some notable things in this excellent Bloomberg story - www.bloomberg.com/features/202...

how much of it connects through Harvard, and how many of these people are now in the AI field.

Not a surprise IMO: she's not changing her beliefs, she's changing her tactics

Looooong history of virulent-but-genteel racism in the US

bsky.app/profile/troy...

Dems should say this right now, loudly and clearly: Anyone who is trusting Donald Trump, of all people, when he says what he’s directing you to do is lawful and that you’ll be protected later may be putting themselves in a very precarious position. 6/

newrepublic.com/article/2032...

There was an era of Disney movies from early 90s through mid-2000s that just punched up in terms of what they were trying to get young minds to understand.

Reminds me of the time I went to a friend’s aunt’s house to celebrate Passover with her family, and when they asked if I knew the story of Passover, I recounted it for them. They asked how I knew so much about it, and I was honest. “Nickelodeon ran a Rugrats Passover episode every year.”

Gadgets used to be fun but now they're all trying to kill me

The Reddit thread from FWP founder was posted yesterday, and is still evolving. At this point, Ray responded to a fair number of questions about use of AI, shapes of bottles, etc, but ignored any questions about JKR, trans rights, and in general the LGBTQIA+community.

www.reddit.com/r/fountainpe...

I am attaching a screenshot from an earlier post on Facebook, the only place he is addressing the issue directly. Screenshot via @penquisition.bsky.social

(sorry am a bit slow right now, was adding alt text)

I am noting the founder's avoidance of even mentioning trans people directly.