As a therapist and a healthcare worker, chatbots are becoming a public health crisis, and I’m tired of hearing people who don’t see the harm every day explain why this is totally fine and just like people pearl-clutching over cellphones. It’s getting worse and we haven’t scratched the surface.

There is a 61% of Democratic Party to win the US 2028 Presidential Election, an all time high, per Polymarket:

It's hard to avoid the impression that Trump and Hegseth are taking out these alleged drug boats in the Americas as some form of psychological reassurance after their strategic failures in the Persian Gulf.

Hey, we've hit the big time. therecord.media/russia-crack...

Trump makes this 100X worse bc this is how he has always lived his life & he keeps showing that & spreading it to other ppl. Once he's gone & replaced by someone decent, this attitude will decrease. Though ppl do need 2B held accountable for crimes. He encourages white collar crime.

@saletan.bsky.social @jvl.bsky.social For the record "American Christianity" is not a monolith. There are millions of faithful Christians who are doing everything in their power to oppose Trump/Republican authoritarianism. Why they get zero play from the legacy media is a fascinating question.

W.'s intention was to use fear and outrage over 9/11 to invade a country that had nothing to do with 9/11. Thanks to St. David Brooks for reminding us he faithfully supported this idiocy from the beginning.

Translation: First, pander to the idiots who don't know how anything works and don't give a shit about democracy. Second, punch hippies. Here endeth the lesson.

More Driftglass and Bluegal? we had so much fun on The Bill Show this week!!!! expatprogressive.podbean.com/e/bill-show-...

We found more than a half-dozen instances in which Dan Abrams' Mediaite appeared to invent stories out of thin air, fabricate quotes, or misattribute reporting to the wrong person or outlet. Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/mediaite-c...

Meanwhile, the typical American will pay a federal income tax rate of 14.5% This is what a rigged system looks like. [Via @itep.org]

This is such a disturbing example of how technology can distort and amplify abusive behavior. It reminds me of how victims are often labeled hysterical and have their body language analyzed by pseudo-experts. Now these tactics are being replicated by a biased chatbot people pretend is an authority

ah here we go www.gelliottmorris.com/p/2026-04-14...

Clearly, the one on the right is cuter.

youtu.be/sUs1-t7AybY Amazing freshwater turtle “boils.”

Deep red military towns now turning on Trump after 'disturbing' threat: report www.rawstory.com/trump-267671...

Damn we need regulation...Vote. Big Tech’s prescription: One chatbot, taken daily open.substack.com/pub/oligarch...

Here's a thorough rundown on the rise and fall of Orbán, and what his defeat means for Hungary and the world, from @kimlanelaw.bsky.social, one of the foremost experts on Hungary and the collapse of constitutional democracies. www.weekendreading.net/p/orbans-def...

We’ve hit the “is he the antichrist?” Part of the news cycle

J.D Vance, who converted to Catholicism in 2019, is Popesplaining a pope.

Cannon Beach, Oregon

NEWS: Huge first win for Mayor Mamdani’s tax-the-rich plans in NYC. Mamdani just secured a deal with Gov. Hochul to create the state’s first-ever tax on $5 million+ second homes owned by ultrawealthy out-of-state residents.

Sarcasm about mainstream media's obsession with Biden's mental state & lack of interest in Trump's

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It's tempting to do a "should have gone on Rogan" or "became too woke" joke here but this just sucks IMHO. I love these weirdo schools that all kinds of interesting people end up going to (my high-school was a bit of a feeder for places like that).

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The dumbest country. We killed ourselves. www.politico.com/news/2026/04...

PBS Frontline & ProPublica have an investigative documentary airing tonight (& online) examining ICE abuses & arrests of US citizens in their overreaching anti-immigrant sweeps over the last year. www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontli...

I mean, if his benchmark is "its important for the VP to be careful when talking about matters of public policy" I think he has already lost the argument.

Perhaps Magyar's most important promise, and the one that certainly resonates with voters: "never again a country without consequences!" The crowd chants: "To prison! To prison!" [with the corrupt officials of the outgoing government]

Our heretical vice president boss baby, infamous for his "they're eating dogs and cats" lie, wants to make sure that the pope is "anchored in the truth."

I recently ate lunch with the internet’s favorite unc Mr. Tendernism, who told me you’re never too old to pursue your dreams “I don’t know how to pronounce old. You can still do anything that you want to as long as you put some effort behind it”

JD Vance 2028 soft launch going flawlessly.

Like Covid except everyone sees it coming except the people causing it, who can’t be made to care.

My read on this nugget is that the GOP is gearing up for an Alito retirement in July and a quick confirmation before the midterms

Fight warehouses being converted into to concentration camps TONIGHT Tue 8 PM. We can stop this.

IT ABSOLUTELY THE FUCK IS NOT

Looking forward to talking about my current project on John Doar and the Civil Rights Division at Yale in two weeks. Come join us if you can!

And yeah, the guy who spread a racist conspiracy theory was very much "all about the truth" sure, sure

Yeah, the college dropout who created the Professor Watchlist and encouraged his followers to harass scholars was all about loving and respecting one another.

This is a favorite strawman of the Religious Right, asserting that the exact phrase "separation of church and state" isn't in the Constitution. They ignore that there are only three references to religion in the entire Constitution, all three of which work to separate church and state.

The exact words aren't in the Constitution. They come from a famous letter by Thomas Jefferson, explaining the First Amendment's purpose re religion. And he should know. His Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom (which Madison signed) was the model for it. So it's Patrick vs Jefferson & Madison.

Republicans are funding Trump’s war in Iran with over 1 trillion dollars in cuts to Medicaid. His stupidity is costing more than 15 million people their healthcare coverage. Let that sink in for a minute. We deserve better than this. Vote them all out of office in November! #HealthcareNotTrumpsWar