David Pierce
@davidpierce.xyz
Editor-at-large at The Verge. I could eat.
Just switched from iPhone to Android for the first time in years — really excited to not receive any texts for three days
February 9, 2026 at 7:56 PM
Just switched from iPhone to Android for the first time in years — really excited to not receive any texts for three days
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Absolute truth from @davidpierce.xyz in today’s Installer. Gold Zone is the best way to watch the Olympics, and it takes you beyond the singularly US-centric NBC broadcasts that focus on only a handful of sports. I’m gonna have it on in the background every single day.
February 7, 2026 at 2:08 PM
Absolute truth from @davidpierce.xyz in today’s Installer. Gold Zone is the best way to watch the Olympics, and it takes you beyond the singularly US-centric NBC broadcasts that focus on only a handful of sports. I’m gonna have it on in the background every single day.
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visual representation of how I described this @lopatto.bsky.social piece in an editors meeting
February 6, 2026 at 2:15 PM
visual representation of how I described this @lopatto.bsky.social piece in an editors meeting
Hi friends! It's Thursday, my cold will NOT go away, I'm putting together this week's Installer and want to know everything you're into. What are you watching / playing / reading / listening to / air-frying for Super Bowl this week? Tell me so I can tell everyone! (And subscribe to Installer!)
Installer Newsletter
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February 5, 2026 at 4:03 PM
Hi friends! It's Thursday, my cold will NOT go away, I'm putting together this week's Installer and want to know everything you're into. What are you watching / playing / reading / listening to / air-frying for Super Bowl this week? Tell me so I can tell everyone! (And subscribe to Installer!)
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On today's Vergecast, I talked w/ @davidpierce.xyz about Anthropic's wild plan to "destructively scan all the books in the world:" why they did it, why a judge found it legal, and why — nefarious as it might sound — what other tech giants did was arguably worse. www.theverge.com/the-vergecast
February 3, 2026 at 8:34 PM
On today's Vergecast, I talked w/ @davidpierce.xyz about Anthropic's wild plan to "destructively scan all the books in the world:" why they did it, why a judge found it legal, and why — nefarious as it might sound — what other tech giants did was arguably worse. www.theverge.com/the-vergecast
I just counted and I have 217 open tabs, in four browser windows. Might officially be time to reconsider how I use my computer. And live my life. And everything.
February 3, 2026 at 4:39 PM
I just counted and I have 217 open tabs, in four browser windows. Might officially be time to reconsider how I use my computer. And live my life. And everything.
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A little guide to organizing secure Signal group chats... just in case you find yourself needing to securely organize a Signal group chat for your community. Gift link! tinyurl.com/bdx5affn
A community organizer’s guide to Signal group chats
Key privacy settings and best practices.
tinyurl.com
February 3, 2026 at 2:59 PM
A little guide to organizing secure Signal group chats... just in case you find yourself needing to securely organize a Signal group chat for your community. Gift link! tinyurl.com/bdx5affn
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We have @gabydvj.bsky.social in Minneapolis. This is a quick peek of the great, on-the-ground reporting she has in the works:
On the ground with thousands of anti-ICE protestors
Scenes from the general strike in Minneapolis.
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January 31, 2026 at 8:36 PM
We have @gabydvj.bsky.social in Minneapolis. This is a quick peek of the great, on-the-ground reporting she has in the works:
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sarah: i want to write a buying guide
me: about what
sarah: 😈
me: about what
sarah: 😈
me, emotionally writing an essay on the use of force by federal agents: ok but what if i packaged this in the most insane way possible www.theverge.com/policy/86857...
Best gas masks
“How did these people go out and get gas masks?” AG Bondi asked.
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January 29, 2026 at 3:02 PM
sarah: i want to write a buying guide
me: about what
sarah: 😈
me: about what
sarah: 😈
Hi friends! It's Thursday, I made brownies, I'm putting together this week's Installer and want to know everything you're into. What are you watching / reading / playing / listening to / making in the air fryer this week? Tell me so I can tell everyone! (And subscribe to Installer!)
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January 29, 2026 at 4:36 PM
Hi friends! It's Thursday, I made brownies, I'm putting together this week's Installer and want to know everything you're into. What are you watching / reading / playing / listening to / making in the air fryer this week? Tell me so I can tell everyone! (And subscribe to Installer!)
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I wrote about my childhood friend Alexi Pretti. Please read it and share it and remember him as a human being. @theverge.com
I grew up with Alex Pretti
The kind-hearted ICU nurse shot by ICE agents was my childhood best friend.
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January 27, 2026 at 4:45 PM
I wrote about my childhood friend Alexi Pretti. Please read it and share it and remember him as a human being. @theverge.com
Counterpoint: I want one for every room in my house
I have a new appreciation for beautiful gadgets but I will never buy something that costs as much as a car and doesn't weigh as much as a car
The Samsung Trifold will cost nearly three grand
Thrice the phone for thrice the price.
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January 27, 2026 at 2:29 PM
Counterpoint: I want one for every room in my house
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Why won’t anyone stop ICE from masking?
Why won’t anyone stop ICE from masking?
Americans do not like masked secret police.
buff.ly
January 25, 2026 at 3:10 PM
Why won’t anyone stop ICE from masking?
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Been thinking about this moment from 2016 a lot this weekend
January 25, 2026 at 2:26 PM
Been thinking about this moment from 2016 a lot this weekend
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After Alex Pretti was shot, photographer Steven Garcia followed peaceful protestors as they withstood being teargassed by ICE agents.
www.theverge.com/policy/86741...
www.theverge.com/policy/86741...
January 25, 2026 at 2:41 AM
After Alex Pretti was shot, photographer Steven Garcia followed peaceful protestors as they withstood being teargassed by ICE agents.
www.theverge.com/policy/86741...
www.theverge.com/policy/86741...
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“It was the green smoke: hexachloroethane, a chemical irritant they’ve been using. When those canisters go off, they pop and bang, kind of like a firework. Dozens of canisters were going off.“ On the ground in Minneapolis today -> www.theverge.com/policy/86741...
January 25, 2026 at 2:25 AM
“It was the green smoke: hexachloroethane, a chemical irritant they’ve been using. When those canisters go off, they pop and bang, kind of like a firework. Dozens of canisters were going off.“ On the ground in Minneapolis today -> www.theverge.com/policy/86741...
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I spent the last year writing a book about the ridiculous demands of what it means to be masculine. But a guy who takes care of people who served our country, asks a woman “are you ok?” When she is in distress and looks out for his vulnerable neighbors seems like a pretty good role model for a man.
January 25, 2026 at 4:23 AM
I spent the last year writing a book about the ridiculous demands of what it means to be masculine. But a guy who takes care of people who served our country, asks a woman “are you ok?” When she is in distress and looks out for his vulnerable neighbors seems like a pretty good role model for a man.
I forget where I first read it, but I think about it every single day: the hypocrisy is the point. The people in power changing their minds and values whenever it suits them makes them feel powerful. And you’d be amazed how few people actually believe in anything other than power
More than 30 years ago, a botched standoff in Idaho and a conflagration at a cult compound in Texas sparked hostility toward federal law enforcement by the right.
Now President Trump is deploying agencies as an armed presidential force of sorts. https://wapo.st/49CyfaX
Now President Trump is deploying agencies as an armed presidential force of sorts. https://wapo.st/49CyfaX
Conservatives who once railed against federal agents now applaud them
Since Ruby Ridge and Waco, some right-wing populists had excoriated federal law enforcement. Now those agents are being deployed by their allies.
wapo.st
January 25, 2026 at 11:59 AM
I forget where I first read it, but I think about it every single day: the hypocrisy is the point. The people in power changing their minds and values whenever it suits them makes them feel powerful. And you’d be amazed how few people actually believe in anything other than power
Hi friends! It's Thursday, I'm about to get snowed in, I'm putting together this week's Installer and want to know everything you're into right now. What are you reading / watching / playing / listening to / stocking up on this week? Tell me so I can tell everyone! (And subscribe to Installer!)
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January 22, 2026 at 4:13 PM
Hi friends! It's Thursday, I'm about to get snowed in, I'm putting together this week's Installer and want to know everything you're into right now. What are you reading / watching / playing / listening to / stocking up on this week? Tell me so I can tell everyone! (And subscribe to Installer!)
This is the most Twitter Bluesky has ever been and I mean that in the best possible way
I just woke up from a nap and somehow while I was asleep, everyone on the bus has figured out we are not going to the right place
January 20, 2026 at 12:25 PM
This is the most Twitter Bluesky has ever been and I mean that in the best possible way
Hi friends! It's Thursday, I'm working on this weekend's Installer and want to know everything you're into right now. What are you watching / reading / listening to / playing / putting AA batteries in this week? Tell me so I can tell everyone! (And subscribe to Installer!)
January 15, 2026 at 4:03 PM
Hi friends! It's Thursday, I'm working on this weekend's Installer and want to know everything you're into right now. What are you watching / reading / listening to / playing / putting AA batteries in this week? Tell me so I can tell everyone! (And subscribe to Installer!)
It's the Version History season finale, and it's a delightful one: the life and times of TiVo, with @emilynussbaum.bsky.social and @reckless.bsky.social www.theverge.com/podcast/8603...
How TiVo killed live TV
On Version History: Behold the power of the pause button.
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January 11, 2026 at 2:02 PM
It's the Version History season finale, and it's a delightful one: the life and times of TiVo, with @emilynussbaum.bsky.social and @reckless.bsky.social www.theverge.com/podcast/8603...
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As much as I enjoy @reckless.bsky.social & @davidpierce.xyz, and the add-free Vergecast is awesome, it's the writing of @lopatto.bsky.social and @sarahjeong.bsky.social that consistently makes me feel I'm getting good return on my money by subscribing to @theverge.com.
I sat in a fucking court room and heard Apple imply that a naked cartoon banana was somehow inappropriate but somehow Grok non consensually undressing women and children is ok?? www.theverge.com/policy/85990...
Tim Cook and Sundar Pichai are cowards
Once you’ve traded your principles for proximity to power, do you even run your own company?
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January 9, 2026 at 11:11 PM
As much as I enjoy @reckless.bsky.social & @davidpierce.xyz, and the add-free Vergecast is awesome, it's the writing of @lopatto.bsky.social and @sarahjeong.bsky.social that consistently makes me feel I'm getting good return on my money by subscribing to @theverge.com.
I've been wanting to do this story for years, and Anil just... did it. Really well. How dare he, honestly
Been working on this one for a while — it's a little bit of history of a key foundation of internet technology, and a little bit of an explainer about how people _actually_ invent things. This is the amazing (true!) story of how Markdown took over the world. www.anildash.com/2026/01/09/h...
How Markdown took over the world - Anil Dash
A blog about making culture. Since 1999.
www.anildash.com
January 9, 2026 at 7:22 PM
I've been wanting to do this story for years, and Anil just... did it. Really well. How dare he, honestly
Hi friends! It's Thursday, I just got off a red-eye, I'm putting together this week's Installer and want to know everything you're into right now. What are you watching / reading / playing / listening to / pre-ordering this week? Tell me so I can tell everyone! (And subscribe to Installer!)
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January 8, 2026 at 3:46 PM
Hi friends! It's Thursday, I just got off a red-eye, I'm putting together this week's Installer and want to know everything you're into right now. What are you watching / reading / playing / listening to / pre-ordering this week? Tell me so I can tell everyone! (And subscribe to Installer!)