Silicon Valley has forgotten what normal people want Did the tech industry get high on its own supply?

from the annals of getting high on your own supply (gift link) www.theverge.com/tldr/915176/...

This Is Just To Say

I have turned off
the AI features
that were in
the update

and which
you were probably
hoping
to monetize

Fuck you
they were stupid
so unnecessary
and so annoying

These delusional men … Woooo boy

The Witchy Owens Sisters Return Nearly 30 Years Later in 'Practical Magic 2' Teaser The Witchy Owens sisters are back. Nicole Kidman and Sandra Bullock appear in the teaser for 'Practical Magic 2,' out Sept. 11.

I feel like @angiemartoccio.bsky.social willed this into existence www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv...

With the help of the Sandy Hook families, The Onion has reached a long-awaited deal to take over InfoWars.

We've enlisted the help of @timheidecker.bsky.social, who will be InfoWars' Creative Director.

Please stand by for more.

A subscription pop up window on a Washington Post articlc. Options are monthly or yearly subscriptions and an option to just buy that article for $2

Has @washingtonpost.com been doing micropayments for awhile and I missed it (entirely possible!) or is this new

Did you know you can win a war by a lot? Is there a box score somewhere I look at?

The Onion Has a New Plan to Take Over Infowars

Outstanding news
www.nytimes.com/2026/04/20/b...

I agree with you. (I hope it is not too offensive to the sauce-buyers)

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#180. Reese Witherspoon and You Hi everyone, Having been home for nearly a week straight for the first time in a month, I think I've regained a handle on my own life. I've powered through my unread emails, getting back to Inbox (86...

"The rise of allegedly job-eliminating technology is an extraordinary chance to do something tangible for women – or workers of any gender really – instead of suggesting that they cozy up to our new dumbass robot overlords." www.thatsmarvelousnewsletter.com/180-reese-wi...

#180. Reese Witherspoon and You Hi everyone, Having been home for nearly a week straight for the first time in a month, I think I've regained a handle on my own life. I've powered through my unread emails, getting back to Inbox (86...

Honored that @joshgondelman.bsky.social and @maris.bsky.social came to Queens for dinner and it got a mention in the marvelous That's Marvelous! (Reese did not come over for dinner.) www.thatsmarvelousnewsletter.com/180-reese-wi...

NOPE

This Week in Mets: The Mets have 10 days to save their season Contrary to how it feels, the New York Mets' season is not yet over. But it could be by the end of their upcoming homestand.

"Pennants and postseason berths cannot be won in April, but they can on rare occasions be lost that quickly. It typically requires the kind of mind-numbing snowball of a bad start that has swallowed the Mets these past two weeks." www.nytimes.com/athletic/721... 😭

Yikes

The media blackout of Jared Kushner’s historic, ongoing corruption scandal As Trump's son-in-law returns to Pakistan for more talks with Iran, major news outlets are largely ignoring an egregious conflict of interest.

More data and details: popular.info/p/the-media-...

City Council is looking to address lack of bathrooms in NYC ahead of World Cup The city would need a plan in place by June 1 before the area hosts eight games of the international tournament.

👀

gothamist.com/news/city-co...

Trump Library Saga Takes Dark Turn: Where Did Millions in Funding Go? Four huge media conglomerates forked over $63 million in “settlements” earmarked for Trump’s presidential library. Democrats are trying to track that money—and the latest developments don’t inspire co...

“Not one of these companies can say with any clarity where their multi-million-dollar donations to Donald Trump’s library slush fund are, or where they will go" newrepublic.com/article/2092...

FBI director Kash Patel denies he is threat to national security Agency chief threatens to sue US magazine over claims staff delayed briefings because he had been drinking

Total normal things happening

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How Silicon Valley Humiliated the Democrats When will they learn? The party remains far too solicitous of an industry that’s rewarded their fealty with four years of Trump and untold damage to democracy.

"Democrats need to break from this path and acknowledge that billionaires—especially those in the increasingly antidemocratic tech sector—are never going to side with them over the GOP." From @alexisgoldstein.bsky.social newrepublic.com/article/2087...

Truth.

I sometimes find random, unhelpful, nonsense story ideas that I clearly wrote while asleep

👀

Sometimes the world is so overwhelming
that I need to lie down
and take a nap.

Cookies, deodorant, socks. Iran war puts military packages in limbo Thousands of boxes sent to service members in Middle East are stuck in limbo. The Postal Service has indefinitely suspended delivery amid Iran war.

Mail delivery to military ZIP codes across the Middle East has been indefinitely suspended as of April, and packages in transit now hang in limbo www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...

Groceries www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

This story is so much fun. Thank you for your service, @caity.bsky.social

Why Ben McKenzie Thinks Crypto Is Like a Cult YouTube video by Slate

I think my favorite moment in @benmckenzie.bsky.social's new movie is a Salvadoran border guard asking for a selfie. But you should watch our interview. And the movie, it's a lot of fun. www.youtube.com/watch?v=7LKd...