“Loss of Congress will limit Trump’s power, but by no means eliminate it. Above all, he will retain immense capacity to inflict destruction on America, not to mention America’s allies.”
Nerobefehl Nation - Paul Krugman https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/nerobefehl-nation
Interesting overview on synapsids life appearances and how they might not be too cuddly by @TKSivgin:
https://www.manospondylus.com/2026/10/proto-mammals-probably-didnt-look-too.html
AI is the sucking sound you hear.
Paul Krugman - AI Versus Everything Else
The hyperscaler boom is crowding out other investment
https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/ai-versus-everything-else
I just want you to know that there's a cybertruck out there with an AI-generated Alien vs Predator wrap.
It's not yours, so you can feel just a little bit better about yourself
I checked my gas card statement and 10 years ago I would fill my gas tank for about $35. Yesterday, same car same gas station, I paid $94.
Thankfully I don’t need to drive much but damn this has to be killing people. #gasprices
Full disclosure, decades ago when I was a youngling I worked at a forensic laboratory. Part of my job involved pipetting urine samples. I’m still traumatized and I cannot imagine anybody in their right mind thinking this is worth a go.
𝗪𝗧𝗙! 𝗢𝗠𝗚!
People Who Drink Their Own Pee Are Obsessed With AI, Using It to Reassure Themselves That It's a Miraculous Cure-All https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/urine-therapy-ai
Super Stupidity.
Trump Botches The Name Of His Own Country In Embarrassing Flub | HuffPost Latest News https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-unites-states-typo_n_6abc798ee4b0e84f837c4232
This story is kind of wild and frankly it is only a matter of time until someone gets killed.
Meta’s AI agent Muse gives out user’s home address without permission, sending buyer to his house | Technology | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/sep/28/metas-ai-agent-muse-home-address
Yesterday we went to the Los Gatos Art & Wine Festival, held by the Kiwanis at the town civic center. It is a smaller event, with maybe a hundred artist, but it leans heavily into entertainment and drink. This event is also among the last for the year, and with summer over it was getting windy and cool.
I have inadvertently taught my dog that the ice cream truck is an enemy. The truck that rolls down our street every afternoon spews out exhaust and my wife and I go inside the house to close the front windows. My dog has been paying attention to this and now he starts barking at the truck to drive it away. He thinks it works. #dogsofmastodon #noicecream
So today I got my COVID-19 and flu #vaccinations . COVID in the right arm, flu in the left. A slight pain at the flu spot, nothing at all with the right. And that's it. No fatigue or aching, no sleepiness. Definitely not like it was a few years ago.
Has anyone else noticed a big decrease in side effects?
Of Donald and Diesel - Paul Krugman https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/of-donald-and-diesel
AI greed kills everything.
Philippine tribe in limbo over US-led tech hub | The Manila Times https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/09/20/world/asia-oceania/philippine-tribe-in-limbo-over-us-led-tech-hub/2428829
"Lynch was working in a creek bed on a field survey for the threatened California red-legged frog when she spotted the “oddly shaped rock” in the water. Paleontologists later confirmed it was a molar of an adult Pacific mastodon, a huge herbivore that resembled an elephant and roamed the Earth for 2.5 million years before going extinct around 11,000 years ago."
https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/ice-age-tooth-22424677.php
Yesterday and today is the Mountain View Art & Wine Festival. It is held on downtown Castro Street by the Mountain View Chamber of Commerce. It is a fairly large event with a rocking music stage at the middle on the city hall plaza. The temps were mild but by afternoon it was very windy. If you go, avoid the California St public parking garage; you'll end up in a slowmotion conga line up to the roof level and back.
Yesterday we went to the 55th Annual Millbrae Art & Wine Festival. It was held on Broadway St by the Millbrae Chamber of Commerce. It was sunny but strong winds kept us cool. Pretty standard fare. My only complaint is Broadway is a fairly narrow street and crowds at some business were almost impassable. Lots of dogs.
Pumpkins have arrived at Half Moon Bay.
