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Finding themselves unable to accomplish any of their essential tasks, federal officials are rushing to rehire many of the workers DOGE performatively terminated. / The Washington Post [$]
See also: “The most dangerous occupation in Washington these days is being an expert.” / The New York Times [$]
On 4chan-coded “Aspie supremacy” and how tech overlords frame autism as a cover or a superpower, depending on the current moment. / Mother Jones
“One way of thinking about fascism is to see it as historically specific… The other way of thinking about fascism is as a constant presence.” / The London Review of Books
A history of the horrors of lethal injection shows just how little the system seems to care. / The Baffler
One of the more pressing dangers AI poses right now is that too many people are AI illiterate—though luckily for now, most remain suspicious of the technology. / The Atlantic [$]
A lawsuit from the San Francisco City Attorney’s office has now resulted in the shutdown of 10 of the 16 most visited deepfake nude websites. / CBS News
See also: “AI can now stalk you with just a single vacation photo.” / Vox
Boxy, beige duplexes—nearly identical with steps and four large windows on the front—are popping up all over northern New Jersey, to residents’ dismay. / Gothamist
Airlines are charging solo passengers higher airfares than those traveling in groups, but it’s unclear how long this has been a practice. / The Washington Post [$]
Midea is recalling its ridiculously popular, recommended-by-everyone, U-shaped window air conditioner due to mold concerns. / The Verge
According to new data, Earth’s atmosphere hasn’t had this much carbon dioxide in “likely more than 30 million years.” / NBC News
“There was something different about my attitude, [my wife] said. ‘Did you start taking those mushrooms?’” / 5280
This morning, a bull was spotted on the streets of Birmingham, and a zebra on the run in Nashville for six days was finally located. / The Guardian , WSMV
Using nanotechnology, physicists have built the world’s smallest violin, smaller than the width of a human hair. / BBC
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Finding themselves unable to accomplish any of their essential tasks, federal officials are rushing to rehire many of the workers DOGE performatively terminated. / The Washington Post [$]
See also: “The most dangerous occupation in Washington these days is being an expert.” / The New York Times
Airlines are charging solo passengers higher airfares than those traveling in groups, but it’s unclear how long this has been a practice. / The Washington Post
One of the more pressing dangers AI poses right now is that too many people are AI illiterate—though luckily for now, most remain suspicious of the technology. / The Atlantic