It was a good episode and then you asked us to find you on Bluesky. 👋

". . . while an actual pedophile (Epstein) had invested $40M in Thiel’s VC firm. Charles Flynn now works w/ Thiel."

10 Years After Berta Cáceres’ Murder, Why Is Honduras Still So Dangerous for Environmental Activists? Despite some prosecutions, the criminal masterminds behind the Indigenous leader's murder remain at large, while illegal land grabs, international finance and attacks against defenders continues with ...

A tremendous piece from the great @ninalakhani.bsky.social for @drilledmedia.bsky.social today, marking the 10-year anniversary of the assassination of Berta Cáceres: drilled.media/news/berta. (U.S. folks: huge, huge parallels to what's happening in the states now as well)

It’s really crazy how much I’ve been agreeing with Rep. Thomas Massie recently!

It was a really informative episode.

How to Detect Phone Spying Tech (with Cooper Quintin) Joseph speaks to Cooper Quintin all about how to find fake cell phone towers that can track your movements or intercept text messages.

Joseph speaks to Cooper Quintin all about how to find fake cell phone towers that can track your movements or intercept text messages.

If you listened to this NYT’s Daily episode, what did you think of the NYT’s coverage here?

Reality versus Job Search

Atlas Network. Get to know them.
bsky.app/profile/jere...

Someone just described the last Epstein file drop as having "real industrial grade Russia stuff" and it's true, and so far pretty underreported

We post lots of gift articles and agree. Also, however, many public libraries give access to papers. Furthermore, you can often join other libraries in your state.

This was really interesting

Column | When reality is seen as biased, objectivity alone won’t shield the press The media has a trust problem that overlaps with its economic problems. But that trust problem is often a function of external actions, not internal ones.

A lot of Post people have written eulogies/laments over the past few days, which I appreciate. Instead of writing something new, I will point back to my response to Bezos when he first proposed trying to accommodate the right — a piece that Matt Murray had to sign off on before it ran.
Gift link:

And only the women can spell and write in coherent sentences.

Had a great conversation with @katiecouric.bsky.social on her Substack yesterday about ICE and the current state of our nation. We dove into some tough questions. Watch the full discussion at the link in my reply.

Word
bsky.app/profile/acyn...

Great interview. Some truth about how the Koch network wants to end public schools. The vast majority of people know their taxes go for public schools to make sure we have educated citizens and people who can work in society. It pays for itself.

remember when the panama papers came out and we found out every rich person on earth was committing tax fraud and then nothing happened

A lot of folks switched to NewsMax, so keep an eye there. It's more partisan and more right leaning. Their sources are twitter posts and speculation.

Rock solid reporting by @arturgalocha.bsky.social

The powerful tools in ICE’s arsenal to track suspects — and protesters Biometric trackers, cellphone location databases and drones are among the surveillance technologies agents are using in their immigration enforcement campaign.

Gift Link:

wapo.st/4bXee03

Civil libertarians, psst ---
The powerful tools in ICE’s arsenal to track suspects — and protesters: Biometric trackers, cellphone location databases and drones are among the surveillance technologies that federal agents are tapping in their deportation campaign.
GIft link below.

ALL MN PROTESTERS

Absolutely nothing could be worse for our cause than violence and rioting. It is what ICE and Trump obviously want. Do not burn down our own city to protest invaders; they do not care; they will enjoy it. Do not do it. Do not let your fellow protesters do it.

January 28th, 2026: For the University of Pennsylvania, Emily Oster will be joining a “Virtual Q&A” on Zoom where she will speak about “How to Communicate About Science,” something she very clearly is incapable of doing with any honesty or reliability.
16/

asking actual nutritionists as to what an effective set of dietary guidelines would actually resemble. Sometimes, the most effective & important journalism is simply writing up basic facts.
15/

Emily Oster also publishes an editorial in the NYTimes "Kennedy Is Telling Americans How to Eat. It’s Not Crazy Advice." Why did the management of the NYTimes wasted money on this uninformed screed, instead of assigning an intern to buzz out a few phone calls and e-mails --
14/

This seems like it should be obvious, but if you are pregnant or a parent, do not seek out medical advice from Substack economists.
13/

Influencer Intellectuals: “They all sound like experts. They all write like experts. They are all treated as experts... But they all lack expertise, at least in the topics in which they publicly present themselves as reputable, authoritative, knowledgable experts.”
12/

11/13/24 Oster in NYT editorial she claims “There’s a Better Way to Talk About Fluoride, Vaccines and Raw Milk,” a lukewarm mental gymnastics display trying to eke out some sort of centrist “middle ground” between medical doctors and the ramblings of RFK Jr.
11/

November 28th, 2023: Taking her victory lap as a newly crowned celebrity, liberal economist Justin Wolfers sees cause to celebrate: “Holy mole, economist Emily Oster.
10/