AI promises to behave, Bush remembers Iraq — and Trump sends the bill
Politics Is Absurd
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September 30, 2026
THEN WE’LL KNOW THEY’RE IMMORAL.
Trump celebrates a morally binding AI safety accord. Asked what happens if companies stray outside it, his enforcement mechanism is morality itself.
YOU’D THINK HE WOULD HAVE LEARNED FROM “MISSION ACCOMPLISHED.”
The Pentagon declares the Iraq mission successfully concluded. George W. Bush recognizes the danger of declaring victory a little too soon.
OH. WELL THEN. 456 REACTORS IT IS.
Valar Atomics pitches 456 advanced reactors in Utah. One skeptical resident discovers the CEO is 27 and apparently decides that settles everything.
FOR THE PUBLIC SERVICE OF RE-ELECTING REPUBLICANS.
Trump insists taxpayer-funded television spots are public service announcements, then supplies his own definition of the public service.
THE BILL.
One household celebrates a $500 ObamaCare refund. Another household gets something from Washington too: a much larger health-insurance bill.
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