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[AJ+ @ajplus]

Israeli settlers opened fire on a school in the occupied West Bank, killing at least 2 Palestinians, including a 14-year-old student.

[Karri Saarinen @karrisaarinen]

https://t.co/srw9NQMkH2

[Rasmus Andersson @rsms]

This is really neat but it’s not a design tool as much as it’s a design _production_ tool.

The practice of design is mostly about what comes before production.

There’s no doubt in my mind that all parts of software production will become automated very soon. Writing code, making web pages, putting pieces of a design system together etc.

And that’s fine. I think few people actually enjoy this kind of production work. Wouldn’t it be better if we spent our precious time in life on what is more meaningful?!

At the core, the practice of design is methodical; like architecture, not like art. In a nutshell: We find constraints, form comprehension of the whole and propose solutions that honor those constraints. First after that do we enter some form of production phase, usually prototypes first, learn about some constraints that were hidden before, loop back, prototype and then build the production-grade “final” artifact.

These last few tasks are quickly losing value because AI tools can do it much faster (not yet better though) than humans. It’s simply just what has the best RoI for a business.

Some companies and individuals will continue to spend human time on certain parts of the “production line” as a market differentiator, but it will cost them a relatively high price compared to competitors.

Anyhow, I still haven’t seen a tool better than Figma that supports the actually-interesting part of the design process.

I wouldn’t be surprised if Figma focused their products on that, maybe separating “products for production” of “products for ideation & exploration.” The latter would obviously still leverage AI, but not to do the work for me but rather to support my efforts the way a therapist helps me live a better life (not living my life for me.)

[Effulgent @effulgent_01]

@siddhartharun Would love to

[Effulgent @effulgent_01]

Jesse Ventura on Minneapolis ICE shooting:
https://t.co/HXgi9vtO8m

[Andy Signore @andysignore]

This is the most neutral summary I’ve seen of the Minnesota murder by ICE. It has ALL angles, it syncs them together, and shows the lead up and aftermath… if you watch this all and still think those shots were justified - you just might be a psychopath.

[Chris Murphy 🟧 @ChrisMurphyCT]

This week, Trump will host a secret dinner with the top buyers of his meme coin. Reports suggest that the majority of the attendees will be foreigners. That's outrageous. Are these corrupt oligarchs? Do they have terrorist ties? How many are Putin cronies? We deserve to know.

[Republicans against Trump @RpsAgainstTrump]

Since Melania Trump unveiled the Barbara Bush stamp at the White House yesterday, it’s a good time to repost this video reminder of what Barbara Bush thought of Donald Trump when he first ran in 2016.

[Jackie Singh @HackingButLegal]

Families are torn apart; men, women and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared.

—Anne Frank

[Jackie Singh @HackingButLegal]

Terrible things are happening outside. At any time of night and day, poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes.

—Anne Frank

[Effulgent @effulgent_01]

@ProjectLincoln Did he say, "I don't know..." OR "I don't. No..."
Either way it's clear that he's tasked his 'brilliant lawyers' to find ways to go around the Constitution but we already know all of this.

[Effulgent @effulgent_01]

@Acyn Could someone recommend that he himself go into one of the many U.S. prisons and maybe spend some time in there — for maybe, I don't know, 4-5 yrs just to evaluate for himself if they're already adequate enough for holding the type of criminals he's referencing?

[Atilla @_atilla1]

It's getting bad for us UI2 folks.

[Vatnik Soup @P_Kallioniemi]

In today’s Vatnik Soup, I’ll start a new series titled “Degenerate Russia”. In it, we look behind the Kremlin propaganda and see the real Russia – an authoritarian country that doesn’t care about its people and desperately tries to hold on to its imperialistic past.

1/22

[JΛKΣ @USMCLiberal]

This guy just spoke at the White House.

Notice a pattern?

[Chris D. Jackson @ChrisDJackson]

🚨 FREAKING PATHETIC: Trump is plastering his name on infrastructure projects funded by JOE BIDEN’S Infrastructure Act.

He never passed an infrastructure bill. He never built a damn thing.

But, of course, he still wants the credit.

Classic con man behavior.

[Senator Adam Schiff @SenAdamSchiff]

Remember when the Trump Administration said they were not trying to fire air traffic controllers?

They were lying.

[Republicans against Trump @RpsAgainstTrump]

It was previously reported in the news, but now Roger Stone, one of Donald Trump’s closest associates, has confirmed that the Trump administration, through Richard Grenell, intervened to secure the release of the Tate brothers from Romania and allowed them to enter the U.S.

This should be a major news story.

[Paul Graham @paulg]

Which of America's bold new cohort of Republican leaders is bold enough to answer this?

[Tristan Snell @TristanSnell]

Gosh if only there was a pattern we could detect here