- Mister Rogers on How to Talk to Kids About Distressing News Events (kottke.org)
- 150-Year-Olds Aren’t Collecting Social Security (kottke.org)
- Unbelievably Cruel ASMR Video by the White House of Deporting Immigrants (kottke.org)
- Project 2025 Tracker (kottke.org)
- MapQuest’s ‘Name Your Own Gulf’ (Daring Fireball)
- Studio Notes #20 (SimpleBits)
- Moving on from 18F. (Ethan Marcotte)
- Weeknotes 25:07 (Jeff Bridgforth)
News
- X is blocking links to Signal
- Nanoleaf is permanently cutting prices for its signature LED light panels
- Humane is shutting down the AI Pin and selling its remnants to HP — See also Daring Fireball
- Apple launches the iPhone 16E
- Apple’s first in-house iPhone modem is the C1
- Mike Lange, Hall of Famer and Penguins broadcaster, dies at 76
- Penguins honor late broadcaster Mike Lange in pregame ceremony
- Amazon now has creative control over the James Bond franchise — See also Daring Fireball
- American Airlines now supports Apple’s AirTag location sharing
- Apple pulls encryption feature from UK over government spying demands
4 Nations Face-Off
- Canada beats Finland to earn rematch with U.S. in finals
- Sweden hands United States first loss of 4 Nations Face-Off
- Connor McDavid lifts Canada over USA to 4 Nations title in OT
- 4 Nations final between U.S., Canada draws record ratings
Politics
- A SpaceX team is being brought in to overhaul FAA’s air traffic control system
- DOGE is trying to access the IRS’s data on millions of taxpayers
- Elon Musk doesn’t work for DOGE
- Federal workers launch a new site to share inside information about DOGE
- Elon Musk claims federal employees have 48 hours to explain recent work or resign