The experience of being chased by a murderous kamikaze drone, a flying machine that behaves as if it were alive, is not one that humans are equipped to understand: www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

The Dystopian Future Dawns in Kherson

Putin’s human safari in Ukraine is the beginning of a grim new normal.

theatlantic.com

More: the kid in question, whose account TikTok investigated bc journalists asked, watched 5 hours of suicide videos in the day before his suicide.

I’m old enough to remember when it was a year-long scandal that Facebook did this. james.grimmelmann.net/files/articl...

Alexandra Lahav@alahav.bsky.social · 6h ago

New @bloomberglaw.com article by Olivia Carville - TikTok experimented on users, putting 10% (about 15M people) in a "filter bubble" exposing them to repetitive content that the algorithm thought they wanted, but was toxic. If you want to know why these cases are going to be massive...

They allowed a feedback loop of suicide-related content to build up, possibly leading to the suicide of one kid, to provide a control group so they could figure out whether or not safety measures dampened engagement. 10% of users were in the control.

Suresh Venkatasubramanian @geomblog.bsky.social · 5h ago

This is absolutely awful

“SAT test scores were an average 16 points lower in counties that observed seasonal daylight saving time compared with those on permanent standard time. The gap widened among lower-income students.” I’m a permanent standard time girlie.

Should We Make Daylight Saving Time Permanent? (Gift Article)

More light at the day’s end comes at a price: much later winter sunrises across much of the U.S. Scientists have documented consequences for public health and the economy.

nytimes.com

This hairdresser knows the pain we designers feel when a movie has a street sign in 1890s London is in Arial.

Deidre Lynch@drbibliomane.bsky.social · 23h ago

You can/should read Emily Wilson's latest take on the Odyssey, but I'm logging on to convey my hairdresser's reaction. She was AGHAST that Nolan, with his million $ budget, gave Matt Damon ONLY 6 hair extensions. As a result, his hair did not blow around properly, & that ruined the film for her.

I can’t answer any of this because it’s not in my wheelbarrow.

For the past five months the only refugees the USA has accepted are white South Africans fleeing equality & safety meanwhile they are disappearing or strapping ankle monitors on any Haitian they can get ahold of. It needs to be understood how thoroughly connected these two things are.

“read the article darth” they said “it will be fun” they said

Ben Collins@bencollins.bsky.social · 23h ago

Oh my god the dietician who is telling everyone in the White House to only eat steak and sauerkraut doesn't wipe his ass.

Do I know anyone in New England or the tri-state area who has a wax cylinder recorder?

just going to re-up last week's post from @msignorile.bsky.social: Is Rep. Max Miller threatening to out Sen. Bernie Moreno for having sex with men? www.signorile.com/p/is-rep-max...

Is Rep. Max Miller threatening to out Sen. Bernie Moreno for having sex with men?

Moreno won’t call for the resignation of Miller, his son-in-law, accused by Moreno’s daughter of domestic abuse. Is it MAGA loyalty, or is it Miller’s threat to uncover something about the senator?

signorile.com

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 22h ago

whoa -- Max Miller on CNN threatens Sen. Bernie Moreno with "exposing a deeply and personal embarrassing matter" after Moreno called for his resignation

They’re suspiciously green because they aren’t bananas. They’re plantains.

onion person@junlper.beer · 22h ago

suspiciously green bananas is sadly one of the funniest things i’ve read in awhile

I feel like the confirmation of Todd Blanche will turn out to have been a watershed in a bad way.

These guys are freaking out over their own imaginations again.

Today is the only day you can experience Ray Bradbury’s “There Will Come Soft Rains” on the day it is set. Audio: archive.org/details/brad... PDF: thephilosopher.net/bredberi/wp-...

But they will be

Steffen Rayburn-Maarup@rayburnmaarup.bsky.social · 3d ago

I don't think people are ready for this kind of joke yet.

Recently I was trying to decide who the people I most admire are, and I settled on readers, esp those of difficult books (broadly construed), who do not read as part of their job or side hustle, but as a way of life, a hobby, a life of the mind. Some of you are on here and I see you 🫡

There are two wolves. One always lies. One controls the lever of trolley track. They're in a state of superposition inside a box. On the trolley are infinite monkeys at infinite typewriters going to an infinite hotel. The trolley must first travel halfway, but before that a quarterway, and so on...

If you’re tempted by a pretty and old-timey word and haven’t read Shakespeare, I’m available for brand consulting. wallsneedlove.com/products/oph...

Ophelia | Wallpaper

Soft neutral floral wallpaper featuring delicate watercolor botanicals in beige, taupe, and gray. Available in peel and stick and traditional wallpaper.

wallsneedlove.com

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There are 7 PR people for every journalist in the US. www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...

I wrote about an Instagram selfie that took off unexpectedly.

On Going Viral

About a month ago, I went viral.

open.substack.com

I'm not sure folks have realized just how crazy the second half of 2026 and 2027 will be for global temperatures – on the back of a record-smashing El Niño event. Here is my latest estimate of where both years will end up compared to global temperatures since 1850.

It’s often safer for cyclists to treat a stop sign as a yield sign and a red light as a stop sign.

Trump “came up with a completely false quote saying I acknowledged things I never said. “My god." — Brad Karp, then the chairman of the law firm 2/2

I knew Lex Korberg in college and had followed their stellar legal career. What a disappointment to learn the real story of their departure from PW, and how much that once-respected firm has beclowned itself.

Caleb Crain@calebcrain.bsky.social · 3d ago

“Mr. Barshay had told other firm leaders that after Mx. Korberg — who uses they/them pronouns — transitioned, he did not want them dealing with his clients. He said a transgender lawyer could hurt business by making clients uncomfortable.”

“Mr. Barshay had told other firm leaders that after Mx. Korberg — who uses they/them pronouns — transitioned, he did not want them dealing with his clients. He said a transgender lawyer could hurt business by making clients uncomfortable.”

How a Top Law Firm Went From Standing Up to Trump to Bending the Knee (Gift Article)

Paul Weiss was a progressive stalwart for decades and led the legal resistance against President Trump in his first term. Then it surrendered without a fight. This is the inside story of its transform...

nytimes.com

“A study for the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration concluded that by 2035, debris from SpaceX satellites alone could kill or injure someone every two years.”

A Ton of Space Junk Tumbles Unpredictably to Earth Every Week (Gift Article)

Flaming chunks of metal crash into homes, farms and parking lots. Who’s to blame? And who pays for the damage?

nytimes.com

airbnb I’m staying at unintentionally created the toughest punk album cover of 2027

I am 100% serious when I tell you that every time I look at Gen AI slop imagery, a distinctive scent wafts into my brain. Like, a very hot car interior with a hint of spilled beer and massive amounts of chemical "air freshener".