One way to think about the split in the democratic coalition, is tension between those asking “How do we stop tech billionaires from buying elections” and those asking “How do we convince the tech billionaires to buy us the election.”

Remake Fitzcarraldo but with the Weinermobile

The latest Mark Cuban thing finally got me to write out some of my ideas about social media. The central theme being that there’s a conflict between people who think the point is to be social, and people who think the point is to do politics.

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most "centrist" pundits: This photo makes the protestors look bad. I must share and comment on this photo. I am anti-Trump, which is why I will only talk about the photos that I believe benefit Trump. I won't show ICE running over protestors or LAPD shooting a journalist, bc I am good at optics.

This is fun, same question on google, “What did [actor name]’s character do in the movie Angry Barista?” with three completely different types of ai answer. James Caan, and it just describes Thief. Tom Cruise, it makes up a short film. Frank Sinatra, no such film exists

I’m assuming there are multiple ways to bet on the outcome of the papal conclave, but are there any interesting prop bets

I cannot think of a more on the nose example of tortious interference than illegally canceling payments between two parties. There should be suits against Musk in an individual capacity filed yesterday

If you pay for the basic Microsoft 365 subscription ($69.99/year), MS has likely upgraded you to the AI-powered plan ($99.99/year). Log in to your MS account and check. If you wish, you can cancel your plan and immediately sign back up for your old plan with no interruption.

I know youtube likes to recommend rightwing bs, but this is weird. Every other video has between 75k-8 million views, and are from channels I've watched before. What the fuck is this?

Got a picture of salad ape at the zoo today

Fun law hack: the “Do not eat” warnings on silica packs are not enforceable by any law enforcement or administrative agency. You will not get in trouble for eating them

I’m consistently appalled by the Forbes 30 under 30 to prison pipeline.

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Penguin’s classic costume has become so anachronistic that the show had to make him obsessed with 1940s tap dance musicals to explain why he’d ever wear a tux and top hat.

Everyone is talking about the Al Smith dinner, but no one is telling you that this was an actual campaign slogan for Smith’ss 1928 presidential run: