Vance calls his 'chidless cat ladies' comment 'one of the dumbest things I ever said' (Henry J. Gomez/NBC News)
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/jd-vance/vance-cat-ladies-comment-dumbest-things-book-rcna349325
http://www.memeorandum.com/260615/p55#a260615p55
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Thanks for this, yes yes yes, we need more of the otherwise;
> to sit with curiosities that feel somehow peripheral or irrelevant or otherwise not in keeping with one’s professional self-…
Yes, this Gov't Coalition's decision to slash funding to basic science (and trivialising science as 'a black box you crank and money comes out' with their stupid consolidation of scientific organisations) is a travesty for present and future Aotearoa NZ.
Some of our most educated, capable, earnest people are being spurned by our dumbest & least capable - namely those making up this Coalition. Once we lose specialised scientists, they probably won't come back.…
Gibraltar dumping all of its raw sewage into Mediterranean https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/06/uk-territory-gibraltar-dumps-raw-sewage-mediterranean
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James Blood Ulmer:
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Reminder that Trump's Defense Dept secretary is a raging, unmitigated racist.
Hegseth, told an audience of several hundred military people, “I think the single dumbest phrase in military history is ‘our diversity is our strength.’”
☑️ Pentagon's Hegseth: 'diversity is our strength' is dumbest phrase in military history | Reuters
Some thoughts from Claude about military use of AI in targeting.
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DYIHIM6ihVJ/?igsh=cmM1ZmdjaDl3bzJ5
Europe's climate action is getting a major push from an unexpected alliance. 55 companies and industry groups have united to fast-track carbon pricing for transport and heating fuels by 2028.
The goal? Drive investment and innovation while ensuring a fair transition for all Europeans through the Social Climate Fund.