Can't wait to hear from all the folks in the MAGA universe who claimed that the WH merely talking to social media companies about their moderation was the greatest threat to the 1st Amendment ever... RE:
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Sarah McLaughlin (@sarahemclaugh.bsky.social)
New Ed Martin letter—this time to Wikipedia about its tax-exempt status. In it, he asks about topics including its editorial practices, editor an...
So about a month ago, my pixel phone somehow started automatically switching my phone to "bedtime" mode (basically grayscale) when I fall asleep. *Not* when I *tell* the phone I'm going to sleep, but when I *fall* asleep. And I don't know how or why.
I did something kinda cool with an AI tool today, which was creating a fun little tool for personal use. It doesn't involve lying, or taking away anyone's job, but I know that if I post about the details here I'll get yelled at. And I'm kinda sad about that, because I like posting about fun things
Open systems ftw, again. RE:
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Can you imagine if he gets off on a mistrial because the Trump admin can't shut the fuck up? RE:
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PBS News (@pbsnews.org)
Luigi Mangione pleaded not guilty Friday to a federal murder charge in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson as prosecutors formally d...
Wrote about the DOGE bros going in and cancelling a bunch of NSF grants (and the Trump-appointed NSF director resigning), while noting that in their efforts to cancel imaginary "censorship" projects, they canceled a grant that was building tools to fight censorship. [www.techdirt.com/2025/04/25/i...](
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H-1B Visas Exhausted In Record Time; Think It's Time To Raise The Cap?
Every year, the story is pretty much the same with H-1B visas, as tech companies quickly gobble them up, prompting the inevitable debate of whether...
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In DOGE’s Hunt For Imaginary Censors, It Kills Actual Anti-Censorship Research
The people most loudly (misleadingly) complaining about censorship just… helped enable actual censorship. Not metaphorical censorship, not &#8220...
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Kinda of a crazy thing to do an "whoopsie, let's take it back" about... [www.nytimes.com/2025/04/25/u...](
U.S. Restores Legal Status for Many International Students, but Warns of Removals to Come
Immigration officials signaled that the Trump administration would continue to pursue efforts to terminate the legal status of the students, despit...
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U.S. Restores Legal Status for Many International Students, but Warns of Removals to Come
Immigration officials signaled that the Trump administration would continue to pursue efforts to terminate the legal status of the students, despit...
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Good stuff from Kat, who is seizing the moment. RE:
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Kat Abughazaleh (@katmabu.bsky.social)
If you take anything away from my post, I hope it's this: [contains quote post or other embedded content]
"... their brand is predicated on directing overwrought skepticism toward the left and childlike credulousness toward the right. That may have worked in 2021.... But now, with the Trump administration embracing overt authoritarianism, it’s a little embarrassing." RE:
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Peter (@notalawyer.bsky.social)
my latest newsletter is about how The Free Press, Bari Weiss's pseudo-independent media outlet, is handling Trump's second term. https://stringinam...
Make food poisoning great again. RE:
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Tom Scocca (@tomscocca.bsky.social)
"The Agriculture Department will not require poultry companies to limit salmonella bacteria in their products, halting a Biden Administration effor...