Have discovered that there is no world yet where you can convince an LLM to accurately craft even mediocre-level puns. ⁂

“You’ve spent two years fighting not just for your survival, but for the very idea of democracy—something that used to mean something in America. And now, just when you need us most, you’ve got to deal with a bunch of spineless, Putin-curious buffoons treating your struggle like a game of mobster cosplay.” ⁂

“Word of the day is ‘lickspittle’ (17th century): a person who fawns upon someone in power for personal gain.” (continued)

Susie Dent: “Word of the day is ‘lickspittle’ (17th century): a person who fawns upon someone in power for personal gain.” ⁂

Susie Dent: “Word of the day is ‘huff-snuff’ (16th century): a hectoring bully or braggart.” — Bluesky ⁂

catch-fart: an obsequious individual who will always follow the political wind ⁂

On July 31, 2019 Trump has a private meeting with Putin. On August 3, 2019, just three days after his private meeting with Putin Trump issues a request for a list of top US spies. By 2021 the CIA reports an unusually high number of their agents are being captured and/or being murdered. During the search executed at Mar A Lago the FBI find more documents with lists of U.S. informants on them. (continued)

Harley Diamond: My neighbor was complaining they were short on money. I went over there and found a TON of savings for them. First, I sold both of their cars for them, I fired the babysitter who watches their children after school, and I canceled the fire insurance on their home. I saved that family thousands of dollars! Despite all I’ve done for them, they’re now complaining that they can’t get to work and they need their babysitter or the kids will be left unsupervised. The solutions they need are so easy; I own a car service and they can pay me to drive them to work. I also own interest in a day care down the road. I just can’t understand what they’re so upset about. (continued)

Domestic Enemy Hat (@kenwhite.bsky.social): I think Americans, blessed with relatively stable government for a long time, assume there is someone, some adult, who will step in and make things right before the President does anything REALLY bad. There’s not. ⁂

SMBC: (continued)

D.L. Mayfield: Here’s my pep talk after studying authoritarianism: (continued)

Kurt Eichenwald: I am going to try to explain why there is so much outrage in the intelligence agencies about what Trump did on Saturday in his CIA speech. (continued)