Believe me when I say you have to read this: www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...

New from me: I went deep on the way that generative AI and chatbots act as wormholes, pushing us deeper into our own minds. They threaten to compound the problems of algorithmic targeting that have festered unaddressed for years and years—what comes next may be even more alienating and isolating (🎁)

Robots are cool! But you definitely need real friends. Chatbots "allow you to talk forever to no one other than yourself." And the anti-social media era is only in its infancy... Must-read @damonberes.com: www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...

This is smart, worth reading, by @jonathanchait: www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...

Well that’s one way to think about intellectual property… Common Crawl’s Rich Skrenta: “You shouldn’t have put your content on the internet if you didn’t want it to be on the internet.” Must-read Alex Reisner: www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...

This is astonishing reporting from Alex Reisner. You really have to read the whole thing—but don't miss the part where the head of Common Crawl tells Alex that "robots are people too." Free to read with this gift link: www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...

Today is a great day to read about Patti Smith. @amyweissmeyer.bsky.social's latest: www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...

Wise words from Raffi Krikorian, who has thought deeply about technology and society: "When validation is purchased rather than earned, we lose something vital." www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

Tremendous reporting this morning with a stunning scoop (link in next post) from @michaelscherer.bsky.social, Missy Ryan, and @ashleyrparker.bsky.social.

Great reporting and fun to read, by the one and only @ashleyrparker.bsky.social www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

Rise of the maybe-moon! This is fascinating, by @lilashroff.bsky.social: www.theatlantic.com/science/2025...

Here's @anneapplebaum.bsky.social on the Pentagon's Propaganda Corps: www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

After the Pentagon forced a mass exit of journalists who understood military finance, tactics and technology, their replacements have arrived: cranks, conspiracy theorists and both foreign and domestic propagandists www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

Extremely important reporting from @dgraham.bsky.social in The Atlantic’s latest cover story. (So important that we published it ahead of schedule.) Must-read, out today: www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...

There is no one more fun to read than Caity Weaver www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

First the pythons and now this? Florida, y i k e s. www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...

This is an astonishing essay by @nxthompson.bsky.social. Really really worth reading: www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...

A really smart exploration of the state of cultural criticism, from the brilliant @skornhaber.bsky.social: www.theatlantic.com/culture/2025...

Really excellent reporting from @nickmiroff.bsky.social, who went to Chicago to see for himself what’s happening there: www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

Why, yes, @helenlewis.bsky.social did go to the Riyadh Comedy Festival www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

I love this list so much. But personally would have ditched Goodnight Moon (overrated, sorry) in favor of The Velveteen Rabbit (perfection). www.theatlantic.com/books/2025/1...

I wrote about Diane Keaton—featuring spectacular photos that Jill Krementz took of Keaton in 1977: www.theatlantic.com/culture/2025...

Haven’t felt the shutdown yet? You will. Important reporting from Toluse Olorunnipa: www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

Stop everything and read Caity Weaver www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...

Must-read @radiofreetom.bsky.social: www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...

A delightful glimpse into one of the world's great minds. Douglas Hofstadter wrote for The Atlantic about how he became obsessed with ambigrams. This one is my favorite:

“It Only Tuesday” is still my favorite Onion article but this is a pretty close second:

Some of the details in @isaacstanleybecker.bsky.social’s dispatch from Portland are truly 👀 www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...

“Disturbing” doesn’t even begin to describe it… www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

There’s a reason I focused on Portland when I reported a big story on political violence two years ago. (1/4)

This is very important, by @nancyayoussef.bsky.social. Free to read with this link: www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...

Happy Friday! Here's an extremely cool thing: The Atlantic is offering public high schools in the United States free access to our journalism. Learn more here: theatlantic.com/hsaccess

What to know if a recession is coming? @elcush.bsky.social on what to watch (and what to ignore):

I hope everyone reads George Packer's latest. He has thought deeply about these issues for a long, long time. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

🚨New @petridishes.bsky.social 🚨 Trust me when I say you should read the whole thing: www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...

This is very much beside the point but I enjoyed how hard Letterman laughed when @jeffreygoldberg.bsky.social said "shit." "He said 'shit!' ... The Atlantic Monthly guy said 'shit.' Yes! There's your First Amendment, ladies and gentlemen." bsky.app/profile/thea...

Just now at The Atlantic Festival in New York, David Letterman to @jeffreygoldberg.bsky.social: “You can’t go around firing somebody because you’re fearful or trying to suck up to an authoritarian—a criminal—administration in the Oval Office. That’s just not how this works.”

“Trump’s White House is a government by the podcasters, for the podcasters,” Helen Lewis argues. “The right might say that it’s winning in the marketplace of ideas, but that rings hollow when it’s also trying to buy the market”:

As I’ve written before, capitulation is contagious. When fear spreads in a society, powerful people who know better are often the first to show their weakness. www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...

Really worth reading Adam Serwer’s latest. He makes the point that whether companies like Nexstar/ABC/Disney are “capitulating because of fear or because they see a financial interest in aligning with the administration is ultimately irrelevant.” www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

From @davidlsims.bsky.social: “What’s happened to Kimmel is an escalation in every way.” www.theatlantic.com/culture/arch...

The Atlantic's @alibreland.bsky.social talked to Enrique Tarrio of the Proud Boys. Tarrio told him that cancel culture “sucked for us. I always said I wouldn’t do it back to anybody... I’m in a different mindset right now. An eye for an eye right now.” www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...

Before I share my latest feature story, which appears in The Atlantic’s October issue and is out today, please enjoy my favorite photo of Judd Apatow. (1/4) (Photo credit: JR)

Most Americans do not want civil war. Anyone who is declaring it should stop. I wrote about political violence again: www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

I ❤️ AI Watchdog www.theatlantic.com/category/ai-...

Yet another very big thing from The Atlantic today! Introducing (drumrolllll) AI Watchdog. An ongoing investigation by The Atlantic to reveal the inner workings of generative AI.

Kamala Harris in The Atlantic today, on how Biden treated her—and the “recklessness” of those who didn’t tell him he should drop out

Spectacularly brilliant cover story—just published in The Atlantic—by the one and only Jill Lepore. To understand democracy and power in America, every American should read this: www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...

Okay, yes, you have to read this. @cwarzel.bsky.social's latest: www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...

Today is a good day to read @mckaycoppins.bsky.social on the mind games, sibling rivalry, and war for power that culminated in Lachlan Murdoch winning his family’s succession fight: www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...