It is the source of so many of our evils: the astonishing concentration of wealth in the hands of a very few, and the immense political power that gives them. We cannot solve our problems until we tackle it. This week's column. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

San Diego Comic-Con will no longer allow AI 'art' to be displayed at their event "Material created by AI either partially or wholly, is not allowed in the art show" This follows backlash from artists after SDCC initially indicated AI-generated work would be permitted

It’s kind of ironic that the same people that use communism as an insult and loudly beat the loud drum of capitalism don’t seem to notice that in supporting MAGA they reduce their profitability in the free market. Tesla, Target, etc. /1

Need to put my Girl Scout cookies in one of these

I didn't save this tweet but somebody did and it feels worth resurfacing

Let’s keep not shopping at Target forever!

The actual horror of it all aside there is something absurd to the point of being almost funny about calling your senators and congresspeople to request they do something to stop the president’s paramilitary force from murdering people in the streets. Is this real life?

I’ve seen the video. Didn’t plan to. Didn’t intend to watch the others either. Need a stronger term than heartache for the experience. My heart is breaking for my Renee, for her wife, for my country. And MAGA is celebrating because they treat people who disagree with them as subhuman, disposable.

Looking to rebrand my dance fitness class, which of these says “high energy dance class with eclectic music” to you: - Move n’ Groove - Fusion Fit - Bounce - Cardio Dance Needs to sound sound relatable and appealing to both older and younger students. Other ideas?

remains striking the extent to which trump quite loudly does not see himself as president of the united states and more as a clan leader for his supporters

Setting an intention for 2026: This year I want to secure an opportunity to publish a translation of Bengali horror into English. That was my goal after my semester in Kolkata, and having had my first taste of translation work, I am eager to take on more. Let's gooooo!

Marco Rubio is reportedly saying Maduro will stand trial in US courts. Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.

absolutely wild move by @oversightdemocrats.house.gov to allow comments on the dropbox folder with the epstein photos

Guess I'll post this again

Another incredible case of white racial grievance about the academic job market. He reveals at the end that he wouldn’t provide the necessary application materials!

Remember how I said I have it written into my foreign-language contracts that my work has to be translated by an actual human? This shit is why. Those book translations are gonna suck. They'll save money putting out books that are going to be painful to read. That's not a great long-term strategy.

First it was selling out LIS to boost AI, now they’re closing area studies centers. The things at UNC that helped me the most being systematically trashed. It’s a sad day to be a Tar Heel ☹️

This is extremely important

Just so I'm clear on this, computer memory has tripled in price because a bunch of it that hasn't been produced yet has been ordered to populate GPUs that aren't installed in data centers that aren't built yet in order to service a demand that doesn't exist to make profits that don't happen.

'Twas a little past deadline and couldn't have done it without the support of my teachers but I am super proud all the same that I submitted my first ever translation piece from Bengali to English for publication. It was challenging but can confirm I want to do it again already!

lol wut. dropping from 42 percent approval to 36 percent approval seems pretty significant. apnews.com/article/trum...

Does anyone else do trivial things in order of most annoying to least annoying? I realized I always structure my chores that way so I don’t run out of steam before the hard part.

White House Begins Christmas Season With Ceremonial Lighting Of Cross

Just spitballing here but I wonder if anyone could inform Republicans that if they simply introduced legislation that improved people’s lives they wouldn’t have to lie and cheat to win elections. 🤔

No one is going to want to come here

If the State Department truly wanted a font that aligned with their values, they would have picked Wingdings.

The Nobel Prize committee should announce the World Cup winner tomorrow

$20 billion could end homelessness in the US $40 billion could end hunger globally Both would still only cost 3/4 of what Meta blew on Mark Zuckerberg’s obviously bad ideas because nobody would tell him they were stupid because he’s worth over $200 billion because he doesn’t pay his share of taxes

I love Orville Peck's new album so much, he has the most gorgeous voice and it's giving me all those bittersweet feelings.

They're gonna Weekend at Bernie's Trump as long as possible.

How about we worry less, as a society, about whether individuals might be cheating to get a disability accommodation or some help buying food, and more about whether extremely wealthy people and corporations are paying their fair share of taxes?

The real question is not "Why is Bluesky so left-coded," the real question is "Why can't the right exist in a social media environment without algorithmic assistance, where people can ignore them"

The president has illegally declared war to stop fentanyl trafficking from a country that does not traffic that drug, claiming its leader is trafficking drugs himself, the day after pardoning a former leader of a country who is a convicted drug trafficker. Just to level set

Hey @nature.com, have you got an explanation for how the hell THIS happened? & especially why you accepted a paper with such a bizarre piece of genAI slop in it?! & more to the point, why we should take you seriously at all going forward? www.nature.com/articles/s41...

If they bail out AI, we've got to see another Occupy, but on a scale a thousand times bigger. As a minimum response.

God we need more of this. Imagine even normalizing rejection emails in creative industries (menacingly looking at the comics industry with bloodshot eyes)

Home Depot could implement a policy requiring ICE to present a judicial warrant before operating on its property. Businesses are fully within their rights to decide who is allowed on their premises.

Socialism is what they called public power. Socialism is what they called social security. Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations. Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people. —Harry Truman, 1952

X has changed their policy and now you can see where the accounts are based. Here’s an “influencer from Texas”

Hey @budzinski.house.gov instead of wasting everyone’s time with supporting a performative bill condemning socialism and pretending that’s the catalyst for dictators why don’t you do something about the demented tyrant currently occupying the Oval Office?

If you receive an illegal order, you have a duty to disobey. This isn’t controversial. A President calling for the execution of anyone who reminds service members of this oath is showing us why the duty to disobey illegal orders is so important in the first place.

So, just a quick heads-up: Anime Herald Magazine is 100% made by humans - we didn't employ, and are vehemently opposed to Generative AI. Every sale helps to ensure that we can make a better and more sustainable issue going forward 💖

you could fact check this — there aren’t 30 million illegal immigrants and there is no evidence that the presence of an immigrant in say houston has any impact on housing in madison, wisconsin — or you could note straightforwardly that this is just nazi rhetoric

Can none of these millionaires sex criminals write in full sentences? Have you heard of paragraphs? Punctuation? No wonder ChatGPT sounds like a genius to these clowns.

Hahahahahahaha holy fuck not only did they get nothing they got worse than nothing! Absolute fucking idiots all of them!

It is very weird seeing my friends and family slowly start to realize we're not overreacting.

Texas… it’s not just Grijalva…. #TrumpEpsteinFilesCoverUp