"By week one, I was already tired of his anti-rich, pro-Samaritan bullshit. I wanted to take a course in Christianity, not liberalism."

In a place where losing power can turn deadly, keeping the lights on is a high-stakes balancing act. Listen to a new episode of Service Request on the 99% Invisible feed 👉 https://bit.ly/41RiBDD

Blade Runner, the game (1997)

The horse op-ed is an instant classic. I can't tell you how much joy this piece gives me. It should be taught in every introductory writing class in no small part because the horse arguments are so compelling. "I have noticed that human children get to eat cake. But I am bigger than the children."

I’m increasingly convinced that I became a tech lawyer bc of companies like Brøderbund, not Bumble.

Your favorite red panda has been exploring his new treetop digs in the soon-to-open Forest Trailhead. Forest Trailhead opens May 1, 2026. Get all the details on Carson's introduction and how the zoo carefully plans for these big changes: https://bit.ly/4sOYu5b

“Across the U.S., 74% of people said they are worried about the privacy + security of their personal data when it comes to what info the govt has & how it is stored, according to survey findings released Tuesday by CDT."

Whenever I’m reminded of Google and the company’s greenwashing, I also think of their Google Urban Forest outside Santiago, Chile.

So excited that my article with @samadler.bsky.social will be published in the BYU Law Review! It takes apart the privatized, automated architecture of the new immigration enforcement regime and gives an unvarnished critique of how it erodes federalism, democratic oversight, and civil liberties.

new from me (and not an April Fools thing): I spoke in depth with @ilyaslebleu.bsky.social, the Wikipedia editor who first proposed the ban on A.I.-generated text in English articles. we talked about the idea-to-policy process, the disagreements along the way, and what other platforms can learn:

Apple turns 50 today 💻 The iconic Apple II became home to countless software breakthroughs. "The Print Shop" let anyone create posters, cards & more from home 🖨️ Celebrate software preservation⤵️ archive.org/details/The_... #Apple #Apple50 #AppleII #HomeComputing #VintageComputing

Conservative parents’ advocacy groups are using commercially available artificial intelligence tools to help them flag more books they’ve deemed pornographic to be removed from public schools and libraries (the books aren't actually pornographic) www.404media.co/blockade-the...

"'This is not best thought of as Spotify for the library,' said Stacy Schuster, who recently helped launch a local streaming collection at the Kent District Library in West Michigan" From the April Harper's 😉 👇 harpers.org/archive/2026...

I’ve followed Alex’s work since TLDR—I assign two Reply All eps in my class!—and this was such a cozy reminder of what makes his work compelling.

Heard from a few ex-Twitter folks today that they're starting to get severance payments more than 3 years after they were laid off following Elon Musk's acquisition. One said that after legal challenges, they're getting 10x what was originally offered by Musk (about 4 weeks of severance).

I love floppy disks, AOL vibes, and U2's 1993 album 'Zooropa' 💾📫📡 #floppydisks #aol #zooropa

To kick off Creative Commons’ 25th anniversary celebrations, we’re taking a look back at where it all began. Join CC’s own Shanna Hollich for an exploration of early internet culture, key copyright concepts, the birth of the CC licenses, and their impact over the past 25 years. buff.ly/rah7ZuD

It's Trans Day of Visibility, so we've made our special series about being trans on the internet completely free to read for everyone, forever. www.theverge.com/cs/features/... Here are a few stories from the collection:

Let's please also acknowledge the work of @sarahlamdan, who's been documenting this phenomenon for years — and who wrote a whole book about it!

Twitter from 2007

Thomson Reuters, known for the Reuters news agency but is a data broker, powers ICE tools. Includes a system Palantir made for ICE, according to former Palantir employee. DHS sources also believe Thomson Reuters data in ELITE, the ICE tool for targeting neighborhoods www.404media.co/how-thomson-...

Regular reminder to lawyers that Westlaw’s parent company collaborates with ICE: www.404media.co/r/0e83cb57?m... ht @sarahlamdan.bsky.social You…..don’t have to use it as often as you do now, I promise: scholarship.law.georgetown.edu/facpub/2684/