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by Dr. Radut

Words of the Day 2026-05-26

By lambert – Tue, 26 May 2026 - 10:00

“Sir, I’m afraid your DNA is backwards.”

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Pope Leo Warns of AI’s Risks to Humanity in His First Encyclical

By lambert – Tue, 26 May 2026 - 07:30

Lambert here: Personally, I think this misses the essential question. But then, I’m a secular dispensationalist.

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Today's Water Cooler 2026-05-25

By lambert – Mon, 25 May 2026 - 14:00

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(1) Google’s AI View censors Gibson’s Neuromancer.

(2) “I’m a Maine reporter who went to high school with Graham Platner. Here’s what explains his success.”

(3) “Will 2026 Be a Normal Midterm?”

(4) “AI companies are gaining access to exceptionally intimate data about consumers.”

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Words of the Day 2026-05-25

By lambert – Mon, 25 May 2026 - 10:00

The other day I spotted an albino Dalmatian.

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Resistance to Flock Cameras and Police Surveillance Is Exploding

By lambert – Mon, 25 May 2026 - 07:51

Backlash to Flock cameras and AI systems is exploding after scandals, including police using the tech to stalk women

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Goodnight, Moon 2026-05-24

By lambert – Sun, 24 May 2026 - 22:00

Memorial Day is tomorrow, so Happy Memorial Day for those who celebrate.

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How Does Your Body Lose Weight? an Obesity Doctor Explains Why One Size Doesn’t Fit All in Weight Loss

By lambert – Sun, 24 May 2026 - 11:19

Lambert here: I wish to heck I knew; losing yet more weight would be the best thing I could do for my heart. News you can use!

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Goodnight, Moon 2026-05-23

By lambert – Sat, 23 May 2026 - 22:00

Exercise may be training your brain just as much as your body.

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Is "Wainker" Sufficiently Euphonious?

By lambert – Sat, 23 May 2026 - 12:51

Google’s market cap is $4.596 Trillion USD. Is it really too much to ask that when they roll out a new, AI-powered Search page, that it not shit the bed have issues? On its very first day? Reminds me of those other brAIn geniuses at DOGE, whose website was also hacked before the first news cycle ended.

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How the Far Right Embraced the Cultural Marxism Conspiracy

By lambert – Sat, 23 May 2026 - 12:00

Lambert here: Given that Marxism qua -ism — some might prefer to call it secular dispensationalism — is founded on class analysis, cultural Marxism is and must be a contradiction in terms, though logic never stopped a knee from jerking.

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