I went from reading a few books a year to around one a week. I wanted to write down how I got there, how it involved rethinking my relationship to attention, and why I believe reading books can heal your brain. I hope this gives you something useful! johnpaulbrammer.substack.com/p/how-i-lear...
Polymarket offered me enough money to pay my rent for ten months for one post in my newsletter and I turned it down because I enjoy being able to sleep at night.
My colleague @hannahalothman.bsky.social is in Belfast tonight. This is what she’s seen.
www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
I'm inclined to accuse the *reason* for these new bills restricting speech showing up all at once— encryption limits, "adult content" limits, ID checks (age verification)— is to drive people to use "AI" instead of talking to each other. Especially when it comes from hyper AI promoters like Carney
INVESTIGATION: 🚨 A Polymarket exec used a personal PayPal account to pay major political influencers like Riley Gaines and Brian Krassenstein, who then hyped how "accurate" Polymarket is at predicting outcomes.
We uncovered $350,000+ flowing to influencers this way
www.politico.com/news/2026/06...
The key to understanding Bradford is to understand that the one thing he’s consistent about is presenting himself as an alternative to whoever the current mayor is, in the hope that he can be the next one. In April of 2022, it was John Tory.
“you’re not allowed to talk to your friends, only the self-harm robot”
Sometimes people are following me for a while and don't realize I have a podcast
If that's you, hi! I make @lingthusiasm.com, a podcast that's enthusiastic about linguistics!
If that sounds like something you might like, give it a follow?
And if you think your followers might like it, give an RT?
In a time of hyper-convenience, individualization, and near ubiquitous surveillance, often through self-surveillance, etiquette offers a framework of thinking that reinforces the reality of our interconnectedness
time-and-space-studios.ghost.io/solidarity-a...
final point of this hits the nail really
"Pronoun police"? Please. The proper term is the gendermes.
The company’s chief marketing officer, Matthew Modabber, used a personal PayPal account to send money to content creators, according to records reviewed by POLITICO.
