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Just finished "Far Sector" written by N. K. Jemisin and illustrated by Jamal Campbell. I don't normally go for Marvel/DC comics stuff and this was a good reminder why. Jemisin's authorship was the draw for me here, as well as some curiosity about what I might be missing out on by avoiding the classic comics lineage. I won't go into too much detail about particulars, but suffice to say it ends up feeling to me line a very neoliberal story dressed up in a veneer of radicalism, which is not what I'd expected of Jemisin. Particularly in light of current events, the "good cops" aspects of the storyline ring truly hollow. There's still a lot of neat parts, but I guess I also wound up disappointed by the sci-fi aspects in a lot off ways. I truly think Jemisin is capable of better than this, based on her other (excellent) work.
#AmReading #ReadingNow

Mike Johnson Goes Off Rails in Vile Gaslighting Display on Trump, ICE (New Republic)
https://newrepublic.com/article/205313/mike-johnson-goes-off-rails-vile-gaslighting-display-trump-ice
http://www.memeorandum.com/260115/p116#a260115p116

Warnungen vorm Platzen der KI-Blase nehmen zu
Banken, Investoren, Gelsinger, Zuckerberg, Altman – fast alle sprechen von einer platzenden KI-Blase. Nur Jensen Huang nicht.
https://www.heise.de/ne…

How the Bears, Caleb Williams became an offensive juggernaut https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/47622329/ben-johnson-caleb-williams-bears-explosive-offense

Speaker Mike Johnson:
"ICE is doing what ICE is designed to do"
-- put it in ads all across the country
https://bsky.app/profile/ericmgarcia.bsky.social/post/3mcfqqfolgs2q

Eric Michael Garcia (@ericmgarcia.bsky.social)
Mike Johnson comes out against additional guardrails on ICE as Democrats call for it. “I think there's a lot of Democrats playing games right now with national security and with law enforcement. And I think it's dangerous. Ice is doing what ice is designed to do by its very name.”

Just read this long post on "the current state of Cara" https://cara.app/post/2e0d29d3-a57a-4b70-b0d0-9cefc15176ca
🤔 "Not having an algorithmically recommended feed is the biggest reason why people dropped off from Cara after we went viral. In a chronolog…

Jingna Zhang (@zemotion) | Cara - Artist Social & Portfolio Platform
About the current state of Cara— Hi all, I’d like to address some users' concerns about Cara’s stability, algorithms and reach, and why we don’t actively promote Cara and recruit new users. I have touched on most of these before through other posts, but I’ll like to go over the main points and put them in one place since they often come up as recurring questions: — Cara’s longevity/stability > "A few weeks ago, after learning how much Jingna was struggling with her personal l…

House GOP moderates signal they'll fall in line with Johnson's health plan (Politico)
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/12/15/house-gop-moderates-signal-theyll-fall-in-line-with-johnsons-health-plan-00692138
http://www.memeorandum.com/251215/p122#a251215p122

House Speaker Mike Johnson says
he won't call a vote to extend enhanced subsidies under the Affordable Care Act,
effectively guaranteeing they will expire at the end of this month.
That means higher insurance premiums will go into effect for millions of Americans who get coverage through Obamacare next year

House Republican leaders ditch vote on ACA funding, all but ensuring premiums will rise
House Speaker Mike Johnson says he won't call a vote to extend enhanced subsidies under the Affordable Care Act, effectively guaranteeing they will expire at the end of this month.

Bears get healthier as Pro Bowl CB Jaylon Johnson nears return https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/46967520/pro-bowl-cb-jaylon-johnson-nears-return-bears-get-healthier

Jensen Huang, the CEO of supercomputer chip-maker Nvidia, is now loudly cozying up to U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright, even though Wright is fully on board with the Trump administration’s climate denial policies.  
A so-called “climate science” report Wright’s Department of Energy released in July has been condemned by scores of scientists as “biased, full of errors, and not fit to inform policymaking.” 
The report is part of the administration’s effort to overturnthe scientifi…

Nvidia CEO Praises Trump Energy Chief — a Climate Denier — and his 'Passion' for Science
Jensen Huang gives "a shout-out for Secretary Chris Wright" as Nvidia and Trump administration partner on a massive AI buildout.