Extra, Extra
Impose, a Challenge: “As much as I don’t want to impose a jail sanction, I want you to understand that I will if necessary.” Judge finds Trump violated gag order again and threatens jail time. (You’d be forgiven for thinking there’s a better chance at peace in the Middle East than Trump ever being held accountable.)
+ Cap and Frown: “Columbia University is canceling its main ceremony and will focus on multiple school-specific celebrations instead.” Universities change commencement plans after weeks of turmoil. Meanwhile, protesters in Michigan spoiled some graduation ceremonies over the weekend. People worked for years and spent hundreds of thousands of dollars to get to this moment, they should be able to have it. Is it that difficult of a line to draw? You can protest. You can’t infringe upon the rights of others to go to class, hold events, etc.
+ Murders in Mexico: “Thieves apparently killed the three, who were on a surfing trip to Mexico’s Baja peninsula, to steal their truck because they wanted the tires. They then allegedly got rid of the bodies by dumping them in a well near the coast.” 3 bodies in Mexican well identified as Australian and American surfers.
+ Med Man: Former NFL player Nate Jackson with a really interesting look at how the positioning of weed changed in professional football. It mirrors a lot of the ways it has changed in broader society. I Wish I’d Never Become The NFL Weed Guy.
+ Best Bot Forever: “Aaron is one of millions of young people, many of whom are teenagers, who make up the bulk of Character.AI’s user base. More than a million of them gather regularly online on platforms like Reddit to discuss their interactions with the chatbots, where competitions over who has racked up the most screen time are just as popular as posts about hating reality, finding it easier to speak to bots than to speak to real people, and even preferring chatbots over other human beings.” (I gotta get myself a chatbot.) The teens making friends with AI chatbots.
+ Trash Talk: “Shannon Sweeney slipped on a pair of black latex gloves and tore open the trash bag sitting on a 47th Avenue sidewalk. ‘Bingo,’ she said, pulling out a document listing the address of the home just feet from the pile of broken furniture, cassette tapes and garbage bags clogging the public walkway. Mail, shipping labels and bills are gold for Sweeney: They provide the identifying information she needs to crack down on whoever’s waste is sullying city streets.” San Francisco is littered with trash. These detectives are busting those responsible.
