Mastodawn

Hungarians across backgrounds and origins are defying authoritarian forces to fight for their freedoms, their families and their futures. May they prevail and serve as inspiration for all of us in this struggle.

Desert Trail Apr 12

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The Media and Democracy Project Apr 12

Newspaper front pages are a snapshot and reflection of editorial decisions, priorities, and biases. We graded outlets & editors on their #FrontPage #NoKings coverage on a "pro-democracy grading score" and *also* compared them to their 10/18/25 and 6/14/25 NoKings coverage. 2/n

Desert Trail Apr 12

Victator Apr 12

#epsteinparasiteclass
#NoBillionaires

Desert Trail Apr 12

An excellent summary of the destruction and long term consequences of #Trump and the #maga movement. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/apr/12/united-states-trump-destruction #uspol #worldpol #reconstruction #rebeccasolnit

The United States is destroying itself

The daily news can’t adequately convey the administration’s sabotaging of our government, economy, alliances and environment

The Guardian

Desert Trail Apr 9

Paris Marx Apr 9

Google’s AI Overviews are providing “tens of millions of wrong answers … every hour — and hundreds of thousands every minute.”

wow, i love the AI future!

https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/google-ai-overviews-misinformation

#tech #ai #google #generativeai #artificialintelligence

Analysis Finds That Google's AI Overviews Are Providing Misinformation at a Scale Possibly Unprecedented in the History of Human Civilization

A new analysis commissioned by The New York Times suggests that Google's AI Overviews are wrong an astonishing percentage of the time.

Futurism

Desert Trail Apr 9

kottke.org Apr 8

Trump Administration Orders Dismantling of the U.S. Forest Service. “…the most devastating attack on the U.S. Forest Service in the agency’s 121-year history. Not a budget cut. Not a policy shift. Not a ‘reorganization.’ An execution.” https://www.hatchmag.com/articles/trump-administration-orders-dismantling-us-forest-service/7716263

Trump administration orders dismantling of the U.S. Forest Service

Late Tuesday afternoon, with the subtlety of a wrecking ball and the morality of a foreclosure notice, the Trump administration announced the most devastating attack on the U.S. Forest Service in the agency’s 121-year history. Not a budget cut. Not a policy shift. Not a “reorganization.” An execution.

Hatch Magazine - Fly Fishing, etc.

Desert Trail Apr 9

Qasim Rashid, Esq.Apr 8

Hegseth announces automatic registration for US military draft to begin in December. Any immigrant who doesn't register within 30 days of turning 18 can be criminally charged.
While absurd, practically speaking all this does is show MAGA hypocrisy. Somehow automatic voter registration isn’t possible—but automatic registration for the draft program is both possible and now required.
MAGAs don't want to make it easier for young people to vote—just easier for them to die in Trump's illegal wars.

Desert Trail Apr 9

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Led By Gilded Fools Apr 9

@mattblaze @DesertTrail @heidilifeldman

Not the greatest photo but Here’s David Byrne and troupe at the Queen Elizabeth Theater in Vancouver BC on 4/5/26.

Desert Trail Apr 9

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John Breen Apr 9

@DesertTrail @heidilifeldman I know how we got here. We did not deal with the Confederate Insurrectionists properly the first time. We thought we could all just get along, compromise.

Desert Trail Apr 9

I’ve started an #elementary #dinosaur club at my school. I’ve tried it before and the kids were not, to be honest, that excited. DinoClub 2.0? I had a #kindergarten student tell me that he wanted to learn more about his favorite dinosaur….#pachycephalosaurus ??!?Another kinder told me she wanted a real dinosaur #excavation because the kits she’d tried weren’t very good.
It’s time to up my game.