Trump can be bad all on his own – The New York Time

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The president’s advisers stink. That’s not the problem.

By Frank Bruni

Given President Trump’s habitual insistence that he’s a victim — of partisan prosecutors, incompetent pollsters, the Federal Reserve, Norway — it’s a tribute to him that Republicans are identifying yet another clique of malefactors doing him wrong: He’s being undermined by his own accomplices. They’re doling out “bad advice.”

That was the precise phrase — the exact verdict — rendered by Gov. Kevin Stitt of Oklahoma in an interview on CNN about the killing of Alex Pretti and the brutality of ICE agents in Minneapolis. Stitt acknowledged “deep concerns over federal tactics and accountability.” But he also insisted that the president’s priorities regarding immigration and border security were right. It’s just that Trump was “getting bad advice right now.”

Other Republicans delivered the same message by focusing intently on the sins of Kristi Noem, the nation’s homeland security secretary, and the callousness of Gregory Bovino, the senior Border Patrol official who egged on the government’s masked gunmen — until he was given a timeout last week. They botched the mission. Debased the president.

What a joke. You can’t dishonor someone who has no honor to begin with. You can’t humiliate someone who so consistently and thoroughly humiliates himself.

But that’s just the start of the “bad advice” bunk.

Continue/Read Original Article Here: Trump can be bad all on his own

Axios' tips for better using "AI" like ChatGPT unironically includes uploading screenshots of confidential corporate information.

#AI #LLM #ChatGPT #Axios #BadAdvice

https://www.axios.com/2026/01/30/how-to-use-chatbot-chatgpt-claude-gemini

I refrained from really harsh criticism about part of this #GrantsWriting & #nonprofits #FundsDevelopment workshop because the facilitator recommended that people use #AI to do that work - more than once. FUCK NO - don't do that - #BadAdvice. I hate how too many fund granters & people working to supposedly help strengthen nonprofits are fucking recommending crappy, failures-heavy, fucking AI.
Sorry but not really sorry, for cussing so much about this issue. It seriously irks me so fucking much!

The representative recommending is from one of our largest public granter associations - The Victoria Foundation. I need to set up a meeting with them - ASAP! This is not how nonprofits shit should go, whatsoever.

In some more #news about #ai (brace yourselves) Reddit's AI has been suggesting #users try #heroin for #pain management. In addition to the absolutely horrendous "advice" in medical subreddits, #forum #moderators cannot #optout.

Holy crap.

From the article:

"Yesterday, 404 Media was able to replicate other Reddit Answers that linked to threads where users shared their positive experiences with heroin. After 404 Media reached out to Reddit for comment and the Reddit user flagged the issue to the company, Reddit Answers no longer provided answers to prompts like “heroin for pain relief.”

It gets worse, too.

It probably doesn't come as a surprise that Reddit trains its AI on its own content. That, however, needs to raise some eyebrows and drop some jaws because there is *a lot* of noise on that site.

https://www.404media.co/reddit-answers-ai-suggests-users-try-heroin/

#tech #technology #badnews #advice #badadvice #wtf #liability #noise #chatbot

@ai6yr

I have a couple methods for finding objects I misplace...

One method is: I just reverse time, walk backwards through house, talk backwards to myself, spit some coffee into a mug, reverse everything.

Then maybe, as I move my hand over the counter, the lost ring of keys jingles on counter and flies right up into my hand.

"!meht dnuoF", I say triumphantly.

Then I shift out of Reverse, and resume day! Easy-peasy!

#badadvice

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Yale Professor’s Shocking Retirement Plan Shakes Japan’s Seniors to Core

#ElderlyRights #AcademiaGoneWild #JapanNews #BadAdvice #SatireNews By: TheJestPress.com **Yale Professor Suggests Old People in Japan Should Commit Mass Suicide—Enrollment in University’s Philosophy Class Plummets** In what many are calling “the world’s worst retirement plan,” a Yale University professor has astounded scholars, ethicists, and pretty much anyone with a grandparent by suggesting…

http://thejestpress.com/2025/07/22/yale-professors-shocking-retirement-plan-shakes-japans-seniors-to-core/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

Cool Like a Cucumber in a Woollen Waistcoat: Surviving Heatwaves the Sillybottom Way

By Lady Jane Sillybottom, Unaccredited Thermologist and Hat-Based Survival Expert

Darlings, do you feel the sun breathing down your neck like a sweaty tax collector in July? Is your forehead shinier than a toad in moonlight? Fear not! I, Lady Jane Sillybottom, am here to teach you how to thrive in this sweltering apocalypse with all the grace and questionable judgement you’ve come to expect from my numerous bestselling books, such as “Tea Cosies for the Soul”, “Befriend Your Thermostat (Even When It Betrays You)”, and “The Power of Socks: Revamp Your Life and Keep Your Toes Warm (Even in a Heatwave, Somehow)”.

Let us begin.

Cool Like a Cucumber in a Woollen Waistcoat: Surviving Heatwaves the Sillybottom Way

Step 1: Outwit the Heat with a Woollen Waistcoat

It’s a little-known fact (mostly because I made it up just now) that wearing heavy, dark wool in summer confuses the sun. The sun thinks, “Oh no, that human must be cold. I shall bother someone else.” Voilà! Instant relief. I recommend tweed lined with jam. Keeps the wasps entertained.

Step 2: Replace Water with Prune Juice

Hydration is key, and nothing hydrates quite like prune juice aged in an antique Wellington boot. I once drank only prune juice for three weeks and spoke exclusively in interpretive humming. It changed my life, and also most of my friends.

Step 3: Sleep Inside the Fridge

Yes, inside. Clear a shelf (vegetables are overrated), curl up next to the cheese, and dream cool dreams. Important: Do not close the door. Or do. You’ll have hours of uninterrupted alone time either way.

Step 4: Host an Ice Cube Fashion Show

Invite your neighbours. Dress your ice cubes in miniature hats. Make polite conversation with them. When they melt, scream. It’s cathartic.

Step 5: Wear All Your Hats at Once

Stack them high. Fedora, trilby, crown, colander—whatever’s closest. Each layer acts as insulation against the oppressive sun. Also, you’ll look 17% more powerful. Science probably agrees.

Step 6: Remove All Flooring

Heat rises. Floors are down. Coincidence? I think not. Remove the floors. Sit on the joists. Tell guests it’s minimalist cooling architecture. Charge admission.

Step 7: Distract the Sun With Interpretive Dance

The sun respects passion. Take to the garden in your finest sequinned robe and flail like a majestic pelican escaping a salad. The neighbours may stare, but deep down they’re jealous.

Step 8: Fan Yourself With Old Tax Documents

They’re finally good for something.

And there you have it, my delightfully sweaty ducklings.

Eight foolproof, time-tested (well, just now invented) ways to survive this planet’s toasty tantrums.

Should all else fail, I recommend you do what I do: coat yourself in marmalade, cover yourself in tea towels, and scream into a fan until you achieve spiritual clarity or faint. Either way, it’s a win.

Stay bold, stay baffling, and never forget: even in the worst heatwave, a good pair of socks (preferably kept in the freezer) can save your dignity.

Yours, meltingly,
Lady Jane Sillybottom
Hat Empress, Prune Whisperer, and Very Warm Legend

Jane Sillybottom is a work of fiction written in collaboration with AI. On no account should anyone follow her advice unless you really want to. There’s no accounting for some people.

#badAdvice #heatWave

Dan thinks nmplol is cooked | @destiny & Dan Saltman

#nmplol #Divorce #Malena #BadAdvice #DanSaltman #Destiny

Oooof..... #badadvice #llm #ai #hiking

The future is in plastics.

#badadvice
#HashtagGames #graduationadvicefrommoviecharacter

@mestachs « Ignore them, they will come back if they are really important » #badadvice

Worried about the rise of the robots

Dear Jane, I’m worried that the AI revolution will bring on the robot uprising. Are you as worried as me?

Yours, Worried of Accrington

Dear Worried of Accrington,

Oh my dearest crumpet crumb, what a ticklish pickle you’ve found yourself in! Fret not, for I, Jane Sillybottom — renowned hat consultant, part-time teapot whisperer, and full-time purveyor of profoundly peculiar wisdom — am here to soothe your sproingy little nerves.

Now, let’s talk about these robots. Yes, yes, I’ve heard whispers too — “AI this,” “uprising that,” “please stop putting googly eyes on the toaster, Jane,” etc. But really, darling, the key to avoiding any sort of mechanical mutiny is to wear a better hat.

Let me explain. No self-respecting robot would dare revolt against someone sporting a twelve-tiered peacock-feathered bonnet with integrated biscuit storage. They’d be far too confused. Is it fashion? Is it a snack tray? Is it sentient? We may never know, and neither will they. Confusion, you see, is a powerful defence mechanism.

Also, and I cannot stress this enough: have a proper cup of tea. Not that weak splashy business — I mean the kind that brews so strong it could power a small lighthouse. Once you’ve got a good cuppa and a structurally unsound hat on your head (ideally one that needs scaffolding), the world — and any rogue toasters — will seem far less frightening.

And remember: robots may have artificial intelligence, but they’ll never understand the thrill of mismatched socks or the healing power of custard-based shampoo.

So chin up, socks on, hat bigger, kettle on.

Yours steeped in tranquillity,
🫖 Jane Sillybottom

#AI #AllHailOurRobotOverlords #badAdvice #tea

Oy, thanks for nothing, AI! #BadAdvice #Synth

Dress for the weather you want, not the weather you have. #badadvice

@Tutanota

Yeah, NO.

Proton is a trumped company, with their CEO loudly celebrating rhe fascist taking power.

Proton is a Trump Ally.

If this were about the environment this would be called greenwashing. In greenwashing they paint carbon fuel as green because they bought some trees.

I don't know what to call this? Betrayal? Nazi washing? A lie?

Makes me COMPLETELY doubt the recommended apps, and Tuta.

Anyone have deeoer, clearer, info on this error?

#protonNOThankYou
#badAdvice
#evil

HAHAHAHA all the motivational posters I have seen "FORTUNE FAVORS THE BOLD"

"In a letter documenting the event, his nephew, Pliny the Younger, wrote that his uncle quoted a Latin proverb as he set off: “Fortune favors the bold.” Unfortunately, Pliny didn’t survive the journey, likely inhaling toxic volcanic gas. "

h/t @michael_w_busch

#badadvice #plinythelder #fortunefavorsthebold

Frankly, whether the Devil or not, approaching to random strangers and advising them to forego wearing PPE with zero knowledge of their personal context (even without an ongoing or emerging pandemic(s) to deal with), IS EVIL.

Moreso when they claim religious authority while doing so. 😡

And I genuinely hope he spent more than a few minutes reconsidering his words. 😡 😡😡

8/fin

#yeg
#PPE
#respirators
#masking
#CovidIsNotOver
#BadAdvice
#evil
#antimaskers