Rational Agentic Maximalist Philosophies
From the end of high school to after my sophomore year of college, I considered myself an effective altruist. I was on the board of my college EA club, ran an EA intro fellowship,…
The Sunday — June 14
This is the Tangle Sunday Edition, a brief roundup of our independent politics coverage plus some extra features for your Sunday morning reading. Correction. Last week, in our…
What's left from SCOTUS, and when to expect it
There are still 20 argued cases awaiting action, with 19 opinions expected. Also: Talking with TPM about Trump's anti-trans attacks. And, for paid subscribers: Closing my tabs.
Trump Plans to Protect Methane-Leaking Stripper Wells. This Billionaire Donor Will Benefit.
The post Trump Plans to Protect Methane-Leaking Stripper Wells. This Billionaire Donor Will Benefit. appeared first on ProPublica .
EFFecting Change: LGBTQ+ Solidarity Against the Tide of Surveillance
LGBTQ+ communities are facing an escalating wave of censorship and targeted surveillance, but we can push back through mutual solidarity. Join us live to learn how safer virtual…
AI and Brain-Computer Interface Allow Speechless ALS Patient To Work a Full-Time Job
UC Davis researchers say an implanted brain-computer interface has allowed Casey Harrell, an ALS patient who cannot speak, to synthesize sentences from brain activity with 99%…
Tesco moving 40,000 server workloads off VMware amid Broadcom's “abusive conduct”
Tesco claimed Broadcom hiked its VMware prices by about 175 percent in UK court filings.
First Draft: Trump Can’t Buy Joy
In DC, a sad, racist old man celebrated his 80th birthday with an event juicing his crypto businesses. In New York, thousands danced and sang and learned about each other.
Illusionists should try to build hedonium
Epistemic status: I feel reasonably confident (~75%) that some form of this is a worthwhile project. Looking for feedback to reduce that uncertainty. “Hedonium” is a theoretical,…
Trump Admin Wants to Make It Easier for White Men to Sue for Discrimination
The EEOC is moving to rescind a rule that has stood in the way of its politicized attacks alleging discrimination against white men. The post Trump Admin Wants to Make It Easier…
Andrea Pitzer writes about the forced labor happening in...
Andrea Pitzer writes about the forced labor happening in Trump’s immigrant concentration camps and its roots in chattel slavery in the US and in Nazi & Soviet work camps.
The SpaceX IPO Sends Elon Musk And Trump’s Starlink Cronyism Into The Thermosphere
Last week Elon Musk successfully conned America and U.S. regulators into signing off on his preposterous SpaceX IPO, which immediately generated Musk $75 billion by comically…
Newsmax's Greg Kelly: "Our president, in a good way, is a little bit crazy. Come on. We know he's a little bit nuts, and that's OK."
NEWS: White House Terrified Over Recordings That Could Derail Presidency, Bad Weather for UFC, Democrats Prepare Large Investigations
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Humanity Protocol loses $36 million to employee laptop compromise
Towers once planned for California shuttle launches leveled for SpaceX rockets
"Space Launch Complex-6 represents six decades of American innovation."