maybe this is not yet clear, so let me state it plainly: as of right now Anthropic, and really a small number of individuals at Anthropic, has the capacity to directly attack and cause major damage to the United States Government, China, and generally global superpowers.

The first step for MAGA tech folks getting off the Trump train is a period of performative disinterest in poltics. Too busy building to watch the news.

My guess is that I’m more pro-AI than most of my lib friends, but the AI people can’t whine about political backlash when their message so far has been “this is insane tech that could end the world, but if it doesn’t do that, it will at least take your job. Isn’t that cool??”

After 2016 there was a lot of sentiment among Democrats that they lost because Republicans were misunderstood (see: Hillbilly Elegy) and that it was incumbent upon them to make the see the light. Not anymore.

The spread in VA is closer than we partisan hacks might like because the GOP did a pretty decent job mobilizing and also because VA has a disproportionate number of "we shouldn't fight fire with fire" Democrats and I love them all very much but they are weenies.

Sarah Gallagher meanwhile, the ballot language in Texas and North Carolina:

Gerrymandering is bad but the conservative crashout is very funny

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Every day someone will propose a different microdemographic to exempt from taxes until there’s just one brave W-2 employee left

Drawing a bunch of +10/+15 seats honestly could be better in long run than what we have now Strong incentive for parties not to fuck around on the extremes (avoid a dummymander / seize a dummymander)

that mr. beast twist was fantastic, great #survivor moment, best celeb twist of the season and a great twist overall, everyone owes him an apology.

James Talarico: “I owe everything to this industry (oil and gas)” “The idea that politicians in Washington think they can eliminate this industry is something we had to fight against, something we have to fight against in our own party.” “I’m a big fan of the renewables, but

Do people not realize the coalition is already shifting?

The simping on here for “AI native” execs and companies is wild I think I’m more optimistic on AI for productivity than most of America but its advocates on here are polarizing me the other way just through general credulousness

i mean. maybe. she also just oversaw successful redistricting in VA and so you have to be suspect of this

I’ve warned conservative friends for years about the dangers of where conservative dominance of the courts might lead even the most reluctant liberals & we’re unfortunately pretty much there.

TSA agents were working without pay and planes were crashing in delivery trucks while sean duffy was on vacation filming a reality show.

:)

Democrats are getting forced into becoming the big tent coalition of old and it’s gonna bring a damn tear to my eye Path to filibuster proof majority in 2036 starts here