It occurs to me that Muppets are the anti-AI.
AI personas look real, but have no soul. And, despite being made of complex technology, they generate uncanny valley reactions, when they’re visual and not just chatbots.
Whereas Muppets look fake, but they have all the soul. They’re made of simple materials, animated just by human hands, and are immediately attractive. They’re people you want to know, despite never forgetting they’re artifice.
Henson & Co ftw. ❤️
“ #Columbia Univ faculty who supported #Gaza protests file claims with #Trump’s $21 million ‘antisemitism compensation’ fund.
Faculty who support Palestinian rights are applying for compensation, claiming they faced harassment as ‘Bad’ Jews for their political positions.
There is no indication, as yet, of the fund administrators response.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/03/columbia-jewish-faculty-protests-settlement-fund
#Chicago Art Institute professor suspended after Israeli student filed complaint that an art therapy course assignment mentions Palestine.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/05/professor-suspended-assignment-mentions-palestinians
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I feel sorry for people who spent thousands on World Cup tickets only to have their visas revoked, but a lot of us have been saying for a long time not to come here.
We have a fascist regime here. People are being put in camps without due process. Visitors are screened for their political views, which may be why some football fans are being turned away.
These people should consider themselves lucky they are losing only their money, and not their liberty.
“House bill rolls back food aid for pregnant women, children Millions of WIC recipients would have less money for fruits and vegetables under the legislation, which funds the Agriculture Department and other agencies.”
One in four births in England is now emergency caesarean, BBC analysis shows
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cqxpxjrqd1po?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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U.S. House passes bill to aid Ukraine and impose new Russian sanctions in blow to Trump
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/world/us-politics/article-house-bill-ukraine-aid-russia-sanctions-trump/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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BREAKING FINANCIAL NEWS: Reuters | SpaceX blocked from early US benchmark index entry as S&P reaffirms existing rules
THIS IS A HUGE VICTORY FOR INVESTORS AND YOUR RETIREMENT
"S&P Global said on Thursday it was not changing the requirements for entry into its major indices, dealing a setback to Elon Musk's SpaceX by effectively ruling out a swift entry for the world's biggest-ever IPO into the benchmark S&P 500 index."
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