Macbeth: SHIT

Back in 2019, @carolinehaskins.bsky.social wrote a killer series on Ring. Worth revisiting. www.vice.com/en/article/h...

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Somebody barfed into one of the icebergs on my street and it melted things just enough to create a circular indentation now filled with frozen vomit.

If I had a newsletter of personal recommendations, I would recommend pretty much every article of clothing from Dilling. I don’t even like leggings and I am currently living in these us.dilling.com/category/mer...

👀 What if I told you there was a hidden art gallery scattered across the country? What if I told you some of its treasures had vanished? What if I told you that I found them? A project three years in the making (🎁 gift link):

So, I’m reading A Fever In The Heartland, and while it is amazing, I might need to stop reading it before bed.

Last summer, @agreenberg.bsky.social got a mysterious email from someone who said they were trapped in a scam compound and wanted Andy’s help in getting out:

Things to do small child New York City zero fucking degrees help

A great journalism professor of mine once referred to “holy shit stories.” This story from @agreenberg.bsky.social is definitely one of them. I can’t urge you enough to listen. slate.com/podcasts/wha...

As a professional analyst of journalistic data, if asked, I’d say the significant data point worth focusing on with the Washington Post would be hundreds of thousands of subscribers suddenly canceling when they became aware the billionaire owner was directly dicking around with what ran in the paper

“I’m glad Will Lewis has been fired. I wish it had happened before he fired all my friends.” www.nytimes.com/2026/02/07/t...

More people than ever are using @signal.org to exchange information in large groups. But as groups grow, so does the risk to your messages’ privacy. Fortunately, there’s a lot you can do to use Signal groups more safely. Our security team shows you how.

Introducing my child to the greatest Olympic tradition of all: the soft focus NBC feature.

New Yorkers, what you’re gonna need to do is get a lil tub of Dermatone and slather it all over your face before going outside.

After watching data centers on the ballot in Virginia, I’m convinced they are a midterms issue.

Why are all the athletes walking through a giant ring light?

The Washington Post just laid off its entire award-winning photo team. They were our eyes in places we'll never see. It's a horrifying loss at a time when lying governments, propaganda and AI slop are on the rise.

6/ The Post has lost over 375,000 subscribers in just over a year. If 10% of those readers subscribed to The 51st instead, we could hire 10 reporters and five editors, dramatically scaling our coverage of the city at this critical time. 51st.news/signup

‘In the end, you feel blank’: India’s female workers watching hours of abusive content to train AI

(gift substack) Jeffrey Epstein didn't want prostitutes. He wanted scared, vulnerable girls and young women he could control. open.substack.com/pub/jkbjourn...

I think one thing white people tie ourselves in knots over about racism is what someone “feels in their heart” or whatever. And that just … doesn’t really matter? It’s the behavior that matters.

A screenshot from a video posted on Trump's Truth Social account: truthsocial.com/@realDonaldT...

Incredible stuff from @wsj.com www.wsj.com/us-news/igno...

BREAKING: The federal government has filed a motion seeking to end asylum claims for the family of Liam Conejo Ramos, according to the lawyer representing the family.

It’s Elon 3.0 time. Robots, mergers and Epstein, oh my. With @faizsays.bsky.social slate.com/podcasts/wha...

. @nickijhabvala.bsky.social: "Will Lewis was too busy to join the call to tell his staff he’s destroying the @washingtonpost.com sports department yesterday … but he did have time to walk the red carpet at NFL Honors here in San Francisco today. Amazing."

And then there are tons of very active TV stations like @kare11.bsky.social and @wcconews.bsky.social. and community publications like @spokesmanrecorder.bsky.social @thenorthnews.bsky.social etc and tons of independent media like @wedge.live and @unicornriot.bsky.social etc and others I can't find.

One reason Minneapolis remains in the world's eye is we have one of the most robust & independent media ecosystems remaining in the country. You all need this...and more! @mprnews.org @startribune.com @sahanjournal.bsky.social @minnesotareformer.com @minnpost.bsky.social @racketmn.com etc.

Stephen Colbert has the most delightful case of senioritis I've ever seen

Anyway, I am just going to lie down on the floor now yaledailynews.com/articles/gel...

While reporting this, I had something happen that's never happened. A comms rep for one of the co's disputed my reporting and said what I was telling them was untrue because it was not in Grok, xAI's chatbot. I was looking directly at the files. And this person was using AI to challenge the truth.

[every single person with a skincare regimen cracks knuckles to explain hyaluronic acid]

@wyden.senate.gov's record of warning that there is deep and constitutionally-serious dirt being done by the intelligence agencies in secret is unblemished. The vaguer he is, the filthier the dirt is. This is the vaguest I've ever seen him

Today feels like the day after a funeral. Reckoning with a loss that will not ever be fixed.

NEW: Trapped Tesla Driver’s 911 Call: ‘It’s on fire. Help please’ Samuel Tremblett died in Easton, MA after his Model Y crashed into a tree and caught on fire. He managed to talk to a dispatcher. His remains were found in the backseat. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

This is how Sen. Ron Wyden clues the public into activity that he finds extremely alarming. He does a press release about a letter he sent to the director of the CIA that basically says, 'I want to make sure you saw the classified letter I sent early today.' www.wyden.senate.gov/imo/media/do...

Whatever you think of the Washington Post at this moment, here's a chance to support the dedicated, hard-working journalists who were just laid off. If you have the means, your donation is most welcome. If you don't, a kind thought and maybe spreading the word to others is support enough 💙

Donate to the fund for laid off Posties here: www.gofundme.com/f/standing-t...

A wonderful editor, friend, headline guru and punsmith.

I want to give a special shoutout to Post Reports, which I loved listening to. And especially their project “The Empty Grave of Comrade Bishop,” which was one of my favorite podcasts in years. www.washingtonpost.com/podcasts/the...

A staggering statement from former Washington Post editor Marty Baron: "This ranks among the darkest days in the history of one of the world's greatest news organizations."

Devastating article about the effects of the Minneapolis chaos on children: www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/u...

Tapping the @greenwell.bsky.social sign www.megangreenwell.com/the-adults-i...

If you have such contempt for the paper, just sell. Reckless disregard for journalism, a wonderful city and the people who live there.

Thinking once again about Jeff Bezos's giant boat's giant boat