Eric J. Korpela @SETIEric@qoto.org

NEW: RFK Jr. is being quasi-normalized in the political media coverage of his campaign. The depth of his battiness is not being fully conveyed. I took a deep dive into one of his many conspiracy theories to show just how far he's removed from reality.

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2024/05/robert-kennedy-jr-conspiracy-theory-covid-pandemic-event-201/

Ugh, stuck behind Samuel and Mary Ann Alito in traffic today.

Breaking: Nikki Haley asks for Secret Service protection after threats by egged-on supporters of man she will ultimately endorse for President.

Maybe I've been watching too much DS9.

We’re going to find out if white women value contraception in November.

Saying half the nation wants fascism is totally on brand because it IGNORES everyone but white people. HALF OF AMERICAN WHITE PEOPLE ARE FASCISTS.

“Provocative.” 🤦🏻‍♀️🙄 GET HIM OFF THE COURT.

“Another Provocative Flag Was Flown at Another #Alito Home

The justice’s beach house displayed an “Appeal to Heaven” flag, a symbol carried on #Jan6 and associated with a push for a more Christian-minded government. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/22/us/justice-alito-flag-appeal-to-heaven.html

We need less sour cream in this alleged "Supreme" Court.

https://www.wonkette.com/p/spacex-drops-a-load-on-saskatchewan

This is a great article, and I am 100% delighted by their description of me!! "Lawler has been an academic Chicken Little for years about the danger of freefalling space shit, especially in a time when space travel has been privatized and so many bored billionaires would rather spend their money playing Spaceman Spiff than, say, solving world hunger or the climate crisis"

Your twice weekly reminder that the fight is between those who want to “Terminate the Constitution” and those who do not. Everything else is distraction. #Politics #USPol

had to do it

h/t @argv_minus_one

#PodSaveTheWorld hosts are **rightly** almost yelling in response to #Biden on the #ICC's arrest warrants for #Netanyahu.

"That is a gift to Russia.

That is a gift to China.

That is a gift to any autocrat that wants to live in a world with impunity."

https://crooked.com/podcast/hamas-and-netanyahu-accused-of-war-crimes/

#uspol #politics #uspolitics #foreignpolicy #Israel

How is it even POSSIBLE that contraception is an issue? I feel the same way about abortion access. This time we are in is deeply disturbing. And so bad for women.

I don’t just blindly accept followers: there’s an interview process.

According to the headline
"H5N1 doesn't have to be
a repeat of Covid-19's
'public health versus the economy,'"
and it will not be a repeat
just look around, with H5N1
we are doing things differently,
this time we won’t let anything
stand in the way
of protecting the economy.

Now, everyone is so furious about OpenAI stealing a beloved celebrity's voice. But what about the many artists, writers/authors, and creators whose copyrighted works OpenAI stole to create works resembling and replacing those people's products? Not famous enough to generate the same outrage, right? At least now, everyone knows how bad Sam Altman is. He thinks he is above the law. I'm glad someone is standing up to this bully and I hope something good come out of it.

The fact that people can’t recognize fascism unless it looks like Hitler’s Nazi Reich is very dangerous.