This is *stunningly* disingenuous, and the fact that Singal continues to enjoy a career writing at the highest levels about a topic that he either unwilling or incapable of discussing honestly is such an indictment of the Anglo-American prestige media.

The Economist generally eschews bylines a practice that goes back to its founding when it had a skeletal staff and didn't want the same four people's name on everyone's story. The flip side of that these days is it lets them publish absolutely horrible things with no accountability.

The NYT liveblog on the autism press conference is a fascinating read -- largely because it's written by health reporters and not political reporters. Look at how direct and appropriately shocked these posts are! www.nytimes.com/live/2025/09...

There's a wrong way and a right way to report this

Hey can we just say "Autism" in this moment? It's about Autism. Autistic kids and adults. Wanting to eradicate Autism.

AUTISM ANNOUNCEMENT: “This is the wrong kind of spoon. It is not a good spoon. The bowl shape is all wrong.”

Somehow not the most insane term I’ve seen in a residential lease.

I have zero fucking sense of humor about this rfk shit. besides the obviously gross misreprestation/othering/etc of autistic people it's catastrophic from any sound scientific POV. any doctor who consults governmental guidelines for anything at all under this admin is guilty of malpractice

this is the solution to the male loneliness epidemic I am 100% serious

Saw a YT video today in which an autistic woman pointed out that parents of autistic kids who do things like police diagnoses may be in thrall to the rigid thinking that characterizes autism The same might be true of parents investigating the 'real' causes of autism

Also the implication that there is a one single cause of autism is wrong (even according to these studies), and the implication that being autistic is bad is eugenics. Autism existed long before paracetamol was invented, and will survive this fascist regime. Thanks again for coming to my ted talk.

LOVE IS REAL, Lucky Day is a bloody riot, and if anyone knows how to get through to Ayo Edebiri’s representation I am still looking to confirm that she recognised Chuck’s trot because she is a true buckaroo and online as hell

what an incredibly kind feature from @theguardian.com thank you to writer @caitlinwelsh.bsky.social i appreciate these thoughtful words about the tingleverse www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...

Are you or someone you know skipping GDC (or considering doing so) because of worries about coming to the US/San Francisco in the current environment? If so, I want to hear from you for a piece. DM me here or kyle DOT orland AT arstechnica DOT com. Please spread the word

I regret to inform you that Gwar has pushed the boundaries of good taste.

It remains really funny that the teen social media ban law's explanatory memorandum opens with a quote from a a tech CEO showing how "detrimental to children and young people" — but that quote is from Netflix, notably not being banned.

I used to have a job where I’d feel obligated to watch the Kirk thing 💅

Since i got my first tat this year all tough-guy tattoos in films/TV make me think of them chilling on a padded table for six and a half hours with noise-cancelling headphones on, sipping from an Owala and nodding stoically when the artist checks they’re doing OK

Only 1 person in the whole study went from identifying as trans to not identifying as trans. The 1/5 number came from youth going between the binary and non-binary spectrum. This headline and post are misleading on purpose to fit the economist's editorial bent on the political issue.

Oh god even worse. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

I'm just so fucking tired

these videos of the Australian doctors in Gaza have been going viral. They are volunteers with PANZMA (Palestinian Australian New Zealand Medical Association) If you can help by donating that would be great You can find the link to donate here panzma.org

Disney adults canceling subscriptions, vacations, etc really are making the Harry Potter adults that threw a fit over a $60 video game look like huge bitches

Based Dua Lipa

I conducted an experiment on what Tiktok and YouTube recommends when not logged in on the app. Given the social media ban only covers accounts, hard not to see this could be the experience for teens in Australia come December. www.theguardian.com/media/2025/s...

i resent how every time i do an internet search for something now the browser takes a guess at explaining what i am searching for at me. i know what i am looking for actually, do not presume i need it explained, how insulting

Breaking news: Thirty-one journalists were killed in Israeli airstrikes on a newspaper complex in Yemen last week, according to a new report by the Committee to Protect Journalists. They say it was “the deadliest strike on journalists in the Middle East.”

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

this exists it is called thinking

And it's bad enough that he looks like that but he can't even have a normal voice because h̸̞̝̜̭͛͒͌̎̍͠è̷̡̦͇̺̰͚͕̱̻̆̂͗̑̓̉͝͠ ̸͍͓̳͉̝̬̩̤̝̈̇ṣ̵̛̔͂̉o̷̧̡̪͎̓͑̃̎͆͊͝u̸̥̣̬̓́̈́̀̐̇̓̔͠͝ń̶̡̠̟̱̤̘̥͑̓̒͘d̷̗͓̰̣̗̥̝̻̘͗ś̸̖͖̼̰̩̩̹̬͌̉̃̈́̔͊̎̚̚ ̶̨̢̱̜̺̜͖̥͙̩̈̿̀̒̐̎̄̐l̴̛̥͍̤̏̽̒̕͘į̷̈́k̷͈̫̪̞͚̭̫̾e̷̝̱͍̘͌ ̶͎̼̊̄̆̾̐́̀̚̚ť̸̘̤͎͍ͅh̶̘̙̖̲̘̜̹͆i̸̧̞̮̫͓̠̣̥̿̒̀̃͗̀̈́̚s̵̡͕̪̭͔͎͉̝͒̐̓̍̚ͅ ̷͓͉̯̦̩̹̳̖̞͂͊ͅw̸̫̰͈̣̯͑̆̇̊͒͛͋̚h̷̞̟̖̝͐̋̌͛ẻ̶͇̬͙̻̭͝ņ̸̡͖͕̫̠̦͈̱͍̽̋͊̍̌̓̓̓ ̶̠͍̭̱̺̽͝ḩ̴́̏̾́̓̅̂̽͠ę̴̢̬̘̖̱͉̃͊̽̃̉̕ͅ ̵̧͍̳͔̜̃t̶̡̡̖̘̱̗̥͓̽̌̑̏̑̏̽͂͠a̵̱͇̩͍̰̙̗͐̂̈l̵̞̹͙͒̐͒̔̏͠͝k̴̛̺s̷̮̲̩͒̀. I can't believe they called him in front of congress to form sentences. He sounds like a zipper on a book bag! Stop asking him questions!

Speaking of Body Horror, RFK Jr might be the worst looking man I've ever seen in a position of power, second to his uncle after his head just did that. The rest of the Kennedys have normal faces, handsome sometimes. RFK Jr looks like the cross section of a poisoned oak. He has knots in his face.

When they bring out an annoying guy to sit with you before dinner, an amuse douche if you will

I don’t know Waleed, so take this with a pinch of salt. But what his latest piece *looks like* is celebrity logic refined (but not altered) by a PhD. Celebrity logic loves broadcast media: a one way flow of information from them to hoi polloi. The information flows down, and from a great distance.

Super fun gig guide segment on ABC Radio Sydney's Saturday Breakfast with @domknight.bsky.social this morning! Played tracks by: • Folk Bitch Trio • Maddy Jane • Genesis Owusu • Sarah Belkner • Blain Cunneen • Ian Moss Heaps of great Aussie music to discover! Listen here @ 3hrs 30mins 43secs

When you read this detailed report on how the neo-Nazi NSN white-labelled (literally) the March For Australia, it becomes so clear how easy it was for them to play a willing media. The fact the term 'mass immigration' has since stuck is depressing as hell.

this is the funniest one of these photos i have ever seen. they have recovered the meat.

Using LLMs in this context essentially guarantees that existing biases are maintained and reflected consistently. There’s no longer a way to seek out a “good doctor” if they’re all flattened into using the same poisoned data sets. There is no argument in favor of the ethics of any of this.

sick of living in the Stupid Bitch Extended Multiverse

Yesterday @caitlinwelsh.bsky.social and I were invited to speak to the students at Oxford Creative Academy, sharing our insights from running Sydney's most comprehensive gig guide. Was a phenomenal discussion! Slides available on request. Love doing these talks, hit us up if you're interested.

Mouseatouille - Mike & Melissa New album day for this ramshackle orchestralpop Naarm nine-piece; imagine Daniel Johnston or Jordaan Mason fronting Broken Social Scene if they were an Elephant 6 band doing Belle & Sebastian covers. Or don't, I'm not your real dad.

Obligatory “obviously this isn’t the biggest problem here” disclaimer but the swiftness with which American elected officials saying fuck in public was normalised *just this year* is wild

It should not be possible to be this wrong

Fewer girls are playing sports after govt erected barriers for girls to play sports. edmontonjournal.com/news/local-n...

"I did nothing to these people, but every day I have to see them gleefully cheer online about the anticipated death of my chosen profession. I had no idea we artists were so hated—I still don't know why. What did my silly little cat drawings do to earn so much contempt?"

“Just like a news orgs would not send a general reporter into a war zone, outlets should also not send untrained journalists into the chaotic online world and expect them to be able to have a complete understanding of what is transpiring” said @oliverdarcy.bsky.social

I want everyone to take a step back for a second, remember why she was fired from New York and juxtapose this w/ all the high profile media folks that have recently lost *their* jobs. *Some* people are allowed to fail upwards. It's mesmerizing.

behind the glitz and glamor of hollywood as an IDEA is something primal: the desire to create and express and connect. i do not believe this is something that will ever be toppled as long as humans exist, and while i understand the authoritarian strategy, i think it is a fumble. art and story wins

Ben Lee’s impact, actually