Seth Maxon
@methsaxon.bsky.social
Editor/journalist helping out at @vox.com and @flaminghydra.com. Edited politics and sports at @slate.com for a long time. @seth.maxon on 🐦/🥚.
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Shutting off the internet? Electromagnetic pulse attack? When it comes to killing a catastrophic rogue AI, none of the options for fighting back are very appealing vox.com/politics/472668/rogue-ai-emp-hunter-killer-loss-of-control
How to kill a rogue AI
Shutting off the internet? Detonating a nuke in space? None of the options are very appealing.
vox.com
January 2, 2026 at 1:48 PM
Shutting off the internet? Electromagnetic pulse attack? When it comes to killing a catastrophic rogue AI, none of the options for fighting back are very appealing vox.com/politics/472668/rogue-ai-emp-hunter-killer-loss-of-control
"We often talk about the idea of fleeing America and its feeble social safety net as a liberating, progressive act...But the idea of escaping the work-life balance trap has darker echoes in contemporary American pop culture"
Great piece from @constancegrady.bsky.social. www.vox.com/culture/4732...
Great piece from @constancegrady.bsky.social. www.vox.com/culture/4732...
American women want to opt out
More want to leave the country than ever before. That’s not the only way they’re escaping.
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December 29, 2025 at 1:32 PM
"We often talk about the idea of fleeing America and its feeble social safety net as a liberating, progressive act...But the idea of escaping the work-life balance trap has darker echoes in contemporary American pop culture"
Great piece from @constancegrady.bsky.social. www.vox.com/culture/4732...
Great piece from @constancegrady.bsky.social. www.vox.com/culture/4732...
Love the quotes from kids in this @annanorth.bsky.social piece and the existence of the Scholastic Kid Reporters program. The conclusions here, about the responsibilities of adults and our own phone use in this effort, are refreshing too. www.vox.com/technology/4...
How to actually get kids off their phones
Social media bans don’t have to be just for children.
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December 27, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Love the quotes from kids in this @annanorth.bsky.social piece and the existence of the Scholastic Kid Reporters program. The conclusions here, about the responsibilities of adults and our own phone use in this effort, are refreshing too. www.vox.com/technology/4...
Was a pleasure to edit @jhweissmann.bsky.social again. Read his end of year piece on why the US economy in 2025 was so brutal for job hunters despite decent growth. www.vox.com/money/473182...
2025 was one of the worst years for job hunters since the Great Recession
Why the economy felt so, so bad this year.
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December 26, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Was a pleasure to edit @jhweissmann.bsky.social again. Read his end of year piece on why the US economy in 2025 was so brutal for job hunters despite decent growth. www.vox.com/money/473182...
Genius is rarely recognized in its own time
December 25, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Genius is rarely recognized in its own time
Last year I edited this piece from Ruwaida Amer about what Christmas in Gaza used to be like. Still worth your time. slate.com/news-and-pol...
I Used to Love Christmas in Gaza. Now All That’s Left of It Are My Memories.
This should be such a joyous time of year.
slate.com
December 25, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Last year I edited this piece from Ruwaida Amer about what Christmas in Gaza used to be like. Still worth your time. slate.com/news-and-pol...
So many of these MAGA and ex-MAGA far-right figures are deeply unwell. nymag.com/intelligence...
Candace Owens Wants You to Think She’s a Moderate Now
The conspiracy theorist has pissed off Turning Point, alienated Trump, shed her Republican identity — and is gaining more listeners than ever.
nymag.com
December 23, 2025 at 1:49 PM
So many of these MAGA and ex-MAGA far-right figures are deeply unwell. nymag.com/intelligence...
Incredible and maddening piece about how this all happened. nymag.com/intelligence...
Bari Weiss in Wonderland
Her exile in Hollywood paved the way for a triumphant return to New York.
nymag.com
December 21, 2025 at 6:20 AM
Incredible and maddening piece about how this all happened. nymag.com/intelligence...
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Is ISIS back? www.vox.com/politics/472...
Is ISIS back?
A deadly weekend in Australia and Syria raises questions about the terror group’s future.
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December 16, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Is ISIS back? www.vox.com/politics/472...
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loath to be too precious about this stuff but I want one lesson of defector to be "you can choose to not do stuff that sucks" even if "doing stuff that sucks" is the default
December 11, 2025 at 9:27 PM
loath to be too precious about this stuff but I want one lesson of defector to be "you can choose to not do stuff that sucks" even if "doing stuff that sucks" is the default
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The Supreme Court sounds surprisingly open to a case against a death sentence www.vox.com/politics/471...
The Supreme Court sounds surprisingly open to a case against a death sentence
The justices seemed to reject Justice Neil Gorsuch’s earlier call for major changes to the rules governing punishment.
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December 10, 2025 at 8:06 PM
The Supreme Court sounds surprisingly open to a case against a death sentence www.vox.com/politics/471...
There's a creeping unreality about everything surrounding Trump's buildup to war with Venezuela. The dead are real. The reasons why are all BS. Good new @joshuakeating.bsky.social: www.vox.com/politics/471...
There is a real chance of a US-Venezuela war — so why does it feel fake?
“Fog of war” is the least of it.
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December 9, 2025 at 7:06 PM
There's a creeping unreality about everything surrounding Trump's buildup to war with Venezuela. The dead are real. The reasons why are all BS. Good new @joshuakeating.bsky.social: www.vox.com/politics/471...
Loved this @constancegrady.bsky.social joint on Hamnet, Hamlet, and the debate over "grief porn." www.vox.com/culture/4714...
The debate over Hamnet, explained
Is Hamnet great art or grief porn? It’s complicated.
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December 6, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Loved this @constancegrady.bsky.social joint on Hamnet, Hamlet, and the debate over "grief porn." www.vox.com/culture/4714...
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I'm not exaggerating when I say following @boltsmag.org rn will unlock money for our journalism.
A generous reader, @russ41.bsky.social, has offered to donate $1 for every 1-person increase to our follower count.
If you're not following @boltsmag.org yet, it'll directly help fund our reporting!
A generous reader, @russ41.bsky.social, has offered to donate $1 for every 1-person increase to our follower count.
If you're not following @boltsmag.org yet, it'll directly help fund our reporting!
December 6, 2025 at 12:07 AM
I'm not exaggerating when I say following @boltsmag.org rn will unlock money for our journalism.
A generous reader, @russ41.bsky.social, has offered to donate $1 for every 1-person increase to our follower count.
If you're not following @boltsmag.org yet, it'll directly help fund our reporting!
A generous reader, @russ41.bsky.social, has offered to donate $1 for every 1-person increase to our follower count.
If you're not following @boltsmag.org yet, it'll directly help fund our reporting!
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America has a new clash of civilizations — with European liberals
www.vox.com/politics/471...
www.vox.com/politics/471...
America has a new clash of civilizations — with European liberals
According to Trump’s new national security strategy, America is done with “democracy promotion”… except in Europe.
www.vox.com
December 5, 2025 at 7:51 PM
America has a new clash of civilizations — with European liberals
www.vox.com/politics/471...
www.vox.com/politics/471...
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I wrote about recess, and why kids too often have to spend it inside
Kids are missing out on one of their best chances at learning
Bring back outdoor recess!
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December 4, 2025 at 8:51 PM
I wrote about recess, and why kids too often have to spend it inside
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So...what's up with Trump's sudden interest in Honduran politics?
My latest for @vox.com with cameos from Emil Bove and Roger Stone
www.vox.com/politics/471...
My latest for @vox.com with cameos from Emil Bove and Roger Stone
www.vox.com/politics/471...
Why is Trump suddenly so obsessed with Honduras?
As the US considers strikes on Venezuela, another Latin American country has caught the president’s attention.
www.vox.com
December 2, 2025 at 10:39 PM
So...what's up with Trump's sudden interest in Honduran politics?
My latest for @vox.com with cameos from Emil Bove and Roger Stone
www.vox.com/politics/471...
My latest for @vox.com with cameos from Emil Bove and Roger Stone
www.vox.com/politics/471...
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The administration has been on a Foreign Terrorist Organization designation spree. But most of the groups it has targeted have not been what we'd traditionally consider "terrorists".
November 25, 2025 at 3:34 PM
The administration has been on a Foreign Terrorist Organization designation spree. But most of the groups it has targeted have not been what we'd traditionally consider "terrorists".
AI evangelists in media be like, "What newsreaders hunger for in 2025 is misinformation written badly; we must master this tool that provides it."
November 24, 2025 at 1:47 AM
AI evangelists in media be like, "What newsreaders hunger for in 2025 is misinformation written badly; we must master this tool that provides it."
Whether the Russians or Americans wrote it, the peace plan Trump and Witkoff presented this week is a demand for Ukraine’s surrender. Clarifying @joshuakeating.bsky.social piece on its terms and the biggest questions about it that remain: www.vox.com/politics/469...
Trump’s peace plan is a demand for Ukraine’s surrender
What makes this plan different from all the others?
www.vox.com
November 23, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Whether the Russians or Americans wrote it, the peace plan Trump and Witkoff presented this week is a demand for Ukraine’s surrender. Clarifying @joshuakeating.bsky.social piece on its terms and the biggest questions about it that remain: www.vox.com/politics/469...
Grateful to Alex Abad-Santos and the children for telling me how to think about the things adult people argue about. www.vox.com/culture/4697...
Kids do not want to go to child-free weddings either
Do not bring your child to a child-free wedding. They don’t want to go.
www.vox.com
November 21, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Grateful to Alex Abad-Santos and the children for telling me how to think about the things adult people argue about. www.vox.com/culture/4697...
The Khashoggi comments, as gross as they were, echoed what Trump has long said about the journalist's murder. MBS is Trump’s boy, as he’s always been. But the lovefest isn't absolute. It has its limits. New @joshuakeating.bsky.social: www.vox.com/politics/469...
The US-Saudi relationship is too big to fail…for now
The lovefest has limits.
www.vox.com
November 20, 2025 at 1:10 AM
The Khashoggi comments, as gross as they were, echoed what Trump has long said about the journalist's murder. MBS is Trump’s boy, as he’s always been. But the lovefest isn't absolute. It has its limits. New @joshuakeating.bsky.social: www.vox.com/politics/469...
I was skeptical of this when Ian pitched it but came out convinced that it’s at least worth considering, especially the danger to victims and witnesses who spoke to DOJ about the horrors of their lives, and may now face of retribution from some of the most powerful people in the world.
November 19, 2025 at 2:18 AM
I was skeptical of this when Ian pitched it but came out convinced that it’s at least worth considering, especially the danger to victims and witnesses who spoke to DOJ about the horrors of their lives, and may now face of retribution from some of the most powerful people in the world.