I can't stop thinking about this story lately. Like all these years later this essay sticks with me and it feels too close to home and still *my* favorite thing @writtenbyhanna.bsky.social has ever written hazlitt.net/feature/why-...

"There are very few ways to verify someone’s identity online well, and no ways to do it both effectively and anonymously."

I wrote about the Labubu Dubai chocolate Love Island matcha latte of it all. There really has been a material change in how trends are produced and which ones are capable of catching on with huge audiences. Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Contrary to Trump’s grotesque, self-congratulatory press releases, he has not ended gender-affirming care for young people; rather, as the health care workers I spoke to this week made clear, hospital management, boards, and their legal advisers have ended it for him. My new story:

I love late night shows and will always love late night shows. There’s a showbiz magic to hundreds of people throwing together an entire entertainment program for a live studio audience that will then be on television that same night. Regardless of business or if you like them, just kind of magical.

The Hinton Family Needs Support. Ryan Hinton's Funeral hasnt even been held yet. His family is struggling/ being harassed- I got confirmation from one of their church fellows on a few things. If yall dont know about what's going on in Cincinnati right now, read this: www.cnn.com/2025/05/06/u...

How Two Women Turned a TikTok Post Into a Nationwide ICE Raid Tracker www.marieclaire.com/politics/peo...

NEWS: In one of the first major federal prosecutions of an LA protester, the DOJ has moved to dismiss the case. Jose Manuel Mojica was accused of assaulting officers, but came forward to Guardian to recount how he was brutally attacked by agents. “I feel a huge relief. The truth always comes out."

Roger Ebert would have been 82 today, sharing the only Onion article to ever legitimately make me tear up theonion.com/roger-ebert-...

I wrote about Ms. Rachel and the landscape of children’s programming www.hannaphifer.com/thought-daug...

This photo. ICE is a gang.

"A reporter from @thecity.nyc had overheard one agent say to another minutes before Lander’s arrest, 'Do you want to arrest the Comptroller?'"

I wrote about Democrats' obsession with calling Trump's actions a "distraction," and how it reflects their failure to understand the modern media ecosystem.

If you rank Zohran 1st you’re voting to make every New York Times Opinion writer insane for several years.

Minnesota shooting suspect Vance Boelter being taken into custody—photo via Ramsey County Sheriff’s Office

I know *a lot* is going on but Harvey Weinstein was reconvicted in his retrial lol

BREAKING: Judge says Mahmoud Khalil cannot be detained or deported based on Rubio’s determination. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Thank you to @gqmagazine.bsky.social for enlisting me to figure out why dads watch tv while standing up! (And thank you to everyone who offered their insights!)

As opposed to all the other years when they were killing Black people and being punished for it right?

“Trump is using military forces to stop a protest — I want y'all to consider what kind of government it appears to be when every time we exercise our democratic right to protest, the military is deployed against us.” Doechii at the #BETAwards

Its so funny when yall do this whole “Black people this isn’t our fight” song and dance because first of all who the fuck are you 😭😭

reminder that gavin newsom is a genuinely terrifying person who routinely allows his hatred for homeless people to propel him into public acts of cruelty that no regular person would ever be associated with in broad daylight. you do not have to hand it to that man!

University of Michigan ends undercover surveillance contracts after Guardian revelations

Damn #RIP "Sly Stone, the leader of the band Sly and the Family Stone, one of the most influential bands in the development of funk, soul, R&B, rock and psychedelic music, has died. He was 82." people.com/sly-stone-de...

If you're a disabled person whose mobility devices are damaged at anti-ICE protests by the police etc and you have evidence of it, I'm always interested in you contacting me for a potential @motherjones.com story at [email protected] or signal: juliametraux.49.

we’ve got a bunch of parents voluntarily guarding the elementary school gates if you want to know how LA feels this morning

saying this about los angelenos waving the mexican flag against ice and cops is a good reminder that when kevin kruse brags about studying politics for 20+ years he’s like an 18-year old eighth grader bragging how long he’s studied algebra

"There's no reason to shoot anybody!" Waters shouted to the service members. "Don't allow them to make your service a service where you're killing people." "Don't do it. Defy them!" she added. "Don't shoot those guns for anything!"

No clue why so many people’s response to recent uprisings is “see this is what DT wanted all along so now he can martial law 🤓🤓” when what about anything we’ve seen this past decade alone gives he’s a person that works within the boundaries of the law

He’s about to send those white south africans right on back chile

the don’t ask don’t tell collection

we have to talk about the soap open.substack.com/pub/marinaxd...

🚨 BREAKING: Court says Trump doesn't have the authority to set tariffs

This is devastating. "In the five days since he was detained on May 21, Dylan, who suffers from severe stomach issues, has been shuttled between four different states — New Jersey, Texas, Louisiana, and Pennsylvania, according to his lawyers and mom."

My brother was one of seven people who died during an illegal strike by corrections officers in February. My family is desperate to know why.

“It is the “Citizen Kane” of second-screen entertainment. Every frame rewards inattention.” I reviewed Fountain of Youth. With my flamethrower. Dear lord, what a lump of nothing. www.rogerebert.com/reviews/foun...

NEW — Kelvin Membreño will be deported to El Salvador by ICE tomorrow. He’s the birth father of three US citizen daughters and has become an important part of their lives. Here their adoptive mother makes a last ditch plea to let him stay in the same country as the girls. A gutting guest essay:

Fish and spaghetti are another!

Now PBS Is Censoring a Film About Free Speech www.theatlantic.com/culture/arch...

Happy Flytrap Tuesday! This week, @nicolefroio.bsky.social investigates queer people's love for dad rock, a genre that is usually associated with white straight dads. Featuring an interview with @nikostratis.com on her debut memoir and music journo @onomy.tax. theflytrap.beehiiv.com/p/dad-rock-i...

A University of Buffalo graduate was chased across the stage by police at Sunday's commencement ceremony for carrying a prohibited item while he tried to collect his diploma: a baby.

This is very thorough reporting on a very painful reality in journalism. My endless love and support to the women who detailed their experiences for this piece. The sexual abuse in our field must be stopped. www.cjr.org/feature-2/we...

The internal debates over abortion rights ballot measures and viability bans are in part the consequence of even abortion rights supporters stigmatizing later abortion—which @amylittlefield.bsky.social just reported on at length:

Noor Abdalla was eight months pregnant when her husband, Mahmoud Khalil, was arrested, in March. She hasn’t seen him since, and now has a one-month-old son. nyer.cm/b7u1tIk

very thorough reporting here. i think there is a cautionary tale, in the ensuing discourse, regarding the lionization of 'social justice leaders.' conceptualizing movement work as 'led' by individuals allows that work to be discredited by moral failings of those who are lionized

If you come to Christ because of B.Simone I think you’re going to hell

jesus came back and she's wearing a tshirt that says Public Execution Is The Compromise

Some of y’all noticed I’ve been uncharacteristically offline. This is why, and I remain on leave for a few weeks to handle a PTSD relapse. CJR was dogged in its pursuit of my story. Because of what I do and who I am, I felt that I had to answer their questions honestly. www.cjr.org/feature-2/we...