holy shit -- Schiff ties Trump's judicial nominees in knots by asking them who won the 2016 before *before* asking them who won in 2020, which results in them sounding like election deniers about Trump's victories!
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When my son was 4, he was falling asleep one time and asked me, “Mom, what’s that thing that’s not Mississippi?” [pause while I considered everything in the world he might be thinking of ,,,] then he found it: “oh yeah. Infinity.”
My 4-year/old just learned about the concept of infinity and is now throwing a tantrum over it. “It’s weird! I don’t like it. I just want numbers to stop!”
Look all I know is that they're driving environmental harm and I don't really care how much help anyone thinks they are at coding, data centers are sucking up water and power at a rate that is harming actual human beings and the world around us and therefore LLMs can get fucked.
Lora Kolodny@lorak.bsky.social · 7h agowas discussing with a fellow traveler today -- but programmers, coders, developers are having an *entirely* different experience of LLM-based products and services than the rest of us, especially the plagiarized plebeians among us (writers, reporters).
Link to the Esquire feature here: www.esquire.com/style/mens-f...
My name is sexpunctatus, Zygoballus sexpunctatus ZygoBondus? Eh I'll keep working on it #EmotionalSupportSpood
Evelyndroid's Aperture Science and Bugge-Finding 🏳️⚧️🕷️@apsciencebylyn.bsky.social · 2h agoIf we were casting a Bugge as James Bond--if producers weren't COWARDS--which Bugge should it be
Inside of you there are two wolves trying to understand America. One wolf has spent its entire life studying constitutional law. It's currently being devoured by the other wolf, who is a carnival barker
Impossible to overstate what a perfect avatar White is for the entire Trump era of American politics: a ghoulish thug who, thanks to his extremely rich and shady friends, was able to scale a business model based on extreme labor exploitation into a multi-billion dollar global concern
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 5h agoDana White is introducing Trump at Trump's rally in Las Vegas
As a reminder, in 2020, more than 60 people accused Warren Ellis of grooming and sexual impropriety, coming together to create the website somanyofus.com. In its most recent update, in 2023, the site posted: "To the best of our knowledge, Warren Ellis took none of the steps we hoped he would."
When AI models tell stories about animals, how are the characters gendered? And what does that reveal about model bias? Super fun to see this write-up about our FAccT paper. Led by Imani Finkley, and building on the Bears Will Be Boys story with the @pudding.cool! www.geekwire.com/2026/he-it-b...
He, it, but rarely she: When AI models write kids’ stories about animals, female characters vanish
A new University of Washington study testing leading AI models across nearly 24,000 story completions found that AI guardrails designed to reduce bias have accidentally erased female characters — defa...
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So as much as I am a "the US Navy is the load-bearing pillar of the global economy" guy, um...basically yes, I am on board with this. Basically all of the regional players suck, everyone should be decarbonizing anyway, otherwise there's nothing of value in the region save the Suez.
Mikhail Gorbaechev@mikhailgorbaechev.bsky.social · 8h agoOne important way of doing this is going to be shrinking our global military footprint in a big way. Which brings me to my proposal: end CENTCOM's entire presence within the first 100 days.
Every military leader since antiquity: wars are won by logistics hegseth: you win wars when military look like fitness influencers
Enjoyed this Esquire feature on the Churchwell brothers. IMO, they are among the last elegantly dressed men in the United States. Notably, neither are "fashion influencers." They are both distinguished cardiologists with great taste and a lifetime relationship with the same tailor.
Today’s #Yardbug nearly gave me a heart attack when she unexpectedly landed beside me on the deck - but she’s just a moth. An enormous, terrifying, harmless moth.
Nearly every one of El-Sayed's issue positions is supported by a majority. In fact, his stands are the center of American politics today. Saying he is far left/left wing is just so old. The center of American politics has moved over the last 30 years, and El-Sayed's position are center now.
How do you befriend just one; my wife tried that and now our street looks like a Hitchcock film and I think our neighbors are Pretty Mad
Carl T. Bergstrom@carlbergstrom.com · 4h agoI had a great time talking corvids with Caitlin Gibson for her new article in the Washington Post about befriending crows. Gift link.
Me, for yeeeears: "What the hell happened to Tom's umbrella? Me, today: "Oh! He gave it to Zendaya!" 🤦♀️ It only took 9 years for me to notice that! youtu.be/jPCJIB1f7jk
Lip Sync Battle - Tom Holland
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Senate Dems can stop the CLARITY Act if they work together, but that’s not going to happen unless our senators hear from us.
Stop Trump’s Crypto Corruption - No to CLARITY Act
The Senate will be considering the CLARITY ACT, a Trojan horse for deregulation that would only help Trump, billionaires, and foreign governments profit at our expense. We need senators to block them.
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URGENT: The Senate might vote on a bill THIS WEEK that would turbocharge Trump’s corruption.
"In the twenties, huge buildings sometimes seemed to be going up overnight in New York... So I thought I'll make [flowers] big like the huge buildings going up. People will be startled, they'll have to look at them—and they did." - Georgia O’Keeffe
Diminishing and going to the West increasingly feeling like the best option these days
Doylestown Woman, Casey Keen, Moves to Bring Preeclampsia Postpartum Awareness
Doylestown Woman Moves to Bring Preeclampsia Postpartum Awareness; Health Care Change - Bucks County Beacon
“A lot of women have been through birth trauma and they feel vindicated and less alone with someone else who shares their story,” said Casey Keen, author, The Alchemy of Motherhood (Cynren Press, ©2026).
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Republicans tomorrow are defending their 5-4 majority on the school board of Tennessee’s Knox County. The board has made major decisions in recent years regarding banning books and approving charter schools.
110 Elections to Watch This August - Bolts
A string of high-profile Senate and governor primaries will headline August and set the stage for November. They include the rushed special primary to replace the late Lindsey Graham in... Read More
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@balancedweather.bsky.social, @drjeffmasters.bsky.social is 0.71" in 7 min some kind of a record for the East Coast? #weather #rainfall
Alerts from NWS Mount Holly NJ (Philadelphia) (UNOFFICIAL)@phl.nws-bot.us · 6h agoPhiladelphia Internatio [Philadelphia Co, PA] ASOS reports Rain of 1.23 Inch at 2:54 PM EDT -- 0.71 inches fell in just 7 minutes. at Wed, 05 Aug 2026 20:13:22 +0000 via IEMbot Additional Details Here.