So there’s a poisonAI subreddit that’s been posting a lot about Trump dying because JD Vance bit him and gave him rabies. Some AI-generated website picked up on it and it’s popped up in the AI section of the search results on DuckDuckGo and Brave. The fake story and the description of the subreddit activity gave me a good laugh.
https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/duckduckgo-ai-trump-rabies
Really enjoyed this skewering of billionaires, executives, and AI. It argues that comments like “it’s just business” or “corporations exist to make money” intentionally move the discussion away from morality because there’s no moral justification for their actions.
@shadows @autistics it’s closer by Tegan ans Sara for me today - but only the bridge and first line of the chorus 🤦
@autistics Woke up with Eternal Flame looping in my head. I can’t even remember the last time I heard that song. It doesn’t make any sense.
You only have a few days left to tell the FCC that they should stop trying to force broadcasters to classify trans and nonbinary people as inappropriate for children to see on TV https://skepchick.org/2026/05/the-fcc-wants-to-rate-lgbtq-as-obscene/
Many of you asked that I react to Richard Dawkins announcing that he fell for a chatbot. Instead of just pointing and laughing (my initial reaction obv) I dug into the “why” of it all: his obfuscations, insecurities, and utter sadness https://skepchick.org/2026/05/richard-dawkins-claude-delusion/
Number of people who go bankrupt every year because of medical bills or illness-related work loss:
🇦🇺 0
🇨🇦 0
🇩🇰 0
🇫🇮 0
🇫🇷 0
🇩🇪 0
🇮🇸 0
🇮🇪 0
🇮🇹 0
🇯🇵 0
🇳🇱 0
🇳🇴 0
🇵🇹 0
🇪🇸 0
🇸🇪 0
🇬🇧 0
🇺🇸 530,000
There’s a lesson there.
Just a thought: How about we stop shaming the poor for buying things that may not be essential, and start shaming the rich for making a profit off things that are essential?
"The very basics, the things we rely on to build the foundations of a good life, have been taken out of our hands, sold for profit – and then sold or rented back to us at crushing rates. The water that keeps us alive. The energy that warms us. The home that keeps us safe"
Zack Polanski, leader Green Party of England and Wales
Republicans in Congress can end this national embarrassment any time they want. Not a single one can later claim they tried.
A year or two from now, nearly everyone in the Republican party will exclaim that they were privately always against Trump and really truly were trying to stop the damage behind the scenes.
Our job is to tell them to fuck off into the sun.
Good move, Amtrak! Come on, corporations—do the right thing here; it’s actually good for business too!
Amtrak is slashing executive bonuses to give out $900 apiece to over 18,000 rank-and-file workers
https://fortune.com/2025/12/12/amtrak-bonuses-for-18000-workers-900-apiece/
I am constantly hitting buttons when scrolling #mastodon on my phone. I’ve had to back up to remove bookmarks and favorites and mutes. One of these days I’m going to miss it (if I haven’t already).