Charles Finch @charlesfinch.bsky.social · 17/06/2025Interesting - I have no doubt you’re right, I should have added that perspective 000
Charles Finch @charlesfinch.bsky.social · 16/06/2025I reviewed this interesting book about how weird work feels in late capitalism www.nytimes.com/2025/06/16/b...nytimes.comHer Job Was Real. So Why Did Her Work Feel So Fake? 230
Charles Finch @charlesfinch.bsky.social · 14/06/2025My theory of Garland is he’s a master of knowing exactly what liberals fear at any moment. Don’t go to Thailand they’ll take your kidney (the beach) you’re being invaded (28 days later) computers will kill you (ex machina) country’s at war (civil war). He’s great at it 2140
Reposted by Charles FinchClimatologist49 @climatologist49.bsky.social · 13/06/2025There it is. The first ever Heat Advisory issued in Alaska. This is the first year it has been an option. @alaskawx.bsky.social 5621911108
Charles Finch @charlesfinch.bsky.social · 12/06/2025Brian Wilson was having a breakdown before a tour in Japan and Al Jardine said “just stay home - play around with all your pet sounds.” Which is why…if there’s a second spirit that matters most in The Beach Boys, it’s Al. Who played with him till the end. Farewell genius. I’m sorry for the world. 061
Reposted by Charles FinchMarisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 12/06/2025if you don't like bluesky then don't use it, it's not that deep 723043208
Reposted by Charles FinchAndrew Couts @couts.bsky.social · 10/06/2025NEW: A data broker owned by major airlines sold domestic US flight data to DHS, telling the dept. not to disclose that, according to records obtained by @404media.co—copublished in partnership with @wired.com. No paywall bc FOIA @josephcox.bsky.social w/ the scoop: www.wired.com/story/airlin...wired.comAirlines Don’t Want You to Know They Sold Your Flight Data to DHSA contract obtained by 404 Media shows that an airline-owned data broker forbids the feds from revealing it sold them detailed passenger data. 3419701105
Reposted by Charles FinchBrian PJ Cronin @brianpjcronin.bsky.social · 08/06/2025Think about all the incredible writers you know who can’t get any publicity but James Fucking Frey gets the front page glow up in the Sunday NY Times, called a “literary outlaw” for making shit up in a book billed as non-fiction, and a whole paragraph devoted to him describing his orgasms. 34623103
Reposted by Charles FinchLila Byock @lbyock.bsky.social · 06/06/2025Jonathan Haidt & co like to scold parents for overestimating the dangers of letting kids roam free. But it really is more dangerous for kids to be alone on the streets now. Not because of kidnappers — because of cars. 1311126
Reposted by Charles FinchThe Lever @levernews.com · 05/06/2025🚨BIG STORY: Senators put a line into the crypto bill requiring bankrupt banks to prioritize remunerating crypto investors over depositors. The provision could require banks to take cash from your savings account & use it to pay senators' crypto donors. www.levernews.com/cryptos-new-... 12179145
Reposted by Charles FinchCarolyn Barber, MD @cbarbermd.bsky.social · 03/06/2025He needed air. The price was $539. When OptumRx dropped coverage of his $66 inhaler, Cole couldn’t afford the new price. 5 days later, he died from a severe asthma attack—with no inhaler. He paid with his life. www.nbcnews.com/nightly-news... #MedSky #SciSky #PedsSky #PulmSkynbcnews.com22-year-old dies after being unable to afford asthma inhalerIn our new series “The Cost of Denial,” NBC News’ Anne Thompson reports on the young man who went to refill his asthma inhaler only to find it unaffordable because it was no longer covered by his insu... 23232361764
Reposted by Charles FinchBrooke @brooklynmarie.bsky.social · 29/05/2025Lmao the future sucks 28534102
Reposted by Charles FinchBen Paulos @paulosanalysis.com · 24/05/2025California renewables are currently producing more than total state power demand. Exporting clean energy to Arizona, Nevada and the Pacific Northwest. 29724
Reposted by Charles FinchEd Zitron @edzitron.com · 14/05/2025www.wheresyoured.at/lost-in-the-... 837490
Reposted by Charles FinchProPublica @propublica.org · 08/05/2025New from @davidarmstrongx.bsky.social: When I was diagnosed with cancer, I set out to understand why a single pill of Revlimid cost the same as a new iPhone. I’ve covered high drug prices as a reporter for years. What I discovered shocked even me.propublica.orgThe Price of RemissionWhen I was diagnosed with cancer, I set out to understand why a single pill of Revlimid cost the same as a new iPhone. I’ve covered high drug prices as a reporter for years. What I discovered shocked ... 26550841997
Reposted by Charles FinchBarchart @barchart.com · 06/05/2025The Top 1% of U.S. earners now have more wealth than the entire middle class 45677296
Charles Finch @charlesfinch.bsky.social · 01/05/2025Lynch’s politics are obviously far left because he was smart and not a monster but there is A truth here, however accidentally, which is that his work and right wing politics are both based almost completely in one emotion: fear 030
Reposted by Charles FinchBenjamin Dreyer @bcdreyer.social · 28/04/2025I'm seeing that people around here have been reading Victor Klemperer's diaries lately (there are two volumes), and I can't recommend them too highly.penguinrandomhouse.comI Will Bear Witness, Volume 1 by Victor Klemperer: 9780375753787 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: BooksThe publication of Victor Klemperer's secret diaries brings to light one of the most extraordinary documents of the Nazi period. "In its cool, lucid style and power of observation," said The... 35210
Reposted by Charles FinchJulia Simon @juliaradio.bsky.social · 23/04/2025The parties included a 7, 8, and 4-year-old. "None of the children were accompanied by parents or attorneys." "The 4-year-old girl in the tie-dye shirt raised her hand, dangling her pink plushy above her head. It wasn’t clear – was she responding to the question, or just playing with her toy?"gothamist.com4-year-old migrant girl, other kids go to court in NYC with no lawyer: 'The cruelty is apparent'The Trump administration cut funding for lawyers aiding unaccompanied minors in court. 41760319
Reposted by Charles FinchReuters @reuters.com · 21/04/2025US FDA suspends milk quality tests amid workforce cuts reut.rs/4cHdnz3 1801321873
Charles Finch @charlesfinch.bsky.social · 10/04/2025Oh wow thank you so much Anne!!! I’m barely on here. I should be more. Good to find you again after the exodus from twitter, and really, thanks! 130
Charles Finch @charlesfinch.bsky.social · 08/04/2025I reviewed this book! www.nytimes.com/2025/04/08/b...nytimes.comBook Review: ‘Authority: Essays,’ by Andrea Long Chu“Authority,” a new collection of reviews and essays by the Pulitzer Prize-winning critic Andrea Long Chu, showcases her smarts, humor and contempt. 140
Charles Finch @charlesfinch.bsky.social · 13/03/2025I wrote a bit about Joan Didion. Also I’m so incredibly sorry about the state of the world! www.nytimes.com/2025/03/11/b...nytimes.comHow the Movies Made Joan Didion a Great American WriterA new book by Alissa Wilkinson argues that the iconic writer’s imagination and signature style were profoundly shaped by Hollywood. 040
Reposted by Charles FinchCharles Ornstein @charlesornstein.bsky.social · 11/01/2025Holy cow! This has been an extraordinary week of impact for @propublica and our journalists. I wanted to take a moment to share the power of accountability journalism to make a difference. Here we go! 271433245
Reposted by Charles FinchTreehouse of Howers @tylerhower.bsky.social · 10/01/2025In re Claremont, Paul Fussell rightly pointed out back in the 80s that think tanks and institutes with all their talk of “scholars” and “fellows” was just people playing at university without having actually to put in the work—or, I’d add, having to face oppositional views from colleagues. 10698118
Reposted by Charles Finchryan cooper @ryanlcooper.com · 31/12/2024been thinking about this a lot. journalism, books, music, and film industries, all severely damaged or destroyed by Big Tech “innovation” 31873197
Reposted by Charles FinchBrent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 26/11/2024Denver gave people experiencing homelessness $1k/month. A year later, nearly half had housing. They also had fewer ER visits, nights spent in a hospital, and jail stays. The report estimates that this reduction in public service use SAVED the city $589k. www.businessinsider.com/denver-basic...businessinsider.comDenver gave people experiencing homelessness $1,000 a month. A year later, nearly half of participants said they had housing.Participants in Denver's basic-income program reported having more-secure housing, though results were similar in the trial and control groups. 7153690812487
Reposted by Charles FinchDr Adam Levy @climateadam.bsky.social · 03/12/2024one of the biggest lies that is told about climate change is that: it's too late. it's out of our hands. our fate is sealed. but we know how to stop the heating up. great post from @andrewdessler.com www.theclimatebrink.com/p/climate-ch...theclimatebrink.comStop emissions, stop warming: A climate reality checkWhy future warming isn't as "locked in" as you might think 819780
Charles Finch @charlesfinch.bsky.social · 30/11/2024Feel like soap and chocolate are similar enough that it seems like Dove are up to something suspicious 180
Reposted by Charles FinchAdrian Dawnwalker 🧛🏾♂️ 🦇 @adrianswalker.blacksky.app · 29/11/2024No crossing the picket line! 019975
Reposted by Charles FinchDan Saltzstein @dansaltzstein.bsky.social · 28/11/2024A May study in the Lancet estimated that vaccines against 14 common pathogens have saved 154 million lives over the past 50 years, a rate of six lives every minute. 20554246
Reposted by Charles FinchTimothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 27/11/2024The problem isn’t government waste. The problem is that billionaires don’t pay taxes. 324143803914
Reposted by Charles FinchWilliam B. Fuckley @opinionhaver.bsky.social · 27/11/2024I think the story of media, particularly online media, in the last couple decades is basically “market becomes more efficient, society realizes inefficiency was load bearing ” 542557521
Reposted by Charles FinchJamie Carter @jctheresistance.demcast.com · 27/11/2024EVERY. WORD. OF. THIS. 1070327329114
Charles Finch @charlesfinch.bsky.social · 27/11/2024Does anyone else skip the AI search result on principle 670
Charles Finch @charlesfinch.bsky.social · 27/11/2024I am not even kidding: the dems should run Matthew McConaughey on a broad populist platform. It’s a new world, adapt or die. 010
Reposted by Charles FinchGeorge Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 27/11/2024This is going to piss a lot of men off, but ignore them, too! 620133652009
Reposted by Charles FinchKen Klippenstein @kenklippenstein.bsky.social · 27/11/2024Have the Democrats tried running a populist for president the last half century? Might want to give that a shot 721364101
Reposted by Charles FinchJames Downie @jamescdownie.bsky.social · 26/11/2024At least one Democrat should make this a slogan in 2028. 426544
Charles Finch @charlesfinch.bsky.social · 25/11/2024Had the pleasure of writing about Jean Strouse’s new Sargent book for the Boston Globe www.bostonglobe.com/2024/11/21/a...bostonglobe.com‘Family Romance’ paints a portrait of Sargent and his patrons - The Boston GlobeJean Strouse explores the fin-de-siècle story of the artist and one family he portrayed. 010
Reposted by Charles FinchElad Nehorai @eladn.bsky.social · 24/11/2024I strongly believe that we underestimate the power of existential despair in our current cultural and political moment. 53962149