They came here fleeing persecution; rather than give them refuge, Marco Rubio’s state department will send them to die in countries they’ve never been to. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/11/w...
Great piece from @dorfonlaw.bsky.social about how to limit the executive branch’s influence over universities. New in @knightcolumbia.org’s series on “Reconstructing Free Expression” knightcolumbia.org/blog/a-nongo...
Canada is reportedly considering a social-media ban for kids under 16. It's a bad idea for multiple reasons, as this very good post explains.
I'd be interested to hear reactions from the bankers who are underwriting the SpaceX IPO--i.e. the people who will make Elon a trillionaire, and who will profit handsomely from it themselves.
The seeming indifference to the UK's barring of Uyger and Piker is quite striking, and IMO explainable only by reference to the special rules that democracies have adopted for speech about Palestine. This piece by @mehdirhasan.bsky.social is excellent. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Broadcast a tribute to Marco Rubio, hosted a dinner to honor Trump, fired some of CBS’s most respected journalists, hired internet guy to run 60 Minutes, interfered in stories about immigration, made a respected news org the punchline of late-night television. On to CNN! nypost.com/2026/06/09/m...
It's not just that Trump and his enablers are cruel and racist; cruelty and racism are what they want to project. They want the United States to be known for those things, and increasingly it is. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/09/w...
This essay by @joelsimonsays.bsky.social about interviewing authoritarians is a good read and helps put that Welker/Trump interview in broader context. via @columjournreview.bsky.social www.cjr.org/feature/shou...
It's not just Trump. Look at Rubio and Vance sitting quietly, indifferently while Trump says "Somalians" are all crooks. bsky.app/profile/atru...
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CBS News boss Bari Weiss is likely to gain editorial oversight of CNN if and when Paramount Skydance’s acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery is approved, according to a report.
nypost.com
It was once an article of faith that even those who speak words we disagree with deserve protection. As regards Palestine, that’s now not true, says Mehdi Hasan, editor-in-chief and CEO of Zeteo
Elon Musk is still going and I don’t know what to say. Unhinged racism and unmoored violent fantasies.
I would say his site should be blocked, but thanks to Starlink he’s beyond reach (which is point of Starlink).
Also note that the original post was 12 hours before he found it and replied.
Trump: "They're all crooks. The Somalians. What they've done to Minnesota. The Somalians. They're crooked as hell. They're all crooks."
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Why is a kids’ social media ban bad policy? Does the ban actually work? Doesn’t polling show overwhelming public support for a ban? Why is mandated age verification a privacy risk? If the ban is “temporary,” why does it matter? If not a ban, then what?
The government is expected to table the Digital Safety Act on Wednesday with reports that it will include a ban on social media for those under 16, framed as a “temporary” measure that platforms can…
