Marc Levy
@mhlevy.bsky.social
Journalist in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
“I guess I’m on Bluesky,” says @davidlsims.bsky.social on the “Critical Darlings”
With the enthusiasm of someone accepting the Golden Tomatoes award for Best Director from an avocado grower or whatever the fuck that was
With the enthusiasm of someone accepting the Golden Tomatoes award for Best Director from an avocado grower or whatever the fuck that was
January 17, 2026 at 11:04 PM
“I guess I’m on Bluesky,” says @davidlsims.bsky.social on the “Critical Darlings”
With the enthusiasm of someone accepting the Golden Tomatoes award for Best Director from an avocado grower or whatever the fuck that was
With the enthusiasm of someone accepting the Golden Tomatoes award for Best Director from an avocado grower or whatever the fuck that was
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Cancel culture at Bari Weiss U. www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/2026/01/canc...
Cancel culture at Bari Weiss U. - Lawyers, Guns & Money
When reading Evan Mandery’s report on the inevitable transition of UATX into an explicit copy of Prager U rather than one with the thinnest veneer of plausible deniability, it’s hard to get over the f...
www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com
January 17, 2026 at 2:51 AM
Cancel culture at Bari Weiss U. www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/2026/01/canc...
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it’s just been me and dad since calgon took mom in ‘86
January 16, 2026 at 1:57 PM
it’s just been me and dad since calgon took mom in ‘86
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It was a wonderful gesture of something that went right over Trump’s head
abcnews.go.com/US/trump-mee...
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January 16, 2026 at 2:38 AM
It was a wonderful gesture of something that went right over Trump’s head
abcnews.go.com/US/trump-mee...
abcnews.go.com/US/trump-mee...
Mila Halgren has the scoop at @binjreports.bsky.social on why Homeland Security was at Lesley University today.
Homeland Security Searches Lesley University Dormitory
Federal search of Cambridge building ignites debate over police cooperation and transparency
binj.news
January 15, 2026 at 11:48 PM
Mila Halgren has the scoop at @binjreports.bsky.social on why Homeland Security was at Lesley University today.
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Homeland Security Investigations searched a Lesley U dorm in Cambridge earlier today.
The federal search of the building has sparked a debate over police cooperation and transparency ...
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The federal search of the building has sparked a debate over police cooperation and transparency ...
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January 15, 2026 at 11:31 PM
Homeland Security Investigations searched a Lesley U dorm in Cambridge earlier today.
The federal search of the building has sparked a debate over police cooperation and transparency ...
binj.news/2026/01/15...
The federal search of the building has sparked a debate over police cooperation and transparency ...
binj.news/2026/01/15...
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GOP: We are sending armed perverts to assault families. Even babies. We are in open warfare against all things good.
Schumer: People call him TACO, but these days it's getting hard to afford one! Can you chip in $5 today to help us hold Mr. Trump accountable for these soft shell economic policies?
Schumer: People call him TACO, but these days it's getting hard to afford one! Can you chip in $5 today to help us hold Mr. Trump accountable for these soft shell economic policies?
January 15, 2026 at 11:35 PM
GOP: We are sending armed perverts to assault families. Even babies. We are in open warfare against all things good.
Schumer: People call him TACO, but these days it's getting hard to afford one! Can you chip in $5 today to help us hold Mr. Trump accountable for these soft shell economic policies?
Schumer: People call him TACO, but these days it's getting hard to afford one! Can you chip in $5 today to help us hold Mr. Trump accountable for these soft shell economic policies?
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And there it is.
January 15, 2026 at 3:41 PM
And there it is.
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SCOOP: Internal ICE material and testimony from an official obtained by 404 Media provides the clearest link yet between the technological infrastructure Palantir is building for ICE and the agency’s activities on the ground.
Inside the app called ELITE—what ICE uses to find neighborhoods to raid.
Inside the app called ELITE—what ICE uses to find neighborhoods to raid.
‘ELITE’: The Palantir App ICE Uses to Find Neighborhoods to Raid
Internal ICE material and testimony from an official obtained by 404 Media provides the clearest link yet between the technological infrastructure Palantir is building for ICE and the agency’s activit...
www.404media.co
January 15, 2026 at 2:05 PM
SCOOP: Internal ICE material and testimony from an official obtained by 404 Media provides the clearest link yet between the technological infrastructure Palantir is building for ICE and the agency’s activities on the ground.
Inside the app called ELITE—what ICE uses to find neighborhoods to raid.
Inside the app called ELITE—what ICE uses to find neighborhoods to raid.
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PRO PUBLICA: “Former Police Are Appalled… Banned Tactics, No Punishment — There is a federal ban on chokeholds and similar tactics. But there is no sign of punishment for ICE officers who’ve used them.” www.propublica.org/article/vide...
January 14, 2026 at 11:18 PM
PRO PUBLICA: “Former Police Are Appalled… Banned Tactics, No Punishment — There is a federal ban on chokeholds and similar tactics. But there is no sign of punishment for ICE officers who’ve used them.” www.propublica.org/article/vide...
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One reason I've always been skeptical that Elon Musk is a free speech absolutist is his bitter, life-long hatred of free speech
January 14, 2026 at 10:37 PM
One reason I've always been skeptical that Elon Musk is a free speech absolutist is his bitter, life-long hatred of free speech
People are coming into the Verizon store in Harvard Square to ask what’s happening – and being told by workers that there seems to be a nationwide outage across the largest networks.
January 14, 2026 at 7:23 PM
People are coming into the Verizon store in Harvard Square to ask what’s happening – and being told by workers that there seems to be a nationwide outage across the largest networks.
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nice 😎
“Music and audio that is generated wholly or in substantial part by AI is not permitted on Bandcamp. Any use of AI tools to impersonate other artists or styles is strictly prohibited in accordance with our existing policies prohibiting impersonation and intellectual property infringement.”
“Music and audio that is generated wholly or in substantial part by AI is not permitted on Bandcamp. Any use of AI tools to impersonate other artists or styles is strictly prohibited in accordance with our existing policies prohibiting impersonation and intellectual property infringement.”
Bandcamp’s Mission and Our Approach to Generative AI
We’re articulating our approach to generative AI so musicians can keep making music and fans can trust the music they find on Bandcamp.
blog.bandcamp.com
January 14, 2026 at 8:30 AM
nice 😎
“Music and audio that is generated wholly or in substantial part by AI is not permitted on Bandcamp. Any use of AI tools to impersonate other artists or styles is strictly prohibited in accordance with our existing policies prohibiting impersonation and intellectual property infringement.”
“Music and audio that is generated wholly or in substantial part by AI is not permitted on Bandcamp. Any use of AI tools to impersonate other artists or styles is strictly prohibited in accordance with our existing policies prohibiting impersonation and intellectual property infringement.”
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It’s fine to want to drive the news, or lead coverage, or however you word it.
But the way to do that is simple (if quite hard) — you find important facts people don’t already know, and that someone with power would prefer they not learn. Then you report them.
But the way to do that is simple (if quite hard) — you find important facts people don’t already know, and that someone with power would prefer they not learn. Then you report them.
This Bari Weiss edict is the most idiotic manifesto for a legitimate news organization that I have ever seen, and I cannot begin to tell you how many idiots I've come across in my career.
Free link: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/b...
Free link: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/b...
January 14, 2026 at 4:03 AM
It’s fine to want to drive the news, or lead coverage, or however you word it.
But the way to do that is simple (if quite hard) — you find important facts people don’t already know, and that someone with power would prefer they not learn. Then you report them.
But the way to do that is simple (if quite hard) — you find important facts people don’t already know, and that someone with power would prefer they not learn. Then you report them.
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In 1993, Trump signed a mortgage for a Florida home, pledging it would be his principal residence. Seven weeks later, he attested a neighboring property would also be his principal residence.
In reality, he does not seem to have lived in either home.
In reality, he does not seem to have lived in either home.
Trump’s Own Mortgages Match His Description of Mortgage Fraud, Records Reveal
The Trump administration has argued that Fed board member Lisa Cook may have committed mortgage fraud by declaring more than one primary residence on her loans. We found Trump once did the very thing ...
www.propublica.org
January 13, 2026 at 2:00 AM
In 1993, Trump signed a mortgage for a Florida home, pledging it would be his principal residence. Seven weeks later, he attested a neighboring property would also be his principal residence.
In reality, he does not seem to have lived in either home.
In reality, he does not seem to have lived in either home.
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Dear Conventions,
If you're ONLY listing your guests on Instagram (or on some other social media) and NOT on your convention's web site, you're really doing a disservice to your convention.
Please POST YOUR GUESTS ON YOUR OWN WEB SITE!
Yours Truly,
FanCons Staff 😵💫
If you're ONLY listing your guests on Instagram (or on some other social media) and NOT on your convention's web site, you're really doing a disservice to your convention.
Please POST YOUR GUESTS ON YOUR OWN WEB SITE!
Yours Truly,
FanCons Staff 😵💫
January 8, 2026 at 2:48 AM
Dear Conventions,
If you're ONLY listing your guests on Instagram (or on some other social media) and NOT on your convention's web site, you're really doing a disservice to your convention.
Please POST YOUR GUESTS ON YOUR OWN WEB SITE!
Yours Truly,
FanCons Staff 😵💫
If you're ONLY listing your guests on Instagram (or on some other social media) and NOT on your convention's web site, you're really doing a disservice to your convention.
Please POST YOUR GUESTS ON YOUR OWN WEB SITE!
Yours Truly,
FanCons Staff 😵💫
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This. Just like a lot of people won’t load Facebook, they won’t look at Instagram either. Or other social media sites. Maintain your stupid website.
It’s the one site you have 100% control of stop delegating it all to these crap social media services.
It’s the one site you have 100% control of stop delegating it all to these crap social media services.
Dear Conventions,
If you're ONLY listing your guests on Instagram (or on some other social media) and NOT on your convention's web site, you're really doing a disservice to your convention.
Please POST YOUR GUESTS ON YOUR OWN WEB SITE!
Yours Truly,
FanCons Staff 😵💫
If you're ONLY listing your guests on Instagram (or on some other social media) and NOT on your convention's web site, you're really doing a disservice to your convention.
Please POST YOUR GUESTS ON YOUR OWN WEB SITE!
Yours Truly,
FanCons Staff 😵💫
January 8, 2026 at 2:52 AM
This. Just like a lot of people won’t load Facebook, they won’t look at Instagram either. Or other social media sites. Maintain your stupid website.
It’s the one site you have 100% control of stop delegating it all to these crap social media services.
It’s the one site you have 100% control of stop delegating it all to these crap social media services.
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NEW: Data released by ICE shows that virtually the entire growth of detention in the last few months has been among people with no criminal record at all - no prior convictions (no matter how minor) and no pending criminal charges.
January 9, 2026 at 12:55 AM
NEW: Data released by ICE shows that virtually the entire growth of detention in the last few months has been among people with no criminal record at all - no prior convictions (no matter how minor) and no pending criminal charges.
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Murphy: "As their agenda becomes more unpopular, they then become more dependent on trying to rig out democracy and rig the next election, bc nobody is gonna vote these guys back in ... You gotta connect the dots here. What they are trying to do is rationalize violence."
January 8, 2026 at 9:51 PM
Murphy: "As their agenda becomes more unpopular, they then become more dependent on trying to rig out democracy and rig the next election, bc nobody is gonna vote these guys back in ... You gotta connect the dots here. What they are trying to do is rationalize violence."
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Every university, politician, and government department should abandon X and state explicitly why. It’s an easy political win with financial consequences for a completely unrestrained company. And then Attorneys General should contemplate public nuisance tort litigation. IMHO.
January 8, 2026 at 11:22 PM
Every university, politician, and government department should abandon X and state explicitly why. It’s an easy political win with financial consequences for a completely unrestrained company. And then Attorneys General should contemplate public nuisance tort litigation. IMHO.
I wrote for Binj about the Hump! film festival of DIY porn – clips that shock, amuse and arouse – coming this spring to The Comedy Studio in Harvard Square.
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Cambridge’s Comedy Studio Hosts Hump! Festival
Much More Than Homemade Porn
binj.news
January 8, 2026 at 10:24 PM
I wrote for Binj about the Hump! film festival of DIY porn – clips that shock, amuse and arouse – coming this spring to The Comedy Studio in Harvard Square.
binj.news/2026/01/08/c...
binj.news/2026/01/08/c...
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Massive File From #J6 #Insurrection Trials Goes Live On Internet Archive: Three terabytes of raw material passed along by lawyers at five-year anniversary of Capitol attack binj.news/2026/01/08/m... #transparency #data #democracy #MAGA @archive.org
Massive File From J6 Insurrection Trials Goes Live On Internet Archive
Three terabytes of raw material passed along by lawyers at five-year anniversary of Capitol attack
binj.news
January 8, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Massive File From #J6 #Insurrection Trials Goes Live On Internet Archive: Three terabytes of raw material passed along by lawyers at five-year anniversary of Capitol attack binj.news/2026/01/08/m... #transparency #data #democracy #MAGA @archive.org
I wrote for Binj about a massive file of J6 documents going live on The Internet Archive. Nearly 3 terabytes of video, images and court documents!
binj.news/2026/01/08/m...
binj.news/2026/01/08/m...
Massive File From J6 Insurrection Trials Goes Live On Internet Archive
Three terabytes of raw material passed along by lawyers at five-year anniversary of Capitol attack
binj.news
January 8, 2026 at 5:28 PM
I wrote for Binj about a massive file of J6 documents going live on The Internet Archive. Nearly 3 terabytes of video, images and court documents!
binj.news/2026/01/08/m...
binj.news/2026/01/08/m...