kottke.org15 books about Appalachia to read instead of Hillbilly Elegy that counter “the stereotypes of [Republican VP pick] J.D. Vance’s version of Appalachia”. https://kottke.org/24/07/15-books-about-appalachia-to-read-instead-of-hillbilly-elegy
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Props to the bot accounts I follow here for not wavering from their posting schedules these last ~20 hours.
Joanna MaciejewskaYou know what the biggest problem with pushing all-things-AI is? Wrong direction.
I want AI to do my laundry and dishes so that I can do art and writing, not for AI to do my art and writing so that I can do my laundry and dishes.
I want AI to do my laundry and dishes so that I can do art and writing, not for AI to do my art and writing so that I can do my laundry and dishes.
Say what you will about capital letters and the patriarchy and all, but title case is just easier and simpler and less confusing than all the other heading styles.
Scaramucchi of all people makes a reassuring point: Who in 2024 is going to vote for Trimp that didn't vote for him in 2020. Despite the hue and cry of his fanatics, has he turned anyone new?
Kissinger dead at 100!
LaffyYES.
White House spokesman Andrew Bates responds to the Republican Speaker:
"We absolutely reject the offensive accusation that gun crime is uniquely high in the United States because of Americans' 'hearts.' Gun crime is uniquely high in the United States because congressional Republicans have spent decades choosing the gun industry's lobbyists over the lives of innocent Americans."
Jamison FoserThis article contains:
* 22 paragraphs that quote Mike Johnson
* 3 paragraphs from Republican colleagues of Johnson praising him
* 1 quote from a sociologist describing Johnson's views
* Zero (0) quotes from any Democrats or Johnson critics.
If as the GOP and gun lobby claims, an armed citizenry is safer with guns, why is it necessary to lock down Lewiston ME and surrounding areas? The reality of society's true feelings — from law enforcement to government to local residents and businesses — about guns amongst us is revealed by the response to a shooter on the loose.
