At NatCon, there were two topics dominating everyone’s discussions: the imminent end of the right’s support of Israel — and the existential threat that technology posed to Western civilization. I wrote about the second discussion. theverge.com/politics/77315…

NEW: A property tax revolt is spreading throughout the country, fueled by rising home values and tightening budgets. Now, a once-fringe idea to abolish property taxes entirely is gaining new energy — and it’s shaking up Republican politics. cnn.com/2025/09/07/pol…

*flashbacks to college class on consequences on California's Prop 13 property tax limits intensifying*

NEW: Tyler Robinson, apprehended in connection to the death of Charlie Kirk, allegedly left engraved bullets at the crime scene that were covered in a furry meme, references from the video game Helldivers 2, and "if you read this, you are gay lmao." theverge.com/politics/77731…

One of the reasons I joined @Verge was that the MAGA beat was synonymous with being Online, and being Online is an entirely new way of engaging in politics -- to the point, as we've seen, of political violence. This story I wrote with Mia Sato is a prime example.

Ok I'm going to put on Guy Who Knows Too Much About The Internet hat and do a bit of serious commentary: "Bella Ciao" is a multi-layered reference. It's first and foremost an Italian antifascist song. But it's also a Hearts of Iron 4 meme/reference and it's often included on

Looking at the state of our media and their understanding of gamer, Chan, groyper, online, etc cultures, we are so fucked.

In December Rolling Stone kill a story of mine about groypers and Turning Point USA. Believe me, if I thought these things were connected in this shooting, I would be sitting here pitching that story to every media outlet, and not tweeting at you chucklefucks.

Seeing lots of people get this "spreading hate" thing wrong. Many are saying it was the suspect, Tyler Robinson, who said this about Kirk. In fact, both 1) the police report and 2) Gov. Cox said it was a family member who said this, not Robinson.

So if these documents are real there’s been a meaningful garbling of information. The family member said Kirk spread hate. Not Tyler Robinson himself.

Kash Patel was dining at NYC hotspot Rao’s the evening after Kirk’s murder, per follow @ryanjreilly on bluesky, signal in bio “One law enforcement official said that the ‘horrific event’ of Kirk’s killing showcased Patel’s ‘public inability to meet the moment as a leader.’”

Tim Miller hit the nail on the head. The mainstream has ZERO understanding of the 4chan gamer Gen Z Frankenstein monster that flourishes in the households of conservative Christian MAGA families across America. 😳👇

First co-byline with Tina Nguyen: How Meta quietly filed to create its own super PAC, allowing it (and Mark Zuckerberg) to spend scores of money to run political ads on behalf of their AI interests — and only their interests. theverge.com/ai-artificial-…