It’s a column by Ross Douthat… of course he was expecting Vance to win. And of course he wrote a piece in advance to that effect. I have LOADS of issues with NYT, but there’s nothing actually concerning here.
One of the biggest and quietest problems with the world is that actual news keeps getting locked behind paywalls, while disinformation is always freely available.
CNN launches a digital paywall, charging some users to read articles for the first time
CNN, one of the most popular news websites in the world, is starting to ask some of its visitors to pay $3.99 a month for access.
Alright, folks. Here is a starter pack of science writers and communicators that I enjoy following. I hope it's useful! #SciCommgo.bsky.app/7Z8u31b
The blatant gutter racism continues on Trump's Truth Social feed with virtually zero attention from Beltway media.
I’m so sorry. It’s definitely a plausible cause (as I’m sure you know), and I wonder how many thousands of others are suffering from conditions they don’t know are linked to the attack.
More than 20 years after 9/11, survivors and first responders continue to experience lingering health problems such as higher cancer rates. @tarahaelle.bsky.socialscientificamerican.com/article/heal...@sciam.bsky.social
Those who were exposed to Ground Zero have increased rates of certain cancers and other health problems
He posted this a year ago and I will be indeed thinking of the many many lives he touched and made better while showing us how to make the most of our impermanent lives. And I will be holding my neurodiverse kids tighter today, as I reflect on my own impermanence.
Two important points about the Electoral College's origins that its defenders often don't understand. Alexander Keyssar's "Why Do We Still Have the Electoral College?" gives a thorough history of its origins, evolution, & the many attempts to reform it: www.hup.harvard.edu/books/978067...
Steve was one of those people who, even though you knew he was mortal, felt like he was always be there, if only because the world so desperately needs people like him in the world. All of us who knew him will miss @stevesilberman.bsky.social terribly, but the whole world has lost someone precious.
