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“woke zamboni” is, objectively speaking, the coolest possible vehicle

I would follow this zamboni through the gates of hell

The Lonesome Death of Daphy Michel Watch now | Haitian Woman, 31, Dies Alone at Pittsburgh Bus Stop Days After ICE Released Her Far From Home to Die.

Haitian woman, 31, dies alone at Pittsburgh bus stop days after ICE released her to the streets far from home to perish. Rest in power, Daphy Michel: migrantinsider.com/p/the-loneso...

the ideal amount I would like to think about measles is zero and I resent that I had that once and no longer do

i want the Frost to win so they can further solidify their spot in playoff contention i want the Torrent to win cuz i love an underdog and want to see them pull off an end of season miracle run

Yessss love it. Keep talking about how theocracy is inherently suppressive to religious practices that don't perfectly match the preferences of the theocrat. Say it louder

Free message for Democrats on taxes: We will use them to improve people's lives instead of killing people for no reason.

1. Jewish civilians and synagogues should NEVER be the target of political violence related to Israel. It's really unfortunate I have to keep saying that

2. This development needs to worry every American, because attacks inside the US only empower the worst aspects of the national security state

On today’s episode of Cartoonishly Overt Sign We’re the Baddies: they’re taking the olive branch off the dime because it presents peace

🎵aruba, jamaica, birds have a cloaca🎶

National Science Foundation: $9 billion total in FY2026

Punishing student protestors only to get mad at them for not protesting anymore reminds me of how survivors are sued and harassed for coming forward only to then be blamed for not wanting to name and report their perpetrators anymore

can this be a solution?

gonna be riding the high of the torrent narrowly upsetting the fleet for a while tbh

WBAL in Baltimore helping viewers understand the difference between watches and warnings

Three panel comic. Panel 1: a giant squid wearing a yellow Bart t-shirt and some terrible hypebeast shorts is looking in the mirror. It says, “need groceries… but all my clothes are in the laundry.” Panel 2: the squid, now also wearing hot pink crocs, exits its apartment and says, “eh. I won’t see anyone.” Panel 3: two fisherman are pulling the squid to the surface of the water and pointing at it. An overlayed news caption reads: RARE SQUID SIGHTED - the fit was crazy

For anyone outside of Minnesota who has been wondering why progressives & leftists absolutely despise Jacob Frey, here is a very clear cut example.

Illustration of twelve bird friends, each labeled with a month from January to December

Your month, your bird friend!!

I was in a 2 hour briefing today on the Iran War. All the briefings are closed, because Trump can't defend this war in public.

I obviously can't disclose classified info, but you deserve to know how incoherent and incomplete these war plans are.

1/ Here's what I can share:

I know it's only March, but I believe that "sloppelganger" is 2026 Word of the Year

Remember the mystery a few weeks ago, about how and why xAI was spitting out people's government names, even people who have only *ever* used a pseudonym professionally?

AI cameras are everywhere — and people are paying the price for their mistakes Flock Safety's license plate readers are used by police in thousands of communities. When the cameras make mistakes, the consequences can be severe.

“In a dozen instances, misreads by Flock's automated license plate readers, or a lack of verification by officers, resulted in people who hadn't committed crimes being stopped at gunpoint, sent to jail, or mauled by a police dog, among other outcomes.”

Good words of warning here. AI models are generally designed to read and incorporate (and, in a sense, believe) virtually everything they find online, with very few guardrails. The information can get divorced from its original source, context, & rebuttals or retractions. That's a really big problem

‘Age Verification’ could force trans people to out themselves to use the internet Automated online ID checking systems add new potential dangers to having a mismatching ID.

New for @theverge.com: i wrote about how Kansas' trans ID law and the "age verification" systems popping up everywhere tie into larger efforts to force trans people to out themselves both IRL and online

The risk for babies who get measles under the age of 6 months to develop this within 10 years is 1 in 600.

Brian Wilson: I’m going to need 9 years and this list of musical instruments only made in the mountains of Nepal to create my masterpiece, it’s called Goofy Goo Bananas

The Singularity is upon us: Apple's AI summarized a text message that read "I'm still down to clown if you are" to.... "clown event still possible."

Must read: xAI is poisoning Mississippi, captured via thermal imaging.

I know it feels like the day-to-day intensity of the ICE occupation in Minnesota has calmed down, but there are so many lagging problems that need solving, right as people’s attention goes elsewhere. Financial assistance, like help with rent, and legal help for the detained. These horrors persist.