AI remains a very serious threat. But there's also no doubt that for every genuine AI advance, there's an even greater amount of human-generated hype.
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Trump has an answer for the troubled economy: Lie about it. And right now, he's lying his massive, hairy buttocks off.
Federal district judge rules White House's Wind Order barring all future offshore wind leases and mandating reviews of any in the pipeline, saying the order is "arbitrary and capricious and contrary to law,”
Prior fonts smacked of diversity and inclusion.
In addition to all the other deficits of the 2025 NSS, it mentions climate just once, and then only to reject the whole concept.
That, uh, seems like a problem?
On top of anything else, it's ridiculous to ponder the legality of the "second strike" when there was never, not for a moment, anything legal about the first strike in this whole Trump-sanctioned snuff film.
Together with the attack on solar and wind, the White House's move to greatly weaken CAFE standards is a prescription for national decay amid global crisis — harming the economy, the environment, and public health.
I don't mean from Democratic leadership. I mean from Congress.
So Pete Hegseth is rushing to make Adm. Frank Bradley his scapegoat
There is no circumstance under which Hegseth’s order is legal, and no world where it is remotely moral.
Hegseth's order is straightforwardly illegal, and there's no 'but' that could make it otherwise.
It was a Girl Scout food drive that made me realize it was time to talk to my kid about this.
He's not just a technofascist seeking to build an AI-fueled authoritarian surveillance state. He's also an absolutely bonkers pseudo-religious nutcase who views everyone who stands in his way as an agent of ... Satan. And that includes the Pope.
Our Outlaw Prez's efforts are mostly focused on fulfilling grudges, flamethrowing gov't agencies & regulations, transforming the military into branches of the Proud Boys, and treating diplomacy like the worst-ever episode of “The Apprentice.” But the grift is at the heart of this heartless regime.
A declining president, an election stomping, and all-encompassing incompetence are all taking a toll.
Phasing out coal, oil, and natural gas is essential for dealing with the climate crisis. But myopic world leaders at this year's global get-together couldn't get it together to build a phase-out roadmap. Next year, they say.
We’re not just courting disaster, we’re begging for it.