1/ A longtime Wired editor just wrote a mush-brained essay about how he totally missed the political rot of Silicon Valley (& still doesn't get it). But in the late 1990s, a Wired journalist warned of a toxic ideology bubbling up from tech. Paulina Borsook has largely been erased. Let's change that

the country in an administrative deadlock because they keep trying to officially declare trans people to be illegal but a script installed by one of the doge kids automatically deletes any mention of trans people regardless of context and nobody can figure out how to turn it off

Vought holding the federal govt hostage for a boss who refuses to meet with Democrats is largely a result of Supreme Court fecklessness. We are eight months in and SCOTUS has done nothing to defend civil service laws or block de facto impoundments, emboldening constitutional arsonists.

Hell yeah brother

one thing that is true for everyone reading this: unless something changes dramatically the number of people who agree with you on what basic facts constitute "reality" will shrink every year for the rest of your life

The thing about Trump's authoritarianism is he is too impulsive and too stupid to wield it strategically, so he comes off looking like a bad cartoon parody of a strongman. He is not disciplined enough to pull this off.

i think this picture, from a public promo stream for a video games starring one of the most popular comic book characters of all time owned by the disney corporation, should be used on every single story about storefronts taking down lgbt content

Wrote a little bit about The Long Walk and what it can tell us about, you know

when u see someone else getting a lot of success and admiration and youre feeling envious take a deep breath and remind yourself that there is only so much love and happiness in the world and they are hoarding it

Don’t get me wrong, it continues to be very scary that the Trump administration keeps desperately trying to create Reichstag fires and Horst Wessel Power Hours, it’s just also very noticeable that they somehow keep failing to stick the landing.

DOGE was a success because the entire point of it was the greatest data theft scheme in history and they did it

If the administration succeeds In its campaign to brand autistic people as subhuman victims of medical malpractice, that could cut me off from jobs medical independence and maybe even independent living. There's a lot more at stake than the emotional well-being of some parents.

This is real btw

They literally have not had enough time to evaluate the evidence and research the shooter. This is a great example of how immigration enforcement agencies ALWAYS run to the media w/their version. This is to control the narrative. Press takes the bait every single time. 1/2

Hey @meng.house.gov @schumer.senate.gov @kirstengillibrand.bsky.social, What are you doing today about all the fascism? And how do you plan to fortify the country against other authoritarian movements if the Democrats get back into power?

these guys are somehow going to fuck up the entire Luigi case, huh

it's just a fact. you can't have a global hegemon who every few years is at risk of electing a lunatic government that will undo treaties, start murdering people in international waters on a whim, stop aid programs, and slap wanton tariffs on the world capriciously. we have no credibility anymore

protesters to politician: doing this one specific thing we all agreeed that we want will get you all of our collective votes politician: wtf why are you being so mean to me

Milei's far-right economic project in Argentina is collapsing in all the ways that they always have, but because it benefits the wealthy at the expense of the poor, the US - which is doing its own far-right economic project that will collapse in all the ways they always have - will support it.

you ever just pick up a book because it had a good title and then really get into what it’s saying? (me on a whim today. it definitely delivers)

Who are some examples of this outside of sports? Chris Thile? Paul Thomas Anderson? Spielberg? Donald Glover? Masahiro Sakurai?

Chotiner's newest is a doozy

It’s time to wake up — if you aren’t using ChatGPT to optimize your work (and your life!) you’re getting left behind. Watch this for 5 simple, lesser-known ChatGPT prompts that geniuses use! youtu.be/IS65dBNlng8

The fox needs access to the hen coop ASAP, to prevent disaster

Just a reminder that these "pivotal votes" that the Democrats got in these recent special elections aren't pickups. They are pivotal seats that have been vacant for months because the Democrats who previously held them ran for office notwithstanding age and cancer diagnoses, then died in office.

one thing about all this is how blatant it becomes that the right wingers can threaten to withhold their vote without scolding - it's why the campaign was spending so much time and taking public positions to try to win them over! - but everybody else is expected to just shut up and fall in line

This remarkable therapy uses an approach the Trump administration just cancelled funding for.

Chotiner's newest is a doozy

CHOTINER: So your son is 14, is that right? IKARI: It's complex, Isaac. If— CHOTINER: And the “robot” he pilots, that’s actually the child of an alien you keep crucified in the basement, which is possessed by the spirit of his dead mother? IKARI: Look, let me answer the question. CHOTINER: Sure.

Weird how “we should blow up the UN” isn’t considered encouraging political violence. 🤔

This is about someone complaining about a 2% annual levy, which is way under the amount that billionaires increase their net worth every year.

He has lost the mandate of heaven

For sale:

I literally spent 10 min translating Lula’s speech about Palestine to English. I just need every single one of my gringo friends to listen to this man in order to maybe restore their faith in politics. This right here is a politician. This is why we voted for him. And personally, I’ll do it again.

he does it again

I love reading this as if I don't know that "baby steps" is a video game

More than 1800 detainees are missing after the closure of Alligator Alcatraz. Their families and lawyers can’t find them and they’ve vanished from the ICE database. Feels like this should be a much bigger story www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...

Anything but a clear yes when asked if the US backs up NATO allies is effectively a no, undermining the credibility that has made NATO such a success, deterring attacks for over 70 years. Clear yes—backed by action—is key to the whole thing. Getting to maybe not was a Russian foreign policy dream.

Oh for real. You need to learn that there are just certain people who test your boundaries to see if you'll fold. Showing them "grace" is construed as weakness. Flicking a cigarette at them & saying "Fuck off" isn't mean, it's the only way to ensure they show you respect. That's ALL bullies.

Hey @meng.house.gov @schumer.senate.gov @kirstengillibrand.bsky.social, What are you doing today about all the fascism? And how do you plan to fortify the country against other authoritarian movements if the Democrats get back into power?

It is fully irresponsible to argue for an American return to global leadership. This country is deeply unwell and has no business leading anything until that's no longer the case. There's a whole world out there capable of tending to the world's problems. We must tend to ours.

"Make cities better" may be the best direction for climate action in these grim times. 80% of Americans live in urban areas. Creating neighborhoods with reliable, frequent public transit, protected active transit, and dense, affordable housing could make US cities *so much better to live in* while..

One reason I do not think Trump is going to create a 1,000 year reich is because he failed to cancel a middling funnyman and immediately pivoted to trying to outlaw not having a headache.

The internet's in a bad place. We're not winning. How can we turn things around? We need money. What parts of the internet 1) are still under democratic control and 2) are in a position to produce significant revenue? It's mostly down to Wikipedia. But there's more… 🧵

Acetaminophen probably shouldn't be available over-the-counter because it is frighteningly easy to OD on. But it's also the safest painkiller for people to take during pregnancy. In a sensible country, acetaminophen would be easily available to people by prescription if they're pregnant.

If you, like me, are the parent of a neuro-atypical child dreading this autism press conference, please remember: These are the people hurting our kids. Not us. They are the ones stigmatizing and pathologizing them. They are the ones peddling untested science. And we should be very, very angry.

Wow once again the people with unshakeable lifetime appointments rule that if the president tries to fire you and the law seems to say he can't do that, the only fair thing is for you to provisionally lose your job while the courts decide if it's really legal

I have never seen a holiday statement by a gentile that actually gets the purpose of the HHDs so well. שנה טובה זוהרן. May you be inscribed for Mayor. Uh, I mean ... for good.