I bought this for a 14-year-old and he said it was “cool.” I’ve been riding the high for the past 72 hours.

Eric says it will "mess w/" the internet because he is too polite to say "totally fuck up."

Think of the most private thing you've ever looked up or done online. Now imagine it linked to your driver's license in a database for anyone to access. As age assurance spreads to more and more services, this will keep happening.

Hmmm, a database of intimate sexual searches? I know! Let's require that it be attached to copies of government IDs!! I'm sure hackers won't be interested in accessing THAT!

Regina Hall is on screen for 8 minutes in One Battle After Another, yet somehow makes clear that she could be the center of a totally different 3 hour film and it would be amazing.

This story is evidence that Meta isn’t living up to its lofty commitments when it comes to free expression. www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

Alas, the president isn't a king, so he can't preempt state AI laws with the stroke of a pen. (Thank God.)

Happy Jen Shah Freedom Day to all who celebrate!!! 💕💃🏻⚖️☀️

It's like they read the Christmas gospels and decided that Herod was the good guy.

Sure, birthright citizenship is written into the plain text of the constitution, but what if it **wasn't**? An exciting legal question! www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/u...

Great 🧵 on what X's fine in Europe is actually about:

Spotify out here proving that age estimation does not, in fact, work

@tmcallister.bsky.social Not sure if you're still following racoon news post-podcast, but ... www.axios.com/local/richmo...

I find myself really bummed out that Adam Ross's Playworld hasn't shown up on more top 10 lists. It's great. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/b...

I saw ho ho ho ha ha ha ha at Woolly Mammoth last night and it's a weird delight. You should go. www.woollymammoth.net/productions/...

The President cannot preempt state laws through an executive order, full stop. Preemption is a question for Congress, which they have considered and rejected, and should continue to reject. www.axios.com/2025/11/19/t...

When people say "we can't have nuclear because of scaredy-cat environmentalists" what they mean is "we can't have nuclear because it's not feasible without BILLIONS of dollars of public subsidies." www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

Just for fun, imagine, IMAGINE, Nancy Pelosi in this situation.

Every time I see another post about the bad journalist(s).

My favorite part of social media is giving everything the least charitable reading humanly possible.

Probably fewer women in economics because they’re just not as smart, right, Larry?

Technology 👏 Needs 👏 More 👏 Humanities 👏 Majors 👏

New report alert🚨🚨 Political influencers aren’t quite activists, media, or advertisers. So what are they? How do social media policies and government regulations apply? 🧵 on this transformative trend in democracy and politics: cdt.org/insights/arc...

This particular aspect of AI errors - not just hallucinating and giving inaccurate info, but giving inaccurate info that validates users - is something we should all be VERY worried about as police and prosecutors begin to use AI to automate parts of their investigations

There are a lot of reasons to be worried about the trend toward age verification requirements, but the (perhaps inevitable) threat to VPNs is one that's very much worth watching. www.cnet.com/tech/service...

Good 🧵on China's crackdown on influencers and what it says about the uncertain status of US election law.

The Supreme Court was never going to take this case. If you were worried about marriage before, you should be just as worried now. (I'm not saying you SHOULD be worried, just that this case doesn't say anything.) (You probably shouldn't be worried. I am worried.)

I think the better way to say this is that DHS is destroying records by default.

This is the first AI product I've actually been excited about. Yes, I'm terrified of the privacy implications, but when it comes to housework, semi-competent is fine by me. (See, for example, the current state of my home.) youtu.be/f3c4mQty_so?...

I Saw the TV Glow

I'm no great fan of Murial Bowser, but based just on what's in this article, I'm skeptical. More reporting, please.

I continue to pray for the Robert Caro-style biography of Pelosi that she deserves. She made a lot of very difficult things look easy, and I think a detailed, fine-grained narrative of how that actually happened would be fascinating.

I would be very interested in reading literally any analysis of yesterday's elections that doesn't involve the author doubling down on their priors. It's not that what you thought on Monday is wrong. It's just not that interesting.

Bomb threats at polling places in New Jersey today follow a troubling pattern. Election officials are now seeing coordinated threats not just in federal election years, but in off-year local elections too. This is becoming a consistent tactic to disrupt voting and intimidate election workers.

Airline #Privacy is a serious problem, as airlines essentially have no privacy requirements (Dept of Transportation started investigating airline privacy practices last year but the agency has since dropped it). You should opt out of this practice ASAP.

The Future of Speech Online Conference starts tomorrow! Join us and many incredible experts to talk about jawboning, the First Amendment, and government efforts to shape private speech. @cdt.org standtogether.swoogo.com/foso25/9611110

Who in the world would vote for a person so uncommitted to their hometown that they'll leave it if they can't be in charge?

Proud to be part of the @CDT.org team as we celebrate 30+ years of championing digital rights! Join us at #TechPromCDT on Oct. 23, 2025 for the conversations (and the vibes) that make tech policy exciting. 🎉 cdt.org/event/2025-t...

This is the worst Hate America rally I've ever been to. #nokings

Really interesting piece from @kateruane.bsky.social on “domestic terrorism” and non-citizen speech. cdt.org/insights/wha...

Relevant text of TikTok's content guidelines: "Leave you troubles outside! So - life is disappointing? Forget it! We have no troubles here! Here life is beautiful... The girls are beautiful... Even the orchestra is beautiful!"

Happy Monday! Let's see what the readers of the Washington Post are up to!

Younger veteran: "How old are you, man?" Older veteran: “87.” Younger veteran: “Out here getting arrested, raising hell at 87.” Older veteran: “It’s just beginning.” 🦅 🦅 🦅 #ResistanceUnited 🔥 🔥 🔥

I know it's not the point but ... If I were Trump I'd fund the NY subway lavishly -- actually fix it. He'll leave a stinking mound of refuse as a legacy, but everyone in NY (including a lot of important national media) will find themselves saying "but at least he fixed the subway" for eternity.

Good morning. The government is shut down because Trump wants to act like a king and steal from you. Democrats have no obligation to support a budget that funds the destruction of our democracy - and DOUBLES health premiums to fund a tax cut for billionaires.

I didn't go to Walmart in 2002, but I moved to Arkansas in 2003 and went to Walmart a LOT. It had none of these things.

I don't have very many to say about Marjorie Taylor Greene, whose antisemitic conspiracy theories are very very bad, but I do kinda wish more politicians of both parties would take this approach:

This flag belongs to people who welcome immigrants, believe in the Constitution, and hate bullies.