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"Whether it was a mesh shirt, a low-cut top, or even just a T-shirt, Google’s AI rapidly spun up images of the vice president, the CEO of OpenAI, and the vicar of Christ with breasts." #AI www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...

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The thing I want folks to understand abt the cuts in the GOP budget is that they are IDEOLOGICAL, NOT FISCAL. This is not abt "saving money" by cutting essential services (the budget actually operates at a substantial loss). Rather, it is abt destroying the infrastructure supportive of democracy.

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Keep today's decision in mind when you next time you hear #SCOTUS MAGA Chief Justice John Roberts complain about how "rule of law is 'endangered.'" 🙄

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Altman: “I think we have the opportunity here to kind of completely reimagine what it means to use a computer.” Matteo Wong: "But Jobs had an actual product to share and sell. Altman, for now, is marketing his imagination." www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...

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It's a good news/bad news day in the federal courts, apparently — but I'll take this good news.

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Today we're writing about greed — the greed among Trump and his wealthy supporters for taking over, or taking apart, services and institutions that have benefited Americans for cenerations. Come take a walk with us:

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"Waste" is when people get Medicaid. "Efficiency" is when you let 60,000 tons of food that's already been paid for rot instead of feeding someone with it.

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Today’s a great day to remind everyone that Social Security has a fraud rate of 0.00625% That’s FAR lower than private sector retirement programs, btw.

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This is horrifying.

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BREAKING WAPO: The Trump DOJ is considering removing a key check on lawmaker prosecutions. Federal prosecutors across the country may soon be able to indict members of Congress without approval from lawyers in the Department's Public Integrity Section. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

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This dynamic works to Trump's advantage quite a bit. People simply can't wrap their heads around the idea that he and the rest of the conversative movement are as radical as they actually are.

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Democrats aren't just falling behind digitally. They also seem to have forgotten a whole lot of the Obama field-organizing magic. Fortunately, field folks know what to fix, but doing so will take funding and leadership. epolitics.substack.com/p/how-did-de...

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Lol, put federal employees in trauma to get them to leave, institute hiring freezes across the government, then lament that there’s a lot of trouble getting new blood in. Very smart.

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"Mexico’s gangs are influencers now. How Drug Cartels Took Over Social Media" www.theatlantic.com/internationa...

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SCOOP: CFBP just cancelled plans to implement new rules that would have tightened restrictions on what sensitive personal info data brokers are allowed to sell. The rule was proposed after data about US servicemembers was repeatedly exposed in which experts term a national security nightmare.

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Barnie Day was one of the most clever lawmakers I've ever met. He's absolutely one of the folks who helped me fully internalize that politics ought to be about helping people and inspired me to devote my professional life to it. RIP to a real one. cardinalnews.org/2025/05/14/f...

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WOW. The Trump admin said they will review social media and deny immigration benefits to people saying antisemitic claims. They're even trying to deport people with green cards on alleged claims of antisemitism. Anyway, here's a tweet from an Afrikaner they flew here on Monday.

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Lutnick on his message to dockworkers who are out of work: "You should be very optimistic and positive, because the president truthed it out, and I rely on the president."

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Yeah, I might want to sweep that thing for bugs. And spyware. And hidden cameras. Looking a gift horse in the mouth? Yes.

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“And let’s be honest: if your path to victory includes 1940s tanks, mules carrying mortars, and North Korean foot soldiers, you're not conquering. You’re collapsing.” adamkinzinger.substack.com/p/no-russia-...

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The crucial line: "Now this new group needs to find candidates and prove independents can win." Sounds fully baked to me! We have seen this movie before - these groups rarely make it to the second reel www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

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Rule #1. Think about the ends before you think about the means "Your online campaign, whether for advocacy or office, is much more likely to succeed if you've thought about these basic questions FIRST..." epolitics.substack.com/p/five-simpl...

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Back in 2006, YouTube was new, MySpace was the rage, and Facebook was but a glimmer of its future self. But the basic rules of digital politics were already in force. Which is your favorite? epolitics.substack.com/p/five-simpl...

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Back in 2006, "Sweet innocence was still ours, but that situation could not last: the monetization of our every online interaction loomed ahead, and the algorithms would soon have us in their sway." #TBT epolitics.substack.com/p/five-simpl...

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The new pope may not be someone Vance - or Trump - is going to love thehill.com/policy/inter...

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We broke two enormous stories at @prospect.org today. We have a staff of 14 and are running circles around the traditional media. Read @prospect.org, get the news first. And donate if you can! It's not cheap to run a top-flight news organization. prospect.org//donate

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If 98-years-old Ken can stand against fascism, you can too.

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Oh boy: "An anti-government group is making threats against weather equipment that it says is a 'weather weapon' controlled by the military, [NOAA] warned employees." www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...

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Unlike the last time India and Pakistan clashed, "It’s hard to imagine this skirmish will end in a TV spectacle and memes." www.nytimes.com/live/2025/05...

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"It's Just a Trend": The Gaslighting of Digital Activists (by their own parents) www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/powe...

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"Ever since the inauguration in January, the White House’s X account has served up a cosmic gumbo of horn-tooting and antagonistic trolling...Last weekend, however, the account went into overdrive." www.fastcompany.com/91328515/tru...

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For the team that claimed the previous administration's focus on diversity, equity, and inclusion undermined their competence, the first 100 days seem to show the opposite. This isn't a claim about political points scores, this is dangerously failing the American people.

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"We now have a federal government that will threaten or arrest an elected official, or even everyday American citizens who have broken no laws, committed no crimes and done nothing wrong," Evers said. "And as disgusted as I am about the continued actions of the Trump administration, I'm not afraid."

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An international trucking logistics firm is buying as much as * $20 MILLION * worth of President Donald Trump’s crypto coins to influence the administration’s trade policy. www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...

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Calling it "illegal DEI," Trump issues EO to shut down a program redirecting human waste away from a rural Alabama area regularly flooded with sewage during climate-change-amplified storms. The area's population is over 72% Black. www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/...

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The ongoing enshittification of everything

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