- Holy hell do I love this My Life in Weeks project from Gina Trapani. And, like almost everything gold on the web that I’ve found for the last 26-ish years, it’s via kottke.
- Worcestershire gets endlessly dragged but the American pronunciation of sarsaparilla is even less intuitive. – via me
The Freedom of the Press Foundation has a FREE digital security curriculum for journalism students. – via @dansinker.com- Spineless milquetoast Democratic New York Governor Kathy Hochul will not remove New York City Mayor Eric Adams, at least for now, instead proposing “guardrails” to increase oversight of the city.
- The Curious Case of Leland Dudek
- The Incompetence of “DOGE” Is a Feature, Not a Bug: A series of mistakes by “DOGE” shows just how arbitrary and destructive this slash-and-burn strategy can get.
- A new bat coronavirus that has the capacity to spread to humans, similar to the one that caused the COVID-19 pandemic has been discovered. – via @girlsreallyrule.bsky.social
- Oh, and just for good measure: Prominent “DOGE” Staffer Is Grandson Of Turncoat KGB Spy – via @jasonkirk.fyi
Posts tagged “Eric Adams”
- Signposts on the road to authoritarian rule: “If one were to design a path to authoritarian rule, it would be what we have seen in the first weeks of the Trump administration.”
- Kentuckians can’t afford the high cost of Trump’s tariffs is an op-ed by – of all people – Mitch McConnell.
- For women’s college basketball coaches, motherhood is no longer something to keep quiet.
- “One thing Democratic leadership could do right now is to name an alternate HHS secretary—someone to provide ongoing public updates and health information. And do it for other departments, too. Start showing voters what a Democratic government would look like—press conferences, speeches, all of it.” – via @markharris.bsky.social
- Mark Cuban Says U.S. Healthcare Is ‘Horrific’; Calls for Free Medical School to Fix Doctor Shortages and Soaring Costs
- Pope Francis’ Stunning Rebuke of JD Vance Exposes MAGA’s Dark Soul
- ICE wants to hire contractors to monitor social media for threats. Those who criticize the agency could be pulled into the dragnet.
- Thursday Night Massacre
- Acting US attorney in Manhattan resigns after directive to drop case against Mayor Eric Adams
- Dozens of CFPB Workers Fired in After-Hours Blitz
- The interim U.S. attorney for the Southern District and five officials with the federal public integrity unit quit after the Justice Department ordered charges against Mayor Eric Adams to be dropped.
- Expert Flags DOJ‘s ‘Cascading Scandal’ — That Won’t Go Away
- The Thursday Night Massacre(s)
- Thousands of federal employees fired today and tomorrow.