"Look, I understand the anxiety. I really do. It’s uncomfortable realizing that the same technology that drafts awkward emails and pretends to be your therapist also shines in the cruelty department and may one day bomb you out of existence."
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/ai-...
I continue to be gobsmacked at 1) how common this formulation is 2) how antisemitic and generally bigoted it is 3) and how for all the talk of anti-semitism this is never cited as an example even though it’s quite literally the original incarnation.
💙💙💙💙💙
I’m an actor/audiobook narrator & I adore performing horror & dark fiction. The image shows some of the work I’ve done, and you can learn more here—
lindajonesnyc.com/audiobook/
EXCLUSIVE: At more than 30 installations, U.S. commanders told troops the war on Iran is a Christian war.
The Military Religious Freedom Foundation has been “inundated” with more than 110 complaints.
One NCO said they were told the U.S. war is to bring about Armageddon and the return of Jesus…
A disturbed looking cat in a white coat, holding a mouse. The caption says, "How it feels to go out for a little treat when the world is on fire." (Made by @avamorgyn)
"Friends" is a beloved American sitcom that aired from 1994 to 2004, following six young adults—Rachel, Ross, Monica, Chandler, Joey, and Phoebe—living in New York City. The show explores their friendships, romances, careers, and personal growth over ten seasons.
Still coming down. And our 14-year old girl is *here* for it. ❤️🐾🐾🐾❤️
#abominable #bombcyclone #snowdog
Our local spot got a shout in Hell Gate!
A retired British primary school administrator with a British passport and a valid visa was shackled, chained and detained for six weeks by ICE
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
It’s a Wonderful Life bank run scene.
“You're thinking of the $175 billion in tariff money all wrong. As if I had the money back in a safe. The money's not here. Your money's in the White House ballroom, the renaming of the Department of Defense, the $10 billion transfer to the Board of Peace, and a hundred other unauthorized actions.”
Thank you—but until actors are offered credit, consent & compensation for the use of their voices, there is no ethical use for AI. The models are trained on stolen data. Please: you have a platform, @libro.fm. Use it. Don’t steal.
Thank you—but until actors are offered credit, consent & compensation for the use of their voices, there is no ethical use for AI. The models are trained on stolen data. Please: you have a platform. Use it.
I love Libro.fm, but please oh please: commit to no AI voices on your platform. (Because that would, in fact, be “supporting shady tech companies”.)
At long last, updates! I’ve been tweaking & jiggering, and though not exactly *all new*, it is definitely streamlined & prettified & has a bunch of new samples to listen to.
lindajonesnyc.com, or for the really direct: lindajonesnyc.com/audiobook
#actor #audiobooknarrator #actorwebsites #thisisme
I’ll take this America, please.
It's near-white out conditions in Chicago as the snow comes down, and tonight's anti-ICE/CBP rally is wrapping up in front of city hall.
But not before the crowd bounces and chants, "I believe that we will win!"
Thousands of people filled the streets of downtown Minneapolis in protest of federal immigration enforcement for the second consecutive Friday.
📷️: Aaron Lavinsky
McSweeney’s is undefeated.
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
I wrote this yesterday about the hero city of Minneapolis
www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKOW...
just saw 4 ice agents go up to a house and knock and within 1 minute there were 30 people out whistling and they left. we will not take our foot off the gas
Four-time Grammy Award nominee Jesse Welles performs his song "Join Ice."
Bob Dylan once said a single folk singer could defeat an entire army. Ladies and gentlemen, I think we have our man.
“We didn’t do all that because we are heroes and saviors. We did it because we understand the meaning of our faith: that we are all connected. We join together. We are a part of a people, a body of humanity that is made in the image of a loving and beautiful God that wants all God’s children free.”
Share someone who looks stylish wearing boots.
See also the 1945 educational film created by the US Department of Defence, Department of the Army, about fascism, entitled "Don't be a sucker". It seems more needed now than in 1945. youtu.be/vGAqYNFQdZ4?...
