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In this in-depth interview Billie Jean Sweeney — a former editor at The New York Times — details how the paper shifted towards openly promoting anti-trans hatred, why this was directed from the very top, how some staff pushed back and the immense damage done by the NYT legitimizing bigotry.
'A directive from above': Former NYT editor lays out how the paper pushes anti-trans bigotry
In this in-depth interview, former New York Times editor Billie Jean Sweeney details how the paper shifted towards openly promoting anti-trans hatred, how some staff tried to stop it, how it's directe...
transnews.network
January 1, 2026 at 6:32 PM
In this in-depth interview Billie Jean Sweeney — a former editor at The New York Times — details how the paper shifted towards openly promoting anti-trans hatred, why this was directed from the very top, how some staff pushed back and the immense damage done by the NYT legitimizing bigotry.
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gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/12/30/o...
December 30, 2025 at 2:37 PM
gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/12/30/o...
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Back in 2006, Turnpike CEO/felon Joe Brimmeier vowed to bring in local brands. The speculation was Primanti’s or a Philly cheesesteak brand. Nope. We got The Doggery, a defunct Pittsburgh hot dog shop owned by his friend. Now they’re all Burger King’s or Roy Rogers. www.inquirer.com/news/pennsyl...
The Pennsylvania Turnpike’s restaurant offerings can feel like a trip back in time
Restaurants on the turnpike have a captive audience and are part of a 30-year lease agreement. That’s made for some interesting — and nostalgic — options for travelers.
www.inquirer.com
December 30, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Back in 2006, Turnpike CEO/felon Joe Brimmeier vowed to bring in local brands. The speculation was Primanti’s or a Philly cheesesteak brand. Nope. We got The Doggery, a defunct Pittsburgh hot dog shop owned by his friend. Now they’re all Burger King’s or Roy Rogers. www.inquirer.com/news/pennsyl...
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We literally imported nazis to win the space race
Speaking as someone who just wrote a book on the Manhattan Project, I can assure you that refugee immigrants were the *entire* reason the US mastered the atom first. The most chilling part of writing my book was reading about them fleeing fascism … abroad. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/fleeing-on...
December 29, 2025 at 2:31 AM
We literally imported nazis to win the space race
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Amazingly, reaction times using screens while driving are worse than being drunk or high—no wonder 90 percent of drivers hate using touchscreens in cars. Finally the auto industry is coming to its senses.
Rejoice! Carmakers Are Embracing Physical Buttons Again
Amazingly, reaction times using screens while driving are worse than being drunk or high—no wonder 90 percent of drivers hate using touchscreens in cars. Finally the auto industry is coming to its…
wrd.cm
December 27, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Amazingly, reaction times using screens while driving are worse than being drunk or high—no wonder 90 percent of drivers hate using touchscreens in cars. Finally the auto industry is coming to its senses.
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some good climate/energy news:
* 96% of new US power capacity was carbon-free in 2024 (56 gigawatts!)
* 2025 included the first month ever when 51% of power on the U.S. grid was carbon-free
* The golbal trend is overwhelming: The world is now investing more $ in clean energy than fossil fuels
* 96% of new US power capacity was carbon-free in 2024 (56 gigawatts!)
* 2025 included the first month ever when 51% of power on the U.S. grid was carbon-free
* The golbal trend is overwhelming: The world is now investing more $ in clean energy than fossil fuels
Clean energy is going to win. It's just a question of when.
Clean energy is still winning. These 10 charts prove it.
Solar and wind are beating new power demand, steelmaking is slowly getting off coal, and more clean energy victories are clear in these charts.
www.canarymedia.com
December 26, 2025 at 2:09 PM
some good climate/energy news:
* 96% of new US power capacity was carbon-free in 2024 (56 gigawatts!)
* 2025 included the first month ever when 51% of power on the U.S. grid was carbon-free
* The golbal trend is overwhelming: The world is now investing more $ in clean energy than fossil fuels
* 96% of new US power capacity was carbon-free in 2024 (56 gigawatts!)
* 2025 included the first month ever when 51% of power on the U.S. grid was carbon-free
* The golbal trend is overwhelming: The world is now investing more $ in clean energy than fossil fuels
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Savvy countries will discover there’s a way to mitigate the harm incurred by Trump’s tariffs—and it’ll boost their own economies while making goods cheaper too. www.wired.com/story/us-tra...
US Trade Dominance Will Soon Begin to Crack
Savvy countries will discover there’s a way to mitigate the harm incurred by Trump’s tariffs—and it’ll boost their own economies while making goods cheaper too.
www.wired.com
December 26, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Savvy countries will discover there’s a way to mitigate the harm incurred by Trump’s tariffs—and it’ll boost their own economies while making goods cheaper too. www.wired.com/story/us-tra...
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“if you ask [LLMs] for factual information you don't have any guarantee it's going to be correct…not a good idea to rely on them for information you can't verify and that's somehow important” www.bbc.com/news/article...
Warning about using AI for festive swim tide time advice
The Coastguard warns about AI after two people are stranded after being given the wrong tide times.
www.bbc.com
December 26, 2025 at 1:54 PM
“if you ask [LLMs] for factual information you don't have any guarantee it's going to be correct…not a good idea to rely on them for information you can't verify and that's somehow important” www.bbc.com/news/article...
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"We envision a resistance that is...a repudiation of the efficiencies that automated algorithmic education falsely promises: a resistance comprising the collective force of small acts of friction."
"How to Resist AI in Education" by me & @cnygren.bsky.social
www.publicbooks.org/four-frictio...
"How to Resist AI in Education" by me & @cnygren.bsky.social
www.publicbooks.org/four-frictio...
Four Frictions: or, How to Resist AI in Education - Public Books
We are calling for resistance to the AI industry’s ongoing capture of higher education.
www.publicbooks.org
December 16, 2025 at 5:27 PM
"We envision a resistance that is...a repudiation of the efficiencies that automated algorithmic education falsely promises: a resistance comprising the collective force of small acts of friction."
"How to Resist AI in Education" by me & @cnygren.bsky.social
www.publicbooks.org/four-frictio...
"How to Resist AI in Education" by me & @cnygren.bsky.social
www.publicbooks.org/four-frictio...
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The rush to build and connect data centers risks the most basic, job #1 of grid operators: ensure reliability.
www.utilitydive.com/news/ferc-pj...
www.utilitydive.com/news/ferc-pj...
FERC members raise alarms about PJM failure to meet reliability target
PJM says several factors could close the capacity shortfall, including a new load forecast next month that could be significantly lower than the last due to stricter vetting of potential large loads a...
www.utilitydive.com
December 26, 2025 at 12:13 PM
The rush to build and connect data centers risks the most basic, job #1 of grid operators: ensure reliability.
www.utilitydive.com/news/ferc-pj...
www.utilitydive.com/news/ferc-pj...
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"By replacing rigorous evaluation with a process engineered to deliver preordained outcomes, the administration is trashing science. The Guinea-Bissau trial is the worst manifestation of this anti-science, anti-human perspective."
CDC-funded study in Guinea-Bissau exposes criminal character of Kennedy’s vaccine agenda
A CDC-funded trial withholding timely Hepatitis B vaccination from newborns in the tiny African country echoes historical abuses of vulnerable populations.
www.wsws.org
December 25, 2025 at 7:45 PM
"By replacing rigorous evaluation with a process engineered to deliver preordained outcomes, the administration is trashing science. The Guinea-Bissau trial is the worst manifestation of this anti-science, anti-human perspective."
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"What if there’s no ethical way to have unlimited access to every book, film, and record ever created? And moreover, what if that’s not something we should want?"
for your holiday reading pleasure:
i wrote about why i’m getting back into tapes, and what we’ve lost by letting ourselves get addicted to platforms built around surveillance and instant gratification. 🎶 @404media.co
i wrote about why i’m getting back into tapes, and what we’ve lost by letting ourselves get addicted to platforms built around surveillance and instant gratification. 🎶 @404media.co
Why I Quit Streaming And Got Back Into Cassettes
In the age of Spotify and AI slop, tapes remind us what we’re missing when we stop taking risks.
www.404media.co
December 24, 2025 at 6:31 PM
"What if there’s no ethical way to have unlimited access to every book, film, and record ever created? And moreover, what if that’s not something we should want?"
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We can be heroes: the inspiring people we met around the world in 2025 – part two
We can be heroes: the inspiring people we met around the world in 2025 – part two
From the ‘warrior’ midwife saving lives in Senegal to the outed Kenyan pop star speaking up against prejudice, these are some of the people that gave us hope
www.theguardian.com
December 26, 2025 at 9:06 AM
We can be heroes: the inspiring people we met around the world in 2025 – part two
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The original Betty Boop, the first four Nancy Drew books and Greta Garbo's first talkie are among the many works from 1930 that will be free to use, share and remake starting on Jan. 1. n.pr/4scrT9d
The cultural works becoming public domain in 2026, from Betty Boop to Nancy Drew
The original Betty Boop, the first four Nancy Drew books and Greta Garbo's first talkie are among the many works from 1930 that will be free to use, share and remake starting on Jan. 1.
n.pr
December 26, 2025 at 11:06 AM
The original Betty Boop, the first four Nancy Drew books and Greta Garbo's first talkie are among the many works from 1930 that will be free to use, share and remake starting on Jan. 1. n.pr/4scrT9d
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Here's a particularly juicy nugget I found in my reporting . . .
December 24, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Here's a particularly juicy nugget I found in my reporting . . .
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Judy Woodruff has been traveling the country and talking with grassroots groups that are working to solve our nation's deep divides. For her last piece of the year, she reports on how some believe the answer may begin right at home. https://to.pbs.org/4qKnnh1
Why local communities may hold the answers to national political divisions
to.pbs.org
December 25, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Judy Woodruff has been traveling the country and talking with grassroots groups that are working to solve our nation's deep divides. For her last piece of the year, she reports on how some believe the answer may begin right at home. https://to.pbs.org/4qKnnh1
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fascinating new birthright citizenship research from Amanda Frost and Emily Eason — in a reconstruction period rife with eligibility challenges, nobody challenged 12 members of Congress who would fail Trump’s citizenship clause test
Paper here: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
Paper here: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
December 24, 2025 at 3:02 AM
fascinating new birthright citizenship research from Amanda Frost and Emily Eason — in a reconstruction period rife with eligibility challenges, nobody challenged 12 members of Congress who would fail Trump’s citizenship clause test
Paper here: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
Paper here: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
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Here are the people and institutions that gave me hope in 2025. 1/ www.thenation.com/article/soci...
The Public Health Heroes of 2025
The Trump administration wants to destroy our health infrastructure. These warriors aren't letting that happen without a fight.
www.thenation.com
December 19, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Here are the people and institutions that gave me hope in 2025. 1/ www.thenation.com/article/soci...
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"AOC understands how wrestling works, and she understands that wrestling is popular media now and popular media is politics now."
Patrick Gaspard and Tim Miller on Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's response to whether she could beat JD Vance in 2028.
Patrick Gaspard and Tim Miller on Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's response to whether she could beat JD Vance in 2028.
December 19, 2025 at 11:01 AM
"AOC understands how wrestling works, and she understands that wrestling is popular media now and popular media is politics now."
Patrick Gaspard and Tim Miller on Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's response to whether she could beat JD Vance in 2028.
Patrick Gaspard and Tim Miller on Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's response to whether she could beat JD Vance in 2028.
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“I didn't expect this book to be analyzed like ‘The Great Gatsby,’” hockey smut author Rachel Reid tells WIRED. www.wired.com/story/heated...
From Queer-Baiting to Neurodivergence: ‘Heated Rivalry’s Author Tackles Fan Theories and Controversy
“I didn't expect this book to be analyzed like ‘The Great Gatsby,’” hockey smut author Rachel Reid tells WIRED.
www.wired.com
December 19, 2025 at 11:04 AM
“I didn't expect this book to be analyzed like ‘The Great Gatsby,’” hockey smut author Rachel Reid tells WIRED. www.wired.com/story/heated...
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One of the best things I’ve read this year: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
Melissa Hortman Died in a Shocking Act of Political Violence. This Is the Story of Her Life
Melissa Hortman died in a shocking act of political violence. This is her story
www.rollingstone.com
December 19, 2025 at 5:28 AM
One of the best things I’ve read this year: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
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REALLY good game. survival city-builder/management. gorgeous art, big blue skies, big blue waves (your city rolls up and down on them!), big nice whales
December 18, 2025 at 8:50 PM
REALLY good game. survival city-builder/management. gorgeous art, big blue skies, big blue waves (your city rolls up and down on them!), big nice whales
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This is a blow to the conservative effort to embed Christian teachings in state standards in Oklahoma. There have been a number of efforts to push education in the state to the right, which I detailed in this story. It has been a testing ground and remains an interesting state to watch.
December 17, 2025 at 10:31 PM
This is a blow to the conservative effort to embed Christian teachings in state standards in Oklahoma. There have been a number of efforts to push education in the state to the right, which I detailed in this story. It has been a testing ground and remains an interesting state to watch.