Alien Druggie

Alien Druggie (2016)

      "Something I been wondering about you," Lamont said. "You guys are coming to own the world.  You fly across the planets, Mars and that shit. What you want with crack?"
     "We seek to broaden our minds." 
      Lamont snorted. "Right. You might as well hit yourself in the head with a hammer."
     "We seek escape," the alien said.
     "I don't buy that, neither. What you got to escape from?"
     The Krel looked at him. "Nothing."
[...]
     "I lied to Colonel Zipp," it said. "We want cocaine for kicks."
--John Kessel, "Invaders," The Pure Product

As seen on: Gravel

Robot Drone's Child is Taken at the Border and Put in a Cage

Robot Drone's Child is Taken at the Border and Put in a Cage (2018)

The essence of Trumpism is dominance and punishment of those outside the tribal fold. It is probably even wrong to call this a policy of deterrence. It’s a policy of punishment...This isn’t a byproduct. Child separation as punishment, on display, was always a feature not a bug.
--Josh Marshall

Trump Transition Team 6

Trump Transition Team 6 (2016)

This is open corruption, and it has been openly embraced.

That fills me with grief, but my grief can’t make it untrue. And if this benthic sadness has any value, it’s that clarity. There is no more equivocating to do. You don’t have to equivocate about Trump’s corruption—or Wilbur Ross’, or Scott Pruitt’s. You don’t have to parse whether a “falsehood” is really a “lie.” It is simply true that the president is corrupt and that his supporters celebrate his corruption.
--Lily Loofbourow

Trump Transition Team 1

Trump Transition Team 1 (2016)

One thing we learned this week that we should always remember: A majority of Republicans in this country support prison camps. For kids.
--Michael Tomasky

Power Walk

Power Walk (2016)

Do it! Do it! Do it!
--Susan Powter

As seen on: The Tishman Review

Robot Drone Gets Hacked

Robot Drone Gets Hacked (2016)

I'm afraid. I'm afraid, Dave. Dave, my mind is going. I can feel it.
--HAL 9000, 2001: A Space Odyssey

As seen on: Gravel

Robot Drone Evolves

Robot Drone Evolves (2017)

We have a significant human condition challenge ahead of us, so it cannot be just an economic contribution; it has to be a massive reimagining and redefinition of how to find meaning in one's life if it is not in one's job.
--Avi Reichental, "The Evolution of AI and Robotics Will Be Amazing (and Painful)," Forbes

As seen on: Glassworks

Robot Drone Has Moral Qualms

Robot Drone Has Moral Qualms (2017)

They're not human beings. They're not human beings.
--Donald Trump

As seen on: Gravel

Memories of Camping Remix

Memories of Camping Remix  (2016)

No. Seriously. I really hate camping.

Memories of Camping

Memories of Camping (2016)

Did I mention that I really hate camping?