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CNN exposes a global “online rape academy” that teaches men how to drug and rape women without detection. Over 62 million men attended in February alone. cnn.com/interactive/20…

Today is the day. We're launching More Perfect University, and Bernie Sanders is getting in on the ground floor. Join him and John Russell in launching a whole new way for students to speak truth to power.

Wonderful news from the world of books. Over the past five years, independent booksellers have surged in number by 70%. Last year alone, over 400 new indies opened their doors and began spilling joy into their communities. Here’s that story and more 👉 millersbookreview.com/p/bookish-dive…

We’re hoping that an economic populist movement for the next generation will start through More Perfect Union on campuses. nytimes.com/2026/04/15/us/… via @NYTimes

Jamie Dornan is the new Aragorn. The full cast of #TheLordOfTheRings: The Hunt for Gollum" has been revealed, with Dornan as Strider and Ian McKellen and Elijah Wood both back as Gandalf and Frodo. variety.com/2026/film/news…

me at 1am on ao3 choosing what fic im going to read after telling oomfs goodnight

this is horrific. Ahmed is a kind, caring and wonderful human being. free Ahmed.

TMZ officially lands in DC.

Amazing: that viral couple were arguing about the Ben Sasse podcast and the future of liberal arts education. si.com/nba/pacers/vir…

“There’s a lot of reasons why I use those pronouns that relate to my queerness, but also to my race. I wanted to be able to signal to other queer, brown women that I'm out & it's not a big deal. In my head it doesn't feel like coming out. It feels like letting people in.”

That last paragraph in the quote from Coates has been screaming at me since I read it.

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Heated Rivalry being nominated for a Peabody is one of the MOST significant accolades it could've achieved. Only the most revered in media/journalism get nominated, & PB is more known for its journalism honorees. I forgot HR could be eligible for this. What a wonderful surprise

One of the 13 New Yorkers interviewed by the NYT for Mayor Mamdani's first 100 Days:

Chicago has turned all public school IDs into library cards to boost student access. blockclubchi.co/3NTWvNM

Rest of World seeking our next ambitious Editor-in-Chief to reimagine our publication for this new era of tech volatility. We’re looking for a visionary leader to take the reins of our world-class newsroom. Join us: restofworld.org/about/hiring/e…

The Advocate (LA) is looking for a politics and government affairs reporter workforcenow.adp.com/mascsr/default…

cool job alert

(🧵1/11) For the past year and a half, I've been investigating OpenAI and Sam Altman for @NewYorker. With my coauthor @andrewmarantz, I reviewed never-before-disclosed internal memos, obtained 200+ pages of documents related to a close colleague, including extensive private notes, and interviewed more than 100 people. OpenAI was founded on the premise that A.I. could be the most dangerous invention in human history—and that its C.E.O. would need to be a person of uncommon integrity. We lay out the most detailed account yet of why Altman was ousted out by board members and executives who came to believe he lacked that integrity, and ask: were they right to allege that he couldn't be trusted? A thread on some of of our findings: