C.K. Buni

writer + editor. wide reader. woods walker. stories @TheAtlantic @LAReviewofBooks @lithub @NiemanReports @sciam @TravelLeisure @typeinvestigate @verge ++

[C.K. Buni @ckbuni]

What an honor to be included here with @schemaly and so many other writers I admire. Thanks to @reckless and @typeinvestigate for getting behind this story, and to @mvzelenks for the brilliant edit and these reflections here. Happy Birthday, @verge.

[The Verge @verge]

The Verge’s biggest features of our first 10 years https://t.co/CVwOlWK6hN

[Kate Crawford @katecrawford]

The AI Summit ends in rupture. AI accelerationists want pure expansion—more capital, energy, private infrastructure, no guard rails. Public interest camp supports labor, sustainability, shared data. safety, and oversight. The gap never looked wider. AI is in its empire era.

[UMass Lowell FAHSS @UML_FAHSS]

Join us on December 9th for the premiere screening of the documentary "Finding Home: Stories From Recent Immigrants".

[C.K. Buni @ckbuni]

@likaluca "Tiger Writing," by Gish Jen. I think about a conversation I once had with poet Elmaz Abinader: “The craft book is a curious thing. Books about writing provide a common vocabulary for writers, yet we spend a lifetime enchanted by and engaged in literature that breaks the rules.”

[Jessica Valenti @JessicaValenti]

🚨 This is not a drill––If you vote in one of these ten states, abortion rights are on your ballot!

NEW YORK *flip your ballot* and vote YES on Prop 1, Equal Protection of Law Amendment.

ARIZONA vote YES on Prop 139, Right to Abortion Initiative.

COLORADO vote YES on Amendment 79, Right to Abortion and Health Insurance Coverage Initiative.

FLORIDA vote YES on Amendment 4, Right to Abortion Initiative.

MISSOURI vote YES on Amendment 3, Right to Reproductive Freedom Initiative.

MARYLAND vote YES on Question 1, Right to Reproductive Freedom Amendment.

MONTANA vote YES on Constitutional Initiative 128, Right to Abortion Initiative.

NEBRASKA vote YES on Nebraska Initiative 439 Right to Abortion Initiative ** and vote NO on 434 (this second anti-abortion measure was drafted specifically to confuse voters!)

NEVADA vote YES on Question 6, Right to Abortion Initiative.

SOUTH DAKOTA vote YES on Constitutional Amendment G, Right to Abortion Initiative.

Much more on the details of each ballot initiative, what the opposition has been like, how the polling looks, and how you can help at the Link in my Bio

[Jessica Valenti @JessicaValenti]

BREAKING: Court docs show that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis directed the threats against television stations airing ads for a pro-choice ballot measure

His office wrote the letters telling stations they'd be criminally charged if they didn't stop running ads for Amendment 4

[Barack Obama @BarackObama]

Happy birthday to my friend @KamalaHarris! She has spent her life fighting on behalf of people who need a voice and a chance—now it’s our turn to help elect her as our next president. Make sure you're ready to vote at https://t.co/NKXRGNgbZX.

[Erica Heilman @rumblestripvt]

Active drug addiction is like a world under the world. This is a story about its rules and relentless demands. Warning: This story contains explicit descriptions of drug use. https://t.co/VIgntvJx25

[Lauren Markham @LaurenMarkham_]

Come write with me and/or @NadjaSpiegelman at the @LAReviewofBooks

[thot leedurr @DocDre]

When I tell you I am FLOORED:

“CODE SWITCH: DISTRIBUTING BLACKNESS, REPROGRAMMING INTERNET ART”

Schomburg Center Oct 15-Dec 19, 2024

“Drawing its title from André Brock’s groundbreaking text Distributed Blackness: African American Cybercultures (2020), the exhibition explores the relationship between Black cultural production and the legacy of computation as a mode of machinic engagement and creative inspiration”

Shoutout to @zaritaylor_ and @LegacyRussell

[Soraya Chemaly @schemaly]

Also, related, this paragraph, in the middle of the article: "Young has 11 receptions for 149 yards and two touchdowns in five games for No. 5 Georgia, including two starts. Young had three catches for a team-leading 51 yards in last week’s 31-13 win over Auburn." wtf smh

[Brian Stelter @brianstelter]

In a move that critics are calling a flagrant abuse of power, Florida's Department of Health is threatening to bring criminal charges against local TV stations for airing a campaign ad about overturning the state’s six-week abortion ban. Today the @FCC chairwoman stepped in...

[educateusaction @educateusaction]

Sign up for our FREE virtual Passion2Power training to learn ins and outs of policy change, how to use your story to make a difference in your community, and how to communicate your message effectively to a powerful audience.

Don’t miss out! Register at https://t.co/XbCbLgrsQ4

[Electorette @electorette]

@schemaly If you haven't picked up a copy of #TheResilienceMyth: New Thinking on Grit, Strength, and Growth After Trauma—run, don't walk to get a copy. Here, we talk about how political #strongmen failed us on COVID policy.

[Charlotte Clymer 🇺🇦 @cmclymer]

My favorite factoid about Tim Walz is that during his career as a high school teacher, in the same year, he coached the football team to a state title AND served as the faculty advisor for the school's first gay-straight alliance (GSA) club.

[C.K. Buni @ckbuni]

@violazhouyi @restofworld @schoenmakersk @mvzelenks @daryamarcha @CengizYar Incredible work. Thanks for your reporting.

[Viola Zhou @violazhouyi]

TSMC makes the world’s most advanced chips in Taiwan. Geopolitical shifts are pushing it to set up a new factory in the American desert.

It needs to bring its cutting-edge tech but also a notoriously harsh, military-style work culture to the U.S. 🧵
https://t.co/K1T2tLTbxL

[C.K. Buni @ckbuni]

@JonnyDiamond @lithub Thank you, Jonny! And Emily, too!

[Michelle Obama @MichelleObama]

I’m so proud of my girl, Kamala. Barack and I are so excited to endorse her as the Democratic nominee because of her positivity, sense of humor, and ability to bring light and hope to people all across the country. We’ve got your back, @KamalaHarris!

[educateusaction @educateusaction]

2 DAYS LEFT TO REGISTER for our urgent virtual conversation on the threats to sex ed in the right-wing’s Project 2025 plan, and how we can fight back and win happening this Thursday, July 25th at 7:30PM EDT/4:30PM PDT.

Register at https://t.co/6YMFzaYpai.