The People of Utah vs. Kevin O’Leary [Josh Dzieza / The Verge] Mr. Wonderful wanted to build the world’s largest data center. The neighbors had other ideas.

2026-10-04

A Reckoning in Springfield [Stephanie McCrummen / The Atlantic]

Trucker Jack Buhring wrestles with trauma after he accidentally struck and killed 20-year-old Haitian legal immigrant Pierre Damas Bel on the highway outside Springfield, Ohio.

Bel, who had never violated any law and who had a solid job, was among the Haitians in Springfield ordered to check in to ICE field offices and wear ankle monitors.

Following the accident Bel’s father put out a statement saying “after my son was outfitted with this ankle monitor, he felt like he was treated like an animal.”

In 2024, the despicable J.D. Vance spoke the hateful lie that Haitians in Springfield were eating cats and dogs. When Vance was called out on the lie, he admitted it and said he was right to do it.

2026-10-04

Gerbil — Journalist Allen Salkin’s multipart investigative podcast about that rumor about Richard Gere.

“A deep dive into Hollywood’s most infamous rumor — and what it reveals about celebrity, gossip, power, the internet and our own brains.”

I’m not sure about this podcast but I enjoyed the first episode and Salkin’s interview on Dan Savage’s podcast so I’ll stick with it for at least one more episode and see where it goes.

2026-10-04

AI is a power tool, and like any power tool it’s dangerous if you’re careless with it. You can be the guy who warned everyone that a table saw can cut your fingers off and still lose a finger one day.


— Don’t Write With AI, Say People Who Write With AI [Will Oremus / The Atlantic]

2026-10-04

🩍 Mitchellaneous #176: Memes and other found media

‘How it works’ The Computer - A Ladybird Book by David Carey, 1971 www.tumblr.com/thevaulto


Barbara Eden (left) and Elizabeth Montgomery, 1967 www.tumblr.com/retropopc


chaka khan 1975 www.tumblr.com/mudwerks/


2026-10-05