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reckless.bsky.social
Editor-in-chief of The Verge, host of Decoder, cohost of The Vergecast. I am in love with spectacle.
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Okay let’s work the problem: content-based speech restrictions like this are default unconstitutional unless the gov proves banning these ads is the least restrictive means of achieving a compelling state interest. Hard! And “ads” are now social media so… are you banning drug cos from tweeting?

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The unions ran into standing issues with some of their earlier litigation but these wrongful termination cases are going to be like Jordan dunking a basketball for them

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New: My dispatch from the hottest club in New York City on Friday — the Luigi Mangione hearing. Truly one of the most fascinating scenes I’ve ever witnessed. With illustrations from inside the courtroom by the great Molly Crabapple www.theverge.com/law/617946/l...

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Originalism achieves its final argument: the Constitution is not a living document but rather a dying old man

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Just as we warned, Brendan Carr is establishing himself as America's top censor, and he's not being shy about it. And a hearty "fuck you" to anyone who insisted Carr was a "free speech warrior."

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Good morning, I’m at the Luigi Mangione hearing today in Manhattan. There’s a truck with a digital billboard outside already. Protest planned for 1pm and hearing for 2:15pm. Will post updates!

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Btw I subscribed to @theverge.com today because 1) it’s outstanding content that I have read for years and 2) @reckless.bsky.social is fighting the good fight. Support good journalism if you can.

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It can feel hopeless out there but if we come together as Americans we can stop the “body like oil money” song right here and now

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Republicans are really just mounting a full-on war against the First Amendment. Today Florida's new "how did this guy get a license to practice" AG filed a lawsuit against Target for the Pride merchandise it sold in 2023, alleging harms to FL's retirement fund. floridaphoenix.com/2025/02/20/f...

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Could not have been clearer about this www.theverge.com/24282022/kam...

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FTC Chair Andrew Ferguson requests public comment about content moderation practices because he wants declare social media "censorship" an unfair/deceptive trade practice--which the First Amendment doesn't allow. Here's the comment form. Do your thing, Internet: www.regulations.gov/commenton/FT...

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this nicely captures trump FCC boss Brendan Carr's delusion and hubris all consumer protection efforts are "woke" and "partisan," but his obvious pandering to telecom giants, or abuse of FCC authority to threaten media companies that don't kiss trump ass is just and fair

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I’m on vacation this week and increasingly all my stare-at-the-ocean ideas are like “we should write a story headlined ‘You should hate yourself more, Brendan Carr’”

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Reminder to all Indian-Americans that the biggest thing tying the two parts of our identity together is getting rid of kings and establishing democracies

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Why is my dishwasher engagement baiting me lol

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Why are these people on background?

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happy presidents’ day everyone i wrote about DEI and how the anti-woke brigade loves eugenics www.theverge.com/politics/613...

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I like news outlets that can call a duck a duck

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The clarity the tech press is applying to the current political moment is such a contrast with the obfuscation and double-talk driving establishment journalism right now. Given how strongly the tech press has been captured by industry, it makes the contrast of outspokenness even more remarkable.

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Entire flight broke out into relieved applause after landing :(

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Free speech absolutist

submitted 5 days ago • 37 comments

I didn’t think Siri could get dumber and yet

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Measles requires 95% vaccination rates for herd immunity. It has a 16.2% case fatality rate for unvaccinated children under 5 years and 24% for children under 9 months (who are unable to be vaccinated). 30% of the survivors experience severe complications like blindness, deafness, or encephalitis.

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There’s political Tesla vandalism and then there’s cheating with Tina of all people

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