Adrienne LaFrance
@adriennelaf.bsky.social
Human, executive editor of The Atlantic
Brb going to put cabbage in a soup.
@giladedelman.bsky.social's latest:
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
@giladedelman.bsky.social's latest:
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
The Most Underrated Thanksgiving Vegetable
Embrace cabbage.
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November 25, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Brb going to put cabbage in a soup.
@giladedelman.bsky.social's latest:
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
@giladedelman.bsky.social's latest:
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
And adding his correct handle here! @michaelscherer.bsky.social
November 24, 2025 at 2:32 PM
And adding his correct handle here! @michaelscherer.bsky.social
Everyone should read this. @michaelscherer's latest is The Atlantic's new cover story:
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
Why Is Robert F. Kennedy Jr. So Convinced Heβs Right?
How an outsider, once ignored by the public-health establishment, became the most powerful man in science
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November 24, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Everyone should read this. @michaelscherer's latest is The Atlantic's new cover story:
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
Must-read Sophie Gilbert on βPresident Piggy:β www.theatlantic.com/culture/2025...
President Piggy
This is what consequence-free misogyny looks like.
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November 20, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Must-read Sophie Gilbert on βPresident Piggy:β www.theatlantic.com/culture/2025...
"Burger King and Kraft Natural Cheese each do an advent calendar, as does Red Bull, though I gotta say, that one looks suspiciously like a normal 24-pack of cans."
www.theatlantic.com/culture/2025...
www.theatlantic.com/culture/2025...
Advent Calendars Are Totally Out of Control
What began as a form of religious expression has morphed into a brand-a-palooza.
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November 20, 2025 at 2:28 PM
"Burger King and Kraft Natural Cheese each do an advent calendar, as does Red Bull, though I gotta say, that one looks suspiciously like a normal 24-pack of cans."
www.theatlantic.com/culture/2025...
www.theatlantic.com/culture/2025...
This made me laugh. @caity.bsky.social is hilarious. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Pennies Are Trash Now
The government has no plan for Americaβs 300 billion pennies.
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November 17, 2025 at 3:10 PM
This made me laugh. @caity.bsky.social is hilarious. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
What is everyone reading over Thanksgiving break! I need to assemble a stack of excellent books.
To start, I just bought George Packer's new novel, The Emergencyβvery excited about this one: bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
To start, I just bought George Packer's new novel, The Emergencyβvery excited about this one: bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
The Emergency: A Novel
A Novel
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November 14, 2025 at 4:05 PM
What is everyone reading over Thanksgiving break! I need to assemble a stack of excellent books.
To start, I just bought George Packer's new novel, The Emergencyβvery excited about this one: bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
To start, I just bought George Packer's new novel, The Emergencyβvery excited about this one: bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
π Forty-one days until Christmas. A perfect day to buy someone a gift subscription to The Atlantic: accounts.theatlantic.com/products/gif...
The Atlantic
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November 14, 2025 at 1:54 PM
π Forty-one days until Christmas. A perfect day to buy someone a gift subscription to The Atlantic: accounts.theatlantic.com/products/gif...
Helicopter parents are now following their kids to college. (Yikes!) www.theatlantic.com/family/2025/...
When Helicopter Parents Touch DownβAt College
Hovering moms and dads are following their kids all the way to campus.
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November 14, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Helicopter parents are now following their kids to college. (Yikes!) www.theatlantic.com/family/2025/...
Too many quotable lines in @ashleyrparker.bsky.socialβs latest to pick one. Just read it.
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
Inside the Sandwich Guyβs Jury Deliberations
Can a flung sandwich cause bodily harm?
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November 13, 2025 at 5:08 AM
Too many quotable lines in @ashleyrparker.bsky.socialβs latest to pick one. Just read it.
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
These photos are wow www.theatlantic.com/photography/...
Photos: The Northern Lights Put on a Show
A powerful geomagnetic storm brought spectacular light displays to night skies across the Northern Hemisphere, with sightings of pink, red, and green lights as far south as Florida and Oklahoma.
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November 12, 2025 at 6:06 PM
These photos are wow www.theatlantic.com/photography/...
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What happens when law enforcement starts masking all the timeβimportant reporting from the great @nickmiroff.bsky.social: www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
Why They Mask
Veteran ICE officers know face coverings are a bad look. But theyβre not coming off anytime soon.
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November 10, 2025 at 1:45 PM
What happens when law enforcement starts masking all the timeβimportant reporting from the great @nickmiroff.bsky.social: www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
The Missing Kayaker
What happened to Ryan Borgwardt?
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November 6, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Reposted by Adrienne LaFrance
New from me: I went deep on the way that generative AI and chatbots act as wormholes, pushing us deeper into our own minds. They threaten to compound the problems of algorithmic targeting that have festered unaddressed for years and yearsβwhat comes next may be even more alienating and isolating (π)
The Age of Anti-Social Media Is Here
The social-media era is over. Whatβs coming will be much worse.
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November 5, 2025 at 4:12 PM
New from me: I went deep on the way that generative AI and chatbots act as wormholes, pushing us deeper into our own minds. They threaten to compound the problems of algorithmic targeting that have festered unaddressed for years and yearsβwhat comes next may be even more alienating and isolating (π)
Robots are cool! But you definitely need real friends.
Chatbots "allow you to talk forever to no one other than yourself." And the anti-social media era is only in its infancy...
Must-read @damonberes.com:
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
Chatbots "allow you to talk forever to no one other than yourself." And the anti-social media era is only in its infancy...
Must-read @damonberes.com:
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
The Age of Anti-Social Media Is Here
The social-media era is over. Whatβs coming will be much worse.
www.theatlantic.com
November 5, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Robots are cool! But you definitely need real friends.
Chatbots "allow you to talk forever to no one other than yourself." And the anti-social media era is only in its infancy...
Must-read @damonberes.com:
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
Chatbots "allow you to talk forever to no one other than yourself." And the anti-social media era is only in its infancy...
Must-read @damonberes.com:
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
This is smart, worth reading, by @jonathanchait: www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
Trump Is Right: Ditch the Filibuster
The tactic is a deformed anachronism. Its demise would benefit the whole country, and Democrats especially.
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November 5, 2025 at 7:16 PM
This is smart, worth reading, by @jonathanchait: www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
Well thatβs one way to think about intellectual propertyβ¦
Common Crawlβs Rich Skrenta: βYou shouldnβt have put your content on the internet if you didnβt want it to be on the internet.β
Must-read Alex Reisner:
www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...
Common Crawlβs Rich Skrenta: βYou shouldnβt have put your content on the internet if you didnβt want it to be on the internet.β
Must-read Alex Reisner:
www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...
The Company Quietly Funneling Paywalled Articles to AI Developers
βYou shouldnβt have put your content on the internet if you didnβt want it to be on the internet,β Common Crawlβs executive director says.
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November 4, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Well thatβs one way to think about intellectual propertyβ¦
Common Crawlβs Rich Skrenta: βYou shouldnβt have put your content on the internet if you didnβt want it to be on the internet.β
Must-read Alex Reisner:
www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...
Common Crawlβs Rich Skrenta: βYou shouldnβt have put your content on the internet if you didnβt want it to be on the internet.β
Must-read Alex Reisner:
www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...
This is astonishing reporting from Alex Reisner.
You really have to read the whole thingβbut don't miss the part where the head of Common Crawl tells Alex that "robots are people too."
Free to read with this gift link: www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...
You really have to read the whole thingβbut don't miss the part where the head of Common Crawl tells Alex that "robots are people too."
Free to read with this gift link: www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...
The Nonprofit Doing the AI Industryβs Dirty Work
The web archive Common Crawl has been quietly funneling paywalled articles to AI companiesβand lying to publishers about it.
www.theatlantic.com
November 4, 2025 at 4:10 PM
This is astonishing reporting from Alex Reisner.
You really have to read the whole thingβbut don't miss the part where the head of Common Crawl tells Alex that "robots are people too."
Free to read with this gift link: www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...
You really have to read the whole thingβbut don't miss the part where the head of Common Crawl tells Alex that "robots are people too."
Free to read with this gift link: www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...
Today is a great day to read about Patti Smith. @amyweissmeyer.bsky.social's latest: www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
Patti Smithβs Lifetime of Reinvention
Nearing 80, the punk poet reflects on the twists in her story that have surprised even her.
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October 31, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Today is a great day to read about Patti Smith. @amyweissmeyer.bsky.social's latest: www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
Wise words from Raffi Krikorian, who has thought deeply about technology and society: "When validation is purchased rather than earned, we lose something vital." www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
The Validation Machines
Humanity thrives on frictionβso why are the tools of the future built to make everything seem so easy?
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October 30, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Wise words from Raffi Krikorian, who has thought deeply about technology and society: "When validation is purchased rather than earned, we lose something vital." www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
And actually astonishing when you think about it: The Trump administration's top officials are choosing to separate themselves from the publicβmore to the point: separate themselves from any visible protestβand live on military bases.
Gift link here: www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
Gift link here: www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
Top Trump Officials Are Moving Onto Military Bases
Stephen Miller, Marco Rubio, Kristi Noem, and others have taken over homes that until recently housed senior officers.
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October 30, 2025 at 12:55 PM
And actually astonishing when you think about it: The Trump administration's top officials are choosing to separate themselves from the publicβmore to the point: separate themselves from any visible protestβand live on military bases.
Gift link here: www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
Gift link here: www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
Tremendous reporting this morning with a stunning scoop (link in next post) from @michaelscherer.bsky.social, Missy Ryan, and @ashleyrparker.bsky.social.
October 30, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Tremendous reporting this morning with a stunning scoop (link in next post) from @michaelscherer.bsky.social, Missy Ryan, and @ashleyrparker.bsky.social.
Great reporting and fun to read, by the one and only @ashleyrparker.bsky.social www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
Rahm Emanuel β¦ For President?
Heβd like you to keep an open mind.
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October 30, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Great reporting and fun to read, by the one and only @ashleyrparker.bsky.social www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
Rise of the maybe-moon! This is fascinating, by @lilashroff.bsky.social:
www.theatlantic.com/science/2025...
www.theatlantic.com/science/2025...
No One Actually Knows What a Moon Is
The universe has quasi-moons, mini-moons, and moonlets, but no official definition of what counts as a moon.
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October 28, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Rise of the maybe-moon! This is fascinating, by @lilashroff.bsky.social:
www.theatlantic.com/science/2025...
www.theatlantic.com/science/2025...