Day: August 1, 2025, 3:45 AM

All the Useful Idiots

Chill Clowns, Evil

And all the good little Putin-worshipping libs tell me the Russians just want to enclose the Ukrainians in their warm embrace because those Russians filled to the brim with bonhomie and good cheer think the Ukrainians are “really” Russian.

Idiots. Useful idiots.

In reality, the agenda is genocide and the embrace is one of white phosphorous, Semtex and thermite.

Chill Links

A major AI training data set contains millions of examples of personal data.

Ultra-Rapid Vision in Birds.

Large publicly traded tech companies seem to no longer consider their customers – that is, people and organizations who actually buy their products or pay for access to their services – their core focus. The focus has instead turned towards the stock price.

Critical Weapons Development Lessons From Ukraine Are Not Being Learned By The West.

Ukraine Repeatedly Targets Key Rail Line Deep Inside Russia With Drone Strikes. Nice.

Progress in gene therapy offers hope for long-term knee pain relief.

The surprising reason why Gen X has turned out to be the happiest generation. Despite being clickbait, generally correct; we were infected by 90s optimism.

The rise of ‘accidental landlords’ is starting to have a serious impact on America’s housing supply — with no end in sight.

U.S. Homes Are Not Selling, and Prices Continue to Rise.

Don’t let crisis become a compass.

Rooftop Solar Is a Miracle. Why Are We Killing It With Red Tape? Idiots on all sides.

The only thing worse than sweatshops is no sweatshops.

Lights Out? Wargaming a Chinese Blockade of Taiwan.

High-Status Men Are Attracted to Ambitious Women. Yep. Accept no fucking substitutes.