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M. Gessen: Unmarked Vans. Secret Lists. Public Denunciations. Our Police State Has...

M. Gessen: Unmarked Vans. Secret Lists. Public Denunciations. Our Police State Has Arrived. “The United States has become a secret-police state. Trust me, I’ve seen it before.”

Nature poll of 1600 US scientists: 75% are considering leaving the country,...

Nature poll of 1600 US scientists: 75% are considering leaving the country, “many said they were looking for jobs in Europe and Canada” or “anywhere that supports science”.

More predictable benchmarking with testing.B.Loop

The Go Blog More predictable benchmarking with testing.B.Loop Junyang Shao 2 April 2025 Go developers who have written benchmarks using the testing package might have encountered some of its various pitfalls. Go 1.24 introduces a new way t…

Viltrox AF 16mm f1.8 Review: This Z-mount Lens is a Stunner

Viltrox has been steadily climbing the ranks of 3rd party lens manufacturers lately. One of the reasons for their success is their willingness to come up with unique lenses, not just copying focal lengths and ranges in lenses that mainstream brands already have. With the Viltrox…

Clickens! Judge paintings of chickens based on characteristics like persistence, altruism, petulance,...

Clickens! Judge paintings of chickens based on characteristics like persistence, altruism, petulance, clairvoyance, and friendliness. 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →

Lots of great comments from students, parents, and faculty in “The End...

Lots of great comments from students, parents, and faculty in “The End of College Life?” thread about how they’re thinking about the changes to higher education in the US under the Trump regime.

The Dream of an OM System Full-Frame Camera

The OM System has been pretty silent about giving us successors of the popular Pen lineup. Users have been asking for one for a long time with no sort of hints at what's coming. On the other hand, the company recently launched OM3, which has the retro-style of the original EM5.…

Timothy Snyder: “The American imperialism directed towards Denmark and Canada is not...

Timothy Snyder: “The American imperialism directed towards Denmark and Canada is not just morally wrong. It is strategically disastrous.”

An E-Bike Transformed My Family’s Life. “I felt connected to our neighborhood...

An E-Bike Transformed My Family’s Life. “I felt connected to our neighborhood in a way I hadn’t ever experienced.” 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →

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Margaret Sullivan on “the need for straight talk right now. Enough with...

Margaret Sullivan on “the need for straight talk right now. Enough with soft-pedaling from the media. Clarity! Courage! The truth!”

This ProPublica story about ICE deportation flights, with intel from flight attendants...

This ProPublica story about ICE deportation flights, with intel from flight attendants who work them, is horrific. “Don’t talk to the detainees. Don’t feed them. Don’t make eye contact.” The Trump admin is treating these people like animals.

The Best Prime Lenses Under $500 (For Mirrorless Cameras)

Buying a lens is a challenging decision. One has to factor in the performance, built quality, weight, and size. When all that is done, it boils down to one thing: price point. The latter is a challenge for many, especially when running on a tight budget. We know how it feels, so…

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nikitonsky: Put the important information FIRST. Please #Car #Dashboard #Typography #Priorities

A Decade of Wildlife Photography and the Significant Lessons It Taught Us

Wildlife photography has been one of the most sought-after genres since the inception of the medium. Since the industrial revolution, rapid urbanization, climate crisis, and many more events and incidents have impacted our wildlife, driving many species to extinction. Thus, wild…

Canon PowerShot G1 Review: The Digital Film Camera from the Future-Past

If I think back to some of the best days of my youth, many of them revolve around the newness of the college experience. It was a time when all my past experiences provided the crudest frameworks for the endless possibilities that lay before me. In September of 2000, I embarked…

3 Great Prime Lenses Under $800

We love prime lenses and we know that so many of you do too. They're so simple since you pretty much just need to move closer or further while using a faster aperture. On top of that, the image quality is usually much better because they're easier to design for. So we're roundin…

Oh man, rest in peace to Val Kilmer....

Oh man, rest in peace to Val Kilmer. 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →

“Watch the moment when Cory Booker ended his more than 25-hour long...

“Watch the moment when Cory Booker ended his more than 25-hour long Senate speech.”

Hands Off! A Day of Action and Protest on April 5.

On April 5th, a group of prominent national organizations (including 50501, Indivisible, Hands Off, MoveOn, and Women’s March) and many local organizations are all coming together for a day of nationwide action and protest. This is a nationwide mobilization to stop the most…

A two-part online training event on the Fundamentals of Organizing. It kicked...

A two-part online training event on the Fundamentals of Organizing. It kicked off tonight at 5:30pm ET and part 2 is on April 8.

The record for the longest individual speech in the Senate belongs to...

The record for the longest individual speech in the Senate belongs to segregationist Strom Thurmond. He spoke for 24 hours & 18 minutes in a racist and futile attempt to prevent the Civil Rights Act of 1957 from passing.

Mercator Extreme is a fun tool that you can use to choose...

Mercator Extreme is a fun tool that you can use to choose any point on Earth as the pole and then view the resulting ultra-distorted Mercator map. 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →

With a headline this this, how can you resist? On the Best...

With a headline this this, how can you resist? On the Best (Worst) Best Man Speech Ever (at My Super Mario-Themed Wedding). “After he finished his speech, he received applause and cheers from one and a half tables and dead silence from the rest.” 💬 Join the…

“A fragile 13th century manuscript fragment, hidden in plain sight as the...

“A fragile 13th century manuscript fragment, hidden in plain sight as the binding of a 16th-century archival register, has been discovered in Cambridge and revealed to contain rare medieval stories of Merlin and King Arthur.” 💬 Join the discussion on kottke…

No One Is Safe From America’s Abusive Immigration Authorities Anymore. “Immigration agents...

No One Is Safe From America’s Abusive Immigration Authorities Anymore. “Immigration agents are increasingly using the full statutory powers that they always had, choosing to detain, abuse, and deport these tourists & workers instead of working with them.”

Historian Heather Cox Richardson says that Facebook is removing her posts. Her...

Historian Heather Cox Richardson says that Facebook is removing her posts. Her two most recent posts, both critical of the Trump regime, are not on the platform anymore.

Here’s What Life Was Like Before the Affordable Care Act

From Aubrey Hirsch, It Could Be Much, Much Worse, an illustrated guide to what health care and insurance was like in the US before the ACA. You can also find this guide on Instagram. Tags: Aubrey Hirsch · comics · healthcare · politics 💬 Join the disc…

Of Course Trump Will Tank the Economy. It’s What Republicans Do. “They...

Of Course Trump Will Tank the Economy. It’s What Republicans Do. “They screw up the economy. Later down the line, Democrats get elected and have to fix everything.”