Incredible, thoroughly depressing piece. I wonder how JD Vance would spin the human toll of our absence in places like Sudan. www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...

Wise use of the party's social media reach? Expanding the tent beyond 27% approval?

Mortgage rates surge over 7% as tariffs hit bond market www.cnbc.com/2025/04/11/m...

The largest private employer in Baltimore just lost $800 million in federal contracts and grants. This recession is going to be a doozy.

Some reporting from EdWeek h/t @weilanch.bsky.social www.edweek.org/policy-polit...

For folks pitching reporters, the news hole has shrunk for product announcements and other developments not related to the drama happening with the federal government.

Howard Lutnick, Commerce sec nominee, said he needs to review final CHIPS awards and would not commit to honoring them. 20 firms have signed binding deals From @mackhawk.bsky.social www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

🚨 BREAKING: OMB has just issued a memo *rescinding* the previous memo freezing all federal financial assistance programs. Full text, per government source:

comments from one of the pardoned Jan 6ers who admitted to assaulting a police officer. www.berkshireeagle.com/news/local/c...

TSMC Arizona chip plant still has 50% Taiwanese workers in the run-up to production 9to5mac.com/2024/12/30/t...

Absolutely gutted by this news. My daughter cried when she heard it -- our communal space for her whole life. RIP Hellbender. Thanks for the memories and all you did for my old neighborhood. www.popville.com/2024/12/dc-h...

Claude to me just now: "I aim to strike a balance between being thorough and concise." Right on, my AI pal. That's my goal as well, one I struggle with every day.

Trump admin's emerging take on AI and automation: “I’ve studied automation, and know just about everything there is to know about it," Trump said on social media. "The amount of money saved is nowhere near the distress, hurt, and harm it causes for American Workers."

Not seeing anything of late from the folks who said the enrollment cliff was BS -- a racist conspiracy created by ed tech, private equity, and consultants to sell things. Are people still making this argument? Looks like some of those posts have been deleted, not surprisingly.

“We’ve basically had three years of a super-tight labor market,” Kelly said. “Productivity is just another word for no one left to hire.” www.wsj.com/economy/u-s-...

This National Academies study on AI and the future of work seems kinda important. As with a similar report from Brookings, I don't get how this research is falling through cracks. Not seeing any coverage. www.nationalacademies.org/news/2024/11...

“Republicans can work with unions to improve workforce training and increase alternative education pathways like apprenticeships. But putting Ms. Chavez-DeRemer in charge of Labor will make labor bosses, not workers, more powerful again.”

"The vast majority of people have tried AI, but are often struggling with how to initially use it. And, as a result of that struggle, have not put in the 10 or so hours with AI that are required to really understand what it does." www.oneusefulthing.org/p/getting-st...

There's a @torchystacos.bsky.social in Cbus and I'm trying it today. So pumped.