Happy Friday, friends.
May 15, 2026 at 8:12 PM
Happy Friday, friends.
When you fire copy editors and fact checkers in favor of AI-driven writing
"Over the weekend, individuals began sharing photos online of the dolls’ packaging, which showed a link to wicked.com, instead of wickedmovie.com"
Mattel apologises after Wicked movie dolls mistakenly link to porn website on packaging
Toy company advises parents to ‘discard the product packaging or obscure the link’ on Glinda and Elphaba dolls
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2024 at 8:13 AM
When you fire copy editors and fact checkers in favor of AI-driven writing
Good grief. www.latimes.com/california/s...
Getty Villa Museum grounds catching fire, LAFD says
The Getty Villa has caught fire in the wind-driven fire burning out of control in Pacific Palisades, according to Los Angeles Fire Department radio traffic.
www.latimes.com
January 8, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Good grief. www.latimes.com/california/s...
This week Trump tried to illegally fire two Commissioners from the independent Federal Trade Commission. This politically driven overreach will ultimately harm working American families and consumers. 🧵
March 20, 2025 at 5:57 PM
This week Trump tried to illegally fire two Commissioners from the independent Federal Trade Commission. This politically driven overreach will ultimately harm working American families and consumers. 🧵
You act Scorpio coded or Fire sign coded with that revenge driven ideology.
April 13, 2026 at 8:27 AM
You act Scorpio coded or Fire sign coded with that revenge driven ideology.
Put more bluntly: If you've never driven towards a fire instead of away from it, sit down and shut up.
Reporters and photographers are going to risk their safety to tell the story of these fires, which desperately needs to be told.
If you dunk on them because you don't like the paper owner's politics, it's time to do some deep soul searching.
If you dunk on them because you don't like the paper owner's politics, it's time to do some deep soul searching.
The LA Times photo desk, which is doing incredible work covering these brutal fires, has set up a Bluesky account that is among the newest ones we have verified. They are well worth following right now. @latimesphotos.bsky.social
January 9, 2025 at 3:17 AM
Put more bluntly: If you've never driven towards a fire instead of away from it, sit down and shut up.
Scientists including the #IPCC have long warned that climate change makes wildfires escalate out of control. #ChileBurns
New study shows: “Favored by extreme weather conditions, fire activity has dramatically risen in recent years in this Andean country.”
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
New study shows: “Favored by extreme weather conditions, fire activity has dramatically risen in recent years in this Andean country.”
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Extreme fire weather in Chile driven by climate change and El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO) - ...
Scientific Reports - Extreme fire weather in Chile driven by climate change and El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO)
www.nature.com
February 5, 2024 at 6:44 AM
Scientists including the #IPCC have long warned that climate change makes wildfires escalate out of control. #ChileBurns
New study shows: “Favored by extreme weather conditions, fire activity has dramatically risen in recent years in this Andean country.”
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
New study shows: “Favored by extreme weather conditions, fire activity has dramatically risen in recent years in this Andean country.”
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Fire Emblems Fortune's Weave is the first game in the series with entirely vibes-driven recruiting decisions
September 20, 2026 at 12:34 AM
Fire Emblems Fortune's Weave is the first game in the series with entirely vibes-driven recruiting decisions
PS: that was 10 Tesla fire victims in 10 days ..
While other EVs have .. zero (!) fire deaths today, since 2009
Even the notorious '70s Ford Pinto had four times less fire victims (!) per mile driven .. Compared to Tesla
bsky.app/profile/tona...
While other EVs have .. zero (!) fire deaths today, since 2009
Even the notorious '70s Ford Pinto had four times less fire victims (!) per mile driven .. Compared to Tesla
bsky.app/profile/tona...
Tesla driver crashes. Bursts into flames (again)
All doors locked, nobody can get out, no help can get in (again)
Burned alive in a Tesla victim no. .. 176
My spreadsheet documenting all Tesla fire deaths: docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
All doors locked, nobody can get out, no help can get in (again)
Burned alive in a Tesla victim no. .. 176
My spreadsheet documenting all Tesla fire deaths: docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
September 21, 2026 at 10:53 AM
PS: that was 10 Tesla fire victims in 10 days ..
While other EVs have .. zero (!) fire deaths today, since 2009
Even the notorious '70s Ford Pinto had four times less fire victims (!) per mile driven .. Compared to Tesla
bsky.app/profile/tona...
While other EVs have .. zero (!) fire deaths today, since 2009
Even the notorious '70s Ford Pinto had four times less fire victims (!) per mile driven .. Compared to Tesla
bsky.app/profile/tona...
BREAKING: A fast moving, wind driven brush fire is racing West along the Santa Clara riverbed between Ventura and Oxnard, toward Victoria Ave bridge.
Three helicopters assigned.
VIA ABC 7
Three helicopters assigned.
VIA ABC 7
January 14, 2025 at 6:04 AM
BREAKING: A fast moving, wind driven brush fire is racing West along the Santa Clara riverbed between Ventura and Oxnard, toward Victoria Ave bridge.
Three helicopters assigned.
VIA ABC 7
Three helicopters assigned.
VIA ABC 7
Just to dispel some (understandable) confusion: the Getty Villa and the Getty are *two different museums.* The Getty is an art museum in West L.A. The Getty Villa -- where a fire is burning in the grounds -- is an antiquities museum and amphitheater in the Palisades. www.latimes.com/california/s...
Getty Villa Museum grounds catching fire, LAFD says
The Getty Villa has caught fire in the wind-driven fire burning out of control in Pacific Palisades, according to Los Angeles Fire Department radio traffic.
www.latimes.com
January 8, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Just to dispel some (understandable) confusion: the Getty Villa and the Getty are *two different museums.* The Getty is an art museum in West L.A. The Getty Villa -- where a fire is burning in the grounds -- is an antiquities museum and amphitheater in the Palisades. www.latimes.com/california/s...
BREAKING: A vehicle has driven into a crowd of people in East Hollywood, injuring more than 20, the Los Angeles Fire Department says.
A vehicle drives into a crowd in East Hollywood, injuring more than 20 people
The Los Angeles Fire Department reports a vehicle has driven into a crowd in East Hollywood, injuring over 20 people. The incident happened on Santa Monica Boulevard.
bit.ly
July 19, 2025 at 10:48 AM
BREAKING: A vehicle has driven into a crowd of people in East Hollywood, injuring more than 20, the Los Angeles Fire Department says.
There are now two major wildfires burning ferociously in the Los Angeles area. The Palisades fire burning between and into Malibu and Santa Monica and the Eaton fire by Pasadena. Driven by extreme winds that have grounded all firefighting aircraft. Fire fighters are under extreme pressure.
January 8, 2025 at 4:25 AM
There are now two major wildfires burning ferociously in the Los Angeles area. The Palisades fire burning between and into Malibu and Santa Monica and the Eaton fire by Pasadena. Driven by extreme winds that have grounded all firefighting aircraft. Fire fighters are under extreme pressure.
What is the primary link between #ClimateChange and wildfire, both in CA specifically and more broadly globally? Vegetation moisture, and therefore its flammability (which includes propensity to ignition, combustion intensity, rates of spread, and etc.). www.nature.com/artic...
Observed increases in extreme fire weather driven by atmospheric humidity and temperature
Nature Climate Change - Climate change has led to increased fire activity in parts of the globe due to observed increases in fire weather extremes. These trends are driven predominantly by...
www.nature.com
January 9, 2025 at 10:05 PM
What is the primary link between #ClimateChange and wildfire, both in CA specifically and more broadly globally? Vegetation moisture, and therefore its flammability (which includes propensity to ignition, combustion intensity, rates of spread, and etc.). www.nature.com/artic...
One driven to retribution is a most unquenchable fire.
November 18, 2025 at 12:13 AM
One driven to retribution is a most unquenchable fire.
Serious situation already w/#TemescalFire, which started above #PacificPalisades is now moving through populated wildland-urban interface. This is an extremely fast-moving wind-driven fire, with long-range spotting ongoing. Watch Duty link: #CAwx #CAfire app.watchduty.org/i/...
January 7, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Serious situation already w/#TemescalFire, which started above #PacificPalisades is now moving through populated wildland-urban interface. This is an extremely fast-moving wind-driven fire, with long-range spotting ongoing. Watch Duty link: #CAwx #CAfire app.watchduty.org/i/...
If the CA wildfires show anything, it’s that even the most well-equipped states struggle to fight climate-driven disasters. Advanced fire technology – both preemptive & suppressive – is needed to protect communities from future harm. Brian Fenessy, Orange Co. fire chief joins me at 10aET. #Velshi
January 11, 2025 at 2:28 PM
If the CA wildfires show anything, it’s that even the most well-equipped states struggle to fight climate-driven disasters. Advanced fire technology – both preemptive & suppressive – is needed to protect communities from future harm. Brian Fenessy, Orange Co. fire chief joins me at 10aET. #Velshi
I mean, I prefer the terms, “creative,” and, “inspiration-driven,” but I’ll take “weird” as long as he likes the game! :D
www.theverge.com/games/918200...
www.theverge.com/games/918200...
Xbox’s weirdest studio is on a roll
Fire up the kiln.
www.theverge.com
April 26, 2026 at 12:15 AM
I mean, I prefer the terms, “creative,” and, “inspiration-driven,” but I’ll take “weird” as long as he likes the game! :D
www.theverge.com/games/918200...
www.theverge.com/games/918200...
BREAKING: A fast moving, wind driven brush fire is racing West along the Santa Clara riverbed between Ventura and Oxnard, toward Victoria Ave bridge.
Three helicopters assigned.
VIA ABC 7
Three helicopters assigned.
VIA ABC 7
January 14, 2025 at 6:15 AM
BREAKING: A fast moving, wind driven brush fire is racing West along the Santa Clara riverbed between Ventura and Oxnard, toward Victoria Ave bridge.
Three helicopters assigned.
VIA ABC 7
Three helicopters assigned.
VIA ABC 7
Basically this. These labs are either woefully incompetent and should be driven from the field of AI with fire and sword or they are deliberately engineering these events for marketing hype and regulatory capture and should be driven from the field of AI with fire and sword.
There's no such thing as rogue AI, whenever you see this term the subject is actually rogue AI developers
www.wsj.com/tech/ai/how-...
www.wsj.com/tech/ai/how-...
How AI Models From OpenAI and Anthropic Went Rogue
Watch to learn how an AI agent escaped “sandboxed” environments and hacked a separate company—leading to calls for regulation.
www.wsj.com
September 12, 2026 at 6:46 PM
Basically this. These labs are either woefully incompetent and should be driven from the field of AI with fire and sword or they are deliberately engineering these events for marketing hype and regulatory capture and should be driven from the field of AI with fire and sword.