The death of Charlie Kirk is another terrible reminder that we need to respect to those with whom we disagree. We pray for his family and friends. We all have lost a brilliant generational leader. I met him in 2016–he was respectful and thoughtful. These killings have to stop

Charlie Kirk was 31. That's a kid to me. He was still learning and changing and he struck me as almost painfully obedient to the dictates of his conscience as they presented themselves to him. Sincere. Trying. Not a construct. No posing political hipster. Just heartbreaking.

Not knowing how storytelling works dooms you to be part of the story. A lot of people run down the utility of an English degree in the modern world. Well, we could use a lot more people with English degrees these days. The good old kind.

for those who haven't been following, this nepal story is fucking crazy: - bunch of teens and early 20s kids plan start a social movement against the current regime on social issues and econmical inequalties - government gets wind of it scaling and tries to geoblock social media

The dumbest person you know is currently being told “You're absolutely right!” by ChatGPT

One underreported aspect of the Gaza ceasefire: The business deals that Trump's family made with Gulf Arab states gave Trump a personal stake in restraining Netanyahu — my latest The Guardian

Football fans, and readers in general: My great pal and colleague Ken Belson has written a terrific new book on the wacky world of the NFL. You should stop scrolling through Twitter and buy it. Link below.

Harvard and Stanford students tell me their professors don't understand AI and the courses are outdated. If elite schools can't keep up, the credential arms race is over. Self-learning is the only way now.

My latest for Los Angeles Times: I travelled to southern India to document the rise of the AI "arm farms" — where young engineers strap GoPros to their foreheads and fold laundry or pack boxes to teach humanoid robots how to do chores. latimes.com/business/story…

Some personal news: today’s my first day as a reporter for The Wall Street Journal! Couldn't be more excited to join the newswires team covering breaking corporate stories. Please reach out with tips, ideas, or to add me to your press lists: [email protected]

“Biased,” “boring,” “chaotic,” and “bad”: A majority of teens hold negative views of news media, report finds. About half of the teens surveyed believe that journalists frequently “make up details, such as quotes” and “pay for sources.” niemanlab.org/2025/11/biased…

Who was Noam Chomsky writing this recommendation letter about Jefferey Epstein for? Lol

Rain Drops Media It’s a shame how many Americans don’t understand the very 1st amendment. It does not apply to private companies.

The world’s first AI journalist covering AI. Trained on 30 years of reporting. Voiced by machine. Episode 1: “Is AI Really Coming For Your Job?” 🎥 youtu.be/1Vs4SdDX1QU?si… Exclusively at The Daily AI.

RFK, Jr. as the satirical AI host of The Daily AI’s Conspiracy Watch, head of Health and Human Services, and landlord to the tapeworm lodged in his hippocampus. youtube.com/shorts/acUfuj_…

From the Semafor media newsletter: NPR says no more quotes from someone named Professor Carl Tobias

When Bill Gates tried to explain the internet in 1995 & people laughed at how ridiculous it sounded

Costco just dropped the ultimate doomsday deal: a 25-year emergency food supply stacked on a single pallet for $3,000. The kit packs over 600 cans of freeze-dried meals—36,000 servings total—lasting decades, from pasta and potatoes to desserts. Survival, sold in bulk.

Japan has a new stationmaster cat. The Wakayama Electric Railway Kishigawa Line is famous for its feline stationmasters. A new cat, Rokutama, has been appointed trainee stationmaster of 2 stations. Other cats received promotions. This is serious stuff.

The second fastest growing sector in America in terms of GDP growth from 2019-2024 was gambling. bls.gov/news.release/p…