BREAKING: Iran’s state-run IRNA news agency acknowledges attack on the country's Fordo nuclear facility. President Donald Trump said that the U.S. military struck three sites in Iran, directly joining Israel’s effort to decapitate Iran's nuclear program. apnews.com/article/israel…

Are the Ontario Place renderings AI generated? The hands never lie.

This is like seeing those early reports of a mysterious flu spreading across the US in early February 2020. The surreal feeling of knowing we're just a few weeks away from finding out exactly how bad things are out there.

"the zohran situation" sounds like a wes anderson film

overton window has shifted back to 2001 — zero social or professional penalties for being racist toward Muslims

Everyone who examines and considers what's going on in SV for five seconds — from people like Douthat to left investigative reporters — understands something dark and profound is happening. At best, the politicians are mostly stuck in "Is Instagram making teens sad" discourse.

Yeah. It's become hard, very hard. But there are a few things you can at least follow: - Don't trust random social media accounts - Don't trust AI chatbots - Learn reverse image search - Train your eyes on generative AI - Learn content verification - Don't trust viral posts

wasted mancunians beating the shit out of each other during the first oasis set back in years is the kind of national pride i can get behind

London Health Sciences Centre alleges decade-long fraud in $60M lawsuits, with five former execs among the defendants, including its ex-president and CEO cbc.ca/news/canada/lo… #LdnOnt

Uh-oh. And a barrage of pretzels now knocking Whitey unconscious!

“In recent months, Mr. Hopkins said, nine companies had applied to build data centers in Newton County, some asking for as much as six million gallons of water a day — more than the county’s entire daily use.” nytimes.com/2025/07/14/tec… via @NYTimes

The gleeful doxing of someone cheating in public is bad even if they are a CEO and even if they are a Coldplay fan. It's bad because this stuff is happening to random people on TikTok for such crimes as "sitting silently on a plane" or "being attractive" 404media.co/the-astronomer…

It goes without saying that Stephen Colbert is a frequent critic of the Trump administration — and, sometimes, his bosses. Earlier this week, he called Paramount's $16 million settlement with Trump "a big fat bribe."

My first impression abt the cancelation of Colbert: The financial side of that business has definitely been under pressure, as CBS release asserts, but if CBS believes it can escape without some serious questions about capitulating to Trump, they are seriously deluded.

Of all the reasons to fire Colbert as billionaire Larry Ellison's company takes over, "financial considerations" drawing a certain amount of skepticism variety.com/2025/tv/news/c…

WSJ: Jeffrey Epstein’s Friends Sent Him Bawdy Letters for a 50th Birthday Album. One Was From Donald Trump. (Gift link) wsj.com/politics/trump…

New: I teamed up with elenashao.bsky.social and NYT Graphics to map more than 100 public TV and radio stations that are at risk of closing as a result of tonight's vote: nytimes.com/interactive/20… This is a time bomb that will go off in the fall, when the last federal grants run out.

realized my problem with modern interviewing, especially in this context where everything needs to go viral, is that the interviewer is far more concerned with getting themselves over than showing any interest in the film or talent. They're all the center of their own universe

In public parks, gyms and martial arts clubs — where children take classes — some of Canada’s most notorious white supremacists are preparing for violence. cbc.ca/newsinteractiv…

The Writers Guild of America called for #Paramount to be investigated for bribery by the New York state attorney general. The labor union says it has “significant concerns” that the move may have been intended to bribe the Trump administration into approving Paramount’s pending