Jas
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“Let us raise a standard to which the wise and honest can repair” - G. Washington
Carbon Dioxide Emissions Head for Another Record in 2025
www.nytimes.com
November 13, 2025 at 2:13 AM
I don’t know why anyone takes these pronouncements seriously.
Elon Musk swears his robots will end poverty while he cashes a trillion-dollar check. The crowd cheers as he sells them a future where machines own the work and humans play pretend at purpose. He calls it progress. It looks a lot like slavery with better branding. 🤖💰
Elon Musk says Optimus will 'eliminate poverty' in speech after his $1 trillion pay package was approved
Elon Musk has spent the last few weeks outlining a future with Optimus — one that will "eliminate" poverty, work, and require a universal income.
www.businessinsider.com
November 10, 2025 at 1:49 PM
I don’t know why anyone takes these pronouncements seriously.
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Tonight was a very bad night.
November 10, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Tonight was a very bad night.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/u...
This is all so sad. I loved going to the kennedy center, but the people running it now dont even like art. Great art is an expression of humanity and challenges status quo. Joe can you do that with such mean, careless, selfish, people in charge?
This is all so sad. I loved going to the kennedy center, but the people running it now dont even like art. Great art is an expression of humanity and challenges status quo. Joe can you do that with such mean, careless, selfish, people in charge?
The Kennedy Center Crackup
www.nytimes.com
November 7, 2025 at 7:18 PM
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/u...
This is all so sad. I loved going to the kennedy center, but the people running it now dont even like art. Great art is an expression of humanity and challenges status quo. Joe can you do that with such mean, careless, selfish, people in charge?
This is all so sad. I loved going to the kennedy center, but the people running it now dont even like art. Great art is an expression of humanity and challenges status quo. Joe can you do that with such mean, careless, selfish, people in charge?
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/29/b...
‘“Your mom,” Steven Cheung, the White House communications director, texted moments later, invoking a well-worn maternal insult that, according to the Urban Dictionary, is the “most versatile dis/comeback ever created in the history of your mom.”’
‘“Your mom,” Steven Cheung, the White House communications director, texted moments later, invoking a well-worn maternal insult that, according to the Urban Dictionary, is the “most versatile dis/comeback ever created in the history of your mom.”’
When This Reporter Comes Calling, the White House Insults Go Flying
www.nytimes.com
October 30, 2025 at 2:27 AM
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/29/b...
‘“Your mom,” Steven Cheung, the White House communications director, texted moments later, invoking a well-worn maternal insult that, according to the Urban Dictionary, is the “most versatile dis/comeback ever created in the history of your mom.”’
‘“Your mom,” Steven Cheung, the White House communications director, texted moments later, invoking a well-worn maternal insult that, according to the Urban Dictionary, is the “most versatile dis/comeback ever created in the history of your mom.”’
This morning walking to the metro in DC, a (bald?) eagle snapped up a dead rat from the street right in front of me. I didn’t know we had eagles in the city! All my friends are grossed out by this, but it was actually really cool.
October 29, 2025 at 3:50 PM
This morning walking to the metro in DC, a (bald?) eagle snapped up a dead rat from the street right in front of me. I didn’t know we had eagles in the city! All my friends are grossed out by this, but it was actually really cool.
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Breaking News: OpenAI, the maker of ChatGPT, has adopted a for-profit structure, allowing it to operate like a more traditional company while it raises the billions of dollars it needs to develop artificial intelligence.
OpenAI Restructures as For-Profit Company
The artificial intelligence company said that the nonprofit that controlled the organization would receive a $130 billion stake in the new company.
nyti.ms
October 28, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Breaking News: OpenAI, the maker of ChatGPT, has adopted a for-profit structure, allowing it to operate like a more traditional company while it raises the billions of dollars it needs to develop artificial intelligence.
Why does “efficiency” mean job loss? Can we not imagine a world where efficiency leads to shorter work weeks, increased vacations and job satisfaction, or retraining to better jobs? Now, we ensure our own demise, building the tools and ideas that eventually replace us to enrich the already wealthy.
Amazon has faced pressure from investors to tighten its finances as it spends big on the AI race. The company says it will cut 14,000 jobs, citing a goal of "reducing bureaucracy, removing layers." n.pr/48WeMlH
Amazon lays off thousands of corporate workers as it spends big on AI
Amazon has faced pressure from investors to tighten its finances as it spends big on the AI race. The company says it will cut 14,000 jobs, citing a goal of "reducing bureaucracy, removing layers."
n.pr
October 28, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Why does “efficiency” mean job loss? Can we not imagine a world where efficiency leads to shorter work weeks, increased vacations and job satisfaction, or retraining to better jobs? Now, we ensure our own demise, building the tools and ideas that eventually replace us to enrich the already wealthy.
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The Walton family (who own Walmart) are worth over $400 billion, yet many of their employees are on SNAP.
Bezos is worth over $400 billion, many Amazon employees require SNAP.
The people who need help are not the problem.
It’s corporate greed. It’s an unwillingness to pay a living wage.
Bezos is worth over $400 billion, many Amazon employees require SNAP.
The people who need help are not the problem.
It’s corporate greed. It’s an unwillingness to pay a living wage.
October 27, 2025 at 9:08 PM
The Walton family (who own Walmart) are worth over $400 billion, yet many of their employees are on SNAP.
Bezos is worth over $400 billion, many Amazon employees require SNAP.
The people who need help are not the problem.
It’s corporate greed. It’s an unwillingness to pay a living wage.
Bezos is worth over $400 billion, many Amazon employees require SNAP.
The people who need help are not the problem.
It’s corporate greed. It’s an unwillingness to pay a living wage.
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A lawyer’s… frank response to the shutdown
October 26, 2025 at 1:27 PM
A lawyer’s… frank response to the shutdown
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We're seeing lots of headlines about the catastrophic impact of massive data center expansion. But what else could data centers look like?
In my perpetual quest to seek out alternative technofutures, I want to highlight the really cool work of Keolu Fox.
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In my perpetual quest to seek out alternative technofutures, I want to highlight the really cool work of Keolu Fox.
🧵
October 22, 2025 at 2:18 AM
We're seeing lots of headlines about the catastrophic impact of massive data center expansion. But what else could data centers look like?
In my perpetual quest to seek out alternative technofutures, I want to highlight the really cool work of Keolu Fox.
🧵
In my perpetual quest to seek out alternative technofutures, I want to highlight the really cool work of Keolu Fox.
🧵
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Elon Musk’s rocket company, SpaceX, settled a lawsuit involving allegations that it had trespassed on and damaged private property on the southern border in Texas owned by the maker of the popular party game Cards Against Humanity, court records show.
SpaceX, Sued by Cards Against Humanity, Settles Trespassing Case
Cards Against Humanity had accused Elon Musk’s company of squatting on land that it owns near the southern border in Texas.
nyti.ms
October 22, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Elon Musk’s rocket company, SpaceX, settled a lawsuit involving allegations that it had trespassed on and damaged private property on the southern border in Texas owned by the maker of the popular party game Cards Against Humanity, court records show.
This is not the right response! Yes, the “other side” is doing this too, but that is not an excuse. How shameful.
We are better than this.
Some States With Democratic Governors Are Posting Partisan Shutdown Messages on Official Websites www.nytimes.com/2025/10/20/u...
We are better than this.
Some States With Democratic Governors Are Posting Partisan Shutdown Messages on Official Websites www.nytimes.com/2025/10/20/u...
Some States With Democratic Governors Are Posting Partisan Shutdown Messages on Official Websites
www.nytimes.com
October 21, 2025 at 3:33 AM
This is not the right response! Yes, the “other side” is doing this too, but that is not an excuse. How shameful.
We are better than this.
Some States With Democratic Governors Are Posting Partisan Shutdown Messages on Official Websites www.nytimes.com/2025/10/20/u...
We are better than this.
Some States With Democratic Governors Are Posting Partisan Shutdown Messages on Official Websites www.nytimes.com/2025/10/20/u...
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Oh nooooo, Lindsey Halligan, this is not how any of this works
(15 screens into a Signal exchange) www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna...
(15 screens into a Signal exchange) www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna...
October 20, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Oh nooooo, Lindsey Halligan, this is not how any of this works
(15 screens into a Signal exchange) www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna...
(15 screens into a Signal exchange) www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna...