Do you remember when the entire internet could fit under 14 categories?

Michael Menna asks: does copyright or antitrust better protect musicians from exploitative label deals like 360 contracts? 📄 Read his paper ⤵️ digitalcommons.law.uga.edu/jipl/vol32/i...

I'm at the Target boycott, I'm at the Starbucks boycott, I'm at the combination Target boycott and Starbucks boycott

Exciting news: Mark Zuckerberg confirms AI spam is part of the strategy, more is coming, and Instagram & FB will become even less about your friends and who you interact with and more about shoving AI slop into every corner of every product www.404media.co/zuckerberg-t...

Also out to those servant leaders in the community. You know them when you see them

Shoutout to those folks who are failing upwards… Y’all are the real heroes 🙃

Catching up on YouTube and hearing @lilbill.bsky.social saying “There ain’t no cookout” in his rant really hit my soul in the best way possible.

Jamelle was cooking. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/o...

Nothing illustrates the arseholery of the IOC and the British Press more than the use of the image of a not-Trans woman to illustrate a story about trans women being banned (because there are no current trans women competing at this level)

State officials estimated last year that 40,000 food establishments and smoke shops and 1,800 food manufacturers were selling products that would be banned under the proposed federal regulations. #moleg #mogov

new data from DoorDash??

In a rare case of Substack notes usefulness, I just learned that Sarah Kendzior (author of They Knew and a brilliant writer) got bounced from Bluesky. What the hell? new @sarahkendzior.bsky.social

I received many requests for a SNAP map, here’s an interactive map of households receiving SNAP benefits (ACS 2023 5-Year). You can toggle categories on/off using the interactive legend. The data are mapped using a quantile distribution. slustl.maps.arcgis.com/apps/instant...

Word. Aldi's has a deal to feed 10 for $40. The Target deal is 4 for $20. Not only is Aldi's better financially, it's not run by simpering ring-kissers. corporate.aldi.us/newsroom/new...

Sad day for the folks who staked their reputations on lab leak conspiracy theories. www.telegraph.co.uk/global-healt...

The trends show that STL City is entering a period of quiet but deep change. Among Black residents, more people are dying than babies born to Black mothers. When the 2024 death records are released, it is expected that the same will be true for White residents.

If you make 130% of the federal poverty level, you qualify for SNAP. A family of four, making $40,560, qualifies for SNAP benefits meaning thousands of Missouri teachers qualify. I’m tired of the bullshit. Most of the people who receive snap benefits work.

Increasingly the difference between Democrats and Republicans in 2025 is that Democrats won't misgender you on the way to the showers. Allyship ✊🏻

Today this home caught fire. It’s one of the last original homes on this block and now it’s gone. A past owner became the first female undertaker for St. Louis City, especially meaningful as she was the first Black woman to own an undertaking business in the city.

I've meaning to transfer my playlists off of Spotify for a while, and the ICE ads finally gave me the nudge I needed.

The way Darby Allin bounced off the commentary table!!!! #AEWWrestleDream

Seeing this live was wild…

We in here #aewwrestledream

Trump is upfront in saying he will use the shutdown to punish Democrats, and here are the receipts. About $27.2 billion cut from Dem districts compared to about $0.7 billion in GOP districts. We all complain about the media, but need this type of in-depth journalism. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

fuck ice airing commercials during dynamite, let em know: help.hbomax.com/us/Feedback/ tbsnetwork.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/req...

“The Defense Department has confiscated the badges of the Pentagon reporters from virtually every major media organization in America,” the Pentagon Press Association said

I leave a proud legacy behind me

NEW: Drake loses his defamation case against Kendrick Lamar over the “Not Like Us” lyrics. More coming @courthousenews.bsky.social

If you need my thoughts on Musicians created by AI… No. Just no.

Opting out of having your copyrighted material used in Sora isn’t how copyright works.

Your life isn’t over and you aren’t a failure because things you expected to happen for you already HAVEN’T. The reality is when it finally happens, you’ll be better prepared to navigate/deal with it than if it had when you initially expected it. You’ll only fight the dragon on a much higher level

JFC

The video game publisher Electronic Arts announced on Monday plans to be taken private in a deal valued at roughly $55 billion by a group of investors that includes Jared Kushner and Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund. The deal is among the largest buyouts ever.

PREORDERS for our two Fall books--THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF H. LAN THAO LAM by Lana Lin & THE ENDLESS WEEK by Laura Vazquez, translated by Alex Niemi--are now available at the @nyrb-imprints.bsky.social website! www.nyrb.com/collections/...

And Nexstar owns @fox2now.bsky.social

Chatbot given power to close ‘distressing’ chats to protect its ‘welfare’

MSNBC to Change Its Name to MS NOW www.nytimes.com/2025/08/18/b...

A useful WaPo map of where Trump Storm Troops are actually operating in DC. www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202... If you know DC, what this map tell you is: They're making the gaudy show of strength in areas where it matters least and will do least good. Except for sheer spectacle.

Tonight’s dumb napkin cartoon…

I've talked as much as anyone about the dangers the Supreme Court poses to Obergefell etc. That said, gentle reminder that anyone can ask the Court (or any court) for all sorts of wild shit. Kim Davis is washed, her attorneys in this case are nobodies, and the cert petition was filed a month ago.

Speaking of schools, Fanning could be the subject of an interesting paper on re-purposing schools. Closed after the 2020-21 school year and a plan for redevelopment as mixed-income apartments was NIMBYd. We’ll see what the future holds for it.

Leaders from the Land Reutilization Authority have resumed accepting offers for their properties in St. Louis. New LRA offers must be submitted by Sept. 3 to be considered at the Sept. 24 LRA board meeting. Here's how to apply:

Dads to Doulas: Empowering Fathers to Advocate Amid Maternal Health Crisis A new program is empowering Black men to advocate for their families’ maternal health, addressing disparities in outcomes. wordinblack.com/2025/08/dads...

Been waiting a long time to make this announcement www.sportspolitika.news/p/karim-zida...