Mike Fehlauer Hayes

This deep, aggressive slide into anti-intellectualism is so infuriating because we’re not even combatting opposing views with merit anymore, it’s just fully grown adults being defiantly incurious morons.

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Might just be the best movie ever made

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I know we have been doing this for years, but this is like bragging about how many field sobriety tests one has passed. The question is why do people keep making you take the test?

Character animation used to take weeks. Describe it. AI generates it. Frames extracted. Sprite sheet ready. Minutes. Not weeks. #GameDev #MakkoAI #MadeWithMakko

This is what I’ve been up to lately: a platform where everyday folks can build game assets and even full games simply by writing plain-English sentences. Would appreciate if you’d check it out, and upvote if you like what you see! producthunt.com/posts/makko-ai

NEW: Astronaut Reid Wiseman shares a video of ‘Earthset’ that was taken with his iPhone “This is uncropped, uncut with 8x zoom which is quite comparable to the view of the human eye…” Wiseman said. This has to be the greatest iPhone video of all time.

You, in a panic, buying black tip rounds. Me, a sophisticate, have surrounded my perimeter with 2 inch tall speed bumps and masking tape.

Thomas Massie just went nuclear on Trump’s DOJ for bringing zero “charges, arrests, or investigations” over the Epstein files. “Who should be investigated?” “I’ll name them right here.” “Leon Black... Jes Staley, accused of terrible things... Leslie Wexner.” “Why did the FBI list him as a co-conspirator in their own documents in a child sex trafficking case, and then tell him that they had no questions for him?” “Over 3 million documents describing horrible things, unspeakable things, much of it redacted.” “Over two dozen people have resigned, CEOs, members of government worldwide.” “But I haven’t seen any arrests or investigations here in the United States.” “Prince Andrew, Duke of York, who has since been stripped of his royal titles due to his affiliation with Jeffrey Epstein, has been arrested.” “Peter Mandelson, who previously served as UK’s ambassador to the United States, resigned in disgrace from UK’s House of Lords and the Labour Party, and he’s been arrested.” “Former Prime Minister of Norway, Thorbjørn Jagland, has been charged.” “But we don’t see any charges, arrests, or investigations in the United States.” “What do we see?” “We see our FBI director celebrating in the locker room at the Olympics overseas.” “We need justice.”

The guy who just flew to Hungary to get involved in their politics tells the Pope, who is from Chicago, Illinois to stay out of US politics.

BREAKING: Iran says the strait is closed. BREAKING: Trump says the strait is open. BREAKING: Hegseth says the strait is open. BREAKING: Bloomberg says 3 ships crossed. BREAKING: Iran says those 3 ships are Iranian. BREAKING: Maersk says it needs clarity. BREAKING: The strait is a philosophical concept at this point. BREAKING: A fourth ship attempts to cross. BREAKING: The fourth ship turns around. BREAKING: The fourth ship's captain says he "needed to think." BREAKING: Insurance for the fourth ship is now $47M. BREAKING: The fourth ship is still thinking. BREAKING: Trump posts on Truth Social that Hormuz is "TOTALLY OPEN, BEAUTIFUL, LIKE YOU'VE NEVER SEEN." BREAKING: 800 ships remain trapped in the Gulf. BREAKING: Trump posts again that this is Biden's fault. BREAKING: Iran announces tolls of $2M per ship. BREAKING: Iran announces tolls must be paid in crypto. BREAKING: Iran has not specified which crypto. BREAKING: Someone on CT says it's XRP. BREAKING: XRP is up 34%. BREAKING: It is not XRP. BREAKING: Russia and China veto the UN resolution on Hormuz. BREAKING: Russia proposes an alternative resolution. BREAKING: The alternative resolution does not mention Hormuz. BREAKING: Nobody is surprised. BREAKING: Israel bombs Lebanon. BREAKING: Iran says this violates the ceasefire. BREAKING: Trump says the ceasefire does not cover Lebanon. BREAKING: Netanyahu says the ceasefire does not cover anything Netanyahu is currently doing. BREAKING: Ceasefire is now 11 hours old. BREAKING: Iran closes Hormuz again. BREAKING: Hegseth says the strait is open. BREAKING: Trump floats joint US-Iran toll venture to manage the strait. BREAKING: The White House clarifies Trump was "just thinking out loud." BREAKING: Iran says it will consider the proposal. BREAKING: Trump says Iran's 10-point peace plan is "not good enough." BREAKING: Trump says it is "a workable basis." BREAKING: Both statements were made within the same hour. BREAKING: 20,000 seafarers are still trapped on ships inside the Gulf. BREAKING: The IMO says the priority is evacuation. BREAKING: Iran says passage requires "coordination with armed forces." BREAKING: Nobody has coordinated with the armed forces. BREAKING: Hegseth says the strait is open. BREAKING: The strait remains closed. BREAKING: This is day 41. BREAKING: We will keep you updated.

Dear @FLOTUS: Actually, Congress did act. But @DAGToddBlanche is violating the law and refusing to release the Epstein files as required by law. He’s also the guy that said “I love you, sir” to your husband. You may want to talk to Blanche and ask him to act.

Most solo devs are strong at code or strong at art. Almost never both. That gap is why projects stall. Logic works but the game looks like a tech demo. Art Studio closes it. Text in. Game-ready character, animations, and sprite sheets out. youtu.be/Mh-GSyVFyVg

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The fuck is this?

For I was hungry, and you voted against the school lunch program that provided me my only meal of the day, I was thirsty and you voted against clean water legislation, a stranger and you voted to lock me in a cage at an I.C.E. concentration camp at the border.

Chuck Norris is the main character in every movie.

The Army Chief of Staff, a combat veteran with tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, asked Pete Hegseth why he was blocking the promotions of two Black officers and two female officers who had earned them. Hegseth refused to answer. Then he fired him. Nine U.S. officials told NBC News that Hegseth has blocked or delayed promotions for more than a dozen Black and female senior officers across all four branches of the military. Hegseth has now fired or sidelined more than a dozen generals and admirals. He is an out-of-control, unqualified former TV host and nobody in the Republican Party will say a word about it because they don’t want to make Trump angry. nbcnews.com/politics/natio…