October 7, 2023, will be a date etched in Jewish history.
via The New Yorker: https://www.newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/israels-calamity-and-after
“Snuff films,” one Israeli friend called them. And yet, he said, “for some people it’s the only way to discover if their friends or relatives are alive or dead.”
The social-media Web as we knew it, a place where we consumed the posts of our fellow-humans and posted in return, appears to be over.
via The New Yorker: https://www.newyorker.com/culture/infinite-scroll/why-the-internet-isnt-fun-anymore
The social-media Web as we knew it, a place where we consumed the posts of our fellow-humans and posted in return, appears to be over. The precipitous decline of X is the bellwether for a new era of the Internet that simply feels less fun than it used to be. Remember having fun online?
Miss USA Missionary Homecoming
via Trent.Photo: https://trent.photo/best-of-the-week/week-402023
It’s tempting to ignore the former President’s expressions of rage, but the stakes for American democracy demand that attention be paid.
via The New Yorker: https://www.newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/trumps-bloody-campaign-promises
According to human-rights organizations, Duterte’s extralegal rampage killed more than ten thousand people.
Over time, Donald Trump has been no less truthful about his intentions than Rodrigo Duterte
