This is my lane. I went through the 194 Trump v Barbara opinion from yesterday section by section, noting what they got right about US migration and citizenship history, and what the dissents get wrong. Please share if you think it is helpful to others.

“If you want to hate America, watch the news. If you want to love America, drive through it” ~German World Cup fan

Any other follow-ups about this process? Love it but have natural skepticism about anything too good to be true.

Merry Juneteenth everyone

This is the use case for social media: smart people explaining things. Well, that and shitposting. But definitely the smart people. Thread.

Here's something.... youtu.be/z0rBB93sl58?...

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They’re turning the entire federal internet apparatus into a galaxy of phishing sites that are controlled by the president and do not adhere to any federal privacy or disclosure rules.

Spelling Bee is sports, and today is the Super Bowl and World Series together.

Actual research on the affects of AI on interpersonal relationships. Note that being surrounded by sycophantic AI makes you more hostile to real people. If you don’t hear ‘no’ often enough, you lose your humanity. In case you were wondering why most billionares are psychotic and hateful.

A PhD student at Stanford noticed her classmates were asking Al to write their breakup texts. So she ran a study. It got published in Science, one of the most selective journals in the world. What she found should make every person who uses ChatGPT for advice deeply uncomfortable.

Really wish I could go viral on BlueSky. I created an app that merges Mutual Aid with Black Businesses: on the app, you can shop Black Businesses on 1 app, all Black Owned conveniently under 1 roof. On the same app you can see people struggling with overdue bills/rent/evictions etc & give them aid.

Couple about to sign divorce papers… WOMAN: I wish I'd never joined that Star Wars dating app MAN: You were looking for love in Alderaan places WOMAN: And I wish I'd never married a guy addicted to Star Wars puns MAN: It was a wookie mistake WOMAN: Just sign it MAN, SIGNING: May divorce be with you

Absolutely incredible. NASA Astronaut Reid Wiseman, who commanded Artemis II, took this footage from the far side of the Moon with his iPhone. Watch with sound on.

Exactly one year ago today:

I have experience with Arby’s. AMA

I thought that was the GOAT of Artemis II photos... but i was immediately corrected: Total Solar Eclipse... from behind the freaking Moon!!

The highest quality video of the moon was just released… so beautiful * Artemis II

It’s time to post one of my favorite memes of the year.

I said “launch window”, not “Launch Windows”!

It's #transdayofvisibility and I would not presume that my opinion *matters* -- but it appears we're in a time where everybody should make this clear: trans rights are human rights, I support my trans friends and fellow creators. Everyone deserves the right to flourish as human beings.

Better off Ted was fantastic. And eerily prescient.

Something infuriating made very funny by… Norway? youtube.com/watch?v=T4Up...

Been a Whitley fan for years. If he makes this it will be great. If this is even close to your jam I strongly recommend you support it. You will not be disappointed.

I like it when things are explained elegantly.

This is Jerry Lawson. He invented the video game cartridge for the Fairchild Channel F system. Because of his invention, many consoles had cartridges and CD formats and would become the norm. The Atari 2600, NES, Genesis, and many consoles wouldn't exist without him. Happy Black History Month.

Knowing the players, it’s likely that Trump noticed that Bovino was short and unattractive and asked for his removal on that basis alone.

holy crap youtube.com/shorts/hyqtA...

This is a good lesson, no matter how you come to learn it

Brief operational term of art 🧵 to help better define what we're experiencing. What we're experiencing is state terror. I've seen a lot of terms thrown around for what the Trump admin is doing w/ICE, CBP, & other federal law enforcement (LE). The now largely out of use term is state terror. 1/

Lazy Sunday left such a gargantuan footprint, few remember that the same episode featured this absolute banger from Robert Smigel and friends:

Rob Reiner was known for ruining takes because he was laughing too much. May we all create so much joy that it spills out so loudly we have no choice but to create more.

They are running the government according to the logic of right-wing grievance media. I cannot emphasize that enough. The point is to create content, and they don't see an actual difference between dunking on Sabrina Carpenter, passing legislation, and bombing other countries.

Someone I’ve been following for years. Does fantastic comics that my kids love.

"Ahhhh I have arrived on the Street of Sesame, on a sunny day turned cloudy . . . " Yes, folks, it's Beignet Blanc!

Twas The Night of Thanksgiving A Holiday Poem By Andy Meyers Twas the Night of Thanksgiving, and we sat down to eat Not a mouth wasn’t craving that hot turkey meat. The table was set with utensils so rare Out came the nice China and good silverware. 🧵(1/9)

yes, hello, I would like to place an order for everyone’s funniest stories of holiday food-related family grudges / drama / chaotic incidents / lore I feel like we need this

#NFL Bluesky, I haven’t been following this game closely today. How can you get 17 receiving yards w/o a reception? Lateral? Tip? Strip of an interception?

mr president sir theres a story coming about how you intervened to help a sex criminal. no sir, not that sex criminal you helped….no not that one either…sir, please stop guessing sex criminals that you helped. ill give you a hint sir, hes a trafficker. no sir, not that trafficker a different one

I want boring government that works! I want policies that ensure everyone has the same chances I had, allowing you to succeed or fail on your own merits, and if you fail, you’re not abandoned on the streets, but you get to brush yourself off and try again! I want the American dream for everyone.

Kyle Kingsbury is not a journalist. He is not an op-ed writer. He is a computer safety researcher. And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine. In under 1600 words. aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...

“individual employees asked to change behavior in response to catastrophic mistakes made by their high-level leadership over the past 3-7 years” really feels like the overarching story of the current times

Arrest and prosecute these thugs. If this isn't illegal, what is?

What it’s like working with CoPilot, as mandated by the company.

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government’s claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed. trib.al/9Sxu9IN

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...

Blondie is getting some extra residuals this week.

Oh my god lol This Dutch late night host absolutely eviscerates Trump and Disney- you gotta watch how

My mom called me last night about the Kimmel firing, saying "This is how Hitler got started!" I quickly responded, "By firing the late night tv hosts?" Turns out, mom was right.