A sudden rise in the use of certain words, such as meticulously (up 137%), intricate (117%), commendable (83%) and meticulous (59%) suggests ChatGPT has been used in thousands of scientific studies. Those are uncommon terms abused by AI programs english.elpais.com/science-tech/2…

This whole King Trump thing is getting literal — Trump has asked the Supreme Court if he's a king. And at least 4 members of the court, among them the so-called originalists, have said, in essence, that they’ll have to think about it
By ⁦b-boy bouiebaisse⁩ nytimes.com/2024/04/26/opi…

Biden is again delaying menthol cigarette ban amid political pressure from the tobacco industry, warning that it unfairly targets Black smokers who favor it. Biden could lose support by banning products popular in the Black community, jeopardizing votes washingtonpost.com/health/2024/04…

South Dakota Trumpist governor Kristi Noem's killing spree: “I hated that dog, untrainable, dangerous, less than worthless as a hunting dog'. Noem describes taking 14-months old Cricket to a gravel pit on her farm and shooting her, and also a passing goat theguardian.com/us-news/2024/a…

Biden has signed the bipartisan-approved TikTok ban, initiating what is likely to be a rushed, chaotic, technologically and logistically complex legal process that is likely to please almost no one
By Charlie Warzel theatlantic.com/technology/arc…

Israel's choice: Rafah or Riyadh — There's no major Israeli leader today in the ruling coalition, the opposition or the military who is consistently helping Israelis understand the choice between being Middle East partner or global pariah
By Thomas L. Friedman nytimes.com/2024/04/26/opi…

Under Modi’s rule, India has taken a sharp turn toward autocracy through the fissures in the state’s democratic foundations that earlier governments had already widened, seizing the coercive powers of the state to fearsome ends
By ⁦Ashoka Mody⁩ theatlantic.com/international/…

Huge barrier to block views of Mount Fuji to be installed at a popular photo spot by authorities exasperated by badly behaved tourists. Fujikawaguchiko's viewpoint is popular because Fuji appears behind a Lawson convenience store, ubiquitous in Japan theguardian.com/world/2024/apr…

Humza Yousaf forgot the rule: leaders who want to look tough look stupid. Hard to believe, but the Scottish government is in almost as bad a place as the Tories in Westminster. Maybe it’s contagious. SNAFU
By ⁦John Crace⁩ theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/a…

Liz Truss book about her 49-day stint as prime minister enters bestseller list in 70th place with 2,228 copies sold during its first week on sale, after a wall-to-wall promotional media blitz theguardian.com/politics/2024/…

South Dakota Trumpist governor Kristi Noem's killing spree: “I hated that dog, untrainable, dangerous, less than worthless as a hunting dog'. Noem describes taking 14-months old Cricket to a gravel pit on her farm and shooting her, and also a passing goat theguardian.com/us-news/2024/a…

The tide is visibly turning against a particular strain of trans activism, leaving tough lessons to be learned about the kind of scolding tone and morally absolute refusal to engage with reasonable opposition that can be fatal to progressive causes theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Under Modi’s rule, India has taken a sharp turn toward autocracy through the fissures in the state’s democratic foundations that earlier governments had already widened, seizing the coercive powers of the state to fearsome ends
By ⁦Ashoka Mody⁩ theatlantic.com/international/…

Biden is again delaying menthol cigarette ban amid political pressure from the tobacco industry, warning that it unfairly targets Black smokers who favor it. Biden could lose support by banning products popular in the Black community, jeopardizing votes washingtonpost.com/health/2024/04…

This whole King Trump thing is getting literal — Trump has asked the Supreme Court if he's a king. And at least 4 members of the court, among them the so-called originalists, have said, in essence, that they’ll have to think about it
By ⁦b-boy bouiebaisse⁩ nytimes.com/2024/04/26/opi…

Liz Truss book about her 49-day stint as prime minister enters bestseller list in 70th place with 2,228 copies sold during its first week on sale, after a wall-to-wall promotional media blitz theguardian.com/politics/2024/…

The tiny republic of San Marino, which is surrounded by Italy, is alarmingly friendly to Putin's Russia. Intelligence sources are concerned economist.com/europe/2024/04…

Humza Yousaf forgot the rule: leaders who want to look tough look stupid. Hard to believe, but the Scottish government is in almost as bad a place as the Tories in Westminster. Maybe it’s contagious. SNAFU
By ⁦John Crace⁩ theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/a…

Huge barrier to block views of Mount Fuji to be installed at a popular photo spot by authorities exasperated by badly behaved tourists. Fujikawaguchiko's viewpoint is popular because Fuji appears behind a Lawson convenience store, ubiquitous in Japan theguardian.com/world/2024/apr…

A sudden rise in the use of certain words, such as meticulously (up 137%), intricate (117%), commendable (83%) and meticulous (59%) suggests ChatGPT has been used in thousands of scientific studies. Those are uncommon terms abused by AI programs english.elpais.com/science-tech/2…