Russell Vea

Senior Front-End Engineer at @POLITICO. Ultramarathoner. Some guy.

[Meredith Whittaker @mer__edith]

I'm not arguing w the fact that AI poses risks. I AM ceaselessly annoyed by the pattern

This is not new or novel. It was women - @timnitGebru @mmitchell_ai, me, et al - who rang the AI alarm years ago & were retaliated against, pushed out for doing so.

https://t.co/OJdVWSkJ8w

[Russell Vea @rbvea]

This is like the time a random U2 album suddenly appeared in everyone’s iTunes, except ppl are dying here.

[The Atlantic @TheAtlantic]

The June cover was designed and drawn by Bono, who told @JeffreyGoldberg that he sometimes redesigns and reimagines Atlantic covers on his iPad. “Like Anne, Bono is preoccupied with issues of freedom and dignity," Goldberg writes in an editor’s note. https://t.co/AatKJdS3OF

[Russell Vea @rbvea]

@jbenton Nothing says “hard-hitting important journalism” like crude drawings from a bored multimillionaire musician

[Joshua Benton (@joshuabenton.com on Bluesky) @jbenton]

tired: illustrators losing their jobs to AI

wired: illustrators losing their jobs to lead singers with a hobby

[NWS Baltimore-Washington @NWS_BaltWash]

The calendar says May, but in the mountains it will look more like March. Snow has started this morning & will continue through Wed. Highest totals will be at elevations above 3,000ft where warnings & advisories have been issued. Use caution traveling in these areas. #WVwx #VAwx

[Russell Vea @rbvea]

@tanyahayre Some background here! https://t.co/fwXhBjJCqd

[delia @delia_cai]

the gods demand a third

[darth™ @darth]

i am just saying if u have some bad news to drop this monday morning seems like a good time to drop some bad news no body will even see it

[Bloomberg @business]

VPNs are going mainstream, and so are their trust issues https://t.co/OOuU3rZc4f via @BW

[Alexander Tin @Alexander_Tin]

Another update over weekend

@CDCgov has begun to update guidance for COVID vaccinations, which now say

- most with 1 bivalent mRNA "do not need any further vaccine doses at this time"
- 65 and older "have the option to receive 1 additional"

https://t.co/2mgfv7uz3w

[Chris Hayes @chrislhayes]

For some reason, this is the funniest one.

[Sonia Van Meter @bourbonface]

This is how you headline. https://t.co/P1TLb4fBBm

[US Consumer Product Safety Commission @USCPSC]

Fly now, blue check. You’re free 🦋

[Russell Vea @rbvea]

@mcwm

[Jason Koebler @jason_koebler]

beautiful piece:

https://t.co/wT0Q3bQkcs

[Russell Vea @rbvea]

Literally unachievable in Honolulu.

[Business Insider @BusinessInsider]

People living in New York, San Francisco, and Honolulu need to earn $300,000 to feel like they're making $100,000 as inflation bites, survey says https://t.co/SZkac1Po5y

[Russell Vea @rbvea]

ASKJDFLKSDJFS

[All Things Go @AllThingsGo]

ALL THINGS GO 2023 ☁️

Fan Presale begins Thursday, 4/20 at 10 AM ET. Sign up now to get early access at https://t.co/f9s83jNsjW - link in bio.

General Onsale starts on Friday for any remaining tickets.

[Lucas Shaw @Lucas_Shaw]

3 of the 7 best-selling albums in the US right now are by country artists. 👀👀👀

[Russell Vea @rbvea]

Becoming the person to write "let's gooooo" on a LinkedIn promotion post instead of the usual congratulation