They should be able to use only this phone and only till midnight, as the Lord intended

my gf works corporate and is on a training about AI and there's a word cloud for "what do you use AI for." the largest word by far is "Nothing" and the trainer is PISSED

I’m not sure why this isn’t being mentioned more, but: IRS policy for 50 years has been that the sitting president & VP get audited every year, in an effort to reassure the public they’re not corruptly abusing the office to enrich themselves.

this says a number of things about cassidy, few of them flattering

ABC news (Australia) seems to have about 4000 more followers than yesterday

I know it's quaint to believe such things matter, but under 26 USC 7217 it's a crime for POTUS "to request, directly or indirectly, any [IRS] officer . . . to conduct or terminate an audit or other investigation of any particular taxpayer." www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/...

This sucks, and it does, but Google search sucks now, too. In just the last year or so, searching up stuff has become considerably harder -- it invents entire false headlines and descriptive bits that, when you click through, you see are wrong and contain none of the relevant info it claimed it had.

A thing I think about a lot is when Elon said the Cybertruck could serve briefly as a boat. He was right, though neglected to note that it's a one-time use and VERY brief

This is like getting rid of the electronic card catalog at the library and instead meeting your request with a robot shoving one book at you that is definitely plagiarized and possibly made up. I don't want that! As a journalist, I REALLY don't want that. I spend all day looking up information.

Since 2000 or so, Google search has been the primary tool I use to access information on the Web. Makes sense they would want to get rid of it

You don't have to threaten me with replacement—it's a sign of your brilliance that you already did so.

Trump institutes UBI for insurrectionists

I must stay I found this very sad. Buddy, there is no sunk cost so deep that you can't turn on a candidate who is coming between you and...being able to eat food

NEW: Sen Michael Bennet (D) says he will not appoint Gov Jared Polis to the Senate if Bennet is elected Governor. Bennet calls Polis' clemency for Tina Peters "disqualifying"

Recently, FamilySearch digitized and uploaded tons of microfilmed records, including many from 18th-century Massachsuetts. They're using some sort of AI to transcribe/summarize the handwritten documents. I've noticed that the AI strips out references to race and enslavement in 18thc documents.

The Ethicist | I can’t afford healthcare, groceries, or gas. Can I create an AI video of myself wearing a MAGA hat and assaulting a Black cop so that Trump will give me some of the $1.7 billion?

VAN HOLLEN: An individual who was pardoned by Trump went on to molest 2 children, & he tried to buy their silence by saying he would give them funds from your slush fund. Can you commit to not making that person eligible for a payout? BLANCHE: You're obviously lying V: I am reporting what he said

Incredible. Author of book on truth in the age of AI uses AI for book, which generates fake quotes from sources including my wife. Actual Kara Swisher quote, which somehow she got the NYT to print: “I also sound like I have a stick up my butt, according to ChatGPT" www.nytimes.com/2026/05/19/b...

Oof. Folks, if you're sending your candidate in to talk to the female head of something, maybe make sure he knows her name and that she's IN CHARGE

Dammit, this is the first thing where I have been like "well, if someone let me take over a large news network despite having no relevant experience, I WOULD program a lot of features about Marimekko"

This is like why poets fight. When there is no pie, it's easy to get mad at the other people with no pie

The fish rots from the hand up

Big protest and march at Brooklyn Criminal Court and outside Brooklyn DA Gonzales's office in protest of this woman's treatment today. Organized by the Association of Legal Advocates and Attorneys, UAW Local 2325.

To clarify, that's a total of five people dead: three victims and two suspected shooters. The suspects, ages 17 and 19, "appear to have died from self-inflicted gunshot wounds," Wahl said. One of the victims is the mosque's security guard, he said.

UPDATE: Three adult men at the Islamic Society of San Diego have been killed during the active shooting, said San Diego Police Department Chief Scott Wahl during a press conference now. Two shooters confirmed dead. No motive yet. "We are considering this a hate crime until it is not," Wahl said.

“They are meant to kill coyotes...but they also kill endangered species, essential native predators, and countless beloved dogs, none of which can read warning signs. They have also poisoned countless people. It is only a matter of time until one kills a child.”

This is the correct way to report it. They dropped the case to AVOID the court reviewing it. www.nytimes.com/live/2026/05...

Can it be in a separate section called Garbage, though

Trump Requests $1.2 Trillion To Have https://bit.ly/3RjdlH1

To folks in DC/DC-area MD specifically! I know two totally wonderful people looking for full-time babysitting/nanny gigs, one available now and one in August. Ping me if you know a great gig for either of them.

This may be the only time J.D. Vance has said something I can agree with.

A girl can dream

Good to see: Nearly 100 House Dems just filed papers calling on the judge to throw out the lawsuit that's the basis for Trump's "settlement" creating his new slush fund, arguing that DOJ is colluding with Trump to illegally circumvent Congress:

That was fast. @nytimes.com

I say without hyperbole that this is the most brazenly corrupt action in US Presidential history. That it does not immediately lead to impeachment is a dangerous sign of how far the rule of law has declined.

I'm old enough to remember when people had to "uncover" corruption.

I mean, it's not even true, but "I am a Nazi loathed by normal people" is maybe not the flex he thinks it is

could have been an actual comedy bit

Yes, but I think we can all agree the real bad guy is diversity and inclusion

Actually, Americans are just like you. ~20-30% of them genuinely support fascism, as in ~every 🇪🇺 country. You are just more fortunate to have political institutions & a multiparty system that prevent that 20-30% from fully capturing the center-right party, becoming 51%, & controlling the government.

Ah, this is nice. I wanted to go to Space Camp because of the movie. We didn't have the $ but it was in Alabama so I went to the space center for a day visit and managed not to vomit in the centrifugal simulator.

Absolutely crazy: Researchers wanted to put cameras on teachers to observe the behaviors of preschool students and use the footage to train AI www.404media.co/researchers-...

I love walking into @skeuomorphpress.org & finding amazing things that our students & patrons made!

Great and thoughtful piece by Nicole Wong about Asian and American mahjongs and their diverging (and colliding?) traditions

I do want to say to Jan 6ers who looked SOL on Jan 20 2021, your violent anti-democratic coup has been successful far beyond my expectations. Though the story ain’t over yet

“Instead of student loan forgiveness we’re doing a coup forgiveness program”

Raskin says the fund is unconstitutional. Congress didn't structure it. 14th Amendment prohibits obligations in service of insurrection. Raskin says Dem House will shut it down and compel transparency on payments. He's calling on Rs to legislate against it now. 4/ newrepublic.com/article/2105...

This is one where it’s pretty instructive to say “imagine Joe Biden appropriating almost $2 billion in taxpayer funds to pay off allies who tried to violently steal the election, killing police officers in the process”

This is THEFT. There is no other word for it. They are stealing almost $1.8 BILLION dollars to pay Trump‘s allies, despite knowing that these people are not legally entitled to any money and be laughed out of court if they filed a lawsuit for money damages.