I suppose if you were born after 1992, you can be forgiven for buying into vaporware. Do people even say "vaporware" any more? But if you are old enough to remember all of the hype about the internet in the late 1990's, you're too old to believe the current hype about AI. Grow up. Tech takes time.

This is the mindset of the Trump regime and the GOP—Rep Mike Flood, R-NE, told working class & retired Americans they don't have the $$ for healthcare-& the crowd booed him to his face. We won’t be fooled. Every other wealthy nation affords it, but the GOP is giving that $$ to billionaires instead.

I sometimes dream of buying some property outside a city and building a little house on it. Depending on proximity to power lines, it's possible that it would be less expensive to install solar power and batteries than to connect to the grid. It would definitely save money each month.

People are often confused about the stock market and how it works. Let's make it clear. You've heard news reports that say "the stock market rose today following a positive jobs report". You've also heard news reports that say "the stock market dropped today following a positive jobs report" 1/5

Remember how you used to just know everyone’s phone number? Then cell phones came out and you could barely recite your own number? That’s what AI’s endgame is but for every aspect of your life.

Can someone explain to me why corporations are allowed to get away with murder? People die at the hands of corporations all the time, but the corporations are not charged with murder. Neither are corporate executives. 1/2

Mike Rogers is a lying sack of shit.

Hilarious and deeply insightful writing by @brianphillips.lol.

Am I the only one who wants a 3" sticker with Stephen Miller's face and the words "Shut up you ugly fuck"? That should be available on TeePublic or RedBubble or Etsy or something, right?

I heard a talking head for Republicans defending the weaponization slush fund saying that there needs to be a way for people harmed by lawfare and weaponization to be compensated for their losses. There is. They can go to Court and prove vindictive prosecution. That's how it's done.

It’s weird how Trump can go scorched earth on any Republican who advocated releasing the Epstein files and the media doesn’t treat it like a pretty conclusive admission of guilt.

When will the leadership in Israel figure out that they are making enemies faster than they can kill them?

What is wrong with MAGA voters? Why do they think that bullying indicates an ability to govern? Why do they think that impossible promises can be fulfilled? Why do they believe absurd and easily disproven lies? Why do they believe baseless speculations but doubt objective facts?

I also don't mind the "bubble." When I watch ESPN I don't feel cheated because they don't give time to people who don't like sports to talk about why I'm dumb for liking sports.

This AI generated image from the Trump administration: What is the symbol on the Union soldier's cap?

It seems reasonable to me that the commission controlling the the anti-weaponization slush fund require applicants to 1. Have proven selective prosecution in Court 2. Have proven that the prosecution had a political motivation in Court 3. Have no conviction for the underlying crime.

Watching a baseball game with my kid. KID: Is [player name] good? ME: Good? He's a major leaguer. He has fielding and throwing skills we can't even imagine. He can hit curve balls. He's amazing. KID: Okay, but is he good for a major leaguer? ME: Oh, hell no.

The Odyssey doesn't describe Helen in any detail, but does, in one passage say that she is "white-armed". Many are grasping at this and interpreting it to mean that Helen was fair skinned, but that's not what it means. For the ancient Greeks, "white-armed" refers to her status, not her skin tone.

IMPEACH HEGSETH. IMPEACHABLE OFFENSE: Telling our forces to "take no quarter" – which, among other things, is a violation of DoD's Law of War Manual. WHY NOW: It's between active fighting in Iran and active fighting in Cuba. #Trump

one member of Los Angeles County's board of supervisors has more constituents than the U.S. senators of 12 states

Ask this: "Do you think whiny bitches who get treated roughly by law enforcement should get money from the government?" Conservatives will say no and liberals will say yes. Then ask: "Do you support the $1.8 billion slush fund?" And everyone will say no.

the trans agenda is literally just trans people asking to keep the rights trans people had without much issue until a few years ago, when Republicans started trying to take them away and a frightening amount of Democrats decided some of that was reasonable

If that 1.78 billion dollar slush fund were divided equally among the 1,600 rioters who attacked the U.S. Capitol on January 6, they would each get over $1 million. A pretty nice payday. That's enough to generate a $40,000 cash flow every year for the rest of their lives.

The teen gunmen were merely carrying out the views and policies of the Republican party, as expressed by its proud leaders like Andy Ogles, Randy Fine, Tommy Tuberville, and of course our President and Vice-President. www.cnn.com/2026/05/18/u...

Donald Trump has just two negotiation techniques, neither of which is really negotiating. Number one is extortion. He is most effective when he can put a gun to the other party's head and make demands. Number two is empty threats, which is essentially pretend extortion. This is an empty threat:

People think that the problem is that the President is breaking the law. All the time, all over the place. But that's not the problem. The problem is that the people charged with the duty to hold him accountable are his co-conspirators and they are allowing it. Hell, they promote it. 1/x

Cornell President Michael Kotlikoff struck student protesters with his car. This is why.

storytime the death of small farms...

People who promote AI say that the early bird gets the worm. People who know what AI is say the second rat gets the cheese. I don't know what AI will become, if anything, but I see the first rat convulsing in the trap and telling me that the early bird gets the worm.

Businesses adopting AI are like stores adopting self checkout registers. At the self checkout the savings on labor outweigh cost of the errors and thefts, so it's growing. With AI, they expect savings in labor costs to outweigh the cost of correcting errors. And they both hate their staff.

I'm watching Super Bowl VIII, Dolphins vs Vikings, and Larry Csonka scored the first touchdown of the game on first and goal from the five. You can see it yourself at 8:50 on this YouTube. Tell me if you see what I see. www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPtR...

🔥 MUST-WATCH — @mehdirhasan.bsky.social : “It’s very clear Trump is a clear & present danger to the constitution… you don’t have to take my word for it, just ask Mike Pence.” Mehdi takes Michael Knowles to school at Dartmouth

WATCH: Rubio admits “the goal” is now just to go “back to the way it was” before Trump’s costly, deadly, pointless war Great job guys! 😕🙃

The last thing the Democrats need is another Senator like John Fetterman, Kyrsten Sinema, or Joe Manchin. We don't need to elect someone as a Democrat who is going to turn out to be a stealth Republican. This is my concern about Graham Platner. Surely there is someone more reliable in Maine.

Here's what I want: I want a text app that will put all of the texts I get for two-step verification into a folder separate from the texts I get from people. Half of my texts are six digit codes and they are junking up the top of my texting history.

By volunteering to escort ships through the Strait of Hormuz, President Trump wants to use our military as bait. He wants to dangle our ships in front of the Iranians and dare them to kill our sailors. Have we not learned the danger of offering up our military as targets?

FBI Director Patel has repeatedly testified that there is no credible evidence that Jeffrey Epstein or Ghislaine Maxwell ever trafficked victims to others. Does someone owe Prince Andrew an apology? Or maybe there is evidence, like victims' testimony. Why doesn't the DOJ find the victims credible?

Justifying the judicial repeal of the Voting Rights Act because of minority representation in elected office is like getting rid of your umbrella because you no longer get wet when it rains. Remove a protection and the exploitation that made the protection necessary will return.

There’s a real opportunity here. Instead of letting these places decay, reimagine them as proper mixed-use communities - homes, healthcare, leisure, education, even local policing - all under one roof. Far better than leaving behind vast, empty monuments to a retail model that’s run its course.

I hear that the goal of the Iran war is to end Iran's nuclear ambitions, but that cannot be accomplished through military action. Iran cannot be beaten into submission. It can only be accomplished through diplomacy. Unfortunately President Trump cannot negotiate because he's not trustworthy.

The War Powers Act (1973) www.congress.gov/bill/93rd-co... is pretty clear. In Section 5(b) it refers to a sixty calendar day period, not sixty days of fighting. A cease fire does not pause the clock on the requirement for a vote of the Congress. It's in the plain text of the law.

www.reuters.com/sustainabili... Trump administration rejected all four women farmers chosen by their peers to represent them in an industry group called the United Soybean Board earlier this year, a rare intervention by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

I have to wonder how many Grand Juries the DOJ had to visit with this weak ass 86 47 charge before they found one stupid, gullible, or corrupt enough to hand down an indictment.

The most successful UBI pilot in history is Social Security. The elderly used to be the most impoverished demographic in the U.S. Now they are the wealthiest.

In the very early days of the internet and email, state's attorneys general used to ask people to forward them emails that were attempts to commit fraud so the state could investigate them. Can you imagine? If a federal government wants to do me a favor, they can crack down on these fraudsters.

A candidate for 6th grade class president promised Coca-cola in the drinking fountains and no more homework. Not one believed him. Donald Trump promised jobs and healthcare and an end to income taxes and 77 million adults more gullible than sixth graders believed he could do it.

It got harder to get a job when Joe Biden was in office. Donald Trump blamed undocumented immigrants, as if were Venezuelan refugees were taking the job you wanted instead of taking the job you didn't want. And MAGA believed him because they didn't think about it.