Welp. Strange piece about two strange men.

This is not an isolated incident. It’s systemic. The political class no longer sees itself as accountable to all constituents, only to the symbolic community they perform for. Everyone else becomes an enemy. Even students.

The cuts to Medicaid and social programs are egregious—this whole bill is a disaster for the non-megarich among us. But this provision *banning states' ability to pass laws governing AI* should be understood for what it is: An abdication of democracy on behalf of the tech oligarchy.

The electric buses in Seattle constantly breakdown once the temps hit 90 degrees fahrenheit here, because that used to be a fairly rare occurrence. Not anymore.