This is 404 Media's @jasonkoebler.bsky.social waving at himself through a Flock camera; one of 60 we learned was left exposed to the open internet. Not only could anyone with a link livestream it, but some admin portals were open with no login credentials required. www.404media.co/flock-expose...

For years, people have lodged complaints about Tesla’s doors. With no official statistics, Bloomberg did its own analysis on the number of fatal crashes in the US in which door functionality played a role. Read more: bloom.bg/49tm0fF 📷️: Getty Images

If Weiss had more skill she could have spiked the CECOT segment much earlier in the process because it didn‘t reveal enough new information about a widely reported story. This would also have been a terrible decision, but would at least display some knowledge of how things actually work.

I am sure the 60 Minutes report on CECOT was very well done, but what makes the decision to kill it even more damning is that CBS was hardly out on a limb on this story. It has been extremely well documented and reported by many journalists.

Now seems like a swell time to point out that Frontline just released this excellent 11-minute mini-documentary about what happened inside CECOT.

"The emergence of Witkoff as envoy to the Kremlin is partly a story of Putin maneuvering to nudge aside America’s diplomats and clasp hands with its billionaires." www.wsj.com/world/putin-...

Read the full email Sharyn Alfonsi sent her team about CBS pulling their segment on the Trump admin’s deportations of Venezuelan migrants

Here’s a gift link to this stunner Washpost story, quoting the 60 Minutes correspondent on the CECOT story, who accuses Bari Weiss of spiking the piece all because the Trump Administration wouldn’t comment. “Government silence is a statement, not a VETO.” wapo.st/3YL4T3D

Streisand effect strikes again. I didn't even know they were going to air this. Now I know.

They deported Yuanxin www.nytimes.com/2025/12/19/n...

BREAKING: At least 16 files from the Epstein release disappeared from DOJ's webpage, including a photo of Trump, with no explanation.

BREAKING: The U.S. is preparing to stop recommending most childhood vaccines and defer to doctors instead. The plan, which is not finalized, marks a fundamental shift in the U.S. vaccine strategy, @lenasun.bsky.social & @rachelroubein.bsky.social report. Gift link: wapo.st/4aXfzn5

We Didn’t Start The Fire-ass news cycle

Happy "EOD Friday before a major holiday" to all who celebrate:

In my mayoral administration the subway will be free except if you wear cologne. Then it’s $10,000.

Data Centers! In space! With the great @sciguyspace.bsky.social slate.com/podcasts/wha...

Terrifying headline if you don’t realize they are sports teams.

When Hannah’s pharmacy began filling her tacrolimus prescription with a generic version, the lung transplant patient didn't know something very important: Months earlier, an FDA-commissioned study concluded that this generic was not equivalent to the brand drug -- and that her life was at risk.

Adding immediately www.wired.com/story/chrome...

Ahem. New York Times. Please reread. Thank you. slate.com/technology/2...

Hey. Hey it's me, perimenopause. Have you considered being awake at 4:45am? What spirit week outfit does your kid have to wear today? What about your gift list? Are you done? Surely you forgot to send a few holiday cards? Should we think about that for awhile?

After publication of this piece, House Oversight Democrats disabled comments on the photos.

NYT statement to me: "David Brooks regularly attends events to speak with noted and important business leaders to inform his columns, which is exactly what happened at this 2011 event. Mr. Brooks had no contact with him before or after this single attendance at a widely-attended dinner."

NEW: The families of two teenage boys who died by suicide filed a lawsuit today against Meta, alleging that for years the tech company ignored the danger of sexual blackmail schemes targeting teens on Instagram. www.nbcnews.com/tech/social-... I interviewed one of the parents.

if tumblr dies I need this video to make it's seasonal rotation here instead just in case, Happy holidays 🎄

Very proud of @naemas.bsky.social and my story yesterday on how thousands of the estimated 16,000 known plastic chemicals get into our food. “The problem is, none of the plastics that we have right now are safe... That’s what the data tell us.” www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...

Ladies and gentleman: The President of the United States www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/u...

House Dems have released more photos provided to the oversight committee from Jeffrey Epstein's estate. More images of Woody Allen, Noam Chomsky, Steve Bannon, Bill Gates in this batch. New to this batch: David Brooks and David Blaine.

Everyone who is having a pleasant holiday season because they aren't in the Epstein files, step forward. Not so fast, David Brooks.

NEW: The FDA won’t tell Americans where their generic drugs are made, so ProPublica did it instead. Use information from your prescription label to locate the factory and see if the plant has a history of inspection violations.

Gift link, probably the funniest thing the Wall Street Journal has done this year.

I’m at the school dance showcase I’m at the superspreader event I’m at the combination school dance showcase and superspreader event

this was a great idea and I'm jealous of it

Referenced Margin Call golden retriever speech in an interview today do you know what I mean y/n?

You won’t know how climate change is playing out if you blind yourself to its impact.

And guess what? The FCC immediately changed the website to state that the agency is not independent right after Carr's comments!

Man answering his phone on the train: Yes? Correct, I’m not at work (pause) I’m not going to answer that because I am not at work today. No, you’re going to have to ask someone who is. Goodbye.

I generally read about 30 books a year and Murderland, by @calfraser.bsky.social is my number one this year. It’s a mix of crime, industrial and environmental history, and memoir. In lesser hands it would make no sense. It’s brilliant.

This is so smart www.nytimes.com/2025/12/16/o...

lol

Was really challenging to participate in this, but I think I was able to pen something real, important, and personal to my experience in AI. Remember that GenAI is not *all* of AI nor all of what it should be. www.technologyreview.com/2025/12/15/1...

The grinch holiday podcast interview with mark Hamilton is delightful

This is the piece I’ve wanted to read for years. Incredible work.

A Chinese dissident filmed Uyghur detention sites and then released the video on YouTube after fleeing China. He sought asylum in the US. Now the Trump admin wants to deport him to a country with strong ties to China. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/15/u...

real bleak out there so please enjoy this photo of my dog absolutely livid about being carried like a baby

"In 2021, the U.S. had 689 shootings with four or more victims, according to the Gun Violence Archive. 2023 had the second-highest count, at 660. So far this year, the United States has endured 391 mass shootings."

NEW: One of the most significant accomplishments of the Trump Admin: Decimating the US's humanitarian aid. We went to S. Sudan to see the effects. Rubio says no one has died from the cuts. Spoiler: That's not true. @annamaria.bsky.social & Brett Murphy: www.propublica.org/article/usai...

man, this story www.nytimes.com/2025/12/14/w...

She had dumps like a truck truck truck