spent some time with @labucketbrigade on a bike trip thru Cancer Alley in Louisiana to see how current activism ties in with the region's history of resistance nola.com/gambit/news/the_lat…

Accidentally re-inventing “thinking” from first principles

The most darkly funny aspect of this video is that Ivanka Trump speaks as if she went on some profound, prolonged spiritual and philosophical journey to ascertain the meaning of life, and concluded that the most elevated human state is to live on a gigantic private island in the Mediterranean, in a sprawling mansion paid for with the billions of dollars given to her husband by the Saudis and Emiratis to ensure favorable treatment by him and by her dad in their exercise of the powers of the American Presidency. Real uplifting stuff. 🙏

Gofundme (2012): Just a cool little website where your friends can support your projects. Gofundme (2026): The backbone of the healthcare system.

quote so evil it could be used in a childrens comic book to be widely and easily understood as “thats the bad guy”

I came across a theory that AI is starting to make more mistakes because the internet is increasingly polluted with AI slop. The idea of AI cannibalising itself into obscurity is one of my favourite things ever. I hope it is true and I hope it becomes impossible to fix.

"According to almost everything I have seen and heard...the withdrawal of so much American assistance has left African governments and independent organizations less able to mount an effective response." To the third-worst Ebola outbreak ever. lnk.thebulwark.com/3PqP0yx

There are days when I miss being an editor and I particularly loved writing headlines. Whoever did this, I hope they took the rest of the day off.

Louisiana GOP Sen. Jay Morris ran unopposed in 2023 and is now able to: a) block a New Orleans folk hero from taking office b) gut a majority-Black Congressional district c) personally profit by selling Louisiana for parts to Mark Zuckerberg, thanks to his own legislation

The Massie primary is a bleak reminder of Congress’ utter failure to check executive power (the whole point of Congress!). One of the only members to occasionally stand up to his own party’s president is facing a tight race against candidate handpicked *by that same president*

Landry lashes out at journalists —DR

The President of St. John Parish has personally barred the only theater in the parish from showing a documentary about the now-closed Denka chemical plant veritenews.org/2026/05/14/do…

My deep dive into LIV Golf's failed New Orleans tournament finds helicopters from wealthy donors, NDAs and a previously unknown $22 million offer from Louisiana to land the tournament. Read the story here: nola.com/news/liv-golf-new-o…

Everything bad in the world is because of private equity and everything good in the world is because of the moon

Allow me a moment on my soapbox. This is why local news outlets matter! Any local Louisiana political insider will tell you that @LAGovJeffLandry and @realCleoFields are allies. (That's why Rep. Fields was in a position to help shape his district on the current map.) #lalege

A federal judge in Baton Rouge has temporarily blocked the state law eliminating the Orleans Criminal Clerk of Court office. Calvin Duncan may take office tomorrow (unless another court intervenes). #lalege nola.com/news/politics/calvi…

Finally, the @Louisiana_sos has declined to say whether the U.S. House candidates are still officially "qualified" to run for office. Candidates are now wondering if they are going to have to sign up and pay the over $2k candidate fee again. #lalege lailluminator.com/2026/05/03…

In response to court decision, Louisiana Republicans are looking for ways to cancel or postpone the US House primary elections already underway. Absentee ballots have gone out. Early voting starts Saturday. Story from @ByPiperHutch #lalege lailluminator.com/2026/04/29…

Louisiana republicans just passed a bill at the behest of the governor to prevent an exonerated black man from taking his rightfully elected clerk of court office in New Orleans nola.com/gambit/news/politic…

Republican lawmakers in Louisiana surprisingly decided to kill a bill that removed a requirement for students to get vaccinated against a deadly infection, meningococcal disease nola.com/gambit/news/politic…