UPDATE: On this morning's Up first, @npr.org says that they have confirmed that "Hegseth ordered both strikes." (Ie, the first on the boat, the second to kill the survivors.) Around 5 min mark. Assuming more on this forthcoming.

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Meanwhile, the panicked buck passing reactions of the Pentagon and WH, and condemnations by all, even GOP MoC (!) indicate that the original Post story is true.

So kudos to the Post, on doing something that — to date — no one else has the resources to do. (2/2)

Of course Cleve Jones and the AIDS quilt do a star turn in this piece.

It's only a matter of time before humanities departments will be forced to accept AI-authored assignments, as part of revised university policy to cooperate with these billionaires. It's already happening, and our response needs to be decisive. Because our students' ability to *think* is at stake.

Universities are assembling larger and larger teams to deal with academic integrity issues--mostly focused on AI--while simultaneously holding AI "writing" contests, AI-themed events, "hey, come play with these fun tools!" The messages are so mixed, it's criminal. Because AI is bloated with money.