“Pinochet’s torture chambers were the maternity ward of neoliberalism, a baby delivered bloody and screaming by Henry Kissinger.”

Henry Kissinger, War Criminal, Dead at 100

Henry Kissinger has died at age 100, his consulting firm said in a statement on Wednesday.

Popular Science magazine shifted to an all-digital format a couple of years ago, and now even that’s gone.

The Verge

After 151 years, Popular Science will no longer offer a magazine

The long-running publication has come to an end.

Been a heavy user of all the Twitter alternatives for a minute now and I gotta say Mastodon is my favorite. There are definitely some features I’d like to see here (like quote posts and a DM inbox), but the community on Mastodon seems to have the best vibe and there are so many smart techies that it’s been the most helpful for finding sources.

"Our goal with Threads is to make social content as interoperable as email. We are working on the ability for Threads to integrate with ActivityPub, the open, decentralized social networking protocol. Once that happens people will be able to enjoy the best features of Threads across platforms."

Engineering at Meta

Threads: The inside story of Meta’s newest social app

Earlier this year, a small team of engineers at Meta started working on an idea for a new app. It would have all the features people expect from a ...

I wrote about how people on the internet turn each other into characters and why I don’t take it personally

Marie Claire

You Don’t Know Taylor Lorenz

You’ve probably seen her tweets, watched as her name went viral. In an essay, the journalist and author of

People have been trying to use Threads to follow the news about the war in Israel, and Meta is still wholesale blocking searches on dozens of words, downranking journalism, and does not seem to want news on its platform at all

An incredible glowing review of EXTREMELY ONLINE today in the NYT I could cry. They called my book terrific in the lede https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/30/books/review/extremely-online-taylor-lorenz.html

Me on the internet every day: Legacy media can ROT, they dug their own graves and traditional media is irrelevant. Me when NYT publishes a positive review of my book: 🥹🥹🥹 https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/30/books/review/extremely-online-taylor-lorenz.html

Still trying to find outdoor spaces in NYC and SF to host book events at the week after next. If you have any connections to one please DM me!! I have zero budget (the publisher doesn’t cover or organize stuff like this) so looking for someone (anyone!) to help me out!! 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

Elon Musk Andrew Tate, Tucker Carlson support Russell Brand after sexual assault claims

Elon Musk Andrew Tate, Tucker Carlson defend Russell Brand

NEWS: IG Threads blocks all searches related to covid and vaccines in the midst of a major covid surge. Public health experts denounced the platform’s moderation policies, which they say restrict access to critical health information https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/09/11/threads-covid-coronavirus-searches-blocked/

Dream job alert! https://us231.dayforcehcm.com/CandidatePortal/en-US/gannett/Posting/View/63544

Right wing weirdos on here keep spamming my mentions about a time I ordered a $22 meal on Uber Eats that included avocado toast. The toast itself was $14.50 but with tax, tip, and delivery fee the total came out to $22. The toast came with an egg and a salad. All around a good deal imo!! But here we are 5 years later and these right wingers act like it’s some absurd luxury that I ordered a meal on Uber Eats once https://marsey.moe/objects/50646084-9687-41d5-b908-09a7c34d8c0c

READ THIS REVIEW of my first book Extremely Online from one of the top tech journalists in the country!!! Order your copy today: extremelyonlinebook.com

Elon Musk called me a “stalker ex gf” today for posting news and links to Washington Post stories about X on Threads. It’s almost like I’m a tech reporter covering social media or something! #elonmusk #twitter #tech #technology #twittermigration

A rising Twitter star boosted by Elon Musk has a past littered with broken promises and scams

NBC News

He was Twitter's fastest-rising star. His past is catching up with him.

Mario Nawfal’s meteoric rise from a little-known businessman to a seemingly omnipresent Twitter celebrity has been met by growing scrutiny.

This is so ridiculously petty if true. #elonmusk #twitter #x #twittermigration #tech #technology

San Franciscans Are Having Sex in Robotaxis

San Franciscans Are Having Sex in Robotaxis, and Nobody Is Talking About It

A little-known 2018 study said the spread of self-driving cars was likely to mean more sex on the road. San Franciscans are making it happen.

People are so mad at me for promoting my YouTube, but if there’s one thing I’ve learned it’s that you have to diversify when it comes to platforms. Also, I’m really proud of the videos I’ve been putting out there and have a lot of big plans for my channel! Sorry for telling u guys about it constantly, but it’s a big focus for me and I have been working hard on my videos!! https://youtube.com/@TaylorLorenz

Publisher’s Weekly called my new book EXTREMELY ONLINE “a powerful assessment of how logging on has changed the world”!!!!!!

Extremely Online: The Untold Story of Fame, Influence, and Power on the Internet by Taylor Lorenz

This astute debut from Lorenz, a Washington Post technology columnist, traces the tumultuous history of social media from the ea...