I'm excited to share that we've made a collection of historic Supreme Court Records and Briefs available via
@archive.org
I've written a blog post where I go into detail about the importance of this collection.
blog.archive.org/2026/04/20/u...
shit we're gonna have Cook 2028 speculation now.
Infowars/Onion combo logo in rainbow saying “I support the onion’s hostile media takeover.”
It’s finally happened. After 18 months. Finally, a media merger you can root for.
Oh, we'll be promoting the new single to radio. Stay tuned, so to speak.
FYI, @duniabest.bsky.social, @ladyhatchet.bsky.social and I will be playing at Freedom Sounds this Saturday in Köln. Among other things, we'll be playing our new #reggae cover of Iggy Pop's "The Passenger."
With Supernova only five months away, I take this moment to remind @duniabest.bsky.social and @ladyhatchet.bsky.social that I will once again be at Supernova hoping to hear the Rude Girl Revue play "I Hate Myself for Loving You".
In light of recent acquisitions announcements (inc. @gen-dimova.bsky.social and @davegoodman.bsky.social !) we thought now would be a good time to remind you of our Solaris authors starter pack, where you can find all of the wonderful authors who have made it over to the Blue Side all in one place!
I have been warning about the term "digital sovereignty" and how it is right-wing coded and probably can't be salvaged for non-right-wing politics.
The German fascist party AfD now created a European foundation to push their fascist politics further. The name: "Sovereignty Foundation".
Research funding for historians: the Society currently invites applications for 5 grant programmes: to support individual and project-based research by historians across a range of career stages bit.ly/4vzzNeB.
Closing dates for eligible applicants fall between 8 May and 5 June 2026 #Skystorians
I love this.
That's what I meant. Corrupt as it is, that's what distinguishes it from (most) horse races.
Yes, and prediction markets are also riddled with insider trading to a much greater degree than horse races could ever be.
Before you get on the Schumer dogpile today, check your sources
Never understood why the double headed sportscaster in The Phantom Menace was rooting so hard for Annakin. Is he a friend of the family? Or a pedo? Or does he just hate all the other contestants?
And Donald Trump took out a full-page ad in the NY Times calling for these kids' execution. #NeverForget
Job openings. Assistant/Associate Editors, Massachusetts Historical Society, Papers of John Adams.
masshist.org/job-announce...
I discuss this in my first two books as well! Music-as-commodity has almost entirely supplanted our understanding of music-as-communication.
Tim Curry in The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Tim Curry in Clue
Tim Curry in The Three Musketeers
Tim Curry in Muppet Treasure Island
Happy 80th birthday to Tim Curry who has always, *always* understood the assignment.
That's not to say that you shouldn't be careful how you use these glasses. Meta doesn’t have the greatest track record on privacy, and the company has continued to push forward with policies that are questionable at best. Even if you’re not concerned that face recognition will allow Meta to target immigrants or enable stalkers to find their victims, at the very least, people really do not like the idea that you could start recording them at any moment.
Probably the biggest hurdle to wearing Meta glasses is that even doing so seems like a gross violation of the social contract. After all, these are Mark Zuckerberg's “pervert glasses.” When I pop these on my head, I’ve had friends (and my spouse) recoil and say, “I have apps to warn me away from people like you.” The best part, though, is that Oakley and Ray-Ban already make really great sunglasses. Even if the battery runs out or you don't use Meta AI at all, these are stellar at shading your eyes from the sun
This is the most extensive disclaimer I’ve ever seen in a buying guide. www.wired.com/story/best-m...
Lucky you
Going on next year's syllabus.
A tweet from Representative Thomas Massie that reads: I just viewed 2 Top Secret FISA docs. 1) FISA Court opinion that raises serious concerns about FBI implementation of FISA 702. 2) letter by Senator Wyden describing a secret government interpretation of FISA law. The Constitution requires I vote No on FISA 702 reauthorization.
I sent a classified letter to House and Senate colleagues about a secret interpretation of surveillance law that every American should be concerned about.
Representative Massie is right. The Constitution requires EVERY member to vote against a clean reauthorization.
Metadata strikes again
For @wired.com’s April cover, we take you inside Madison Square Garden’s surveillance machine — which has allegedly tracked a trans woman, lawyers, protesters, and more.
Revelatory work from @noahshachtman.bsky.social & @robertsilverman.bsky.social that I’m proud to publish and urge you to read.
Screen shot of the Enterprise sickbay with a shelf of canisters (part of the set dressing) failing to hide a plastic bottle of water
I've been rewatching Star Trek: Enterprise with my 16yo (it's a lot better than I remember), and I spotted this non-Starfleet regulation Crystal Geiser water bottle in one shot.
Good news of the day: a judge (temporarily) halted construction on an ICE concentration camp in my state, citing environmental concerns. Not a full-throated defense of human rights, but I'll take it.
What an utter dereliction of duty by America's premier university. They've got untold billions in endowments, there's no need to carry water for fascists.
