Between this and his friendly relations with Trump, Hochul, and Tisch, I get the impression that Mamdani has little interest in being a political leader or in the broader socialist movement—he just wants to be an effective administrator and happens to think socialism is the best approach.

Don’t the Chinese get tired of having every route to their country being named the “X Silk Road”?

While there is a lower class, I am in it, while there is a criminal element, I am of it, and while there is a soul in prison, I am not free.

—Eugene Debs

several sound-responsive structures could be built into a single flexible device, with each one reacting to a different sound frequency. “This would allow specific parts of the device to move, bend or vibrate, potentially leading to aerodynamic robotic devices that can change shape in response to sound,” he says.

I’m picturing Yondu’s whistle-powered dart.

Conversation logs between the lab and Luna show that the agent had created an attendance policy but later lost track of it, allowing the employee’s lateness to continue for months.

Sounds like Luna should look into firing itself.

It’s just a list of their customers.

The idea that Trump’s “intel” team was inclined to dismiss the threat is the first thing that makes me think it might have been real after all.

I’m surprised the chip wasn’t sold on the black market before the missile was assembled.

1.6 million cartons of eggs recalled. The title is off by a factor of twelve.

Sporting events existed for thousands of years before advertising—don’t mistake current conditions for necessary ones.