Ilya Marritz @ilyamarritz.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Lived in London just under a year... ...just had my first Alastair and Rory sighting Waterloo Bridge, deep in discourse 010
Ilya Marritz @ilyamarritz.bsky.social · 18/09/2026why did Piddington choose *principality* as a form of government? 110
Ilya Marritz @ilyamarritz.bsky.social · 22/08/2026what they say: 1. it's a neutral technology, it's what you *do* with it that counts 2. it will cure cancer, make life easier & better 3. just try it! it's so useful 3. it's happening whether you like it or not and then there's this >> www.wsj.com/articles/ais...wsj.comRare-Book Sales Are Booming. They’re Getting Sliced Up and Fed to AI.Sellers are enjoying a jump in sales but fretting over whether irreplaceable books are being “sent to the guillotine” to train large language models. 140
Ilya Marritz @ilyamarritz.bsky.social · 17/08/2026TFW you have to scroll all the way to the bottom... 140
Ilya Marritz @ilyamarritz.bsky.social · 17/08/2026Had enough hand-wringing over what social media is doing to our brains? Let's consider how it's changing storytelling... @kjezermorton.bsky.social wrote a whole book about this & it's *excellent* Catch my convo w/ her at Libreria in London this weds 19 Aug for free> libreria.io/the-story-of...libreria.ioThe Story of Your Life: Kathryn Jezer-Morton on how social media is changing how we live | LibreriaIn The Story of Your Life, journalist and sociologist Kathryn Jezer-Morton asks a deceptively simple question: what happens when social media doesn't just 023
Ilya Marritz @ilyamarritz.bsky.social · 06/08/2026I'm ignorant, but what exactly is the case for scrolling as an *opt-in* on pdfs? 210
Ilya Marritz @ilyamarritz.bsky.social · 30/07/2026The SEC took note of the Trump/Witkoff crypto launch during the 2024 campaign: "high-level officials there immediately viewed the firm as selling proximity to a potential president" always read @andreabernstein.bsky.social slate.com/news-and-pol...slate.comIt’s Not J.D. Vance, Stephen Miller, or Marco Rubio. Someone Else Is Transforming Trump’s World Right in Front of Us.Who is Steve Witkoff, really? 141
Ilya Marritz @ilyamarritz.bsky.social · 24/07/2026what is happening here www.ft.com/content/ed9b...ft.comLaura Loomer meets Volodymyr Zelenskyy after pro-Ukraine conversionFar-right influencer abandoned opposition to war to praise Kyiv’s resilience against Russian aggression 040
Reposted by Ilya MarritzKai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 15/07/2026Super interesting @ilyamarritz.bsky.social story on ‘climate quitters’ just now. one.npr.org/i/nx-s1-5860...one.npr.org🔊 Listen Now: In London, a social group aims to help workers imagine life after oilMorning Edition on NPR One | 4:24 210318
Ilya Marritz @ilyamarritz.bsky.social · 10/07/2026it's 2026 and radio announcers are still telling listeners how to operate their smart speakers 040
Reposted by Ilya MarritzErica Heilman @rumblestrip.bsky.social · 03/07/2026Send me voice memos from your Fourth of July! Temper tantrums. Parades. Traffic jams and fireworks and languid hangs at the pond. I’m going to make a show with your recordings to commemorate the 250th. You can send them to rumblestripvermont@gmail.com www.rumblestripvermont.com/episodes/6ab...rumblestripvermont.comLet’s make a show about the 4th of July — Rumble StripIt’s the fourth of July. The 250th. Let’s make a show about it. 042
Reposted by Ilya MarritzDavid Gura @davidgura.bsky.social · 10/06/2026In October, Bloomberg News reported, “After years of getting shunned by major banks, Donald Trump’s money has found another place to call home, Citigroup Inc.” Today: 27326
Ilya Marritz @ilyamarritz.bsky.social · 10/06/2026story will feel relevant to Americans, whose wages are also rising slower than prices for many consumer goods 010
Ilya Marritz @ilyamarritz.bsky.social · 10/06/2026for @npr.org/ @planetmoney.bsky.social's The Indicator, I went down to the Weeyuh with a mackem and learned to say "howay the lads!", all in an effort to understand why the UK economy is looking distinctly sluggish pls have a listen>> www.npr.org/2026/06/09/n...npr.orgU OK, UK? : The Indicator from Planet MoneyIn the United Kingdom, young people are out of work, government borrowing costs are high, and the nation is burning through PM’s like yesterday’s leftovers. A lot of countries are feeling the economic... 010
Ilya Marritz @ilyamarritz.bsky.social · 06/06/2026I remember when Howell Raines put Mariah Carey on p1 of the NYT (albeit under the fold) 110
Ilya Marritz @ilyamarritz.bsky.social · 30/05/2026this is superb, start to finish. Always read Peggy Noonan www.wsj.com/opinion/beco...wsj.comOpinion | Becoming Who You Are Ain’t for SissiesA commencement isn’t only about beginnings. It is also a chance to look back at how you got there. 100
Reposted by Ilya MarritzRob Cameron @robcjournalist.bsky.social · 30/05/2026One Prague street. One hairpin bend. One attack that shook the Third Reich. The geography of Operation Anthropoid is still visible today. Here’s where to look. robjcameron.substack.com/p/anthropoid 0204
Ilya Marritz @ilyamarritz.bsky.social · 26/05/2026why do so many mass transit websites offer as a map ONLY a downloadable pdf? this annoys pretty much everyone, no? 150
Ilya Marritz @ilyamarritz.bsky.social · 18/05/2026Good food for thought Incidentally, thinking is something these products can't do 010
Ilya Marritz @ilyamarritz.bsky.social · 13/05/2026haven't seen that name in a daily newspaper in decades, @nytimes.com 130
Ilya Marritz @ilyamarritz.bsky.social · 01/05/2026This is an absolute delight: two years ago, @lebodiseko.bsky.social and I were together in a nonfic writing class at Harvard now, she's turned the story she began there into a BOOK it's the story of two passionate young South Africans who fought apartheid, & paid a very steep price: her parents 060
Ilya Marritz @ilyamarritz.bsky.social · 29/04/2026What a great night talking with @hettieobrien.bsky.social & @annpettifor.bsky.social about what ails capitalism. Thank you Libreria London & the super engaged & smart audience! 021
Ilya Marritz @ilyamarritz.bsky.social · 23/04/2026I feel seen (LOL) www.wsj.com/lifestyle/po...wsj.comWhy People Who Listen to Podcasts Are Suddenly Feeling Left OutThe industry’s aggressive embrace of video is leaving audio fans confused. 280
Ilya Marritz @ilyamarritz.bsky.social · 17/04/2026Not an excuse, but context: NJT is sorely underfunded... 0120
Ilya Marritz @ilyamarritz.bsky.social · 15/04/2026Wapo Monday: let's chug oil & vinegar! Wapo Wednesday: avoid avoid avoid! 121
Ilya Marritz @ilyamarritz.bsky.social · 21/02/2026do prediction markets belong on CNN? The CFTC Chairman has an opinion... www.ft.com/content/4b6d... 021
Ilya Marritz @ilyamarritz.bsky.social · 18/02/2026www.statnews.com/2026/02/18/c... Jay Bhattacharya, the NIH director, will lead the CDC on an acting basis, becoming the agency's third leader since last summerstatnews.comNIH Director Bhattacharya to lead CDC after O’Neill’s exitHe's the third leader of the public health agency since this summer. 111
Reposted by Ilya MarritzSarah Scott Scire @sarahscire.com · 11/02/2026new study of scientists and NIH funding recipients by @bostonglobe.com: —more than half have delayed hiring in their labs and 1/3 have made layoffs —68% said funding cuts and federal policy changes had moderately or significantly reduced the scope of their work 121
Ilya Marritz @ilyamarritz.bsky.social · 08/02/2026"Witkoff, Eric and Don Jr. are preparing to host the first 'World Liberty Forum' on Feb. 18, with speakers including Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon and several top U.S. officials and Republican senators. The venue: Mar-a-Lago." www.wsj.com/finance/curr...wsj.comOne Generation Runs the Country. The Next Cashed In on Crypto.Sons of top Trump administration officials made billions for their families, but their investors didn’t always fare so well. 185
Ilya Marritz @ilyamarritz.bsky.social · 04/02/2026It upsets me when I see an actual banana peel on the street. Which happens pretty often! Kicked this one into a tree well 110
Ilya Marritz @ilyamarritz.bsky.social · 01/02/2026"the World Liberty deal is the only known case of a foreign government official purchasing a major stake in a Trump company after his election" impressive and deeply important reporting here from @wsj.com www.wsj.com/politics/pol...wsj.com‘Spy Sheikh’ Bought Secret Stake in Trump Company$500 million investment for 49% of World Liberty came months before U.A.E. won access to tightly guarded American AI chips. 22117
Ilya Marritz @ilyamarritz.bsky.social · 29/01/2026of all the things that could go wrong with AI in university settings, this is one possibility I had not imagined >> 062
Reposted by Ilya MarritzTom Sutcliffe @tds153.bsky.social · 09/01/2026I think one of my least favourite kind of posts on here is the “This headline does not sufficiently express my moral outrage at the event it is trying to squeeze into a single line of type” post. 2202
Ilya Marritz @ilyamarritz.bsky.social · 30/12/2025One of the most fun things I've done this year is to help make a Russian-language science podcast accessible to English speakers The Naked Mole Rat is offbeat, surprising, always fun. Pls have a listen! podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t... 020
Ilya Marritz @ilyamarritz.bsky.social · 30/12/2025"At a campus dedication ceremony in 1962, New College’s founders brought soil from the Harvard campus in Cambridge and mixed it with Sarasota earth. It was a symbolic gesture, meant to represent the 'shared lofty ideals of the two institutions'" apps.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/metr...apps.bostonglobe.comNew College of Florida is a preview of Trump’s plan for HarvardTrump and MAGA want to remake higher education. New College is their blueprint for how to do it. 131
Reposted by Ilya MarritzJulia Barton @bartona104.bsky.social · 23/12/2025Re-up for 2025 bsky.app/profile/bart... 021
Ilya Marritz @ilyamarritz.bsky.social · 15/12/2025a. I'm so happy there are still enough narrative pods being made for best-of lists to be made b. delighted that The Harvard Plan s2 is on @nwquah.bsky.social's list in @vulture.com www.vulture.com/article/best...vulture.com10 Narrative Podcasts We Loved This YearThough chat shows and political series continue to dominate the medium, an old-school audio gem still has its own rewards. 150
Reposted by Ilya MarritzRob Cameron @robcjournalist.bsky.social · 12/12/2025“You should start a Substack,” they said. “It’ll be fun,” they said. “People will subscribe,” they said. So I did. It’s called Based in Bohemia, and the first post looks at Andrej Babiš’s vast business empire. Give it a read. You might like it. open.substack.com/pub/robjcame... 0216
Ilya Marritz @ilyamarritz.bsky.social · 01/12/2025I'm really delighted that NPR's Embedded added The Harvard Plan s2 to their feed it's all about Trump's pressure campaign on higher ed this final episode includes NEW audio of fmr Harvard prez Claudine Gay AND Trump advisor May Mailman Pls listen & share! www.npr.org/2025/12/01/n...npr.orgThe Harvard Plan: The Endless Frontier : EmbeddedUniversities were not always so vulnerable to the whims of politics. The whole system of taxpayer-funded, university-led scientific research came about at the end of World War II, and was the brainchi... 1100
Reposted by Ilya MarritzOn the Media @onthemedia.bsky.social · 18/11/2025Big thanks to @npr.org for boosting The Harvard Plan, our new co-production with @bostonglobe.com about the Trump administration's war on science. Listen to Season 2 Episode 1 in the Embedded podcast feed:npr.orgThe Harvard Plan: And so it begins… : EmbeddedThe Harvard Plan, a collaboration between On the Media and The Boston Globe, is about the fight for the soul of America’s oldest and most prestigious university. In the new season, they explore what h... 0226
Reposted by Ilya MarritzThe Brian Lehrer Show @thebrianlehrershow.bsky.social · 17/11/2025ICYMI, @ilyamarritz.bsky.social on academia and the Trump administration: www.wnyc.org/story/the-fu...wnyc.orgThe Future of Academia | The Brian Lehrer Show | WNYCThe mini-series The Harvard Plan, from The Boston Globe and On the Media, looks at how the Trump administration has interfered with Harvard, and how it will affect academia. 032
Reposted by Ilya MarritzIan Prasad Philbrick @ianprasad.bsky.social · 17/11/2025Season 2 of “The Harvard Plan,” a @bostonglobe.com and @wnyc.org podcast about Trump’s war on Harvard, has wrapped. I called up host @ilyamarritz.bsky.social to discuss Harvard-educated conservatives and how the school is responding to public backlash www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/17/n...bostonglobe.comIs Harvard to blame for the public’s turn against universities? Inside Trump’s war on the school. - The Boston Globe“The Harvard Plan” host Ilya Marritz discusses Claudine Gay vs. Alan Garber and how the administration is disrupting a decades-old consensus on higher education. 062
Ilya Marritz @ilyamarritz.bsky.social · 17/11/2025hey there! I'm on Brian Lehrer about 11:10a eastern to discuss Trump's pressure campaign on universities 151