In 1770 Crispus Attucks was the 1st martyr of the American Revolution. Son of an African father & Native American mother, he'd liberated himself from slavery & joined the multiracial ranks of northeastern mariners b4 sacrificing his life, as G.W. Williams put it, “on the altar of a people’s rights.”

What it's like to work the polls ahead of America's embarrassing 250th birthday! cailles-newsletter.beehiiv.com/subscribe

Today I learned influential photographer August Sander had a son, Erich, who was a socialist & activist imprisoned for high treason by the Nazis. Erich Sander smuggled a camera into prison where he took photos like this one of French Resistance member Marcel Ancelin weristwalter.eu/project/port...

if you have feelings about SCOTUS after today, and after the last week, and after the last months and years, remember that at least you can vote for state supreme courts in many places this year, and those matter a ton too my state-by-state guide to every state supreme court contest:

I love you Danny and all of San Francisco does too

The idea that people genuinely believe in things, let alone the moral imperative of a genocide, and that these beliefs ought to mechanically translate into real and observable action is entirely foreign for a disturbingly large subset of American leadership. Like it is an alien form of life.

Absolutely correct.

Even moreso than he LIKES the Fed, Roberts acknowledges the importance of the Fed to his top interest group, which is corporate interests. Same with mail-in voting: It would hurt Republican voters most, and Roberts needs them. All "good" opinions from him are best for his preferred Americans.

None. Because wealth derives now entirely from predation, not production, so actual journalism inherently threatens it.

Ivanka and Jared’s Island Resort Could Bring Down Albania’s Prime Minister What began as a “flamingo revolution” to protest the $1.4 billion development on Sazan Island has spiraled into mass protests against a ruling party that thousands now want out. | WIRED www.wired.com/story/ivanka...

helpful coverage from @elpais.com english.elpais.com/usa/2025-08-...

Three Great Society-style Democratic wins in NYC AND we get rid of James Carville????? Best political night I can remember in decades!

this is simply no longer a winning electoral strategy anywhere — not in PA, not in NYC, not in the USA, not on earth. the people of the planet are rejecting the us-israeli war machine. the only way this politics can survive in democracies is by subverting the will of voters and democracy itself.

good to see this. Musk is clearly getting visibly angry at the rising awareness of how many hundreds of thousands of people his DOGE wilding spree has already killed, millions more if this stays in place into the future. Everyone can participate in spreading the word about all the blood on his hands

Musk says not a single person has died due to him axing USAID. Sadly, part of my job involves tracking aid spending. So here’s a thread with just some of the people who lost their lives because of USAID cuts

Could be a great thing to run on if there was anyone who still cared about serving the public

Up last night. Bless this family for this unbelievable loss over a disputed allegation of diaper theft. And bless the detailed and very human coverage by the @mississippifreepress.org reporting team. THIS is what we mean by people-centered journalism. It’s not less hard-hitting, it’s more.

"In reality, access to power over other racial groups is their preferred political currency." www.theguardian.com/inequality/n...

Aren't you glad you didn't buy this?

New York Knicks with Zohran Mamdani in City Hall after their NBA Championship parade. Photographed by Ali Imam.

BREAKING: Iran closing Strait of Hormuz over Israeli attacks on Lebanon

So my (born & raised in Houston, mind you) husband flies from Houston to SF this morning. Sits in first class (a whole other story) next to "this guy who the flight attendants were making a slight deal about."

and sat out there until 2:30 in the morning, and then came back at 4am to make sure the job was done

Avoid the SpaceX IPO like your life savings depends on it! (Because it does) open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug...

Fool's Spring cailles-newsletter.beehiiv.com/p/fool-s-spr...

This beef is existential, not inexplicable (and it's widely shared)

TIL a bunch of ex-Gawker folks sold a series based on their stories to Apple and Tim Cook personally quashed it when he heard about it www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/dig...

So cool to see Karen Tei Yamashita get the spotlight she richly deserves. (The New Yorker also did a piece on her recently.) Her work is nearly uncategorizable--inventive and complex, steeped in history barely remembered at large, if not forgotten. (Read "I Hotel"!) www.nytimes.com/2026/05/08/b...

New newsletter coming out shortly! Lots of fun pictures: cailles-newsletter.beehiiv.com/subscribe

Sure looks like Republicans redrew the map in Tennessee to stop Memphis from sending Justin J. Pearson to Congress, who is/was poised to win the primary after fighting like hell against Elon Musk's methane-spewing data centre monstrosities in South Memphis. Craven, desperate and racist as hell.

I really encourage everyone who is fixated on the pipe dream of prosecuting ICE agents or whatever “when all this is over” to learn more about #ReparationsWON & the imagination & skillful organizing that went into winning something that actually supports survivors, their families & communities.

On Monday, April 13, D9 Neighbors will host @conniechansf.bsky.social for our second Congressional candidate housing chat! Join us for snacks, socializing and the specifics of Connie's positions on housing. An RSVP is required, so sign up now!

Repetitive stories and behavior coming from the 79-year-old man in the White House

The. Rise. Of. Cognitive. Surrender. Study finds that people who use GenAI chatbots rely on them 80% of the time, and develop almost no capacity to recognize when a chatbot is feeding them faulty information. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

On Monday, April 6 from 6-7 p.m., D9 Neighbors will kick off our series of Congressional candidate housing chats with three major candidates, starting with Saikat Chakrabarti. Join us for snacks, socializing and specifics about Saikat’s positions on housing. An RSVP is required to attend!

I'll never get over the number of older people who believe protesting affordable housing is a legitimate retirement hobby. Imagine telling your grandchildren you spent your time organizing against apartments and families who wanted to live in your neighborhood. It's giving White Citizens Council

Thanks @thefrisc.bsky.social for including our voice in this piece!

"AI leaders boast about their models’ superhuman technical abilities...But these executives and researchers also readily admit that they have not yet released a model that writes well." www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...

I know there are still not enough Black people on Bluesky because I'm just not seeing enough Afroman content: www.cnn.com/2026/03/19/e...

Terrifying numbers in latest annual survey of federal workers from @ourpublicservice.bsky.social. For example, DoD workers' trust in Hegseth is in the toilet. Only 11.5% of Army employees say their dept's political leaders "maintain high levels of integrity." Similar numbers for Navy, Air Force

Just a reminder if you're an author & are wondering about the varying lawsuits against AI companies that might have used your work without your permission: chatgptiseatingtheworld.com/2025/09/20/u...

And FYI from @techcrunch.com: "Bluesky raised a $100 million Series B round led by Bain Capital Crypto, with Anthos Capital, Bloomberg Beta, and Knight Foundation as well as previous investors Alumni Ventures and True Ventures also joining in."

"The reason to cancel this book is similar to the reason you cancel a traditionally plagiarized book. There are ethical reasons, sure, but also just plain business ones." @thelincoln.bsky.social on that cancelled AI slop book: countercraft.substack.com/p/what-it-me...

This puts me at 10 people released. I filed my 1st habeas petition 29 days ago. I am an incredibly small-time, nobody lawyer who knew nothing about immigration law the day I submitted that case. I barely know any more today. I had never sued the federal government and now I've beaten them 10 times.

Are electric vehicles denting oil demand? Yes. By how much? 1.5 million barrels of oil a day, according to EV Curve Futurist. Caveat: These estimates are hard, but the numbers are certainly adding up.

We're at 55% of our $25,000 goal to help me launch @lataco.bsky.social investigative news desk. Thanks so much to everyone who has contributed or shared our fundraiser! We're already putting the money we've raised to use 👇🏾👇🏾👇🏾 Donate here - givebutter.com/la-taco-inve...

What’s happening with the US economy is not unlike how things happened in Atlantic City: the burden of any of Trump’s failures will fall on US citizens this time.

lol www.axios.com/2026/03/06/h...

Some days, for no particular reason, I reflect on how stupid the entry into World War One was