"A worldwide Jew hunt"

Bret Stephens cites Amsterdam pogroms and hate crimes in Chicago, Brooklyn, Paris and inside Israel and says:

Notice what these attackers aren’t saying. They aren’t expressing themselves in the faddish language of anti-Zionism. They aren’t denouncing Israeli policy or speaking up for Palestinian rights. They aren’t trying to make careful distinctions between Jews and Israelis. They are, like generations of pogromists before them, simply out to get the Jews — a reminder, if one was needed, of the truth often attributed to Maya Angelou: “When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time.”

Bluesky is probably the new Twitter, says Ryan Broderick at Garbage Day. Threads is lame, he says.

He barely mentions Mastodon. Good. Let’s keep quiet about Mastodon so the clout-chasers don’t notice it.

Also: What if Trump’s Twitter ban helped him win the election? AI is continuing to eat Google and everything else. And: “Weird crypto guys want to buy Greenland and ‘terraform’ it.”

I have cottage cheese for lunch nearly every day. Minnie enjoys it too.

Dog standing on a daybed eating from the inside of a cottage cheese container. One of three photos, with various head and ear positions. Dog standing on a daybed eating from the inside of a cottage cheese container. One of three photos, with various head and ear positions. Dog standing on a daybed eating from the inside of a cottage cheese container. One of three photos, with various head and ear positions.

Matt Gaetz: Not just a pedo. Also an anti-Semite.

I’ve been thinking about this quote a lot since election results were declared. Carlin got REALLY cynical shortly before he died. He was sure the world was burning and enjoyed watching it burn.

Some of the reports out of Trumpworld yesterday, in particular, had me alternating between laughing out loud and afraid. And I’ve barely checked the news today.

The undead workforce: AI avatars could keep you on the job after you’re gone. Get ready for your employers to demand the right to create your AI avatar, putting you to work after you’ve quit, retired, been fired or died. My latest on Fierce Network.

I hope Trump supporters get everything they voted for.

Outstanding post from Cory Doctorow calling for a general strike in 2028

Trump is a scab, the Dems need unions, and the Dems are not faithful friends to unions. Harris campaign advisor – her brother-in-law Tony West – is Uber’s chief legal officer and the architect of Prop 22, California’s scab law that formalized “gig work” labor violations. The fact that when the eminently guillotineable union-buster Howard Schultz tries to win a presidential nomination he does so in the Democratic party speaks volumes. If your political party has room for Michael Bloomberg, it doesn’t have room for workers. Seriously, fuck that guy.

— General Strike 2028: Unions fight fascism

Something I saw while walking the dog: This artful cluster of birdhouses

Birdhouses whimsically arranged on a tree trunk surrounded by lush greenery.

Are you, personally, doing anything to prepare for Trump's second term?

A friend is lining up all his vaccinations for the next four years to prepare for anti-vaxxers taking charge of the US healthcare system.

Another friend is stocking up on electronics purchases now, anticipating price increases because of tariffs.

Another friend is diversifying his investment portfolio and moving investments overseas.

And, of course, some people are stocking up on survival gear or leaving the US.

How about you?

We’re not doing anything different, at least not now. If the US is going fascist, I can think of nowhere I’d rather be than California. Certainly not outside the US — no place in the world will be free of US foreign policy.

An elephant named Mary uses a hose to shower off, which is totally adorable and demonstrates sophisticated mastery of tool use.

A family built a 50,000-pound full-size replica Stargate in their Ohio backyard. The ring has become a social media sensation — but tourists are not welcome.

How It Went. John Gruber shares a moving story about his mother’s death, father’s wedding ring and the election.

How Trump 2.0 could transform American cloud, AI, broadband and more. President-elect Donald Trump’s return to the White House and his “America First” policies will reshape the American and international tech landscapes. My latest on Fierce Network.

“Your standing desk isn’t making you any healthier. A large new study found that standing for more than two hours a day doesn’t protect against the cardiovascular risks of too much sitting."

I started using a standing desk in late November 2010 and quickly found it more comfortable and stayed with it. I walk or stand for 12-13 hours or more on most days.

Here’s something I saw while walking the dog.

The Washington Post ordered its employees to return to the office five days a week. Huh?

Good journalists don’t work in the office. They go out in the community and find and report on news.

“News isn’t happening at your desk,” according to a great journalist (ChatGPT says it was Christopher Hitchens but I’m skeptical).

What a Trump win means for the FCC and telecom policy.Look for a Repubilcan-led FCC, eliminating Section 230 protections, potential revisions to the Universal Service Fund, good news for Elon Musk’s Starlink, and more.

This is an amazing, fast, in-depth analysis by my colleagues Diana Goovaerts and Masha Abarinova on Fierce Network

After using it once, I switched off Live Activity election results on my iPhone. Too much agita.

Apple users can use Live Activity to track election results from their home screens. I switched this on but will switch it off if it generates too much agita.