One thing that I have learned is that policy language is NEVER accidental. Policymakers mean that shit.

Act accordingly.

putting my old bargaining hat on to say that if you're in a unionized newsroom, this absolutely does NOT fall under status quo and should be prone to bargaining.

if you're a freelance journalist, make sure your contract reserves the right to pull your byline. They'll fight, but you have the right.

AI hallucinated — and now an elite law firm is profusely apologizing to a federal judge Sullivan & Cromwell apologized for AI hallucinations in a court filing. Another law firm spotted the mistakes.

“A chart attached to the letter showed that the motion contained incorrect case names and numbers and apparently fabricated quotes from cases.”

SUCH a good deal for some healthy food!

The Lovers - Jacob Lawrence

Monterey Park, California has banned any data centers within its city limits Monterey Park's city council has moved to ban construction of any data centers within its borders.

“The California city's leaders placed a permanent ban on these buildings, labelling them a public nuisance. A proposed plan to construct a 250,000 square foot data center was stopped after residents and advocates pushed back against the project.”

Opinion | Measles Took My Daughter. This Is What I Want Everyone to Know.

Gift article: www.nytimes.com/2026/04/21/o...

Turns out the CIA is operating as normal even after we stopped giving people food and medicine.

Astronauts for America Founders Share Mission Behind Nonprofit Former NASA administrator and retired United States Marine Corps Major General Charles Bolden and Wendy Lawrence, who served as a U.S. Navy captain and helicopter pilot, join TODAY to talk about their...

Great job by General Charlie Bolden and Wendy Lawrence discussing @astronauts4america.bsky.social on the Today Show. www.today.com/video/astron...

Discovering Prince, Ten Years Later - Anil Dash A blog about making culture. Since 1999.

Tomorrow marks 10 years since Prince passed. For the first time, I gathered nearly two decadesq of my writing, podcasts, talks & more into one curated resource, including playlists, rarities, a review of every video he ever made, and collaborations I did with his estate. anildash.com/2026/04/20/p...

Archives and History matter

Huh. Does this make anyone else feel like the end is nigh?

Was anyone else hoping old boy was going to deliver that pizza to the bus? Just me? Okay.

• @hemurahman_ Palantir, the company that is creating a master database on every US citizen, just released a 22 point manifesto on everything they stand for. Here’s everything you need to know. #Palantir

I don't think non-Black people understand how much Black people calculating spaces as to whether they'd be hostile to Black people.

It's the same way I think men don't understand that women navigate spaces thinking about whether or not they'd be safe

I had the opportunity to confront Pete Hegseth's bigoted spiritual mentor, Pastor Doug Wilson, and call him out on his history of hate, his misreading of the Bible, his hijacking of Jesus, and his cosplay Crusading.

It was worth it.

A picture of a rather dilapidated copy of "The picture of Dorian Gray" There is visible water damage to the cover and the plastic cover is yellowing. Obviously, not evident from the picture but there is a truly foul musty smell emanating from it!

Last week, a gentleman returned this rather dilapidated copy of this famous book to us after 50 years. He had found it in his attic!
Presumably this means there is a pristine copy somewhere in our libraries....

I actually texted my crew a few weeks ago about the outfit I’m throwing on for the street party. Libations been on deck for MONTHS.

The enemy of my enemy who lied, demonized, belittled, and betrayed for a modicum of power and self-enrichment at our expense is not my friend.

Sigh.

I’ve been trying to deny it, but damn.

watching other countries rehabilitate their journalistic integrity + make money from reporting all the shit our media should actually be covering >>>>>>>>

The president is currently trying to steal 10 BILLION DOLLARS from the American people and it’s not the main news story in the country… not even close

Want you to hear what I’m about to say very well and let this bless you: every conversation is not for you. You are not the center of the universe to the point where your opinion is needed for every lil thing. It’s ok to not say anything.

A new TikTok AI toggle is causing panic among creators TikTok creators say a new AI remix setting is enabled on videos by default, forcing users to manually review and change permissions.

Larry Ellison’s TikTok forcing “AI Remixing” onto their entire user base without their knowledge or consent is a really great microcosm of what US tech overlordship looks like — and why the backlash against this technology is only growing.

As I argue in this piece, Trump has transformed the presidency into a giant Bribe Delivery System.

OP-ED: New Yorkers are paying the price for Medicaid cuts, despite the warnings Hospitals and clinics that serve Medicaid patients will face impossible financial choices, leading to layoffs, service cuts, or closures.

OP-ED: "More than 1 million New Yorkers are at risk of losing affordable coverage due to changes to the Essential Plan, long a critical pathway to care for low- and moderate-income residents."