Nostr notes by Jeff Jarvis

#ButHerEmails Will the #BrokenTimes never learn? The drive for ...

2026-10-29T17:11:28Z

#ButHerEmails Will the #BrokenTimes never learn? The drive for false balance and attacking Democrats is just too strong.

Billionaires, too. And maybe some chickenshit law firms and ...

2026-10-26T11:26:21Z

Billionaires, too. And maybe some chickenshit law firms and universities.
Powerful executives cozied up to Trump. Now they fear a reckoning. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2026/10/26/silicon-valley-courted-trump-now-its-bracing-democratic-congress/

The Murdochs' Journal thinks being progressive and/or Muslim ...

2026-10-22T20:19:26Z

The Murdochs' Journal thinks being progressive and/or Muslim is something to apologize for.

Ah, Blurmany. First, they went after Google Streetview, now ...

2026-10-21T11:59:35Z

Ah, Blurmany. First, they went after Google Streetview, now Google Earth.
German Court Rules Google Earth is ‘Spying’ on People by Publishing Aerial Photos of Their Homes
https://petapixel.com/2026/10/21/german-court-rules-google-earth-is-spying-on-people-by-publishing-aerial-photos-of-their-homes-privacy-consent-google-maps/

An immovable one-third of America is: a) incurably insane b) ...

2026-10-18T13:41:58Z

An immovable one-third of America is:
a) incurably insane
b) willfully ignorant
c) racist
d) fascist
e) who gives a shit; let's defeat them at the polls and send them back into their caves.

Yup, You Can See Everything is OMFG wowful & ...

2026-10-17T20:53:00Z

Yup, You Can See Everything is OMFG wowful & thought-provoking about technology, journalism, documentaries, & truth. It's difficult to discuss with anyone who hasn't seen it; many spoilers. I can't wait to hear Paris Martineau's analysis. And, yes, watching feels like this:

Again and again and again he proves he is Putin's agent. ...

2026-10-17T11:37:41Z

Again and again and again he proves he is Putin's agent.
Trump pauses new Russia sanctions passed by Congress amid deepening row with Ukraine
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/17/trump-puts-new-russia-sanctions-passed-by-congress-on-hold-amid-deepening-row-with-ukraine

The #BrokenTimes turns Zacharia's fraud into a joke: a ...

2026-10-15T11:10:46Z

The #BrokenTimes turns Zacharia's fraud into a joke: a "whole mishegas" that is "misleading at best." No, it is a lie. The NYT so loves letting the ruling fascists off the hook.
Trump’s New Press Secretary: Not-Quite Attorney at Law https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/14/us/politics/trump-press-secretary-katie-zacharia-lawyer.html?smid=tw-share

Why toilet paper? Weird idea of conference-room camouflage. An ...

2026-10-14T13:44:41Z

Why toilet paper? Weird idea of conference-room camouflage.
An OpenAI engineer allegedly hid a mic wrapped in toilet paper in a room used for top-secret meetings. https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/saudi-national-charged-with-bugging-openais-office-7e960aad?st=1RCjqL

Murdoch media, the great force decivilizing America, finds a ...

2026-10-13T10:21:34Z

Murdoch media, the great force decivilizing America, finds a former judge to extol the "messy" virtues of executing a person with guns.
The Case for Firing Squads by Alex Kozinski https://www.wsj.com/opinion/the-case-for-firing-squads-a9880cad?st=HL9WFK

Gosh, what a surprise. Karoline Leavitt, Trump’s ‘Machine ...

2026-10-05T13:30:33Z

Gosh, what a surprise.
Karoline Leavitt, Trump’s ‘Machine Gun,’ Has a New Gig at Fox News https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/05/business/media/fox-news-karoline-leavitt.html?smid=tw-share

#BrokenTimes hands an hour to Nick Bostrom, philosopher prince of ...

2026-10-01T19:28:05Z

#BrokenTimes hands an hour to Nick Bostrom, philosopher prince of doomster cultists, without mentioning he was ousted from Oxford for racist emails or the eugenicist roots of #TESCREAL philosophies. The Times has lost the ability to call bullshit. 1/
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/01/opinion/interesting-times-podcast-spencer-klavan-nick-bostrom.html?unlocked_article_code=1.FVE.jDe3.xpOl1nKCd2CW&smid=tw-share

Can some other incredibly rich people choose to give to public ...

2026-09-30T11:56:13Z

Can some other incredibly rich people choose to give to public universities, please?
Donor Gives $3 Billion to Carnegie Mellon, the Largest University Gift Ever https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/30/us/3-billion-donation-carnegie-mellon-largest-university-gift.html?smid=tw-share

Oh, yeesh. Now Meta and OpenAI are trying to make AI agents cute ...

2026-09-29T19:41:49Z

Oh, yeesh. Now Meta and OpenAI are trying to make AI agents cute and cuddly (Muse, left, and Dots). A little late after the AI boys have been screaming that they can kill us all: Now their killer AI Tribbles will make you a reservation for lunch then kill us all by dinner.

Of course, they chickened out. Networks to Resume Trump Coverage, ...

2026-09-27T01:03:32Z

Of course, they chickened out.
Networks to Resume Trump Coverage, Even as White House Excludes CNN https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/26/business/media/trump-white-house-tv-pool-cnn.html?smid=tw-share

Good. Would you prefer ignorant and stupid AI? Oxford lets OpenAI ...

2026-09-26T12:22:34Z

Good. Would you prefer ignorant and stupid AI?
Oxford lets OpenAI train its AI models on Bodleian Library
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/sep/26/oxford-university-bodleian-library-open-ai-chat-gpt

The illegitimate Supreme Court enables Republicans to steal ...

2026-09-25T20:27:56Z

The illegitimate Supreme Court enables Republicans to steal elections...again. But our #BrokenTimes still thinks we're only 3-10ths of the way to electoral authoritarianism. We're fucked.
Supreme Court Allows Expansive Federal Database for Voter Screening https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/25/us/politics/supreme-court-citizenship-voter-lists.html?smid=tw-share

Even while Trump is bans Politico, its owner, Mathias Döpfner ...

2026-09-25T12:16:21Z

Even while Trump is bans Politico, its owner, Mathias Döpfner pays tribute to Trumpist Peter Thiel alongside the odious Bari Weiss and mocks journalists' complaints.
Döpfner’s Thiel Tribute
https://www.status.news/p/peter-thiel-bari-weiss-axel-springer-mathias-dopfner

Russia bombs books. Russian Attacks Destroy Millions of Books, ...

2026-09-25T11:34:32Z

Russia bombs books.
Russian Attacks Destroy Millions of Books, the Heart of Ukrainian Culture https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/25/world/europe/russia-ukraine-books-attacks.html?smid=tw-share

G20 should boycott and turn it into the G2, the fascist bromance. ...

2026-09-24T00:56:56Z

G20 should boycott and turn it into the G2, the fascist bromance.
Trump Invites Putin to Attend Group of 20 Summit in Miami https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/23/us/politics/trump-putin-g20-summit.html?smid=tw-share

30 pieces of silver. To hell with news, public discourse, and the ...

2026-09-22T13:19:50Z

30 pieces of silver. To hell with news, public discourse, and the culture if more people are hired to make more shitty, propagandistic Paramount movies.
The $1.5 Billion Concession That Unlocked Paramount’s Deal With California https://www.wsj.com/business/media/how-david-ellison-ended-his-stalemate-with-california-e0e1cc9b?st=7AFRAq

#BrokenTimes refers to host Future of Life Institute only as a ...

2026-09-15T21:05:19Z

#BrokenTimes refers to host Future of Life Institute only as a not-for-profit; no context of its #TESCREAL cult roots. That'd interfere its desired narrative. Do some damned reporting.
Steve Bannon and Bernie Sanders Demand Tighter Controls on A.I. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/15/us/steve-bannon-bernie-sanders-ai.html?smid=tw-share

Why, #BrokenTimes, why? ...

2026-09-07T11:54:54Z

Why, #BrokenTimes, why?

Bernie's on a snipe hunt (Google it). AGI is BS. Sanders ...

2026-09-03T20:35:12Z

Bernie's on a snipe hunt (Google it). AGI is BS.
Sanders proposes ban on ‘artificial superintelligence’ after rogue AI incidents
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2026/09/03/sanders-proposes-artificial-superintelligence-ban-after-rogue-ai-incidents/

"Close to no change in test scores...little effect on ...

2026-08-29T10:51:40Z

"Close to no change in test scores...little effect on self-reported classroom attention...little evidence of phone bans’ impact on school attendance, chronic absenteeism and online bullying."
More Schools Are Imposing Phone Bans. Do They Really Work?
https://www.wsj.com/us-news/education/school-phone-ban-effectiveness-4dd792c2?mod=hp_featst_pos5

Ecstatic to find my Hot Type upfront on the history table at the ...

2026-08-22T19:09:05Z

Ecstatic to find my Hot Type upfront on the history table at the wonderful @labyrinth_books of Princeton. Hey nearby friends, if you're tempted to buy it, that'd be a great place to pick up an autographed copy (and get them to reorder😎... always be sellin').

A feature for the present-day Mr. Bumble, Dickens villain who ...

2026-08-22T10:57:03Z

A feature for the present-day Mr. Bumble, Dickens villain who made poverty a crime:
How a Palantir co-founder’s once-fringe crusade spread across Trump’s America https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2026/08/22/how-palantir-co-founders-once-fringe-crusade-spread-across-trumps-america/

We have to fight the fascists at school boards and up. Florida ...

2026-08-20T10:50:11Z

We have to fight the fascists at school boards and up.
Florida school board at the center of culture wars loses conservative majority https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2026/08/20/florida-school-board-center-culture-wars-loses-conservative-majority/

Says someone who attended only two years of college and still ...

2026-08-19T20:31:38Z

Says someone who attended only two years of college and still sounds like a freeze-dried sophomore.
Altman says four years of college may be more than the world now needs https://thenextweb.com/news/sam-altman-college-too-long-interns-entry-level?utm_source=x&utm_medium=share&utm_campaign=article-share-button&referral

There it is: the Q-word. 60 days after signing Iran deal, Trump ...

2026-08-18T10:30:22Z

There it is: the Q-word.
60 days after signing Iran deal, Trump stuck in quagmire as war drags on https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/08/17/60-days-after-signing-iran-deal-trump-stuck-quagmire-peace-talks-stall/

This is outright offensive: attempting to correlate "deaths ...

2026-08-18T01:36:28Z

This is outright offensive: attempting to correlate "deaths of despair" with the lack of newspapers. Does the entitlement of journalism know no bounds, even of taste?
Our twin crises of despair and misinformation https://www.brookings.edu/articles/our-twin-crises-of-despair-and-misinformation/?b=1

Thanks, Trump. It's Stupid's Economy. It's ...

2026-08-17T19:04:45Z

Thanks, Trump. It's Stupid's Economy. It's Stupid's War.
US gas prices reach highest ever recorded for August amid stalled talks with Iran
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/17/gas-prices-august-record-iran-war

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

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/

So I was on Channel 4 News to talk about Facebook with a ...

2026-08-07T20:03:00Z

So I was on Channel 4 News to talk about Facebook with a self-appointed protector of children. Eye-rolling ensued.
https://www.channel4.com/news/social-media-child-safety-moral-panic-or-a-big-tobacco-moment

No, the Pitchbot did not write this headline. Actual editors at ...

2026-08-06T11:05:23Z

No, the Pitchbot did not write this headline. Actual editors at the #BrokenTimes did. Are they trolling us or actually that un-selfaware?

Next time I see journos wondering how to give up their phones, ...

2026-08-06T00:33:48Z

Next time I see journos wondering how to give up their phones, I'll send them to this unbearable treacle for advice: Just go to prison.
I Didn’t Realize How Addicted I Was to My Phone—Until I Went to Prison
https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/phone-screen-time-prison-pg-sittenfeld-8c3b186b?st=aoLtrP

@nprofile…mk4g Read the post. I said it's in The Times.

2026-08-01T00:50:57Z

In reply to nevent1q…va6r
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Read the post. I said it's in The Times.

Why did the #BrokenTimes put this picture of McConnell on its ...

2026-08-01T00:38:02Z

Why did the #BrokenTimes put this picture of McConnell on its homepage? It's from May, but homepage illustrations have no captions. It leaves the wrong impression. Images matter.

@nprofile…t80x I have no idea what you're trying to say.

2026-07-31T10:57:01Z

In reply to nevent1q…mz64
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I have no idea what you're trying to say.

Our evil government will force 24,000 children to face judges ...

2026-07-31T10:29:12Z

Our evil government will force 24,000 children to face judges alone.
Thousands of immigrant children on verge of losing legal representation https://www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/2026/07/30/thousands-immigrant-children-verge-losing-legal-representation/

This is disgusting, xenophobic, bigoted, greedy, cruel, ...

2026-07-30T18:09:03Z

This is disgusting, xenophobic, bigoted, greedy, cruel, short-sighted bullshit: harm for harm's sale.

https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/u-s-weighs-100-000-fee-for-foreign-students-wanting-to-work-after-graduation-d0bf43d9?st=LCvuEp

The #BrokenPost is getting way ahead of itself trying to graft ...

2026-07-30T14:47:20Z

The #BrokenPost is getting way ahead of itself trying to graft DSA cooties onto the Democratic Party. I haven't heard any talk of a DSA candidate for president two years hence. How long before they ask whether we'll vote for a communist?

Ron Paul is such an ass. Every Republican member of this ...

2026-07-29T13:32:13Z

Ron Paul is such an ass.
Every Republican member of this committee should be taking the Fifth when they are put on trial for their complicit role in causing the deaths of untold Americans through vaccine hesitancy and quack treatments. Their willful antiscience ignorance is deadly.

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

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.

Good on The Times for continuing to report on this, not allowing ...

2026-07-24T23:31:02Z

Good on The Times for continuing to report on this, not allowing Trump to intimidate their journalists.
Iranian Threat to Air Force One Prompted Plane Swap During NATO Summit https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/24/us/politics/trump-plane-iran-threat.html?smid=tw-share

Tesla stock down 15%, SpaceX down 50% since IPO. Karma. ...

2026-07-24T10:16:32Z

Tesla stock down 15%, SpaceX down 50% since IPO.
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

Trump DOJ opens investigation into Mother Nature. Trump wants to ...

2026-07-18T11:11:17Z

Trump DOJ opens investigation into Mother Nature.
Trump wants to impose tariffs on Canada in retaliation for wildfire smoke https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/07/17/trump-wants-impose-tariffs-canada-retaliation-wildfire-smoke/

It's protectionism for American usurious credit card ...

2026-07-18T10:55:05Z

It's protectionism for American usurious credit card companies, meddling in the local economy.
Gift link.
Why Trump Is Going After Brazil’s Beloved Payment System
https://www.wsj.com/world/americas/trump-brazil-payment-system-pix-097bacaa?st=7nWsff&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink

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…srj6
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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.

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/

Oh, how often we have seen flopped attempts to adapt magazine ...

2026-07-07T22:54:33Z

Oh, how often we have seen flopped attempts to adapt magazine content to TV. I remember a dancing chorus in a People special singing the words "Lech Walesa!"
Netflix dabbles in shorter video content with its new set of publisher deals with Variety, others
https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/07/netflix-dabbles-in-shorter-video-content-with-its-new-set-of-publisher-deals-with-variety-others/

Trump's karma lost it for the USA. (And Belgium played the ...

2026-07-07T02:01:50Z

Trump's karma lost it for the USA. (And Belgium played the much better game.)

Die Zeit: The US president can't win the World Cup, so ...

2026-07-06T16:49:20Z

Die Zeit: The US president can't win the World Cup, so he's going to kick it to pieces.

"Political tensions rise." No, fascism rises and the ...

2026-07-05T00:59:35Z

"Political tensions rise." No, fascism rises and the #BrokenTimes fails us every day with its tropes of bothsidesism and polarization.

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

"Hinting" #Broken Post? ...

2026-07-04T13:55:51Z

"Hinting" #Broken Post?

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".

"He did not elaborate on why he had entered the hospital or ...

2026-07-01T11:25:16Z

"He did not elaborate on why he had entered the hospital or where he had been treated." ✔️
"He did not discuss medication or long-term treatment needs." ✔️
"He did not explain why it had taken so long for doctors to clear him to return to work." ✔️
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/30/nyregion/tom-kean-new-jersey-absence.html?smid=tw-share

Bullshit. Tech companies are searching for signs that chatbots ...

2026-07-01T10:33:05Z

Bullshit.
Tech companies are searching for signs that chatbots are conscious https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2026/07/01/biggest-tech-companies-are-considering-whether-chatbots-have-emotions/

‘This is injustice’: how leftist zines were used to sentence ...

2026-06-24T11:32:23Z

‘This is injustice’: how leftist zines were used to sentence anti-ICE protesters to decades in prison
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2026/jun/24/prairieland-texas-ice-protests-zines

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

Well, I don't like Republicans either, but to call them ...

2026-06-19T09:55:09Z

Well, I don't like Republicans either, but to call them flesh-eating maggots and New World screwworms might just be pushing the bounds of civility, don't ya think?
Flesh-eating maggot outbreak puts Trump administration response under scrutiny https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/06/19/usda-faces-scrutiny-screwworm-cases-mount/

If Vance and Trump can criticize Israel, can the left criticize ...

2026-06-19T09:48:23Z

If Vance and Trump can criticize Israel, can the left criticize Israel at war without being label antisemitic? Tough now for the right to make criticism of Israel a midterm issue.
Vance slams Israeli reaction to Iran deal as U.S. military lifts blockade https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/06/18/us-iran-sign-initial-deal-end-war-open-strait-hormuz/

Delighted by this PW review: "Jarvis pens a colorful and ...

2026-06-17T16:09:09Z

Delighted by this PW review: "Jarvis pens a colorful and enthralling portrait of Gilded Age industrial ferment, replete with ingenious inventors wrangling with impatient investors, and a rich analysis of humanity’s love-hate relationship with technological expansion. Readers will be rapt."
https://www.publishersweekly.com/9798765123959

That The New York Times did not lead with the Knicks' title ...

2026-06-14T12:02:10Z

That The New York Times did not lead with the Knicks' title is final proof that The Times is not a New York newspaper anymore.

It might as well be named Streisand dot com. A Peter Thiel-Backed ...

2026-06-13T00:22:18Z

It might as well be named Streisand dot com.
A Peter Thiel-Backed Tribunal Is Putting Journalists on Trial. I’m Its First Target https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/peter-thiel-tribunal-journalists-trial-1236617579/

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.

Musk’s Starlink hooked rural customers. Then came the price ...

2026-06-12T10:28:44Z

Musk’s Starlink hooked rural customers. Then came the price increases.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2026/06/11/starlink-is-star-spacex-ipo-is-it-monopolizing-rural-internet/

Heh. Algae forms in the Reflecting Pool. It’s ‘residual,’ ...

2026-06-12T10:22:48Z

Heh.
Algae forms in the Reflecting Pool. It’s ‘residual,’ Trump officials say. https://www.washingtonpost.com/style/power/2026/06/11/algae-forms-reflecting-pool-its-residual-trump-officials-say/

The #BrokenTimes can't help being snippy about Mamdani at ...

2026-06-11T00:50:30Z

The #BrokenTimes can't help being snippy about Mamdani at every turn. He's the damned mayor.

How easy it is to bullshit Lesley Stahl. The credulity! Paramount ...

2026-06-09T20:57:22Z

How easy it is to bullshit Lesley Stahl. The credulity!
Paramount C.E.O. Promises Editorial Independence for ‘60 Minutes,’ Lesley Stahl Says https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/09/business/media/60-minutes-david-ellison-paramount.html?smid=tw-share

This is phenomenal photographic documentation of what is ...

2026-06-03T22:18:33Z

This is phenomenal photographic documentation of what is happening at Delaney Hall. This is America.
Gift link.
See the Clashes Between ICE and Protesters in New Jersey https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/03/nyregion/delaney-hall-protests-photos.html?unlocked_article_code=1.nVA.cQ3e.SjcU3Pl6cG6e&smid=tw-share

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?

The present-day Plessy, in which the Supreme Court makes racism ...

2026-06-03T11:18:20Z

The present-day Plessy, in which the Supreme Court makes racism the law of the land, continuing to tear down America's second attempt to Reconstruction.
Supreme court approves Alabama map that erases majority-Black district
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/02/supreme-court-alabama-map

Trump didn't care about pay his pals. This is all he was ...

2026-06-03T10:48:57Z

Trump didn't care about pay his pals. This is all he was after
Order Shielding Trump Family From I.R.S. Audits Will Remain, Blanche Says https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/02/us/politics/trump-irs-settlement.html?smid=tw-share

Why aren't more artists following the Boss' lead? ...

2026-05-28T13:15:43Z

Why aren't more artists following the Boss' lead?
Springsteen taunts White House in D.C. concert — and promises more pre-election ‘ruckus’ https://www.washingtonpost.com/style/2026/05/28/springsteen-taunts-white-house-dc-concert-promises-more-pre-election-ruckus/

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

So who says Bluesky isn't important? Bluesky Says Kremlin Is ...

2026-05-21T11:16:44Z

So who says Bluesky isn't important?
Bluesky Says Kremlin Is Hacking Its Platform to Spread Propaganda https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/21/business/bluesky-russia-hacking-accounts.html?smid=tw-share

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/

Oy “Our mission is to build the systems and technologies ...

2026-05-20T21:29:19Z

Oy
“Our mission is to build the systems and technologies necessary to make life multiplanetary, to understand the true nature of the universe, and to extend the light of consciousness to the stars,” Musk wrote
SpaceX Filing Starts Countdown to Massive IPO
https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/stock-market-today-dow-sp-500-nasdaq-05-20-2026?mod=hp_lead_pos1

And what of the secretive, shadowy family enterprise that ...

2026-05-16T11:02:45Z

And what of the secretive, shadowy family enterprise that controls the United States?

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

Everything is political, including tacos. And the #BrokenTimes is ...

2026-05-15T11:20:13Z

Everything is political, including tacos. And the #BrokenTimes is on it.

From 1996, James Fallows details the failings of American ...

2026-05-14T11:11:43Z

From 1996, James Fallows details the failings of American journalism--all politics and predictions--and why it was falling (before the impact of the internet): "The natural instinct of newspapers and TV is to present every public issue as if its 'real' meaning were political in the meanest and narrowest sense of that term."
Why Americans Hate the Media
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/1996/02/why-americans-hate-the-media/305060/?gift=lOosoRE4GnUPfUTNHl2Az7tKpv3hfzqUKKfVVLJxdYs&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share
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Oligarchic corruption could not be clearer: paying tax dollars to ...

2026-05-13T15:01:15Z

Oligarchic corruption could not be clearer: paying tax dollars to Trump and ending audits and accountability for his family and business. But the #BrokenTimes says we're on our way to autocracy still.
Justice Dept. Officials Consider Settling Trump Suit Against I.R.S. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/12/business/trump-suit-irs.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

OMG, now a shortage of sand. How many grains of sand are there? ...

2026-05-12T16:40:34Z

OMG, now a shortage of sand. How many grains of sand are there? Apparently not enough.
The global sand crisis: it’s being used up faster than it can be replaced
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/may/12/global-sand-crisis-land-reclamation-extraction

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

Good analysis by the Guardian. Racism is always built on lies. ...

2026-05-08T11:33:20Z

Good analysis by the Guardian. Racism is always built on lies.
Supreme court’s Voting Rights Act ruling cited misleading data from DoJ
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/08/supreme-court-voting-rights-act-misleading-data-doj

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

AI been pwned. This is very similar to how "Internet ...

2026-05-06T12:22:33Z

AI been pwned. This is very similar to how "Internet addiction" as a condition began as an academic joke (a story I tell in The Web We Weave; see next post).
Scientists invented a fake disease. AI told people it was real https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01100-y