Eating scrambled eggs on the subway should be a crime.

I keep seeing "all authors use AI, the real issue is they're being forced to be sneaky about it" headlines.

Full stop No. This is a lie peddled for normalization. It's schoolyard-level pressure tactics "C'mon, all the cool kids are already doing it. We won't tell. It's fine. We're on your side."

They injected Robert Pattinson with Paul Bettany. #dune3

U.S. Troops Were Told Iran War Is for “Armageddon,” Return of Jesus Advocacy group reports commanders giving similar messages at more than 30 installations in every branch of the military

EXCLUSIVE: At more than 30 installations, U.S. commanders told troops the war on Iran is a Christian war.

The Military Religious Freedom Foundation has been “inundated” with more than 110 complaints.

One NCO said they were told the U.S. war is to bring about Armageddon and the return of Jesus…

Big snowman for Blizzard of 26

Some of the best snowman-making snow I’ve seen in a long time. It just instantly came together at midnight last night. #blizzard26

🌍 Meet our Spring 2026 Climate Expert in Residence, Jenna Lawrence!

A lecturer at Columbia Climate School and co-director of the Earth Network on Nature-based Solutions, Jenna will work with CJS students as part of the CJS2030 Climate Initiative: journalism.columbia.edu/news/2026-cj...

Dan McQuade, 1983–2026 | Defector Dan McQuade, our friend and colleague, died this week at the age of 43. He is survived by his wife and young son. At the end of 2024, Dan was diagnosed with neuroendocrine cancer. The news of his…

Dan McQuade, 1983–2026: defector.com/dan-mcquade-...

Dan McQuade, 1983–2026 | Defector Dan McQuade, our friend and colleague, died this week at the age of 43. He is survived by his wife and young son. At the end of 2024, Dan was diagnosed with neuroendocrine cancer. The news of his diag...

I love Dan McQuade dearly and will miss him terribly. No one else like him. defector.com/dan-mcquade-...

Trump’s crackdown is just a more extreme version of what every other administration has always done. If you actually want to stop illegal immigration, then put the CEO of Tyson Foods in prison for one month per undocumented immigrant found working in their factories. Anything else is just theater.

When you have a strength, a talent, it’s important to use it.

Someone on the subway has “Jingle Bells” as their ringtone.

Huzzah for @apamaate.bsky.social’s PACHEO from @andrewsmcmeelkids.bsky.social !!

Disney making $1 billion investment in OpenAI, will allow characters on Sora — CNBC Disney is investing in OpenAI and has licensed its iconic characters like Mickey Mouse, Ariel and Iron Man to be used in the Sora AI video generator.

God fucking dammit

I don’t know if anyone else notices or cares, but when I see a presentation in which the speaker uses obviously generated-AI images to illustrate their slides, it makes me immediately less confident in whatever other content they’re presenting.

Hegseth order on first Caribbean boat strike, officials say: Kill them all Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a verbal order to kill all crew members in the Sept. 2 strike on a suspected drug boat. Navy SEALs fired a second missile.

Hegseth is a cold-blooded murderer. There's no way to dress it up. He's a criminal. And his was precisely the kind of illegal order that those Dem members of Congress urged the military not to follow. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

Investigating a Possible Scammer in Journalism’s AI Era | The Local A suspicious pitch from a freelancer led editor Nicholas Hune-Brown to dig into their past work. By the end, four publications, including The Guardian and Dwell, had removed articles from their sites.

Fascinating read on how a suspicious pitch highlighted a growing problem in freelance journalism: A flood of generative AI that even prestige publications don't catch, complete with fabricated quotes, from scammers who see opportunity in a field so many real humans are struggling to survive in.

Thank you for the hook up!

Yaaaayyy!!!!

Cover for In Wolf’s Clothing by Alfred Carry

Happy Book Birthday to IN WOLF’S CLOTHING by Alfred Carry! A timely look at the justice system and American politics through the lens of the recent past.

I had a call with an attorney about a contract today and the first thing they said was “I’m not trying to shake you down, but”

It’s a happy book birthday to THE GANYMEDAN!!!!!

It is comic con weekend…

You’re not related to Fred, are you?

JOE BUCK: Welcome to the top of the 47th
[Sun rises]
[Sun keeps getting bigger]
BUCK: yes
[World engulfed by flames]
BUCK: oh god yes

Where’s that Joe Buck sun tweet

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:

Me and She-Hulk, Attorney at Law

She-Hulk attended the CLE panel I was on!! Every attorney needs their license credits. #NYCC2025

Martin Sheen and Hal

My son rushed down after school to get a chance to meet Martin Sheen, whom he idolizes after completing the full run of The West Wing. It was a big thrill to meet him and talk politics.

Then we showed him a photo of our son dressed up as a cowboy while in Montana and Sheen asked if he was an actor and said he looked like he was performing in “OOOOOKLAHOMA!” Hearing him sing was a cherry on top.