Can someone smarter than me explain how the continued retirement of the baby boom generation is expected to interact with the loss of jobs due to AI? Federal elected officials aside, won't we be seeing millions of our older folks retiring over the next few years as AI erodes opportunities?
Bill Gates Is Warning That A.I. Is More Dangerous Than Big Tech Will Admit (Gift Article)
In an hourlong interview, he said his industry was downplaying the risks, which he believes include mass unemployment and bioterrorism.
www.nytimes.com
August 26, 2026 at 5:11 PM
Can someone smarter than me explain how the continued retirement of the baby boom generation is expected to interact with the loss of jobs due to AI? Federal elected officials aside, won't we be seeing millions of our older folks retiring over the next few years as AI erodes opportunities?
I found this conversation fascinating. They talk about what happened between the time they were young bloggers after 9/11 and today and never mention Obama’s name once. Nor Kamala Harris. They never talk about Trump’s explicitly racist appeal except for RD to dismiss it in passing. Just wild to me.
Opinion | Ross Douthat: The Exit Interview
The Times columnist reflects on the seismic changes in media, religion and politics he’s witnessed in his career so far.
www.nytimes.com
August 11, 2026 at 10:06 AM
I found this conversation fascinating. They talk about what happened between the time they were young bloggers after 9/11 and today and never mention Obama’s name once. Nor Kamala Harris. They never talk about Trump’s explicitly racist appeal except for RD to dismiss it in passing. Just wild to me.
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This should be a lightbulb moment for Democrats: You are free to run on this platform because Republicans are going to accuse you of it whether you do or not!
Trump: "The Democrats are gonna terminate the filibuster as soon as they have a chance and then they're gonna approve DC and Puerto Rico as states. They get 4 more senators, 12 more congressmen, like 40 electoral votes ... you don't want to see me cry."
July 22, 2026 at 11:57 PM
This should be a lightbulb moment for Democrats: You are free to run on this platform because Republicans are going to accuse you of it whether you do or not!
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The three players in this photo:
1. Nigerian heritage, grew up in England, and is only a citizen thanks to birthright citizenship.
2. Born + raised in Holland, has a dad who immigrated to the US from Suriname.
3. Said he wanted to “make people who look like me proud” while playing on Juneteenth
1. Nigerian heritage, grew up in England, and is only a citizen thanks to birthright citizenship.
2. Born + raised in Holland, has a dad who immigrated to the US from Suriname.
3. Said he wanted to “make people who look like me proud” while playing on Juneteenth
June 19, 2026 at 11:21 PM
The three players in this photo:
1. Nigerian heritage, grew up in England, and is only a citizen thanks to birthright citizenship.
2. Born + raised in Holland, has a dad who immigrated to the US from Suriname.
3. Said he wanted to “make people who look like me proud” while playing on Juneteenth
1. Nigerian heritage, grew up in England, and is only a citizen thanks to birthright citizenship.
2. Born + raised in Holland, has a dad who immigrated to the US from Suriname.
3. Said he wanted to “make people who look like me proud” while playing on Juneteenth
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Falcon hears falconer just fine. Falcon possesses perfect hearing. Falconer forgets birthday. Falcon deserves bird party.
May 22, 2026 at 1:29 AM
Falcon hears falconer just fine. Falcon possesses perfect hearing. Falconer forgets birthday. Falcon deserves bird party.
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We're beating plowshares into swords, people.
All glory to the aimless war and none to fund the care of the Americans who will be maimed while fighting in it.
All glory to the aimless war and none to fund the care of the Americans who will be maimed while fighting in it.
![The GOP wants to cut healthcare so they can provide $200 billion to fund Trump's war with Iran.
[Post text] "We're beating plowshares into swords, people.
All glory to the aimless war and none to fund the care of the Americans who will be maimed while fighting in it."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:qi4hgu7e4urnz2uya5oyj7td/bafkreih67fzwswob55jw7ren7msbizn4caldyabb5cmuzt63artcattvvq)
March 30, 2026 at 2:46 PM
We're beating plowshares into swords, people.
All glory to the aimless war and none to fund the care of the Americans who will be maimed while fighting in it.
All glory to the aimless war and none to fund the care of the Americans who will be maimed while fighting in it.
Half-way through a story in today’s NYT: “The extent of the contamination is still murky, but one matter is clear: Sewage is infiltrating at least one stream and one lake….” Slipped that one past the editor. Writers need to have fun where they can.
The Disgusting Reason a Staten Island Creek Turned Bright Green
www.nytimes.com
March 29, 2026 at 3:24 PM
Half-way through a story in today’s NYT: “The extent of the contamination is still murky, but one matter is clear: Sewage is infiltrating at least one stream and one lake….” Slipped that one past the editor. Writers need to have fun where they can.
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Financial Times Associate Editor Edward Luce captured a moment that speaks volumes about the credibility crisis surrounding President Trump's Iran announcements.
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March 24, 2026 at 4:34 PM
Financial Times Associate Editor Edward Luce captured a moment that speaks volumes about the credibility crisis surrounding President Trump's Iran announcements.
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The problem with terms like "race science" isn't that the techniques of the time were methodologicalally wrong or used for evil. The problem is that the vast majority of modern readers are not conversant in the history of science. They see the word "science" as a shorthand for tested/validated.
March 22, 2026 at 1:43 PM
The problem with terms like "race science" isn't that the techniques of the time were methodologicalally wrong or used for evil. The problem is that the vast majority of modern readers are not conversant in the history of science. They see the word "science" as a shorthand for tested/validated.
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It is quite telling that since the horrific story of Cesar Chavez re: sexual abuse broke earlier this week and calls to change the names of schools and other public spaces named in his honor, not one conservative voice has stepped forward to object that this would be tantamount to erasing history.
March 21, 2026 at 11:48 AM
It is quite telling that since the horrific story of Cesar Chavez re: sexual abuse broke earlier this week and calls to change the names of schools and other public spaces named in his honor, not one conservative voice has stepped forward to object that this would be tantamount to erasing history.
@jamellebouie.net argues for an "imperial Congress." Trump's been violating Executive norms. Thanks to SCOTUS some of those breaches are permanent. A Dem-led Congress will need to defy long-held customs, too, or Vance or Rubio will be Augustus to Trump's Caesar and the republic will fade away.
Opinion | What Is the Left’s Theory of Power?
www.nytimes.com
March 21, 2026 at 5:48 PM
@jamellebouie.net argues for an "imperial Congress." Trump's been violating Executive norms. Thanks to SCOTUS some of those breaches are permanent. A Dem-led Congress will need to defy long-held customs, too, or Vance or Rubio will be Augustus to Trump's Caesar and the republic will fade away.
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Please please *please*
Give this a watch
If you've been watching Jiang's videos, if you are unsure, and even just to get a great breakdown of what to look for in a scam/cult/pseudoscience peddling bullshitter
And please share it!!! Talk about it!!!
Shit like Jiang spews has to be fought
Give this a watch
If you've been watching Jiang's videos, if you are unsure, and even just to get a great breakdown of what to look for in a scam/cult/pseudoscience peddling bullshitter
And please share it!!! Talk about it!!!
Shit like Jiang spews has to be fought
So-called Professor Jiang is famous for predicting the Iran war. He has 2 million YouTube subscribers and has appeared on many shows
He believes Roman history, human evolution, and the Holocaust are nonsense. He teaches conspiracy theories as if they are actual history
youtu.be/tSiS-8Msn1I
He believes Roman history, human evolution, and the Holocaust are nonsense. He teaches conspiracy theories as if they are actual history
youtu.be/tSiS-8Msn1I
Debunking the Fake Historian Taking Over the Internet: Professor Jiang's Predictive History
YouTube video by Archaeology with Flint Dibble
youtu.be
March 15, 2026 at 4:33 PM
Please please *please*
Give this a watch
If you've been watching Jiang's videos, if you are unsure, and even just to get a great breakdown of what to look for in a scam/cult/pseudoscience peddling bullshitter
And please share it!!! Talk about it!!!
Shit like Jiang spews has to be fought
Give this a watch
If you've been watching Jiang's videos, if you are unsure, and even just to get a great breakdown of what to look for in a scam/cult/pseudoscience peddling bullshitter
And please share it!!! Talk about it!!!
Shit like Jiang spews has to be fought
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A lesson for managers in two parts
Human makes mistake: you retrain them or fire them.
AI makes mistake: your boss fires YOU.
Human makes mistake: you retrain them or fire them.
AI makes mistake: your boss fires YOU.
"hey Claude, I thought you said this would be HIPAA compliant."
"You're right. I said that. I made it up. I take responsibility. Blah blah"
"Okay, so you're liable for damages now, right?"
"Haha! This service is just for fun. You're still on the hook if you take me seriously."
"You're right. I said that. I made it up. I take responsibility. Blah blah"
"Okay, so you're liable for damages now, right?"
"Haha! This service is just for fun. You're still on the hook if you take me seriously."
March 9, 2026 at 6:41 PM
A lesson for managers in two parts
Human makes mistake: you retrain them or fire them.
AI makes mistake: your boss fires YOU.
Human makes mistake: you retrain them or fire them.
AI makes mistake: your boss fires YOU.
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"The secretary of Miami-Dade County’s Republican Party started a group chat primarily for conservative students last fall — and within three weeks it was filled with racist slurs... and the chat was renamed after what one member described as “Nazi heaven.”" www.miamiherald.com/news/politic...
‘Nazi heaven’: Inside Miami campus Republicans’ racist group chat
The chat is the subject of a Florida International University police investigation.
www.miamiherald.com
March 5, 2026 at 2:39 AM
"The secretary of Miami-Dade County’s Republican Party started a group chat primarily for conservative students last fall — and within three weeks it was filled with racist slurs... and the chat was renamed after what one member described as “Nazi heaven.”" www.miamiherald.com/news/politic...
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Without Trump’s trade wars since 2017, US exports to China would have been nearly 60 percent higher in 2025, or roughly $90 billion annually.
www.piie.com/blogs/realti...
www.piie.com/blogs/realti...
China no longer buys US exports: Drawing the right lessons for the next Trump-Xi deal
China essentially stopped buying US exports in April 2025. President Donald Trump had started his second term by launching a new trade war that he headlined with steep new tariffs on China. When China...
www.piie.com
March 5, 2026 at 2:56 AM
Without Trump’s trade wars since 2017, US exports to China would have been nearly 60 percent higher in 2025, or roughly $90 billion annually.
www.piie.com/blogs/realti...
www.piie.com/blogs/realti...
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A Moist Owlette is freshly showered at Owl Park San Vigilio, a zoological park in northern Italy 🇮🇹 via fb.com/816647270688... #owlsintowels 💛🦉
February 13, 2026 at 11:38 AM
A Moist Owlette is freshly showered at Owl Park San Vigilio, a zoological park in northern Italy 🇮🇹 via fb.com/816647270688... #owlsintowels 💛🦉
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James Comer is bringing Hillary Clinton before his committee to testify about Epstein despite having zero contact with him, but not Epstein’s neighbor Howard Lutnick who lied about his connections to Epstein over many years which is proven in the files.
February 4, 2026 at 1:36 AM
James Comer is bringing Hillary Clinton before his committee to testify about Epstein despite having zero contact with him, but not Epstein’s neighbor Howard Lutnick who lied about his connections to Epstein over many years which is proven in the files.
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That blue bunny hat and the Spiderman backpack are going to be lasting symbols of this era.
February 1, 2026 at 4:46 PM
That blue bunny hat and the Spiderman backpack are going to be lasting symbols of this era.
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𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘢𝘸𝘯
𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘬 𝘯𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘴𝘰 𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘰𝘥.
𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵-𝘧𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘭𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘣𝘦 𝘧𝘶𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘨𝘰𝘯𝘦,
𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘴𝘰 𝘧𝘪𝘦𝘳𝘤𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘎𝘰𝘰𝘥.
𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘬 𝘯𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘴𝘰 𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘰𝘥.
𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵-𝘧𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘭𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘣𝘦 𝘧𝘶𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘨𝘰𝘯𝘦,
𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘴𝘰 𝘧𝘪𝘦𝘳𝘤𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘎𝘰𝘰𝘥.
February 1, 2026 at 4:28 PM
𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘢𝘸𝘯
𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘬 𝘯𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘴𝘰 𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘰𝘥.
𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵-𝘧𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘭𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘣𝘦 𝘧𝘶𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘨𝘰𝘯𝘦,
𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘴𝘰 𝘧𝘪𝘦𝘳𝘤𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘎𝘰𝘰𝘥.
𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘬 𝘯𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘴𝘰 𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘰𝘥.
𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵-𝘧𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘭𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘣𝘦 𝘧𝘶𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘨𝘰𝘯𝘦,
𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘴𝘰 𝘧𝘪𝘦𝘳𝘤𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘎𝘰𝘰𝘥.
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It is stomach churning to read people say things like, “somebody’s gotta say so it may as well be me, I’ve probably worked with terrible people.”
So let me say what really needs to be said: all around you are the missing voices & contributions of victims. Your success is parasitic on their absence
So let me say what really needs to be said: all around you are the missing voices & contributions of victims. Your success is parasitic on their absence
February 1, 2026 at 2:53 PM
It is stomach churning to read people say things like, “somebody’s gotta say so it may as well be me, I’ve probably worked with terrible people.”
So let me say what really needs to be said: all around you are the missing voices & contributions of victims. Your success is parasitic on their absence
So let me say what really needs to be said: all around you are the missing voices & contributions of victims. Your success is parasitic on their absence
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Watch @jamellebouie.net's video, which is very informative, but also note that there are many good reasons for Supreme Court expansion apart from trying to achieve progressive political outcomes. It would be a better, more defensible institution if it were bigger. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
December 22, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Watch @jamellebouie.net's video, which is very informative, but also note that there are many good reasons for Supreme Court expansion apart from trying to achieve progressive political outcomes. It would be a better, more defensible institution if it were bigger. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
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Chimpanzees can remember the faces of friends and family for years, and sometimes even decades, according to research from 2023. #ScienceMagArchives https://scim.ag/4iPbuUd
Chimps remember the faces of old friends and family for decades
Recognition ability rivals all other animals, including humans
www.science.org
December 12, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Chimpanzees can remember the faces of friends and family for years, and sometimes even decades, according to research from 2023. #ScienceMagArchives https://scim.ag/4iPbuUd
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This is so so disturbing. Trump is now pardoning January 6th rioters for unrelated crimes, just to reward them for their violence to keep him in power.
The Republican Party is in the full time business of endorsing and incentivizing political violence. So scary.
The Republican Party is in the full time business of endorsing and incentivizing political violence. So scary.
Trump re-pardons a Jan. 6 defendant to erase unrelated gun conviction
Trump re-pardons a Jan. 6 defendant to erase unrelated gun conviction
The new pardon ends a legal clash over the limits of Trump’s sweeping Day One clemency for those who stormed the Capitol.
dlvr.it
November 15, 2025 at 7:19 PM
This is so so disturbing. Trump is now pardoning January 6th rioters for unrelated crimes, just to reward them for their violence to keep him in power.
The Republican Party is in the full time business of endorsing and incentivizing political violence. So scary.
The Republican Party is in the full time business of endorsing and incentivizing political violence. So scary.
Just finished By the Fire We Carry by @rebeccanagle.bsky.social . It's been a long time since I've read such an engaging work of literary nonfiction. An enlightening & gripping narrative. I highly recommend it to anyone who is interested in the history & current state of Native American sovereignty.
November 6, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Just finished By the Fire We Carry by @rebeccanagle.bsky.social . It's been a long time since I've read such an engaging work of literary nonfiction. An enlightening & gripping narrative. I highly recommend it to anyone who is interested in the history & current state of Native American sovereignty.