My employer, like so many others, has been forcing the use of hallucination machines. During a meeting recently we were talking about using it, and I referred to it as "it".

Obviously, it is proper English to do so. But, one coworker was shocked by this and asked me why I used that word. I calmly explained that it is a large very flawed statistical model and nothing more, so "it" is the appropriate word.

I think that blew their mind. Their reaction was just silence.

I miss actual intelligence

This Reuters article is a great example of how the word "conservative" has come to mean "extreme right wing" -- far, far from its traditional meaning -- thanks party to lazy journalists who increasingly do stenography for the extremists.

https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/clarence-thomas-hits-milestone-his-conservative-stamp-us-supreme-court-endures-2026-05-03/

RE: https://mastodon.social/@AwetTesfaiesus/116514953039588679

As some of you have already guessed: the progressive parties in German politics (and the social democrats 😉) have jointly decided to leave the manipulative and abusive cesspit that twitter has turned into. I‘m very happy and also a little proud of this.
If you want want to do me a favor, be ready to welcome an influx of mildly woke people.
#xit #fediverse

Met Gala VIP toilet, installed outside the Met Museum in New York.

A $100,000 ticket gets you fashion, glamour, and apparently the full Amazon worker experience. 💋

Adding to the conclusive proof that the Roberts court majority is corrupt: https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/supreme-court-clears-path-for-louisiana-to-gerrymander-mid-election/

It's an institution that exists now solely to ratify extreme right-wing and corporate wishes, and which operates with total contempt for precedent and, when convenient, its own set procedures.

Gas is as high as $7/gallon.

States are enacting work requirements to kick poor people off Medicaid.

Trillion dollar corps are laying off tens of thousands of workers while paying $0 in federal taxes.

And today the Trump regime fast tracked $8.6B in arms to Israel & UAE to commit genocide in Gaza & Sudan😐