Tangentially, this is why I think AI search summaries have an asymptotic quality cap or worse. AI summary isn’t a technology problem. It’s an access problem, both what it can get to and what it can keep out.

The Trump administration sent two dozen federal agents to arrest two journalists who certainly would’ve turned themselves in with their lawyers for processing if called. It’s absolutely perverse and a waste of resources meant solely to intimidate

Looking at the list of 19 new CBS News commentators, the median number of times they appear in the searchable Epstein database is 2 and the mean is 100

You know the anxiety you feel when you are committing a small crime, like you think you parked 13 feet away from a hydrant instead of the required 15 feet? Man, these guys in the Epstein files have none that.

This is what we said inside @medium.com in order to give space for people to participate in tomorrow's national strike.

I realise I'm just a freak, but living in a multicultural city is the best thing of all time, it's just the best possible human experience and i can not understand why anyone on earth would be like "weve got to destroy this"

another robot highlight for 2025: man wearing humanoid mocap suit kicks himself in the balls

Years ago, my colleagues at Business Insider and I tracked YouTuber “cancellation” arcs. What we found is that for many entertainers, “cancellation” actually sets the stage for a redemption arc, one that can raise their profile higher than ever. It wasn’t career-ending. It was fuel.

There's the red pill and the blue pill, but what's the pill where you visit Europe and see everything they get for their higher taxes?

I insist that you read it. GIFT LINK www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/w...

Trump's tariffs are hurting us in two ways: First, the obvious: Higher costs → either lower profits or higher prices. Second, more subtle (perhaps bigger): We’ve signaled we’re an unreliable partner, so allies are reorganizing supply chains to avoid us. That's hard to unwind.

I am 40 or 50 years old…

“without state cooperation, much of the federal government’s agenda becomes unenforceable.” medium.com/@carmitage/i...

This review was perfect. Loved this movie.

On Medium, Dan Perrin reviewed A HOUSE OF DYNAMITE medium.com/framerated/a...

Books are the single greatest learning tech ever invented by leaps and bounds above the laughable slop shit silicon valley is extruding.

I don't think people properly appreciate just how badly Trump/Johnson have had to screw this up to achieve these results.

Medium CEO Tony Stubblebine castro.fm/episode/N1wWm1 Listened to this podcast, and it made me look into Medium again. Most interesting was the focus on subject matter experts. If you write only 2 articles in 5 years that's fine with Medium. With platforms like Substack you need to write a lot to…

Today was great. But friends, please know that NYPD chose to stand back bc white people were overrepresented among marchers When cops let us assemble peacefully, they're doing so to create contrast w/gatherings of black and brown ppl where cops are violent--so they can blame POC for that violence

New by me: The nation is lost. medium.com/whither-news...

Even the most repressive states are careful to maintain the pretense of legitimacy. If you get censored it's because you're a foreign agent or a criminal or a sexual deviant who's menacing society. Not because you hurt the Leader's feelings. That looks weak.

Great thread on the case for Trump’s weakness. I think Trump is rapidly consolidating power because his team has a plan and is willing to act like Trump, as if they will always outlive the consequences. But: 1. He’s much better at getting out of trouble than his people are. 2. He’s really old.

entire press has gotten bullied into treating charlie kirk as if he was one of the most important americans alive and not a modestly popular podcaster

Great news: Over 100 nonprofits pushing back: “Our country is built on the premise that everyone has the right to express themselves, even when others don’t agree with or like what they say. No one should fear for their safety simply for expressing their views.” medium.com/@uniteinadva...

BIG NEWS this morning! medium.com/@TheRefoundi...

Does anyone want to join me in the monthly challenge on 750words.com? It starts on Monday. Here's a one month free coupon so it's free for a month, even after the free trial: MONTHLYCHALLENGE If you haven't used the site in a while (or ever) I'd love your feedback!

CEO of Medium, @coachtony.bsky.social, called @rabble.nz a cicada. His point? The best writers are “cicadas”: living a full life offline then showing up with something meaningful to share. That’s why Medium gives writers an audience without forcing burnout or adding to low-quality content.

Trans hate can be loud online, so loud it drowns out other voices. As @coachtony.bsky.social told me, Medium is more aggressive about moderating trans hate, which in turn helps everyone, not just the trans community. Because smart moderation makes space for better content to shine.

Most people blame trolls and fake news for what’s wrong with the internet. But as @coachtony.bsky.social told me, the real issue is an ad-driven business model. That's why Medium ran experiments to find a model that serves readers and writers. Full Ep out now.

they fired people contributing to cancer research

I’ll take it!

I'm obvi biased but it's rare that an executive is this honest and open about the challenges that have faced a company - and this frank about the tough decisions made to turn it around. Kudos to @coachtony.bsky.social for laying this all out medium.com/the-coach-li...

HOW YOU DUNE

The second brain theory urges us to write down everything so we forget nothing, achieving clarity, control, and mental leverage. But for @joanwestenberg.com it resulted in a mausoleum of half-baked thoughts and frozen curiosity. So, she took drastic measures medium.com/westenberg/i...

Enjoy: drpicox.medium.com/this-simulat...

Look, we get it: Writing is a good but hard thing to do. You don't have to do it alone — join the "Write with Medium" micro-challenge! medium.com/not-perfect/...

When an AAA video game launches in the future, how will AI tell us whether it is good or not? Will it wait until someone posts a review, then scoop it and regurgitate? Will it make something up based on the marketing and other pattern matching? Will it play the game and tell us what it thinks?

The wildly disproportionate response to Amazon from Trump and Leavitt wasn’t a sign of strength and power. It was a display of deep, enduring weakness, just waiting to be exploited.

A totally normal, fun, valuable position to take that has sadly become partisan even though it shouldn't be.

The US economy is set to lose billions of dollars in revenue in 2025 from a pullback in foreign tourism and boycotts of American products.

Harvard stands up Letter to the Harvard community from President Garber

BREAKING: On Friday, the federal government issued new demands of Harvard University. The university's lawyers just responded: back off.

Where do I go to make my voice heard on this? Where is the next protest?

Great to see @coachtony.bsky.social reiterate that Medium is not backing down on its commitment to DEI. For the platforms where you publish, when you have to trust the algorithm and incentives, this stuff really matters! blog.medium.com/yes-to-a-div...

Here's an updated look at all Trump's 2nd-term tariffs, accounting for today's exemption for phones & computers The overall US tariff rate is now 25%, down from 29% pre-exemption but still 10x what it was before Trump took office (1/3)