Erroneous headline regarding the BA.2.86 variant
https://washingtonpost.com/health/2023/08/25/covid-variant-ba-2-86-pirola/?utm_source=alert&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=wp_news_alert_revere&location=alert

Discussed here
https://erictopol.substack.com/p/a-quick-update-on-the-ba286-variant

Kudos to Sarah Silverman! This will most likely become a landmark case.

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/sarah-silverman-copyright-suit-chatgpt_n_64ab2ce5e4b02fb0e6f94a1b

So I wrote some stuff about Bluesky ("skeeting on the blooski" oh god) over at the blog. Plus more social media chatter, especially how it affects and regards writers.

https://terribleminds.com/ramble/2023/04/28/social-media-report-card-time-to-reskeet-the-blooski-apparently/

Absolutely breathtaking corruption by one of the most powerful people in the United Stares

RT @[email protected]

NEW: Clarence Thomas secretly accepted lavish luxury travel for decades from a billionaire businessman/GOP donor, in apparent repeat violation of ethics law.

Fmr judge: “It’s incomprehensible to me that someone would do this."

https://www.propublica.org/article/clarence-thomas-scotus-undisclosed-luxury-travel-gifts-crow w/@js_kaplan @[email protected]

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/JustinElliott/status/1643932790805626881

The cat just went over to the HomePod mini on my desk, meowed at it, and Siri said "sure here is some music for you" and the cat perched on the window sill listening to Garbage and Elliott Smith.

I just want to know how long this has been going on.