Charles Finch

Interesting - I have no doubt you’re right, I should have added that perspective

Her Job Was Real. So Why Did Her Work Feel So Fake?

I reviewed this interesting book about how weird work feels in late capitalism www.nytimes.com/2025/06/16/b...

My theory of Garland is he’s a master of knowing exactly what liberals fear at any moment. Don’t go to Thailand they’ll take your kidney (the beach) you’re being invaded (28 days later) computers will kill you (ex machina) country’s at war (civil war). He’s great at it

There it is. The first ever Heat Advisory issued in Alaska. This is the first year it has been an option. @alaskawx.bsky.social

Today is Anne Frank's birthday.

Her diary.

❤️

Brian Wilson was having a breakdown before a tour in Japan and Al Jardine said “just stay home - play around with all your pet sounds.” Which is why…if there’s a second spirit that matters most in The Beach Boys, it’s Al. Who played with him till the end. Farewell genius. I’m sorry for the world.

if you don't like bluesky then don't use it, it's not that deep

Airlines Don’t Want You to Know They Sold Your Flight Data to DHS A contract obtained by 404 Media shows that an airline-owned data broker forbids the feds from revealing it sold them detailed passenger data.

NEW: A data broker owned by major airlines sold domestic US flight data to DHS, telling the dept. not to disclose that, according to records obtained by @404media.co—copublished in partnership with @wired.com. No paywall bc FOIA @josephcox.bsky.social w/ the scoop: www.wired.com/story/airlin...

This fucking guy, I swear to god

Think about all the incredible writers you know who can’t get any publicity but James Fucking Frey gets the front page glow up in the Sunday NY Times, called a “literary outlaw” for making shit up in a book billed as non-fiction, and a whole paragraph devoted to him describing his orgasms.

Jonathan Haidt & co like to scold parents for overestimating the dangers of letting kids roam free. But it really is more dangerous for kids to be alone on the streets now. Not because of kidnappers — because of cars.

🚨BIG STORY: Senators put a line into the crypto bill requiring bankrupt banks to prioritize remunerating crypto investors over depositors.

The provision could require banks to take cash from your savings account & use it to pay senators' crypto donors.

www.levernews.com/cryptos-new-...

Thanks!!!!

I’m honored, thank you!

22-year-old dies after being unable to afford asthma inhaler In our new series “The Cost of Denial,” NBC News’ Anne Thompson reports on the young man who went to refill his asthma inhaler only to find it unaffordable because it was no longer covered by his insu...

He needed air. The price was $539.

When OptumRx dropped coverage of his $66 inhaler, Cole couldn’t afford the new price.
5 days later, he died from a severe asthma attack—with no inhaler.
He paid with his life.
www.nbcnews.com/nightly-news... #MedSky #SciSky #PedsSky #PulmSky

Lmao the future sucks

California renewables are currently producing more than total state power demand. Exporting clean energy to Arizona, Nevada and the Pacific Northwest.

www.wheresyoured.at/lost-in-the-...

The Price of Remission When I was diagnosed with cancer, I set out to understand why a single pill of Revlimid cost the same as a new iPhone. I’ve covered high drug prices as a reporter for years. What I discovered shocked ...

New from @davidarmstrongx.bsky.social:

When I was diagnosed with cancer, I set out to understand why a single pill of Revlimid cost the same as a new iPhone. I’ve covered high drug prices as a reporter for years. What I discovered shocked even me.

The Top 1% of U.S. earners now have more wealth than the entire middle class

Lynch’s politics are obviously far left because he was smart and not a monster but there is A truth here, however accidentally, which is that his work and right wing politics are both based almost completely in one emotion: fear

I Will Bear Witness, Volume 1 by Victor Klemperer: 9780375753787 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books The publication of Victor Klemperer's secret diaries brings to light one of the most extraordinary documents of the Nazi period. "In its cool, lucid style and power of observation," said The...

I'm seeing that people around here have been reading Victor Klemperer's diaries lately (there are two volumes), and I can't recommend them too highly.

4-year-old migrant girl, other kids go to court in NYC with no lawyer: 'The cruelty is apparent' The Trump administration cut funding for lawyers aiding unaccompanied minors in court.

The parties included a 7, 8, and 4-year-old.

"None of the children were accompanied by parents or attorneys."

"The 4-year-old girl in the tie-dye shirt raised her hand, dangling her pink plushy above her head. It wasn’t clear – was she responding to the question, or just playing with her toy?"

US FDA suspends milk quality tests amid workforce cuts

US FDA suspends milk quality tests amid workforce cuts reut.rs/4cHdnz3

Oh wow thank you so much Anne!!! I’m barely on here. I should be more. Good to find you again after the exodus from twitter, and really, thanks!

Book Review: ‘Authority: Essays,’ by Andrea Long Chu “Authority,” a new collection of reviews and essays by the Pulitzer Prize-winning critic Andrea Long Chu, showcases her smarts, humor and contempt.

I reviewed this book! www.nytimes.com/2025/04/08/b...

How the Movies Made Joan Didion a Great American Writer A new book by Alissa Wilkinson argues that the iconic writer’s imagination and signature style were profoundly shaped by Hollywood.

I wrote a bit about Joan Didion. Also I’m so incredibly sorry about the state of the world! www.nytimes.com/2025/03/11/b...

Holy cow! This has been an extraordinary week of impact for @propublica and our journalists. I wanted to take a moment to share the power of accountability journalism to make a difference. Here we go!

In re Claremont, Paul Fussell rightly pointed out back in the 80s that think tanks and institutes with all their talk of “scholars” and “fellows” was just people playing at university without having actually to put in the work—or, I’d add, having to face oppositional views from colleagues.

November! Thank you so much for asking :)