Techno Man

the CATO Institute.. a libertarian think tank funded by the Koch brothers.. just published a study showing immigrants paid more in taxes than they received in benefits every single year from 1994 to 2023.. not a left-wing university.. not a Democratic PAC.. the Koch brothers' own research institute.. they reduced the deficit by $14.5 trillion over 30 years.. they earn less per hour but work at higher rates.. which means higher per capita income.. which means higher taxes paid.. the country spent 30 years being told immigrants were draining the system.. turns out they were funding it.. and the people who told you that knew the numbers the whole time

Melania Trump says Jimmy Kimmel should be canceled. Last week her husband commented on Robert Mueller’s death: “Good. I”m glad he’s dead.” Said Pretty much the same about my old friend Rob Reiner. People who live in glass houses should’t throw shit.

MAGA built a gallows, beat police officers, and threatened to hang the vice president because they lost an election — but somehow it’s Democrats who need to “tone it down.” The audacity is unreal.

The president is playing checkers, not chess. He thought this was going to be Venezuela. Iran is not Venezuela. If we come out of this with a strategically stronger Iran, one that knows it can close the Strait at any time and cripple the world economy, it's a geopolitical failure of enormous proportions.

It’s not just about baseball or good sportsmanship on the field. This is about something much deeper — it’s about being a decent, kind human being who does the right thing.

Turning Pixels into Meaning: The Vision of Susan Kare. Susan Kare is the visionary graphic designer who humanised personal computing through her groundbreaking work on the original Apple Macintosh. At a time when computers were intimidating and text-heavy, she used a simple grid of pixels as her canvas to create a visual language that made technology feel accessible and even playful. Rather than relying on technical commands, Kare introduced intuitive, symbolic icons that people could instantly understand. Her most enduring creations include the smiling “Happy Mac” startup icon, the Command symbol (⌘), and the Trash can, designs that translated complex digital actions into familiar, real-world metaphors. Beyond iconography, Kare also shaped the typographic identity of early computing by designing foundational fonts like Chicago and Geneva, which balanced readability with personality on low-resolution screens. Her work was not just functional; it carried a subtle sense of humour and warmth that softened the machine’s edges. By blending clarity with charm, Kare helped transform the computer from a tool for specialists into a welcoming, everyday companion, influencing how millions of people interact with technology to this day. #logodecks

Donald Trump acquired the Eastern Airlines Shuttle in 1989 with $365 million in loans. By 1990, the airline had already defaulted on its debt and was returned to creditors. Spirit Airlines, you’re in good hands.

I've been waiting for a map like this and would love to see it for more places: These are EV charging price by US state translated into gasoline prices so you get a like for like comparison of driving costs. Source: reddit.com/r/dataisbeauti…

Okay, who did this? 🤣🤣

Anyway, here is a photo from MLK Jr's speech and he didn't have to pay anyone to show up.

President Donald Trump, known for popularizing the term "fake news," seems to have shifted focus to a healthy dose of fake math in defending impossibly large cuts to prescription drug prices. apnews.com/article/trump-…

1963: You'll be able to carry a phone in your pocket in the future

When DOGE started cutting National Weather Service staff, there were also cuts in the number of daily balloon launches to gather weather data. The graphic on the left is what went up today at 8 am EDT (1200z). The graphic on the right is from May 2, 2023.

As I said towards the end of the first administration, he’s down to Kool-Aid drinkers and next of kin

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As seen on Fox News.

With jet fuel surging 70% more since #IranWar‌ started, @lufthansa will cut 20,000 short haul flights to save fuel: nytimes.com/2026/04/22/bus…

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