This is everything.

the FIRST all-Black podium in Olympic gymnastics history

The fact that publications *still* have to say “X fka Twitter” lets you know that this site will forever be known as Twitter.

I read all 29 pages of the CAS report on why it said Jordan Chiles should be "stripped" of her bronze (but also, she still has that bronze!) and put every single bad decision in one place for you to read it. Gift link so everyone can check it out: defector.com/the-jordan-chi…

I want women to want better for themselves. This is embarrassing. semafor.com/article/08/18/…

This is Meredith Elizalde’s goodbye to Philadelphia — the city that shaped her life, then ruined it. She’s moving to Montana for a fresh start, where her son’s spirit will be free to frolic through fields of wild daisies and swim alongside rainbow trout. inquirer.com/crime/a/meredi…

NYT is wild for today's wordle

NEW: WNYC is parting ways with longtime reporters amidst a catastrophic budget shortfall.... at the same time, it's refusing to buy out reporters who want to leave, because they make too little money. While execs there regularly make over 400k/year! hellgatenyc.com/new-york-publi…

Britney apparently hates when people do this and I get it. She's not dead, so why all the "tributes"??

Joe Bryan, whose case I chronicled in 2018, died on Sunday at the age of 84. The state of Texas never exonerated Joe, but it finally paroled him in 2020. Those few precious years of freedom allowed him to reunite with his family members, who were by his side when he passed.

1/4 If a prosecutor admits a conviction is wrongful & the defendant may be innocent, you would think that the defendant's life would be spared. But you would be wrong. Increasingly, judges are rejecting these confessions of error and ordering executions to go forward.

Goodbye NYC: I’ve taken a voluntary layoff from WNYC 🎙/Gothamist, with severance (❤️ you New York Public Radio - Union). It’s been a privilege to talk on the radio for 11 years: I filed ~2,000 stories, guest-hosted 5 shows, exposed abuse in ICE & at Rikers, helped win a Peabody for #Bridgegate 1/3

this guy is a gem - public radio has been lucky to have Matt Katz

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Me when I spend all day crocheting instead of addressing my real problems.

Today, NY Mag published an excerpt of my book, in which I talk about the past 50 years of the abusive evangelical "biblical parenting" movement, how "parental rights" entered the political lexicon, and why you shouldn't hit your kids: thecut.com/article/the-ev…

NEWS: The Washington Post will not be making an endorsement in this year's presidential race, the editor of the editorial pages has told colleagues at a tense meeting this morning THREAD AND LINK: npr.org/2024/10/25/nx-…

UPDATE: The number of cancellations since Friday’s revelation now exceeds 250,000, NPR can report. That represents approximately 10 percent of all paid circulation.

IN STOCK: Finding Flaco is now available with Prime Shipping at Amazon, where we are grateful to have more than 60 5-star reviews! This lovely photo of Flaco at Central Park’s Compost Heap was taken by @JacquelineUWS and is in the book. Amazon listing: a.co/d/5hoRKPw