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Pleased to live in a place where this is true (enough):
Eight states received “A” grades for LGBTQ safety based on their comprehensive pro-equality laws and low rates of hate crimes against LGBTQ people. **Only Rhode Island nabbed an A mark.**
https://www.safehome.org/data-lgbtq-state-

2025 LGBTQ+ State Safety Report Cards | SafeHome.org
Eight states got A's for LGBTQ+ safety, with Rhode Island topping the list. Florida ranked lowest, with a failing grade due to discriminatory laws.

Q&A with Bryan Jacobs, creator of TomWikiAssist, a NanoClaw Clawbot built to edit and write for Wikipedia, on the mostly negative reactions of human editors (Bill Adair/Nieman Lab)
https://www.niemanlab.org/2026…

“I was surprised how upset some people got”: A conversation with the creator of TomWikiAssist, the bot that edited Wikipedia
"It's almost like people were really quite disoriented and terrified by it. And to some extent I get it and I'm trying to empathize with how they're feeling."

Now that SCOTUS said that legislatures can discriminate and shape voting in any way they chose as long as they do not use the word "race" consider that the following is now possible, and legal:
State X (be in Florida or more likely Texas) passes a law in which each voter is assigned to a voting district by an AI that is designed to optimize the outcome for the party with present control of the legislature. This dynamic assignment could be different for each contest on the ba…

Visually impaired Waymo users in CA say riding in a Waymo gives them a feeling of independence and spares them the discrimination they face from human drivers (Sonia A. Rao/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/24/us/waym

Blind Waymo Users Revel in the Joy of Riding Alone
Waymo has been an object of frustration to some in California. For visually impaired people, it can also bring a rare feeling of independence.

The president of Glendale Community College was pelted with a chorus of furious boos
after an AI tool tasked with reading graduating students’ names completely flunked the assignment.
As local outlet AZFamily reported, students and families at the Phoenix-area school were left disoriented when the names being read over the ceremony’s loudspeakers failed to match those of the students actually walking across the stage.
The names displayed on the ceremony’s jumbotron were also…

AI system fails during Glendale Community College graduation ceremony
An AI system malfunctioned during Glendale Community College's commencement, misreading graduate names and pausing the ceremony multiple times.

Weil Bildschirmarbeiter anscheinend ihre Homepage geschrottet haben, hier der freitägliche PIcdump als Deeplink
https://www.bildschirmarbeiter.com/pic/bildschirmarbeiter_-_picdump_kw_12_2026/

"Former state legislator Anthony Sabatini alleges “viewpoint discrimination.” Sabatini, an attorney, says he “will be filing a First Amendment retaliation lawsuit under Section 1983 Monday morning against UF seeking an injunction.”"
UF College Republicans Disbanded Over Hitler Salute - Joe.My.God.
https://www.joemygod.com/2026/03/uf-college-republicans-disbanded-over-hitler-salute/

Why do I have the feeling that the word "nihilism" was difficult to avoid in this quote:
“I think Silicon Valley is immersed in a titanic battle between the hippie value system of the Steve Jobs generation and the Ayn Randian libertarian values of the Peter Thiel generation.”
https://

The billionaires made a promise -- now some want out | TechCrunch
In 2010, Warren Buffett and Bill Gates launched a disarmingly simple campaign they called the Giving Pledge: a public commitment, open to the world's

When asked what it means to be a good news consumer, 20% of US adults mention being discerning, 17% following the news, 13% getting news from quality sources (Elisa Shearer/Pew Research Center)
https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/20

What Americans think it takes to be a good news consumer
One of the most common things Americans associate with being a good news consumer is a sense of skepticism or discernment.

A gaggle of scorned landlords and real estate agents across L.A. have a message:
If Alexys Watson messages you on Zillow asking if you accept Section 8 vouchers,
choose your next words very, very carefully.
Over the last eight months, dozens of landlords and real estate agents have responded to Watson's inquiries — and dozens have been sued for $100,000. or more.
The lawsuits allege discrimination for refusing a Section 8 applicant, regardless of whether they act…