Stephen Colbert didn’t just change late-night comedy — he changed how Americans talk about politics, and that puts him among the all-time greats.

As the “Late Show” comes to a close, a Penn State comedy scholar looks back at how Colbert used satire to explain complex topics while still making us laugh.

The best satirists don’t just make people laugh. They help people understand power. And with that in mind, Colbert is among the best.

https://theconversation.com/5-reasons-stephen-colbert-is-one-of-the-most-important-satirists-in-american-history-282564
#USpolitics #Colbert #satire

“'If this became normalized, it would break everything.'”

“'This undermines almost all parts of the Constitution simultaneously.'”

"Trump could now sue his own government to achieve 'settlements' that enable policies he could not otherwise enact through Congress. He could obtain funding for, say, his ballroom or his arch or the war in Iran or any other policy this way."

"If allowed to stand, it could lead to a complete subversion of the Constitution..."

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-settlement-fund_n_6a0cb3c4e4b079e4ea33d49e?origin=home-latest-news-unit

Fits on a Floppy: A Manifesto for Small Software

https://fitsonafloppy.com/

«
Software should be as small as it can be. Not as a gimmick, but as a discipline. The floppy disk is the measuring stick: 1.44 MB. If the software that ran entire businesses could fit in that space, then a modern, focused, single-purpose tool certainly can.
»

RE: https://mathstodon.xyz/@robinadams/116581757836176831

Another good phrase: "the unprecedented achievement of controlling all language, media, and office work in the west by turning “AI” into the universal intermediary"

https://www.baldurbjarnason.com/2026/the-old-world-of-tech-is-dying/