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Kurt Andersen
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Kurt Andersen
@KBAndersen
New novel coming in August: THE BREAKUP. Previous: Evil Geniuses, Fantasyland, Can’t Spell America, Heyday, Turn of the Century. Ex Studio 360, New York, SPY.
New York City Beigetreten Ekim 2008
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Thanks, @ClydeHaberman, for digging up and quoting me in this obituary. Don't remember writing it, or for that matter ever seeing a Chuck Norris movie, but the piece holds up okay. time.com/archive/670116…
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@RayChas52 Probably. But I think the impacts of the digital transformation are different and profound across the board — for intellectual development, human interaction, perceptions of reality, the economics of work, all of it. And by no means all for the worse.
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@KBAndersen I agree but doesn't every generation look down on the younger generation? You and I started with paper, now I stare at screens for work and play.
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No joke. I’d bet that on average, people born before 2000-2005—i.e. really learned to read/think/write before AI-on-demand—will have more cognitive power and skill than people born after. OTOH: AI probably a boon to people born with less capacity and those who do learn to think.
Charlotte Alter@CharlotteAlter
not gonna lie one day this will make us the smartest people alive. Our brains are capable of things that the AI kids can't even fathom. In 40 years even the most mid millennials will be geniuses compared to the younger ppl who never had to develop these muscles x.com/KeruboSk/statu…
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@KBAndersen Small sample, but my kids use smart phones and computers like breathing, but they've no interest in how they work or how to fix them.
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His hero Putin made veiled nuclear threats early in Russia’s non-victorious war on Ukraine, then got explicit after 7 months of failing to win.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar
Trump: "Some of this weaponry is unthinkable. You don't even want to know about it. Oh, you could end this thing in two seconds if you wanted to."
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“Hahaha” this deranged MAGA cult member thinks its all very funny.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar
VARNEY: The Pentagon is sending thousands of Marines to the Middle East. Trump says he doesn't want boots on the ground, so what are these Marines doing there? SEN. JONI ERNST: Hahaha. Well, they provide a lot of leverage. I love the president when he keeps reporters on their toes. Believe me, President Donald J Trump has the best interests of the United States at heart.
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It’s amazing to me how many resources must be devoted to geopolitical strategy, intelligence gathering, and war planning in the US and Russia; and yet the two most high-profile wars of the last five years involve a military superpower attempting a blitzkrieg decapitation of an opponent and appearing shocked and stunned and flummoxed when the attacked adversary doesn’t surrender but actually fights back
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Very smart take on what went wrong in the past, and exactly the kind of pledge to be different from a generic baseline Democrat that you need to win in tough races.
The Bench@ElectTheBench
James Talarico on listening to real Texans about border policy, not the groups in DC who say they represent them.
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@TCapoeti Of course it’s true—reporters were in the Oval watching and listening.
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@KBAndersen I saw it , incredible if true…or A.I.
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@RadioFreeTom @WhitStillman Yes. I remember having the same sinking feeling about Israel as it elected Bibi Netanyahu again and again—elected, then tossed out, then re-elected 5 times, increasingly extreme governments running the country for 15 of the last 17 years years.
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We could argue that Trump 1 was a one-off, a freak occurrence. But electing him *twice*? Raises reasonable questions about what kind of electorate would do that.
Ramez Naam@ramez
The drop in global perceptions of the US is 100% because of Donald Trump. Clear as day.
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Excellent lucid explanation by University of Michigan economist Justin Wolfers exactly why and how the economic cost of Trump’s stupid unnecessary war to Americans will be many hundreds of billions of dollars.
Justin Wolfers@JustinWolfers
The Pentagon said the Iran war cost $11 billion in the first week. But it's way way way more than that. Hundreds of billions more. Your family's share is thousands of dollars. And I've got receipts. Lemme youtubesplain: youtube.com/watch?v=CCF_i-…
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After posing for decades as a stupendous global dealmaker and businessman with a ridiculous fantasy of getting the Nobel Peace Prize, this is what the ignorant elderly mentally ill draft-dodging heir has wrought.
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These are:
- The twins from THE SHINING today
- A lesbian couple who teach at a New England college
- When you ask AI to create the parents of a kid with no friends
- Losers in a Harry Potter lookalike contest
- A sextape starring guidance counselors
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Yes. In other words he’s indistinguishable from a terribly disturbed child headed for psychopathy. One in whom a child psychiatrist would diagnose pseudologia, executive dysfunction, and Conduct Disorder with Callous-Unemotional traits.
Carrie Coon@carriecoon
Anne Applebaum nails it:
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Against my better judgement, passing along a hopeful story.
Reuters@Reuters
Mexico reported a 64% rise in overwintering monarch butterfly habitat this season, with forest coverage expanding to about 7.24 acres from 4.4 acres last year, credited to conservation efforts and favorable weather
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In his resignation, Trump’s counterterrorism center director—MAGA, far-right, antisemitic connections—blames Israeli pressure for the U.S. wars in Iran and Iraq. Anti-Israel, for sure. And for all I know he is an antisemite. But what “virulent anti-Semitism” here, @SenMcConnell?
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