Wow.

Shumer’s latest piece is a bracing look at how AI is building itself & why "white-collar automation" isn't 10 years away—it’s happening in months. - AI is now building the next version of itself - The "it makes mistakes" era is ending - The 1-5 yr horizon total industry disruption is here

Someone get this to all the king's horses ASAP! phys.org/news/2026-02...

Small victory for freedom. Or a sign of incompetence of DOJ.

“A study led by Stanford Medicine researchers has found that an injection blocking a protein linked to aging can reverse the natural loss of knee cartilage in older mice.” www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...

Very grateful for her contributions to a profound technology spanning many uses.

Ex-Minnesota Governor Jesse Ventura: “We’re a 3rd world country now. I know. I’ve been to ‘em. I spent 17 months in SE Asia while the draft dodger was playing golf… that’s what happens in a dictatorship. In comes the military. That’s what’s happening here.” 🇺🇸

Study in Helsinki indicating benefits of portable air cleaners on lowering infection risk in daycare centers, less absences & parent absences from work in intervention vs. reference (no air cleaner) groups. Cleaning indoor air is not difficult and it works. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

There are consequences for threatening a good neighbour. Keep up the good work Canada! (Glorious Canada/FB) #Canada #USBoycott #Never51

Siham Hassan, a former member of Sudan’s Parliament who ran community kitchens to feed the hungry and starving in her hometown of Al-Fashir, was executed by UAE-backed RSF terrorists.

🚨BIG changes happening -- ICE leadership is being purged tonight. The old guard, which prioritized targeted enforcement operations aimed at people with criminal records, is being replaced with Border Patrol and Gregory Bovino's "Midway Blitz" style. Think things are bad now? It'll get worse.

Trump’s America.

Dan and Willy Lindner, performing Battle Hymn of the Republic at the 2nd anniversary of the Vermont Forest Cemetery in Roxbury.

Reporting live from Chicago, there’s no “hellscape” I’d rather be in.

Post a horror movie everyone should see. #movies #moviesky #horror #horrorsky 🎬 💀

PSA: A "Major Terrorist Organization" (MTO) is not a thing. The Immigration and Nationality Act *delegates* power to the State Department to designate *FOREIGN* terrorist organizations (FTOs) based on certain criteria. It doesn't apply to domestic orgs. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER!

Tragic and alarming: From the states collecting data, 68% of U.S. counties and jurisdictions have immunization rates below 95% for the MMR vaccine — the level of herd immunity that is required to stop the spread of measles.

on to other news…

Here are some things that Charlie Kirk said in his life. The man is dead, and so it only seems fair to share his legacy by cataloguing the values he spread while alive.

In China, EVs now make up more than half of new car sales, compared with just 1 in 10 in the US. tcnv.link/icGN9Qw

A Black student who was dragged from his car by Florida law enforcement officers during a traffic stop in Jacksonville has filed a lawsuit.

“Welcome Back, Kotter” premieres 50 years ago today on ABC — a show originally titled just .. “Kotter.” When John Sebastian was hired to write the theme song, “I came back with this song, ‘Welcome Back’. Their reaction was to change the name of the show from ‘Kotter’ to ‘Welcome Back, Kotter’.”

Looking for a fall getaway? These five trending, news-packed destinations offer quick doses of luxury during an otherwise busy season.

Older solo female travellers are pushing the boundaries of travel by rewriting luxury travel and seeking out deeper, more memorable cultural immersion experiences.

Explosive growth in the battery storage market in China In the last 12 months China more than doubled its TOTAL installed base of « new energy storage » — primarily lithium ion batteries — reaching 101 GW as of June 2025 (110% increase YoY)

US still far behind.. US @ 170GW while China @ 662GW.

John Oliver is amazing!! Go Moon Mammoth.

A reminder: Stelson’s opponent, Scott Perry, was deeply complicit in Trump’s attempted coup.

Stunningly Beautiful

The Go-go’s release their debut LP “Beauty and the Beat” today in 1981 — to this day, the only #1 Billboard album by an all-female band who wrote their own material & played their own instruments. “I remember saying, 'Wow, if we sell 150,000 copies,” said Belinda Carlisle, “that would be so cool.’”

U.S. National Debt projected to soar to $55 Trillion by 2034 now that the Big Beautiful Bill has passed 🚨🚨🚨

U.S. Dollar Decline since the 1913 creation of the Federal Reserve 🚨🚨🚨

The lines have crossed. In May, more Americans watched television on streaming than on cable and network television combined. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/17/b...

JUST IN 🚨: U.S. National Debt surpasses $37 Trillion for the first time in history 📈 Congrats everyone, we did it 🥳🫡🫂

Cali… a great place.

Great presser…

I thought $34.2T debt was big. At least we have a beautiful bill.

I’d like to verify whether or not the Sec. of Education actually graduated from high school.

They are going to roll up into the wrong place soon, Fuck Around and Find Out.

An authentic DEM… something the rest of the party should notice.

DC Bar vote. www.dcbar.org/about/who-we...

The boom in construction jobs…

Thank you!

FIERCE HEAT IN VIETNAM Record heat is allover the Tropics Tonight it was a terribly hot and humid night in SE Asia,specially Vietnam with widespread Tmins >30C including: 31.7 Vinh and 30.8 Quy Nhon Temperatures at record levels also in Cambodia,Thailand,Singapore and Malaysia

Good thing DOGE reduced staffing at FDA, keeping America safe.

Also need to examine revenue as percentage of GDP & impact of interest rate. Overall, the trend is not good for US. 0.001 increase interest rate adds $36.2B in debt service payment - $36.2T debt.