Wednesday, June 18, 2025

How the “lost” Mac intro video was found in Scott Knaster's living room scottknaster.substack.com

Scientists once hoarded pre-nuclear steel, and now we’re hoarding pre-AI content. arstechnica.com

Tesla manager fired for sounding the alarm explains why the automaker is screwed. electrek.co

We Better Pray That No Unexpected Crisis Hits While Trump Is President. newrepublic.com

Tuesday, June 17, 2025

Trump’s Own Staff Don’t Think He’s Fit to Be President. newrepublic.com

Sam Altman says Meta tried and failed to poach OpenAI's talent with $100M offers. techcrunch.com

All 17 fired vaccine advisors unite to blast RFK Jr.’s “destabilizing decisions.” arstechnica.com

New York City comptroller Brad Lander arrested at immigration court hearing. theguardian.com

Today's podcast: Hold your nose and vote for Cuomo. shownotes.scripting.com

Monday, June 16, 2025

Mike Lee Draws Outrage for Posts Blaming Minnesota Assassination on Far Left. Lock him up. nytimes.com

An American representing herself with power. bsky.app

Sen. Amy Klobuchar rips Mike Lee for posts about a deadly attack. sltrib.com

What Liberals Can Learn From Coca-Cola’s Massive Advertising Budget. oliverexplains.com

Tablets Leave People at Federal Prison Fed Up. prisonjournalismproject.org

Trump Mobile launches, hyping $499 US-made phone amid Apple threats. arstechnica.com

Ars Technica reviews Kia's small electric sedan, the EV4. arstechnica.com

Removing documents and restoring monuments won't change America's history. missouriindependent.com

The NYT is so scared of itself it can’t say what’s obvious, Cuomo should be the next mayor of NYC. nytimes.com

Scripting News: Democratic resurrection plan. The first step is to ignore CNN, the NYT (esp Ezra Klein), MSNBC, Washington Post et al. When they’re complaining, you’re on the right track. They need to be utterly disempowered. We can’t win so stop trying. scripting.com

Some free commonsense advice for Democrats about winning back men. (Exactly right. Men are people, and we vote.) thehill.com

Sunday, June 15, 2025

Do parents prefer sons over daughters? Not so much anymore. vox.com

The shootings have deeply unnerved members of Congress, who feel that any one of them could be the subject of an unanticipated attack — particularly at home in their districts and while in transit. axios.com

Inside Trump’s Extraordinary Turnaround on Immigration Raids. nytimes.com

This is where AOC loses me. She’s doing what Repubs do, dividing us, instead of uniting in our common cause. Let’s work together. politico.com

Saturday, June 14, 2025

Nintendo Switch 2 review: everything you need to know. npr.org

‘No Kings’ protests in Berkeley, Oakland. berkeleyside.org

FediForum Keynote: Cory Doctorow. m.youtube.com

Melissa Hortman and Another Minnesota Lawmaker Shot. nymag.com

Minnesota Democratic lawmaker shootings: Rep. Hortman killed, Sen. Hoffman shot and injured. mprnews.org

No Kings in Kingston, NY. mobilize.us

Major 'No Kings' protests against Trump planned across US. apnews.com

The problem with vast wealth is that it’s useless. nytimes.com

Friday, June 13, 2025

Rule #1: Interop is all that matters. this.how

Inside Mark Zuckerberg’s AI hiring spree. theverge.com

This piece is good and only superficially about Obama. nytimes.com

Officials Fear 'Tiananmen Square Moment' at Military Parade. mediaite.com

Gavin Newsom rediscovers fighting MAGA is popular. And he’s good at it. salon.com

Report shows how republican attacks on EVs will cost US 2 million jobs. electrek.co

I asked Paolo to try hooking Claude.ai up to his WordPress blog. Amazing to see it come into existence so quickly. val.demar.in

Florida sheriff’s warning to protesters: “We will kill you.” yahoo.com

Village Apothecary Weighs Ending Loss-Making Scrips, Citing `Predatory Reimbursement Practices.’ theoverlooknews.com

Demo of Google's new AI mode. A search for "shut the fuck up." 😀 google.com

Gov. Newsom styles himself as anti-Trump influencer over L.A. protests. wapo.st

Thursday, June 12, 2025

New York Times’ Style Guide Substitutions for “The President Violated the Constitution.” mcsweeneys.net

The 12 Best Audiobooks to Start Listening. blog.libro.fm

MacArthur President Chooses Courage, Not Quiet. fundthepeople.org

Ex-Tesla manager dishes on the company and his unceremonious dismissal: "They're absolutely hosed." hardresetmedia.substack.com

If you haven't heard Governor Newsom's speech, it's 8 minutes long and he nails it. youtube.com

Troops and marines deeply troubled by LA deployment: ‘Morale is not great’ | Los Angeles Ice protests. theguardian.com

"An attempt to end politics as we know it, to deploy force to suppress dissent. Not eventually, but right now." paulkrugman.substack.com