He was one of the most talented and fascinating filmmakers of his generation.

David Lynch has died at the age of 78, following a long illness.

Creator of Twin Peaks, director of the very first adaptation of Dune (1984), but also Elephant Man, Blue Velvet, Eraserhead, and Mulholland Drive, David Lynch left his mark on the history of cinema and television.

Tell your Senator to pass the PRESS Act.

The PRESS Act, which has been sitting in limbo since it passed the House in January, would protect reporters from having to reveal their sources except for national security reasons. It has bipartisan support — Democrat Ron Wyden sponsored the bill and Republicans Lindsey Graham and Mike Lee are co-sponsors — and it feels like the sort of thing that’s going to get increasingly relevant in a second Trump administration.

Our ability to produce things like the Foxconn investigation depends on freedom of the press, after all, and Trump and his allies like Elon Musk have made it clear they will pressure the media any way they can. (Obvious disclosure: I am biased in favor of freedom of the press, and The Verge’s parent company Vox Media is part of media industry groups that are also advocating for this bill.)

Here’s an easy link from the ACLU to send a note to your Senators:

https://go.peoplepower.org/letter/congress-press-act

This (from Maciej Cegłowski, who is apparently not a fedizen) is an evisceration.

https://idlewords.com/2024/5/the_lunacy_of_artemis.htm

Holy crap, Nilay Patel just ruthlessly corners Substack’s CEO Chris Best on moderating racist content and I love it

https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTR35o66A/