This essay is a must-read. bidoun.org/articles/hou...

Journalists are being massacred in Gaza and the U.S. is doing nothing to stop the bloodbath it’s bankrolling. Use our easy, new tool to tell Congress you’re fed up with the government’s inaction.

@edzitron.com is joined in studio by Allison Morrow of CNN, Ed Ongweso Jr. of the Tech Bubble newsletter to talk about the AI vibe shift, OpenAI’s burn rate, what will finally burst the bubble, and something called “Critterz” @amorrow.bsky.social @edwardongwesojr.com www.iheart.com/podcast/1119...

just saw a tiktok from a disney adult reading from On Tyranny and asking their followers to cancel their d+ and disney trips omg

There are times when story ideas nag at me. Some things I write just to get them out of my head.

So Flint, Michigan gave $1,500 to all pregnant people, plus $500 each month for the first year of the child’s young life. It saved Flint $6.2 million dollars a year, due to lower rates of rates of prematurity and low birth weight, with fewer corresponding admissions. The right thing, AND cheaper.

I know there's a lot going on, but I think this piece by @reazlepuff.bsky.social is worth your time. www.vanityfair.com/news/story/r...

It has to be bad to upset a man who makes ice cream for a living

Do I have too many books already? Yes. Am I compiling a list of books I want for Christmas? Also yes.

The goofily-named Golden Goose Award recognized researchers for their federally funded work that led to the discovery of a life-saving cancer drug.

Whenever I attend protests I have a bit of an internal debate about how extensively I want to document my involvement. For most of the recent protests I have erred on the side of documenting because I think promoting the protests helps make people aware that those who care about resistance exist

Shit getting real dark really fast

This is how I found out that he passed. Incredible.

It's hard to believe Robert Redford is gone. He was so many things, to so many people, for so long. I tried to scratch the surface here for Esquire. There is much more to say ...

This point feels especially relevant today.

Give us a tip if you believe that the truth us important even when it’s inconvenient

So much free speech here, it’s amazing

NEW in @chron.com: Hundreds of LGBTQ+ books were found sitting in a surplus warehouse at Texas A&M University, and the university won't say why. As first reported by @joyurcaba.bsky.social, the books include a memoir by Matthew Shepard's mother and academic texts. www.chron.com/culture/arti...

anyone: [quotes charlie kirk’s exact own words and nothing more] their boss: that’s hateful and you’re fired

It's also "political violence" to steal years off people's lives by depriving them of shelter, stripping away health care, and gutting environmental protections — while funneling more and more wealth to the ultra-rich.

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Mainstream institutions, including some of the biggest news outlets, have rushed to sacrifice their journalists and the meaning of words like "debate" to placate the people behind clickbait YouTube videos with titles about woke libs and Karens spitfirenews.com/p/mainstream...

The note referred to undocumented people as vermin.

Some personal news: I've been fired from the Washington Post in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk shooting. Thread incoming. substack.com/@karenattiah...

But will the National Guard be sent there?

Here it is. Please share it widely. I didn't do this because I wanted to be safe, but because I am determined not to lose my freedoms without a fight. I'm doing this for you, America. Long live the bill of rights and fuck Charlie Kirk.

Also important to consider the plants and factories such as the one these workers were at are around mainly due to significant economic incentives made by the government under every administration (esp Biden) for (at least) the last decade to further American influence over global manufacturing

Yesterday's piece from @jamellebouie.net is the only high-profile piece I've seen that specifically discusses the watchlist, its effect on academics, and its effect on public attitudes toward academia as a whole. (gift link) www.nytimes.com/2025/09/13/o...

This is a must-read by @anamariecox.bsky.social Charlie Kirk and the Empathy Trap newrepublic.com/article/2003... via @newrepublic.com

Oh what a great piece to pull out from the archives, I needed to be reminded of this anxiety I’d almost forgotten about amid all the other anxieties competing for my panic attacks 👼🏻

If American municipal and state governments actually want to prove to their constituents that they care about their local music and arts communities then they need to give people access to healthcare and affordable housing. Anything else is purely lip service.

This is something journalists see often. If you think what makes it into the article is bad, you often don't want to know what's on the cutting room floor.

When you write a piece noting that a guy promoted racism and violence, his followers immediately prove you right

In a shocking on-air moment, a “Fox and Friends” co-host said homeless people suffering from mental health issues who refuse help should be killed

Seems like a good time to repost this.

I dunno I just think the people going "hey the guy who wanted you dead had some good points" are maybe also monsters

This is important. We have an enormous fight on our hands. Responses to it will not always be nuanced and totally pedantically accurate. They may be capable of being used as slogans. Think about the purpose of what you read. Then consider if what you have to say is useful in that context.

I won't quote-tweet our main character of the day, but if your complaint is that Charlie Kirk's words are being taken out of context, I'd encourage you to skim through the Media Matters tag for his name. They have hundreds of posts about Kirk and most have longer clips that give the full context.

I shouldn't be shocked, but I'm still always brought up short to realize how many people think "civility" means "white people speaking in relatively calm voices" no matter what vile shit they say.

This just ignores history. I don't know what decade or era of this country that didn't have political violence. Also please everyone read about the era of Andrew Jackson, we are living in similar times. But political violence is legit as American as it comes.

It's never been clearer to me that we need to bring back ombudsmen/public editors to investigate how publications' editorial decisions are made. Some of the op-eds I've read in the past few days have been absolutely repugnant & inexcusable. You all learned NOTHING from the so-called racial reckoning

They think it’s “media reporting” but I was actually just the ND over privileged 21st century Bridgerton Gossip rag

Read this, too, Ezra Klein. @espiers.bsky.social writes: "It’s a choice to write an obituary that begins 'Joseph Goebbels was a gifted marketer and loving father to six children.'” Charlie Kirk’s Legacy Deserves No Mourning www.thenation.com/article/poli...

‘Debate’ is another one of those very commonly used words everybody thinks they have the same definition for, and clearly, they do not.

Instead of a public retraction, the Wall Street Journal quietly adjusted its headline. Neither Emma Tucker, the editor-in-chief, nor the two reporters who wrote the original piece responded to my requests for comment. www.advocate.com/news/wall-st...

Americans’ collective workplace anxiety makes for good television, judging by the shows—such as “Severance” and “The Studio”—favored to win big at the 77th Emmy Awards this Sunday night.

Breaking News: Sushila Karki, a former chief justice of Nepal, was appointed as the country’s caretaker leader after the Gen Z protests against the government turned deadly when security forces opened fire on the students.