Andy Sylvester

ICE Deports 3 U.S. Citizen Children Held Incommunicado Prior to the Deportation.

Knicks’ OG Anunoby is putting the clamps on Cade Cunningham.

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Test of new River5 code on MyStatusTool

FBI Stages Courthouse Arrest of Wisconsin Judge.

F.B.I. Arrests Wisconsin Judge, Patel Says.

Milwaukee County Judge Hannah Dugan arrested by feds at Courthouse.

TechCrunch is finally asking if Bluesky really is decentralized as they have been claiming.

At Last, College Presidents Are Standing Up to Trump.

A $20,000 electric truck with manual windows and no screens? Meet Slate Auto.

Mozilla’s CEO weighs in on U.S. v. Google.

We should demand that the new owner of Chrome must respect the open web as something it does not have the power to change. Google never got this and we're losing the archive function of the web because of this. Please read, now we're in a position to fix this.

We should demand that the new owner of Chrome must constitutionally respect the open web as something it does not have the power to change. Google never got this and we're losing the archive function of the web because of this. Please read, now we're in a position to fix this.

Abrego Garcia’s Wife Forced to Go Into Hiding Thanks to DHS Slip-Up.

Knicks' Jalen Brunson named 2024-25 NBA Clutch Player of the Year.

In New York, Harvey Weinstein's sex crimes trial is underway.

Another Dem Sends Warning To Bukele.

Tesla’s Remarkably Bad Quarter Is Even Worse Than It Looks.

Long Island man arrested for damaging Teslas in parking lot.

More than 80% of the world’s reefs hit by bleaching after worst global event on record.

When one person sets out to "change the world" it usually doesn't work and when it does it's often changed for the worse. I can't believe the Twitter founders, for example, are boasting about the nightmare they created.

Over 150 US university presidents sign letter decrying Trump administration.

Universities band together, fight “unprecedented government overreach.”

Let's make the world better, one little evolutionary step at a time.

OpenAI exec says the company would buy Google's Chrome browser if offered the chance. (That's a crazy idea. Chrome should be an independent company. No more tying the open web to Silicon Valley business models.)

2nd post on Caddy port

Evolution is the result of lots of infinitesimal events, not some great god-like creation that young people tend to dream of.

US intelligence has determined that the Venezuelan government is not directing an invasion of the United States by the prison gang Tren de Aragua.

Today's Olbermann podcast is a must-listen.

Test post for River5 initial test from MyStatusTool

A New Form of Verification on Bluesky.

2022: Why you stopped blogging.

Pete Hegseth was educated at Princeton and Harvard. Well well well. Sounds pretty elite to me. Hmmm.

Pope Francis has died on Easter Monday aged 88.

Weird headline from the NYT. Obviously Trump is defying the courts. That isn’t Van Hollen’s opinion, it’s a fact. When is the NYT going to show a tiny bit of courage.

Web typography: a refresher and history.

The Knicks Gave The Pistons A Lesson In Playoff Entropy.

Democrats dive into GOP districts, accusing Republicans of avoiding constituents.

Dave's not here.

I was looking around on my server and came across this neat little tree chart app. I probably wrote it ten years ago, but it still works, the wonder of the open web. Software you write for it tends to still run.

This podcast might give you some idea of why Elon Musk is doing whatever he’s doing. Zaphod Beeblebrox has a role in it?

Protesters fill the streets in cities across the US to denounce Trump agenda.

Three former U.S. presidents denounce Trump in a two-week stretch.

Test post 4/19/2025 from andy.mystatustool.com

DOGE Is Building a Master Database to Surveil and Track (everyone, not just) Immigrants.

'The Speed Project': A race that runs from rules.

The Next Terrorist Attack by Timothy Snyder.

Mazda EZ-60 interior revealed ahead of launch. It looks like a Tesla.

Supreme Court keeps hold on Trump’s restrictions on birthright citizenship but sets May arguments.

ChatGPT is the best research tool ever invented by our species. But you'll never read about that in a journalist's report on the technology. Instead, they're obsessed with how kids can use it to cheat on their homework. Not much creativity in evidence there, ironically.

US philanthropists warn against capitulating to Trump: ‘We need to step up.’

The New America: Federal (ICE) Agents Boarding Trains.

NBA playoffs 2025 predictions: the winner, key players and dark horses.

Supreme Court temporarily blocks deportations of Venezuelans held in northern Texas.

Trump Officials Blame Mistake for Setting Off Confrontation With Harvard. (Must read.)

If the students can’t come to Harvard, perhaps Harvard can go to them. Open pop up campuses around the world, until Trump is gone.

BloggerCon 2003: The Rule of Links.

Harvard Stands Up.

Imagine living without imports in the US.

"They want to rob it": Former Social Security head says Musk, Trump are "wrecking" agency to raid it. (And that's why Musk isn't worried about his Tesla stock.)

An introduction to plain language. This is great! Send it to the courts and Harvard and all other universities. Learn to speak so people understand.

Republican Abortion Laws Are 'Torturing Women.' Can the GOP Fix Its Own Crisis?

It's almost like Klingons meeting Romulans.

That the Senator was allowed to meet the Prisoner in El Salvador is encouraging because it means the govt of El Sal considers the possibility that Trump doesn't prevail and that they may be judged by the next US government. Same with the US Embassy in El Sal.

The courts, universities, every institution that the president is defaming have to learn quickly how to speak in plain non-condescending language. Go direct, go around the media. Use the tools.

2024: WordPress has a greater destiny.

‘Tesla Takedown’ organizers call on Democrats to shield Section 230.

Tesla brand damage is destroying used car value: 'People don't want them anymore.'

Harvard in the American Revolution.

I never thought that David Brooks would put it all together, in the NYT of all places.

Woodstock Celebrates First Cannabis Dispensary.

Not all AI-assisted programming is vibe coding (but vibe coding rocks).

JD Vance to UK: Repeal LGBTQ hate speech laws for trade deal.

'The federal government will find you': Immigration officials wrongfully told a Fox Valley man to leave the US.

GOP Sen. Murkowski on Trump’s sweeping changes: ‘We are all afraid.’

Bessent urges caution as Trump rages against Powell. Firing Powell would be the end of the dollar. Everyone would dump dollars as fast as they can. And just talking about it might be enough.

Wesleyan president says Trump is not protecting Jewish students.

Trump Needs Someone to Blame.

American doctor receives email from immigration officials telling her to leave the country immediately.

Wikipedia is giving AI developers its data to fend off bot scrapers. 1. I’d like to submit my blog archive in the same way. 2. Does Wikipedia think it owns the data it hosts, even though it’s all created by unpaid volunteers?

Twitterlike is a Bad Shape.

The menu for the new Vietnamese restaurant in Bearsville.

If you're not paying for the product, you are the product.

The Real Discomfort of ‘Adolescence.’

Bluesky’s real strength is its user community — not its protocol.

Texas just shot its wind + solar boom in the foot on purpose.

AmeriCorps.

$109K for a church in Ohio. Wish I had a use for one of these.

Senator Chuck Grassley grilled at Iowa town hall over ‘shameful’ Trump policies.

OpenAI is building a social network. Whoa great freaking news. They should support two-way RSS! Social web for the win! 🏅

Democrats Want to Visit El Salvador Prison.

Liz Truss to launch ‘uncensored’ social network to counter mainstream media.

Messaging Apps: Security Matters.

The history of Tesla's self-driving computers. I didn't know there was such a thing, though I paid the extra money for self-driving.

This is not the America we grew up in.

ChatGPT can now remember and reference all your previous chats.

Coffee prices are skyrocketing. What does this mean for East Bay cafes?

Harvard’s response.

Bukele’s Offense Against the American People.

How Donald Trump Rolled Bill Maher.

Scripting News: What is Inbound RSS?

Christian immigrants helped elect Trump, now some are at risk of being deported.

ChatGPT is to Google what Google was to library card catalogs.

I was looking forward to hearing why it was somehow wrong to use ChatGPT to formulate a housing plan for New York, I would be surprised if he didn’t (it’s a useful tool!) but I couldn’t because well I’ll never find out because the author used some other random tool to put up a paywall.

Musk and minions are still quietly at work, away from the spotlight.

Testing second update of rssCloud logic

Testing update of rssCloud logic

This is a test of the emergency broadcast system

This Is Your Social Safety Net on DOGE.

Openvibe is an interesting product, a social network browser for people using Bluesky, Threads, Mastodon and Nostr. An approach to the problem of too many incompatible twitter-like products.

Developers: This is the WordPress API. Compare it to AT Proto and ActivityPub. It's got a lot of advantages. It does the basics of social media. It scales, is mature and stable, and well-managed. A better foundation imho to build on than the others.

Developers: This is the WordPress API. Compare it to AT Proto and ActivityPub. It's got a lot of advantages. I does the basics of social media. It scales, is mature and stable, and well-managed. A better foundation imho to build on than the others.

Homeland Security Email Tells a US Citizen to 'Immediately' Self-Deport.

“If the Europeans decide to issue a ‘sanity bond,’ the world might jump at it.”

“If the Europeans decide to issue a ‘sanity bond,’ the world might jump at it,”

Investing in plant and equipment looks like a bad idea given the uncertainty, but investing in bribes for the ruling family clearly yields excellent returns.

Amazon Is Going Nuts Ahead of the Tariff Hike, this 4TB Seagate Hard Drive Is Almost Free.

I test-drove 2025 Kia EV6 today.

After market tumult, Trump exempts smartphones from massive new tariffs.

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rssCloud test 04/12/2025 from MyStatusTool

The Week ChatGPT Truly Became an Assistant.

Pete Alonso Erupts After Intentional Walk. (Mets fans are enjoying the revenge of Alonso.)

Carole Cadwalladr: This is what a digital coup looks like.

"The use of the word 'antisemitism' as a covering pretext for defunding education empties the concept of meaning."

Trump impeachment urged by WSJ editorial board member.

Trump grants military control over strip of federal land along US southern border.

Netflix is testing a new OpenAI-powered search.

The Social Security Administration Is Gutting Regional Staff and Shifting All Public Communications to X.

A Primer on Trade Wars.

Zuckerberg in the dock.

More and more I realize that we totally blew it with our social media systems.

The year is 2052. Drinking water has been rationed globally. 42°C in Paris in the summer is now considered cool. Macron is halfway through his 7th term as President Eternal of France. And tech journalists are still convinced Bluesky is decentralized.

Welcome to our shithole country, brought to you by That Trump Show, season 2.

The Third-Worlding of America.

I wrote this on March 28, published on my test blog for WordLand. We’ve built too much dependence on unreliable communication systems. “We need Timothy Snyder. We need Heather Cox Richardson, and we also need a plan for how we are going to communicate after democracy is done.”

Space Force Commander in Greenland Sent Out Email Breaking with Vance After His Visit.

Stocks Dive Again as Angst Rises Over Trump’s Trade War.

How Trump’s Forest Service Cuts Could Affect Wildland Firefighting.

This Is Why Dictatorships Fail.

The SAVE Act Would Hurt Americans Who Actively Participate in Elections.

Tesla used car listings skyrocketed in March.

The 2025 Mini Countryman SE: Whimsy doesn’t make up for annoying.

The Sick Psychology Behind Trump’s Tariff Chaos.

Trump's Psychological Vulnerability.

Aussies miss when morning routine didn't involve finding out whatever the fuck this cunt did today.

Federal workers fear Musk’s ‘efficiency’ agency is using AI to spy on them: ‘They are omnipresent.’

Cases of civilians posing as ICE agents to detain migrants are on the rise.

Trump Is Stupid, Erratic and Weak.

The Dems can’t say this I guess but the United States is being stripped for parts the way a corporate raider tears down a company that had too much cash. This scene from Goodfellas explains.

BYD launches first EVs with ultra-fast charging starting at $30,000.

Scott Knaster’s first book about debugging Mac software was an instant lifesaver for early Mac developers.

Trump says ‘I know what I’m doing’ before stepping back from global tariffs.

“We oppose reckless funding cuts and restrictions that imperil the research enterprise of our universities, hospitals, and laboratories, which contribute enormously to our prosperity, health, and national security.”

Predictability and trust is key to American business, and it's disappearing quickly.

It’s time to change the American national anthem.

Companies See China as a Safe Harbor Amid Trump’s Tariffs.

Philanthropy Coalition Launches Solidarity Campaign.

Of course there is a Wikipedia page on "cooties" -- which we all learned about as kids because our friends had cooties, or at least that's what we told them.

Apple sells 250 million phones a year, but how many in the US? They could just let the prices in the US go up, thanks to TrumpTariffs, and sell phones for the same old price elsewhere in the world.

“Trumponomics has already proved worse than even its harshest critics imagined, and the worst may be yet to come.“

Musk's DOGE using AI to snoop on U.S. federal workers

John Fetterman: GLP-1 Drugs Saved My Health. More Americans Need Access.

FDA: Ivermectin and COVID-19. It's the Trump trade strategy.

Tesla already has new Model Y inventory available today in the US – demand is terrible.

How Apple 'flew' 5 flights full of iPhones from India and China in 3 days to beat Trump Tariffs.

Not only don’t trade deficits matter, they don’t mathematically exist.

I was trying to explain to a friend the other day that Signal is not any kind of an answer. There are back doors into it for sure. The government doesn’t let things like that go out into the wild without them being able to spy on you. Sorry.

It may not be a sad story for Apple.

What’s Happening to Social Security Under Trump? Here’s What Retirees Need to Know.

Mark Zuckerberg’s Former AI Lawyer for Meta Is Now Taking on Elon Musk, DOGE, and Trump.

Liberals Jews Say Antisemitism Is Being Misused.

Long Live RSS.

District Court and Fourth Circuit Order Trump Administration to Return Wrongfully Deported Immigrant.

This isn’t just for immigrants.

Trump pollster finds Medicaid cuts unpopular among Trump voters.

Ego Nwodim's SNL Weekend Update Sketch Censor Explained.

6 More GOP Senators Sign Onto Bill To Rein In Trump’s Tariff Powers.

Jay North, Child Star Who Played ‘Dennis the Menace,’ Dies at 73.

Trump asks Supreme Court to block order to return wrongly deported man to U.S.

Trump advisors struggle to defend, or even explain, his tariff strategy. The real strategy is exactly as it appears. They needed a depression to achieve their Reich.

The Fediforum, a developers event for ActivityPub has been cancelled. It had been scheduled for April 1 and 2. The story of why it was cancelled is explained in the linked post.

The Right-Wing Media Machine Is What’s Saving Donald Trump.

Social Security’s website keeps crashing, as DOGE demands cuts to IT staff.

Germany may pull gold reserves from New York amid Trump policy fears.

Ackman warns of "economic nuclear winter" from Trump's tariffs.

Donald Trump says foreign governments would have to pay ‘a lot of money’ to lift sweeping tariffs.

Trump says he’s not backing down on tariffs, calls them ‘medicine’ as markets reel.

Global markets nosedive and China accuses US of bullying with tariffs.

Big Tech Backed Trump for Acceleration. They Got a Decel President Instead.

‘Adolescence’ Creator ‘Went Very, Very Deep’ in the Manosphere. Its Appeal Scared Him.

The Cabinet Secretary Who Wants His Cookies Freshly Baked.

Kennedy shutters several FOIA offices at HHS.

Elon Musk took a chainsaw to the US government. Tesla is taking the hit.

An idea I developed with Claude.ai -- new approach to what Wikipedia does. It could even be a project Wikipedia itself does. A real upgrade, imho, is possible.

Playbook for Law Firms and Colleges to Stand Up to President Trump.

You Can Stop Asking Where the Mass Opposition Is. It’s Everywhere.

Protesters tee off against Trump and Musk in 'Hands Off!' rallies across the US.

The Cardboard-Carrying Opposition Arrives.

Trump administration argues judge cannot order return of man mistakenly deported to El Salvador.

Elon Musk slams top Trump adviser Peter Navarro, calls for more free trade.

Costco members get massive $31,250 off Chevy Brightdrop van.

Far fewer Americans are hearing about Trump’s attacks on the media this time around, report finds.

What 'Weird' Reveals About the Democrats' Messaging Crisis.

Canadians are better at American politics than Americans are.

Students Yelled at Me. I’m Fine.

Bluesky is centralized and why it matters.

Today is April 5. Here's a map of Hands-off events around the US.

Being alone has its benefits − a psychologist flips the script on the ‘loneliness epidemic.’

Law firms, ex-judges back Perkins Coie in Trump case.

File in the “no one tells me anything “ department, I just learned about 25-year blogger Matt Webb. Subscribed and added to my blogroll. Blogging is the way of the future.

New York Warns Trump It Will Not Comply With Public School D.E.I. Order.

The Rise and Fall of Elon Musk.

Why Canadians Are Better Than Americans at Protesting Trump Right Now.

Tesla loses another top talent: its long-time head of software.

Speculations at the Outer Bounds of the Constitutional Order.

Not even the most fervent MAGA supporter will think it harmful to bargain-shop for free-trade underwear out of the back of a truck driven from Mexico or Canada.

Hands Off! Hudson Valley Fights Back.

Poll: AOC leads Schumer in head-to-head New York primary matchup by double digits.

Maybe California will become the -1st state.

Ted Cruz warns Trump tariffs could be ‘terrible for America.’

Starlink competition is ramping up in Ukraine.

Great quote from Carville.

Hyundai is vowing not to raise US vehicle prices.

Basics of the Unix Philosophy.

Nintendo delays Switch 2 pre-orders because of Trump tariffs.

“We cannot leave the security of Europe in the hands of voters in Wisconsin every four years.”

“The purpose of these tariffs is to be able to lift them to those who bow down to him and sacrifice their dignity.”

Timothy Snyder gave a presentation at the New York Public Library on Monday.

Tesla's only growing business was just kneecapped by Trump's tariffs.

Trump’s new tariff math looks a lot like ChatGPT’s.

Waltz’s team set up at least 20 Signal group chats for crises across the world.

I’ve been friends with Om for decades, but he’s wrong about Bluesky. It’s a clone of Twitter, that’s why it’s so popular, but it has the same flaw Twitter had — it could be turned against its users by an acquiring billionaire. He and his co-author fell for their hype.

Trump’s Fight Against Antisemitism Has Become Fraught for Many Jews.

Trump wanted people to inject chlorine, take ivermectin, to recover from Covid, now prescribes same for the world economy.

Inside ICE Air: What It’s Like to Be a Deportation Flight Attendant.

“Every living American was raised under the Bill of Rights.”

Central U.S. braces for powerful tornadoes and flash floods. (No FEMA.)

Adam Schiff: Putin Sees Trump as a ‘Child’ Who Can Be Easily Manipulated.

Apple leads a drop in tech stocks after Trump tariff announcement.

Dow futures tumble 1,000 points on fear Trump’s tariffs will spark trade war.

Immigrant toddlers ordered to appear in court alone.

In Alien Enemies Case, Many With Open Asylum Claims Allegedly Removed.

Tesla car sales lurch as Elon Musk hits the gas for President Trump.

WordPress maker Automattic lays off 16% of staff.

Why Every Entrepreneur Needs a Little Delusion.

In Alien Enemies Case, Many With Open Asylum Claims Allegedly Removed.

David Frum: No Tariff Carve-Out for Farmers.

‘It’s a bloodbath’: Massive wave of job cuts underway at US health agencies.

Susan Crawford wins Wisconsin Supreme Court race as Democrats take stand against Donald Trump, Elon Musk.

Val Kilmer, star of Top Gun and The Doors, dies aged 65.

Joe Rogan: 'Horrific' that innocent people could be deported to El Salvador.

Silly Nice Seeks Hospitality Partnerships Across New York.

Is your state at risk? These 15 states face huge job losses if the IRA is repealed.

GM is beating EV rivals with more choices at lower prices.

Trump Nominee for Joint Chiefs Denies Wearing MAGA Hat.

Harvard means something. If they go down without a fight, what hope is there for our country? Even if they had all the money in the world, Harvard as an idea will be lost.

300 Alums Call on HLS to Denounce Trump’s Attacks on Law Firms.

House Republicans Blame Elon Musk for Dragging GOP Down

Federal food assistance cuts would crush 1.8M NYers, city officials say.

Scripting News: More weird ChatGPT fun.

Substack says it’ll legally defend writers ‘targeted by the government. ’

The Hungarian Model.

Civil Rights and Historical Honesty.

(43) Civil Rights and Historical Honesty.

First ever USB-C recharging electric bicycles launch sales.

Trump's tariffs are like his idea for injecting bleach to get rid of Covid.

It’s the moment of truth for Zuckerberg’s Trump bet.

It’s the moment of truth for Zuckerberg’s Trump bet.

Trump officials to review $9bn in Harvard funds over antisemitism claims.

Bird flu could be on the cusp of transmitting between humans − but there are ways to slow down viral evolution.

Software is a mathematical science, so if I write a piece that says what a company is telling you about their technology is not true, I’m not saying it because of a conflict, or because I don’t like them, I say it because it’s true.

Trump Administration Will Review Billions in Funding for Harvard.

OpenAI just raised another $40 billion funding round.

I agree with DHH. As a user who is in awe of the power of ChatGPT et al, I agree, and add “Only steal from the best.” Great artists must decide which art to be inspired by. And great artists before they die, should share all their secrets, so the next generation can be even greater.

FBI raids home of prominent computer scientist who has gone incommunicado.

Trump Boasts About Getting Back at Opponents.

Burgum says Mount Rushmore has room for Trump.

Trump Again Floats Running for Anti-Constitutional Third Term.

Time to get out the popcorn. This should be interesting.

For God’s Sake, Fellow Lawyers, Stand Up to Trump.

Coming from Evan Osnos: Field guide to the ultra-rich.

April 5: 50 protests, 50 states, 1 movement.

Twenty Lessons, read by John Lithgow.

NASA’s Curiosity rover has found the longest chain carbon molecules yet on Mars.

Prompt in alt, great graphic prompts that work in the new chatgpt.

And The NY Times sold us out to Trump, never to be trusted again.

How to Remove Your Tesla Logo.

Test from MST-PHP

Republican Abortion Laws Are 'Torturing Women.' Can the GOP Fix Its Own Crisis?

Timothy Snyder: The Imperialism Has no Clothes.

No one voted for Musk.

The Signal chat exposes the administration’s incompetence – and its pecking order.

Emboldened Trump Squeezes Traditional Media.

Harvard Faculty Did the Right Thing. The University Should.

I like how the MST-PHP version imported the content of all the new feeds, I want to look at that for my version.

Testing, 1, 2, 3

“This is the official rapid response page of the Democratic Party, holding Trump and MAGA extremists accountable.”

Noem's vow to eliminate FEMA raises disaster response concerns.

We need a plan for communicating after the end of democracy.

We need a plan for communication after the end of democracy.

Elon Musk’s DOGE role draws effort to force Tesla to close Missouri dealerships.

Why Sheinbaum Can Surrender to Trump.

Elon you can’t speak for your customers. The car is great, but you suck.

We all try to lead a parade, with a big viral idea, if only everyone would follow me, it might just work. Instead, find a parade you can join, and add your energy, talent and experience to it.

Today's song: Volunteers.

It's Time for Zealous Advocacy To Safeguard the Rule of Law.

Who decides what the interests of the US are? Certainly not Elon Musk.

Bill Gates on AI: Humans won’t be needed ‘for most things.’

Three prominent Yale professors depart for Canadian university, citing Trump fears.

Law Firm Skadden Arps Seeks Deal to Avert Trump Executive Order. (Maybe all law firms should negotiate as one.)

Law firms divided over response to Donald Trump's orders.

Kristi Noem Records Chilling Video In Front Of Alien Enemies Act Detainees.

Elie Mystal's List of Laws that Need to Go.

Elon Musk, and How Techno-Fascism Has Come to America.

21 attorneys general call on legal community to stand in 'defense of rule of law' in wake of president's actions.

Fox News’ Jessica Tarlov Says She Never Wants to Hear ‘But Her Emails’ Again After Trump’s Atlantic War Plans Fiasco.

Dan Erickson Breaks Down the Shocking ‘Severance’ Season 2 Finale.

Lies and the City.

She Quit Google for ChatGPT and Other AI Search.

Let’s put it in language the Signal leakers will understand: what a bunch of pathetic sleazebags.

Journalist at centre of Trump's Signal chat scandal speaks to BBC.

Corporate America’s Euphoria Over Trump’s ‘Golden Age’ Is Giving Way to Distress.

Watch Your Tesla Is Watching.

DOGE can't explain why it wants sensitive government data. Isn’t it obvious. He has his own LLM and he’s loading it up with all this info, to be used to suck all the money he can out of the country. We’re sitting ducks.

Patronage Is a Lucrative Way to Attack Rule of Law.

Law Firms Are Chickening Out Of Representing Trump Foes.

Breaks my heart to see foreigners excoriating my country, wanting to defend it, but knowing they’re right. This is not a way we can exist for very long.

Trump's Attack on Lawyers and Law Firms Takes a Page Out of the Southern 1950s Playbook.

I love this, they look at protocols for news (I guess) and this guy leaves out RSS. It's amazing, leaving it out is the only way they can justify the existence of their protocol.

Social Security is breaking down.

A very tasty title for today's Daily podcast, and it lives up to the promise. I keep wishing we had done something to prevent Twitter from being bought by a billionaire, same as I think now re Bluesky. Or if it's going to be bought, let a friendly billionaire buy it.

Before I moved to the mountains I lived near Columbus Circle in Manhattan, with a walkability score of 99, a transit score of 100, and 87 for bike riding. I didn't even own a car.

I'm surprised the EPA's walkability page is still there and not obviously marked up for DEI submission.

When Cats Came to My California Prison.

How bad is it? USPS chief DeJoy stepping down immediately. Couldn’t wait, something truly awful must be coming.

Stunning Signal leak reveals depths of Trump administration’s loathing of Europe.

I want natural language text macros in ChatGPT. I would devise a macro that turned random text I wrote online into a properly formatted blog post.

Why can’t the Dems run ads like this.

Columbia Faculty Protests as Trump Officials Hail University Concessions.

Hillary Clinton: “You have got to be kidding me.”

The Atlantic‘s Jeffrey Goldberg revealed that he had accidentally been added to a Signal group chat in which the Principals Committee – the heads of the top American national security agencies — debated how and whether to strike the Houthis earlier this month

The Atlantic‘s Jeffrey Goldberg revealed that he had accidentally been added to a Signal group chat in which the Principals Committee – the heads of the top American national security agencies — debated how and whether to strike the Houthis earlier this month

Infinite Mac can now run early Mac OS X, with 10.1 and 10.3 being the best supported versions. It’s not particularly snappy.

Tax revenue could drop by $500 billion percent amid turmoil at IRS.

JD Vance in 2021: Stop Treating Left-Wing Advocacy Groups Like Charities.

Universities Gave Us the iPhone, the Jet Engine and Gatorade. We’re Tossing That Away.

CS For All or All for CS? -

Why are other universities silent in condemning Trump’s attacks on Columbia?

Social Security: A Time for Outrage

Sandwiches in NYC have become enormous and too big to eat.

Let's stop being surprised.

Is it safe to travel to the United States with your phone right now?

Americans Are Buying an Escape Plan.

The Lutnick wedding announcement in 1994.

Has anyone verified with Howard Lutnick's mother in law? I'm not entirely sure I believe him, btw.

Recreating the "Severance Effect" with motion control.

Benjamin Franklin: "We must all hang together, or assuredly we shall all hang separately."

His wonderful mother in law knows who to call to get her a few mill to tide her over to next month. No big deal.

Small Batch, Big Flavor: Why New Yorkers Are Choosing Silly Nice Weed.

What the Venezuelans Deported to El Salvador Experienced.

Musk’s X suspends opposition accounts in Turkey amid civil unrest.

I trust that invisible hand Darwinian ecosystem builds better networks, because they are real, not contrived.

When power went out in our Kansas home, I pondered political disaster. Our only hope is self-rescue.

Why isn’t the Democratic Party flooding the zone with rallies like this, everywhere.

Stratechery Interview with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman About Building a Consumer Tech Company.

What Is It Like to Be on Ketamine?

Kitty Dukakis, former first lady of Massachusetts, has died.

Reading this fresh post from Ken Smith, I thought a good slogan for Bernie's new party (maybe they should call it that) is Build Back Better, stolen from Biden. That's going to be a popular message because everyone is quickly figuring out that we're getting the shit kicked out of us, and there's a lot of rebuilding in our future no matter what.

Trump’s firings of military leaders pose a crucial question to service members of all ranks.

In December I wrote about "listening lists" for podcasts. I believe it's coming into fruition soon, from at least one major podcast vendor. It's not only going to be nice to have imho but it's something the open web does better than the podcast silos, that in itself is important.

2009: Natural-born blogger. "NBBs go first. If there's an NBB around you don't have to wait for a volunteer."

Newsom on the Podcast Train.

Utah GOP Reps. Maloy and Kennedy told to “Do your job” at a town hall.

Local and State Police Are Joining Trump's 'Deportation Force.'

Seniors won't complain if they miss a Social Security check, Lutnick says.

Bird flu continues to spread as Trump’s pandemic experts are MIA.

"I don't regret the vote": Why most Trump voters stand by him, even as he ruins their lives.

Acting head threatens to shut down Social Security after court ruling.

Trump rescinds executive order after law firm agrees to provide $40m in free services.

I don't think we should use the term “social web” until there actually is such a thing,

Universities are caving to Trump with a stunning speed and scope.

Steven Miller is the perfect Batman villain from Central Casting. An American Jew playing the role of a Nazi Sturmbannführer wannabe.

Steven Miller is the perfect Batman villain from Central Casting. An AmericanJew playing the role of a Nazi Sturmbannführer wannabe.

How a Quiet Diner in the Catskills Became a Star of Severance.

‘Severance’ Finale was everything we could have hoped for. Bravo! 👏🏽

Good morning sports fans!

Heathrow Airport closes all day over power outage.

Tesla confirms it can't sell the Cybertruck even with tax credit and discounts.

Elon Musk and China: Could Tesla’s bottom line influence Trump’s foreign policy?

It's remarkable how some of the rich of Silicon Valley want to do to the world what they did to the web! If you extrapolate, we'll go from a world with great potential, to a lot of grunting and snorting and not much else.

Immigration agents arrested a U.S. citizen and created warrants after an arrest, lawyers say in court.

DOT must not give Tesla or other automakers a free pass, advocates say.

Sacha Chua has a list of old school bloggers in every conceivable format.

Jeff Nichols on The Writer's Web.

Profile of Steve Davis, Elon Musk’s Top Lieutenant Who Oversees DOGE.

Good morning sports fans! 😊

Thejesh Is shutting down his Mastodon instance.

JFK assassination files converted to Markdown, uploaded to GitHub.

Democrats Troll Republicans For Ghosting Their Constituents.

Menaced by Trump, Canada Prepares to Join E.U. Military Industry Efforts.

Menaced by Trump, Canada Prepares to Join E.U. Military Industry Efforts - The New York Times

Where is an example of a Ghost-published post on a Mastodon server?

Where is an example of a Ghost-published posts on a Mastodon server?

Trump-Musk Scandal on Ukrainian Kids Stolen by Russia Just Got Darker.

The Cost of the Government’s Attack on Columbia.

Work in Progress: What Trump Took Away.

Stephen Mays wrote up a list of his early web influencers.

If you want to understand what Musk and Trump are doing, this scene from Goodfellas explains. It's worth watching, I promise.

Does the Foreign Emoluments Clause Apply to Elon Musk?

Trump’s Tax Cuts Mainly Benefit Wealthy.

Judging by what’s in the press I’d say there’s a journalist movement to remove Schumer, as they did with Biden. They aren’t reporting his theory of why he voted as he did. Heard him last night on msnbc and it made sense. At least they let him speak.

Tesla loses ground as Chinese EVs dominate global markets.

Social Security Administration to require in-person identity checks.

Voters boo Nebraska Republican over Musk, Ukraine, Trump tariffs during raucous town hall. The pitchforks are out.

Remember when Obama said to the bankers that his “administration is the only thing between you and the pitchforks.” These are the same people. They’re back and this time they want everything.

Remember when Obama said this to the bankers that his “administration is the only thing between you and the pitchforks.” These are the same people. They’re back and this time they want everything.

I’m interested in seeing what Ghost-written activitypub posts look like in other systems. If you have such a site could you reply with a link? I asked at the link below, but my comment of congratulations hasn’t appeared yet. Thanks in advance.

Previously classified files related to JFK assassination released.

What John Roberts’s Rebuke of Trump Left Out.

John Turturro on Getting Lost in the Severance Hallways and Pitching Christopher Walken for His Role.

Trump kickstarts new House GOP effort to impeach a federal judge.

You Won’t Believe These 14 Dreamy Small Towns Hiding In The Catskills.

Marco Rubio Announces Stunning Extent of USAID Purge.

Democrats: Get back on the air!

Wired is dropping paywalls for FOIA-based reporting. Others should follow. (This is brilliant. Finally someone showing leadership in journalism.)

Stranger To Himself.

Farewell Photoshop? Google’s new AI lets you edit images by asking.

Writing became secondary.

I don’t usually listen to the NYT daily podcast but I’m going to give today’s show a try.

i am sure Ezra Klein is wrong. The reason trump won is the Dems ran the country and campaign with the same weak approach Schumer demonstrated so well last week. If there were a supportable choice, I would’ve voted against them too. Sometimes people get left behind. That’s the leadership of the Dems, and it isn’t about age, Jeffries had the disease too.

April 5, 2025 Nationwide Protests – Podcasts, please be in! (I don’t know who this is, but I like the message.)

The Department of Education is investigating more than 50 universities for using race to recruit and support some students.

Harvard will be free for students whose families make $100K or less.

What does the writer’s web mean to you?

Trump has a plan to remake the economy. But he’s not explaining it very well. (It involves Ivermectin and injecting bleach into the money supply.)

South by Southwest is downsizing in 2026.

Democrats just need new candidates in almost every district.

Memo details Trump plan to sabotage the Social Security Administration.

Today's Timothy Snyder piece is a must-read. This is the moment when we lose all our rights.

The dystopian "freedom cities" dream fueling Elon Musk's destruction.

BloggerCon: The Rule of Links.

John Palfrey who is president of the MacArthur foundation, and a former colleague and friend from Berkman, and a legal scholar, writes about a crisis in the rule of law. It’s puzzling to me because I try to be informed, but don’t know what the crisis is? We need better info flow.

I asked people to write a blog post about what the "writer's web" means to them. We've had some great contributions, like this one. Small pieces loosely joined, both in terms of content and software. Podcasting is a SPLJ technology. I want to do the same with blogging.

Om has a new daily blog. The band is getting back together. Lovin it. Blogs all the way. Open web for all!

The Growing Battle Over How to Define a ‘Podcast.’

Our warmongering, drugged-out conspiracy theory.

Employees at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency tell WIRED they’re struggling to protect the US while the administration dismisses their colleagues and poisons their partnerships.

Docs: A collaborative note taking, wiki and documentation platform that scales. Built with Django and React. Opensource alternative to Notion or Outline.

If you think Twitter/X is too conflicted to trust as a way to share news, then I don't think you've arrived at the answer with Bluesky, yet a lot of people appear to think they have. Listen to Cory Doctorow if you don't believe me.

Ralph Nader: Stay Silent and Stay Powerless Against Trump’s Tyranny. Must-read.

Maps: Where Trump Voter Jobs Will Be Hit by Tariffs.

Trump admin makes Asheville remove ‘DEI’ language to access hurricane relief aid. Think where this could go. You want health care? Buy a Tesla first.

A man says his stepmom locked him in a room for decades. He escaped by setting a fire.

National Park Workers Ordered to Use Talking Points on Trump Cuts.

X-rated way Canada could ‘win trade war’ — ban Pornhub in US.

It’s a good thing Spielberg made Schindler’s List. This scene about “essential workers” is an eye opener.

There was a time, 1999 specifically, when writing for the web in a web browser was a strange and new idea. That era lasted until 2006 when Twitter emerged, removing almost all the features of writing and adding character limits. That had enormous impact on the political and creative worlds. The era of wood chipping people and ideas.

OK man says Social Security benefits terminated without warning or explanation.

Voters fear Social Security cuts and put heat on GOP over Musk and DOGE.

Hands Off! March on D.C. — April 5.

Serbia's largest-ever rally sees 325,000 protest government.

Why write right?

Do you really think the American military would follow an order to attack Canada?

Arlington Cemetery strips content on black and female veterans from website.

Matt Terenzio has a great address for his new blog, where he writes about his vision for The Writer's Web.

Sebastian Abbott: The Distracted Procrastinating Writer's Web.

Much of what the U.S. president has done to curb independent media echoes the Hungarian autocrat Viktor Orbán’s playbook.

Instagram is now a (photo) information network.