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Nancy By Ernie Bushmiller April 26,1948

A Princeton professor had his students complete an assignment using A.I. It became “the most profound experience” in his teaching career.

We did it again. Listen to the next episode of the X?Z Podcast starring my nephew Sevrin and me. Available on Spotify and Apple. This time, we talk about one of Sev's favourite topics - instant gratification. Links below. open.spotify.com/episode/00gA... creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/...

Slag humanities all you want but thinkers are as important as doers. Even better when paired… worldhistory.medium.com/why-americas...

Happy Easter, EVERYONE!! 👇 Seemed. Appropriate. Today. 😎✨

History always has a lesson.

I mean yeah

Dog cones

Now *this* is common sense.

Water sausage swimming lessons.

this is quite the photo and caption www.nytimes.com/2025/04/12/u...

My latest: This Jimmy Kimmel Graphic Hasn’t Gone Viral Yet, But it Should: Economic data can be best shown in charts, though it’s rare for those charts to become graphics for late night comedy shows…

The first artist-in-residence at the University of Prince Edward Island’s veterinary college has quit after being told to take down a painting of lemmings that he says incited complaints from American faculty over the political nature of the work.

There's a goofy trend on linkedin to create an action figure of yourself to humblebrag your accomplishments. Not really my thing but I'm intrigued by the AI so I tried it out using publicly available images and a few thoughts on the current leader of the opposition...

Trump last week launched an economic Pearl Harbor against almost every trading nation on earth. Today he seems perplexed that other countries aren't helping him escape the consequences of his own act of aggression and bad faith. America First means America Alone.

My childhood crush has died :(. RIP Clem, one of the most innovative and energetic drummers in all of rock 'n roll history.

Got to love the signs...

This!

“Run the government like a business” remains a peerless indicator that you’re talking to someone who doesn’t know shit about fuck.

You have to see this. PoliticsGirl and her husband teamed up with the brilliant Timothy Snyder (author of On Tyranny) and the legendary John Lithgow to create something truly powerful. It’s important, it’s urgent—and it needs to be shared far and wide.

We've successfully uploaded Episode 1A (the X cut... the Z cut is still pending, Sevrin...) on the big 3. Follow along! spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/5zKQ.... apple podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/.../x-z.../i.... amazon/audible: music.amazon.com/podcasts/ef3...

Danielle Smith is Canada's pre-eminent political arsonist. Even more than Pierre Poilievre. While Canadians rally together she is gleefully burning the MAGA MAPLE big tent to the ground. Read my latest on how MAGA MAPLE crowd are turning on each other. charlieangus.substack.com/p/maga-maple...

My Gen Z nephew and I (I'm an X) have started a podcast to help understand each other better. Find us on Spotify (more platforms once we figure out WTF we're doing) and follow us on Bluesky. We've also started an X?Z playlist on Spotify, updated with every episode. Come along on our adventure!

Carney: "The old relationship we had with the United States based on deepening integration of our economies and tight security and military cooperation is over."

😂🤣😂

Discretionary travel to the US, something Canadians have done without thinking for quite some time, isn't a good idea. What little infraction from your distant past - maybe one you've completely forgotten about, something entirely benign - might land you in lockup with zero recourse?