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!”

I refuse to listen to him speak but it looks like he’s got a new wig

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 5h ago

Trump on Democrats: "They will overturn it if they take over. All of the things, including men in women's sports, transgender for everyone, they will overturn it if they get in. We can't let that happen." 🤔

Question for the Prime Minister: do you stand by all your statements, including the one about your coalition partners and fellow ministers being yahoos and numpties?

I have called for a referendum that we have already had twice and which you were probably thinking we shouldn’t have again Forgive me it was pleasant to think and fantasise that Peters would not be Foreign Minister #nzpol

'Hipkins said any dissatisfaction with MMP was down to Luxon's poor leadership, and the country should not have to change its entire electoral system because the prime minister could not manage his government.' #NzPol

Christopher Luxon will call referendum on MMP voting system if elected back into power

The Prime Minister says he will call a referendum on the country's MMP voting system if he's back in power after the November election.

rnz.co.nz

There is no ethical consumption of Harry Potter. And not in the usual "no ethical consumption under capitalism" way. In the "your fandom is now comprised of hate symbols" way.

s. e. smith@sesmith.lol · 15h ago

JKR explicitly said she considers anything Potter-related, even fan-made, endorsement of her politics. And every time you engage with this franchise, you signal to the industry that there's still money in it and they should keep pumping out content from full-cast audiobooks to book box partnerships.

When did drivers start manoeuvering then indicating? When did that change start happening for the way people drive? My petty driving thing is that if you are hovering next to me and obviously want to change into my lane but you are not indicating, I’m not letting you in 

Today is the first time I can remember that no matter what, we couldn’t get the house warm enough. Apart from bedrooms with closed doors at night. But the main part of the house? Nope. A bit alarming.

Computer: say it. say the words. Me: can we not do this today? Computer: we do this every day. say it. Me: (*sigh) I would like to stay logged in on this device Computer: (*chuckling)

Permanently Disabled kids shouldn’t have to face a future living on a benefit that’s not enough to survive on, where bi-yearly they have to prove they still have an incurable condition. That’s not a future they deserve, it’s dehumanising, it’s depressing & it’s unacceptable. They have worth. #nzpol

A vote for National, NZFirst, or ACT is a vote to keep older kiwis in poverty, and to make their poverty worse. This coalition government has actively passed policies that have made things tougher for everyone who isn't in the wealthy donor class. It will only get worse if they are voted back in.

RNZ News Feeds@rnzrss.bsky.social · yesterday

Older Kiwis choosing between 'starving or heating' as price increases bite

every single time this happens the next reporter should ask the same question. and then the next. and the next. he’s not going to cut off access. he craves attention too much for that. call his fucking bluff.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 3d ago

Trump says Jeanine Pirro "choked" and then snaps at a reporter who asks if her job is safe: "Don't ever talk again"

if november goes as badly as it’s looking like it’ll go, trump will have a bigger problem than losing congress — he’ll have lost what’s left of his political juice too

today on COYOTE: on ChatTJB, the "startup" "AI" "company" where one guy answers all of your prompts himself so that you stop giving your brain function over to LLMs. www.coyotemedia.org/chattjb-want...

ChatTJB Wants You to Stop Trusting LLMs

A San Francisco poet is answering your prompts badly, slowly, and earnestly.

coyotemedia.org

I played this last weekend while I waited up to buy the X-Files Lego set. It’s so fun seeing the whole cast basically in it. I didn’t get far though, a win 95 emulator made it a bit clunky and laggy. A nice trip down memory lane though.

Giuseppe Navarria@techdesign.rocks · last yr.

here Gillian Anderson is at an event, and she's playing The X-Files Game (that's the actual name, an FMV X-Files computer game), 1998

Moar snow plz

It’s snowing!!!

This would have been so epic had it worked, but alas gravity is the enemy of stupid decisions. Enjoy @raphlife.bsky.social @hinterland.bsky.social

Winston Peters can remove Christopher Luxon whenever he wants, but it seems it’s not the other way round.

Editorial: Luxon’s impotence makes him prime minister in name only

Winston Peters can remove Christopher Luxon whenever he wants, but it seems it’s not the other way round.

dlvr.it

The party that uses racism to get attention has ties to racist groups? I'm shocked. Sure would be good to have PM that was strong enough to do something about it. All well.

Lo I am Luxon the great champion of efficiency I am a CEO so I know all about being more efficient Lo I am Luxon the great champion of efficiency I have come back a second time to explain what I meant before Me again back a third time to apologise and explain Yo, it's ur champ of efficiency again

This got me to finally read the entire New Yorker article on the Tates and... yeah. I don't see how what they're doing is any different than what everyone has accused Jeffrey Epstein of doing. Except they're *more public* about admitting to what they're doing AND getting young men to join in.

David Roberts@volts.wtf · 5d ago

However horrible you think the Tate brothers are, I promise, it's worse than that. It's insane that Dems aren't making a bigger deal of the GOP embracing these grotesque monsters.

can’t be defamation if it’s true

The New Republic@newrepublic.com · 5d ago

A federal judge has thrown out the FBI director’s lawsuit against a blogger who called him a “googly-eyed Kremlin bitch.” trib.al/oZwZMR9

As someone whose classroom teaching career was ended after a student put me in hospital, and who now works in trauma recovery, here's my considered expert take. Paul Henry can go fuck himself.

𝕯𝖆𝖑𝖑𝖆𝖘™@dallasbarnett.com · 4d ago

Holy Fuck Paul. Jesus christ.

With money and docs and other things as well. Also know lots of people in safer states such as CA,CO,VT, CT,WA, OR, IL, NY if that’s a better first option for you. It’s so hard to get out of the country and I realise that it’s hard but 100% worth it if you can do it! You deserve respect and freedom!

We got out in 2023 and I am so glad we did! If you need a place to crash in Auckland NZ I’m here for you- willing to help anyway I can if you’re trying to flee. Also have connections in France, Spain, Sweden, Canada, Uruguay, and Costa Rica. Get out if/while you can. There are orgs that can help 1/2

UnicornsRockUK@unicornsrockuk.bsky.social · 4d ago

"Those facing the Holocaust who got out early, survived. It is not early. The jaws are closing, it has gotten harder to get a usable passport. We urge you to get any passport you can, physically leave, and sort out your affairs from outside the USA." transrescue.org/how-to-get-out

Translator Of Original ‘Minions’ Epic Poem Slams ‘Sexless, Bloodless’ Film Adaptation

Translator Of Original ‘Minions’ Epic Poem Slams ‘Sexless, Bloodless’ Film Adaptation

PHILADELPHIA—In a 4,500-word essay published in Harper’s Magazine, Emily Wilson, known for her popular translation of the Minions epic poem, blasted the latest film Thursday as a “sexless, bloodless” ...

theonion.com

45k up front per kid, thanks. $5k isn’t covering shit.

henry cooke@henrycooke.bsky.social · 4d ago

Winston Peters wants to pay people up to $45k, tax free, to have three kids. It’s a policy with a very nativist bent that will naturally draw comparisons to the “great replacement theory” conspiracy. www.thepost.co.nz/politics/361...

Luxon and his friends are unpleasant people with questionable values. Stop voting for them to be in positions of power. They are hurting us all.

hey so! this truly feels like impending doom on a platform i have come to really care about because of the people there, please let Twitch know how you feel about this, i sure did. twitch.uservoice.com/forums/92338...

Zach Bussey 🍁@zachbussey.tos.gg · 5d ago

Twitch and Amazon are apparently planning to use streams to train Generative AI. Multiple sources tell me it will be announced in the coming months, despite some internal friction against it. Creators may be able to opt out of some training data.