I loved how Picasso, Bowie and other ground breaking artists are cited here as examples of how creativity can thrive in the AI era. "When reality can be captured perfectly, expression becomes the differentiator" is an optimistic thesis for our often pessimistic times 🔥 www.nfx.com/post/infinit...

Great thread. "(Tr*mp's) job is to make it LOOK like this isn't a well-planned heist by the people actually orchestrating the whole scheme (Thiel, Putin, Bessent...)" 🎯🎯🎯

THREAD: Cherise Doyley was in her 12th hour of contractions at the hospital when a tablet was brought to her bedside. On the screen was a Zoom call with a judge and several lawyers and doctors. She was in court, a nurse told her. The reason? For failing to agree to a C-section.

Today's edition of @sarahkendzior.bsky.social's newsletter includes links to some of her best Substack posts from the last 2+ years. This incredible piece from Nov 2023 is a sobering reminder of how clearly she has seen this dystopia coming sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/behold-a-p...

The loss of trust in our fellow US citizens might be MAGA's most lasting legacy

Between this and the snow cleanup, Zohran has gotten more positive things done this week than Adams did in 4 years 👏👏👏

I see they settled on a framing in the donor group chat

This city is home to people of countless faiths. But no matter what you believe, one thing unites us: we are all New Yorkers. We will not allow ICE to terrorize our neighbors. youtu.be/uoU9Img_B40

"This industry group comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing nonresidential social assistance to children and youth, the elderly, persons with disabilities, and all other individuals and families." (The other group is the rest of us.)

This really isn't hard for any politician to say. Good for JC but let's see more of this

Train Dreams is outstanding. One of the most gorgeous looking films I've ever seen. The beautiful cinematography lets the simple story breathe in a way that makes me want to watch it again, knowing I'm going to find something new and fresh when I do. Highly recommended

Just catching up with this great article from @oxfordamerican.bsky.social. Damn I loved this band (by any name) back in the day - still have "In Your Eyes" on multiple playlists. And the memories of Austin sprinkled throughout are pretty great oxfordamerican.org/magazine/iss...

approaching the problem of "roving death squads" from an incrementalist point of view is just a slow form of suicide

On a downtown street in Minneapolis, as people stream out from the massive march, Mary Tyler Moore says “fuck ice.”

he ain't lie

It's all happening #NYG

The top 10% now account for nearly half of all consumer spending.

Crazy cool story in @thetimes.com: the language used by White Gladis and her pod of boat-attacking orca does "not merely represent a different orca “accent”....It’s like the difference between Arabic and Latin....a separate branch of the linguistic family tree." 🌍🧪 www.thetimes.com/uk/science/a...

Loved this article, esp in the way that it captures so many intuitive feelings that this Gen Jones/Xer is having lately. "We might still carry a pose of protective cynicism, but I want to argue that this isn’t a liability. For this current era, it’s our remaining advantage"

Fare thee well Bobby Weir. What a life music.youtube.com/watch?v=Fkmt...

Been advocating for this for months. 90% of American GDP comes from cities. We need to use that leverage

On Wednesday, Renee Macklin Good was fatally shot by a federal ICE agent. Becca Good, her wife, shared the following statement with MPR News.

I've watched thousands of videos from the Jan. 6 riot as part of NPR's reporting and archive project on that day. Here are some of the lesser known videos that have really stuck with me. 🧵

Marco Rubio is reportedly saying Maduro will stand trial in US courts. Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.

It feels like ages since we’ve heard anyone in elected office with any real command of the old American art of rhetoric. In my lifetime, I think Obama is probably the only other prominent example.

This piece is a great illustration of how the long-term effect of Trump’s destruction of US institutions won’t be felt in a dramatic market collapse, but rather in permanently worse economic conditions, and lower prosperity. giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/... So long, American exceptionalism

Can't get this one out of my head lately. Turn arooouuuund ..... 😍 youtu.be/euYe6W7d-rI?...

Trump dozes while Marco Rubio speaks to him directly next to him. Just insane optics.

I really appreciate that @pbsnews.org ended the interview with this graphic. It captures, in the simplest and starkest terms, the brutal arithmetic driving this country's homelessness catastrophe.

You can walk away. Before the shame follows you home. #StopICE

We didn't have an equivalent of 2014 Senhora Borges covering the White House but I can still dream that someone as petty as the 2025 version of her is possible for our country when the reckoning comes

I'll usually say you had to be there when people ask me about The Replacements but Elizabeth wasn't there (by her own admission) and she totally nails this album and the specific moment in time when it meant so much. "Meet me anywhere" forever

Incredible video from Reddit (too large to upload the screencap). CBP agents attempt to detain a flower vendor and end up getting chased into a vacant lot by a crowd of teenagers. What a bunch of impotent sad sacks. www.reddit.com/r/EyesOnIce/...

NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen. Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.

Always tapping the sign on this topic

I'm not a huge Threads fan but this post from there put me over the edge

Tremendous thread showing the real state of certain voting "blocs" in 2025

Wow. This cover fits so well with Aimee's body of work - and it's fucking awesome 🎶 No need to talk it out. We know what it's all about 🎶 youtu.be/5yifNAV_RHk

All day, many of you have been asking for a Cheney obituary from me. Get ready:

It's been a while since I shared any music here ..... What's better than The War on Drugs doing "Under The Pressure" at Glastonbury in 2023? Nothing that I can think of right now 🔥🎸🍄👽 youtu.be/HmHzSxaifbU?...

This graph never fails to be shocking: "The US has experienced the earliest and greatest slowdown in life expectancy improvements among higher-income countries, reported Eileen Crimmins. “We have horrible life expectancy—and it’s getting worse and worse”" www.prb.org/resources/se...

Hell yes @grahamformaine.bsky.social

history teacher in 50 years: So in September, that’s when the president signed an executive order criminalizing anti-fascism and saying all resistance would be crushed student: oh so that’s when the whole country realized they were living under fascism teacher: haha what? oh no lol not at all. no.

ICE Nazis in Chicago tried to kidnap a food delivery worker but my man was too fast for those slow bastards

Heavy @sarahkendzior.bsky.social vibes in this thread #theyknew

Not a "Christian" but Rev. Black's example in standing up to these fuckers is inspiring for me too

There are violent extremists on the left but they are not in charge of the party. You can find them on social media, not in the halls of power. The violent extremists on the right are in congress, on courts, and sitting in the Oval Office.

The only way I could love this more is if Zohran wasn't an Arsenal fan. Oh well. As someone else on here put it, a generational talent

This is what a winning message for Dems looks like 🎯🎯🎯