I'd be curious to see if/how many people who regularly engage with NewDaddy or @couriernewsroom.bsky.social or @aaronparnas.bsky.social would describe themselves as following the news... or if a good amount of them may not think of it that way (which is kinda my hunch) RE: CHARTR + @pewresearch.org

in today’s open tabs: 🌎 X’s new geotagging feature is exposing where MAGA actually lives… 💊 Kyrsten Sinema is going MAHA to get a psychedelic approved 🤳 how many sponsored videos it takes to make a living as a nano-influencer 🐟 a moral debate over fish’s emotions

in today's Open Tabs, I chatted with a TikTokker who is trying to make actually understanding public health issues as easy (and viral) as possible 👇👇👇

in today’s tabs: 🩺 a tiktok account that wants to make understanding public health issues easier 💰 how billionaires took over US politics 🤫 the words that are being silenced on socials in this era 🧀 the 2025 winner of the world’s best cheese

in today’s open tabs: 💸 the dues and funds that members of Congress are told to raise for 🤳 Vine is back-ish and backed by Jack Dorsey 📉 foreign enrollment in the US tanks 👕 the Vineyard Vines 6-7 shirt already sold out once

absolutely huge newsletter from @camaron.bsky.social – if you aren’t subscribed to Below The Beltway already, I highly, highly recommend 👇👇👇

in today’s tabs: 🫏 Dem anger over the capitulators is everywhere (even the shaheen family gc it seems) 💉 MAHA is fangirling over Elizabeth Holmes 🤳 TikTok is only getting bigger, from shopping to podcasts 🥗 freaky caesar salads & other 2026 emerging dining trends

today in tabs: 😍 texts from the creator of @bfswedeserve.bsky.social (AKA @monicavenzke.bsky.social) on why we need to laugh and elect hot people! 🎶 Spotify is launching mini weekly Wrappeds 🐘 GOP redistricting efforts hit another roadblock 🤔 Tinder is now in your camera roll...

i really wanted to call him the hero hero, but that felt too much lol

in today’s open tabs: 🥪 the trial of sandwich resist man begins 💙 Dems head into a major election day while still bearing a lot of blame as a party for the shutdown 🦤 why bird theory is all over TikTok (and what it is) 🥘 Martha Stewart is coming for Gen Z

today in tabs: 👑 Trump fires the entire Commission of Fine Arts 🤖 an AI novel is topping the charts in Japan and creating chaos 🐘 MAGA singles can’t find love in DC 👻 horror travel is all the rage

in today’s open tabs: 🛒 etsy sellers are expressing their (many) emotions about the east wing through merch 🗣️ debate shows are everywhere… and is it too much? 🚗 Waymo seems pretty nervous about winter 🎃 pumpkin spice creates chaos and divides in Europe

this is apparently a PRIVATE university btw... it's giving goodbye Third Amendment RE: @404media.co + @jasonkoebler.bsky.social + @josephcox.bsky.social

since we are just a bit out from technically being in the on-year... check out what's cookin' in Wisconsin 👀👀👀

if you read one thing today, please let it be this mini interview from @evelynquartz.bsky.social! 👇👇👇 www.opentabs.news/p/today-in-t...

in today’s open tabs: 💰 Americans are obsessed with the Louvre heist on socials 🇺🇸 @evelynquartz.bsky.social unpacks our crisis of legitimacy 📝 the admin’s new US citizenship test is harder… see if you can pass it 👾 Bieber fever hits Twitch and more...

everything is bad BUT I fear we are, in fact, in the golden age of crisis PR... Re @theguardian.com, the German company that built the furniture lift that was used in the Louvre heist is now advertising it as "quiet as a whisper"

in today’s open tabs: 🤳 a musician’s brilliant TikTok tactic is sweeping the socials 🦋 MAGA joins Bluesky to troll… which, in a (sad) way, kinda legitimizes the platform? 😬 Gen Z turnout warning signs for 2026 🛜 Wikipedia is losing human traffic and gaining bot traffic in the era of AI

in today’s open tabs: 🫀 human design, like astrology, is taking over socials during these uncertain times 🤖 legislation in OH might prevent people from marrying AI chatbots 📺 Spotify and Netflix are in cahoots to publish video podcasts 🐀 scientific controversy around Chicago’s mega-viral rat hole

in today’s open tabs: 🍕 unpacking what’s going down, town by town, in NJ’s political shifting 🍹 MAGA is taking over the mocktail movement 📊 why “microshifting” at work might not actually work 🤖 people have already ruined “clanker,” a term for AI use

today in tabs: 🌆 Liam Elkind, community organizer, fellow Zoomer, and candidate for NY-12, shares his “why” and his bagel order 🖍️ young GOPers are messing with the 2020 census 🤳 the “furlough diaries” hit TikTok 🎬 the box office… is kinda doing great?

today in tabs: 🎙️ MAGA and the podcasters who bolstered them are fightingggggg 💍 Instagram is picking its top 25 🐒 Jane Goodall’s passing was the trigger for a new Netflix show 🎃 the economic powerhouse duo of Halloween and Trader Joe’s mini totes

in today's Open Tabs 👇👇👇

today in tabs: 🧀 fmr. Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes drops some knowledge 🎥 celebs are bringing back The Committee For The First Amendment 🤖 ChatGPT reflects on its own sins 🪩 6% of Swifties took today off

today in tabs: 🏔️ Gen Z grew up constantly observed… and it’s taking its toll 🛒 Etsy and Chat GPT teamed up to have you check out directly in-bot 📺 YouTube’s settlement is paying for Trump’s new ballroom 📞 parents are bringing back the landline

if you read anything today... please let it be this chat with Ricky Holder: www.opentabs.news/p/today-in-t...

today in tabs: 🇺🇸 Ricky Holder unpacks what politicians need to understand better about working families 📸 Instagram hits 3 billion monthly users 📖 “dumbphone” and “dadbod” are in the dictionary now 📺 research on how kids absorb ads on YouTube videos…

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flagging this send from @milkkarten.bsky.social for all social media friends! we <3 salary transparency and data!

today in tabs: ☄️ dems are feeling the urgency to do better on digital as 2026 looms 🚨 who is actually getting arrested in Trump’s takeover of DC 👗 where are the women designers at NYFW 🥃 tariffs are uniting scotch and bourbon makers

today in tabs: ◼️ what it means to live in an era of extreme political violence and viral videos 🐧 an app that’s like a tamagotchi and is intended to help combat loneliness raised $15 million 📰 the 11 different types of journalist-audience relationships and more...

in today’s tabs: ⚔ some MAGA people think waging holy war is the solution to their AI troubles... 🔵 blue states that sued for their CDC grants mostly kept them 💼 CapCut now integrates with LinkedIn 🕯️ historically themed candles are apparently very in

today in tabs: 🥊 Fox News and Newsmax are fighting about monopoly 🤳 what you need to know about MAGA influencers/“cruel kids” 😬 why Gen Z craves cringe when it comes to marketing 🎾 the making of the very viral Honey Deuce

H/t @lucyritz.bsky.social for having the article in her newsletter on Friday! Subscribe here ⬇️ www.opentabs.news/subscribe

in today’s tabs: 🥬 RFK Jr. wants to send you a MAHA box 🌧️ a new Mississippi law means Bluesky is going dark in the state 🏅 the golden age of Joshes (in politics and everywhere else) 🤏 the history behind ‘clock it’ & send your Iceland recs please!

today in tabs: Ω everyone – including the far right – wants a piece of RushTok this year 📨 Trump says he’ll end mail-in voting following his Putin meeting 😡 the modern ‘rudeness crisis' 🌶️ Americans are more likely to buy spicy foods

in today’s tabs: 🎸 the algospeak people are using to organize dc protests 🎬 brands are creating tons of episodic content on their socials 💧 the UK gov is asking people to delete emails to save water 🧐 only 12% of Americans say they found Sydney Sweeney’s AE ads offensive

today in tabs: ☕️ the apps built for people to “expose” each other… are getting as messy as you might think ✈️ TikTok has a new tool for travel influencers 👟 Mexican authorities are calling Adidas out 😎 Gen Z isn’t crafting a vibe, they’re crafting a persona

INBOX (s/o @thegistsports.bsky.social): Travis Barker is apparently teaming up with Spotify to host a few 5k runs.

my chat with @hunterschwarz.bsky.social for this week's open tabs! Hunter's newsletters, Yello and Whig, are 100% required reading imo

in today’s open tabs: 💛 @hunterschwarz.bsky.social drops some knowledge! 🤠 Texas Dems’ fight against redistricting is now a national fight 📸 Instagram’s terrifying new Maps feature (and how to turn it off) ⚾️ the first female ump in MLB history makes her debut

new lil chart in the newsletter today! 👀👀

today in tabs: 🤳 the Vatican held a creator summit 🩺 Illinois becomes the first state to require mental health screenings for students 📍 men love Pinterest now, apparently 🍦 ‘the people want fro-yo’

got to chat with @sarahdrory.bsky.social for today's Open Tabs, don't miss it!

today in tabs: 💬 @sarahdrory.bsky.social, Rep. Ro Khanna’s Comms Director, drops some knowledge! 🎶 there is no definitive song of the summer yet :( 🏛 under pressure, the Smithsonian took down a sign about Trump's impeachment 🤬 YouTube loosens its profanity rules

today in tabs: 🧾 you can now Venmo the US Treasury to pay down the national debt lol 🕵️‍♀️ Tiktok private investigators are bringing in $$$ ✏️ a school in Texas is using AI to teach kids 💼 Gen Z isn’t actually ‘consciously unbossing’

today in tabs: 🤖 the sources AI bots are using 💊 US-funded contraceptives abroad will be burned instead of given out 🚙 Uber will let drivers and riders request not to be paired with men 👖 American Eagle is pairing (lol sorry) up with Sydney Sweeney

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today in tabs: 📞 trump just shut down a federal support hotline for LGBTQ+ youth… 🏀 the wnba is demanding better with now-viral warm-up shirts 🎄 americans might need to start their holiday shopping now 🗺 Google Maps is collabing with The Marías

today in tabs: 👁 everyone is still so freaked out by the Gen Z stare lol (it's just the trauma y'all!) 💰 Trump’s memecoin is about to add $100 million to his net worth… 📉 new research that YouTube Shorts steers viewers away from political content