Cleaning houses by day. Swooning women by night. At 81, the Guiness Book of World Records officially named El Daña as the oldest performing drag king in the world. Read more about El Daña’s journey: https://wapo.st/3RnFBZg

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do NOT stay hydrated. faint in public and take up a few paramedics' time and resources. become ungovernable

Anthropic’s response and influence on the encyclical is most evident in the claim that “even its creators don’t understand how it works.” In June, I wrote about what that actually means & why Anthropic says it. (Written while I was in Rome, FWIW). www.techpolicy.press/the-black-bo...

In his first encyclical, Pope Leo XIV put forth a defense of human dignity in the era of AI, delivering a far-ranging treatise on the morality of technology.

Suzanne Vega releases “Luka” 39 years ago this weekend. She said she once received a fan letter about it: “Dear Suzanne, Luka is the most compelling piece of music I’ve heard in a long time. There are no words 2 tell U all the things I feel when I hear it. I thank God 4 U, Prince”

Pope Leo XIV today raised the alarm over the use of AI in warfare and called for the technology to be “disarmed” and prevented from “dominating humanity."

Name your favorites from Star Trek: Uniform: Lower Decks (live action) Spock: Leonard Nimoy Couple: Bashir and Garak Character: Picard Ship: Enterprise-E Villain: Kai Winn Series: TNG Captain: Picard Movie: Wrath Theme: DS9 Guest: Garak

As a science fiction writer I really fucking resent tech bros for ruining the phrase "artificial intelligence." 80 years of it being all about cool androids and interesting computers destroyed by five years of "Spicy autocorrect making everything shittier for money." NEVER FORGIVE.

I’ve interviewed a bunch of folks about this. Short version: I default to “field,” understand the usefulness of “scene,” recognize a subset as “industry” and have a very context-specific alarm in my head for folks who use “community” (often either “bless your heart” or “what are you selling”)

The UK government is scrambling to contain the fallout from the waivers. Keir Starmer says the decision doesn't amount to lifting or suspending sanctions on Russia, but constitutes "phase-in" exemptions to protect British consumers. Zelenskyy's office seeks clarifications.

This is *amazing*

1) Helsingin käräjäoikeus hukkuu näpistysjuttuihin. Samalla kovempien rikosten, kuten raiskausten käsittelyt viivästyvät. Taustalla on Helsingin poliisin tekemä linjaus, jossa näpistysjutut niputetaan sarjaksi ja lähetetään syyttäjälle syyteharkintaan ja siitä edelleen tuomioistuinkäsittelyyn.

Over a year ago, I had a call with @duckvalentine.bsky.social talking about Dreams on a Pillow. At that time the article was killed by executives. She was brave enough to fight against that, but it was out of her control I chose not to talk about it publicly to protect Rebekah from what could happen

In a new report, HRW finds that the implementation and oversight of the EU regulatory framework governing export of surveillance technologies has serious flaws, resulting in the tech being sold to those who have previously used it in violation of international human rights and humanitarian law. 🧵⤵️

EU:n ulkoasianneuvosto eli jäsenmaiden ulkoministerien kokous päätti maanantaina pakotteiden asettamisesta joillekin israelilaisille siirtokuntalaisille ja siirtokuntajärjestöille. Samalla kiristettiin toimenpiteitä Hamasin johtoa kohtaan. Muutama huomio. 1/ www.consilium.europa.eu/fi/meetings/...

⚠️The #28thRegime - 'EU Inc' - poses a risk to workers' rights New policy brief just out 🧵 👇

🟢 @lornaslater.bsky.social elected to represent Edinburgh Central! Lorna is the first Scottish Green MSP to be elected today, and the first Scottish Green constituency MSP to be elected ever!

BREAKING: The Scottish Greens have taken Edinburgh Central, the party’s first-ever constituency victory in a Scottish parliament election Lorna Slater’s win means that Angus Robertson, the SNP’s campaign director and culture secretary going into the election, is unlikely to return to Holyrood

I was going to tell this story to someone who replied to one of the many threads, but I've forgot who they were, and it's been spread wide enough that I just can't be bothered finding who it was for. So you're going to all get the example of what I did the last time I made a cynical loner.

Ezra Klein’s main contribution to American political discourse is to mislead his audience about prominent far right figures, sanitize and normalize them, tamping down opposition. Charlie Kirk did politics exactly right, be more like him. Elon Musk cares only about cars and space, admire him. Etc

This is huge. I can't believe it took this long before accountability was established in a domain so evident and hazardous as traffic. But proves its doable. Now let's see it enforced, rapidly and at appropriate scale to effect change. #AIEthics #driverless

The figure in this paper is fascinating. It's the opposite of the famous image of how renewables growth was always under-estimated in energy projections.

Tervetuloa viettämään Eurooppa-päivää mun ja @villeniinisto.vihreat.fi kanssa rennossa pelitunnelmassa pe 8.5. klo 16-19 videopelibaari Super Barioon Helsinkiin! Ilmoittaudu ja tuo kaverit mukana! www.mariaohisalo.fi/ajankohtaist...

EU top diplomat Kaja Kallas said the U.S. decision to withdraw thousands of troops from Germany had caught European leaders off guard.

Sweden is now a space power 🚀 Today at 09:00 CET, Sweden launched its first military satellite, making the Armed Forces operational in the space domain. The military space program is ahead of schedule, with dozens of additional satellite launches planned in the coming years.

After 12 hours of negotiating, the Christian Democrat @eppgroup.bsky.social teamed up with the far right to hit the ⏸️-button on our proposal to ban AI nudifiers, plummeting the industry in chaos & jeopardising AI-safety in Europe. More from @kimvsparrentak.bsky.social & @marketkag.eurosky.social 👇

About 20 years ago, lighting was the single largest use of electricity in American homes. But energy-efficient lightbulbs has shrunk the category to sixth place! www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Here's the open letter the unionizing workers at Wizards of the Coast sent management. And yes, this is the MtG: Arena team, not tabletop, MtGO, or the various other WotC in-house video game projects. unitedwizardsofthecoast.com/letter

PLM on pyytänyt UM lausuntoa asekaupoista viimeksi 2002. Liitttyi Israeliin. Lausunto oli kielteinen: "kauppa saattaa tehdä puolustusvoimat tärkeän asejärjestelmän osalta riippuvaiseksi konflikteille herkästä, tosiasiassa sotaa käyvästä maasta”. Sen koommin ei ole kysytty. yle.fi/a/74-20218318

Jo rajattu ydinsota Intian ja Pakistanin välillä voisi johtaa yli kahden miljardin ihmisen nälkäkuolemaan. Kyllä, miljardin - ei miljoonan. Laajamittainen ydinsota USA:n ja Venäjän välillä voisi tappaa nälkään yli viisi miljardia ihmistä. 8/17

Viime aikoina on puhuttu aika paljon ydinpelotteesta mutta aika vähän ydinaseiden käytöstä. On hyvä muistaa, miksi ydinaseet eivät ole mitä tahansa aseita. Siksi pieni ketju ydinsodasta. 1/17

Suomi jättää noudattamatta palkkaepätasa-arvoa kurovan palkka-avoimuusdirektiivin toimeenpanoaikaa. "Ensin entinen tasa-arvon mallimaa esittää direktiivin toimeenpanoa alle minimivaatimusten ja sitten jättää noudattamatta sen toimeenpanoaikaa", Else-Mai Kirvesniemi. www.sttk.fi/2026/04/23/t...

This is what the surface of Venus looks like. (Sort of.)

Europe’s highest court has ruled Hungary’s anti LGBTI law violates EU law and values. Péter Magyar’s pro EU stance now faces a clear test: commit to withdrawing the law and reversing the Pride ban. No action means no credibility.

Nyt nähdään, kuinka paljon USA:han voi Euroopassa luottaa. (Kertojan ääni: ei erityisen paljon.)

One of the biggest social shifts of our lifetimes www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/vs...

Just in: Slovenia's Robert Golob says he has failed to form a coalition government after narrowly winning last month's elections. "We are looking forward to our work in the opposition," Golob said. This could pave the way for Janez Janša's comeback.

”And so is the Golden City blackened With each step you take in my Hall. Marvel at perfection, for it is fleeting. You have brought Sin to Heaven And doom upon all the world.” -Threnodies 8:13

The protest song is back. After Springsteen, Tom Waits‘ first new original music in 15 years is “Boots on the Ground,” a vividly gruesome indictment of wars both foreign and domestic that he recorded with Massive Attack. Dylan sticks (so far) with Masters of War www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...

Ursula von der Leyen has called for "swift, ovedure" progress in restoring ties between Brussels and Budapest following Péter Magyar’s election victory. "There's much work to be done, as Hungary is coming back to the European path," she said. Here what files are still blocked/vetoed.

It’s profoundly ignorant to suggest that the Pope should be fighting crime on behalf of the Catholic Church. Anyone who was remotely familiar with Roman Catholicism would know that that’s what Daredevil is for

After Magyar's victory, the Cyprus presidency of the EU Council intends to unblock the €90 billion loan for Ukraine and the 20th package of sanctions against Russia "as soon as the conditions permit it, with a view to a swift conclusion of both files", per an official.

After speaking with Trump, Macron says the ceasefire deal must include Lebanon "to be credible and lasting".

Pedro Sánchez welcomes the ceasefire deal but notes: "This momentary relief cannot make us forget the chaos, the destruction, and the lives lost. The Government of Spain will not applaud those who set the world on fire just because they show up with a bucket."

58% of Canadians think membership in the European Union is a proposal worth exploring, according to a new poll. A quarter believe it will be a good idea.

And here’s the eclipse photo from Artemis II. I am in tears.

I've wished for Arab-made games about Arab mythology for so long, and despite assisting on the project I still can't believe there's one swinging for the fences this hard. House of Hikmah is something very needed in a time where the world would rather erase us. www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZTu...