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It turns out when you get a flat tire after hitting a pothole in the middle of nowhere late at night and you don’t have a spare1 in a state...
This weekend, JD Vance is visiting a small VT town near where...
This weekend, JD Vance is visiting a small VT town near where I live and plans to ski at Sugarbush. The locals are understandably pissed — both at our fascist...
Trump Administration Litigation Tracker. “The table below tracks legal challenges to the...
Trump Administration Litigation Tracker. “The table below tracks legal challenges to the Trump administration’s executive orders, as well as cases on behalf of the Trump administration to enforce them.”
As Facebook Abandons Fact-Checking, It’s Also Offering Bonuses for Viral Content. “The...
As Facebook Abandons Fact-Checking, It’s Also Offering Bonuses for Viral Content. “The upshot: a likely resurgence of incendiary false stories on Facebook, some of them funded by Meta.”
Actress Hunter Schafer’s gender marker was changed to “male” on her US...
Actress Hunter Schafer’s gender marker was changed to “male” on her US passport due to Trump’s anti-trans passport rules. “This is real…and no one, no matter their circumstance, no matter...
Inalienable Rights vs. Conditional Privileges
From @existennialmemes on Tumblr: Listen, if a Bad President can come in and take away our rights and we’re dependent on a Good President replacing them in four years to...
AOC Shows How to Fight Back and Stand Strong. “AOC’s stand for...
AOC Shows How to Fight Back and Stand Strong. “AOC’s stand for her constituents, and her public refusal to be intimidated, are models of resistance that other Democrats would do...
Andor Season Two Trailer
I don’t know about you, but I’m ready to watch an earnest show about an ultimately successful revolution against a fascist government. It will be interesting to see in this...
This website is tracking how many people have lost their jobs because...
This website is tracking how many people have lost their jobs because of the USAID Stop-Work Order (55K confirmed, 100K+ estimated globally) and documenting other effects (people dying around the...
From Last Week Tonight With John Oliver, a list of instructions on...
From Last Week Tonight With John Oliver, a list of instructions on “how to change your settings to make yourself less valuable to Meta”.
A collection of videos of people fighting back against the Trump administration,...
A collection of videos of people fighting back against the Trump administration, incl. Maine governor Janet Mills, former NFL player Chris Kluwe, and AOC. It’s good to see this stuff...
Fired NPS, USFS, BLM Employees Share Their Stories
The Guardian profiled a number of people fired from the agencies that manage federal lands - the US Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, etc. — purged from their jobs...
Following a public uproar, the Trump administration is walking back some of...
Following a public uproar, the Trump administration is walking back some of the purges of National Park Service employees.
From Eater, What Should You Do if ICE Comes to Your Restaurant?...
From Eater, What Should You Do if ICE Comes to Your Restaurant? “We spoke to legal experts about what restaurant owners and workers can do to protect themselves from immigration...
We the Builders is a site run by current and former federal...
We the Builders is a site run by current and former federal employees about how “DOGE” is destroying the government. “They are destroyers. We are the builders. We don’t work...
When Your Only Job Is to Cuddle. “On that day, I rocked...
When Your Only Job Is to Cuddle. “On that day, I rocked him for three hours. My left shoulder ached, my arm went numb, but I would not let go,...
Running Pong in 240 Browser Tabs. “That’s 240 browser tabs in a...
Running Pong in 240 Browser Tabs. “That’s 240 browser tabs in a tight 8x30 grid. And they’re running pong!” 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →
Speaking of Amy Sherald, she’s got an exhibition at The Whitney that...
Speaking of Amy Sherald, she’s got an exhibition at The Whitney that opens on April 9th! “This exhibition includes a billboard across from the Museum’s entrance on Gansevoort Street.” 💬...
Roxane Gay’s lovely obituary for her mother Nicole: It Was Always Going...
Roxane Gay’s lovely obituary for her mother Nicole: It Was Always Going to be Too Soon. “She had an unwavering moral code, a profound inclination toward justice, and her standards...
A Quick Anniversary Note
Today somehow marks 20 years of writing/editing/designing/producing kottke.org as my full-time job (and almost 27 years in total).1 Here’s part of what I wrote five years ago to mark the...