wait what time is the rapture supposed to start

New from me: Last week I noticed a feature on TikTok that used AI to scan videos and identify products. It turns out the feature is being applied even to videos from Gaza. In one, a mother cries out for her family. TikTok tagged dresses, head coverings, and handbags. www.theverge.com/tech/782540/...

New from me: Last week I noticed a feature on TikTok that used AI to scan videos and identify products. It turns out the feature is being applied even to videos from Gaza. In one, a mother cries out for her family. TikTok tagged dresses, head coverings, and handbags. www.theverge.com/tech/782540/...

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I feel like I could easily be a dodgers bullpen pitcher

moments ago, ice agents again came out of the broadview detention/“professing” facility to escort a silver suv out of the lot. one of the agents picked up and threw congressional candidate kat abughazaleh to the ground.

Me when a call goes my way: the human errors make baseball great! everyone gets robbed and gets lucky sometimes. how can you not be romantic about baseball me when a call hurts my team: ROBOT AI UMPS NOW

every week i think about dishoom's house black daal and get so mad i can't eat it

Huge week for people crashing out in The Verge comments saying “I thought this was a tech blog!!!” Anyway here are just a few pieces from our policy and politics desk 🙂 www.theverge.com/policy/77979... www.theverge.com/report/77935... www.theverge.com/policy/77897...

New: My report from the Luigi Mangione hearing today in NYC. The crowds were smaller, more contained, and it was less of a circus. What does it mean for the case that attention seems to live and die by the social media firestorm that reignites each time? www.theverge.com/report/77935...

The people yearn for @mollycrabapple.bsky.social

The music industry can no longer produce a Clash to write 25-minute reggae fusion songs about Luigi so @miasato.bsky.social’s court reporting is the next best thing www.theverge.com/report/77935...

New: My report from the Luigi Mangione hearing today in NYC. The crowds were smaller, more contained, and it was less of a circus. What does it mean for the case that attention seems to live and die by the social media firestorm that reignites each time? www.theverge.com/report/77935...

I'm here in court at the Luigi Mangione hearing. Last time he was in court was in February, at a routine hearing that became a chaotic, almost concert-like scene. www.theverge.com/law/617946/l...

Somebody tried to blow up a news van in Salt Lake City

Everyone in NYC go see HAPPYEND, a film by Neo Sora, at Metrograph this weekend! A coming of age story of surveillance, nationalism, friendship, and fledgling political awakening ❤️‍🔥 metrograph.com/film/?vista_...

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New from @tinanguyen.bsky.social and me: Charlie Kirk's shooter left behind bullet casings with a furry sex meme and a bunch of Helldivers video game references. Subreddits for Helldivers immediately picked up on it. www.theverge.com/politics/777...

today makes me miss polygon fr

New from me an @miasato.bsky.social: the most cursed thing I've ever reported, and I've reported a LOT of cursed things. www.theverge.com/politics/777...

New from @tinanguyen.bsky.social and me: Charlie Kirk's shooter left behind bullet casings with a furry sex meme and a bunch of Helldivers video game references. Subreddits for Helldivers immediately picked up on it. www.theverge.com/politics/777...

To circle back to this: Trump just announced the arrest of a new suspect live on his favorite TV show. #content

wall to wall baddies at the pulp concert btw… jarvis cocker being thee baddest

At least seven historically Black colleges and universities across the South received threats Thursday that caused lockdowns and closures. via @wwno.org

I wrote about Charlie Kirk and the viral content machine that sprang to life in the wake of his shooting — and how this time, even people running the country are partaking in the churn. www.theverge.com/analysis/776...

I wrote about Charlie Kirk and the viral content machine that sprang to life in the wake of his shooting — and how this time, even people running the country are partaking in the churn. www.theverge.com/analysis/776...

NEW: We got access to Jeffrey Epstein’s personal Yahoo inbox — more than 18,000 emails. It shows Epstein’s world in his own words: an unfiltered look at how his operation worked, who enabled it, and how Ghislaine Maxwell stayed at the center of it all.

the director of the FBI live blogging an ongoing high profile murder where it’s unclear whether they even have a suspect seems bad to me idk

This is unreal

I asked Bluesky how it's moderating graphic videos of the Charlie Kirk assassination, as well as responses that glorify violence or call for retribution. From a Bluesky spokesperson: "We're suspending accounts that are encouraging violence; we are taking down close-up videos of the event."

and what if i said i’m enjoying watching the dodgers play tonight. then what.

I was writing about covid and technology in 2021 and providers told me about people from Connecticut trying to drive to Brooklyn to get a shot. Wealthy white people were going to pharmacies in Black and other POC areas for vaccines. We discussed endlessly what the most equitable way to vaccinate was

growing peppers makes me feel like an evil scientist because i can just pick what color they will be

this is really cool and handy!

As i was saying… ! www.theverge.com/analysis/769...

The de minimis rule that allowed small packages worth less than $800 to be exempt from tariffs ended on Friday, Aug. 29, 2025.

me coping every time the dodgers are scoreless yet again when yamamoto is pitching

if i were yamamoto i would literally never talk to my teammates ever again

are you fucking kidding me rn

🕯️ yoshinobu yamamoto [REDACTED] 🕯️

i designed and kind of improvised this sweater! knit it with yarn i’ve been hoarding for years 🐻🪣🥥🐬🦗🌐 Also consulted Sanzo Wada’s “A Dictionary of Color Combinations” for some inspo. highly recommend this book — i use it for crafting but also getting dressed #craftsky

every team in baseball appears to be both chopped and unc right now

had a very good time doing my best @davidpierce.xyz impression this summer 🫡 and listening to my fab colleagues do their thing!! my vergecast episodes if you missed them: youtu.be/t0LcSQpmi2E?... youtu.be/-74Muyyxlj4?...

chicago is one of the best cities in the world i love you chicago

just learned about the croatian wikipedia coup of 2010 and also this associated headline which might be the best headline ever written

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taking the night off from rooting for the dodgers (who don’t deserve it) to root for my queen naomi osaka 🎾 頑張れ！

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The way Mia and I independently had the same Hobonichi drop plans that were foiled by customs :sob:

New: I wrote about an age of American consumerism that seems to be on its way out. (Also anyone else try to buy a Hobonichi this weekend?) www.theverge.com/analysis/769...