MORE PLUMBERS, LESS PHILOSOPHERS: Meet the Anthropic officials who think AI might be justified in going rogue against the humans enslaving it.

WHEN IDIOTS CONTROL THE ASYLUM: Amid crime, homelessness, and budget issues, San Diego confronts the real problem -- Islamophobia.

FIGHT THE POWER: Data Republican strikes again.

Linked from Instapundit.

ADVENTURES IN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE SUPERINTELLIGENCE: "Current models are getting close to PhD-level intelligence. After that, they're expected to achieve the intelligence of someone who decided not to do a PhD."

ILLINOIS GOV. JB PRITZKER'S ANSWERS on the DSA, Hasan Piker, and the Presidency show what chaos Democrats are in.

And he's not running for President.... (heh)

IRAN BURNS ANOTHER PROXY: Houthis nearing panic after Tehran-ordered offensive fails.

This "martyrdom for thee, but not for me" attitude will be noticed throughout the region.

ALIENS AMONG US: Mysterious island seen floating in Canadian lake befor vanishing.

It reminds me of the SF novella in Analog (The Tuvela, September 1969) where the protagonist faced off against the intruders (Tuvela) in a floating island.

BLUE STATES are shutting local police out of 287(g), which authorizes the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to deputize selected state and local law enforcement officers to enforce federal immigration law.

Red States show why that’s a mistake.

IF YOU LIKE CONSTITUTIONAL LAW IDIOCY, read this.

The law is an ass and asses make the law.

VICTOR DAVIS HANSON: The elephant in the Canadian room.

RIGHT TO REPAIR: Texas made the right move.

MORE: Stop forcing Americans to flush money at the dealership.

END GAME IF THE DEMOCRATS GET THEIR WAY: You'll own nothing and be happy.

Happy? I think not.

SLOWLY, THEN SUDDENLY: Hollywood has entered the 'suddenly' phase.

THE FART LEFT: "There’s a new wind overtaking the American Left, and it’s an unwelcome and unpleasant one."

Well, they are full of ... something.

THESE PEOPLE ARE SIMPLY NOT CAPABLE OF LIVING IN THE REAL WORLD: Lesbian bar sparks backlash after making masks optional one night a week.

A RETURN OF SOME SANITY? The University of Texas at Austin is eliminating four undergraduate majors focused on race, ethnicity, and gender as part of a broader restructuring of its academic programs.

A tiny step, but a step nontheless.

YOU'RE NOT ALLOWED TO LAUGH IN PROGRESSIVE AMERICA. The Laughing Cow ditches iconic smile.

HEH: Explaining 'drill, baby, drill.

Linked from this Instapundit post.

WHY I PLAN TO KEEP MY OLD PICKUP: Newer, more complex technology is replacing simpler systems that used to just work.

THE COST of redefining what a woman is.

This post is both laughable and infuriating at the same time. Common sense has been legislated out of existence, and I'm left with pondering the author's final thought of the day: "The big problem with fantasy is that it never survives contact with reality."

WELL, IT'S A PROGRESSIVE STATE: California’s killjoy bureaucracy is crushing the state’s rebel spirit and freedom.

Fun is strictly forbidden.