A cartoon by Barbara Smaller. #NewYorkerCartoons See more cartoons from this week’s issue: www.newyorker.com/gallery/cart...

The US government is now targeting anyone applying for a H-1b visa that have worked on "activities such as misinformation, disinformation, content moderation, fact-checking, compliance and online safety, among others." www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...

To jest kurwa niebywałe

Jeśli ktoś nadal sądzi, że Matka Teresa z Kalkuty to wcielenie dobroci, to może się ostro zdziwić... 🇻🇦🎙️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=iWDh...

A classic

bird with cigarette

I saw this illustration by @annafollies.bsky.social on Tumblr today and instantly lost it. Still missing Fergus every day. 💔 www.tumblr.com/annafollies

Ha, this Polish saying has already been assimilated into English enough to end up in Cambridge Dictionary, first English-language dictionary other than Wiktionary to include it. It's become popular in English in the last few years, starting mostly with its use in Orange Is the New Black in 2017 🐦🐦

Hejtowałem Rymanowskiego (i cały model "dziennikarstwa" sprowadzającego się do bycia uśmiechniętym statywem pod mikrofon) dekady nim się to zrobiło mainstreamowe!

A ja się cieszę bo mam konto w AOL i skoro teraz będzie europejskie to będę mógł używać go bardziej swobodnie niż Google czy Microsoftu ;)

You’ve heard of Duo Lingo, but I found Uno Longo.

These nonprofits lobbied to regulate OpenAI — then the subpoenas came

California just passed a new law requiring AI to tell you it’s AI

We're doing something we usually don't do by giving you a peek behind the curtains. This is the stuff our beautiful supporters usually get for keeping us financially viable enough to joking around.

My latest cartoon for @newscientist.com p.s. my new book of science cartoons 'Physics for Cats' is out now. Visit www.tomgauld.com for details

A ile minęło od odbycia kary za ten gwałt?

For years, Shen Yun posters and advertisements have been ubiquitous, commonly found in subway cars, at bus stops, and over highway exits. Revisit Jia Tolentino’s 2019 investigation into the mysterious origins of the dance troupe.

Japan has just opened its first osmotic power plant 🌊⚡ This works by mixing fresh & salt water across a membrane, creating pressure that drives a turbine to make electricity. This site will generate 880,000 kWh a year...while helping run a desalination plant providing fresh water to the city 👏

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Saudi authorities are increasingly using capital punishment to silence dissent, executing 241 people this year according to Human Rights Watch and Reprieve. This included the killing of journalist Turki al-Jasser, who exposed corruption linked to the royal family. www.occrp.org/en/news/saud...

As a mother - as a human - I find it very difficult to look at these photos and not weep. “Rates of severe malnutrition among children aged under five at Médecins Sans Frontières’ Gaza City clinic have tripled in the last two weeks” www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...

Pretty fucked that the second most important liquid in the world is called “gas.”

why did this make me laugh

Following Bellingcat's piece showing videos related to the India-Pakistan conflict have been deepfaked, Grok is now telling people we've fact-checked videos we've not written a single word about.

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kontrabanda.net/r/bluesky-bl... no i tak

Look, everyone, it’s been more than fifty years since Warergate. Attaching -gate to every scandal or potential scandal is just cringe. Let’s call it: Signal Dome.

Our beautiful country is RESPECTED again! Other countries are crossing the street when they see us coming as a show of respect. Thank you!

Something is shifting. They are still breaking things and stealing things. And they will keep trying to break and to steal. But the propaganda magic around the oligarchical coup is fading. (1/2)

Who really funds tech innovation? Public investments created the foundations for Google, Uber, and Apple. Now we must ensure AI serves society, not just entrenching tech monopolies. More in my latest for @projectsyndicate.bsky.social ➡️

Real men have shoulder kittens. Photo from my collection, ca. 1950s.

One of the most shameful days in American history

All of us Europeans are just lost for words, we know what Musk did. We aren't fooled, our ancestors lived through the horrors of WW2. It's been less than 100 years. We didn't forget because the pain is still felt to this day💔 As a Dutch woman, I'm telling you don't gaslight us.

So the drones in New Jersey are now gone or what? A month has passed and the issue seems to be completely gone from all news feeds. #newjerseydrones

My DMs this entire week as a Meta employee.

From now on you will find my and my blog, "Kreuzberged: Berlin Companion" also on Substack - I'll be happy, if you follow me there😀 substack.com/@berlincompa...

milimoi, to konto nie jest jakoś szczególnie aktywne, ale gdybyście chcieli zobaczyć, co tam się u mnie wyprawia na tych mastodonach, to tu jest mirror bsky.app/profile/slaw...

Was any of them named Dwight? Just curious (:

stop sending him emails with action items. he does not want them. and god help you if there's a meeting request in there.

People with homes are so rarely cold at night that I just don’t think homes are necessary anymore.

I remember when you could just buy a computer program like Microsoft Word or Photoshop and just have it on your computer forever without having to pay monthly or yearly. What a time that was