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Vox Announces Christina Vallice Joins as Head of Video Vox is a general interest news site for the 21st century. Its mission: to help everyone understand our complicated world, so that we can all help shape it. In text, video and audio, our reporters expl...

So thrilled to welcome Christina Vallice to Vox as our new head of video! www.vox.com/press-room/4...

How I’m Fixing My Broken Attention Span The infinite scroll has ruined our ability to focus. Is wasting more time the key to getting it back?

"The real problem, I realized, was the guilt that came with granting myself the luxury of spending three and a half hours doing something that would not, in any tangible or measurable way, improve my life." www.vulture.com/article/atte...

The real reason Trump is destroying the economy Trump is imposing ruinous tariffs because American democracy is no longer strong enough to stop him.

"The transformation of America, from democracy to Frankensteinian amalgam, has been in the works for decades." www.vox.com/politics/407...

Some exciting news from Vox Vox has a new tagline, a new mission statement, and a great new perk for members.

Today at Vox we're announcing some exciting new updates, including *ad-free podcasts* for Vox Members! If that interests you, now's a great time to become a member: www.vox.com/press-room/4...

Join us, support Vox's journalism | Vox Vox is a general interest news site for the 21st century. Its mission: to help everyone understand our complicated world, so that we can all help shape it. In text, video and audio, our reporters expl...

Independent journalism matters more than ever. If you can, please support Vox by becoming a member. We’re here to serve you -- not billionaires. www.vox.com/support-memb...

The Insidious Charms of the Entrepreneurial Work Ethic You’re passionate. Purpose-driven. Dreaming big, working hard, making it happen. And now they’ve got you where they want you.

What a sentence: Linkedin is "a lavish psychoanalytic corpus, bursting with naked ambition, inspiration, desperation, status-seeking, spiritual yearning, brownnosing, name-dropping, corporate shilling, and self-promotion." www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...

not sure how 2015 college grads are bosting a decade of work experience on LinkedIn when last I checked 2015 was only 5 years ago

The Miracle of Universal Pre-K Ten years in, Bill de Blasio and his allies explain how they did it — and what future mayors could learn from their success.

a few weeks late to this piece but it really is interesting to reflect back on what a massive legislative achievement NYC's Pre-K for All was at the time, and why 3K hasn't gone nearly as well nymag.com/intelligence...

You might just have to be bored Or: How to fix an attention span.

"Boredom is when you do the things that make you feel you have life under control. Not being bored is why you always feel busy, why you keep “not having time” to take a package to the post office or work on your novel. You have time—you just spend it on your phone." open.substack.com/pub/embedded...

The Logoff: Trump attacks birthright citizenship Our new daily newsletter tackles one big story every day.

In the first edition of our new daily newsletter, @patrickcreis.bsky.social explains Trump's attack on birthright citizenship and the larger significance of the maneuver. voxdotcom.visitlink.me/pUa5O5

Want a little less Donald Trump in your brain? Vox has a new newsletter that dials down the franticness "A daily newsletter that helps you stay informed about the Trump administration without letting political news take over your life."

More on The Logoff, our new newsletter:

“The idea is to present political news in a deeply accessible way... A multi-hour Twitter doomscrolling session doesn’t leave me with a better understanding of what’s going on."

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I care a lot about climate change. Does that mean I can never ever fly? My extreme self-sacrifice is making me resent my friends who fly all the time.

From smarties Sigal Samuel and @mbolotnikova.bsky.social: Some morally nuanced advice on how to think about flying and travel amidst the worsening climate crisis. www.vox.com/future-perfe... @vox.com

The single most unconstitutional thing Trump did yesterday, explained The president cannot unilaterally repeal parts of the 14th Amendment.

The single most unconstitutional thing Trump did yesterday, explained www.vox.com/immigration/...

The Trump executive orders that threaten democracy Amid the flurry of executive orders on Day 1, these could prove the most damaging to the republic’s health.

"It’s an order that will test just how willing the federal bureaucracy and the courts are to defend against unlawful Trumpian behavior." www.vox.com/policy/39586...

The law is clear on birthright citizenship. Can Trump end it anyway? The Constitution guarantees citizenship to nearly everyone born in the US. Trump wants to take that away.

The prevailing belief among legal experts is that ending birthright citizenship would require a constitutional amendment, that there is not enough support in Congress to pass one, and that Trump’s proposed executive order would not hold up in court. www.vox.com/policy/38609...

Trump’s real inaugural address started when the teleprompter stopped During an impromptu speech after his formal inaugural address, the new president revealed what really animated him: revenge.

"When it comes to speeches, there are two Donald Trumps. The first is Teleprompter Trump, who reads a prepared speech and tends to be staid, sleepy, and insincere. The second is Rally Trump." www.vox.com/politics/395...

J.D. Vance’s radical plan to build a government of Trump loyalists “Fire every single midlevel bureaucrat, every civil servant in the administrative state, replace them with our people.”

if you are unfamiliar with the phrase "Schedule F" today is a good day to read about it

here's @awprokop.bsky.social

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The broligarchs have a vision for the new Trump term. It’s darker than you think. The real reason Musk, Zuckerberg, and Bezos are supporting Trump.

"For the tech bros... It’s about ideology. An ideology inspired by science fiction and fantasy. An ideology that says they are supermen, and supermen should not be subject to rules, because they’re doing something incredibly important: remaking the world in their image." www.vox.com/future-perfe...

Was your home damaged by a wildfire? Here’s what to do next. Beginning the recovery process can be overwhelming. We’re here to help.

There are a number of guides for LA county wildfire victims floating around at this point, but @allieevolpe.bsky.social's latest story for @vox.com is one of the most practical and compassionate that I've seen.

We hope this helps someone in need this week: www.vox.com/even-better/... @vox.com

Fix Your Glutes. Fix Your Life. I didn’t appreciate their utility — and paid for it.

"Only after I started remedying my “gluteal amnesia” (real medical term) did it become clear how little I knew about basic affairs like walking, standing and sitting (or living, for that matter)." www.nytimes.com/2025/01/14/m...

After 13 years of civil war, Bashar al-Assad's regime in Syria has been defeated.

Footage from Damascus shows the kind of celebrations not seen since the heady early days of the Arab Spring.

cannot believe i now have to post on x, threads, bluesky, instagram, and linkedin????? this is ridiculous?

also hi, guess i am on bluesky now