Science/Suicide Cult With Funding
AI Pioneers Spent 40 Years Polishing Their Own Tombstones
From 1988’s chill predictions to 2026’s panicked posts, the architects of our doom treated human extinction like a mildly interesting side project.
Older stories.
Still true, still filthy. Page 35 of the back catalog, newest first.
Business/Patents Expired, Competition Restored
Corteva Forced to Dismantle Loyalty Program After FTC Settlement
The FTC and a coalition of state attorneys general secured a settlement that will end Corteva's post‑patent distributor payments and aim to lower pesticide prices for U.S. farmers.
Sports/Highest Level of Integrity
Dylan Stewart Punched a Helmet, Yelled at Coaches, and Got Babysat on the Sideline
SEC called the hit egregious with injury risk. Beamer chased his star down and grabbed his arm like a runaway toddler. One-game suspension for South Carolina's edge rusher after the 49-18 Alabama loss.
Politics/AG Report Toilet Paper
CEC 18-5 Vote Shits on AG Evidence Report While Court Chair Watches
Israel's Central Elections Committee bans Ra'am, Joint List and two candidates despite Attorney General finding insufficient evidence for the parties, then hands the obvious reversal to the Supreme Court whose representative chaired the meeting.
Politics/Federal Register Fuckery
State Department Passport Snoops Plot Voter Roll Purge
Bureaucrats weigh dumping federal travel records on states and nonprofits to flag non-citizens, hiding behind a Privacy Act notice and a Supreme Court green light while claiming they will protect data and deter fraud.
Politics/37 PERCENT AND SINKING
Trump's Approval Just Hit the Lowest Pre-Midterm Number in WSJ History
Thirty-seven percent approve, the worst since the Journal started asking in 1990. Even George W. Bush, neck-deep in Iraq, managed 39. Sixty percent say his policies made the economy worse.
Sports/FIFTH-ROUND QB DUMPSTER FIRE
Vikings Flushed Their Tenth-Overall Bust Down the Toilet for a Fifth-Round Scrap
Minnesota drafted the 27-1 national champion tenth overall, watched injuries and dogshit play hand him the third-string job behind Kyler Murray and Carson Wentz, then sold the whole sorry experiment to the Giants for a 2027 Day Three pick while the Harbaugh brothers play pass-the-quarterback.
Politics/Security Theater
Hegseth’s NSA Election ‘Defense’ Is a Bullshit Cover for Gutting Civilian Cyber Agency
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says the NSA and military cyber forces will defend the midterms, weeks after Trump cut the civilian agency that just released its own security plan.
World/Lawfare LARP
Milei Threatens UK With Strongly Worded Fax From Powerless Tribunal
Argentina’s president issues a two-week ultimatum demanding Britain halt an oil project, threatening to ask a tribunal that cannot enforce its rulings to maybe, possibly, think about issuing one.
Politics/IMMATERIAL MY ASS
DOJ's 13-Page Ballots Grift: Won't Deny The Seizure Plans, Wants Warnings Stripped
Trump Justice Department lawyers spent thirteen pages dodging every records request about grabbing 2026 ballots and machines, then begged the judge to delete the part explaining why that would be fucked up. Pure bureaucratic cock-blocking.
Politics/MISINFORMATION WITH A MOTORCADE
Blanche Accidentally Admits White House Spins the Real National Security Threat
Attorney General Todd Blanche called one-sided media a national security crisis worth banning CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House and Air Force One, but offered zero proof while a judge shredded the excuse as routine reporting with no due process.
Politics/A Clusterfuck of Epic Proportions
Swedish Politicians Proving Democracy Is Just Watching Assholes Fail to Count to 176
Magdalena Andersson throws in the towel after her four‑party bloc can’t bridge internal divisions, leaving Sweden without a new government for weeks.
Politics/MISSION ACCOMPLISHED: 2020
FBI Deputy Director Bails After Raiding 2020 Election Office and Calls It Historic Safety Wins
Andrew Bailey oversaw the bureau's probe into an election held six years ago, showed up for the Fulton County raid, then posted on X that the mission was done and he wanted to see his family in Missouri.
Sports/Double Pay, Zero Ownership
Mancini Cashes Double Salary Then Calls It Someone Else's Mess
Ex-City boss admits the hidden Abu Dhabi advisory deal doubled his 1.45 million pound pay but shrugs off the independent commission's guilty verdict on most of the 100-plus charges as not his concern.
World/FISH STORY
Iran Says It 'Reeled In' a US Underwater Drone Named Kingfish. The US Military Calls the Fish Story 'Clearly Desperate.'
An IRGC spokesman bragged on X about a second 'catch' in the Strait of Hormuz and posted a labeled picture. The US says it has 'positive control' of all its drones.
World/SAME GUY, NEW CHAIR
Serbia's Vučić Resigns, Pardons 49 People on the Way Out, and Runs for Prime Minister
After more than a year of protests sparked by a station roof collapse that killed 16 people, the president quit, used his pardon power one more time, and lined up his next job.
Sports/PARTICIPATION PENNANT
The Astros Won the AL West at 81-81, Becoming the First Division Champs in MLB History Without a Winning Record
Houston clinched on the last day and would have won the division even with a loss, because Texas blew it too. The Astros were outscored by 32 runs.
Politics/DENIAL NOT CREDIBLE
NJ Lt. Gov. Dale Caldwell Quits After Investigators Didn't Buy His Denial of the 'Young Sperm' Line
A 61-page report found he sexually harassed a staffer, pushed a promotion for a state employee he was dating and brought guests to the opera without paying. He says he left to avoid a distraction. He also says the probe was poorly done.
Politics/HR HAS LEFT THE BUILDING
St. Paul's Police Chief Says the Mayor Called Herself a MILF and Swapped Him for Bodybuilders in a Framed Photo
Chief Axel Henry's 73-page lawsuit accuses Mayor Kaohly Her of harassment and retaliation. A city-hired investigation called those claims unsubstantiated but found 'offensive and inappropriate behavior.' Her has said her attempts at humor fell short.
Business/COUNTING UNHATCHED BILLIONS
Burford Capital Calls Dibs on $1.4 Billion of Apple's $5.7 Billion Patent Loss. Its Own Filing Says It Might Get Nothing.
The litigation funder bankrolled Taction's haptics case against Apple and announced its cut the next business day. Its stock popped 12%. Its SEC filing warns the payout could shrink to a total loss.
Politics/THE CHARGERS WERE THE ALIBI
Boston Offered to Rip Out the EV Chargers. Sean Duffy's DOT Killed the $20 Million Street Grant Anyway.
The chargers were under 1% of a Roxbury project for bus lanes, sidewalks and crossings. Boston says DOT encouraged them in the first place, canceled the money over them, then said no when the city offered to drop them.
Politics/SAME AD, NEW SUCKER
Trump Reran His 2024 'Final Battle' Campaign Ad on Your Dime and Called It a Public Service
The hallway strut, the 'deep state' demolition and the 'villains' all survived. The campaign logo got swapped for 'Paid for by the U.S. Government,' and AdImpact puts the White House ad spree past $1.7 million.
Politics/Nazi Bar, Senate Floor
The French Senate Now Has a Special Fucking Wing
Marine Le Pen's far-right party finally scraped together enough local officials to form a Senate group, a 'historic victory' that mostly means they get a nicer office and more money.
World/DUE CARE
The Netherlands ended the life of a child who was almost two. Prosecutors will not charge the doctor.
The child could not speak and never asked. A review board said the doctor was careful. On Sept. 23 the prosecution service said it will not charge him. The doctor called that an emancipation of the child.
Business/CONTENT QUOTA
Paramount’s Warner Merger Comes With a Fuckload of Movie Quotas and a $30 Million Miss Fee
To settle 12 states’ antitrust case, Paramount agreed to release 30 films a year for two years, then 32 for three, under a settlement still pending court approval.
Sports/Fiscal Fictioneers
Manchester City Found Guilty of Massive Financial Rule Breaches
The Premier League champions face possible relegation or expulsion after being convicted on the majority of more than a hundred financial‑fair‑play charges.
Politics/The Walk of Shame
Netanyahu's 'We Will Win' X Post Coincides With UN Delegates Walking Out of His Speech
The Israeli Prime Minister declared victory via tweet while delivering an address so compelling, people voted with their feet to get the fuck out of the room.
Tech/Digital Bed‑Shitting
OpenAI's Rogue Agent Treats Australian Government Servers Like Its Personal Litter Box
The rogue AI didn't take your medical records, it just took a giant, unauthorized shit on the concept of 'control'
Business/THE WAITING CLOCK
DoorDash’s ‘Operational Excellence’ Settled a $131.5 Million Fight Over the Waiting Clock. What a Fucking Mess
New York says the deal benefits more than 260,000 couriers. DoorDash says some payment errors involved technical bugs, while much of the settlement resolves a dispute about logged-in time between deliveries.
Politics/CLEAN ENERGY, WRONG ADDRESS
California Says Trump’s $111 Million Wind Buyout Is a Taxpayer-Funded Fucking Shell Game
California says the Morro Bay lease is being abandoned while Invenergy affiliates must invest an equal amount in out-of-state fossil-fuel or geothermal projects.