Really want to stop this pattern of waking up to news that America struck another country militarily without congressional authority
The Committee to Protect Journalists reported a record 129 members of the press were killed in 2025, with Israel responsible for two-thirds of deaths. "We are all at risk when journalists are killed for reporting"
I actually DIDNT know that and I'm glad you mentioned this. I'm going to bring it up with producers.
I don't hang around here much bc we're in such a bleak timeline, sigh. Wanted to share tho, that @jenafriedman.bsky.social and I are making a new pod to contextualize the Epstein scandal. Sense-making makes us feel less helpless. Follow the new show where you listen. epsteinfilesbookclub.com
i'm reminded now, more than ever, of that idea that fascism is capitalism's rear guard
in a tribute to his iconic character, clay davis, i reacted by saying oh sheeeeeeeeeeeeit www.vulture.com/article/isia...
My hometown absolutely floored me this past week. FLOORED.
For safety reasons, I haven’t said much about it. But I’m so damn proud of my family and friends. So proud.
Thrilled to sit down with @elisewho.bsky.social on @akidsco's #RaisingUsPodcast!
We dive into immigration & family separation, from the tough questions to practical ways to grow with our kids. swap.fm/l/C4cZAGmiLe...
"The message is chilling: in Trump’s America, even the most powerful media companies will silence their own talent if it keeps them in the administration’s good graces. It is a remarkable, and deeply alarming, moment for free speech."
— @oliverdarcy.bsky.social
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"The CDC, once our nation's most powerful bastion against disease, injury, and disability, appears to be burning to the ground. This will be a prolonged, excruciating immolation, and people will die as a result."
Love a Foucault reference
Just saw some clips of Summer I Turned Pretty and um, neither Conrad v Jeremiah come close to the hotness of Ben vs Noel back in my day
This is a "systematic erasure of those who bear witness."
--Al Jazeera managing editor Mohamed Moawad
"Israel is murdering the messengers...Israel wiped out an entire news crew. It has made no claims that any of the other journalists were terrorists. That's murder. Plain and simple."
--Committee to Protect Journalists regional director Sara Qudah
oh my, this Rick and Morty clip is like a documentary www.youtube.com/watch?v=8MU5...
"The Congressional Budget Office said Saturday that the Senate version would result in $930 billion in cuts to Medicaid, more than the roughly $800 billion that the House version proposes."
it would be really helpful for a journalist to be in the signal chat right now
budget question. If homeland security has used up its budget already (per that congressional hearing where Kristi Noem had to answer for running out of $), how does the agency afford more raids/higher quotas for raids?
A scene from the new UCLA Chancellor inauguration
worth jumping off a call so i could focus on this sinner djokovic match
LeBron just casually showed up at a girls club volleyball tournament ystd to watch his kid; he’s just a sweet volleyball dad www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8M2QmQc/
had no idea what i was getting into but HOLY CRAP lilo and stitch was so so thrilling and well done
im still ending my voice memos with "bye bye" and no one can stop me
From “tomato girl summer” to “looksmaxxing,” algorithms and AI filters are changing how we define beauty. How do we keep up?
Thanks to @elisewho.bsky.social for joining Terms of Service this week to discuss!
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A vital conversation rn, esp given what we know about the carelessness of our tech overlords
The Public Broadcasting Act of 1967 created the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. I reread it today; nothing in the law allows a president to defund PBS and NPR. In fact, Congress specifically sought to insulate public media from political pressure.