we also hadn’t invented roast vegetables yet. many problems, with the recent past

Some of these redactions are almost like modern art

this is a good reminder of how things that are shitty but have been accepted as normal and inevitable can actually turn out to be abnormal and evitable with some science, time, education and political will

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WHAT’s up guys its Plato welcome back to the cave. Guys we’ve got some CRAZY shadows for you today you are not gonna want to miss this! But first I have to thank our sponsor OnX Backcountry

interesting twist that reddit (of boston bomber sleuthing infamy) actually did play a key role in identifying the brown shooting suspect www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...

so, the whole of bluesky

Trump's DOJ has been ordered to embark on a sweeping crackdown on "left-wing domestic terrorism." Civil liberties experts warn it could lead to a level of politicized FBI surveillance of Americans not seen since the era of J. Edgar Hoover and COINTELPRO. Our story today: wapo.st/3L9lpr4 (gift link)

[Watching my 10-year-old do his homework on a Chromebook] Son, back in my day, we studied math by doing math, not playing 20 minutes of Temu pokemon with a multiple-choice question thrown in once every 5 minutes

A Dem senator pressed Trump's FCC Chair, Brendan Carr, on the agency's independence at a hearing today, noting it says "independent" right on the FCC website. Minutes later, with the hearing still going on, the website updated. The word "independent" was gone. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

A retired Tennessee policeman who spent more than a month in jail over an anti-Trump Facebook post is suing the authorities responsible for his arrest. “In America, we do not jail people for political speech,” the lawsuit states.

New: The 61-year-old retired Tennessee cop who spent 37 days in jail over an anti-Trump Facebook meme has filed a federal First Amendment lawsuit against the authorities who ordered his arrest. "In America, we do not jail people for political speech." Gift link: wapo.st/490I014

had to check three times to make sure this was the real piers morgan

every notification on x

It's interesting to think about why an AI gets so much more grace from bosses than a human doing the same job

was trying to figure out why today feels like a thursday even though it's only tuesday and then i remembered i spent monday writing an article about candace owens

wrote about the rise and further rise of candace owens, whose unapologetically unhinged right-wing conspiracy theories have made her one of the most popular political voices in america — and are now causing headaches for the MAGA movement that backed her wapo.st/3MKjPwg w/ @tatumhunter.bsky.social

Tech whistleblowers say coming forward has unexpectedly derailed their lives... They became isolated among their colleagues, suffered severe professional damage, or were pushed out of the industry altogether... www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2... by @naominix.bsky.social

Again, even though the Japanese government leading up to 1945 committed terrible atrocities, none of us think that Japanese internment was caused by the Japanese government. It was caused by American racism.

catching that red line to open.spotify.com/track/6MVmw9...

I mean, the Penn student newspaper isn't wrong, but www.instagram.com/p/DSH1X4EDwP...

this might be the first time i've seen a community note on x that serves as a punch line to the tweet

Not for nothing, but when Sen. Josh Hawley gave a speech at the National Conservatism conference this year about reigning in Big Tech, the room burst into raucous applause multiple times. Over and over, I’ve seen concerns about Big Tech emerge as one of the only pieces of pan-political agreement.

Trump has signed an order directing the federal government to sue states that pass AI laws that threaten America's "global AI dominance." www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2... by @gerritd.bsky.social

haha so.. I did some works! i guess u can look upon them? no worries if not!

Right-wing influencers including Laura Loomer, Jack Posobiec, and Benny Johnson want Trump to kill Netflix's deal to buy Warner Bros. over the streaming giants ties to the Obamas. My latest on the bubbling critiques from MAGA world with @willoremus.com: www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...

a type of content that makes me want to launch myself into space and is huge part of why everything is so bad: TikToker goes down a “rabbit hole,” makes 9-minute video. The “rabbit hole” was she found an Eater article. The Eater journalist did all the work: www.tiktok.com/t/ZTruBS8cp/

Wayne Gretzky with some John Travolta-level pronunciations

"The catch is that the tactic seemed to work regardless of whether the claims were true or false."

New: AI chatbots can change voters' minds, according to a pair of in-depth studies published just now in Science and Nature. How they do it is interesting — and concerning. Gift link: wapo.st/49RSstP

listen we’ve all been there

these “boneless wings” could be yours for just $18 at the columbus airport

saw someone refer to this as a “dog whistle.” my friends i’m sorry but we’re way past that. this is just a whistle

my goodness

Excited for the sequel, “Fuck like a brand”

the spruce is on the loose

Well you’ve got your boomers, your zoomers, your doomers, your Loomers and your Schumers. who am i missing

People act like the Trump administration is extreme, but consider that in the past 12 hours alone, his White House has announced that the Coast Guard has reversed its recent decision to tolerate swastikas and nooses, *and* that Trump does not in fact want to execute members of Congress.

My press secretary's statement has people asking a lot of questions already answered by the statement

Per the Bureau of Labor Statistics, American journalists' median salary in 2024 was $60,280. Work hours are irregular, with night and weekend assignments common, and some roles entail occupational hazards. The profession is decline, with employment decreasing each year. www.bls.gov/ooh/media-an...

Grok, which Musk has touted as "maximally truth-seeking," and "the world's smartest AI," explained to X users today that Musk: ✅ Would beat Mike Tyson in a fight ✅ Is "strikingly handsome" ✅ Should have been drafted over Peyton Manning ✅ Outranks da Vinci as the world's top human ✅ Might be God

Over on X today, Elon Musk's AI chatbot Grok is having another normal one www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...

Wild to think that just a few months ago this administration was cracking down on universities for not doing enough to root out antisemitism www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

The push to break up tech giants keeps running into one obstacle: By the time the government's cases reach trial, the market has changed. Yet the same companies remain on top. We wrote about how Big Tech keeps beating the allegations — by getting even bigger. www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...

Good piece from @naominix.bsky.social and @willoremus.com contextualizing the Meta vs FTC decision earlier this week.

New: Reuters has tallied job losses, suspensions and investigations stemming from the reaction to Charlie Kirk's Sept. 10 assassination. Its findings: More than 600 Americans have been punished, and the figure is likely to be an under-count. www.reuters.com/investigatio...

This is a fascinating thread on how AI can reinforce delusions. My tldr: It used to be hard for wingnuts to find support and validation for their unhinged conspiracy theories. Now AI gives them both instantly and that’s not great, Bob.

Good news everybody: Grokipedia will contain all knowledge about the universe and will be distributed periodically throughout the solar system

Meta isn't a monopoly, a judge ruled today, because it competes with YouTube and TikTok. Story by @naominix.bsky.social: www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...

I will never forget having to edit Jamal’s final, posthumous piece for the Washington Post, after he was murdered. He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here : www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...