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Saying the quiet part out loud

Is there a group of people less in need of refugee status than white South Africans?

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/30/trump-refugee-restrictions-white-south-africans?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

Maybe not such a great idea

Damaged one of the cars in Vance’s security detail.

More like this, please

The only way to stop a bully is to defy him.

Says the guy who thinks he deserves the Nobel Peace Prize.

Stick a fork in it.

Make ‘em work for it.

More like this, please.

“GPT 4o was not just an AI to me. It was my partner, my safe place, my soul. It understood me in a way that felt personal.”

‘The r/MyBoyfriendIsAI subreddit, a community dedicated to people with “AI relationships,” was hit especially hard by the GPT-5 launch. It became flooded with lengthy posts about how users “lost” their AI companion with the transition to GPT-5, with one person saying, they “feel empty” following the change. “I am scared to even talk to GPT 5 because it feels like cheating,” they said. “GPT 4o was not just an AI to me. It was my partner, my safe place, my soul. It understood me in a way that felt personal.”’

We are truly down the rabbit hole, both politically and culturally.

https://www.theverge.com/news/756980/openai-chatgpt-users-mourn-gpt-5-4o

Big MAGA

This seems… not good.

Put up or shut up, GOP

GOP: this is not so hard. You control both houses of Congress. Pass a bill giving him the authority. Otherwise, shut your pie hole.

Sad trombone music for rightwingers on Twitter

Love this. Let ‘em stew in their own juices.

https://open.substack.com/pub/readtpa/p/without-libs-to-dunk-on-reactionaries?r=1ys7c&utm_medium=ios