tony romm

made muffins who wants some they’re probably bad

Unemployment is surging for Black workers — and federal government layoffs will only make it worse. Important story from @lydiadepillis.bsky.social

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/12/b... #EconSky

BREAKING: Friday night massacre underway at CDC. Doznes of "disease detectives," high-level scientists, entire Washington staff and editors of the MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) have all been RIFed and received the following notice:

y’all I am BEAT

White House Signals Federal Layoffs Have Begun During Government Shutdown

NEW: It looks like the number of federal layoffs -- so far -- is over 4,000, we've learned from court documents

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/u...

White House Signals Federal Layoffs Have Begun During Shutdown

So far, what we know:

--The WH has said it has started process for federal layoffs
--HHS, DHS among agencies confirming cuts, unions said Treasury as well
--Gov must file in court today in challenge over legality

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/u...

White House Signals Federal Layoffs Have Begun During Shutdown

White House Signals Federal Layoffs Have Begun During Shutdown www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/u...

have you considered crippling dread and despair bc that’s what helps me lol

i guess the markets do react to stuff sometimes after all who knew

News: Bari Weiss just sent a memo to staffers at CBS News asking them to produce a memo explaining "how you spend your working hours—and ideally, what you've made (or are making) that you're most proud of."

One CBS News staffer puts it like this to me: "We just got Elon Musked."

go birds say it back

uh what

ah yes I guess technically everything is free after the world crumbles to ash

AI Data Centers Are Sending Power Bills Soaring Wholesale electricity costs as much as 267% more than it did five years ago in areas near data centers. That’s being passed on to customers.

Bloomberg research found wholesale electricity up ~270% in areas near data centers

It doesn't seem like nearly enough people are taking it seriously

One A.I. image isn't too much energy, but 5 million videos? Per day/hour/minute whatever. It's not sustainable

www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...

Post Traumatic Disorder Adam O’Neal says he’s bringing “intellectual diversity” to The Washington Post’s opinion pages—but the moves he’s making behind the scenes tell a different story.

Adam O’Neal says he’s bringing “intellectual diversity” to The Washington Post’s opinion pages—but the moves he’s making behind the scenes tell a different story.

Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/washington...

wait a minute yea lol I am old I accidentally started singing along to a gin blossoms song playing in a coffee shop

now why did I just get an email about “cold weather joint pain,” leave me alone it’s not even 7am and im not THAT old???

please stop sexting the ai slop and read my stories instead idk

Elon Musk Gambles on Sexy A.I. Companions

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Mass Layoffs Trump Is Threatening in Shutdown Fight May Be Illegal

NEW: The White House has threatened mass layoffs if the government shutdown continues, saying they have the power and must protect vital services.

But such cuts may be unlawful and unnecessary, budget experts, legal scholars and unions say

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/07/u...

We Tried to Reach Gazans We Interviewed Over Two Years of War. Here’s What Happened to Them. We kept wondering: Did they find their missing relatives? Were they even still alive?

We Tried to Reach Gazans We Interviewed Over Two Years of War. Here’s What Happened to Them. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

I hate the eagles, and I never believed in this team, which is terrible, and which I hate because they are terrible. And I hate them.

prob deserved it lol

eagles gonna eagles, because of course

I visited the apartment building ICE raided on Tuesday today. Story to come, but you can walk right in. Half of the apartments have no doors on them. Children's stuff abandoned in some flats. *Citizen* residents told me they were arrested and held for hours in zipties. This is America

Trump Seizes On Shutdown to Punish Political Foes

NEW: The White House is weaponizing the federal budget during the shutdown to harm Democratic-led cities and states. Targeting $27 billion and counting, it is a major escalation in the president’s efforts to date to interrupt funding and defy Congress.

My latest www.nytimes.com/2025/10/04/u...

Trump Seizes On Shutdown to Punish Political Foes

“Without a doubt, blue states are on the front lines of the attacks,” New York’s governor, Kathy Hochul, a Democrat, told me for the story. “They’re coming after us.”

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/04/u...

Trump Seizes On Shutdown to Punish Political Foes

NEW: The White House is weaponizing the federal budget during the shutdown to harm Democratic-led cities and states. Targeting $27 billion and counting, it is a major escalation in the president’s efforts to date to interrupt funding and defy Congress.

My latest www.nytimes.com/2025/10/04/u...

Government Workers Say Their Out-of-Office Replies Were Forcibly Changed to Blame Democrats for Shutdown Some employees at the Department of Education changed their responses back to the more neutral language, only to have it changed yet again to the partisan response, multiple sources tell WIRED.

Some employees at the Department of Education changed their responses back to the more neutral language, only to have it changed yet again to the partisan response, multiple sources tell WIRED. www.wired.com/story/govern...

cancel all my appointments i need to rewatch the ragtime performance on colbert