America is giving decaying strip mall energy. But I will still go to the Sbarro's in the food court and hit up the Dippin' Dots stand, though. And get some Cotton Candy Baskin-Robbins Ice Cream while the fun lasts.

If you use GMail, AI (Gemini) was turned on yesterday by default and now scans all of your content for machine learning. To turn off, go to Settings>General and scroll down. Uncheck the box for "Smart features." There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.

1) End the drug war. 2) Oppose mass arrest and mass incarceration. Stop overpolicing vulnerable communities for crimes that are not mission-critical. Broken windows and Guiliani's claims are a fraud. 3) Demilitarize policing 4) Police the police and then... 5) Utilize the resources currently being..

Ms. Brown speaking the truth 🔥

When the theft of public money is used to sponsor a terror state, then we are looking at the ultimate form of predatory capitalism: a zombie society that has entered a hostage situation.

This is Antifa. Which, I guess, makes Republicans Profa.

Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.

Listen to the video. This is what people have to do to get through algorithmic censorship. With Meta, X, Tik Tok - we know only what they let us know. And AI has made their "thought police" capable of even reading that. Maybe we'll have to bring back pig Latin or cursive to outwit AI censorship.

Scientists Finally Reveal Biological Basis of Long COVID Brain Fog. Patients with brain fog may have disrupted AMPA receptor (AMPAR) expression—key molecules for memory and learning. Imaging of Long COVID patients showed elevated AMPAR density tied to more severe cognitive impairment.

This is all really unutterably depressing.

Hegseth is a joke.. Country over Party 🇺🇸 Fuck you and your loyalty test.. #SheShed

Pritzker: "People of Illinois, we need your help. Get our your cell phones, record and narrate what you see. Put it on social media. Peacefully ask for badge numbers and identification. Speak up for your neighbors. We need to let the world know that this is happening and that we won't stand for it."

This is certainly a different take I can get behind

I’m with Michel Serres who considered argumentative or polemical debate an obstacle to invention and growth. Holding a fixed position creates division. Dialogue, on the other hand, promotes synthesis and connection.

Just gonna drop this here tonight wapo.st/3VKVNT2

This is a Melissa Hortman appreciation account for the next 24 hours.

I'm PhD in graphic design and Cracker Barrel's REAL problem is they didn't go *far enough*

Multiple postal services around Europe say they are suspending the shipment of many packages to the United States amid a lack of clarity over new import duties.

Oh, hey, happy George Herriman's birthday!

Art expresses what words cannot

This letter to the editor in @postandcourier.bsky.social is dead on. Written by a museum curator with a history at the Smithsonian. I copied it in 2 parts so you could read it.

"We're proud of our history." --Pete Hegseth on restoring a Confederate monument in Arlington cemetery

Love this.

My latest: Polar scientists warn that the White House and NSF are planning to terminate the Nathaniel Palmer, the only US research icebreaker capable of handling Antarctic extremes, this October. So far the plan has seen minimal pushback from Congress.

I loved his songs. Years later I tried to get into one of his math classes at UCSC but quickly realized that I couldn’t cut it. But he was gracious about it.

“Men who look upon themselves born to reign, and others to obey, soon grow insolent; selected from the rest of mankind their minds are early poisoned by importance; ...and when they succeed to the government are frequently the most ignorant and unfit of any throughout the dominions.” — Thomas Paine

I have a theory that Donald is a sociopath who doesn't feel anything when innocent people die, but Edolf is a sadist who actually enjoys it.

What's happening in America is that, in the most literal sense, internet trolls have taken over the government.

Everyone is asking: What, practically, can we do? Here is an answer, from Anat Shenker-Osorio. the.ink/p/lessons-fr...

Twas the night before Christmas. 🌟 Can’t get enough of this… ‘2024 Holidays at the White House: A Season of Peace and Light.’ Merry Christmas, everyone!

It also makes it harder for them to ban books.

It’s pleasant to get up early and do a drawing with a cup of hot coffee and some piano jazz. Keeps the old eye/hand coordination activated.

We should totally call it the Great Xodus!

First post: I’m simply curious about life. I travel a lot and love languages. I worked as a film producer with a prior background in graphic design and scientific illustration. Now I paint, draw, and write. I’m not pitching anything and I can live without clout. My advice to all — do your best.