May-lee Chai (she/her)
@mayleechai.bsky.social
Writer. Prof at SFSU. Tomorrow in Shanghai & Other Stories; Useful Phrases for Immigrants; The Girl from Purple Mountain, etc. Board member of NBCC @bookcritics. Web: https://may-leechai.com/
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Trump looked like death warmed over as he returned to the White House tonight
(Alex Wong/Getty)
(Alex Wong/Getty)
January 5, 2026 at 2:56 AM
Trump looked like death warmed over as he returned to the White House tonight
(Alex Wong/Getty)
(Alex Wong/Getty)
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Keeping the social safety net as small and as punitive as possible helps to ensure that there will always be a steady stream of people for employers like Bezos to exploit--people in such a precarious position that have no choice but to take whatever underpaid, overworked job they can get.
No. No. No.
Punitive processes make narrowly targeted programs *less* efficient and *more* costly. Because more scrutiny requires more bureaucracy.
Punitive processes also make it *less* likely that people will get aid for which they qualify. Because of the roadblocks and stigma scrutiny creates.
Punitive processes make narrowly targeted programs *less* efficient and *more* costly. Because more scrutiny requires more bureaucracy.
Punitive processes also make it *less* likely that people will get aid for which they qualify. Because of the roadblocks and stigma scrutiny creates.
January 5, 2026 at 2:43 AM
Keeping the social safety net as small and as punitive as possible helps to ensure that there will always be a steady stream of people for employers like Bezos to exploit--people in such a precarious position that have no choice but to take whatever underpaid, overworked job they can get.
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Isn’t it?
January 5, 2026 at 2:39 AM
Isn’t it?
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I mean, at some point, we have to understand from all this that they have calculated that people will be harmed/die, and they just don't care?
January 5, 2026 at 12:41 AM
I mean, at some point, we have to understand from all this that they have calculated that people will be harmed/die, and they just don't care?
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I wrote about reporters’ refusal to use “act of war,” “invasion” or “coup” when covering Trump’s brazen attacks on Venezuela, instead echoing WH-approved euphemisms, and the broader trend of our press dutifully giving Trump’s lawlessness the vague whiff of international legitimacy when it has none.
By framing this brazen act of aggression in euphemistic terms, the media is falling in line with Trump.
The Media Refuses to Call Trump’s Venezuela Attack an Act of War
By framing the abduction of President Nicolás Maduro in euphemistic terms, the media is falling in line with Trump.
interc.pt
January 4, 2026 at 11:17 PM
I wrote about reporters’ refusal to use “act of war,” “invasion” or “coup” when covering Trump’s brazen attacks on Venezuela, instead echoing WH-approved euphemisms, and the broader trend of our press dutifully giving Trump’s lawlessness the vague whiff of international legitimacy when it has none.
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Two simple things will destroy the inevitability of “AI” and it’s:
- Having to pay for training data if it falls under copyright
- Making every company liable for anything the machine spits out just like a person would be
That doesn’t sound like a product we need to accept or else!
- Having to pay for training data if it falls under copyright
- Making every company liable for anything the machine spits out just like a person would be
That doesn’t sound like a product we need to accept or else!
I think any technology that dies as soon as accountability and copyright are involved is far from inevitable. In fact, I’d argue that people who find use out of so-called “AI” technology have the burden of trying to salvage anything from the wreckage.
Ex: Blockchain circa 2014-2020
Ex: Blockchain circa 2014-2020
June 19, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Two simple things will destroy the inevitability of “AI” and it’s:
- Having to pay for training data if it falls under copyright
- Making every company liable for anything the machine spits out just like a person would be
That doesn’t sound like a product we need to accept or else!
- Having to pay for training data if it falls under copyright
- Making every company liable for anything the machine spits out just like a person would be
That doesn’t sound like a product we need to accept or else!
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Take it from a Filipino, even if you despise the current rulers of your country, you will live to regret the day the United States comes in to remove them
January 3, 2026 at 9:05 PM
Take it from a Filipino, even if you despise the current rulers of your country, you will live to regret the day the United States comes in to remove them
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Venezuela must remain an independent country, Pope Leo XIV said today as he expressed "deep concern" for Venezuelans following the U.S. capture of Nicolás Maduro.
Pope Leo expresses "soul full of concern" for Venezuela after U.S. capture of Maduro
"Guaranteeing the sovereignty" of Venezuela must be ensured, the first U.S.-born pope said.
www.axios.com
January 5, 2026 at 12:04 AM
Venezuela must remain an independent country, Pope Leo XIV said today as he expressed "deep concern" for Venezuelans following the U.S. capture of Nicolás Maduro.
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‘THE SECRET AGENT’ has won Best International Film at the Critics Choice Awards.
January 5, 2026 at 12:03 AM
‘THE SECRET AGENT’ has won Best International Film at the Critics Choice Awards.
‘No war on Venezuela’: Bay Area leaders, protesters call Trump’s attack unconstitutional www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/t...
‘No war on Venezuela’: Bay Area leaders, protesters call Trump’s attack unconstitutional
Bay Area political leaders and protesters condemned the U.S. attack on Venezuela and the arrest of its president Saturday.
www.sfchronicle.com
January 4, 2026 at 11:33 PM
‘No war on Venezuela’: Bay Area leaders, protesters call Trump’s attack unconstitutional www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/t...
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just saying: it's possible that "I'm gonna dramatically constrict my state capacity while plotting dramatic imperial expansion, and expanding my set of internal enemies while alienating most of my foreign allies" is the beginning of a world-historical masterstroke. but also possible that it isn't
February 5, 2025 at 7:04 PM
just saying: it's possible that "I'm gonna dramatically constrict my state capacity while plotting dramatic imperial expansion, and expanding my set of internal enemies while alienating most of my foreign allies" is the beginning of a world-historical masterstroke. but also possible that it isn't
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The Prime Minister of Greenland Jens-Frederik Nielsen to the United States:
“Enough is enough.”
“Enough is enough.”
January 4, 2026 at 10:36 PM
The Prime Minister of Greenland Jens-Frederik Nielsen to the United States:
“Enough is enough.”
“Enough is enough.”
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“But do not be mistaken. The fact that a tyrant is real does not automatically turn an external aggressor into a savior.”
January 4, 2026 at 9:36 PM
“But do not be mistaken. The fact that a tyrant is real does not automatically turn an external aggressor into a savior.”
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greetings from hell
January 4, 2026 at 7:11 PM
greetings from hell
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Literally a publication for eight-year olds 40 years ago
January 4, 2026 at 6:49 PM
Literally a publication for eight-year olds 40 years ago
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The count is now up to 80 - including both civilians and security force members. blacksky.community/profile/did:...
NYT:
The death toll for the US attack on Venezuela has risen to 80, including civilians and members of security forces, and could rise further.
The death toll for the US attack on Venezuela has risen to 80, including civilians and members of security forces, and could rise further.
January 4, 2026 at 8:15 PM
The count is now up to 80 - including both civilians and security force members. blacksky.community/profile/did:...
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The Constitution is clear:
Congress has the power and responsibility to authorize the use of military force and declare war. Congress has a duty of oversight. Congress must serve as a check, not a rubber stamp to the President.
On these counts, Congress has failed.
Congress has the power and responsibility to authorize the use of military force and declare war. Congress has a duty of oversight. Congress must serve as a check, not a rubber stamp to the President.
On these counts, Congress has failed.
January 4, 2026 at 6:32 PM
The Constitution is clear:
Congress has the power and responsibility to authorize the use of military force and declare war. Congress has a duty of oversight. Congress must serve as a check, not a rubber stamp to the President.
On these counts, Congress has failed.
Congress has the power and responsibility to authorize the use of military force and declare war. Congress has a duty of oversight. Congress must serve as a check, not a rubber stamp to the President.
On these counts, Congress has failed.
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the reason they don’t bother to manufacture the consent beforehand is that everyone just sort of does it for them post-facto now
January 3, 2026 at 5:02 PM
the reason they don’t bother to manufacture the consent beforehand is that everyone just sort of does it for them post-facto now
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In case there’s any doubt what this Regime actually thinks about Venezuelans.
They treat Venezuelan refugees who fled Maduro’s brutality like garbage, even sending them to El Salvador.
Trump invaded Venezuela for his own power & his cronies’ wealth, not to help Venezuelans.
They treat Venezuelan refugees who fled Maduro’s brutality like garbage, even sending them to El Salvador.
Trump invaded Venezuela for his own power & his cronies’ wealth, not to help Venezuelans.
January 4, 2026 at 8:08 PM
In case there’s any doubt what this Regime actually thinks about Venezuelans.
They treat Venezuelan refugees who fled Maduro’s brutality like garbage, even sending them to El Salvador.
Trump invaded Venezuela for his own power & his cronies’ wealth, not to help Venezuelans.
They treat Venezuelan refugees who fled Maduro’s brutality like garbage, even sending them to El Salvador.
Trump invaded Venezuela for his own power & his cronies’ wealth, not to help Venezuelans.
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Democrats need to grow a f*cking spine.
No more strongly worded letters. It’s time to draft articles of impeachment.
Impeach. Convict. Remove.
No more strongly worded letters. It’s time to draft articles of impeachment.
Impeach. Convict. Remove.
January 4, 2026 at 6:51 PM
Democrats need to grow a f*cking spine.
No more strongly worded letters. It’s time to draft articles of impeachment.
Impeach. Convict. Remove.
No more strongly worded letters. It’s time to draft articles of impeachment.
Impeach. Convict. Remove.
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Just under the wire
January 1, 2026 at 1:47 AM
Just under the wire
Gee, seems like universities should not be foisting this flawed product on their students, right?
He put his complete trust in a chat bot that turned him into a savage murderer.
Disturbing Messages Show ChatGPT Encouraging a Murder, Lawsuit Alleges
A lawsuit against OpenAI reveals the chilling ChatGPT messages that drove a middle aged man to kill his 83-year-old mother.
trib.al
January 4, 2026 at 7:40 PM
Gee, seems like universities should not be foisting this flawed product on their students, right?
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OpenAI is now facing a total of 8 wrongful death lawsuits from grieving families....who claim that ChatGPT, in particular, the GPT-4o version, drove their loved ones to suicide. Soelberg’s complaint also alleges that company executives knew the chatbot was defective before it pushed it to the public
He put his complete trust in a chat bot that turned him into a savage murderer.
Disturbing Messages Show ChatGPT Encouraging a Murder, Lawsuit Alleges
A lawsuit against OpenAI reveals the chilling ChatGPT messages that drove a middle aged man to kill his 83-year-old mother.
trib.al
January 4, 2026 at 2:06 PM
OpenAI is now facing a total of 8 wrongful death lawsuits from grieving families....who claim that ChatGPT, in particular, the GPT-4o version, drove their loved ones to suicide. Soelberg’s complaint also alleges that company executives knew the chatbot was defective before it pushed it to the public
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Keep your loved ones away from OpenAI it’s not a safe product to use.
OpenAI is now facing a total of 8 wrongful death lawsuits from grieving families....who claim that ChatGPT, in particular, the GPT-4o version, drove their loved ones to suicide. Soelberg’s complaint also alleges that company executives knew the chatbot was defective before it pushed it to the public
He put his complete trust in a chat bot that turned him into a savage murderer.
January 4, 2026 at 6:58 PM
Keep your loved ones away from OpenAI it’s not a safe product to use.