Steve Kelley

the annual social cost of cancer and auto accidents are very roughly equivalent imagine a new cancer drug came out that reduced mortality by 90% across *every* cancer And the AMA aggressively lobbied against it because of its potential suppressive impact on hospital visits and surgeries... That is the unions wrt to autonomous robotaxis right now.

@EricBoehm87 Proverbs 26:11.

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Grist, @MightyHeaton? upi.com/Archives/1984/…

@ActualNames1 youtu.be/xJCC6kaAF-A?si…

Death Knox United States, Census, 1930

@AdamThierer @glukianoff @StanfordHAI Any of it good?

according to new @StanfordHAI #AIIndex2026, "[t]he U.S. has passed more AI-related laws since 2016 than any other G20 country," with state regulation driving the uptick. [from pg. 344 of the new report]

@notjessewalker Dang. That’s impressive.

Speaking of the Wayback Machine: It recently rolled out a new protection against link rot. techcrunch.com/2026/02/04/the…

Save the Wayback Machine! wired.com/story/the-inte…

@ActualNames1 That’s a new wrinkle.

Jacobus De Balbrain Massachusetts, Suffolk, Boston Crew Lists, 1917-1944

@JD_Tuccille @reason Congress is the opposite of progress.

Report: Federal Regulatory Compliance Costs $2 Trillion Annually reason.com/2026/04/13/rep… via @reason

@ActualNames1 The corner to avoid at Costco.

Anna L Samples United States, Census, 1930

@smod4real Suck it, Nostradamus.

THIS IS HUGE

Blockading the blockade that was announced in response to the blockade

In the Saturday Night Massacre, Nixon was a Cox sacker.

In 1977, two American boys discovered that a local ice‑cream chain offered free birthday sundaes by mail, so they invented a fictional child named “Robert Alan Peters” to keep collecting the yearly treat. They filled out the birthday club form, listed their real home address, and for years received coupons addressed to their imaginary creation. The prank was harmless fun, just kids gaming a promotional system for a few extra sundaes. But in 1984, everything changed when a letter arrived from the Selective Service System ordering “Robert Alan Peters” to register for the draft. The boys, now older, were stunned: their fake child had somehow entered a federal database. The incident exposed that the U.S. government had quietly obtained and used the ice‑cream chain’s mailing list without permission, sparking public debate about privacy, data‑sharing, and how easily personal information could be swept into government systems long before the digital age.

Rachel Ann Caramaltits England and Wales, Death Registration Index 1837-2007

Gerrymandering, a better way to win reelection: @GoRemy appreciates your support this November, but he doesn't need it.

@smod4real The great Charles Rodrigues.

Mulva Grimes United States, Census, 1940

A Maryland hospital involuntarily held a woman for months. The Supreme Court will soon decide if she can fight back. reason.com/2026/04/10/a-m…