Netanyahu turned his relationship with Trump into a selling point to his voters. Now it may be his downfall. I wrote about how Trump left Bibi holding the bag in Iran on the eve of an election that he and his allies were already losing. Gift link:

Netanyahu turned his relationship with Trump into a selling point to his voters. Now it may be his downfall. I wrote about how Trump left Bibi holding the bag in Iran on the eve of an election that he and his allies were already losing. Gift link:

ANALYSTS: Because the Knicks unusually built their team out of free agents signed to deals that finesse the cap, their championship doesn't provide any easy lessons that other teams can apply to follow in their footsteps ANTISEMITES:

“The most frightening monster of all is not the sensational stuff of children’s stories," @yair-rosenberg.bsky.social writes of the Broadway play Giant, "but the propensity to monstrosity that lives within all of us”:

Thomas Massie and Liz Cheney have little in common ideologically. But they have both been drummed out of office because they violated the one unbreakable rule of MAGA Republican politics: never cross the boss. America First was always Trump First, and last night was just the latest demonstration.

Thomas Massie and Liz Cheney have little in common ideologically. But they have both been drummed out of office because they violated the one unbreakable rule of MAGA Republican politics: never cross the boss. America First was always Trump First, and last night was just the latest demonstration.

Pretty sure this has already been optioned by Nicholas Cage

“The best play-by-play commentators conscript us into a conspiracy of concern: Together, we hang on to every pitch, swing, and miss.” In 2024, @yair-rosenberg.bsky.social explored what Yankees announcer John Sterling taught him about baseball—and what makes us human:

"John Sterling means something special to Yankees fans. But he also taught me something beyond baseball: that certain aspects of the human experience can never be replicated or replaced. What makes us who we are is not just the stories we tell, but the stories we share and inhabit together." RIP.

Excellent piece by @yair-rosenberg.bsky.social

I wrote about how the debate over Democrats engaging influencers like Hasan Piker is missing the point. The question is not whether to talk to these people, but how to do so in a way that makes the audience smarter—one that scrutinizes not just the influencer’s opinions, but their facts. Gift link:

I wrote about how the debate over Democrats engaging influencers like Hasan Piker is missing the point. The question is not whether to talk to these people, but how to do so in a way that makes the audience smarter—one that scrutinizes not just the influencer’s opinions, but their facts. Gift link:

I'm been off social media for Passover, so am late to this, but just wanted to highlight some excellent recent work by my @theatlantic.com colleagues: First, Amogh Dimri on how online clipping culture sanitizes Nick Fuentes for mainstream audiences. Gift link: www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

A lot has been written about how generative AI may lead people to believe that fake things are real. But more attention should be paid to how it can lead people to believe that real things are fake. Meet the "liar's dividend": www.theatlantic.com/internationa...

"Intelligent political agency is impossible without a foundation of fact. Yet the rise of unrestrained AI, combined with the incentives and biases that drive social media, has served to supplant facts with consequential delusions, and helped mass-market them to those most inclined to believe them."

Many people—from sitting politicians to Joe Rogan—have suggested that Benjamin Netanyahu is dead and replaced by AI. I wrote about why mass digital delusions like these are about to become much more common, thanks to AI and the perverse incentives of algorithmic social media. Gift link:

Many people—from sitting politicians to Joe Rogan—have suggested that Benjamin Netanyahu is dead and replaced by AI. I wrote about why mass digital delusions like these are about to become much more common, thanks to AI and the perverse incentives of algorithmic social media. Gift link:

Parents: What are your most memorable moments when your kid did something you had no idea they could do? (Question inspired by such a moment that happened the other day.)

The great thing about starting over on new social media platforms is that we can learn from the mistakes of previous ones. But this will only happen if we make the conscious decision to do things differently. I wrote about four ways places like Bluesky can build a better social media experience:

Finally, a social media platform on which to talk about other social media platforms.