Gift link to M Gessen (always a smart read) on passports as social control. One detail that gets forgotten: US passports only introduced a gender marker in 1976 in response to “unisex” styles. 1976!!!!!

Hope is a fuel. Use it to burn down something terrible.

The victory of progressive candidates is a byproduct of our work caring for one another and building a better world, not the goal of our work.

some of my city recs in today's The World newsletter for anyone visiting us soon.... www.nytimes.com/2025/11/05/w...

“Data centers are like warehouses filled with machines and cables, and there's little need for workers”

Libbing out so hard I just saluted a bus

Octogenarian Sisters Rita, Regina and Bernadette went back to their old convent with local support, and an Instagram following. "People are calling us the rebellious sisters!" Rita says. n.pr/43bcc7y

Why did American policing get so big, so fast? The answer, mainly, is slavery.

Slightly random post but we are trying to get hold of a Julie Newcomb in Seattle who placed an order linking from Bluesky. Are you Julie? Please get in touch

From 1973, Ed Emberley’s Little Drawing Book of Weirdos. www.presentandcorrect.com/blogs/blog/e...

JD Vance claims that diversity weakens unions, as people end up distrusting each other and not organizing. Let me tell you two menswear stories related to this claim. 🧵

Zohran Mamdani caught lying that he understood Plato’s allegory of the cave, yet when asked to explain it, he seemed to instead explain Baudrillard’s theory of Simulacra and Simulation where reality has been replaced by symbols and signs, which seems similar to Plato’s theory but is not the same

While the feds continue to play stupid games, SNAP recipients are set to lose food aid for the next month. In the Bay Area, a growing number of restaurants are stepping up to help, and we're maintaining the list. Share with anyone who needs it. www.coyotemedia.org/these-bay-ar...

Gen Z "don't text about your crimes" challenge level = impossible

i really resent the continued assertion that there’s so much anger on both sides, as if the causes of the anger are equally legitimate. we’re angry because masked maniacs are violently snatching our family and neighbors off the street, and they’re angry because we’re calling them out for it.

Stop installing apps. Just stop.

Holy shit yes

It would be really helpful if the Dems created a shadow cabinet, so we could have a sane HHS secretary to rebut this nonsense.

HUGE NEWS: Governor Newsom just signed into law our bill to ban ICE & other law enforcement from wearing ski masks & other extreme masks. The No Secret Police Act (SB 627) will help stop the masked secret police who are kidnapping people in our communities. Show your damn faces.

Finally made my way across town for some Laundromat bagels and wow! They are delicious.

Mood

Unreleased bird violence content. 🪶

"How Are the Very Rich Feeling About New York’s Next Mayor?" A Dramatic Reading of The Recent New York Times Dispatch from the Hamptons. Presented by The Gilded Age's Morgan Spector.

Sorry to break this to you. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

waiting for the latest issue of The Young Pedestrian, they might have printed my letter about bunions

A while back I "vibe coded" a little site that aggregated tech news from 40 odd sources I curated, including newsletters. Worked absolutely fine. Randomly last night the AI deleted my database of sources and replaced it with ones of its choosing.

Are there any lawyers here who are knowledgeable about US gambling law who'd be willing to speak with me for a story? Or lmk if you know of someone who might fit the bill. DMs are open, or email/Signal/etc: www.mollywhite.net/contact

@moviessilently.bsky.social Frog Sauna! www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Every gadget has an expiration date, including those FasTrak toll-paying tags that have carried motorists across Bay Area bridges for years.

Heads up, friends: CVS and Walgreens are now open for booking the new covid vax -- Sept 4 looks like the first day they expect to have it in hand, that's the earliest spots I could find. That surge in So Cal is coming our way....

Hey fellow authors! File your claim now to punish this AI company from stealing your work without compensation. If we punish them hard enough maybe "theft-as-business model" will stop. www.lieffcabraser.com/anthropic-au...

Once again, one of my cruel neighbors is making garlic bread and i have no bread to make my own, and too much sloth to fix this situation.

Have you or someone you know been harassed, stalked, or verbally abused by someone who is clearly using ChatGPT or a similar bot to compose their messages? Have you gotten the sense that the LLM is enabling their threatening behavior? Looking to hear from you — email me at [email protected]

I keep telling you: birds are dinosaurs! 😆

If anyone out there has Roblox-playing kids, I would be interested in interviewing them (under a pseudonym of course) for a freelance magazine article I'm working on about the platform. If you'd be open to this, please DM me, happy to answer any questions. Thanks!

The Summer I Fought for Democracy... and it's not just us. 👀 Subscribe to our news & politics newsletter, The Take, to find out who else is cooking: tnvge.co/f9m4Iyd

What would you like to see from a car review? Do you want a table with specs? Do you want insane tests? Whatever you want, tell me! We're spinning up reviews at SAE's Media Group just for you! Oh and please share this post with others so I can get a huge amount of feedback. HUGE

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Canceling a streaming service? Not sure what to watch? Broke? The archivists have our backs! Here’s my silent movie Free Stuff Thread!

It's like their soulmate dog came back to them! Please read and share this fascinating story... abc7news.com/post/muttvil...

The new space from KQED’s Alexis Madrigal and Sarah Rich will offer coffee, events and community with their Oakland neighbors.

Mister & Pebbles have been with us a while. Bonded pairs (we don't want to separate) take longer to match up. Their last person passed away. 😞 We'd appreciate it if you'd sharing their video! Muttville.org

Globally, roughly a third more power is being generated from the sun this spring than last. If this exponential rate of growth can continue, we will soon live in a very different world, @billmckibben.bsky.social writes.

Some dude on Threads had a take so bad it gave me a headache.

#GlowUps from our most fabulous #volunteer groomer, @groomergrrl.bsky.social 💈✂️💅Thank you, Cindy!

Peter Thiel has amassed 5 billion... yes billion, in a tax free roth account. The rich play by different rules.