Journalism job alert: @wired.com is hiring an experienced politics writer. I might be biased, but WIRED is doing some of the best political coverage out there. This is your chance to join our amazing newsroom! condenast.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/CondeC...
It should be a five alarm for all Americans that the Pentagon is going to the mat to force an AI company to let the Defense Department use its powerful technology to surveil Americans. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/24/u...
Under the SAVE Act, people would have to show “proof of citizenship,” in the form of a passport or a birth certificate, in order to be allowed to register to vote.
But 21.3 million people don’t have these documents readily available, and at least 3.8 million don’t have them at all.
“The cybercrime division of the Paris prosecutor’s office is investigating X in relation to seven accusations, including complicity in distributing images of a child of pornographic nature, denial of crimes against humanity and fraudulent extraction of data…” www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/w...
"We’re going to see the Trump administration use a now-familiar strategy: Flood the zone with sh*t; commit such an overwhelming barrage of bad acts that the very worst are thwarted, but many more continue. Our job is to be the most indefatigable whack-a-mole players the world has ever seen."
Journalists Don Lemon and Georgia Fort were taken into custody today by DOJ. www.cnn.com/2026/01/30/p... For reasons obscure. Gharges have not been released yet. The First Amendment alarm is about as high as it gets.
She ruled. Very sad.
The protests and clashes in Minnesota have raised questions about where this all leads. Claire Finkelstein says it closely mirrors a U.S. civil war simulation she oversaw in 2024. https://to.pbs.org/4a23RWq
Ten people familiar with the workings of CBS News say the Paramount unit is veering toward dysfunction, with a management team that doesn’t value standards held by veteran journalists — and a staff that views its editor-in-chief with great skepticism
variety.com/2026/tv/news...
New: The @aft.org, which represents some 1.8 million education workers, is ditching X over the proliferation of Grok-generated indecent images of children.
www.reuters.com/business/med...
Imagine you're a scientist trying to publish a new study, and being told you can't, unless you do background checks on co-authors who aren't U.S. citizens and send their names to national security staff.
Also, studies about climate change or DEI written w/foreign scientists = rejected. ⬇️
Congress is waking up:
"After the White House called for billions of dollars in funding reductions, senators and representatives said they wanted to safeguard and even boost funds for basic research."
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/10/s...
To prepare AI agents for office work, the company is asking contractors to upload projects from past jobs, leaving it to them to strip out confidential and personally identifiable information. www.wired.com/story/openai...
Thank you @massgovernor.bsky.social for your proactive leadership.
While Trump and Republicans rip away healthcare from millions, this action will save lives and help keep healthcare affordable for families in Massachusetts. www.bostonglobe.com/2026/01/08/m...
Ugh, I don’t want this “help”. I like thinking!
A friend in Minneapolis just sent me this video. Looks like thousands have come together for a vigil after an ICE agent shot and killed 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good. This was my neighborhood for several years before coming to Portland.
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Shameful. UCLA study found that “of the top 250 most-viewed current and library scripted series in 2024, more than 91.7% were created by a white person, with white men accounting for 79% of all show creators”
www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
Wrote a thing:
The carnage associated with fossil fuel is why speeding the transition to renewables is good for international stability as well as everything else. Fossil fuel is inseparable from violence, and dependence on it it has created a brutal world order....
Trump's bombing of Venezuela, kidnapping of Maduro & attempt to run the country are brazen violations of our Constitution & int'l law.
It will endanger US lives, destabilize the region, & cost us billions of dollars.
Congress must stop this endless war & hold Trump accountable.
Here's your daily reminder that Donald Trump is not a king and we will not bow down to him.
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We could go on about how we welcome publishers, we don't demote links, we encourage independent developers to build apps and extensions on top of Bluesky's network.... but instead, we'll show you.
All thanks to the incredible community here! 🦋
Graphic that reads: "The average hourly wage necessary to afford a one-bedroom apartment in the United States is $28.17. The federal minimum wage is currently $7.25." -- National Low Income Housing Coalition
I really appreciate that @pbsnews.org ended the interview with this graphic.
It captures, in the simplest and starkest terms, the brutal arithmetic driving this country's homelessness catastrophe.
Full List of Degrees Not Classed As ‘Professional’ by Trump Admin
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The EPA is moving forward with approvals for pesticides containing “forever chemicals” as an active ingredient, dismissing concerns about health and environmental impacts raised by some scientists and activists.
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The moment when 30 million American's received healthcare (2010) The moment when insurance companies had to start covering preexisting conditions, young adults could stay on their family's policy and I could trust that the small print couldn't screw me if I needed serious medical assistance. 🇺🇸
So proud of our new report with @caringacross.org @jaimieworker.bsky.social about the care imperative.
Time to make care a national priority. #carecantwait
#carefest
Yes to reporting on the abuse of women (especially when it’s systemic and by people in power) but/and has anyone done a study about how it impacts women to see constant headlines and articles about the abuse of persistent, systemic abuse of women?
