this isn't a FARA violation; you're allowed to meet with foreigners, even representatives of foreign governments. that's not being a paid agent of that government. to be clear, it's still really shitty that DSA does this, and the Chinese government absolutely only sees them as useful idiots

I wear Loops to every concert and so does my kid. And sometimes to movies, which seem to have got LOUDER, maybe to convince me that they were worth $20 a ticket. I'm very paranoid about my hearing now. Did enough damage to it in my misspent youth.

Brioche hamburger buns have gone too far and need to be stamped out at all costs send tweet

Presumably one thing they teach you is to not tell women, “I went to intensive talk-to-women boot camp.”

I was just thinking about this movie and the preposterous car. “This isn’t a rental car. It’s privately owned…” Not sure why it was in my head.

I hope Rockstar and CD Projekt Red are paying very close attention to America's treatment of Haitian people. It's an abomination, and it's also of vital importance to both of their universes.

France just rubbing it in now.

US Central Command announces its forces today (Friday) conducted strikes against Iran "as a powerful response to yesterday’s attack on a commercial ship that was transiting the Strait of Hormuz."

China builds ~1,000-1,800 commercial ships a year. Any guesses how many the US builds? My talk with Peter K. Lee of the Asan Institute about commercial + naval shipbuilding and how Trump wants South Korea to help build his Trump-class battleships. ⬇️ Clip below and full video in replies.

I don't know if Rivian is going to make it, but I agree with Scaringe on this point, and right now it looks like the pure play EV companies are doing a better job than the legacy carmakers because their immediate fortunes depend on it.

I don‘t know about now, but when we lived in Beijing, general aviation was not allowed in vicinity of the city. You never saw light aircraft or helicopters over the city, outside of military parades and such.

Nothing inspires like centrist pushback.

Interesting. As a PR guy, I think Colossal's core competency is in fact PR. Their dire wolf announcement last year looked very much like a product launch.

This is a pompous way of saying that "best of" lists are huge engagement bait. Congratulations, NYT, you've invented Buzzfeed.

I grew up in one of the very few parts of the US where air conditioning isn’t/wasn’t standard (eastern WA) and this isn’t intended as an excuse but culture change really is kinda hard and slow. I hope Europe gets there sooner than later on AC

Viewing my inbox with the enthusiasm one normally reserves for biopsy results.

IIRC, the last campaign that Carville managed to victory was Clinton in '92, when Zohran Mamdani was 1 year old.

ngl this looks like a truck that I'd throw three bins of salty, wet dive gear into, something you really don't want to do with e.g. your $100,000 Rivian.

I had a lot of fun working in radio in my youth, and thank the gods every day that I bailed on radio in 1995 to try to do an internet games startup in Singapore.

I am very excited to be getting rid of my cars in a few weeks, but ngl I would rock a 400-foot Zeppelin. Especially if it had a good sound system.

As a PR guy, the question I ask myself when I read that Jeffries said this to CNN is, who is the message for? He can pick up the phone and call Mamdani. Is it for NY voters? Other progressive insurgents? His caucus? I don't know the answer, but I am very curious.

I like this image and am familiar with LKY's view on AC's role in Singapore's development. But also, we just signed the rental agreement for an apartment in Singapore and it is delightfully specific about who is responsible for quarterly AC servicing is. (Hint: We are.)

My soon to be second adopted home of Hsinchu getting the slightly exoticized NYT treatment. (Malls! Tesla dealerships!) Idk about "Luxury City," I'd be happy with more sidewalks in the area I stay in. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/24/b...

I regret to inform you that advertising has come for the fortune cookies.

This post is gazing into bsky's soul.

Having mastered epidemiology, toilet paper supply chain logistics, bridge design, submersible dynamics, and maritime law, I'd like to explain what I think is causing the algae bloom in the Lincoln Memorial reflecting pools...(1/23)

I got my first PR pitch for my dorky little newsletter. It was from a PR person pitching her PR consultant client to me, a PR person, which is a bit too much PR, even for me.

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I lived for years in a high rise in a city of 20 million people and our courtyard had a dentist, a bar, a French bakery, two coffee shops, a 7-11, a gym and and a convenience store that delivered beer and it was great. The subway stop was in the mall next door. Still "fantasize" about it tbh.

Yes, thank you, the jar of marmalade I ordered Met My Expectations. It's the same marmalade I've ordered five times before. It hasn't changed since, like, 1886. Stop asking me about it.

Cool of Instagram to recommend that I follow my friend who died three years ago.

This is an amazing story. Polymarket seems like an ethical trainwreck, as does much of the online influencer ecosystem.

It’s tomato sauce, you idiots. I opened a can of tomato sauce.

I joked the other day that I was enjoying the ”everyone’s an algae” expert phase of bsky dot com rolling expertise, but did you know I actually had a brief career in algae control? It’s true! 🧵

I joked the other day that I was enjoying the ”everyone’s an algae” expert phase of bsky dot com rolling expertise, but did you know I actually had a brief career in algae control? It’s true! 🧵

Carve this onto the tombstone of humanity: "It's almost certainly a terrible idea," one analyst said. "But it's not an impossible idea."

Ah, well, nevertheless.

Also, when you first have a kid, people tell you, "they grow up so fast," and you smile and nod and have absolutely no idea what that means. Then you blink and your kid is grown and about to spend two years being a police officer in Singapore and you are very old indeed.

After 24 years of marriage, I'm still learning things about my wife.

After thirteen years in the US, my family and I are headed back to Asia, for at least a couple of years. This has required us to empty out our house, which has proven to be at once satisfying, emotional and an absolutely huge huge pain the ass. williammoss.substack.com/p/the-big-move

After thirteen years in the US, my family and I are headed back to Asia, for at least a couple of years. This has required us to empty out our house, which has proven to be at once satisfying, emotional and an absolutely huge huge pain the ass. williammoss.substack.com/p/the-big-move

Preparing to have strong opinions about soccer, a game I haven't played since I was 14 and know nothing about.

That color is giving me a very Gen X vibe.

Fuck all the way off, Condé Nast.

It’s always fun when the news reveals a new trove of instant experts on bsky dot com, but I am definitely here for the sudden bloom* of algae experts. *sorry

Not sure about Germany, but, in an American context, we're gonna have to agree to disagree on that one. Long tradition of American mayors showing up for their local teams. Here's an example from my own hometown. www.sfchronicle.com/oursf/articl...

it is bad if any state can suddenly decide to basically impose mandatory tolls on what was widely understood to be a commons for all people, especially when said commons basically provides for the transit of important goods like food

This speech is as good as everyone says. Full preacher-from-the-pulpit delivery. The sports fandom sounds natural and unforced. Delivers an uplifting pro-NY message that transcends the basketball. He's a great natural communicator, maybe the best in a generation, and he's got a good team.