Inspired by this blog post from Nick Heer, I took a closer look at Grain and also Flashes. I’ve prototyped support for Grain in Micro.blog and will ship it today. Flashes mostly piggybacks on existing Bluesky lexicon, so doesn’t really need special support from what I can tell.
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SCOTUSblog
• Taraleigh Davis
Dissents on the emergency docket are not created equal
SCOTUSblog
• Kelsey Dallas, Nora Collins
Democrats push Supreme Court term limits
Plus, SCOTUS’ prediction markets policy is facing scrutiny.
Political Wire
• Taegan Goddard
Google Hit with $1 Billion Fine by EU
“In a decision likely to intensify trans-Atlantic trade tensions, European Union regulators on Thursday hit Google with a $1 billion fine for illegally undercutting competition through its dominance as a search engine,” the New York Times reports. “President Trump has previously threatened to retaliate against the European Union for what he views as the unfair […]
Political Wire
• Taegan Goddard
Justice Department to Speed Up Merger Reviews
“Merging companies will get a shortcut to ending antitrust investigations under a Justice Department change meant to make the government review process less burdensome for businesses,” the Wall Street Journal reports. “The department’s antitrust division plans to announce on Thursday a new model for streamlining merger reviews that would quickly focus on the most apparent […]
'The Odyssey' Shows Studios When to Ignore Critics (bloomberg.com)
An Illustrated Guide to Trump’s Conflict of Interest Risks (Gift Article) (nytimes.com)
Doofus Chaplain Takes The Giants' Pride Night Victimhood To Instagram | Defector (defector.com)
As the cost of aging soars, families’ wealth is evaporating (wapo.st)
Patrick Kane returns to Blackhawks on 2-year deal (Gift Article) (nytimes.com)
U.S. Signs Deal to Help Saudis Obtain Nuclear Power (Gift Article) (nytimes.com)
What we’re hearing about Phillies’ trade deadline strategy for starting pitching (Gift Article) (nytimes.com)
Opinion | Carlos the Jackal’s Violent Chaos Endures (Gift Article) (nytimes.com)
The Other Victims of a Wrongful Conviction (theatlantic.com)
U.S. Military Presence in Jordan Makes It Iranian Target (Gift Article) (nytimes.com)
One thought on Fred Warner, Osa Odighizuwa and every player on the 49ers defense (Gift Article) (nytimes.com)
What Surging Bond Yields Mean for Consumers and Markets (wsj.com)
wsj.com/finance/investing/what-surging-bond-yields-mean-for-consumers-and-markets-cb37b61f
The Torment Nexus
• Mathew Ingram
It's the end of reading as we know it! It's the new Dark Ages!
If you read The Atlantic, or you follow a lot of writers on Substack — or virtually any other writing-focused website or form of social media — you will already know what this post is about: The Atlantic published a piece recently entitled The End of Reading
The Wolf – Hudson Valley’s New Country
• Evan Paul
Brantley Gilbert + Jelly Roll's New Song is a Tearjerker
Jelly Roll showed up to a songwriting session visibly shaken — and it ended up inspiring a song. Continue reading…
Political Wire
• Taegan Goddard
Trump Makes Saudi Nuclear Deal Conditional
“A day after the United States signed a landmark nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia, President Trump added a new condition to the sale of nuclear reactors to the kingdom, declaring that the entire arrangement now depends on the Saudi willingness to establish diplomatic relations with Israel,” the New York Times reports. Washington Post: Trump adds […]