Nostr notes by Jeff Jarvis

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

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

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".

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

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

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

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2026-04-01T14:48:03Z

Lord, I hate April 1.

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/

Syracuse axes nine majors including Latino-Latin American, Middle ...

2026-03-26T14:16:17Z

Syracuse axes nine majors including Latino-Latin American, Middle Eastern, and Modern Jewish Studies; Russian, Digital Humanities and "reenvisions" African American Studies.
https://www.syracuse.com/syracuse-university/2026/03/syracuse-university-to-axe-nine-majors-as-cost-cutting-at-the-school-continues.html

Oh, come on, Condé. Drop it. Why Is Vogue Suing a Dog Fashion ...

2026-03-25T11:40:41Z

Oh, come on, Condé. Drop it.
Why Is Vogue Suing a Dog Fashion Magazine? https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/17/style/vogue-conde-nast-dogue-magazine-lawsuit.html?smid=tw-share

Now this is the way to write this headline: Trump calls voting by ...

2026-03-24T15:36:03Z

Now this is the way to write this headline:
Trump calls voting by mail ‘cheating’ just days after voting by mail
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/24/trump-mail-in-voting-cheating-ballot

This is bad, B.U. Boston University Pulls Pride Flags, Raising ...

2026-03-24T12:26:19Z

This is bad, B.U.
Boston University Pulls Pride Flags, Raising Free Speech Worries https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/23/us/boston-university-pride-flags-free-speech.html?smid=tw-share

Correct: In culture, fame should not be the default; it should be ...

2026-03-22T11:45:15Z

Correct: In culture, fame should not be the default; it should be a choice. "True Banksy or Ferrante fans do not care about their real identities. On the contrary, they collude in the mystery."
The Guardian view on anonymity in art: the ‘unmasking’ of Banksy and Ferrante should stop
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/mar/20/the-guardian-view-on-anonymity-in-art-the-unmasking-of-banksy-and-ferrante-should-stop

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

Would you introduce Brian to your friends? He might occasionally ...

2026-03-21T12:30:51Z

Would you introduce Brian to your friends?
He might occasionally struggle with the banter and quick wit.
Ouch.
Blind date: ‘He said he hadn’t touched alcohol since Christmas – then downed four wines’
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2026/mar/21/blind-date-brian-jeanette

On MSnow, Alicia Menendez just played tape of a Fox vidiot saying ...

2026-03-20T20:18:40Z

On MSnow, Alicia Menendez just played tape of a Fox vidiot saying that boots on the ground on Kharg wouldn't count as invading Iran because it's an island. OK, good, then. Canada: Please invade Manhattan. It won't count as invading America. That'll be phase II.

When you buy gas today, when you buy groceries, when you mourn ...

2026-03-20T19:16:06Z

When you buy gas today, when you buy groceries, when you mourn over your depleted 401(k), when you look at mortgage rates, when you think of all the shame brought on our country, most of all when you think of the bloodshed in our name, remember: It's all Trump's fault.

Without words. Trump-appointed panel approves 24-karat-gold coin ...

2026-03-20T11:09:09Z

Without words.
Trump-appointed panel approves 24-karat-gold coin featuring his image
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/19/trump-coin-24-karat-gold

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

GOOGLE rolls Gemini in more apps. OK. Meanwhile, I STILL cannot ...

2026-03-10T17:25:19Z

GOOGLE rolls Gemini in more apps. OK.
Meanwhile, I STILL cannot get GOOGLE Gemini embedded in my GOOGLE Chrome on my GOOGLE Chromebook with a GOOGLE Workspace account. WTF, Google? Really. I'm screaming here.
https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/10/google-rolls-out-new-gemini-capabilities-to-docs-sheets-slides-and-drive/

Gift link: When DOGE Unleashed ChatGPT on the Humanities ...

2026-03-08T12:03:31Z

Gift link:
When DOGE Unleashed ChatGPT on the Humanities https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/07/arts/humanities-endowment-doge-trump.html?unlocked_article_code=1.RlA.G4b-.nD7J6NJLv7ve&smid=tw-share

Resisting Trump's crimes can be both a moral and pragmatic ...

2026-03-07T14:05:00Z

Resisting Trump's crimes can be both a moral and pragmatic political choice.
Pedro Sánchez’s lone stance against Trump may look risky, but it is cannily pragmatic
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/mar/07/pedro-sanchez-stance-donald-trump-pragmatic

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

Don't call them "Christian parents," #BrokenPost. At ...

2026-03-03T11:50:16Z

Don't call them "Christian parents," #BrokenPost. At least call them anti-trans parents.
Supreme Court sides with Christian parents in battle over school trans policies https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/03/02/supreme-court-gender-identity-students-california/

#BrokenPost normalizes his narcissistic, paranoid, impulsive ...

2026-03-03T11:43:57Z

#BrokenPost normalizes his narcissistic, paranoid, impulsive insanity as "a personal dimension to his decision to attack Iran."
How Trump assassination attempts played into his decision to attack Iran https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/03/03/trump-assassination-attempts-iran-attack/

"You can’t get more Altman than that," says ...

2026-03-01T12:49:04Z

"You can’t get more Altman than that," says nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kyqpq5dwvsprvd5wzsx3se0plmuyuw7uc386m496pgntp8v44wpl377hqtmmp6c (nprofile…mp6c).
The whole thing was a scam
https://garymarcus.substack.com/p/the-whole-thing-was-scam

To deny and dismiss racism is racism. Say so, #BrokenPost, not ...

2026-03-01T12:44:35Z

To deny and dismiss racism is racism. Say so, #BrokenPost, not this: "Trump’s vantage point is a marked change from previous administrations."
In Black History Month, Trump casts racial progress as largely settled https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/03/01/donald-trump-black-history-month/

If the US has set a precedent of deposing or killing leaders of ...

2026-02-28T20:09:14Z

If the US has set a precedent of deposing or killing leaders of sovereign nations because they are "bad people," why could some decent-minded force elsewhere in the world not see the opening to depose the current head of the US because he's awful? Where's the line?

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2026-02-28T12:33:36Z

People are dying because of the Epstein files.

Last September, this was the moment when I appeared on CNN ...

2026-02-27T14:25:34Z

Last September, this was the moment when I appeared on CNN warning of the danger of the Ellisons taking over the network and this was Scott Jenning's smug, gloating smirk to the camera. It's his network now. It's CNN's ruin.

Horrid #BrokenPost headline calls the destruction of voting ...

2026-02-27T11:19:34Z

Horrid #BrokenPost headline calls the destruction of voting "executive power over elections" and says some unnamed force, is "urging emergency." No. This is a Reichstag fire, you fascist enablers.

Out the window. ...

2026-02-23T13:08:31Z

Out the window.

@nprofile…mk4g Legacy and study.

2026-02-22T18:23:01Z

In reply to nevent1q…g3zn
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nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kyqpqlkpuuz6662w0fa46usrzgud9dr2fskr27fqtlwk35yk85h7muuqs3emk4g (nprofile…mk4g)
Legacy and study.

My, uh, friend requests on Facebook have been invaded by a ...

2026-02-22T17:22:37Z

My, uh, friend requests on Facebook have been invaded by a species of slopeople.

Appalling. In our name: "‘Don’t go to the US – not with ...

2026-02-21T12:26:31Z

Appalling. In our name:
"‘Don’t go to the US – not with Trump in charge’: the UK tourist with a valid visa detained by ICE for six weeks.
Karen Newton was in America on the trip of a lifetime when she was shackled, transported and held for weeks on end."
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/21/karen-newton-valid-visa-detained-ice

How the Holocaust happened: A fake ICE tip line reveals neighbors ...

2026-02-20T16:17:19Z

How the Holocaust happened:
A fake ICE tip line reveals neighbors reporting neighbors https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2026/02/20/fake-ice-tip-line-viral/

My fellow Americans, ours is a rogue state. ...

2026-01-03T14:31:40Z

My fellow Americans, ours is a rogue state.

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2025-12-18T02:11:03Z

Trump's desperate.

Shils again. Substitute MAGA for xenophobic nativists, Fox et al ...

2025-11-27T15:52:38Z

In reply to nevent1q…pgdl
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Shils again. Substitute MAGA for xenophobic nativists, Fox et al for Dearborn Independent, and Q for Elders of Zion.

Edward Shils on society: From "Primordial, Personal, Sacred ...

2025-11-27T15:22:51Z

Edward Shils on society:
From "Primordial, Personal, Sacred and Civil Ties: Some Particular Observations on the Relationships of Sociological Research and Theory," The British Journal of Sociology, June, 1957.

Trump may have inadvertently issued mass pardon for 2020 voter ...

2025-11-26T11:37:55Z

Trump may have inadvertently issued mass pardon for 2020 voter fraud, experts say
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/25/trump-voter-fraud-pardon

Even before Mamdani takes office, the #BrokenTimes continues its ...

2025-11-20T12:04:56Z

Even before Mamdani takes office, the #BrokenTimes continues its vendetta against him and his "socialist policies."
The Governor Can Show Mamdani Who Has the Mandate https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/opinion/hochul-mamdani-new-york-democrats.html?smid=tw-share

Imagine a life so simple that you pin blame for all ills on a ...

2025-11-16T13:14:25Z

Imagine a life so simple that you pin blame for all ills on a single factor: a screen. That's how the moral entrepreneurs Twenge (here) & Haidt make their livings. The #BrokenTimes enables *their* addiction.
The Screen That Ate Your Child’s Education https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/16/opinion/laptop-classroom-test-scores.html?smid=tw-share

MTG has made health-care subsidies her issue. Could she could ...

2025-11-10T12:00:55Z

MTG has made health-care subsidies her issue. Could she could lead a revolt to block the Dems' shitty deal? My only joy is that the House will have to come back and the Epstein motion will get its last signature. This is the upside-down world we find ourselves in.

I'm off to Munich to speak at Medientage München. My ...

2025-10-20T15:43:00Z

I'm off to Munich to speak at Medientage München. My message: American democracy is dying. American mass media are dead, and deserve to be, as they did not protect democracy. Our only hope in the US is new and independent means for voices to heard. Europe should learn from America only how to avoid our fate.

Moi. New Providence, NJ. ...

2025-10-18T19:01:50Z

Moi.
New Providence, NJ.

I hate arch support in shoes and lumbar support in chairs. ...

2025-10-11T17:15:07Z

I hate arch support in shoes and lumbar support in chairs. It's the nanny state of design.

I begged Der Spiegel to translate Jörg Schindler's excellent ...

2025-10-07T13:06:42Z

I begged Der Spiegel to translate Jörg Schindler's excellent reporting on America's fall into theocracy and they did. As I keep saying, German journalists are doing a better job covering America's fall than American journalists. 1/
https://www.spiegel.de/international/world/trumps-crusaders-christian-nationalists-are-gaining-a-solid-foothold-in-washington-a-643ab80d-fd36-4b45-924a-20fcef6b2e03

#BrokenTimes praises racism, sexism: "Despite a raw ...

2025-10-07T10:09:59Z

#BrokenTimes praises racism, sexism: "Despite a raw vocabulary and some rude provocations, he outlined a nuanced vision of the military’s purpose and its relationship to civilian society."
That Hegseth Speech Was Actually Pretty Good https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/07/opinion/pete-hegseth-speech-dei.html?smid=tw-share

Compare #BrokenTimes and #BrokenPost coverage to Die Zeit, which ...

2025-09-10T12:04:16Z

Compare #BrokenTimes and #BrokenPost coverage to Die Zeit, which consistently tells more truth than they.
Translation: "One lie too many. Trump has turned the Republican Party into a den of lies."

Here's another lamentation for criticism. I was a critic ...

2025-09-09T14:07:07Z

Here's another lamentation for criticism. I was a critic & founded a magazine of criticism, EW. Now I recognize the editorial hubris of one opinion for all. The culture now makes and criticizes itself.
Do Media Organizations Even Want Cultural Criticism?
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/do-media-organizations-even-want-cultural-criticism.html

Woody keeps getting worse and worse and worse. Woody Allen rebuts ...

2025-08-26T12:24:55Z

Woody keeps getting worse and worse and worse.
Woody Allen rebuts Ukrainian condemnation over Moscow film festival appearance
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/aug/25/woody-allen-rebuts-ukrainian-condemnation-over-moscow-film-festival-appearance

Five times (I counted) rude Joe interrupted Chicago Mayor Brandon ...

2025-08-26T11:47:57Z

Five times (I counted) rude Joe interrupted Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson, trying to bully him into saying the city needs 5,000 more police. When finally allowed to speak, Johnson was brilliant in response.

What "domestic unrest"? Truth is, there should be ...

2025-08-26T10:23:45Z

What "domestic unrest"? Truth is, there should be domestic unrest over the fascist takeover, but there isn't. This headline implies permission to react to something that doesn't exist.
Trump order calls for broader National Guard role in domestic unrest https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/08/25/trump-national-guard-domestic-unrest/

There seems to be a new beat at the #BrokenTimes: Conversations ...

2025-08-25T22:05:13Z

There seems to be a new beat at the #BrokenTimes: Conversations with people you wouldn't want to be stuck in an elevator with.
How Did Jillian Michaels End Up Here? https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/25/well/jillian-michaels-profile.html?smid=tw-share

I just ordered his book: ...

2025-08-23T12:26:59Z

In reply to nevent1q…u3r4
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I just ordered his book: https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/463182/how-to-save-the-internet-by-clegg-nick/9781847928597

Nick Clegg's insight on Silicon Valley: "I couldn’t, ...

2025-08-23T12:22:16Z

Nick Clegg's insight on Silicon Valley:
"I couldn’t, and still can’t, understand this deeply unattractive combination of machismo and self-pity...If you’re accustomed to privilege, equality feels like oppression."
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/aug/23/nick-clegg-silicon-valley-self-pity-wealthy-men

We need the #BrokenPost to remind us that fighting a fascist ...

2025-08-23T11:27:04Z

We need the #BrokenPost to remind us that fighting a fascist dictator is "risky."
Newsom runs against Trump in California map campaign. It’s risky. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/08/22/newsom-redistricting-trump-california/

The #MurdochJournal learned nothing except how to spread fascist ...

2025-08-23T11:01:01Z

The #MurdochJournal learned nothing except how to spread fascist propaganda.
"Officers are allowed to decide whether to wear masks covering their faces, because more ICE officers have been assaulted or doxxed since Trump took office."
We Spent Six Hours at ICE Training School. Here’s What We Learned.
https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/we-spent-six-hours-at-ice-training-school-heres-what-we-learned-bdbc175d?st=SBatgB

The story, by Michael Schmidt, is fine. The headline is dreadful: ...

2025-08-22T21:18:29Z

The story, by Michael Schmidt, is fine. The headline is dreadful: "shows an uneasy mix of retribution and law enforcement...stoked questions about the investigation." Somebody throw away the editors' thesaurus. But I guess I'm glad somebody at The Times is "uneasy."

"Scholars see sanitizing." Look a little harder, ...

2025-08-21T01:39:42Z

"Scholars see sanitizing." Look a little harder, #BrokenPost, and you might fight scholars--and journalists--who find racism and fascism.

Joe drags Chris Matthews out of the crypt to say of Trump's ...

2025-08-20T13:35:58Z

In reply to nevent1q…p922
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Joe drags Chris Matthews out of the crypt to say of Trump's occupation of Washington: "This is very smart politically for Trump."

But...but...but what about all those anonymous Democrats who are ...

2025-08-20T10:17:27Z

But...but...but what about all those anonymous Democrats who are texting Joe Scarborough and telling Donny Deutsch that they loved the occupation?
Most D.C. residents oppose Trump’s city police takeover, poll finds https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2025/08/20/dc-poll-trump-crime-police/

Die Zeit headline: Europe calms a crazy king ...

2025-08-19T10:34:06Z

Die Zeit headline: Europe calms a crazy king

One might hope that Washington's newspaper would display ...

2025-08-18T09:42:49Z

One might hope that Washington's newspaper would display shock and anger at the takeover of the city but instead the #BrokenPost accepts the fascist framing: "immigration enforcement."
Immigration enforcement shaped first week of Trump’s D.C. takeover https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2025/08/18/trump-dc-takeover-crime-immigration/

Trumpist Depot: FAFO. Florida GOP scraps ‘Deport Depot’ merch ...

2025-08-18T09:36:35Z

Trumpist Depot: FAFO.
Florida GOP scraps ‘Deport Depot’ merch after Home Depot objects https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/08/17/home-depot-florida-gop-merch/

Good: Starmer, Merz, Macron, Meloni, von der Leyen to join ...

2025-08-17T12:07:37Z

Good: Starmer, Merz, Macron, Meloni, von der Leyen to join Zelenskyy in Washington to counteract Putin's puppeteering.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/aug/17/trump-putin-meeting-european-leaders-ukraine-peace-deal-latest-updates-news

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2025-08-15T18:57:59Z

War criminal has landed on US soil to a red carpet.

Lead story in Der Spiegel: JD Vance's brat summer: fishing ...

2025-08-15T11:59:38Z

Lead story in Der Spiegel: JD Vance's brat summer: fishing and grilling in Great Britain.

It's already burning, dear Guardian. Democrats are fighting ...

2025-08-15T11:53:14Z

It's already burning, dear Guardian.
Democrats are fighting fire with fire over redistricting – but will democracy burn?
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/15/redistricting-gerrymandering-democrats-republicans-texas-california

Blood on their hands Man fleeing Ice raid outside LA Home Depot ...

2025-08-15T11:51:02Z

Blood on their hands
Man fleeing Ice raid outside LA Home Depot hit and killed on freeway
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/14/los-angeles-ice-raid

I wonder whether the symbolism of meeting in Alaska will turn out ...

2025-08-15T11:45:22Z

I wonder whether the symbolism of meeting in Alaska will turn out to be Trump thinking it's a good deal for Russia to buy Crimea and Donetsk for what the US gave Russia (2¢ and acre) and call it the art of the deal. Or he'll try to get Ukraine to buy its own land back.

Thousands Ask Harvard Not to ‘Give in’ and Pay Fine to Trump ...

2025-08-15T11:21:39Z

Thousands Ask Harvard Not to ‘Give in’ and Pay Fine to Trump https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/14/us/harvard-petition-trump.html?smid=tw-share

No, no, no. Tesla's are not autonomous. They are dangerous. ...

2025-08-14T10:12:46Z

No, no, no. Tesla's are not autonomous. They are dangerous. They would be deadly in New York.
Tesla is taking early steps to bring its robotaxis to New York City
https://www.wsj.com/business/autos/tesla-eyes-new-york-city-for-robotaxis-with-test-driver-job-posting-cb8e724a?st=8obPjZ

Not a "comprehensive review," #BrokenTimes. Censorship. ...

2025-08-13T11:11:10Z

Not a "comprehensive review," #BrokenTimes. Censorship. You refuse to use the words fascism and racism. As journalists can you at least recognize and label censorship?
White House Announces Comprehensive Review of Smithsonian Exhibitions https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/12/arts/design/smithsonian-exhibitions-review-white-house-trump.html?smid=tw-share

I do not find this on home pages of the NYT, WaPo, WSJ; only a ...

2025-08-10T23:37:57Z

I do not find this on home pages of the NYT, WaPo, WSJ; only a small headline on The Guardian. A journalist has been murdered. Where is the outrage--about anything?
Anas al-Sharif among five Al Jazeera journalists killed by Israel in Gaza https://aje.io/0pa37x

Identify theft used to be the game of mobsters and spies. Now: ...

2025-08-10T14:43:27Z

Identify theft used to be the game of mobsters and spies. Now: "We detail how dishonest researchers exploit the peer-review system by creating fraudulent reviewer profiles to manipulate paper evaluations"
https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.04024

Yeesh. AI: We don't need no stinking humans. We can train ...

2025-08-10T13:29:47Z

Yeesh. AI: We don't need no stinking humans. We can train ourselves.
"Self-evolving Large Language Models (LLMs) offer a scalable path toward super-intelligence by autonomously generating, refining, and learning from their own experiences."
https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.05004?fbclid=IwY2xjawMFe9RleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFxbTJmMjUzM01PZWhVMEdZAR7tQqY8vy8pGG5JTTjM4Oy14daVHPK1GIiFLX0GMfvEcicuy9rt0lrCkUapyw_aem_Oa42WaRHCbhanagrn_XDeg

Once again, it's #MoralPanic o'clock on Morning Joe: ...

2025-08-08T11:58:54Z

Once again, it's #MoralPanic o'clock on Morning Joe: demonizing phones and kids. Technophobic busybodies should leave these decisions to parents.

No, idiot. The tariffs are flowing from US companies and ...

2025-08-07T13:06:45Z

No, idiot. The tariffs are flowing *from* US companies and consumers and voters. It's an unprecedented tax, the #TrumpTax.

Turn on Ari Melber to see Bob Woodward defend the regime ...

2025-08-05T22:34:10Z

Turn on Ari Melber to see Bob Woodward defend the regime destroying the #BrokenPost--"The editor has a plan," praise Trump for defining the Presidency as "taking care of the people" (authoritarian paternalism), saying he lacks "Nixonian venom." Naive, pathetic, shameful.

They want to kill education. They are succeeding: Public schools ...

2025-08-05T12:34:24Z

They want to kill education. They are succeeding:
Public schools are closing as Arizona’s school voucher program soars https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2025/08/05/arizona-public-school-closures-voucher-program/

What a #BrokenTimes framing: What's the best way to surrender ...

2025-08-05T11:04:49Z

What a #BrokenTimes framing: What's the best way to surrender to a fascist? How about, instead, asking how best to fight for academic freedom, independence, and democracy? Good Lord.
Is There a Smart Way to Cede Power to Donald Trump? https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/05/opinion/trump-havard-brown-universities.html?smid=tw-share

FFS. #BrokenTimes questions historians filing amicus briefs to ...

2025-08-04T11:00:24Z

FFS. #BrokenTimes questions historians filing amicus briefs to the courts. What's the trouble? "What they are hearing is a generally liberal message."
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/04/us/politics/supreme-court-historians-advocacy.html

Nothing makes me feel more like a robot than having to check ...

2025-07-29T13:32:02Z

Nothing makes me feel more like a robot than having to check "I am not a robot" again and again.
OpenAI’s ChatGPT Agent casually clicks through “I am not a robot” verification test
https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2025/07/openais-chatgpt-agent-casually-clicks-through-i-am-not-a-robot-verification-test/

No, no, no. You'd think a university would be capable of ...

2025-07-28T23:10:36Z

No, no, no. You'd think a university would be capable of learning.
Harvard Is Said to Be Open to Spending Up to $500 Million to Resolve Trump Dispute https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/28/us/politics/trump-harvard-payment.html?smid=tw-share

Die Zeit asks whether parents should send their children to the ...

2025-07-27T11:49:09Z

Die Zeit asks whether parents should send their children to the US now.
Soll mein Kind da noch hin?
https://www.zeit.de/familie/2025-07/auslandsaufenthalt-usa-kind-schule-donald-trump

Sure, let's put the education of our next generation in the ...

2025-07-27T11:05:05Z

Sure, let's put the education of our next generation in the hands of an influencer-podcaster and AI with guides to entrepreneurship, public speaking and financial literacy. Yeesh.
A.I.-Driven Education: Founded in Texas and Coming to a School Near You https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/27/us/politics/ai-alpha-school-austin-texas.html?smid=tw-share

Classic case of #BrokenTimes accepting Trump framing. Alternative ...

2025-07-25T00:37:09Z

Classic case of #BrokenTimes accepting Trump framing.
Alternative headline: Columbia and Penn extorted to pay and surrender to Trump. More universities fighting instead.

He was the last SS guard, about to be tried when he died at 100. ...

2025-07-20T18:55:38Z

He was the last SS guard, about to be tried when he died at 100. Let this warn the ICE agents who think they are only guards, following orders. Your masked crimes against humans and humanity will mark you to the end of your days.
The Last SS Guard
https://www.zeit.de/gesellschaft/2025-06/concentration-camp-guard-gregor-formanek-ss-national-socialism-sachsenhausen-court-trial-english

The better Post story's 3rd graf: "The announcement came ...

2025-07-18T01:00:18Z

In reply to nevent1q…tyhc
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The better Post story's 3rd graf:
"The announcement came days after Colbert spoke out against the $16 million paid earlier this month by Paramount, the parent company of CBS News, to settle a lawsuit" by Trump. Necessary journalistic context.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/style/2025/07/17/stephen-colbert-canceled-late-show-ending/

As of 845p, this ongoing story makes no mention yet of ...

2025-07-18T00:56:51Z

As of 845p, this ongoing story makes no mention yet of Trump's blackmail of CBS/Paramount/Ellison but includes generic hoo-ha about changing TV: a journalistic sin of omission. Trump is taking over media under the Times' nose and it turns away. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/17/business/stephen-colbert-late-show-ending.html?smid=tw-share

Variety tiptoes: Ellison "has projected an image of being ...

2025-07-18T00:24:21Z

In reply to nevent1q…3m7l
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Variety tiptoes: Ellison "has projected an image of being intrigued by the politics espoused by President Donald Trump." Yeesh.

Fuck CBS, Paramount, Ellison. This is no "financial ...

2025-07-18T00:19:39Z

Fuck CBS, Paramount, Ellison. This is no "financial decision." It is Trump taking over American media. This is Hungary. This is disgusting.
CBS to Cancel ‘Late Show With Stephen Colbert’ Citing ‘Financial Decision’ https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/cbs-cancel-late-show-stephen-colbert-financial-decision-1236464356/

Bend the knee to Trump, get kneecapped -- and robbed: Columbia ...

2025-07-12T12:56:18Z

Bend the knee to Trump, get kneecapped -- and robbed:
Columbia and Trump Near a Deal, With School Possibly Paying Millions https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/11/nyregion/columbia-university-trump-deal-antisemitism.html?smid=tw-share

Trump's recession. He took a solid economy and ruined it. ...

2025-07-02T12:53:27Z

Trump's recession. He took a solid economy and ruined it.
U.S. Firms Cut Jobs for First Time in Two Years, ADP Report Shows
https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/stock-market-today-dow-sp-500-nasdaq-07-02-2025/card/u-s-firms-cut-jobs-for-first-time-in-two-years-adp-report-shows-CGa3wmOmdGD0wTzIgYKz

Good God. Look who Morning Joe brings out to comment on (read: ...

2025-06-30T11:41:09Z

Good God. Look who Morning Joe brings out to comment on (read: attack) Mamdani: Donny Deutsch (from whatever crypt he's been hiding in), ADL's Jonathan Greenblatt, Adams booster Al Sharpton, and (most respectful to him) a Republican. This is Islamphobic. The Times is as bad.

The #BrokenTimes has finally, completely lost its damned marbles. ...

2025-06-29T18:35:41Z

The #BrokenTimes has finally, completely lost its damned marbles. How dare they even pose such an offensive question as this? Don't give me your just-asking bullshit. This is so terribly wrong.
Should (or Could) Trump Be Added to Mount Rushmore? https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/06/27/us/mount-rushmore-trump.html?smid=tw-share

Bingo. Trump falls into the Netanyahu trap ...

2025-06-22T10:06:01Z

Bingo.
Trump falls into the Netanyahu trap
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jun/22/trump-falls-into-the-netanyahu-trap-israel-iran-us