Ah, heah we go again. NYT is up in ah grill about the #Boston accent... BTW: I loved Emily's book about Dropkick Murphy (the real guy). I saw a book talk when it came out and what a hoot. A fascinating look at early substance use disorder treatment. #GiftArticle www.nytimes.com/2026/04/15/s...

Why Is Everyone Wicked Obsesse...
Why Is Everyone Wicked Obsessed With This Boston Globe Reporter?

Emily Sweeney, a veteran journalist at the newspaper, is a social media sensation, bringing joy to all with her “hahd” Boston accent.

The New York Times

Ah, heah we go again. NYT is all up in our grill about the #Boston accent....

BTW: I loved Emily's book about Dropkick Murphy (the real guy). I saw a book talk when it came out and what a hoot. And a fascinating look at early substance use disorder treatment.

#GiftArticle

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/15/style/emily-sweeney-boston-globe-reporter.html?unlocked_article_code=1.bFA.dqAR.cMepq8JoDn2_&smid=url-share

Why Is Everyone Wicked Obsessed With This Boston Globe Reporter?

Emily Sweeney, a veteran journalist at the newspaper, is a social media sensation, bringing joy to all with her “hahd” Boston accent.

The New York Times

Yet another #AIIsGoingGreat / shitbag cop crossover: In 2021, an Oklahoma woman was extradited to Maryland and held for months based on facial recognition tip, despite stating she had never been to Maryland and had witnesses to corroborate. She didn't learn until years later that it was based on a facial recognition match

https://wapo.st/4tPz4nY

#GiftArticle #GiftLink

‘That wasn’t me’: How facial recognition led to a woman being jailed for 6 months

Kimberlee Williams, who lived in Oklahoma, was jailed after being accused of crimes in Maryland, a state she told investigators she had never visited.

The Washington Post
Maine bans new large data centers. #AI #LLM #giftarticle https://wapo.st/4sETyPp
Maine lawmakers pass nation’s first statewide ban on large data centers

The bill would block new data centers that draw more than 20 megawatts of power until the fall of 2027. It also calls to study their impact on the electrical grid.

The Washington Post
#giftArticle
Originally I was most afraid of the flying headless statue of liberty. But then I noticed how white everyone was, and the celebration of the insurrectionists. Though obviously a divine Trump with a magical spell in each hand is extremely scary, that's only the fourth most frightening thing.
#AIArt
https://wapo.st/4csq1SX
Trump’s Christlike image is filled with sloppy symbolism

Why the AI-generated meme — which the president posted on his social media platform, then removed — is offensive even to nonbelievers

The Washington Post

He Warned About the Dangers of A.I. If Only His Father Had Listened.

Ben Riley was already writing about the risks of chatbots when his dad started trusting A.I. over his doctor.

#AI #GiftArticle

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/13/well/ai-chatbots-cancer.html?unlocked_article_code=1.alA.iIhs.iRM9ZNED2TTg&smid=url-share

He Warned About the Dangers of A.I. If Only His Father Had Listened.

Ben Riley was already writing about the risks of chatbots when his dad started trusting A.I. over his doctor.

The New York Times

Viktor Orbán's defeat came thanks to a broad, diverse, and patriotic grassroots movement—and shatters the assumption of inevitability that has pervaded illiberal movements across the globe, Anne Applebaum argues.

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/04/illiberalism-not-inevitable/686778/?gift=oca7ztDUcOY1799kH9SL4FbhbJC_tDN8wIXSj24qDPU

#GiftArticle #GiftLink #Orban #AnneApplebaum

Illiberalism Is Not Inevitable

If Viktor Orbán can lose, then his Russian and American admirers can lose too.

The Atlantic
In 1990, a bipartisan Congress passed historic bills. Then it cracked apart.

36 years ago, a Republican president and Democratic lawmakers produced monumental laws. Now, a broken Congress has enabled Trump to undo key parts of that legacy.

The Washington Post
Take a look at this obit of Margaret Gipsy Moth, a fearless videographer for CNN in the 90s and 00s who died in 2010. The NYT has gotten around to writing her obit. What a life. Gift link. #WomensStories #WorldNews #giftLink #GiftArticle https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/11/obituaries/margaret-gipsy-moth-overlooked.html?unlocked_article_code=1.aFA._XW7.Eiz9aeC-mPQc&smid=url-share
Overlooked No More: Margaret Gipsy Moth, Fearless CNN Camera Operator

She covered conflicts across the globe, joking after she was injured in Sarajevo that she would be returning to find her missing teeth.

The New York Times

Very a convincing case from NYT that CENTCOM's denial of a PrSM strike on the school and sports hall in Lamerd was a lie

(unsurprising, the claim it was an Iranian cruise missile didn't make much sense or match the evidence)

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/10/world/middleeast/iran-us-missle-strike-civilians-lamerd.html?unlocked_article_code=1.Z1A.TLSt.iWTiooUAt8v-&smid=url-share

#GiftArticle #GiftLink

New Evidence Further Implicates U.S. Missiles in Strikes That Killed 21 Civilians in Iran

Additional images and video build on an earlier analysis, which the Pentagon has disputed, showing Precision Strike Missiles, or PrSMs, hit a sports hall and residential areas in the Iranian city of Lamerd.

The New York Times