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Susan Glasser, a staff writer at The New Yorker, where she writes a column on life in Washington and co-anchors a weekly roundtable discussion on "The Political Scene" podcast, and co-author with Peter Baker of The Divider: Trump in the White House, 2017-2021 (Doubleday, 2022), offers analysis, and fact-checking, of President Trump's speech to Congress.

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Kadia Goba,  congressional reporter for Semafor, provides her analysis of the official Democratic response to Pres. Trump's speech, from Michigan Senator Elissa Slotkin, as well as how Democrats in the chamber for the president's speech responded.

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Reminder for folks in Austin, Fediverse House is this weekend, Sunday and Monday. I’ll be there. In a happy coincidence, Sunday is also the anniversary of the first post to my blog. 23 years.

Every day during this pledge drive, listeners can try their hands at a quiz. Today: true or false? 

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People who criticize Dems for weak opposition at the SOTU are not hypocrites only if they said before the event what they would do. I was glad not to have to choose. I think in the end they did what made sense to each one individually. The range of response by the Dems was much broader than the Repubs. We should be thankful they haven't capitulated, as so many have, esp in what we used to think of as journalism.

We need a new kind of social network designed to run an effective response to fascism. So far all we have are profit centers for billionaires and wannabe billionaires.

On the podcast today we have James Kemp, the Core Product Lead for WooCommerce at Automattic. James discusses his role in overseeing the Woo product, emphasising improvements and innovations in WooCommerce. He outlines the platform's significant market share, driving e-commerce strategies for various scales of businesses. The discussion also covers flexibility, backward compatibility challenges, new branding, and the competitive e-commerce landscape, exploring how WooCommerce compares to SaaS competitors. James expresses openness to community suggestions and highlights e-commerce trends like mobile technology, augmented solutions, and the evolving nature of online purchasing. If you are keen to understand the breadth of WooCommerce's impact on e-commerce, or are curious about the direction of online shopping, this episode is for you.

Watch out for people who celebrate your freedom while profiting from your enslavement.

One thing to be grateful for, Trump didn’t invite any of the Jan 6 rioters back to the Capitol for his speech.

From the halls of Harvard to the pages of The Atlantic, Yoni Appelbaum's story defies conventional career paths. As Deputy Executive Editor and author of Stuck, Appelbaum illuminates how America's declining mobility is transforming our social fabric and political landscape. ...

In his first address to Congress on Tuesday night, President Trump took a highly partisan victory lap as Democratic lawmakers openly protested against him. Maggie Haberman, a White House correspondent for The Times, walks us through the speech, including the reactions to it ...

After President Donald Trump’s tariffs went into effect, Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau offered an extraordinary, heartfelt plea to the American people. He said: “Your government has chosen to do this, to you.” This comes as anxiety is rising among Repu...

For companies that rely on Google, the company's collapse offers a warning

I have decided to leave Google, and will be joining Anthropic to continue my work on machine learning security

Practical advice for writers to start turning readers into true fans

Worked a bunch on the Mac app today, one of my favorite things to work on. Almost done with the next update, so I’ll wrap it up tomorrow morning and release it. Also finally solved that ridiculous “41 new posts” bug.

Measles is one of the most contagious diseases in the world. It was eliminated in the United States 25 years ago because of an effective vaccine. While cases periodically pop up, a growing wave of vaccine skepticism is giving this old virus new traction. Health reporter Feni...

The news should always report whether a bit of news is a financial plus or minus for Trump as in does this thing make him richer or poorer. That way you can zero in on the "why" of everything.