AI dating, Antifa, and the slow decline of American learning
Americans get dumber, some bird photos, and Trump declares “Antifa!”
Did Jimmy Kimmel Just Beat Donald Trump?
Jimmy Kimmel returns to ABC, and the latest on Trump's moves to quash "antifa."
Drunk bats, reanimated dodos, & further Orbanification of America
Trump’s new “midterm convention,” Kamala Harris picking Pete Buttigieg as VP, Susan Collins clashing with Chuck Schumer on funding, and ICE’s push for hundreds of new offices. Stephen Miller’s quota-linked raids on Korean workers, South Korea’s diplomatic response, and age-verification battles for adult sites in the UK. Canada’s record heat wave tied to climate change, Exxon’s CEO criticizing EU ESG rules, and rebuttals to fossil fuel “tax fairness” messaging. OpenAI’s research into deceptive AI, Elon Musk’s Grok claims about rewriting Wikipedia, Reddit’s labeling bug, humanoid robots in healthcare, and startups using AI to revive Whitney Houston and even the dodo bird, and more.
Robot Guide Dogs, Ghost Ships, and (sigh) Authoritarian Consolidation
Smoked mummies, ghost ships, AI robot guide dogs, and how land-lines are making a comeback with kids.
Trump says Antifa is a “MAJOR TERRORIST” organization. What does that mean?
The government is using the fear and confusion surrounding a tragedy — in this case the killing of Charlie Kirk — to consolidate power. Let’s look at how they’re doing it this time —through the Department of Justice, the Department of Homeland Security and the Treasury Department — and what we can do about it.
The crackdown on “leftist” groups and . . . well, mostly just that.
After Charlie Kirk’s death, Trump team calls for dismantling leftist groups. Workers Commenting on Kirk’s Death Learn the Limits of Free Speech in and Out of Their Jobs. Right-Wing Activists Urge Followers to Expose Those Celebrating Charlie Kirk Killing.
Why cats eat grass and why khat makes a good energy drink
Why cats eat grass plus AI privacy breakthroughs, rising spyware investment, gravitational-wave milestones, a UK–US nuclear pact, and new media power centers.
The latest on Charlie Kirk and the first “AI Minister” emerges in Albania
Reddit launches tools for publishers to track and share stories, Amazon is Developing AR Glasses in Challenge to Meta, Business Insider yanked 40 essays with suspect bylines . . . and more.
A quiet hurricane season and what the 1970s can tell us about the life and death of Charlie Kirk
Evergreen HS Shooting • Charlie Kirk Killed • Political Violence & the 1970s • Atlantic Hurricane Lull • Detained Korean Workers Flight • College Importance Poll • Ellison Tops Musk (Briefly) • School Prayer Guidance • U.S. vs. EU Climate Rules • Inflation Reports • Collins vs. Schumer • “Dead Internet” Viral • Ant Humanoid Robot • Grok & Wikipedia • Atlas of Space • Reddit Labeling Bug • LTE: Energy Costs • Rebuttal: “Tax Fairness”
The National Book Award longlist for poetry and a chlamydia cure for koalas
The latest on Koala chlamydia vaccine, MAHA Report, Cracker Barrel remodels, AI Darwin Awards, the
National Book Award for Poetry, and more.