@ielprof.bsky.social
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The CIA just stopped publishing their World Factbook and took every page, including the archived copies of previous versions!
This sucks. It was public domain, so I recovered the 2020 edition (the last one published as a zip file) and shared it to GitHub simonwillison.net/2026/Feb/5/t...
This sucks. It was public domain, so I recovered the 2020 edition (the last one published as a zip file) and shared it to GitHub simonwillison.net/2026/Feb/5/t...
Spotlighting The World Factbook as We Bid a Fond Farewell
Somewhat devastating news today from the CIA: One of CIA’s oldest and most recognizable intelligence publications, The World Factbook, has sunset. There's not even a hint as to why they …
simonwillison.net
February 5, 2026 at 12:25 AM
The CIA just stopped publishing their World Factbook and took every page, including the archived copies of previous versions!
This sucks. It was public domain, so I recovered the 2020 edition (the last one published as a zip file) and shared it to GitHub simonwillison.net/2026/Feb/5/t...
This sucks. It was public domain, so I recovered the 2020 edition (the last one published as a zip file) and shared it to GitHub simonwillison.net/2026/Feb/5/t...
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A pure tennis boy:
A Pure Tennis Boy | Defector
MELBOURNE — “I just want him to be a pure tennis boy,” the journalist behind me said to their neighbor as we waited for Carlos Alcaraz to come to the main interview room. They were saying how they…
defector.com
February 4, 2026 at 3:51 PM
A pure tennis boy:
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I'll be doing some work for The Athletic during the Australian Open! I asked Jannik Sinner to reflect on the moment he considered quitting tennis today, and spun that into my first piece for them:
www.nytimes.com/athletic/697...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/697...
'It’s tough to say because I know the ending': Jannik Sinner's return to a tournament of triumph and turmoil
www.nytimes.com
January 16, 2026 at 5:25 AM
I'll be doing some work for The Athletic during the Australian Open! I asked Jannik Sinner to reflect on the moment he considered quitting tennis today, and spun that into my first piece for them:
www.nytimes.com/athletic/697...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/697...
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This is insane. www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
Withdrawing the United States from International Organizations, Conventions, and Treaties that Are Contrary to the Interests of the United States
MEMORANDUM FOR THE HEADS OF EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United
www.whitehouse.gov
January 8, 2026 at 1:39 AM
This is insane. www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
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Members of Congress: stop posting online and APPEAR, PHYSICALLY on the steps of the Capitol to decry this unconstitutional violation of domestic & international law. SHOW THE PEOPLE the level of danger we are facing as a country.
@housedemocrats.bsky.social
@senatedemocrats.bsky.social
@housedemocrats.bsky.social
@senatedemocrats.bsky.social
January 3, 2026 at 5:17 PM
Members of Congress: stop posting online and APPEAR, PHYSICALLY on the steps of the Capitol to decry this unconstitutional violation of domestic & international law. SHOW THE PEOPLE the level of danger we are facing as a country.
@housedemocrats.bsky.social
@senatedemocrats.bsky.social
@housedemocrats.bsky.social
@senatedemocrats.bsky.social
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2025 was my first full year freelancing, and to my happy surprise I got enough published to do a summary thread!
I mostly wrote from bed, but I was at the very fun and hot Australian Open, and covered it for Defector. (Sans credential, but check back in a month.) defector.com/the-australi...
I mostly wrote from bed, but I was at the very fun and hot Australian Open, and covered it for Defector. (Sans credential, but check back in a month.) defector.com/the-australi...
The Australian Open Is Happy And Hot | Defector
MELBOURNE — Envy sabotaged my plans for watching the first day of the 2025 Australian Open. I was going to take in Day One on a projector at Federation Square, a public area surrounded by angular buil...
defector.com
December 29, 2025 at 2:01 AM
2025 was my first full year freelancing, and to my happy surprise I got enough published to do a summary thread!
I mostly wrote from bed, but I was at the very fun and hot Australian Open, and covered it for Defector. (Sans credential, but check back in a month.) defector.com/the-australi...
I mostly wrote from bed, but I was at the very fun and hot Australian Open, and covered it for Defector. (Sans credential, but check back in a month.) defector.com/the-australi...
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The Sincaraz Empire (2024–????) has been built on raw aggression. There is no room for passivity, for trying to make the opponent miss, for hesitation, writes @owensports.bsky.social
www.thesecondserve.com/arms-race-ca...
www.thesecondserve.com/arms-race-ca...
The Arms Race Continues - The Second Serve
Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner are adding to their arsenals.
www.thesecondserve.com
November 21, 2025 at 1:44 PM
The Sincaraz Empire (2024–????) has been built on raw aggression. There is no room for passivity, for trying to make the opponent miss, for hesitation, writes @owensports.bsky.social
www.thesecondserve.com/arms-race-ca...
www.thesecondserve.com/arms-race-ca...
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I wrote about Grantland, a little more than 10 years on
November 18, 2025 at 9:13 PM
I wrote about Grantland, a little more than 10 years on
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Blogged it, with thoughts on this year's very good edition so far: www.thesecondserve.com/whats-broken...
November 14, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Blogged it, with thoughts on this year's very good edition so far: www.thesecondserve.com/whats-broken...
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As the ATP tour finals approach, we're taking a closer look at some of the participants. @owensports.bsky.social starts it off with Alex de Minaur, who is doing his very best.
www.thesecondserve.com/alex-de-mina...
www.thesecondserve.com/alex-de-mina...
Alex de Minaur is Doing His Best - The Second Serve
Alex de Minaur's tennis career has outpaced the notions we measure him against.
www.thesecondserve.com
November 5, 2025 at 3:37 PM
As the ATP tour finals approach, we're taking a closer look at some of the participants. @owensports.bsky.social starts it off with Alex de Minaur, who is doing his very best.
www.thesecondserve.com/alex-de-mina...
www.thesecondserve.com/alex-de-mina...
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"The simple fact is that the all-time greats are just much better at tennis." — @owensports.bsky.social
www.thesecondserve.com/daniil-medve...
www.thesecondserve.com/daniil-medve...
The Lost Generation - The Second Serve
The despair is palpable for the charter members of the “SadGen”, Daniil Medvedev, Taylor Fritz, Alexander Zverev and Stefanos Tsitsipas.
www.thesecondserve.com
November 4, 2025 at 1:32 PM
"The simple fact is that the all-time greats are just much better at tennis." — @owensports.bsky.social
www.thesecondserve.com/daniil-medve...
www.thesecondserve.com/daniil-medve...
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For Defector, I wrote about Felix Auger-Aliassime's journey from prodigy to underachiever to maybe being the most exciting ATP guy outside the New Two (gift link): defector.com/felix-auger-...
Felix Auger-Aliassime Is Once Again Threatening To Turn The Corner | Defector
Before Wimbledon in 2019, I remember skimming over the list of men’s favorites at a number of sites. Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal … Felix Auger-Aliassime? He was 18 years old at the tim...
defector.com
October 28, 2025 at 4:22 PM
For Defector, I wrote about Felix Auger-Aliassime's journey from prodigy to underachiever to maybe being the most exciting ATP guy outside the New Two (gift link): defector.com/felix-auger-...
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Felix Auger-Aliassime is once again threatening to turn the corner: defector.com/felix-auger-...
Felix Auger-Aliassime Is Once Again Threatening To Turn The Corner | Defector
Before Wimbledon in 2019, I remember skimming over the list of men’s favorites at a number of sites. Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal … Felix Auger-Aliassime? He was 18 years old at the…
defector.com
October 28, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Felix Auger-Aliassime is once again threatening to turn the corner: defector.com/felix-auger-...
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I wrote about the once hyped '90s-born players on the ATP, who have seen everything once promised to them taken away: www.thesecondserve.com/daniil-medve...
The Lost Generation - The Second Serve
The despair is palpable for the charter members of the “SadGen”, Daniil Medvedev, Taylor Fritz, Alexander Zverev and Stefanos Tsitsipas.
www.thesecondserve.com
October 23, 2025 at 10:25 PM
I wrote about the once hyped '90s-born players on the ATP, who have seen everything once promised to them taken away: www.thesecondserve.com/daniil-medve...
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For Awful Announcing, I wrote about how the relentlessness of Saudi Arabia's sports ventures is wearing down critics, with thoughts from a few of them: awfulannouncing.com/orig/saudi-a...
Saudi Arabia's sportswashing campaign has already won
With more sports leagues partnering with Saudi Arabia, its sportswashing campaign to gain mainstream access appears to be a rousing success.
awfulannouncing.com
October 24, 2025 at 6:07 PM
For Awful Announcing, I wrote about how the relentlessness of Saudi Arabia's sports ventures is wearing down critics, with thoughts from a few of them: awfulannouncing.com/orig/saudi-a...
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I wrote about Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, who has been going through it in an endearingly mortal way for the last little while: www.thesecondserve.com/alejandro-da...
The Everyman - The Second Serve
Since Alex de Minaur saved three championship points to beat Alejandro Davidovich Fokina in the final of the Citi Open, leaving Foki’s heart cracked and dripping over the court, the 26-year-old Spania...
www.thesecondserve.com
October 7, 2025 at 12:55 AM
I wrote about Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, who has been going through it in an endearingly mortal way for the last little while: www.thesecondserve.com/alejandro-da...
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None of this is normal.
None of this must be allowed to continue.
It's time to hold those who would steal everything from us in the name of patriotism to be stopped by We The People.
#Resist #ReplaceThemAll
None of this must be allowed to continue.
It's time to hold those who would steal everything from us in the name of patriotism to be stopped by We The People.
#Resist #ReplaceThemAll
September 22, 2025 at 10:45 AM
None of this is normal.
None of this must be allowed to continue.
It's time to hold those who would steal everything from us in the name of patriotism to be stopped by We The People.
#Resist #ReplaceThemAll
None of this must be allowed to continue.
It's time to hold those who would steal everything from us in the name of patriotism to be stopped by We The People.
#Resist #ReplaceThemAll
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For The Guardian, I wrote about Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone: www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/s...
Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone: no barrier too high for the 400m queen | Owen Lewis
McLaughlin-Levrone already owns six of the 10 fastest 400m hurdles times. Now she is conquering the flat as well, with double Olympic gold in sight
www.theguardian.com
September 19, 2025 at 2:43 PM
For The Guardian, I wrote about Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone: www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/s...
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This is a 9-0 Supreme Court decision from just last year.
September 18, 2025 at 5:19 PM
This is a 9-0 Supreme Court decision from just last year.
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For @the2ndserve.bsky.social, I wrote about Iga Swiatek and Aryna Sabalenka's high-quality, high-stakes, and all-too-infrequent rivalry: www.thesecondserve.com/sabalenka-an...
Sabalenka and Swiatek: The Great Rivalry That Isn’t - The Second Serve
Aryna Sabalenka and Iga Swiatek, the two best players on the WTA Tour, should be a matchup for the ages. So far it hasn’t been.
www.thesecondserve.com
September 18, 2025 at 3:16 PM
For @the2ndserve.bsky.social, I wrote about Iga Swiatek and Aryna Sabalenka's high-quality, high-stakes, and all-too-infrequent rivalry: www.thesecondserve.com/sabalenka-an...
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Firing a Black woman for quoting Kirk’s horrific statements about Black women is insane. It seems the Washington Post would rather perform politeness (and demand that the people Kirk harmed do it too) that tell the truth: karenattiah.substack.com/p/the-washin...
The Washington Post Fired Me — But My Voice Will Not Be Silenced.
I spoke out against hatred and violence in America — and it cost me my job.
karenattiah.substack.com
September 15, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Firing a Black woman for quoting Kirk’s horrific statements about Black women is insane. It seems the Washington Post would rather perform politeness (and demand that the people Kirk harmed do it too) that tell the truth: karenattiah.substack.com/p/the-washin...
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Some personal news:
I've been fired from the Washington Post in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk shooting.
Thread incoming.
substack.com/@karenattiah...
I've been fired from the Washington Post in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk shooting.
Thread incoming.
substack.com/@karenattiah...
The Washington Post Fired Me — But My Voice Will Not Be Silenced.
I spoke out against hatred and violence in America — and it cost me my job.
substack.com
September 15, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Some personal news:
I've been fired from the Washington Post in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk shooting.
Thread incoming.
substack.com/@karenattiah...
I've been fired from the Washington Post in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk shooting.
Thread incoming.
substack.com/@karenattiah...
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Huh maybe Trump attending the US Open is not, in fact, "great for tennis"
www.independent.co.uk/sport/tennis...
www.independent.co.uk/sport/tennis...
Start of US Open final delayed as Trump arrival impacts Alcaraz and Sinner clash
The start of the final has been delayed by 30 minutes
www.independent.co.uk
September 7, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Huh maybe Trump attending the US Open is not, in fact, "great for tennis"
www.independent.co.uk/sport/tennis...
www.independent.co.uk/sport/tennis...