Meta provides Facebook messages in Nebraska abortion case prosecution

Or: why real privacy legislation would also protect women seeking reproductive healthcare. These laws aren't just a principle; they save lives.  #Technology [Link]

UPS pilots won’t fly if Teamsters strike

Really interesting to see people from across industries and disciplines fight for better conditions at the same time. I'd say it's promising; even hopeful. I would like to see them all succeed, and for more to follow.  #Labor [Link]

Vox Media stops using Chorus, proprietary CMS, for its own websites

Honestly, every media company should get out of the CMS business and just use WordPress or another open source alternative. This is not your core value or competitive advantage. Build tools that support your journalism (and then open source those, too).  #Media [Link]

Local TV stations form new coalition to urge streaming reform

There's the potential here to upend niche sports coverage on live streaming services, which in part work through local broadcasting. And the legal ramifications of designating live TV streaming services as TV providers would be interesting. #Media [Link]

Media Is at a Unique Inflection Point

The subtext here is simple: to survive, media companies must know their audiences well (not just in aggregate) and serve their unmet needs directly. This has been true for a long time, but economics have sharpened the point.  #Media [Link]

Houston Chronicle reports Texas DPS trooper witnessing 'inhumane' implementations against migrant families crossing Rio Grande

Every American needs to know that these kinds of sick harms are being done to people, including small children, in their names. And every American needs to understand that some of their fellow citizens actually support it. We continue to be in a very dark place.  #Democracy [Link]

Bluesky is under fire for allowing usernames with racial slurs

A cautionary tale to say the least. The linked PR with slurs removed from a username denylist is rough to see. Real, vulnerable apologies and strong action to correct would go some way, but it might be too late.  #Technology [Link]

Adam Pickets Everything

Adam Conover's activism has been refreshing to see during the writer's strike: not just picketing the studios but educating the public about what a union does and how a strike works at the same time. It's also fun to hear about other entertainers I

The whitening of social media

“To watch the doors that have been opened to so many start to close because of racism in particular is a slap in the face, especially when so many white allies don’t seem to grasp the quieter sides of racism. Racism isn’t always overt and loud. Sometimes it

Life before cellphones: The barely believable after-work activities of young people in 2002

It's probably not too controversial to say that ubiquitous internet has hurt everyone's work-life balance. To see what should be normal life reflected in a "remember when ..." nostalgia piece is jarring. I remember this world!  #Labor [Link]

The opposition to Starmer has to begin now

I'm homesick like crazy, but between the Conservatives and the unabashed Thatcherism of supposed opposition leader Keir Starmer, British politics look pretty bleak. The plan outlined here is one (long-shot) path forward.  #Democracy [Link]

Schools Usually Call Moms

Disappointing but unsurprising data around gender inequality in parenting. I find the fact that schools are more likely to call mothers infuriating, to the point that I've experimented with creating a virtual call center number for both parents to share. #Society [Link]