The US May Not Have Troops on the Ground, But Venezuela’s Government Is Occupied
As Delcy Rodríguez capitulates to US demands, the Venezuelan left is calling for resistance.
Fox's Trey Gowdy complains about the MOU: Iran is "better off than they were before the hostilities began"
Fox anchor calls out "the conservative Republican side" for flip-flopping on unfreezing Iranian funds
Where Do Young Rationalists Go?
There has never been more need for young people to get together and talk. Young people, 16-20, are facing the highest-leverage decisions of their lives; university, research, who…
Amazon CEO's Talks with U.S. Officials Triggered Crackdown on Anthropic Models
The Wall Street Journal reports: The Trump administration's decision to halt all foreign use of Anthropic's most capable AI models was prompted by conversations between Amazon…
US Researchers Say Trump’s Attack On Science Has Resulted In Self-Censorship
This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article. The American academic research engine has long been the envy of the…
Podcast: The Government Wants to End Anonymity on Phones
The FCC's proposed changes to getting a phone plan; cops keep stalking with Flock; and a software update changes the AC in Amazon vans.
Hasan Piker Refuses To Soften the Truth: ‘I Don’t Care About Zionists’ Feelings’
Speaking to 'Beyond Israelism's' Simone Zimmerman, the much-discussed, much-maligned Twitch streamer responds to accusations of antisemitism and argues that the Democratic Party…
Rationality Quotes, June '26
Last night I slept poorly, so today's post is some rationality quotes. I include quotes when I find they are relevant and interesting, and not always because I straightforwardly…
GM Updates 250,000 EVs with Vehicle-to-Grid Firmware, Announces Grid-Scale Sodium-Ion Batteries
"Battery breakthroughs will lessen AI's demand on the electricity grid," argues The Washington Post's editoral board, arguing that GM's latest moves "offer a fresh reminder that…
Does preservation make sense before we know how to revive?
My name is Aurelia Song and I hope to make whole-body, human, end-of-life preservation for future revival a new global tradition. I care about it so much I've dedicated my life to…
Randomly thought of Brendan Dassey today. He’s...
Randomly thought of Brendan Dassey today. He’s still serving out his life sentence for, IMO, having absolutely nothing to do with the murder at the center of Netflix’s Making a…
This Week in Palestine: Israel Kills 8-Year-Old Schoolboy and 15-Year-Old Fisherman Just Days After Murdering 7-Month-Old Baby
Zeteo's weekly round-up of the stories you may have missed out of occupied Gaza and the West Bank, as Israel continues its genocidal war and apartheid policies.
Vintage AMD R600 Graphics Driver Sees Code Cleanups Thanks To GitHub Copilot
Phoronix reports: The AMD R600 Gallium3D driver saw 59 commits [last] Sunday to Mesa 26.2. Making this code restructuring and code cleaning all the more notable is that the…
Apparently One Dismissed Speech-Suppressing SLAPP Suit Wasn’t Enough For Matt Taibbi
To lose one speech-suppressing SLAPP suit may be regarded as thoughtless. To lose two looks like you’re a censorial hack. Last month we wrote about how supposed “free speech…