#sotu — Public Fediverse posts

Weekly output: teens + AI chatbots, Android updates, Trump on data-center energy use, Archer + Starlink, balcony solar, customer feedback, CDA 230 + AI, Bluetooth updates

BARCELONA–It’s a treat to be able to start off a post with this dateline. This is the 13th trip that’s afforded me that opportunity and the 12th involving MWC. But this trip isn’t like the ones before it in one way; on my way across the Atlantic, my country started a war of choice because the president felt like it. The world is better without Iran’s worthless, murdering theocrat Ali Khameni, but I have little confidence in the Trump administration’s ability to do the right things for that long-suffering country.

In addition to the links you see below, Patreon readers got a bonus post from me in which I shared lessons learned from more than 10 years of booking Airbnbs.

2/24/2026: Most Teens Use AI for Homework Help. 10% Let It Do Everything, PCMag

Getting an advance copy of this new study from the Pew Research Center gave me a chance to note a new student-understudy chatbot called Einstein and quiz the CEO behind that app.

2/25/2026: Android Update Puts Gemini AI In the Driver’s Seat for Ride-Hail, Food Orders, PCMag

I have somehow become PCMag’s Android-updates guy. This report included a little testimony about Google’s call-scam-detection feature misfiring for me, an important bit of context to include in a post telling readers about Google bringing that tool to Samsung’s new Galaxy S26 series of phones.

2/25/2026: As Energy Costs Soar, Trump Pushes AI Giants to ‘Produce Their Own Electricity’, PCMag

I didn’t watch the entire State of the Union address because self-care is an important thing, but after reading about President Trump’s call for data-center operators to pay for their electricity and power infrastructure, I knew I’d have to write about that initiative.

2/27/2028: Archer Aviation Taps Starlink for Air Taxi Connectivity, PCMag

I still don’t quite get the point of adding Starlink connectivity to aircraft that won’t fly longer than 15 minutes or higher than 4,000 feet above major cities, but this was an easy post to crank out Friday morning before heading to Dulles that afternoon to start my journey to Spain.

2/28/2026: After Years of Shining in Europe, Balcony Solar Comes Out of the Dark in the US, PCMag

This story had been in the works for literally months–I took the photo you see at the top of the piece on the afternoon that I arrived in Berlin for IFA in September–but the policy picture has also changed dramatically, and for the better, over the intervening months.

2/28/2026: What’s the Best Way to Get Customer Feedback in 2026? Hint: It’s Not Email, PCMag

Two weeks after the customer-experience firm Medallia had me at its annual conference in Vegas (with my hotel covered upfront and my airfare to be reimbursed), PCMag ran my recap of what I learned there.

3/1/2026: Online Platforms Are Not Liable for What Users Post. Should That Include Gen AI?, PCMag

I spent Thursday at the Cato Institute for this enlightening conference marking the 30th anniversary of Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, the 1996 act that bars you from suing an online platform for something that one of its users posted.

3/1/2026: Bluetooth Is Getting an Upgrade. Here’s What It Means for Your Devices, PCMag

I took almost all of the notes for this at CES in January, but I needed more time to confirm some details and then write the post, after which its lack of a news peg left it easy to set aside for a bit.

#Spanberger, 46, is the second #CIA veteran in 2 years chosen to deliver the #Democratic Party’s formal response to Trump. Last year, it was Senator #ElissaSlotkin of #Michigan, a fellow #moderate who also first entered #Congress in 2018 & had also just won a statewide election. While #Slotkin warned last year that #Trump would increase the #CostOfLiving, Spanberger made a broader case that his admin was working against the #WellBeing of the American #people.

#SOTU

Spanberger’s speech — & the selection of her to deliver it — signaled how #Democratic leaders want the party to be viewed in Trump’s second term: sober & serious officials who understand voters’ economic plight.

A #moderate who is coming off a landslide election victory in #Virginia, #Spanberger gave a safe speech that struck the political notes #Democrats are aiming to press — that #Trump has hurt the economy & sowed #chaos with his policies.

#SOTU #USpol

I do not know how anyone tolerates listening to #Trump speak. He is manifestly stupid: seriously, objectively stupid, while speaking as if he's the smartest guy in the room, talking down to everyone.

I started playing a #SOTU reaction YouTube broadcast and couldn't listen for more than about ten seconds. I cannot stand him or the honking sounds that come out of his cloaca of a mouth. #Politics #GOP #TrumpIsAnIdiot #TrumpIsAFascist

Well.... #Muskville is alive with the sound of #TrumpVirus - and predictions on #SOTU.

This one pretty much nails his repertoire!

https://x.com/thegreatgig8/status/2026372352531964191?s=20

#truth #ToddlerKing #psychopathology #StateOfDenial #Anomaly #disgrace #criminal #felon #TrumpEpsteinFiles

ALT (Non-X): https://xcancel.com/thegreatgig8/status/2026372352531964191?s=20

Today's top ten tag trends:

10: #私と仲いいと思う人リノ
9: #twinpeaksday
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7: #リア1分で1枚のイラストを描く
6: #thebubble
5: #TuneTuesday
4: #sotu
3: #sanremo
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1: #ukraine

#trendytoots 📈

Says a man mired in his own sexual abuse scandals, how far up the ladder did he get by looking the other way on depravity and rape? Very high it seems for Gym Jordan

Yeah, we know about his shit in Europe.

#Trump #SOTU #EpsteinFiles #EpsteinClass #USPOL #USPOLITICS #GymJordan #JimJordan #Abusers #Enablers

Why are the US #Democrats so absolutely #useless?

"Oh, we might skip the State of the Union address to show our displeasure with the administration."

Are you #morons? That would be a gift to Dear Leader and his #lickspittle #Congress. The #SOTU would be Mango Mussolini speaking to a friendly crowd, all happy, applauding, not a contrary expression to be seen. He'll be happy, smiling, at his most congenial as he basks in the warm glow. You do not do this.

What you do is attend. Every #Democratic #house member and #senator. Every staffer and guest that they're entitled to bring. Everyone. You put them all in their assigned places.

And then, when Trump gets up to speak, every single one of them simply turns away from the dictator. Turn their back to him, and *stay* that way for the whole speech. The #optics are great; the cameras show half the crowd with their backs to him, in obvious #protest. The #tyrant has to look at it all through his speech. He's angry. He's spiteful. He puts on a display for the ages, goes off-script, airing every #grievance his Swiss-cheese mind can dredge up. His body language is hostile. #Media coverage shows the event for what it actually is: a #vengeful, #lawless #authoritarian trying to verbally browbeat the legislative branch into submission.

#DNC, I'm available for consulting if you'd like.

#USPol #DearLeader #dictator #StateOfTheUnion #MangoMussolini #Trump

lying about the numbers is a quick and easy way to make anyything you want to do okay. via #factcheckorg https://www.factcheck.org/2025/03/factchecking-trumps-address-to-congress-2/

#uspol #sotu #addresstocongress #factcheck #immigration #trump #presidentialaddress

@Itchy
"These #tariffs were devastating to farmers last time. They barely recovered. This time will be SO much worse and they are terrified. T**** literally told farmers, 'These tariffs are gonna be great. GO OUT AND HAVE FUN. He literally said that."

Lawrence O'Donnell then points out how he told farmers, "You can just sell your good in the U.S.. He doesn't understand the U.S. produces more food than we can possibly eat."
#tariff #SotU #PresidentialAddress
https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/-buffoon-of-a-president-trump-exposes-ignorance-of-u-s-farming-in-speech-to-congress-233525829994