should be used as "military training grounds" (and without "stupid rules of engagement") is a very big deal. Even by 2025 standards, this is […]

Medbeds are just a way for conservatives to fantasize about universal healthcare without being called "socialist." It's a permission structure, an outlet for that unspeakable desire to see a world where the reaction to a person being sick is the very obvious thing: help them, help them get […]

The “enemy from within” is a confession. https://flipboard.com/@thenewsdesk/politics-9rga37brz/-/a-9DJ_GFzgSGKKq0r2XNugHw%3Aa%3A43591897-%2F0

The president just gathered the highest ranking officers in the military to tell them that he may order them to kill American citizens -- and that they better follow his orders. All in response to a series of crises that have no basis in reality. I don't know how to yell any louder.

"Mr. Trump started his speech by encouraging the military leaders who were assembled at the meeting that they are free to applaud or even leave the room if they disagree with his comments. But he added that if they leave the room, 'there goes your rank, there goes your future.'" […]