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The Names They Call Themselves
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The Names They Call Themselves
*Fascist* and *Nazi* weren’t slurs that were applied to the Italians and Germans by their political or military opponents. That’s what they called themselves. The job won’t be done, this era of madness will not end, until we make *the names Trump’s regime calls themselves* universally acknowledged slurs.

Raiders Protect Themselves with Smart, Underrated Move https://www.si.com/nfl/raiders/onsi/las-vegas-protect-themselves-with-smart-underrated-move

🔄 Tiny, 45 base long RNA can make copies of itself
https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/02/researchers-find-small-rnas-that-can-make-copies-of-themselves/

Tiny, 45 base long RNA can make copies of itself
Self-copying RNAs may have been a key stop along the pathway to life.

They’re lovely to look at, but I learnt whilst living in the Blue Mountains that many locals despise them as invasive weeds.
I frequently saw agapanthus burnt or with their heads cut off, and more than once someone had swerved offroad to drive their car through a garden bed and take a few of them out.
It’s a special place. https://

D C Fitzgerald (@tangledwing@ohai.social)
Attached: 1 image Lily of the Nile or African Lily (Agapanthus)...they're not true lilies, they're relatives of the onion and amaryllis...the bright colors evolved to attract bees, butterflies & long-tongued insects. #flowers #biologhy #nature #garden #plants #photo

Finished "The Memory Collectors" by Dete Meserve.
A company has developed technology to transport your consciousness into your past, but only for one hour and without any precision as to when. Some go to see a lost loved one. Others to briefly escape the pain of future traumas.
Four strangers find themselves marooned on the same day and begin to discover a connection.
Strong start but devolves into an all too neat saccharine finish.
3/5 ⭐⭐⭐

The Memory Collectors
Four strangers time travel to the past and find themsel…

Even if AI could take over every job, humans will invent new work for themselves, because we value human effort and connection, not just output (Ben Thompson/Stratechery)
https://stratechery.com/2026/ai-and-the-human-condition/

AI and the Human Condition
AI might replace all of the jobs; that’s only a problem if you think that humans will care, but if they care, they will create new jobs.

Ravens lose to Steelers in controversial finish, but have no one to blame but themselves as season nears brink

https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/ravens-steelers-controversial-los…

🇺🇦 Auf radioeins läuft...
Groove Armada:
🎵 At The River (Radio Edit)
#NowPlaying #GrooveArmada
https://thomaswulfe.bandcamp.com/track/groove-armada-at-the-river-thomas-wulfe-remix
https://open.spotify.com/track/0KIPa0YuQ5QFmlAqRyXNd9

As several replies have noted, Hilton‘s national leadership is trying to distance themselves from the whole thing — “We welcome everyone! Please don’t come at us!” — and are making it clear this was a local decision.
The problem is that now Hilton is in the spotlight, and if they force the local Hilton to let ICE back in, they’ll put themselves smack in the middle of a national firestorm (like the one Target still hasn’t recovered from…or worse).

Docs: Character.AI and Google agree to settle lawsuits with families of teenagers who killed or harmed themselves after interacting with Character.AI's chatbot (Amrith Ramkumar/Wall Street Journal)
https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/ai-chatbot-sta