This is the most transparently absurd set of twin decisions in Cook and Slaughter.

have we considered that flo rida and vanilla ice might be locked in a deadly game of chicken where both performers have their entire net worth tied up in elaborate parallel kalshi bets that they will be the last act to drop out? I am asking us to consider it

A chicken in every pot; A ballroom in every school

Happy Anniversary to those who celebrate cat attorneys.

if i was running a political party and every time my opponents held power they started illegal wars for oil and crashed the economy i would simply say that repeatedly

For folks (and journalists) who want to search the Oversight Committee email texts, I made a database for searching the 20k text files: splendorous-chaja-f79791.netlify.app

Everything so stupid but I have faith it can get stupider

I’m so excited to be speaking at #ReutersNEXT, the prestigious live journalism series hosting 700+ global leaders to address the greatest challenges and opportunities facing business, society, and the world at large. Learn more and apply to join me here: invt.io/1bxbqv4ngdz

>>

How do we stay human in a world of intelligent agents? @sheilaw.bsky.social chats w/ Jack O’Holleran, CEO & co-founder of SKALE labs on #AI, #blockchain, & digital agency. 🎧 Listen on Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/5C2y... (Recorded from #KBW2025. Episode powered by @polkadot.bsky.social)

"One cannot live and work in the midst of such pain and misery without absorbing some of the trauma. Katrina still haunts me," David Rae Morris writes.

It is fucking insane that we had a decade of people complaining about the dangers of cancel culture, and now literally hundreds of thousands of people are being purged from government jobs for ideological reasons, but that is not cancel culture.

What happens when digital identity, IP, and penguins collide? 📡 🐧 Sounds like an episode of Making Waves, featuring @sheilaw.bsky.social, Alex Poscente with special guest #PudgyPenguins CEO Luca Netz ⚡Watch live: July 2, 11 a.m. PT / 2 p.m. ET ⚡: www.youtube.com/live/g4pIvxW...

'Cause when the F should we start being alarmed? When they on every street in the United States going door to door dragging folks out or...?

Places where your newborn children are (for now) automatic citizens of the United States: CA, CO, CT, DE, DC, HI, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, NJ, NM, NV, NY, NC, RI, VT, WI, City of San Francisco In every other state, the Republican Party has stolen birthright citizenship from your newborn children.

1/6 Happy Friday from Project Liberty! Here’s our Week in Review for June 13-20. The third TikTok ban-or-sale delay was the big news this week – but here are more headlines that caught our eye. Let’s dive in 👇

We don't have secret police in America. At least we're not supposed to.

The administration gets closer to using the military to crush civilian dissent. Expect deaths, disappearances, and lawless detentions.

Let’s be very clear: Los Angeles is the perfect place for this to play out for the Trumpists. The Trumpists hate California and hate Los Angeles and a vast amount of their base feels the same — even the Trumpists here, who wallow in hating the place they live. /1

Gen Z says go "touch grass," the Olds say "stop and smell the flowers." As you enjoy the long weekend and honor the brave individuals who made the ultimate sacrifice in service to our country, we hope you get to log off and connect with friends, family, neighbors, and flowers.

Making Waves with Michael Casey & @sheilaw.bsky.social: "Who Owns Your Voice in the Age of #AI?" - Catch the full talk!:

Got a minute? That's enough time for Project Liberty Institute CEO @sheilaw.bsky.social's Lightning Talk, which she gave at @thedrc.bsky.social's Decentralized Tech Summit earlier this month. In it, she lays out the role of policy in the push for decentralization. 📹 Watch full talk: bit.ly/3YfxgY2

I have tariffed the penguins that are on Heard Island and which you were probably assuming did not export goods forgive me they were taking advantage of us so cunning and so cold

I’m honored to join Malcolm Clemens Young, Dean of Grace Cathedral, for a conversation on Sunday, March 30th, 9:30-10:30 a.m. PT, to discuss Project Liberty’s vision for “The People’s Internet” and how we reimagine tech that is designed for the collective good. gracecathedral.org/calendar-eve...

@forbes.com published a thoughtful piece on why Project Liberty is leading the bid for U.S. TikTok and what differentiates us from other bidders.

Tonight, hours after the Paul Weiss news broke, an associate at Skadden Arps sent a firm-wide email: "Please consider this email my two week notice, revocable if the firm comes up with a satisfactory response to the current moment...We do not have time. It is now or it is never..."

As hard as these times can be, weeks like this remind me what it's all about - grateful for the many inspiring convos I had 💫 Many of us have been doing the work quietly - but it's time we come together + are loud. Tech will only be people-centered if and when we fund it, build it, + demand it.

Feeling energized after a great Confluence Philanthropy panel today. Now, more than ever, we need to work together to shape critical technologies. 💡Key insight: It's not just about $. It's about being loud about equity + justice when you have a seat at the table, especially as an investor.

Come party with us in Austin at #SXSW2025! Join @theonion.com, @bsky.app and @frequency.xyz on Saturday from 5-9 pm CT at the Outer Heaven Disco Club at 1808 E. 12th St. in Austin! RSVP required: goodpartyforbadtimes.splashthat.com

18F, the federal government’s technology shop, was just demolished by Musk’s team. It was a cost-recoverable org, charging agencies for their expertise, using a consulting model. Its cost to government was negligible, its benefits huge. My team there once saved DoD $500 million. A thread about 18F:

You had different dreams for yourself than having to meet this shit historical moment. I did too. I did too.

🇺🇦

🔗 Learn about the collaboration with Frequency + @freeourfeeds.com to build an AT Protocol event & repository backup system—anchored on & discoverable using Frequency. (via ✏️ @wesbiggs.bsky.social with the deep dive!) @atproto.com @jay.bsky.team @bnewbold.net @audreyt.org @sheilaw.bsky.social

Project Liberty Labs, our technology development arm that created Frequency, has been quietly working to execute on bringing Voice, Choice, and Stake to everyone. This partnership with @bsky.app paves the way for a future where users—not platforms—are in control.

Proud that Project Liberty Institute is a founding partner of ROOST! Collaboration will ensure alignment in the critical area of trust and safety. Institute fellow Audrey Tang and Team PLI (but not me this time!) are on the ground at the Paris AI Summit in support.

Here is the guidance in full. The wording is very broad. This should help a lot of organizations and people.

Nothing says freedom and liberty like politicians pressuring businesses to go against what 98% of their shareholders want

Costco, Microsoft, Apple and Pinterest are doubling down on DEI. Because diversity, equity and inclusion are good for business. #DEI www.nytimes.com/2025/01/22/b...

The road to fascism is paved with centrists screaming “he can’t do that because of the law”

why are "brave truth tellers" always so eager to say something sexist or racist instead of something like "would a clove of garlic taste good in one of those green smoothies"

What if fascism is just bad and your moral obligation to fight it is not in any way diminished or altered by what The Left did or didn't do?

Democrats who want to be relevant and have a future with the party, look at AOC, Jamie Raskin, Jasmine Crockett, Senators Van Hollen and even Murphy right now. They're the ones calling it out, refusing to bend the knee, and reflecting the righteous anger of America against the broligarchy.

Thrilled to announce that I’ve joined @projectliberty.bsky.social as Chief Strategy and Operations Officer and CEO of the PL Institute. I’m excited to work towards an internet where we have agency over our data and online lives, starting with #ThePeoplesBid for TikTok.

Going to try a new thing called “not sticking my face in the portal of horrors all the time”

Have I read all the books I own? No. Will I continue to buy more while also re-reading my favs? Absolutely. I live in a lawless land. #booksky #books #reading

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. 9/20 days 📚💙 #Books #BookSky #Booklover