This is the way. Serve people with solid reporting and many will support if you offer real value for a membership.

Google Workspace's downgrade UX is a masterclass in manufactured friction. A $2 trillion company that still needs to trick people into paying for features they don't want. Come on

Normalize laughing derisively in men's faces when they deserve it.

My wife’s high school: Mary Tyler Moore … and Meghan Markle

Dick Nixon

Screen grab of Claude’s description of early Super Bowl action complete with mis identifying the quarterback

claude said use me to talk sports. Claude still thinks Seahawk Qb is Geno Smith

Protest sign from MN that says, “DEARLY BELOVED. WE ARE GATHERED HERE TODAY TODISMANTLE THIS THING CALLED ICE.” with a picture of Prince in the left hand lower corner.

10/10 ICE protest sign

Socialism is what they called public power.

Socialism is what they called social security. 
 
Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.
 
Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.

—Harry Truman, 1952

hell yeah

Spicy girl

My dad is god tier at this. He approached a coach at one of my son’s local bball tourneys… “Dave Bonner, nice to meet you. You know, my oldest son won two nba championships? Know what he was doing in 3rd grade? Losing games in this exact tournament. Maybe chill out on these kids next time.”

“The ecosystem of research and the creation of new knowledge in universities has been so powerful for American prosperity, American freedom, American ingenuity. To have that disrupted by government overreach is a disaster for this country.” —Wesleyan University President Michael Roth on
@msnbc.com

Love this!

I can relate!

Lol. Putting on Led Zeppelin II now

The Guild Eagle: What's really happening at the L.A. Times? — L.A. Times Guild - Los Angeles Times Guild We need your help to keep delivering the best coverage of our city.

A lot has happened at the L.A. Times, some of it taking the focus away from our excellent journalism.

If you want to know what's really going on, I'd suggest you keep an eye on the Guild Eagle. First issue written by me:

latguild.com/news/2025/2/...

Flickr!

*a plurality

They play the commercials at the Super Bowl?!

More takeaways from this piece:

* The DeepSeek team's advisors were mostly educated in China, too. Suggests tech edu there is healthier than the "copyright copycat" narrative suggests.

* Wariness of US-China university research collabs is reemerging, with cleat parallels to the China Initiative.

Please Don't Destroy - The New York Times - SNL Fanatic YouTube video by SNL Fanatic

These guys nailed it

So great! Hey Matt!

Happy New Year!! SUA students from around the world are wishing you a happy new year in 2025! YouTube video by Soka University of America

31 languages in 45 seconds - our students went global with their New Year wishes. Watch this tour of joy. 🌏✨

Plate of the most delicious tacos de pescado in Ensenada

Simply the best at Tacos Fénix

🎅🏼🎄

Leased Kona 2025 Ev for me. It’s outstanding in every way

New York Rep. Pat Ryan, who easily held his Hudson Valley swing seat last month, spoke for AOC in the Dem conference meeting yesterday. Asked him what he said and he just sent me the speech - sharing in case it's interesting