Many of the online libraries are closing. Internet Archive is still great but the poison of the AI fiends have diminished its power.

Fight back! Fight! Fight! Chicagoans showing us how the only way to beat back terror is get in there and fight.

Every few months now I re-read this "Who Goes Nazi?" piece from 1941 and am blown away by how it captures the people we are dealing with 80 years later. harpers.org/archive/1941...

hell yeah Merriam-Webster, dunk on those silicon valley comic book villains and their garbage spicy autocomplete toys

This sums up my view nicely, sad Clausewitzian that I am, despite this being (as @sefrench.bsky.social notes) probably being apocryphal.

But he does like his afternoon martini

It was a headline nightmare of a day

Excellent piece

Josh lays it out talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/a-few...

Josh’s preceint post talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/this-...

I will be there - binoculars pointed skyward counting the thousands of birds trapped in the light - working to ensure they get home safely www.nytimes.com/2025/09/11/n...

tweaking?

ooooh ooooh ooooh

I’m just a girl, who did a spinal tap on a preschooler last week, asking you to fire RFK Jr.

This is such a wretched country.

More from my garden friends. It seems I stumbled into a fight. I'm not quite sure what's happening here, but I'm keeping my distance!

I found myself completely lost in my garden this week when I stumbled across these two daddy long leg spiders. I had no idea that they could look so different from one another! Does anyone know why that is?

Former CDC Director William Foege: How public health can fight back in a time of dangerous nonsense www.statnews.com/2025/08/18/r... via @statnews.com

Heroes. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/17/u...

This is absolutely perfect.

If you have low self-esteem give this a read. www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...

I just contributed to the TPM Journalism Fund. talkingpointsmemo.com

47!!!!!!

Power of example. Right here www.lawyeroyer.com/p/now-is-not...

Praised?

Ed Zitron argues the AI boom is a bubble based on three arguments 1) Nvidia’s stock price hinges on FAANG’s endless GPU buying spree 2) Big Tech is spending 10x more on AI infrastructure than they earn 3) AI startups like OpenAI & Anthropic are making billions but are burning even more billions.

Read Katie Strang’s superb article about Hockey Canada and the allegations of sexual assault. www.nytimes.com/athletic/344... One night in London: Allegations of sexual assault and a reckoning for Hockey Canada

Looks like judge believes the NHL boys were controlled, seduced and frankly frightened by a drunken temptress. And that’s why they had to gang rape her. www.nytimes.com/athletic/liv...

This makes my brain break. Who is Axios. Really. Who are they? I know, DC savvy beltway journo’s but like, existentially, who are they?

Can’t wait! You go! you twisted 29 year old writing man!

Facebook’s AI suggestions are some of the most aggressively stupid things I’ve seen a corporation push on consumers

Following along on a vibe coding nightmare. I take issue when AI guy (or whatever it is) says “instinct” x.com/jasonlk/stat...

You’re brilliant Zohran! Get back soon!

Look at this and marvel

The rare nytimes headline that gets it right.

Nailed it on the-tech-bro-head.

Where to begin