I would love to be part of the conversation on MSNBC related to the Kimmel story and it's chilling effects on first amendment, but unfortunately I was terminated by MSNBC for stating that "hateful thoughts lead to hateful words which lead to hateful actions".

Not really an overstatement to say that the test of a free society is whether or not comedians can make fun of the country's leader on TV without repurcussions.

I’ve long been fascinated by Cory Booker reading out entire novels to his girlfriends on the phone (www.thecut.com/2019/10/cory...). Romantic? Yes. A little insane? Yes. Now I wonder, all this time, was he just practicing to give this marathon speech?

Drake is the all-time biggest loser of a rap feud and that includes people who have gotten shot and died as a result of rap feuds

This is such great news. For so long Amazon has had a chokehold on ebooks. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/28/b...

Exploring the full bluesky firehose, in three dimensions: firehose3d.theo.io

Karen Smith being sworn in to the Central Bucks school board, a district near Philadelphia. For her oath she chose to place her hand on a stack of frequently challenged & banned books. 📚
www.phillyburbs.com/story/news/l...

You’ve gotta give Elon Musk some credit: Sure, he transformed Twitter into a haven for misinformation where the worst people on earth can pay to be first in your replies, but at least it doesn’t work

not the first complaint about violent orcas to come from a stern in the atlantic

My latest for The Atlantic, about the chaos era of social media, and how the debates over decentralization are reminiscent of debates over the U.S. Constitution. And yes, I talk about Habermas and the public sphere!

I feel like this is the social media equivalent of that moment in the horror movie where the guy says “wow that was close”