it really is bleak, isn’t it

Not sure where Nate's getting the idea that Dave Portnoy, Russia Today, Barstool Sports, and the Polymarket account are politically "neutral" voices, but ok

I think Iranian leaders underestimate the extent to which Trump does not value the existence of sovereign states in the Middle East irrespective of their political orientation

US about to become one of those "they don't let people escape" countries

“It’s difficult to cover him in a way that conveys how unhinged he is. Journalists are trained to be like, ‘OK, what did he say that was newsworthy?’ So you convey that to your audience. But in reality, when you actually watch, you see he's full of hatred, lying constantly, and very incoherent.”

So the moon has a Gary Larsen too?

"Democrats must denounce this Twitch streamer or risk alienating Nancy Reagan's speechwriter" is NY Times Pitchbot level dumb joke and also a thing people are seriously trying to argue

Mamdani is not just filling the potholes with the crew. He's creating a visual and personal reminder of the dignity inherent in all of these anonymous government jobs.

Never Trump Republican? That’s a Republican. Liberal who is former Republican? Republican. Moderate? You guessed it buddy. Lifelong liberal who hates the left? You know what it is.

It's pretty incredible that schools are going all-in on AI when they haven't seen benefit from pretty much any tech integration in the classroom since the calculator

This should be obvious to anyone who has taken the time to dig into the details of conspiracy theory: Most of it is niche facts drawn out of their proper context and into conversation with other such niche facts related principally by metaphor

Scam Altman

damn aaron swartz tried to warn everybody about sam altman

Guy who got into politics producing ads depicting Obama as an African tribesman: I have compiled a list of people you must disavow if you want to be in our party, the Democrats

I think the fundamental problem liberals have with Hasan Piker is that he uses video as a medium because they are all old and prefer their stretched truths to be written. He really does nothing that your average opinion columnist doesn't do except that he's bullshitting on Twitch instead of the NYT

I love me a student-led walking tour and I so would have loved to join this if I were in Philly! Philly folks, join these students who will offer insights into the histories of your city.

Some people don’t know how to condemn something without saying ‘lock them up.’

the 'electability' question is increasingly clear www.sosavstate.com/p/gavin-news...

The right-wing Dallas Express published anonymously sourced allegations about a juvenile son of a Democratic lawmaker. The article was published under a fake name and republished on Yahoo News. Journalism professors said it violated basic journalism ethics. www.texasobserver.org/dallas-expre...

Increasing numbers of women are being ripped from their children for drug crimes, and they all fear what happens if their kids end up in foster care.

“Only when Kansas started revoking people’s IDs did people start asking, ‘Wait a minute, how did they do this?’”

People like to point to the funding of right wing media as its reason for dominating popular news consumption, but I would argue that it is simply that it is easier to make up salacious stories that perfectly fit a political narrative than it is to document them

Sometimes people object to a concept as ‘made up’ and I have bad news about where concepts come from.

“You are not entitled to a response from us, or anyone, ever,” is what an Education Department spokesperson wrote to one of our reporters, @megomatz.bsky.social, after she repeatedly tried to get comment from the department and its officials. (Published Dec. 2025)

Remembering the time I walked into a store in Virginia where the wares were a collection of military surplus clothing, civil war memorabilia (mostly confederate), and a GIGANTIC table brimming with vintage porno mags

yeah we can tell, jay

Workers' rights and climate rights are part of the same grand struggle, Kim Kelly explains in our Spring issue, WORKING THE LAND. Extraction—of labor, of resources—benefits exactly one group of people, and it’s not the worker.

NEW POLL: 76% of voters in Texas' March Democratic primary say Israel is committing genocide in Gaza and 80% support ending weapons funding to Israel. James Talarico was boosted by a 4:1 margin over Rep. Crockett by his comments criticizing Israel. More findings 🔽

Cool (union!) editorial job oppo at @wired.com! Their team is doing amazing journalism right now.

"NYC Families Need Over $125,000 in Income to Live in Any Borough" -- www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

LA jails just posted two more deaths, bringing the total for this year up to 13.

I didn’t realize I was so susceptible to the moon joy propaganda but then again it may just be a human response to competent people who can still imagine a future

With all due respect, it's utterly dismaying to see the leader of the AFT saying that we should embrace AI as a solution to the crisis of overburdened, under-resourced teachers instead of leading the charge against this project to make them do more with less.

This will make historical news research nearly impossible insofar as video resources rarely provide transcripts that can be keyword searched

In the market for resources on audio electrical engineering with preference for mathematical approaches for the beginner

"first it was the gays" is the strategy of this "Trojan Horse" and basically any "pro-child safety legislation". They lure you in with "oh, it's about kids" and then you gotta show ID to watch YouTube. Meanwhile, Palantir collects all that info....

New data shows 85% of Americans believe trans people should have the same rights and protections as everyone else. It is clear that the vast majority of Americans support trans rights, yet politicians continue scapegoating this population instead of focusing on the real issues. buff.ly/17U1WGw

NEW: University of Michigan Chinese researcher dies after allegedly "hostile questioning" by federal agents www.detroitnews.com/story/news/l...

Lmao holy shit dude

Wild and a great example of why AI can’t replace humans in media. Generative AI can’t make these kinds of logical connections or do this kind of research. For this, you need a nerd (complimentary).

These people are plain fucking stupid.

Claudia Koonz calls people like Erickson "yes but" Nazis. which of course is just a Nazi.

Trump just posted a video without any caption. It shows Somali-Americans walking around the Mall of America in Minnesota, set to the Gary Jules version of the song “Mad World.” I only recognize the video because it’s extremely popular among Nazis on Twitter.

I miss when Warhammer 40k's 'Everyone forgot how computers work and now just pray to the machine-spirit to not fuck things up' was fanciful satire.

Reader, you will not be surprised to learn that Christopher Rufo is at the center of yet another manufactured right wing outrage cycle.

I find these justifications unpersuasive wishcasting. Helium-3 is debunked silliness. Polar ice is potentially, long-term, useful only insofar as it can support other stuff you want to do on the moon / in space. There are good reasons to do spaceflight, but profitable resource extraction ain't it.

Got to second this one. This was an insightful and informative read. It dis into a lot of stuff I used to fall for in relation to what I knew about Japan and its culture, and sometimes still catch myself falling for, unfortunately, because it's been beaten into my brain for decades.

Pretty groundbreaking class action re:data center pollution in Oregon, even if Amazon is denying the allegations and saying it's settling to "avoid the burdens and expenses of litigation" (presumably also avoiding unflattering discovery).