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Jeff Bezos bought the Washington Post offering “financial runway." This month it gutted its newsroom—more than 300 layoffs.

Whatever you think of legacy news, the hard data shows us that newspaper closures hurt Americans. Here's how: 🧵

Hundreds of American nurses choose Canada over the U.S. under Trump More than 1,000 American nurses have successfully applied for licensure in British Columbia since April, a massive increase over prior years.

More than 1,000 American nurses have successfully applied for licensure in British Columbia since April, a massive increase over prior years. n.pr/4cMnDIm

I'm constantly trying (/failing) to get this point across.

If you're a trained expert in a field, then it may be worthwhile to question the scientific consensus of your peers.

If you're not, the scientific consensus is absolutely the best you can do and it's arbitrary foolishness to disregard it.

Proof your public library loves you: they leave you alone when you're reading, they love when you bring your kids over, and they'll literally let you borrow any book you want...even their hardcovers

Keep Minnesota Housed! Much of the media has left, but ICE is still in Minnesota and hundreds of families need help with rent in order to avoid eviction. Visit keepMNhoused.com to adopt a rent or donate to rent funds! #keepMNhoused Drawing by Trung Le Nguyen features a bundled up boy holding a sign reading "Thank you!" in front of a cozy purple house.

Hey, friends! @ziibiing.com and the awesome folks at StandWithMinnesota have launched #keepMNhoused! Check out keepMNhoused.com and kick in to help folks affected by ICE stay in their homes!

ALSO, artists, please join the call for art to help spread the word!

(art here by the great @trungles.com)

Is the president mocking the U.S. women’s hockey team on a celebratory call with the men’s team going to attract even an iota of the sustained handwringing that the idea of trans athletes disadvantaging women’s sports has gotten

The amount of copies that the Criterion Collection sells of KPop Demon Hunters is gonna keep that place in business for another 10 years

How far back in time can you understand English? An experiment in language change

If you liked this experiment, I published a full piece today in the same vein: a text that gets 100 years older with every section, from a modern blog post to a medieval chronicle.

It's a single story spanning 1000 years of English. See how far you get.

www.deadlanguagesociety.com/p/how-far-ba...

Donate to Support Local Columbia Heights Families, organized by Brenna Zeimet *Update* - To date we have given out over 300,000 in assistance for rent and foo… Brenna Zeimet needs your support for Support Local Columbia Heights Families

ICE is still here in Columbia Heights. People are still unable to work, feed their families, pay their rent. If you have a couple bucks to spare, please do. If not, just go please meet at least one neighbor. You will want to be ready if this ever comes to your community and that is the first step.

I've just learned that the Tamago egg salad sandwiches sold in Japanese 7-11s are going to be sold in 7-11s across Canada now for $5.

I have not walked into a 7-11 here in many years but now I will take the routes where I pass them and stop every time.

Every day I am filled with hate because my heart overflows with my love of the computer. aftermath.site/ram-prices-h...

DOGE Bro’s Grant Review Process Was Literally Just Asking ChatGPT ‘Is This DEI?’

Federal grants that had been approved after a full application and review process were terminated by some random inexperienced DOGE bros based on whether ChatGPT could explain—in under 120 characters—that they were…

I hacked ChatGPT and Google's AI – and it only took 20 minutes I found a way to make AI tell you lies – and I'm not the only one.

I got a tip that all over the world, people are using a dead-simple hack to manipulate AI behavior. It turns out changing what AI tells other people can be as easy as writing a blog post *on your own website*

I didn’t believe it, so I decided to test it myself www.bbc.com/future/artic...

I just did the dumbest thing of my entire career to prove a much more serious point.

I tricked ChatGPT and Google, and made them tell other users I’m a competitive hot-dog-eating world champion

People are using this trick on a massive scale to make AI tell you lies. I’ll explain how I did it

They changed directors to Brett Ratner. That had to be a chunk of the problem,

It was SO disappointing!

An orange cat covered in colorful rings. The caption says "put him in the olympics".

When people say “I hate writing but I love having written,” they are not saying “I love that some completed text exists.”

They are saying “I love getting to the end of the process and realizing that all the work was worth it, that this sentence really pops, that I nailed it.”

Kate Beaton’s Dude Watchin’ with the Brontës comic, in which Emily and Charlotte berate Anne for not swooning over alcoholic dickbags

also I would be remiss if I did not reference @katebeaton.bsky.social’s legendary comic when discussing a book by one of the Brontës

Mile Morales dropping in to give Gwen Stacy (Spider-Gwen? Ghost-Spider?) a nice bouquet of roses the day after Valentine's. No worries, Spider-Man! It's the thought that counts.

Better late than never, Miles. 🕸️❤️

Franzi Schimmer captured this Grizzly bear in Brooks Falls, Alaska just floating along, tippy-tapping down the river, browsing the salmon.

Prior to hibernation, up to 40% of a bear's body mass is fat, which is less dense than water (~0.9 g/cm^2), so the murder-monster is also a floaty-boaty.

A thread about some of the amazing collections of copyright-free images on the internet. I'll add the NY Public Library. To limit to public domain, click the "Search only public domain" box near the search bar digitalcollections.nypl.org

intense bouts of "oh my god I'm getting WORSE, how does anyone even like this shit"

Black Women Are Losing Jobs At Three Times The Rate Of Other Women | Essence New labor data shows Black women accounted for a disproportionate share of job losses across 2025, especially in federal, education, and care-sector roles.

Black Women Are Losing Jobs At Three Times The Rate Of Other Women www.essence.com/news/money-c...

A resume for Cheeto the cat on official letterhead and everything. Posted to the Instagram account cheetodaily University of California, Davis • •• UCDAVIS HPC@UCD UC Davis High Performance Computing Dr. Cheeto Cat Departmental Research Mascot and Feline Fellow he/him/chonker • Physics Building, east side. Office Hours By appointment or opening of a tuna can. Cheeto joined HPC@UCD as a stray scholar-in-residence and has since established himself as a permanent fixture of academic life. Although lacking a formal degree, he has consistently demonstrated excellence in curiosity-driven research and has made significant contributions to the department's morale and well-being.

More of Cheeto's resume: HPC@UCD His work primarily centers on applied Box Mechanics, Lap-Centered Gravitational Fields, and Quantum Paw-sitioning. In addition to his research, Cheeto provides ongoing mentorship to graduate students in stress management and snack awareness. He is also recognized for his expertise in sunbeam allocation studies and nap-energy conservation. Outside the laboratory, Cheeto can often be found patrolling the Physics exterior, engaging in outreach with passing students, or conducting field studies on food dish availability. Education and Degree(s) • Ph.D. (Purring Highly Distinguished), Physics • M.Sc., Nap Energy Conservation • B.Sc., General Mischief and Applied Curiosity Honors and Awards • Awarded continuous funding in Kibble and Treats, 2020-present. • Recipient, Golden Yarn Award for advances in applied string theory, 2022. • Distinguished Nap Medal, 2021.

The final page of Cheeto's resume: HPC@UCD Research Interests & Expertise Quantum Paw-sitioning: Investigation into the simultaneous occupation of multiple physical states, including boxes, laptops, and human laps. • Thermal Fur-dynamics: Optimizing nap placement for maximal solar gain and fur-based heat retention. • String Theory (Applied): Experimental engagement with yarn and cable oscillation modes. • Gravitational Attraction Studies: Quantifying the irresistible force of a cat toward laps and warm keyboards. • Box Mechanics: Exploration of feline-object interactions within constrained cardboard enclosures. Publications • Cheeto (2025). On the Lapward Drift of Feline Bodies: A Gravitational Study. Journal of Feline Mechanics. • Cheeto (2024). Purr Frequencies and Their Correlation with Graduate Student Productivity. Applied Acoustics Letters. • Cheeto (2023). Schrödinger's Nap: A Field Experiment in Superposition. Quantum Cat Physics Review.

A picture of an Orange tabby cat resting peacefully in the dappled sunshine under a tree.

The Instagram algorithm occasionally knows exactly what I need to see. Meet Cheeto, the department cat of the UC Davis Physics department.

Essay: Ricky Martin's Super Bowl performance was an act of justice for the 1990s Though it lasted only 30 seconds, Martin's Super Bowl moment was a symbolic demonstration of how far Latin music has come in the United States.

did you see this piece? the emotion is justified www.latimes.com/delos/story/...

This is an incredible thread

Washington’s Corruption Has Created Another Humanitarian Crisis in Puerto Rico The island’s earthquakes are its latest man-made disaster.

If you didn’t catch the significance of the exploding transformers in Bad Bunny’s halftime show, I gotcha. Here’s one of a bunch of pieces I wrote from/on Puerto Rico about the crisis—and Trump’s role in it. slate.com/news-and-pol...

In case you missed the moment.

Art is powerful

To say it’s not the easiest time to be Puerto Rican right now is a massive understatement. And if I have to remind yet another person that we’re part of America I might scream.

But knowing we just got a half time show that celebrated what’s wonderful about our culture? That’s a much needed joy.