I just spent an hour trying to find the paperwork I need from my U.S. health insurance company to give to the Thai hospital that will perform routine preventative medical care 1 hour I still don't have the forms, but I have 2 phone numbers that I can call 6 hours from now when the lines open

Part of me is excited about the space mission Part of me is deeply sad that "scoping out potential landing sites for future robotic space missions" means someone is getting ready to send crafts to mine for rare minerals

🚨BREAKING: On behalf of the NAACP and the Idaho Alliance for Retired Americans , my law firm has filed a motion to intervene to oppose DOJ’s lawsuit seeking Idaho’s complete, unredacted voter registration list. www.democracydocket.com/cases/idaho-...

Eating 5 prunes a day has shown some potential to halt or slow bone loss in postmenopausal women. But it's always tricky to put too much stock into the health benefits of a snack, especially when studies were sponsored by "Big Prune" hellogloria.com/essays/will-...

I was just thinking about how in the early 2000s the term "muffin top" was thrown around all the time to shame people's bellies, and sometimes in self-shaming, and I know the world isn't perfect, but I'm so happy I never heard that stupid term any more

My superpower used to be that I could sleep 8 or 9 hours without interruption, almost every single night Now in midlife, my superpower is that I can have a glass of wine, not crave a second glass, and still sleep 8 to 9 hours without interruption My apologies if you’re jealous. It IS a superpower

Some people say that in a relationship, you should never go to bed angry. You know what I say? GO TO BED! Sleep! No one is in a position to work out a problem when they're tired.

Why call the children of my siblings, "nibblings?" Clearly, it should "chibblings"

When I travel, it often makes sense to take a train or bus, especially in the US & Canada My last 2 trips to N America included Amtrak (Buffalo to Syracuse), OurBus (Ithaca to New York), and ferry (Vancouver to Nanaimo, Vancouver Island). Here are some apps I use: www.wired.com/story/skip-t...

Really good essay on dealing with grief and losing friends in middle age, and how our social networks aren't as equipped to deal with the loss of a friend as the loss of a parent. From @jilleduffy.bsky.social hellogloria.com/essays/the-g...

Why are women trying to eat 2 cups of beans per day? I went looking for answers, and it sure did take me places! This story got wild... hellogloria.com/essays/the-n...

The number of product reps & execs who reach out asking if I could review a product & don't seem to know that I've ALREADY REVIEWED THE PRODUCT is astounding Often they look at the best-of list & want to be on it, w/o seeing that I reviewed the product in question & it scored too low to be included

Is this not one of the wildest scams? North Koreans have been posing as remote IT workers from western countries & getting jobs, like, real paying IT jobs. Then they steal & launder millions to fund the North Korean regime #cybersecurity #tech #scams #scammers www.politico.com/newsletters/...

The irony that your air traffic controller or TSA agent might be not working because they're busy driving your Uber/Lyft to the airport #GovernmentShutdown #AirTravel

AI boosts productivity while arming adversaries as @leolaporte.me, @jilleduffy.bsky.social, @stamos.org, & @gigastacey.bsky.social discuss the coming wave of AI-fueled cyberattacks on This Week in Tech covering OpenAI's security researcher & the F5 hack! twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech/episodes/1056

AI stocks waver as ‘Big Short’ investor bets against Palantir, Nvidia That was from the Washington Post late last night (Tues Nov 4) Eastern time. This morning (US time), the update is the bet was $1.1 billion Gift article wapo.st/3WEdZhL

Traveling in the US by air? Only book refundable or cancelable tickets With TSA, air traffic controllers, & other fed gov workers not receiving pay, you're at an enormous risk—flights canceled, such massive delays, etc. Op-ed from 2023; relevant now www.pcmag.com/opinions/onl...

The only time I get happy email is when all 17 of the books that I'm waitlisted for at the library come in on the same day

AI* is trained on the stupidity of the internet, using text written to satisfy the ever-changing demands of Google search optimization. I hope machine learning can be used for good in, say, science&med, but that'll be in private closed systems using hand-selected data *Large consumer-grade gen AI

In Thailand, the zoo ran a drill to see how staff and police would deal with escaped animals, like Moo Deng, and the footage is fantastic www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8K_...

Who's voting today? Polls open at noon Eastern US time explore.org/fat-bear-week

I'm working on 2 articles that deal w preparation for death, organizing & passing along info A tip! US citizens: Search for the legal forms you need & include your state in the search. You're likely to find free versions that are legally binding, though you may have to get them notarized

In 2014, Charlotte Kaufman was dragged through social media mud for being rescued at sea during an ocean crossing with small children on board. The family was forced to sink its boat. To hear Kaufman's version of the story, she did everything exactly right www.huffpost.com/entry/rebel-...

A lobsterman is saved by his boots. This is a story that I've never stopped thinking about since I first read it. It takes place off the coast of Long Island, where I grew up. A Speck in the Sea, by Paul Tough, The New York Times Magazine, January 2014 gift link www.nytimes.com/2014/01/05/m...

Read something short and beautiful to remind your heart to be joyful This article about fruit sandwiches has unexpectedly dreamy prose, and I haven't stopped thinking about it for 3 years Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2022/08/24/m...

2023: "AI is going to get exponentially better. Just imagine what it's going to be like in 2 years" 2025: clicks a checkbox to prove human

The number of people on LinkedIn telling me that people must suffer because corporation need to thrive is bonkers I really wish more people would acknowledge and talk about the lack of workers' rights in the U.S.

"when done right, [remote collaboration] starts with zero assumptions & builds a totally new understanding of what it means to get work done" From my book. Pick up a copy! Your team will thank you www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Ev...

Not being able to survive on one income is now called "polyworking" The branding gods have spoken

They’ve already deported someone to Rwanda! I reported on a State Dept. cable confirming it a week ago! I even shared the cable details so others could confirm!!!! I feel insane www.thehandbasket.co/p/us-rwanda-...

Not being able to survive on one income is now called "polyworking" The branding gods have spoken

Would be a shame if the DC drag community crashed one of these events at Butterworth’s…

Lobbying is just legal corruption

You might be losing 10 percent of your work day to task switching, but that's not necessarily a bad thing #business #productivity #work productivityreport.org/2025/04/11/h...

When you're STRESSED OUT & feeling PRESSURE, that's an ideal time for scammers to strike How are you feeling right now about your finances, hmm? Please remind yourself, your friends&family that no one from the SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION, IRS OFFICE, or other gov agencies will call you! ... 1/3

YOU DID WHAT?

Think of circuit breakers as the Apple TV/Disney+ of market crashes versus a Netflix market crash. Instead of a big crash to binge in one day, you get a bit of excitement doled out every day. It's so there's more time and opportunity to create content do a discourse.

Remember when Amazon was using AI for cashier-less stores, and AI turned out to be "An Indian"? That was a year ago... #AI #tech #AIbusiness #Amazon www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...

“Mass generation of Ghibli copycat artwork from AI is killing the planet” feels VERY much like a distraction technique even if it has some truth to it 
Really? Not 50+ years extreme fossil fuel use? Not corporate greed? Not lack of gov policy? We’re gonna blame knockoff art creation?

You can tell who a newspaper cares about when they describe semiglutides as "weight-loss drugs" and not "miracle diabetic medication"

"They're eating the nest eggs! They're eating the 401(k)'s!"

Rumors about Elon Musk leaving DOGE were just a distraction—likely spread to prop up the stock after Tesla posted its worst delivery numbers in years and to prevent a potential free fall. Great job to everyone supporting the Tesla boycott!

I'm beyond excited to share my latest article about women in midlife—who are not having a crisis but are having the time of their lives! Women over 40 are going after better sex, becoming athletes, and embracing ideas of reinvention. I fucking love it. hellogloria.com/essays/midli...

People old enough may remember Trump making noises about lowering grocery prices way back in 2024. Well, now we’re tracking how well that’s going — just in time for his tariffs to kick in. Gift link: wapo.st/3E052cZ

HAPPENING NOW: Judge Boasberg holds a "show cause" hearing on whether the government defied his orders when it deported Venezuelans accused of being members of Tren de Aragua to a nightmarish Salvadoran prison

If you ever get a chance to talk to a man who wrote a best-selling book on focus or achievement or organization, the first thing you should ask about is his family. Is he married? Kids? Does his wife work outside the home?

People don't miss manufacturing jobs. They miss the effects of having 30+ percent union density. And we can build worker power again, with good policies, for the jobs most working class people actually have today rather than hoping mumbo jumbo will make it 1955 again.

I just did the numbers and this assumption looks to be completely right. Let’s pause for a minute and consider how INSANE this is. 🧵

Who is taking care of the kids while you are “crushing it?” Even Marie Kondo said, “Ha ha, just kidding” after she had kids. (Hat tip to @jilleduffy.bsky.social who made this point once about Cal Newport, and got me thinking more seriously about the subject.)

Generative AI is a race to the middle