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The most frightening and important analysis you’ll read this week, courtesy of @stevevladeck.bsky.social. open.substack.com/pub/stevevla...

Yet another example showing that platforms/ecommerce sites should have had a no-AI rule from day one. There are only negative outcomes to allowing AI content onto any site. This applies to the book world, of course.

This is why, speaking as a reporter who has covered a lot of this stuff, I find it bizarre that a lot of the commentariat don't see where anti-trans stuff is going. Gaines et al are pretty clear about how they see sports as a way to win battles that bathroom stuff didn't like a decade ago.

Solomon Islands has joined Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu & Fiji to create a massive marine protected area network known as the Melanesian Ocean Corridor of Reserves. While experts say large corridors are highly effective, they caution that clear governance is needed to prevent it being a "paper park."

Watching 120 Minutes. Cranberries “Ode to My Family”. Goddamnit, Dolores. We miss you. I’m still angry. I am so glad to have visited Ireland and Northern Ireland in February. And it is a sibling island that has my heart.

Mephisto, by Joaquín Espalter y Rull, 1872, 📸 by Dan Mullan

Eat your heart out, Hemingway

Fearing his mortality quicker, I hope? I mean, if it’s not finished before his passing I’m pretty sure it won’t happen. Also afterwards I’m pretty sure they’d be removed anyway. At least I’d hope so.

Australia is planning some of the world's toughest AI regulations • Water usage will be limited • AI data centers will be required to become net producers of energy • AI companies can't train on Australian creators' work without their permission • Proposals expected to be introduced in 2027

The ultimate “See you when I see you.” 😜

Argentina should have lost to Egypt

Pool report from @svdate.bsky.social, who is at the World Cup ceremony: "The president walked onto the field at 1826 to a sustained chorus of boos. Ambient crowd noise was about 78 decibels. Booing brought it to 84."

Remember when 4 Americans died in Benghazi and 13 Americans died during the withdrawal from Afghanistan and that was all Republicans could talk about forever? Well, more Americans have lost their lives during the war Trump started for no reason than both of those combined.

Of course this narcissistic sociopath did this. It wasn’t dementia (completely), he’s just an asshole.

Just look at that high speed rail network. 😍 Oh yeah, by the way- My Nora and I are going to Spain and Portugal for her birthday in October. ❤️

MFer HAD TO insert himself into the trophy celebration, despite Infantino trying to get him out. I hate it here.

Trump photo bombing the world cup trophy celebration is one of the most narcissistic things ever. They even tried to usher him off like an old confused grandpa.

Sorry, but that trophy looks so cheap up close.

They’re muting boos. You can hear it though.

With its victory, Spain becomes the first nation to simultaneously hold the World Cup crowns in both men's and women's soccer.

Well, this will be fun in a few minutes

Tariffs on Spain by 10pm.

Women’s World Cup 2027

Proud of Argentina for losing to a squad with Black players

Argentina can still win this match if Mike Pence has the courage.

I guarantee Trump was asleep by the 5th minute.

Shakira's hips cannot lie. Bieber's hips cannot tell the truth. You get to ask them one question to figure out which chalice contains the poison.

THEY DID IT!!! Fuck you Messi, Argentina, FIFA, and Infantino. 🎊🎉

Hidden stoppage time for Argentina?

OH FFS.

HSI “We’ll look into our own” is a hell of a thing.

FUCK YOU, INFANTINO! CRY HARDER!

WHOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!! THAT COUNTS MFERS! YES!!!!

I hate conspiracy theory shit but if this isn’t a goal then it’s hard not to think that FIFA is trying to give Argentina the win. Absolutely incomprehensible call.

WHOOOOO—wait, ? FUCK

Appreciate Spain and Argentina paying tribute to the New York Jets by doing absolutely nothing on a Sunday afternoon in the meadowlands.

cruise (maintaining intense eye contact and leaning forward to perform active listening): cookies? that’s fantastic, wow

The new minister for ai

In other words they are doing their job

When my mom takes me and my friend to football practice. #ESPARG #WorldCup

Sorry, Nike, but when I hear that song? I’m picturing this and not the USMNT never making it to a World Cup Final.

Two people tried to enter a screening of The Odyssey without buying tickets after hiding inside a miniature model of the Trojan Horse. 😂😂😂

“Football reminds us of what we all have in common” uh, that we hate fifa?

THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN ANOTHER CARD

OHHHHHHH!!! 👀

Outstanding. No notes.

They know best.

everything's coming up jimothy