Jeff Bezos’s wealth has increased an average of $70 million every day of 2026, meaning that he could have offset The Post’s losses with what he’s made since Monday.

Kare 11 local news just read, in full, this statement from Michael and Susan Pretti, the parents of Alex Pretti. "Please get the truth out about our son."

Our country was founded on resistance to a tyrant.

Hi. I host a pod called Depresh Mode, about mental health. I also live in Minnesota in January 2026. That's quite a cocktail! Here's what I said in closing on this week's episode:

Non-protesting dad just trying to hustle his kids, as young as 6mo, out of the neighborhood. ICE threw a flash-bang INTO HIS car, all 6 kids in the hospital now. If anyone wondered how things turn against occupying armies there's a case study playing out in front of you.

John, wisely, and I should learn from him, NEVER posts about politics. That he is now demonstrates in a small way how extreme things have gotten in MN

Dr. @timothysnyder.bsky.social has written many powerful works, but this one stopped me dead in my tracks when I first read it. Please take the time, and share widely.

Where the hell are Google and Apple enforcing their app store terms of service on X? Grok doing CSAM should instantly be a removal from the app store. Any other app doing this would be pulled instantly. Journalists should be asking for comment from these companies.

On the eve of their Steel Wheels US tour, the Rolling Stones played an unannounced gig at Toad’s Place, a small, local venue. I walked by that evening (before they started) and did not go in.

Remember the 1920s when nobody was left-handed

The real question is not "Why is Bluesky so left-coded," the real question is "Why can't the right exist in a social media environment without algorithmic assistance, where people can ignore them"

"A team of independent forensic analysts examined their testimony. The experts called it consistent and credible, saying most of the acts described met the United Nations’ definition of torture." In our name, with our tax dollars. Trump II is an indelible stain on our national honor.

Why is food assistance not an “essential function” that continues during a shutdown but ICE raids are?

Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House. Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity. They are not the same.

People getting stupid horny for a fridge magnet poetry game with ambitions, that feels about right for AI fans

In an old ad for board game Scattergories in Spain a player was shown flouncing out while anothet said “OK, we’ll accept ‘octopus’ as a pet”. “Aceptamos pulpo” has now entered the language in the meaning of “that’s a bit of a stretch but let’s go with it just for the sake of argument”.

So exhausting..

This isn’t hysteria or alarmism, and it’s certainly not an incitement to violence. It’s clarity in the face of real and escalating danger.

Reading the Old Man’s War series through @snoislelibraries.bsky.social. @scalzi.com’s narrators feel like breathless spectators, always catching up to the characters and the events they make and feel. Love all the books, great escapes from the world. (& 👍 for thoughtful forewords in new editions!)

Assuming CDC formally adopts ACIP's recommendations, CVS tells me it will provide Covid vaccines without a prescription in all 50 states and won't require even self-attestation of a qualifying condition — "it’s up to the individual patient." No confirmation from Walgreens or Walmart yet.

It doesn't repeat, but it rhymes.

We are SO close to reaching the 218 House rep signatures required for Reps. Ro Khanna and Thomas Massie’s bipartisan measure to pass, which would force a vote to release the Epstein files. But we're still just short and in need of one last push. app.sosha.ai/s/I1dW5qDu

Release the Epstein files. Now. Read Ranking Member Robert Garcia's full statement here:

🧵 We have a rare healing opportunity 🧵 Many who defended Charlie Kirk as “nothing more than a good Christian” are being forcibly exposed to his hateful bigotry - a side of him algorithmically omitted from their social media diet. People with a conscience are likely expressing shame and regret.

Professors can no longer talk about “gender”—but it’s fine to lust after, objectify, and exploit pre-pubescent and underage girls in Trump’s America.

Alright, so I've been afraid to say this out loud, but I think after today, I can say it: In the first Battle of Los Angeles, the good people of LA County have prevailed. We beat ICE back. 1/

I'm in there somewhere...

We’re looking for a developer-journalist to join @propublica.org’s News Applications team. You would write code, analyze data, build interactives — all in the service of public interest journalism. Check it out: job-boards.greenhouse.io/propublica/j...

Counting the days until Etsy gets shuttered. Most of the things I see there are individuals shipping from overseas to the US. I just had my recent order for a Kobo e-reader case from Lithuania cancelled. www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

I’ve missed the Eyeo Festival, but I might have a new must-go.

Can we talk about that headline? If it’s true, you don’t need “Democrats say.” If it’s untrue, don’t put it in a headline. Either way, you’re fucking reporters. Find out what’s true, and write that.

"You can always tell ambitious women by the shape of our heads — they’re flat on top from being patted patronizingly." 🎁 www.nytimes.com/2025/08/20/b...

You can't teach U.S. history without "divisive" narratives. Slavery wasn't "unifying." The Japanese incarceration wasn't "unifying." The anti-immigrant Operation Wetback (real name) wasn't "unifying." It's history's job to tell the truth, not cover up past racism to pave the way for future racism.

“This kind of dual respiration may have evaded detection until now because it was considered impossible.” When you assume, nature makes an ass out of you. www.quantamagazine.org/the-cells-th...

Looking for another reason to go local with your morning coffee stop? Starbucks has caved on DEI. Follow the link for a dozen companies that have stepped up support despite pressure from the Trump administration.

Tedious to point this out, but: - When a tongue-tied Biden said "President of Mexico" instead of "Prez of Egypt," it was a several day story. -Hours after Trump says whoever appointed J Powell made a big mistake (it was him), the episode appears not to merit a story on any national-media sites.

Bothell's downtown is one of the most pleasant places to be a pedestrian and surrounded by businesses. Interesting article about some of the policy changes that have created it.

"Nobody’s going to spit on our police officers," says Trump, who four months ago pardoned people who beat police officers with pipes, flagpoles, baseball bats and 2-by-4s at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

/2 Today the demand for “moderation” calls on people to accept the Right’s hysterical bad faith framing of trans issues in a way that demeans humans and reduces liberty. If you do that their next demand will be that you abandon some other group or value.

Here's how to cover things that are illegal: (i) this is illegal (ii) they say it's legal (iii) It's not Truth sandwich, extra mustard

It snowed. It’s not like there’s a violent mob outside beating up cops who are desperately trying to protect members of Congress inside.

guy with a “fuck your feelings” shirt at the elementary school band concert. like what do you even do with that

Today it's trans, tomorrow it's gay, the day after that it's "women who don't look fem enough to me" and "guys who talk about feelings." It's about enforcing narrow gender roles. Always has been. If you participated in any of this, that's what you're endorsing.

In summary: The seemingly random bot networks are an intentional effort to toxify online spaces and keep people angry and fighting. If these can create enough ambient hostility, they can degrade the utility of online platforms and/or destroy them entirely.

I’m going to start voting with my dollars by switching to brands and companies that DON’T fund anti-LGBTQ+ or anti-choice politicians. I’m going to #TossBrawny for 7th Generation. Join me! spendingspotlight.org/why-were-tos...

@mississippifreepress.org I just started my monthly donation after reading a couple of your articles explaining why X is so broken. Thank you! The end of the giving process offers a shortcut to X but not BlueSky. Probably a Givebutter feature request you’ve already made, but sharing just in case.

I've been tracking Puget Sound Energy’s nonstop work to restore power after the #Seattle #BombCyclone. My back of the envelope says everyone should have power restored by 6 PM Saturday. Sending grace and warmth to the 100,000 people still without power. public.tableau.com/views/PSEout...