News: The Pentagon has sent out its revised rules to reporters who wish to have building access. The new rules say that even soliciting tips on social media is grounds for losing badge access, per a copy I've obtained. More in tonight's edition of @status.news. Subscribe: www.status.news/subscribe

I’ve been binging Invasion and it’s definitely better than the nonexistent advertising would suggest collider.com/invasion-sea...

Beautiful cover of The New Yorker this week.

At least five civilians died after Russia launched a major nighttime attack on Ukraine overnight into Sunday, a barrage which officials said targeted civilian infrastructure.

Mexico and Canada have been protected from Donald Trump’s tariffs under a trade agreement he negotiated during his first term. But that deal is now coming under pressure

An 84-year-old said she sustained a concussion and was hit with a projectile after she and her husband, a Vietnam vet, were knocked down by federal officers.

One in five Americans say they regularly get news on TikTok, a dramatic uptick from just 3% in 2020, according to a Pew Research Center analysis published last week. 🔗: https://www.niemanlab.org/2025/09/more-americans-than-ever-now-get-news-on-tiktok-pew-finds/

I just realized I’ve never had a Rivian rideshare. I’ve had Tesla Lyfts and Ubers, respectively, but never a Rivian.

Cambridge, MASS —

Macron remarks are notable- some quotes: "We have been incredibly naive in entrusting our democratic space to social networks that are controlled either by large American entrepreneurs or large Chinese companies, whose interests are not at all the survival or proper functioning of our democracies."

I guess Zelenskyy has the cards now…? x.com/kyivindepend...

Fat bear week explore.org/fat-bear-week

So many crazy details in Ben Terris's story about Kristi Noem and Corey Lewandowski, who we can confirm are not only dating but running DHS together: nymag.com/intelligence...

News outlets criticize Pentagon's new restrictions on media coverage reut.rs/46qJJvi

the funny thing about the constant misappropriation of MLK is that the guy left a massive body of writing specifically aimed at explaining his views of those of the movement he represented to the broad public. it is extremely easy to know what the guy thought on a variety of subjects and yet

I just passed someone wearing a Theranos hat.

I think it’s clear from the first two episodes of Task that this whole story will unfold in a small time period i.e. it’s all going to happen in a week or so.

Breaking — FEMA Acting Chief Counsel Colt Hagmaier just resigned in an email to staff. He's worked at the agency for more than a decade. Hagmaier's resignation comes immediately after two FEMA employees were placed on leave for comments about Charlie Kirk. Text of his email shared with me:

“I was the last remaining Black full-time opinion columnist at the Post, in one of the nation’s most diverse regions.” open.substack.com/pub/karenatt...

Now is the right time for a Blue Marvel movie or show (I’m serious) screenrant.com/strongest-ma...

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How is The Skulls not available to stream on the big streaming platforms?!

What’s really interesting about this is he’s not naming it like “GAVIN”. He wants to keep this firmly about attacking Trump and not yet building his personal brand for 2028 (which he will…)

Public universities in Republican states have been reluctant to sign on to lawsuits against the federal government. This reflects the fact that Donald Trump doesn't seem inclined to harass schools in places where the politics are friendly to him

Bleak: www.wsj.com/world/europe...

Palestinians flee as Israeli bombardment of Gaza City kills scores on.ft.com/45Huhfb

And the street art in Cambridge isn’t too different than D.C. after all.

Here’s that rarest of sites. A Spurs win.

What a time it must be to be a student journalist at Harvard right now www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...

Tempting

RFK Jr. targets vaccine makers' federal liability protections, a move that could jeopardize access to all vaccines www.axios.com/2025/07/28/r...

i don’t understand how to pack for san francisco in the summer

bro are you seriously supine in a porch hammock basking in the celestial chorus of summer cicadas on a warm July evening right now

It’s amazing to me how many people are genuinely torn between watching the South Park season even if it means subscribing to Paramount and missing it but not giving Paramount money.

NEW: An Irish tourist visiting the US was jailed by ICE for 3 months after overstaying 3 days due to medical issue. Thomas agreed to be deported, but instead went to federal prison where he recounted horrific conditions + no medical care. “Nobody's safe from the system if they get pulled into it"

Nectar of the gods.

When your partner tells you your in laws are staying an extra few days.

It’s worth your time.

WaPo: We've killed our independence and objectivity, please like our owner NYT: Trump Making Amazing Deals, White House Says; Mamdani Late 4 Times in 6th Grade CBS: We'll censor things you dislike, here's millions of dollars, please let our parent do a merger WSJ: BREAKING: TRUMP-EPSTEIN LETTER!

Some books really don’t age well.

“And ultimately, what I fear,” Mamdani said, “is that if this is what Donald Trump and his administration feel comfortable about saying about the Democratic nominee for the mayor of New York City, imagine what they feel comfortable saying and doing about immigrants whose names they don’t even know.”

*sees guy with a Dad Girl hat, starts to go over to compliment him* *then sees it’s a Barstool hat, stops, and goes about my business*

(1) Totally believe that Trump doesn't realize they're "touching" Medicaid. (2) Also believe that a lot (10%? A third? More?) of congressional Republicans sincerely believe that none of their supporters will be affected by the Medicaid cuts.

Minnesota Star Tribune debunks each of the lies and conspiracies posted on social media from Mike Lee, Elon Musk, and all the other usual suspects who do this EVERY time. www.startribune.com/fact-check-d...

What to know about the Kilmar Abrego Garcia hearing today

The Peace President

One thing that really stuck out to me in this @pkafka.bsky.social interview with Scott Frank: don’t go try to break into screenwriting, break into game writing open.spotify.com/episode/35s0...

Israel launches what it calls a "preemptive strike" against Iran, targeting elements of its nuclear program and long-range missile capabilities. Follow our live coverage here: www.nytimes.com/live/2025/06...

BREAKING: Judge Breyer orders Trump to return control of the National Guard back to California, saying the call-up was illegal. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...