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Ernst’s “we’re all going to die” comment wasn’t a gaffe — which is why she is refusing to apologize. It’s part of the larger Christian right war on empathy. www.salon.com/2025/06/04/j...

Abject evil

The New Republic taped a jailhouse interview with a beloved immigrant whose arrest has given even Trump supporters 2nd thoughts. Listen: newrepublic.com/article/1959...

If you’re worried about the impact of individual eating habits, just wait until you hear about the ecological impact of militaries insideclimatenews.org/news/1801202...

Absolutely horrifying. Note that at the end of the piece we learn that the UN staff member was reportedly beaten to death, not shot from a distance.

They are not picking up dangerous criminals, but the immigrants who were actually complying with the conditions of their presence in the US. And now, other immigrants have less and less reason to do so.

large cohort of people on here categorically refuse to entertain this point but Mark is correct. AI water use is a rounding error compared to cattle feed and it will likely fall as models become more efficient. the problem with AI is what it does

The other thing is: anyone trying desperately to reassure "the white British" that they won't be in the minority in 40 years should also ask themselves why. Because I think a lot of energy is spent stressing out about demographic change without examining what *specifically* is so wrong about it.

Okay I am clearly in an OCD loop so I'm gonna put my laptop away after I say this, but I *do* think it is important for people to understand that while the *legal* definition of "a Jewish state" is a Jewish supremacist state, that is *not* what many Jews hear the term as.

This story deserves its spot on Page One. It’s a disaster.

Thinking about getting into some basic self hosting, prompted by the death of Pocket

A reminder that in 1990 Trump PRAISED the CCP's violent crackdown on Tiananmen protests www.businessinsider.com/trump-praise...

some trade history: "When news of the [Haitian] slave revolt reached the United States, the first impulse of the Federalist administration was to aid the white planters....George Washington's government advanced French whites...$726,000 drawn against America's revolutionary war debt to France..."

As a former headline writer for a newspaper I can assure you this is utter bullshit and everyone who works in the news business knows it.

How is this allowed?

Cuomo used state resources to investigate and smear his victims, including but not limited to seeking subpoenas for their gynecology records. He also placed covid+ patients in nursing homes, knowing the risk to elderly residents.

IDF's "initial findings show the Palestinians who were fired at "got lost" on their way to the aid center and got close to the soldiers by mistake." By the end of the week they'll admit everything, punish no one, and move on to the next war crime.

👀 Expedited removal is just what it sounds like: the easiest way to throw someone out of the US with exactly zero due process. It is only supposed to be available to DHS in intentionally limited circumstances, NONE of which apply here. They don't think we'll care. www.foxnews.com/us/family-bo...

We are really in it now.

trump administration announces states' right to kill pregnant people

The Silicon Valley fascists genuinely think that technology (i.e., cool robots and spaceships) has nothing to do with science (i.e., girls filling out spreadsheets wokely). I am not being sarcastic. I know that sounds insane. But that's really what they think.

This is only a slight exaggeration: they basically don’t think that subject matter expertise is real because every scientific discipline uses symbolic math and programming as tools at the highest level, so therefore people good at those things understand everything and don’t need anyone else.

When this person says “we never see,” the sad part is, he’s probably telling the truth for some definition of “we.” If you want to only consume media that vilifies the other side and never acknowledges any faults on “your side,” it is all too easy to do that.

Democrats have been saying nothing BUT "this bill is terrible." Like to an annoying degree because there's other shit going on. It's just nonstop.

nadlers staffer got cuffed and jeffries said JACKSHIT if I was a staffer id be fucking furious

the tone that the chatbot takes is exactly why i think you don’t need to have prior mental health issues to start believing you are talking to a supernatural entity. you just have to not understand llm’s and enjoy flattery

"The official also said that the timing of the announcement -- occurring during Pride month -- was intentional." I've seen enough. We can confidently declare the Trump administration to be the biggest collection of assholes in American history.

They're literally doing the meme

Spy holding up three fingers dot jpeg

yeah people who have trouble deciding between the two parties are almost definitionally low-info. there's research on this and stuff.

The way people are talking about the current demolition of research funding and HE legitimacy reminds me of the early days of COVID when I (and others) said it would be at least six years before any normalcy. Rage, despondency, rejection…eventually voting for a dictator just to feel alive.

I ask your prayers for the repose of the soul of the Rev. Jackie Means, the first woman regularly ordained to the priesthood in the Episcopal Church. Below is a statement from the Bishop of Indianapolis. Requiem aeternam dona ei, Domine, et lux perpetua luceat ei. ⚓

it is absolutely on brand that the city is lying and saying ice wasn’t present when HSI is part of ice and HSI was one of the major armed components within the federal group today in Minneapolis.

The left: “This bill is destructive!” Democrats: “Shhh!” Elon (mad because it’s not destructive enough) “This bill is destructive” Democrats: “Elon, thank you. We may not agree on much but

Chicago-Minneapolis is one of the most heavily traversed air paths and 220mph would make it two hours. Somehow didn't make the list.

I’ve probably spent 15 minutes of my life just looking at this at various times and it’s always got something new to laugh at. Like how if you were in st louis and wanted to go to kansas city, you’d have to travel the full width of the US in miles

"support of Israel has become a major issue" like he's reporting the weather and not himself directly participating in making it - absurdly - a major issue

After listening to the latest maintenance phase on “ultraprocessed foods” i am really convinced that “MAHA” appeals where “eat more plants” was the road to serfdom precisely because like right wing christianity it offers another frame for judgement and exclusion

It is often said that the 2.2m or so non-Jewish citizens of Israel are endowed with equal rights and privileges but any one who has taken even a cursory glance at the platforms of Hadash-Ta'al, Balad, and even yes Ra'am would know that they certainly do not see it that way.

The New York Times: Whatever It Is, It's Complicated!™