Hey folks. In total honesty my tour is NOT selling well. I’ve sold 30 tickets in a 400 seater in Birmingham, and not much more elsewhere. If you like musical comedy, if you like standup, then please come see my show! And spread the word! The Rachel Parris Songbook tour starts in Nov! Link in bio! 🎶

If AI is conscious then its use is slavery.

the tech industry is about to invent books

The TESCREAL's dictionary

James Grimmelmann@jtlg.bsky.social · 4d ago

Longtermism (n): the irrefutable moral postulate that the needs of the imaginary many outweigh the needs of the actual few.

Any time we hear "AI did this and this", it's not proof programs are becoming sentient, but that the humans deploying said AI did this (which is generally failing to deploy proper sandboxing measures to prevent an AI from going against security) It's not the AI that's rogue, it's the company

President Trump is a massive liar. It’s why he’s unfit for office, and for every other decent person role. Thank you for this essay and for all of your work, Daniel Dale. @ddale8.bsky.social www.cnn.com/2026/09/27/p...

I started fact-checking Trump 10 years ago. Here are 15 things I’ve learned | CNN Politics

Ten years ago this month, in my old job as Washington correspondent for the Toronto Star, I started what I believed would be a quick little side project: fact-checking underdog presidential candidate ...

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When you want to write, "The AI wants to hurt people," remember that you mean to write, "The AI company profits off of hurting people."

Leah McElrath@leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 2w ago

AP Stylebook warns against anthropomorphizing AI systems: “Avoid language that gives them human characteristics… Instead, explain what a system does, how well it performs, who built it and who could be affected by it.”

Artificial intelligence systems do not think, feel, want or understand. Avoid language that gives them human characteristics.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday called for steps to de-escalate the war with Russia before winter. Read more: https://cnn.it/4ycb9BB

fun fact for the NY Times editors: if a computer program does what you programmed it to do, "going rogue" is not an accurate way to describe that event. Words should probably still mean something at the paper of record.

Julia Carrie Wong@joolia.bsky.social · 2w ago

I’m really not sure that “goes rogue” is an accurate description of a behavior that is apparently both habitual and condoned

Try "company failed to implement robust containment measures before starting its tests"

Mia V. Moss@magicrobotcarnival.com · 2w ago

fun fact for the NY Times editors: if a computer program does what you programmed it to do, "going rogue" is not an accurate way to describe that event. Words should probably still mean something at the paper of record.

Everyone is counting on pardons. It’d be funny if he died before that happened.

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Read a New Short Story About Smart Homes From Award-Winning Writer Nnedi Okorafor

Read a new short story from Nnedi Okorafor, author of Marvel’s Black Panther: Long Live the King.

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"True individual freedom cannot exist without economic security and independence. People who are hungry and out of a job are the stuff of which dictatorships are made.” —FDR, 1944

Bäst med prel resultatet: SD minskar mest, sämst: L slipper sin nödvändiga timeout, hoppas: mandatfördelningen håller sig 176-173. 🤞

SD är valets stora förlorare. SD backar mest och är inte längre näst störst. Faktum är att detta är SD:s tredje nationella valförlust i rad (EU, kyrkan, riksdagen). Extremhögerns framgång är ingen naturlag. Och nu lär väl Åkesson snart lämna.

The wealthy countries seem to have a core of 15-30% of their voting populations who *just fucking hate foreigners*. This section of the electorate are for various reasons disproportionately well represented among the ultra-wealthy and thus are able to secure some favourable media coverage.

Gaia Vince@wanderinggaia.bsky.social · 4w ago

The normalisation of far right rhetoric and policies across Western Europe and including Scandinavia is utterly depressing this century

KD, detta vidriga lilla högerparti. Medan klimatkrisen skördar tiotusentals dödsoffer i Europa, skrotar KD klimatpolitiken och skjuter budbärarna. De hetsar mot invandrare och transpersoner och hyllar folkmordet i Gaza. KD måste väck

Okay everyone. Here’s the YouTube interview with @jimmykimmel.com and @jamestalarico.bsky.social You know what to do. Watch it. Share it. Donate. Bury them. youtu.be/WLDE9LrGpNk?...

Jimmy Kimmel’s Interview with James Talarico That the FCC Doesn’t Want You To See

YouTube video by Jimmy Kimmel Live

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Tidösverige. Ingen föds som rasist.

Here's my report at Law Dork, which includes the latest news: The Missouri Supreme Court issued an order tonight to MO SOS Hoskins to show cause why he shouldn't be held in contempt. His brief is due Wednesday. Arguments are Thursday. He ordered is to attend in person. Read it all at Law Dork:

Dueling rulings cause chaos over Missouri maps

By Tuesday night, Missouri Secretary of State Denny Hoskins faced an order from the Missouri Supreme Court to show cause why he should not be held in contempt.

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These snivelling cowards. Canadians will not forget that America treated Putin's Russia like its best friend and us like an enemy. Ever.

Kate from Kharkiv@kateinkharkiv.bsky.social · last mo.

Witkoff: "President Putin, thank you so much for having us. We were sitting outside just now, me, Jared, Kirill, Yuri, and we were talking about, when we retire, we'll have all these incredible stories and memories, and yours will be right at the top of it all."

When old SVU episodes don’t hold up in modern times.

Den svenska regeringen är extrem i sin strävan att förvärra vårt fossilberoende. De har alltså lånat till att sänka skatten på fossilt så mycket att importerad fossil energi nu beskattas lägre än svenskproducerad fossilfri el www.etc.se/kommentar/tr...

Tror politikerna att vi är korkade?

Partierna försöker få svenskarna att skaffa fler barn – men driver en politik som kommer att göra livet svårare för kommande generationer.

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Before losing her life in 1986 aboard Space Shuttle Challenger, Christa McAuliffe was set to be the first teacher in space with plans to teach a lesson to kids around the world from orbit. Today is her birthday, and even now, her courage and dedication to education continues to inspire.

im really and truly not the kind of person to shame people for the media they consume but if you watch the new harry potter you can get fucked

Jess O'Thomson@jessothomson.co.uk · last mo.

As someone who has been tweeted about personally by Rowling. And who spends my whole life trying to fight the damage caused by the litigation she funds. I think, personally, I would be less harmed by you giving me an actual kick in the ribs than watching the new Harry Potter & trying to justify it.

As a new Harry Potter trailer makes the rounds, it bears repeating that there’s no way to watch this show without supporting J.K. Rowling’s bigotry and the structural violence she’s inflicting on the trans community.

There is no ethical consumption of HBO’s Harry Potter series

You can’t without supporting Rowling’s transphobic bigotry.

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I går kunde Flamman visa att Daniel Berntsson, delägare i Mullvad VPN och stordonator till Örebropartiet, investerat tiotals miljoner i en libertariansk ”koloni” på den västgötska landsbygden. Nu kommenterar mångmiljonären granskningen – men flera av de mest brännande frågorna förblir obesvarade.

Berntsson om Flammans granskning: ”Ber inte om ursäkt”

Om högerextrema kopplingen: ”Tycker om att omge mig med intressanta människor”

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The bicycle is a simple solution to some of the world’s most complicated problems.

Historical patterns and sustainability implications of worldwide bicycle ownership and use - Communications Earth & Environment

High bicycle ownership does not necessarily correlate with high bicycle use, with substantial health and environmental gains possible by worldwide pro-bicycle policy implementation, suggests a global ...

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Ja alltså om ni röstar så att SD får plats i regeringen då röstar ni som Tyskland gjorde 1932.