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The threat from AI is the same as the threat from a genie: Improper parsing of an instruction with disastrous consequences.
Dare Obasanjo“What we need to explain to the world: Number one, we are close to creating a genie that can grant any wish. Number two, we are going to make sure that our first wishes broadly benefit humanity” - Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI — This is definitely the opposite of Anthropic’s AI kills all jobs pitch.
new from me: frankly embarrassing that Fetterman couldn’t even be bothered to find new ways to be wrong about the filibuster. instead he just reheated the same cowardice we saw five years ago from Manchin and Sinema
Opinion | Fetterman flipped on the filibuster. He was right the first time.The junior senator from Pennsylvania now thinks the filibuster is a vital part of the Senate despite every bit of evidence to the contrary.www.ms.nowi’m going to go ahead and leave this here
Opinion | The White House doesn’t want history at the Smithsonian. It wants fandom.A report attacking the National Museum of American History would prefer Americans feel a shallow patriotic crush than truly love this country.www.ms.nowKyle GriffinBREAKING: Trump just ordered warning signs and exhibits to be installed outside the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History to alert the public that the museum does not, in his view, accurately reflect American history. For the record: It does.
fascinating that he would go there, not only b/c of what it says about his knowledge of how the world perceives trump admin crimes but also the assumption of blanket impunity within the united states.
Aaron RuparTom Cotton: "Ultimately, it's not about Prime Minster Netanyahu and Israel -- it's about arresting Donald Trump and Pete Hegseth and Marco Rubio in the future if they ever travel abroad."
Lawyers working for Harmeet Dhillion refuse to act like lawyers by putting things in writing for fear doing so will be used against them. 👀 This is WILDLY suspect behavior from the people trying to seize voting records from every state. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
How does this not constitute a monopoly shutting down its competition
Guardian USThe price hikes and the product disappearances were not the blips of supply and demand – they were the results of behind-the-scenes pressure by Amazon, according to internal emails reviewed by the Guardian and court claims against the world’s largest company. From @georgejoseph94.bsky.social:
"They also made him the beneficiary of an unprecedented expansion of White House clemency power, a move tracing back to England’s King Charles II." www.ocregister.com/2026/07/21/t...
Trump extends pardons to companies, echoing a 17th century kingTrump has become the first modern US president to issue pardons for companies, from a Middle America auto supplier to a crypto platform and a media startup.www.ocregister.com
“Absent his willingness to accept congressional supremacy on this front, Vought could — and should — serve as an example for what happens to bureaucrats who try to place themselves above elected lawmakers.” @hayesbrown.bsky.social
Opinion | Russell Vought should be impeachedThe two-time director of the Office of Management and Budget has been two-timing Congress, making spending cuts that lawmakers rejected.www.ms.now
Maine Senator @senangusking.bsky.social: There is a serious threat to our elections in 2026 — and to democracy itself — but it’s not the Chinese, Venezuela, noncitizens voting or mail-in ballots. It’s Donald J. Trump. www.ms.now/opinion/trum...
Opinion | What Americans should take away from Trump’s speech on election interferenceSen. Angus King: Since Trump returned to office last year, his administration has set about deliberately sabotaging the capacity of the federal government to protect our election infrastructure.www.ms.now
I saw an Instagram reel where people had installed a movie theatre-type soda machine in their home and they walked you through the cost which was thousands of dollars and the only two sodas it dispensed was Diet Coke and Diet Doctor Pepper so I think their assets should be seized
Our own @hayesbrown.bsky.social wrote a great piece on this www.ms.now/opinion/mitc...
Opinion | Why Mitch McConnell's extended absence really mattersMitch McConnell has been hospitalized for weeks with his absence impacting the Senate’s work with no return date only months before his term ends.www.ms.now
“giving his administration another 60-day clock to use the military in the region without congressional approval.” uh ok like when you keep joining a streaming service for the first free month and then canceling and then joining again with a different email? but for war? ok
Hayes Brownhear that guys? entirely new war. total reboot of the franchise, nothing before this is canon.
“no no no, that was iran war legends. we don’t know what happens to khamenei in canon yet, but one of the new reference books *does* mention n’kata del gormo, so it’s technically still possible he and yoda both had the same master at one point. exciting times.”
Hayes Brownhear that guys? entirely new war. total reboot of the franchise, nothing before this is canon.
hear that guys? entirely new war. total reboot of the franchise, nothing before this is canon.
Trump notifies Congress of new war against IranPresident Donald Trump's notification that the U.S. is again at war with Iran gives the administration another 60-day clock for military action.www.politico.com
