Nostr notes by Jeff Jarvis

Bullshit all the way down. Anthropic is likely to tell investors ...

2026-08-25T18:55:58Z

Bullshit all the way down.
Anthropic is likely to tell investors its potential revenue opportunities are above $30 trillion, topping SpaceX’s $28.5 trillion estimate https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/anthropic-expected-to-tell-investors-it-sees-over-30-trillion-in-potential-revenue-a611efea?st=DwMVkd

The illegitimate, antidemocratic Supreme Court is dismantling ...

2026-08-25T10:32:44Z

The illegitimate, antidemocratic Supreme Court is dismantling free and fair elections but this is not the lead story this morning in the #BrokenTimes, which still thinks we're only 3/10 on our way to election autocracy. #NewsJudgment
Court Allows Trump to Pursue Mail Voting Limits, for Now https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/24/us/politics/supreme-court-trump-mail-ballots.html?smid=tw-share

WTF. Did you not get the memo, Jeffries? We want fighters, not ...

2026-08-23T11:59:43Z

WTF. Did you not get the memo, Jeffries? We want fighters, not conciliators. There is no working with fascists. Fascists are to be fought.
Jeffries and Kushner Meet Privately as Midterm Attacks Fly https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/23/us/politics/jeffries-kushner-private-meeting.html?smid=tw-share

Today is pub day for my new book, Hot Type. To celebrate, I spoke ...

2026-08-20T19:37:32Z

Today is pub day for my new book, Hot Type. To celebrate, I spoke with the inimitable Miranda Melcher at the great New Books Network. Here's the conversation.
https://newbooksnetwork.com/hot-type

They are cruel, sick fucks. They are Trump's fascist SS. And ...

2026-08-13T01:56:31Z

They are cruel, sick fucks. They are Trump's fascist SS. And they won't show their faces.
ICE Plans to Give Officers Gloves That Can Deliver Electric Shocks https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/12/us/politics/ice-gloves-shock.html?unlocked_article_code=1.5FA.KWfe.ZFls7jGZt5V-&smid=bs-share

They hate science. They hate children. They kill children. Trump ...

2026-08-10T23:16:50Z

They hate science. They hate children. They kill children.
Trump Administration Live Updates: President Calls for Fewer Childhood Vaccines https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/08/10/us/trump-news?smid=tw-share

USA Today partners with Palantir. What could possibly go wrong? ...

2026-08-08T01:08:11Z

USA Today partners with Palantir. What could possibly go wrong? “Through our work with Palantir, we’re leveraging AI to create a unified intelligence layer to better serve our expansive audience, deepen engagement, and drive growth across subscriptions, advertising, and e-commerce.”
https://www.poynter.org/business-work/2026/usa-today-parnership-deal-palantir/

Aw, #BrokenTimes is so concerned about its readers who can afford ...

2026-07-30T00:09:06Z

Aw, #BrokenTimes is so concerned about its readers who can afford second homes worth more than $5 million. Some of them are confused. 🎻
Rollout of New York City’s Second-Home Tax Is Confusing Some Residents https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/29/nyregion/new-york-second-home-tax-rollout-anxiety.html?smid=tw-share

This is not what the world needs. Newsmax and Meta Enter AI ...

2026-07-29T14:11:05Z

This is *not* what the world needs.
Newsmax and Meta Enter AI Content Partnership
https://ir.newsmax.com/news/news-details/2026/Newsmax-and-Meta-Enter-AI-Content-Partnership-/default.aspx

Oh, Lord, no way to wake up: Deutsch creepily obsessing about ...

2026-07-29T12:00:23Z

Oh, Lord, no way to wake up: Deutsch creepily obsessing about young people's sex lives, quoting creepy Galloway. Time for a shower.

Jamelle Bouie calls Musk what he is. Gift link. Elon Musk Is a ...

2026-07-29T11:03:04Z

Jamelle Bouie calls Musk what he is.
Gift link.
Elon Musk Is a Menace to Society https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/29/opinion/elon-musk-far-right-remigration.html?unlocked_article_code=1.1VA.XEbZ.4PXp3Jw1lwik&smid=tw-share

Fox is, of course, going batshit over getting an unknown DSA ...

2026-07-28T10:37:01Z

Fox is, of course, going batshit over getting an unknown DSA person's fringe opinions, and this morning Joe Scarborough joins in. Among Democrats, she's ignored.

The White House press corps is there, witnessing how nucking futs ...

2026-07-25T02:14:07Z

The White House press corps is there, witnessing how nucking futs the commander in chief is and they won't report what is in front of their noses.

Tesla stock down 15%, SpaceX down 50% from its high.. Karma. ...

2026-07-24T10:16:32Z

Tesla stock down 15%, SpaceX down 50% from its high..
Karma.
https://www.wsj.com/finance/stocks/reality-bites-elon-musk-and-his-tesla-spacex-believers-1b639591?st=nPWxnr

Such a damned idiot. He is taxing us for breathing smoke because ...

2026-07-21T00:29:40Z

Such a damned idiot. He is taxing us for breathing smoke because of the climate change he doesn't think exists.
"Trump imposed an additional 50% tariff on certain goods from Canada, including wine, hockey sticks and cement"
https://www.wsj.com/economy/trade/trump-imposes-additional-50-tariffs-on-certain-canadian-goods-5ab06a45?mod=hp_lead_pos2

What the hell, MSNOW? Why are your airing the liar live? Even CNN ...

2026-07-17T01:08:30Z

What the hell, MSNOW? Why are your airing the liar live? Even CNN is not. This is not serving your public or democracy or truth. For shame.

All the right-wing tough guys are compensating for their ...

2026-07-16T15:10:43Z

All the right-wing tough guys are compensating for their Thumbelina dicks and femininity fears. A pill will not grant them the masculinity they know they lack.
Hegseth Plans to Screen All Troops, Including Women, for Low Testosterone https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/15/us/politics/hegseth-troops-testosterone.html?smid=tw-share

I was about to write this but Julie Roginsky did it first and ...

2026-07-15T17:53:03Z

I was about to write this but Julie Roginsky did it first and better: "Any television network with an ounce of integrity should refuse to carry Trump’s address live." They should delay and then fact-check the hell out of every word, providing the context that would be journalism. https://saltypolitics.substack.com/p/the-medias-most-important-responsibility

Because he's part of a gang of international criminals: Marco ...

2026-07-14T10:25:34Z

Because he's part of a gang of international criminals:
Marco Rubio launches campaign to dismantle international criminal court
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/13/marco-rubio-dismantle-international-criminal-court

I did not need to wake up to Claire McCaskill on MSNow scolding ...

2026-07-12T10:32:26Z

In reply to nevent1q…a7fs
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I did not need to wake up to Claire McCaskill on MSNow scolding us all to be "charitable" to Lindsey Graham because he was a "good man." No, he wasn't. He was the fascists' handmaiden.

Oh, I can only imagine the tongue-lashing John McCain would be ...

2026-07-12T10:12:40Z

Oh, I can only imagine the tongue-lashing John McCain would be giving Lindsey Graham right now in the afterlife -- except given his behavior since Lucifer-Trump won and McCain died, Lindsey is doubtless headed to the Other Place.

Never a clearer case of cutting off the nose to spite the face: ...

2026-07-10T11:17:17Z

Never a clearer case of cutting off the nose to spite the face: Publishers hide from readers in suicide pact. They're dying anyway; now sooner.
Once Unimaginable, Publishers Are Preparing to Opt Out of Google Search
https://www.adweek.com/media/publishers-opt-out-google-search/

Bravo. Faculty sue Texas Tech, claiming censorship of teaching ...

2026-07-09T10:21:36Z

Bravo.
Faculty sue Texas Tech, claiming censorship of teaching about race, gender https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2026/07/08/faculty-sue-texas-tech-claiming-censorship-teaching-about-race-gender/

Thrilled to see Hot Type featured by @npub1tyx…uxvt. ...

2026-07-08T13:58:04Z

Thrilled to see Hot Type featured by Blackwell's (npub1tyx…uxvt). Blackwell's is my booklover's secret, where I can buy UK releases often head of US release, usuallyat a discount, with no shipping cost. And Blackwell's Oxford is my book paradise. Preorder here: https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Hot-Type-by-Jeff-Jarvis/9798765123959

Hachette treats editors poorly. With my last book, one editor ...

2026-07-08T11:31:35Z

Hachette treats editors poorly. With my last book, one editor then another ended up looking for work and my book was orphaned, barely distributed (maybe because I criticized Hachette authors). So good.
Hachette Book Group Employees Vote to Unionize https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/07/books/hachette-book-publishing-union.html?smid=tw-share

Mother Nature is woke. And pissed. ...

2026-07-05T00:19:27Z

Mother Nature is woke. And pissed.
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/07/04/us/america-250-celebrations-fourth-july

Now this is the way to report this story: Trump made his ...

2026-07-04T14:23:36Z

Now *this* is the way to report this story: Trump made his billion while his investors (read: his marks) lost $3.8 billion. That is theft.
Gift link.
Nearly a Million Investors Lost a Total of $3.8 Billion on Trump Crypto Coin https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/04/us/politics/nearly-a-million-investors-lost-a-total-of-3-8-billion-on-trump-crypto-coin.html?unlocked_article_code=1.vFA.4GMe.zOn2uRf_JmRS&smid=tw-share

The #BrokenPost cross-washes Vance's white ...

2026-07-04T14:03:23Z

The #BrokenPost cross-washes Vance's white "christian" nationalism.
JD Vance makes the case for a more Christian America https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2026/07/03/jd-vance-says-christianity-can-help-overcome-america-divisions/

"The Socialist Threat Is Real" by fucking Mark_Penn & ...

2026-07-04T13:52:48Z

"The Socialist Threat Is Real" by fucking Mark_Penn & Andrew Stein
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/the-socialist-threat-is-real-7773676e?st=Zajcz4

Journalists are in the business of choosing words and the ...

2026-07-03T10:54:59Z

Journalists are in the business of choosing words and the #BrokenTimes chooses them terribly. "Windfall" is "unexpected good fortune". The correct word is "corruption".

Interesting: The WaPo editorial board (read: Bezos) editorialized ...

2026-07-03T10:39:45Z

Interesting: The WaPo editorial board (read: Bezos) editorialized in favor of open-source AI (thwarting regulation at the behest of the AI companies).
Is the future of AI open?
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2026/07/02/right-answer-chinas-open-weight-ai-models-is-build-our-own/

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2026-07-03T01:21:12Z

OMG.

Government surveillance is a greater danger than so-called ...

2026-06-28T16:58:25Z

Government surveillance is a greater danger than so-called surveillance capitalism (aka cookies). Government is not your privacy protector.
‘It’s dangerous and it’s going to erode trust’: redesign of US government websites stokes surveillance fears
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/28/government-website-visitor-tracking-surveillance-fears

The #BrokenTimes is so desperate to devalue the Mamdani victories ...

2026-06-27T00:20:46Z

The #BrokenTimes is so desperate to devalue the Mamdani victories they lead with the awful Suozzi as their poster-boy "moderate" and end with the awfuller Yang. Sad.
Centrist Democrats Rebuke Party’s Left Wing: ‘We Are Capitalist, Not Socialist’ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/26/us/politics/moderate-democrats-capitalist-socialism.html?smid=tw-share

California is about to hand out taxpayers' and Google's ...

2026-06-26T14:25:29Z

California is about to hand out taxpayers' and Google's money to the hedge funds that have ruined journalism in the state. What a squandered opportunity.
https://medium.com/whither-news/californias-squandered-opportunity-e79dafeae043

Oh, no. We've lost a great soul. Om Malik has passed. ...

2026-06-25T21:31:22Z

Oh, no. We've lost a great soul. Om Malik has passed. https://om.co/2026/06/24/1966-2026/

Yo, Times: We know you're not a New York newspaper anymore ...

2026-06-25T10:38:40Z

Yo, Times: We know you're not a New York newspaper anymore but are you still American? Don't report in Celsius. You might as well publish in French. Report in Fahrenheit.
Live Updates: Spain Warns of High Death Toll in Heat Wave https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/06/25/weather/europe-heat-wave-uk-france?smid=tw-share

A TV great. In my days as a TV critic, I reviewed and loved so ...

2026-06-20T01:06:59Z

A TV great. In my days as a TV critic, I reviewed and loved so many of his shows, led with Cheers.
James Burrows, Master of the TV Sitcom, Dies at 85 https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/19/arts/television/james-burrows-dead.html?smid=tw-share

Evil, done in our name. U.S. Plans to End AIDS Funding for South ...

2026-06-20T00:59:44Z

Evil, done in our name.
U.S. Plans to End AIDS Funding for South Africa https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/19/world/africa/southafrica-aids-pepfar.html?smid=tw-share

Cal Newport is so right. Gift link. Dear A.I. Companies: The Doom ...

2026-06-17T10:12:14Z

Cal Newport is so right.
Gift link.
Dear A.I. Companies: The Doom Trolling Needs to Stop
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/17/opinion/ai-dangerous-openai-anthropic.html?unlocked_article_code=1.q1A.3eaG.rqpaNdc3Qmnm&smid=tw-share

And Kean was missing even before he went missing, never meeting ...

2026-06-13T12:03:55Z

And Kean was missing even before he went missing, never meeting with his constituents, my neighbors. He has to go.
It’s Been 100 Days. Do You Know Where Rep. Tom Kean Is? https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/13/nyregion/tom-kean-missing-congress.html?smid=tw-share

In no sane universe is SpaceX worth $2.1 trillion. But then, we ...

2026-06-12T21:21:23Z

In no sane universe is SpaceX worth $2.1 trillion. But then, we now live in an insane universe. Come the revolution -- or at least sanity -- this will not stand.

Where is the Scott Pelley at the Washington Post? Will there be a ...

2026-06-03T12:14:21Z

Where is the Scott Pelley at the Washington Post? Will there be a Pelley at CNN? Is there anyone inside the New York Times questioning its misjudgments? Is there anyone left at the gutted hedge-fund-owned newspapers in America to stand up on principle as Pelley has? Where are journalism's defenders?

"Faith"? I don't think so, WSJ. ...

2026-05-27T22:46:06Z

"Faith"? I don't think so, WSJ.

I spent the day studying Pope Leo's encyclical on AI. I find ...

2026-05-26T13:39:59Z

I spent the day studying Pope Leo's encyclical on AI. I find it learned, wise, eloquent, and useful for institutions including my own--journalism. Here are some of the good bits:
Pope Leo and Human Intelligence
https://medium.com/whither-news/pope-leo-and-human-intelligence-1a30321424e4

JFC, Rosenbaum refuses to take responsibility and he's still ...

2026-05-24T12:34:07Z

JFC, Rosenbaum refuses to take responsibility and he's still promoting the book on his socials without coming clean. His book is supposed to be about truth.
AI-Writing Scandals Are Getting Very Confusing
https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/2026/05/ai-writing-scandal-future-of-truth-book/687290/

The party in charge is outright fascist and not identified as ...

2026-05-21T20:41:04Z

The party in charge is outright fascist and not identified as such, but the #BrokenTimes decides to call the other party a clown car.

His stock is a sucker's bet. His AI is a joke; his satellites ...

2026-05-21T10:58:36Z

His stock is a sucker's bet. His AI is a joke; his satellites have competition on the horizon; rockets are government largesse; he's a terrible manager.
Musk’s SpaceX discloses massive losses ahead of expected record-breaking IPO https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2026/05/20/elon-musk-spacex-initial-public-offering-filing-reveals-massive-losses/

They burn books. Across all Utah public schools, every district ...

2026-05-15T14:11:31Z

They burn books.
Across all Utah public schools, every district copy of each banned book must be destroyed
https://www.sltrib.com/news/education/2026/05/14/nearly-all-utah-book-bans/?utm_campaign=snd-autopilot

Whatever Kean is dealing with, he should be transparent both ...

2026-05-15T12:02:09Z

In reply to nevent1q…a5h8
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Whatever Kean is dealing with, he should be transparent both because he works for us and because it is a moral imperative to use power to reduce the power of stigma. I know no one who does not want him to be well. We also want to know where he is.

My NJ7 rep, Tom Kean Jr., remains missing in inaction. Where are ...

2026-05-15T11:14:08Z

My NJ7 rep, Tom Kean Jr., remains missing in inaction. Where are you, Tom?
The Mystery of a Congressman’s Absence Deepens https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/14/nyregion/tom-kean-congress-missing.html?smid=tw-share

This is sp hilarious: Oops: forgot to invite the CEO of the ...

2026-05-13T12:18:09Z

This is sp hilarious: Oops: forgot to invite the CEO of the world's largest company at the heart of the most important industry in a contest with China, who happens to understand the language. Idiots.
Nvidia C.E.O. Hitches Ride With Trump to China After Last-Minute Invite https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/12/us/politics/trump-china-summit-nvidia-jensen-huang.html?smid=tw-share

Aggressive bothsidesing from the FT. ...

2026-05-10T12:44:51Z

Aggressive bothsidesing from the FT.

Cry me a champagne tower, billionaires. ‘It’s shameful’: ...

2026-05-10T12:33:02Z

Cry me a champagne tower, billionaires.
‘It’s shameful’: New York’s elite lash out at Zohran Mamdani’s second-home tax
https://www.ft.com/content/3283eaab-e9cf-41e6-a028-5a02fb6f4615

At last: A motion calling for the mainline Presbyterian Church to ...

2026-05-09T14:05:48Z

At last: A motion calling for the mainline Presbyterian Church to "publicly repudiate Christian Nationalism as a theological error and moral threat" and "a theological distortion that replaces faithfulness to Christ with idolatrous allegiance to coercive systems of power that seek control, enforce conformity, and undermine both democracy and the integrity of Christian witness."
h/t to my sister, the Rev. Jarvis
https://lakemichiganpresbytery.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/PLM-Overture-to-the-227th-General-Assembly-of-the-Presbyterian-Church.pdf

They wake up every morning asking what terrible thing they can ...

2026-05-09T12:08:14Z

They wake up every morning asking what terrible thing they can think of next.
USPS considers allowing people to ship handguns through the mail
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/may/08/usps-postal-service-handguns-mail

Here's the book debunking Sunstein's nudging: It's On ...

2026-05-08T11:18:04Z

In reply to nevent1q…3d8d
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Here's the book debunking Sunstein's nudging: It's On You by Nick Chater and George Loewenstein. They argue that the nudge trope blames us as individuals for the sins of corporations and institutions. It's very good.
https://www.amazon.com/Its-You-Corporations-Behavioral-Scientists/dp/1541700112

Cass Sunstein's nanny-state nudge policy has been debunked ...

2026-05-08T11:08:14Z

Cass Sunstein's nanny-state nudge policy has been debunked but he never stops trying to meddle in others' lives. Leave the kids alone.
The Way to Get Kids Off Screens https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/08/opinion/social-media-teens-phones-australia-solutions.html?smid=tw-share

Trump's friends. Trump's economy. Shell Reports Nearly $7 ...

2026-05-08T01:35:28Z

Trump's friends. Trump's economy.
Shell Reports Nearly $7 Billion Profit Amid ‘Unprecedented Disruption’ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/07/business/shell-profit-oil-iran-war.html?smid=tw-share

In Germany, the SPD, the Greens, and the Left are leaving Twitter ...

2026-05-06T13:05:46Z

In Germany, the SPD, the Greens, and the Left are leaving Twitter (I wont' call it X). Der Spiegel thinks this is imprudent, leaving the space to the extremist AfD. I agree.
X ist kein Ort, den man leichtfertig aufgeben sollte
https://www.spiegel.de/netzwelt/wirverlassenx-warum-spd-gruene-und-linke-jetzt-auf-bluesky-setzen-a-3e5c850a-3b9a-4222-9d9c-a991585bc2cb

WTF, NYer. "If we agree that college primarily serves a ...

2026-05-05T13:03:16Z

WTF, NYer. "If we agree that college primarily serves a credentialling process that stamps select young people as worthy of work..." We do not. So much for The New Yorker as bastion of erudite journalism. This is sensationalism, damaging our most vital institution: education.
https://www.newyorker.com/news/fault-lines/will-ai-make-college-obsolete

Justice. Media Matters secures complete and total victory against ...

2026-05-05T12:37:34Z

Justice.
Media Matters secures complete and total victory against Federal Trade Commission
https://www.mediamatters.org/angelo-carusone/media-matters-secures-complete-and-total-victory-against-federal-trade-commission

Too beautiful. South Africa withdraws AI policy after it was ...

2026-04-30T15:31:02Z

Too beautiful.
South Africa withdraws AI policy after it was found written by AI
https://www.the-independent.com/tech/ai-policy-south-africa-withdraw-b2966866.html

At least Altman's bête noire and courtroom opponent, Musk, ...

2026-04-27T14:47:08Z

In reply to nevent1q…ur0p
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At least Altman's bête noire and courtroom opponent, Musk, says even more ridiculous things.
Elon Musk says saving for retirement is irrelevant because AI is going to create a world of abundance: ‘It won’t matter’
Yeesh.
https://finance.yahoo.com/sectors/technology/articles/elon-musk-says-saving-retirement-174705539.html

I think AI's amazing. Hell, I cohost two podcasts and I'm ...

2026-04-27T14:43:17Z

In reply to nevent1q…9syn
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I think AI's amazing. Hell, I cohost two podcasts and I'm editing a book series about it. But for God's sake, history teaches us that technologies--especially the two Sam so glibly dismisses--brings unforeseen consequences. Gutenberg didn't foresee the Reformation and couldn't have controlled it.

And what does this even mean? "While we are quite confident ...

2026-04-27T14:40:48Z

In reply to nevent1q…tq6d
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And what does this even mean? "While we are quite confident that universal prosperity will remain really important, we can imagine periods in the future where we have to trade off some empowerment for more resilience." In other words, he'll hold onto power because he knows best.

He speaks of democratization. That occurs through the ...

2026-04-27T14:38:48Z

In reply to nevent1q…csfk
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He speaks of democratization. That occurs through the institutions of government and the vote, not companies. He leaps to the conclusions that he will build the mythical AGI and that it will yield "universal prosperity" the demands "huge infrastructure" to get there.

Sam believes that his talkative tool will dwarf powered ...

2026-04-27T14:33:08Z

In reply to nevent1q…czv2
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Sam believes that his talkative tool will dwarf powered transportation, powered industry, lighting, electronic communication, amplification, even computation. This is the hubris of the present tense.

Altman: "AI will dwarf what people could do with steam ...

2026-04-27T14:27:41Z

Altman: "AI will dwarf what people could do with steam engines or electricity."
Uh, history would like a word, Sam.
Then what follows in his principles is the kind of sophomoric banality only an LLM could produce.
Our principles
https://openai.com/index/our-principles/

“I hate to say I’m honored." Even his response to peril ...

2026-04-26T11:54:19Z

“I hate to say I’m honored." Even his response to peril is odd and narcisstic.
Trump says he sees shootings as a reflection of his impact
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/04/26/trump-violence-assassination-attempts/

For years, I among many have called on the White House ...

2026-04-21T14:11:18Z

For years, I among many have called on the White House correspondents to cancel their conflict-ridden dinner. This year, they play host to those who would destroy them: Trump plus Hegseth, Miller, and now Carr, each invited by state media mogul Ellison. And no comedian; no truth. This is journalists inviting their own doom. Disgusting.
Carr’s Drive-Thru Dinner
https://www.status.news/p/brendan-carr-white-house-correspondents-dinner

Gift link: Measles Took My Daughter. This Is What I Want Everyone ...

2026-04-21T12:04:19Z

Gift link:
Measles Took My Daughter. This Is What I Want Everyone to Know.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/21/opinion/measles-child-britain-vaccination.html?unlocked_article_code=1.clA.GdJk.vQZFSEwEgpY2&smid=tw-share

Cry us a river. New York City’s super-rich complain about ...

2026-04-17T11:29:54Z

Cry us a river.
New York City’s super-rich complain about Mamdani’s tax on second homes
https://www.ft.com/content/02ac0f4c-5c81-4f87-af3a-28b0a35a5046

And at a time when right-wing anti-intellectualism demands robust ...

2026-04-16T13:16:35Z

In reply to nevent1q…x0wv
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And at a time when right-wing anti-intellectualism demands robust defense of the academy, Yale's faculty prostrates itself before the cancel-culture trope, calling on the likes of Haidt and his so-called Heterdox Academy. Spineless Quislingism.

The faculty report also falls back on outmoded and crude means of ...

2026-04-16T13:01:08Z

In reply to nevent1q…x7kr
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The faculty report also falls back on outmoded and crude means of judging intelligence--SAT and test scores and GPAs and curves--which further disadvantage students without privileged educations just as DEI is practically outlawed. That and digital Luddism.

Just when American society most needs universities--especially ...

2026-04-16T12:56:42Z

Just when American society most needs universities--especially the privileged among them--to take moral leadership, Yale's faculty turns inward and shirks its greater responsibility.
Yale needs major reforms to rebuild public trust, faculty committee says
https://yaledailynews.com/articles/yale-needs-major-reforms-to-rebuild-public-trust-faculty-committee-says

Nation cuts off nose to spite face. Drop in immigrant tax filings ...

2026-04-16T11:46:57Z

Nation cuts off nose to spite face.
Drop in immigrant tax filings may cost government billions as IRS shares data with ICE https://www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/2026/04/15/tax-day-immigrant-filers-ice-arrests/

Oh, just spray the whole town gold... Trump’s top arts ...

2026-04-16T11:23:30Z

Oh, just spray the whole town gold...
Trump’s top arts commissioner says D.C. needs three arches, not one https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/04/16/trump-arch-rodney-cook/

AI ain't the cause of huge layoffs. AI "has given air ...

2026-04-16T10:44:45Z

AI ain't the cause of huge layoffs. AI "has given air cover, more importantly, to execute on the right sizing that you probably needed to do a long time ago.” Blame CEOs and the market.
Has the Era of the Mega-Layoff Arrived?
https://www.wsj.com/business/has-the-era-of-the-mega-layoff-arrived-928f061d?mod=hp_lead_pos4

"Beacon to the right"? Jeezus, #BrokenTimes, Orbán is a ...

2026-04-12T19:45:33Z

"Beacon to the right"? Jeezus, #BrokenTimes, Orbán is a far-right authoritarian. Good riddance. Congratulations, Hungary.
Hungary’s Orban, Beacon to the Right, Concedes Election Defeat https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/12/world/europe/hungary-election-orban-magyar.html?smid=tw-share

Peak Epstein class #BrokenTimes: deciding to assign this glamour ...

2026-04-12T14:05:24Z

Peak Epstein class #BrokenTimes: deciding to assign this glamour shot and puff piece. "Unabashed rich-person exuberance is back[!]" "The moment American money stopped apologizing."
Someone Has to Be Happy. Why Not Lauren Sánchez Bezos? https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/11/business/lauren-sanchez-bezos-jeff-bezos.html?smid=tw-share

The #BrokenTimes loves to profile extremists, giving them what ...

2026-04-02T11:25:18Z

The #BrokenTimes loves to profile extremists, giving them what they crave: attention.
The Women Who Believe Women Should Lose the Right to Vote https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/02/us/household-vote-women.html?smid=tw-share

Some hero renamed the White House on Google Maps as Epstein ...

2026-03-27T22:56:26Z

Some hero renamed the White House on Google Maps as Epstein Island. Bless you, whoever you are.
Post reporters called the White House. Their phones showed ‘Epstein Island.’ https://www.washingtonpost.com/style/power/2026/03/27/white-house-google-database-epstein/

Schadenfreude No. 1: Weiss’ Ratings Wipeout ...

2026-03-25T11:58:02Z

Schadenfreude No. 1:
Weiss’ Ratings Wipeout https://www.status.news/p/cbs-news-ratings-decline-bari-weiss

What f'ing #BrokenTimes editor thought it was a good idea to ...

2026-03-24T22:50:26Z

What f'ing #BrokenTimes editor thought it was a good idea to assign a profile of Bovino, the "pugnacious face of the Trump administration’s mass deportation" and a "high-voltage presence"? Resign.
Gregory Bovino’s Final Days: Harsh Words and Few Regrets https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/24/us/gregory-bovino-border-patrol.html?smid=tw-share

Meidas Touch is damned fortunate to get a real reporter in Scott ...

2026-03-23T17:30:08Z

Meidas Touch is damned fortunate to get a real reporter in Scott MacFarlane
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=95DqP7GAE3I

They bring the worst. Top US Fema official claims to have ...

2026-03-21T12:33:56Z

They bring the worst.
Top US Fema official claims to have teleported to a Waffle House before
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/20/fema-gregg-phillips-waffle-house

Agreed. ‘It’s stupid’: why western carmakers’ retreat ...

2026-03-21T12:27:32Z

Agreed.
‘It’s stupid’: why western carmakers’ retreat from electric risks dooming them to irrelevance
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/mar/21/west-carmakers-retreat-electric-vehicle-risks-irrelevance-iran-war-evs-china

Efforts to shut down pro-Palestinian speech face series of ...

2026-03-20T11:20:51Z

Efforts to shut down pro-Palestinian speech face series of setbacks in court
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/19/pro-palestinian-speech-antisemitism-lawsuits

Amen. Pope Leo tells broadcasters to reject Trumpian war ...

2026-03-19T00:39:01Z

Amen.
Pope Leo tells broadcasters to reject Trumpian war propaganda
https://www.ms.now/opinion/pope-leo-trump-iran-war-video-games-propaganda

In which conservatives try to claim Habermas as their own. ...

2026-03-16T13:42:08Z

In which conservatives try to claim Habermas as their own.
Jürgen Habermas’ lost world: the coffee-house and the public sphere
https://engelsbergideas.com/essays/jurgen-habermas-lost-world-the-coffee-house-and-the-public-sphere/

"The sooner David Ellison takes over that network, the ...

2026-03-13T12:17:28Z

"The sooner David Ellison takes over that network, the better." - Hegseth on CNN. There are no more quiet parts. It's all said aloud.
(And I'll bet he wouldn't like this shot.)

Traffic Plunges at All Major Right-Wing News Websites in February ...

2026-03-11T12:39:54Z

Traffic Plunges at All Major Right-Wing News Websites in February
https://therighting.com/traffic-reports/traffic-plunges-at-all-major-right-wing-news-websites-in-february/?utm_campaign=macfarlane-s-cbs-verdict&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=www.status.news

Bigotry and xenophobia are pillars of fascism. Outrage should be ...

2026-03-11T10:41:41Z

Bigotry and xenophobia are pillars of fascism. Outrage should be a pillar of journalism, but reaction to Ogles and Fine has been muffled in media.
Mike Johnson refuses to condemn anti-Muslim comments by Republican lawmakers
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/10/mike-johnson-anti-muslim-comments

Yes, Rupert, many people are not ashamed of being left-wing. If ...

2026-03-11T10:04:19Z

Yes, Rupert, many people are not ashamed of being left-wing. If only more were ashamed of being right-wing.

For years, I've been wanting mainline churches to call out ...

2026-03-10T10:50:44Z

For years, I've been wanting mainline churches to call out the dangerous, racist heresy of the so-called evangelical church. Talarico is doing it.
In Senate Race, Talarico Challenges ‘Heretical’ Right-Wing Christianity
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/09/us/politics/talarico-christian-religion-texas-senate.html

"Strict" new Nuremberg laws force Jews to... ...

2026-03-06T11:55:06Z

"Strict" new Nuremberg laws force Jews to...
"Strict" new Jim Crow laws force Blacks to...
Strict new Kansas law forces trans drivers to hand over their licenses
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2026/03/06/kansas-transgender-drivers-license-bathroom-law/

Here's another dandy euphemism: Noem is "plagued by ...

2026-03-06T00:34:51Z

Here's another dandy euphemism: Noem is "plagued by controversy." She plagued the nation with murders of American citizens, SS goon squads, concentration camps, and illegality. Controversy, sure, #BrokenTimes.

That's what's called cause and effect. Parents Tried to ...

2026-03-03T12:03:04Z

That's what's called cause and effect.
Parents Tried to Shield Their Children From Vaccines. Instead They Got Measles. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/03/us/politics/south-carolina-measles-outbreak-vaccines.html?smid=tw-share

The one lesson from what Trump says that we should take seriously ...

2026-02-28T20:27:59Z

In reply to nevent1q…mfe4
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The one lesson from what Trump says that we should take seriously is: The rest is up to us. Until and unless he is stopped by the force of public voice and institutional power, he and his henchmen will continue to destroy. Shout at every turn. Demand institutional support.