He was a man whose voice could capture defiance and compassion, struggle and beauty, who could make hardship sound not just survivable but worth surviving. He gave hope to so many, especially those who needed it the most. Rest in peace.

‘Kissinger’ Review: What It Used to Mean to Make America Great www.nytimes.com/2025/10/27/a...

Covid-19 vaccines, credited with saving millions of lives during the pandemic, set off a powerful alarm that rallies the human immune system against cancer and nearly doubles the median survival length of patients, according to a new retrospective study.

KISSINGER: Part 1 The Necessity of Power premieres Wednesday Oct 27 on PBS but you can watch the first 9 minutes RIGHT NOW! ✂️🎞️ youtu.be/BChZxWl_8Hg?...

Painter and television host Bob Ross' original work will be auctioned off to help support public television stations after funding was cut by the Trump administration.

The most important human story in the entertainment industry right now is the severe downturn in film and TV production in LA and how it's affecting middle-class crew workers. I spoke to dozens of them for this story about the depressed Hollywood economy. www.wsj.com/business/med...

Coming soon to an American city near you.

Calvin and Hobbes referenced for the first time ever in a Supreme Court dissenting opinion. Let’s hit up Bill Watterson for comment. He will not respond.

The final cut in this video, from an officer’s hand poised on his weapon to the White House logo animation, would be considered too on-the-nose in a Paul Verhoeven film.

Just so we’re keeping score & everyone understands where we are now: you live in a country where there are two tiers of citizenship, the government is sending people to concentration camps, the president sets the policies of elite universities, & there are security checkpoints in the capital city.

Back in 2001, you didn’t need a crystal ball to see where the war on terror would lead: to a moment when US troops patrol American streets and aim their weapons at US civilians.

The targeted killing of Anas al-Sharif and five other journalists on Sunday means at least 242 Palestinian journalists have been killed by Israeli forces since the beginning of October 2023. No conflict in modern history has seen a higher number of journalists killed.

The Israeli military has issued a statement saying that they struck Al Jazeera Arabic journalist Anas al-Sharif and accused him of being part of a Hamas cell. 🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/o5rzvs

"WASHINGTON, D.C. (August 1, 2025) – The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) announced today that it will begin an orderly wind-down of its operations" cpb.org/pressroom/Co...

We cut this film in 5 weeks. I am very tired.

The rescission bill has passed the Senate. Once it passes the House, as expected, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting's budget will be zeroed out for the first time since 1967, back when TV stations still broadcast in black and white.

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It’s hot out! Share some movie or TV characters at the beach

Why is the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs throwing up the horns

The last few months have been the most impactful by 404 Media yet. Stopping ICE data access; triggering changes at AI companies, more. We continue to be the most impactful tech outlet on the internet, and our subscribers let us do this work. Here are some of those recent examples:

Huge congrats to my dear friend Brian on the launch of his amazing book: LOUD AND CLEAR. I’m so unbelievably stoked for you man! It’s a wild tale of DIY sound on an epic scale and an amazing feat of shoe leather reporting. NOT JUST FOR HEADS, trust me I am not a head!

Yoooo @thebanderson.bsky.social book comes out tomorrow! Buy it and go see him at Powerhouse Books NYC in like 3 hours! www.billboard.com/pro/grateful...

See you tonight, NYC. I’ll be chatting about LOUD AND CLEAR and all things Dead-ly Wall of Sound at Powerhouse Arena in DUMBO with @bourgwick.bsky.social. 7-9 PM. RSVP/tickets: powerhouse-books.ticketleap.com/book-launch-...

I would love to see all major news outlets doing more uncut in media res on the ground interviews with everyday people. It’s hard to do well and people are hungry for this sort of coverage (just look at popular YT shows). Really admire the work @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social has been doing.

Tens of thousands of people in NYC on 5th Avenue rn for the No Kings Day protest despite the absolutely miserable weather.

Feds Flew Predator Drones Over LA Protests 🔗 www.404media.co/dhs-flew-pre...

NEW: We investigated several stories of people who spiraled into severe, life-altering mental health crises after developing all-consuming obsessions with ChatGPT. Screenshots we reviewed show the AI directly engaging with and supporting user delusions + conspiracies. futurism.com/chatgpt-ment...

Houston Press just put up a sweet review of LOUD AND CLEAR. Read more: www.houstonpress.com/music/new-bo...

Mobilizing the national guard does not work like it does in Grand Theft Auto. You don’t hit five stars and they just appear.

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Interesting language. Note that “protests OR acts of violence” can be considered an act of rebellion against the authority of the US government. Why not use “acts of violent protest” to allow for peaceful protest? Use of OR suggests protest itself is now a crime www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...

I know it’s Saturday night and I’m sitting in my house recovering from Covid, but the president of the US just mobilized 2000 national guard troops to quell a 400 person protest in LA and I’d think at least one of the god damn networks would be live on the ground in LA right now ffs.

RIP Colin Jerwood

Breaking News: PBS sued President Trump to block an executive order that would cut federal funding for public television and radio, arguing that it was unconstitutional.

I've got a new band and our first five songs are now online for your streaming pleasure.

Sort of buried in this NYT piece. What is he talking about here? What happened on October 6? www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/u...

SCOOP: Sahil Lavingia, who says he was fired from DOGE after speaking out about his experiences there, told WIRED about how he communicated with the group, who appears to be in charge, and what might be coming next.

SCOOP: The State Department's new reorganization plan includes the opening of an "Office for Remigration," a term popularized by far right extremists and neo-Nazis in Europe. The office will coordinate directly with DHS "to advance the President’s immigration agenda." My report:

2/ Here’s our new story about how the vacuum left after the U.S. abandoned its humanitarian commitments has destabilized some of the most fragile locations in the world:

"What we are doing in Gaza is a war of extermination," former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert wrote in an op-ed aimed at Israeli citizens.

I have a very special unboxing announcement. Major “woo-woo” rush to the head. LOUD AND CLEAR: The Grateful Dead’s Wall of Sound and the Quest for Audio Perfection. Available June 17, 2025, on @stmartinspress.bsky.social. Preorder here: static.macmillan.com/static/smp/l...

Paula Kerger, the longest-serving chief executive of PBS, is used to fights over the public broadcaster’s funding. But to her, the latest threats feel like “all-out effort to take us out.” Read our full interview.

1. Rumeysa Ozturk, a 30-year-old Turkish doctoral student at Tufts, speaks after a federal judge ordered her release following her arrest by federal agents on the street. She calls the United States “the greatest democracy in the world” and says she has “faith in the American justice system.”

HAPPENING NOW: Newark Mayor Ras Baraka was just taken into custody while protesting outside the Delaney Hall ICE detention center

A report from the scene of a horrifying kidnapping on the streets of Worcester, MA today by @billshaner.bsky.social www.welcometohellworld.com/they-dont-ne...