Fascinating case study of how a restaurant uses AI to respond to all Google reviews without actually ever seeing or reading any of the customer feedback. Another guy admits he has developed an AI routine to post bogus positive reviews for his business customers. www.reddit.com/r/marketing/...

Former British spy and author John Le Carre was on point in 2017 about the move toward fascism in Western democracies. It took many people a great deal of effort since 2017 to reach similar conclusions about the erosion of individualism, tolerance and inclusiveness. Wikipedia quotes:

Israel/Gaza. I haven't seen so many conflicting takes on something in a long while. It's like everyone is using the crisis to grind their own pet axe. "Never let a good crisis go unexploited" I'm way too ignorant on this topic to even try.

"Video of my house being searched by North Carolina Republican secret police, but I'll be jailed if I upload it. How come CNN didn't warn us?"

Monika Lewinsky's anti-bullying campaign was on Good Morning America. As you know, Musk turned Xitter into a fight club where almost everyone exhibits bullying behavior. I believe it's dangerous for anyone to spend time there. From Jackie Singh, who is trying to push back:

Someone had a great idea. You can visit the theme parks in Orlando without facing the dangers associated with entering Florida in 2023. Here we have Hagrid's Motorbike roller coaster from Harry Potter World. You get the front seat, too! www.youtube.com/watch?v=TdGb...

For me, 2023 has been all about the GOP getting comfortable with coming out of the closet on fascism.

Trump is calling for the execution of General Mark Milley. The right has likely concluded the insurrection didn't work because the military resisted Trump's orders. Expect serious efforts to compromise the military, including strategies for replacing officers with Trump loyalists going into 2024.

Quora asked me to answer this question. Resisted temptation. Besides, the existing answer was pretty good.

1) This piece is very close to my world view. It emphasizes the importance of locating, joining and working with communities as I have done my entire life. It foregrounds the anti-war movement that is always in the background. And the weariness resulting from an endless battle against the spread of

Great moments in comics writing. Predicting the future of AI. Sex Criminals #24 2018 @mattfraction.bsky.social and @zdarsky.bsky.social

A tough few weeks. Do I deserve a reward for mere survival? Before he passed, David Graber revisited his dissertation research in Madagascar and did it with his much more evolved views. I shall read Pirate Enlightment (2023). I've been saving it.

Trump advisor the Claremont Institute holds it's important for leaders to live a theatrical life and tell noble lies to the people. Create yourself as a mythological figure to consolidate power but also to benefit the masses. Lies like 215 pounds probably require no thought for him these days.

No question. Absolutely unable to complete a form.

Trump being carried on a palanquin with elephants to surrender in Georgia.

As the mug shots pile up in Georgia, today's right can take solace in the fact that Lyndon Larouche ran for President from prison. Some similarities, too, even though he often ran as a Dem. newpol.org/lyndon-larou...