Jon Kropf

More people should read @basicinstructions.bsky.social

in a world of JK Rowlings be a Dolly Parton

The Library is devastated to learn of the passing of Dolly Parton, a music legend and titan of children's literacy. Her Imagination Library program has earned multiple Library Literacy Awards and, in 2018, she visited us to donate its 100 millionth book to our collection and host a story time. 🦋❤️

Interesting article about the features of Flock from and admin POV. In particular the ability to omit plates from tracking and the possible lack of audit trail around the use of this feature. chazstevens.substack.com/p/the-list-t...

NEW and also WOW Aug 19 2026 - Brevard County, FL Deputy of the Year (Michael Fultz) Quits After Internal Probe Found Flock Abuse, Gun in Sex Acts, Nazi Salute Photo, Racial Slurs

❌data modelling ✅ Data, modelling

Yesterday, WIRED learned that Madison Square Garden was suing us for our accurate reporting. We stand by our work. That’s why we’re removing the paywall from two of the MSG stories they don’t want you to read, making them free for everyone.

I would kill or die for Larry

Oh my. This is spectacular. sinceyouarrived.world/taken

theonion.info

So was it a typo that took down all the reginos?

So good! A wonderful metaphor for what's going on in AI coding today. www.dbreunig.com/2026/03/26/w...

States have a moral obligation to develop universal health care systems, Pope Leo XIV said, stating that "health cannot be a luxury for the few."

DOCTOR: I told him he needed to get out to a show, that was how he would cure his depression. CHOTINER: So you learned this technique in school? DR: No, not— listen it was good advice. Pagliacci was in town. C: Right. Is it standard to give advice before learning a patient’s name? DR: Now look

This account stuck my comic through an ugly AI filter, removed my @ from the bottom and blocked me when I called them out.

The “prosecute the former regime at every level” candidate has my vote in 2028.

Four generations of my family have served our country. Service is in my blood. The President wouldn’t know anything about that.

this is not behavior becoming of a FIFA Peace Prize recipient.

I wrote about the fake account blowup on X this weekend. A genuine post-truth nightmare and proof that these companies have polluted their platforms so thoroughly and traded reality for profit that they've undermined the very idea of what the internet is supposed to be.

🎵 “Join Ice” - @wellesmusic on Colbert

(spending 9 billion dollars to make a robot say "i have always loved you") hard times create strong men

www.newyorker.com/cartoons/daily-cartoon/tuesday-november-11th-we-cave

Shot (literally) / Chaser

Zohran Mamdani Refuses To Share Plan For Making Rich Richer

OK, marketing idea, it's not a "shutdown," it's a "government rapture."

National Guard in downtown DC. Keeping ….the Hermes store safe. This is in CityCenter where Stephen Miller used to have a condo.

When will someone have the courage to sponsor the Charlie Kirk gun control bill to ban these types of future tragedies.

SCOTUS: considering race as one factor in a college applicant's file is blatantly unconstitutional ALSO SCOTUS: considering race as one factor in targeting whom to detain and deport is cool cool cool

Dealing with law enforcement can be stressful, so it’s important to know your rights before you’re face-to-face with ICE agents. While there’s never any guarantee that law enforcement officers will follow the law, here’s what they can and can’t legally do to you and what you can legally demand. ⬇️

starting to think we should give "strange women lying in ponds distributing swords" a chance as a basis for our system of government

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ICE just prevented me from entering an immigration detention facility in my district—a clear violation of federal law. Members of Congress have the right to immediately access these facilities. Listen here 👇

I deleted several posts about a Times story because they violated Times social media standards.

@frago.cartoons

Getting warmed up this morning with my 80 year old mom.

We've just updated the @wired.com guide to protecting your privacy while attending protests with the latest best practices. @agreenberg.bsky.social and @lhn.bsky.social report: www.wired.com/story/how-to...

Dear @schumer.senate.gov @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social STOP telling America we are in a Constituional crisis (which we are) but ACTING like it’s politics as usual. IF IT’S A GDMF CRISIS, ACT LIKE IT! We don’t want to see more speeches & interviews. We want to see open rebellion from YOU!!

Some personal news: I’ve paused the car factory I started building yesterday.

Tariffs xkcd.com/3073

Hey NBC and Seth Meyers, y’all need to book the largest possible venue in D.C. on April 26th and do a competing fundraiser and comedy show that actually celebrates the First Amendment. Televise it. Make Amber Ruffin the central act. Send a message that free speech is non-negotiable.