I don't think it was Ezra Klein's intent, but he did a real service here. Khalil has been guarded and careful to just deflect and spin in most interviews. But Klein made him feel so comfortable that he took the mask off and showed that he was exactly who many of us suspected.

This is truly mind-boggling.

NEW: Is the internet changing our personalities for the worse? Conscientiousness and extroversion are down, neuroticism up, with young adults leading the charge. This is a really consequential shift, and there’s a lot going on here, so let’s get into the weeds 🧵

That’s what makes this chart so important. People are changing in ways that decades of research suggests will lead to worse life outcomes, and this is particularly true of today’s teens, twenty- and thirty-somethings.

If the headline terms still feel fuzzy, we can dig into the more detailed traits they’re made up of. Here are some of the sub-traits inside conscientiousness: Young people say they increasingly struggle to make plans and follow through on them. They feel distracted, careless.

To put it another way: distractions derail our intentions. And we’re now more distracted than ever. Distraction is toxic to conscientiousness.

Conscientiousness will separate those who just survive from those who thrive in the 21st century. We can each decide which half of that divide we fall on — but ironically that will take some dedication. Here’s my article in full: ft.com/content/5cd77e…

It's not just a rise in mental illness and a decline of attentional capacity. There is also a set of personality changes that will make it harder for young people to succeed. John Burn-Murdoch thinks smartphones and streaming services are likely culprits: ft.com/content/5cd77e…

John Burn-Burdoch is one of the journalists doing the most to help us understand the massive changes to society, consciousness, and now personality in the smarphone era. This report is astonishing. He brings a lot out from behind the paywall: John Burn-Murdoch

We are saddened by the passing of Jim Lovell, commander of Apollo 13 and a four-time spaceflight veteran. Lovell's life and work inspired millions. His courage under pressure helped forge our path to the Moon and beyond—a journey that continues today. go.nasa.gov/41tbrpq

Somewhere last night in New York City, a single mother and her children slept at a homeless shelter because you, assemblyman Zohran Kwame Mamdani are occupying her rent controlled apartment. You grew up rich and married an even wealthier woman. You’ve had weddings on 3 continents.

The Bay Area is closing in on a major transit funding measure. Gov Shapiro is leading strongly on this issue in Pennsylvania. Transit helps everyone, even those who don’t use it. The PA Senate would be shooting itself in the foot if it doesn’t get onboard. Thank you Gov Shapiro!

"So if I'm reading this right, there must be a new cardboard box in the house" #InternationalCatDay

What has been most striking in this war is not only how international organizations and Western activist groups have uncritically disseminated Hamas propaganda—baldly repeating its claims despite Hamas’ well-documented lack of credibility—but how this process has unfolded in real

It is critical to remember that the Nazi project was never merely about prejudice; it was a coordinated political war on Jewish existence itself—waged through military campaigns, ideological propaganda, and the systematic erasure of Jewish life from public space. That same war,

Antisemitism does not function through rational deliberation or evidentiary debate, but through the circulation of insinuation. It spreads through rumor, affect, and moral framing, casting Jews into a uniquely precarious position—not because of what they have done, but because of

.Zohran Kwame Mamdani who owns hundreds of thousands of dollars in land in Uganda and makes over $200K/year should not be in a $2,200/mo apartment He is a gentrifying fraud.

You know it's awful when Andrew Cuomo indisputably occupies the moral high ground.

Rent control for the rich! This is how we roll in San Francisco too.

Must read.