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A Notion of Immigrants 0
The editorial board of the Miami Herald finds itself–er–somewhat taken aback at the delight that members of today’s Republican Party seem to be taking in Ron DeSantis’s “Alligator Alcatraz” and in the sheer mean for the sake of mean. Here’s a tiny bit from their piece:
Amid all of this hilarity, there’s rarely a mention of the detainees as human beings who have been plucked from their lives, sometimes without cause. There’s not even a whiff of compassion or nuance about how all cases are not the same.
Afterthought:
Uncouth injustice, the new American way.
Artificial? Yes. Intelligent? Not So Much. 0
Courting disaster? Why, on bended knee.
Above the Law reports on a “hallucinated” A. I. precedent that, had it not been caught by an appeals court, would have led to a wrong outcome. Here’s a bit:
And, in more news of our wandering blithely and stupidly into a singularity of our own making . . . .
Where is Neo now that we need him?
False Pretenses 0
“A. I.” does not stand for “artificial intelligence.” That misrepresents what it does. It does not think. It assembles.
“A. I.” stands for “automated infringement” of intellectual property.
The Vice of the Turtle 0
At The Colorado Sun, Mike Littwin argues forcefully that Mitch McConnell’s legacy is, well, how shall I put this? somewhat contrary to the ideals of the Founders, who rebelled against a king, fought a war for independence, and attempted to establish a democracy, however imperfect it may have been at the time of its inception, as today’s Supreme Supremacist Court, created through McConnell’s duplicitous machinations, seems willing to crown a king.
This New Gilded Age 0
John Oliver rips Donald Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” and how it will make the rich richer and the poor even poorer. (Warning: Mild language.)
Via C&L, which has commentary.
Artificial? Yes. Intelligent? Not So Much. 0
A successor to Shakespeare? To be or not to cumquat, that is the merchant of the tempest.
“We’re Just Following Orders” 0
The post title is quote from an ICE agent caught in the video.
Where have we heard that excuse before?
Why do I find no comfort in that realization?
Republican Family Values 0
As we know, “suffer the children” is a Republican family value.
Understanding MAGA, Reprise 0
Via the Sacramento Bee, Claude S. Fisher explains why Trump and the Trumpettes want to roll back the clock to the 1950s–or at least to their whitewashed ideas of what the ’50s were like.
I think you will find it a worthwhile read.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
And, as we know, politeness takes practice.