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This is also true of antibiotics. We were told to stop asking for them at the doc. And that's not wrong! Don't ask for antibiotics when you don't need them. But the VAST majority of antibiotic overuse is by agriculture. It's past time to have a conversation about Big Farm.
The ag lobby really, really, really, really, really, really, really
wants you to think AI is the reason reservoirs are going empty.
It's not. It's agriculture.
wants you to think AI is the reason reservoirs are going empty.
It's not. It's agriculture.
We have data on this.
The blue is all the non-ag human use:
The blue is all the non-ag human use:
August 18, 2026 at 11:17 AM
This is also true of antibiotics. We were told to stop asking for them at the doc. And that's not wrong! Don't ask for antibiotics when you don't need them. But the VAST majority of antibiotic overuse is by agriculture. It's past time to have a conversation about Big Farm.
I love Merriam-Webster but their website going full AI makes me real sad.
July 28, 2026 at 3:24 PM
I love Merriam-Webster but their website going full AI makes me real sad.
In all the adaptations I’ve seen, they call him Ebenezer as well as Scrooge. His first name is known and part of his identity. Whatever, this timeline is really annoying.
Instead of this dumbassery, I will be watching “The Muppet Christmas Carol” for the 50th time.
Instead of this dumbassery, I will be watching “The Muppet Christmas Carol” for the 50th time.
OFFICIAL POSTER - Johnny Depp is Scrooge in director Ti West's A Christmas Carol movie EBENEZER, in theaters November 13, 2026 from Paramount.
Andrea Riseborough, Ian McKellen, Sam Claflin, Rupert Grint, Daisy Ridley and Tramell Tillman also star.
Andrea Riseborough, Ian McKellen, Sam Claflin, Rupert Grint, Daisy Ridley and Tramell Tillman also star.
July 23, 2026 at 9:08 PM
In all the adaptations I’ve seen, they call him Ebenezer as well as Scrooge. His first name is known and part of his identity. Whatever, this timeline is really annoying.
Instead of this dumbassery, I will be watching “The Muppet Christmas Carol” for the 50th time.
Instead of this dumbassery, I will be watching “The Muppet Christmas Carol” for the 50th time.
As usual, Maris is correct.
I wrote about the art of audiobook narration and how the answer is either/or but never AI. lithub.com/author-or-ac...
Author or Actor: Who Should Narrate Audiobooks?
Who’s the better narrator for an audiobook: the author of the book or a professional voice actor? Trick question. The answer is both, and/or, it depends. Let’s leave nonfiction out of this discussi…
lithub.com
July 23, 2026 at 3:06 PM
As usual, Maris is correct.
The young (and hip) director of Backrooms is anti-AI. This is not rocket science. Many, many, many people appreciate creativity and art and effort. It makes a difference. Audiences will show up.
This made me so happy.
“ Audiences Want Movies Made the Hard Way”
www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...
“ Audiences Want Movies Made the Hard Way”
www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...
‘The Odyssey’ Proves It: Audiences Want Movies Made the Hard Way
This year's breakouts like 'Project Hail Mary' and 'Obsession' were made by filmmakers who sweated. While CG-stuffed franchise disappointments such as 'Supergirl,' 'Moana,' and 'The Mandalorian and Gr...
www.hollywoodreporter.com
July 23, 2026 at 1:42 AM
The young (and hip) director of Backrooms is anti-AI. This is not rocket science. Many, many, many people appreciate creativity and art and effort. It makes a difference. Audiences will show up.
The number of people who don’t realize that universal healthcare is opposed by big business for this very reason.
Sorry to be Uncle Marxism but employer-based healthcare is a tool of social control for the ruling class
About 24% of U.S. employees stay in unwanted jobs just for health insurance, a report out Wednesday finds. Up significantly since 2021, the uptick in "job lock" is a concerning sign for the U.S. economy. n.pr/4gQIY5E
July 23, 2026 at 1:39 AM
The number of people who don’t realize that universal healthcare is opposed by big business for this very reason.
I pay $1,000 a month for my health insurance and just had to shell out $4,000 to meet a deductible before getting a necessary to my quality of life procedure.
I'd say I'm more in the Tin Age. Maybe Aluminum.
I'd say I'm more in the Tin Age. Maybe Aluminum.
Under Trump:
-Household electricity costs are up 18%
-Ground beef prices are up 22%
-Gas prices are up 40%
-ACA out-of-pocket premiums are up 58%
-Inflation is at a three-year high
"New Golden Age" for who?
-Household electricity costs are up 18%
-Ground beef prices are up 22%
-Gas prices are up 40%
-ACA out-of-pocket premiums are up 58%
-Inflation is at a three-year high
"New Golden Age" for who?
July 22, 2026 at 6:46 PM
I pay $1,000 a month for my health insurance and just had to shell out $4,000 to meet a deductible before getting a necessary to my quality of life procedure.
I'd say I'm more in the Tin Age. Maybe Aluminum.
I'd say I'm more in the Tin Age. Maybe Aluminum.
Benefit of never cleaning out the junk drawer: stale Werther's Originals. They are delicious.
July 22, 2026 at 6:26 PM
Benefit of never cleaning out the junk drawer: stale Werther's Originals. They are delicious.
Y'all. Every single fucking lie, cheat, felony that this president engages in would be impeachable for another president. It's normalization through bombardment.
This story is crazy.
It would appear Trump admin officials rigged their nationally televised high school civics contest to keep a young man from a Sikh family out of the finalists.
www.notus.org/national/ame...
It would appear Trump admin officials rigged their nationally televised high school civics contest to keep a young man from a Sikh family out of the finalists.
www.notus.org/national/ame...
Suspicion and Doubt at the National Civics Contest
America’s finest young scholars competed to mark their country's birthday. It led to a disputed finish in the age of mistrust.
www.notus.org
July 22, 2026 at 6:23 PM
Y'all. Every single fucking lie, cheat, felony that this president engages in would be impeachable for another president. It's normalization through bombardment.
I get seasonal depression and anxiety in summer. Least favorite season by a country mile.
July 22, 2026 at 4:32 PM
I get seasonal depression and anxiety in summer. Least favorite season by a country mile.
This is reminder #456: Choice feminism is bullshit.
July 22, 2026 at 3:49 PM
This is reminder #456: Choice feminism is bullshit.
Imagine being this fucking stupid. “Do you want more power over your work and life?? Less power in the hands of sociopathic billionaires?!”
Yes, Steve. Yes, I do.
Yes, Steve. Yes, I do.
July 22, 2026 at 12:08 PM
Imagine being this fucking stupid. “Do you want more power over your work and life?? Less power in the hands of sociopathic billionaires?!”
Yes, Steve. Yes, I do.
Yes, Steve. Yes, I do.
Hey, so can we still call em the salad days or no?
July 22, 2026 at 10:36 AM
Hey, so can we still call em the salad days or no?
Y’all I read the words perfect drop dead and still wasn‘t prepared. Like, actually gasped wasn’t prepared.
And then I laughed and laughed and laughed.
And then I laughed and laughed and laughed.
perfect dead drop 10/10 no notes
(the shrouds really make this)
(the shrouds really make this)
July 22, 2026 at 10:35 AM
Y’all I read the words perfect drop dead and still wasn‘t prepared. Like, actually gasped wasn’t prepared.
And then I laughed and laughed and laughed.
And then I laughed and laughed and laughed.
One doesn't have to ask this! Scientists know the answer. These kind of outbreaks have been increasing because of deregulation and defunding agencies and poor working conditions.
Now that we’re in the midst of the largest recorded outbreak of cyclospora in U.S. history, one has to ask: How did human excrement get into our food?
Cyclospora Spreads Through Human Feces. How Did It Get Into Our Food Supply?
The large number of cases suggests that excrement entered the food system on a “surprising scale.”
nyti.ms
July 21, 2026 at 5:52 PM
One doesn't have to ask this! Scientists know the answer. These kind of outbreaks have been increasing because of deregulation and defunding agencies and poor working conditions.
Reposted
Reposted
The “wellness” space was already a snake oil cesspool and AI is apparently making it even worse. There’s a churning confluence of class, gender, and politics here that make this particularly poisonous and dangerous
Video: The Fake Influencers Selling Wellness on Your Feed
The New York Times found hundreds of A.I.-generated doctors, healers and wellness influencers on social media touting the health benefits of supplements to American consumers. Many of these hyperreali...
www.nytimes.com
July 21, 2026 at 5:12 PM
The “wellness” space was already a snake oil cesspool and AI is apparently making it even worse. There’s a churning confluence of class, gender, and politics here that make this particularly poisonous and dangerous
Anyone who does this should be fired directly into the sun.
Signed, a former Borders employee whose greatest joy was giving book recs
Signed, a former Borders employee whose greatest joy was giving book recs
I don't know who needs to hear this in 2026, (okay, I do) but if a bookseller provides you with MANY RECOMMENDATIONS and you say to that bookseller, "I'll just order it on Amazon," you are STEALING LABOR in addition to being rude. You should have told me beforehand so I could blow you off.
July 21, 2026 at 5:21 PM
Anyone who does this should be fired directly into the sun.
Signed, a former Borders employee whose greatest joy was giving book recs
Signed, a former Borders employee whose greatest joy was giving book recs
Oh look! We found the origin of the cyclospora outbreak. A vapid turd spouting bullshit.
Scalise: "Anybody that gets on an airplane has to show a picture ID to vote. Nowadays, if you want to go to Olive Garden and get unlimited pasta, you gotta show a picture ID. This isn't complicated stuff."
July 21, 2026 at 5:01 PM
Oh look! We found the origin of the cyclospora outbreak. A vapid turd spouting bullshit.
Me: ENOUGH with these reboots.
Also Me: A Different World is coming back and has the original cast? Inject it into my veins, thanks.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CW7N...
Also Me: A Different World is coming back and has the original cast? Inject it into my veins, thanks.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CW7N...
A Different World REBOOT First Look! See Who's Back at Hillman College on Netflix
YouTube video by Entertainment Tonight
www.youtube.com
July 21, 2026 at 1:41 PM
Me: ENOUGH with these reboots.
Also Me: A Different World is coming back and has the original cast? Inject it into my veins, thanks.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CW7N...
Also Me: A Different World is coming back and has the original cast? Inject it into my veins, thanks.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CW7N...
We are living in the most unserious timeline. Of course people are going to urinate on the sculpture! He was a virulent racist and misogynist! And the statue is UGLY. Genuinely ugly. Fittingly so but still.
Italian sculptor Sergio Furnari says the project has become a nightmare—leaving him down six figures, nursing a broken foot, and fielding messages from people promising to urinate on it www.jezebel.com/the-sculptor...
The Sculptor Behind the Viral Times Square Charlie Kirk Statue Thinks It Might Be ‘Cursed’
Italian sculptor Sergio Furnari says the project has become a nightmare—leaving him down six figures, nursing a broken foot, and fielding messages from people promising to urinate on it.
www.jezebel.com
July 21, 2026 at 1:35 PM
We are living in the most unserious timeline. Of course people are going to urinate on the sculpture! He was a virulent racist and misogynist! And the statue is UGLY. Genuinely ugly. Fittingly so but still.
I was single in NYC for 10 years before meeting my dude. I would rather gargle with bleach than read transcripts of old dates. Imagine being this self-centered AND masochistic.
July 21, 2026 at 12:17 AM
I was single in NYC for 10 years before meeting my dude. I would rather gargle with bleach than read transcripts of old dates. Imagine being this self-centered AND masochistic.
Oh, I didn’t know it was my birthday!
July 20, 2026 at 11:39 PM
Oh, I didn’t know it was my birthday!
Julie Hagerty and Kathy Bates as sisters on Matlock is some seriously fantastic casting.
July 20, 2026 at 11:09 PM
Julie Hagerty and Kathy Bates as sisters on Matlock is some seriously fantastic casting.