Elon Green
@elongreen.bsky.social
LAST CALL (2021) and THE MAN NOBODY KILLED (2025) http://www.elongreen.com
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This is nuts.
I was so impressed with this story about measles in the Atlantic -- the depth of reporting it would take to weave in all these details so fluidly.
Turns out, it was a work of fiction. She researched the effects of measles, but lots of fiction writers do research. www.niemanlab.org/2026/02/the-...
Turns out, it was a work of fiction. She researched the effects of measles, but lots of fiction writers do research. www.niemanlab.org/2026/02/the-...
The Atlantic’s Elizabeth Bruenig on her “hypothetical,” heavily reported measles essay
"We were attracted to the idea of providing a play-by-play of the progression of measles in granular detail."
www.niemanlab.org
February 14, 2026 at 7:24 PM
This is nuts.
well, this is about the worst thing I've ever read www.avclub.com/doug-liman-k...
Sounds like Doug Liman and Pete Davidson's Bitcoin biopic is being filmed in a hellish AI void
Sounds like Doug Liman and Pete Davidson's Bitcoin biopic is being filmed in a hellish AI void
www.avclub.com
February 14, 2026 at 1:26 AM
well, this is about the worst thing I've ever read www.avclub.com/doug-liman-k...
lmaooooooo
February 14, 2026 at 1:17 AM
lmaooooooo
This is maybe the first decent profile of Rod Dreher (there have been many) because it captures what a toxic, insane piece of shit he is. www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
Rod Dreher Thinks the Enlightenment Was a Mistake
The influential author derides secularism and the modern world. Conservatives—including the vice president—are joining him on a march back to the Middle Ages.
www.theatlantic.com
February 13, 2026 at 11:24 PM
This is maybe the first decent profile of Rod Dreher (there have been many) because it captures what a toxic, insane piece of shit he is. www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
There's a reasonable argument to make for Platner: that he's got a better chance against Collins, and getting a Democrat in the seat supersedes concerns about his tattoo. That's the argument I'd make, were I so inclined. But this is something else.
incredible how white men are given the benefit of the doubt when anything coming from marginalized groups are treated with utmost suspicion and distorted beyond recognition
February 13, 2026 at 3:29 PM
There's a reasonable argument to make for Platner: that he's got a better chance against Collins, and getting a Democrat in the seat supersedes concerns about his tattoo. That's the argument I'd make, were I so inclined. But this is something else.
oh, that's easy. Katie Heigl was in my class.
Who's the most famous alum of your high school?
I'll go first: David Draiman of Disturbed
I'll go first: David Draiman of Disturbed
guys i just found out i went to the same high school as howard lutnick. please respect my privacy at this time.
February 12, 2026 at 4:36 PM
oh, that's easy. Katie Heigl was in my class.
February 12, 2026 at 4:34 PM
a guy who called the highest-ranking Jewish elected official "Fuhrer" should absolutely choke on his own vomit
we've reached the portion of the hearing where Republicans (specifically Bernie Moreno) are making baseless insinuations that Keith Ellison is antisemitic and demanding he denounce Louis Farrakhan
February 12, 2026 at 3:54 PM
a guy who called the highest-ranking Jewish elected official "Fuhrer" should absolutely choke on his own vomit
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These New Yorkers had homes. They died outside in the freezing cold anyway
We’ve found at least 5 of the New Yorkers who died outdoors during the recent cold stretch had permanent housing.
Our latest story for @gothamist.com @wnyc.org
gothamist.com/news/29-year...
We’ve found at least 5 of the New Yorkers who died outdoors during the recent cold stretch had permanent housing.
Our latest story for @gothamist.com @wnyc.org
gothamist.com/news/29-year...
These New Yorkers had homes. They died outside in the freezing cold.
The cases show even those with stable living situations can be vulnerable to extreme weather.
gothamist.com
February 12, 2026 at 1:10 AM
These New Yorkers had homes. They died outside in the freezing cold anyway
We’ve found at least 5 of the New Yorkers who died outdoors during the recent cold stretch had permanent housing.
Our latest story for @gothamist.com @wnyc.org
gothamist.com/news/29-year...
We’ve found at least 5 of the New Yorkers who died outdoors during the recent cold stretch had permanent housing.
Our latest story for @gothamist.com @wnyc.org
gothamist.com/news/29-year...
This is how I feel about AI in the nonfiction/true crime space. If you're vulnerable to being replaced by a computer program, that's only because you're writing lazy, half-assed crap in the first place.
If you think your job is making money off slop for the unwashed masses then yeah you should panic, but that sure doesn’t mean that art is dead because a computer can produce a reasonable quality facsimile of what you do.
February 12, 2026 at 12:16 AM
This is how I feel about AI in the nonfiction/true crime space. If you're vulnerable to being replaced by a computer program, that's only because you're writing lazy, half-assed crap in the first place.
I'm sure people won't be conspiratorial about this.
Gallup will no longer measure presidential approval after 88 years thehill.com/homenews/med...
February 11, 2026 at 7:47 PM
I'm sure people won't be conspiratorial about this.
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Just a reminder, if you send me a voice memo for my podcast I’ll call you beautiful. Send in your dingus nomination! memo.fm/dingus
Send a voice message to Dingus of the Week
Record a voice message and send it to Dingus of the Week
memo.fm
February 11, 2026 at 7:17 PM
Just a reminder, if you send me a voice memo for my podcast I’ll call you beautiful. Send in your dingus nomination! memo.fm/dingus
Gross.
"I don’t pay to go to church, to get a spiritual message, you know? And if you’re true, and your mission is to relay facts that are fundamentally important for people’s well-being, do I need to pay you for that?"
Most Americans don’t pay for news and don’t think they need to
For a new report released Wednesday, the Pew Research Center surveyed 3,560 U.S. adults in December 2025 about their relationship to the news and how they perceive its value in everyday life. Pew aThe...
www.niemanlab.org
February 11, 2026 at 7:25 PM
Gross.
As police increasingly rely on forensics and other technological advances, they've gotten worse at their jobs. www.newsday.com/long-island/...
Nancy Guthrie disappearance highlights limitations of police technology to solve crimes, experts say
Many of the tried-and-true methods of modern crime-solving — surveillance cameras, cellphone tracking, license plate readers — have not led to any arrests.
www.newsday.com
February 11, 2026 at 2:49 PM
As police increasingly rely on forensics and other technological advances, they've gotten worse at their jobs. www.newsday.com/long-island/...
Throwback to this nonsense that was all the rage on bluesky. forward.com/culture/6117...
February 11, 2026 at 2:38 PM
Throwback to this nonsense that was all the rage on bluesky. forward.com/culture/6117...
I wondered about this. www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
February 11, 2026 at 2:05 PM
I wondered about this. www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
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My heart breaks for these parents. “He’s my first born,” Susan Pretti said. “He’s the one that made me a mother. There was no reason he should have died that day.” www.nytimes.com/2026/02/10/u...
‘No Reason He Should Have Died’: Alex Pretti’s Parents Open Up
www.nytimes.com
February 11, 2026 at 2:22 AM
My heart breaks for these parents. “He’s my first born,” Susan Pretti said. “He’s the one that made me a mother. There was no reason he should have died that day.” www.nytimes.com/2026/02/10/u...
He looks like an ICE agent. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/10/u...
Masked Person Came to Guthrie’s Doorstep Before Abduction, Images Show
www.nytimes.com
February 10, 2026 at 6:37 PM
He looks like an ICE agent. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/10/u...
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Okay im going to say something that might sound hyperbolic or controversial but Tubthumping is #actually the best song I’ve ever heard. It should still be number one. I will apologize to no one.
February 10, 2026 at 6:27 PM
Okay im going to say something that might sound hyperbolic or controversial but Tubthumping is #actually the best song I’ve ever heard. It should still be number one. I will apologize to no one.
No gods, no masters, no drafts
February 10, 2026 at 4:52 PM
No gods, no masters, no drafts
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he gets it
Ron Johnson: "Why would they to remove their masks? Because they want these officers exposed, they want them afraid, they don't want to carry out their enforcement actions. They want judicial warrants, which would completely neuter ICE's ability to apprehend"
February 10, 2026 at 1:31 PM
he gets it
RINO
Dr. Mehmet Oz is calling on Americans to get the measles vaccine as cases spread across the U.S.
Dr. Oz urges 'take the vaccine, please' amid measles outbreaks
Dr. Mehmet Oz is calling on Americans to get the measles vaccine as cases spread across the U.S.
bit.ly
February 10, 2026 at 3:27 AM
RINO
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I'm asked what my favorite John Williams score is.
I don't have a favorite, but for me, the opening titles of SUPERMAN (1978) is always a thrill.
For five full minutes, the music is front and center. It's truly a full-fledged overture. Which we rarely hear anymore these days.
#filmsky #moviesky
I don't have a favorite, but for me, the opening titles of SUPERMAN (1978) is always a thrill.
For five full minutes, the music is front and center. It's truly a full-fledged overture. Which we rarely hear anymore these days.
#filmsky #moviesky
Superman [1978] - Opening Titles/Credits Sequence (720p)
YouTube video by Damien MB
youtu.be
February 10, 2026 at 2:37 AM
Co-sign
February 10, 2026 at 2:30 AM