j. cowit
@jcowit.bsky.social
jaycowit.com
musician
https://jcowit.bandcamp.com/
audio artist/producer
(Generation Barney, Axios, The Takeaway/WNYC/Freakonomics)
consultant/voice coach
mixing engineer
composer
musician
https://jcowit.bandcamp.com/
audio artist/producer
(Generation Barney, Axios, The Takeaway/WNYC/Freakonomics)
consultant/voice coach
mixing engineer
composer
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In Uganda, about 5 percent of the population has HIV, the tenth highest prevalence rate in the world. American foreign aid programs such as USAID and PEPFAR long provided funding was key to slowing the spread of the virus and saving lives.
By Slashing Foreign Aid, Trump Is Fueling the Spread of HIV in Uganda
Reporting from Uganda, The Intercept saw how Trump’s effort to slash foreign aid is encouraging the transmission of HIV.
interc.pt
February 9, 2026 at 3:10 PM
In Uganda, about 5 percent of the population has HIV, the tenth highest prevalence rate in the world. American foreign aid programs such as USAID and PEPFAR long provided funding was key to slowing the spread of the virus and saving lives.
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For the Interept, I reported from Uganda about the effects of USAID cuts on LGBTQ people, HIV prevention activists and sex workers—and tried to tell the story from the POV of these important but criminalized communities. Please read and share.
theintercept.com/2026/02/09/t...
theintercept.com/2026/02/09/t...
By Slashing Foreign Aid, Trump Is Fueling the Spread of HIV in Uganda
Reporting from Uganda, The Intercept saw how Trump’s effort to slash foreign aid is encouraging the transmission of HIV.
theintercept.com
February 9, 2026 at 4:16 PM
For the Interept, I reported from Uganda about the effects of USAID cuts on LGBTQ people, HIV prevention activists and sex workers—and tried to tell the story from the POV of these important but criminalized communities. Please read and share.
theintercept.com/2026/02/09/t...
theintercept.com/2026/02/09/t...
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What's the most you ever lost on a coin toss? Anton Chigurh here for FanDuel,
February 8, 2026 at 11:49 PM
What's the most you ever lost on a coin toss? Anton Chigurh here for FanDuel,
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The Trump ape incident will be forgotten in the press by tomorrow, without having gotten even 1% of the scrutiny of “cling to their guns or religion” www.theguardian.com/world/2008/a...
Obama angers midwest voters with guns and religion remark
Comments seized on by Hillary Clinton, who hopes to turn voters against what she classes as Obama’s revealed ‘elitism’
www.theguardian.com
February 8, 2026 at 10:09 PM
The Trump ape incident will be forgotten in the press by tomorrow, without having gotten even 1% of the scrutiny of “cling to their guns or religion” www.theguardian.com/world/2008/a...
a fire....in a sea parks?
February 8, 2026 at 1:57 PM
a fire....in a sea parks?
A lot of executives and especially CEO’s in public media never grasp this point, even as they are often making 2-7x what everyone else in the building is making.
They always seemed surprised when they are called out. And they always seem worried when smart people figure them out easily.
They always seemed surprised when they are called out. And they always seem worried when smart people figure them out easily.
If you are in charge of a large organization of any kind that cuts jobs, but particularly one that employs journalists, part of what you get paid so much money for is looking angry and disappointed people in the eye while they yell at you.
If you don’t want to do that, don’t be the big boss.
If you don’t want to do that, don’t be the big boss.
I've written about the overarching post story, causes, underlying pattern. But the failure of Lewis or Bezos to even show up, literally or figuratively, on a day of devastating cuts epitomizes the profound lack of character and accountability that is so common place today within the American elite.
February 8, 2026 at 11:36 AM
A lot of executives and especially CEO’s in public media never grasp this point, even as they are often making 2-7x what everyone else in the building is making.
They always seemed surprised when they are called out. And they always seem worried when smart people figure them out easily.
They always seemed surprised when they are called out. And they always seem worried when smart people figure them out easily.
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Haven't seen this angle mentioned, but it's an extraordinary national security risk to have an anonymous "staffer" impersonating the president of the United States, posting racist memes, from his personal accounts, at 10 PM.
Live updates: White House blames 'staffer' for racist Obamas post shared by Trump
Trump administration live updates: New Jersey's special House primary too close to call
www.nbcnews.com
February 6, 2026 at 8:27 PM
Haven't seen this angle mentioned, but it's an extraordinary national security risk to have an anonymous "staffer" impersonating the president of the United States, posting racist memes, from his personal accounts, at 10 PM.
It's BANDCAMP FRIDAY! which means all the proceeds from ANY music you buy from Bandcamp goes DIRECTLY to the artists that made it. Which...is rad.
I put this out in January, and it's name your price. Go give it ears and see what ya think!
#Music #BandcampFriday
jcowit.bandcamp.com/album/2nd-op...
I put this out in January, and it's name your price. Go give it ears and see what ya think!
#Music #BandcampFriday
jcowit.bandcamp.com/album/2nd-op...
2nd Opp'ers, Vol. 1, by j. cowit and The Ruthless Orchestra
5 track album
jcowit.bandcamp.com
February 6, 2026 at 10:03 AM
It's BANDCAMP FRIDAY! which means all the proceeds from ANY music you buy from Bandcamp goes DIRECTLY to the artists that made it. Which...is rad.
I put this out in January, and it's name your price. Go give it ears and see what ya think!
#Music #BandcampFriday
jcowit.bandcamp.com/album/2nd-op...
I put this out in January, and it's name your price. Go give it ears and see what ya think!
#Music #BandcampFriday
jcowit.bandcamp.com/album/2nd-op...
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I learned about Roger Ailes's sexual harassment from Megyn Kelly!!
![From Roger Ailes's Wikiipedia page:
"Sexual harassment allegations
In a book published in 2014, Gabriel Sherman alleged that, in the 1980s, Ailes offered a television producer a raise if she would sleep with him.[9][37] Fox News denied the allegation and rejected the authenticity of Sherman's book.[37]
On July 6, 2016, former Fox News anchor Gretchen Carlson filed a sexual harassment lawsuit against Ailes; Carlson's allegations were the impetus for more than a dozen female employees at 21st Century Fox to step forward regarding their own experiences with Ailes's behaviour. Carlson alleged that she had been fired for rebuffing Ailes's advances.[38][39] Ailes, through his attorney, Susan Estrich, denied the charges.[40][41] Three days later, Sherman reported accounts from six women (two publicly and four anonymously) who alleged sexual harassment by Ailes.[42] In response, Ailes's counsel released a statement: "It has become obvious that Ms. Carlson and her lawyer are desperately attempting to litigate this in the press because they have no legal case to argue."[43]
Following Ailes' resignation, Andrea Tantaros claimed in August 2016 that she approached Fox News executives about Ailes' behavior towards her in 2015. She stated that her allegations resulted first in her being demoted, and then in her being taken off the air in April 2016.[44] Tantaros filed a lawsuit against Fox News in August 2016 for sexual harassment, also accusing Bill O'Reilly and Scott Brown.[45][46]"](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ks3gpa6ftoyaq7hmf6c4qx4c/bafkreieed7uftqwnnemrf77qompgtxxpjsb3ex3squxjdu5s664dwptaie@jpeg)
![From Roger Ailes's Wikipedia page:
"On August 8, 2016, Shelley Ross, writing for The Daily Beast, described her encounter of sexual harassment with Ailes in 1981. She claimed that at a lunch meeting Ailes asked her, "When did you first discover you were sexy?" When Ross explained to Ailes that she found the conversation "very embarrassing," he responded that "the best expression of loyalty comes in the form of a sexual alliance."[47] The next month, 21st Century Fox announced it had settled a lawsuit with Carlson over her allegations of harassment against Ailes.[1] 21st Century Fox was also reported to have made separate settlements with at least two other women who made complaints about Ailes.[1]
In November 2016, Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly wrote in her book about the details of her sexual abuse allegations against Ailes. According to Kelly, when she first joined Fox News, Ailes would have meetings with her, during which he would make sexual remarks. Kelly alleges that he also tried to kiss her several times during a closed-door meeting, but she was able to get away and leave the office. After that incident in 2006, Kelly says that Ailes did not sexually harass her again. Then, in 2016, when Gretchen Carlson first made her sexual abuse allegations, 21st Century Fox pressured Kelly to defend Ailes, which she refused to do.[48]"](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ks3gpa6ftoyaq7hmf6c4qx4c/bafkreiedc4rqu5vvco3pn2aaxussfjw6w5ai64q3xvbzsytc2vre756eey@jpeg)
February 5, 2026 at 7:16 AM
I learned about Roger Ailes's sexual harassment from Megyn Kelly!!
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HB 2589 passed out of Judiciary committee this morning, on a 6-3 vote. Despite dozens of people testifying about the real threat of arrest, all Republicans on the panel voted in favor.
A new Arizona bill gives cops the power to arrest parents who let their children watch a drag show.
A violation of HB2589 could result in a felony charge with up to three years in prison.
A violation of HB2589 could result in a felony charge with up to three years in prison.
Arizona GOP Lawmaker Pushes Felony Ban On Kids At Drag Shows
New Arizona bill would criminalize exposing minors to drag shows.
hoodline.com
February 5, 2026 at 1:30 AM
HB 2589 passed out of Judiciary committee this morning, on a 6-3 vote. Despite dozens of people testifying about the real threat of arrest, all Republicans on the panel voted in favor.
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February 3, 2026 at 6:11 PM
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the news media should be replaced by these three guys
we got the mystery science theater 3000 guys who all live in minneapolis to watch the news with us and they had a lot to say about "tom homan's new tone"
February 2, 2026 at 9:47 PM
the news media should be replaced by these three guys
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I cannot tell you how much doubt was consistently directed at the Gaza Health Ministry’s casualty numbers and how much pressure was put on news organizations to couch those numbers as unreliable.
Biden himself said they were fabricated!
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
Biden himself said they were fabricated!
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
IDF accepts Gaza Health Ministry death toll of over 71,000 Palestinians killed in the war
Although Many International Experts Have Accepted the Health Ministry's Data as Reliable, and Even Conservative Relative to the True Death Toll, Israel Had Refused to Accept the Health Ministry's Coun...
www.haaretz.com
January 29, 2026 at 3:29 PM
I cannot tell you how much doubt was consistently directed at the Gaza Health Ministry’s casualty numbers and how much pressure was put on news organizations to couch those numbers as unreliable.
Biden himself said they were fabricated!
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
Biden himself said they were fabricated!
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
Goddam. Catherine O’Hara is one of the all time greats, and still underrated.
RIP to an absolute legend.
RIP to an absolute legend.
January 30, 2026 at 6:43 PM
Goddam. Catherine O’Hara is one of the all time greats, and still underrated.
RIP to an absolute legend.
RIP to an absolute legend.
Ween - Bumblebee Pt. 2
YouTube video by Paul
youtu.be
January 30, 2026 at 5:56 PM
Jay Cowit - Take Me Home (Phil Collins cover)
YouTube video by Jay Cowit
youtu.be
January 30, 2026 at 4:31 PM
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"I'm coming to Boston and I'm bringing hell with me."
--Homan in February
"Do I expect violence to escalate? Absolutely."
-- Tom Homan in March
"I actually thought about getting up and throwing that man a beating right there in the middle of the room"
-- Homan in July, referring to a D congressman
--Homan in February
"Do I expect violence to escalate? Absolutely."
-- Tom Homan in March
"I actually thought about getting up and throwing that man a beating right there in the middle of the room"
-- Homan in July, referring to a D congressman
Homan: "I begged for the last two months on TV for the rhetoric to stop. I said in March -- if the rhetoric doesn't stop, there is gonna be bloodshed. And there has been. I wish I wasn't right. I don't want to see anybody die."
January 29, 2026 at 3:32 PM
"I'm coming to Boston and I'm bringing hell with me."
--Homan in February
"Do I expect violence to escalate? Absolutely."
-- Tom Homan in March
"I actually thought about getting up and throwing that man a beating right there in the middle of the room"
-- Homan in July, referring to a D congressman
--Homan in February
"Do I expect violence to escalate? Absolutely."
-- Tom Homan in March
"I actually thought about getting up and throwing that man a beating right there in the middle of the room"
-- Homan in July, referring to a D congressman
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Two Democratic members of Congress attacked in three days. Maxwell Frost was assaulted on Saturday, Ilan Omar tonight.
January 28, 2026 at 2:03 AM
Two Democratic members of Congress attacked in three days. Maxwell Frost was assaulted on Saturday, Ilan Omar tonight.
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this is the second Black congressperson who has been attacked in the past week. (the other one, Maxwell Frost, who was punched at Sundance)
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Man tackled to ground after spraying unknown substance on Rep. Ilhan Omar at town hall in Minneapolis.
January 28, 2026 at 1:43 AM
this is the second Black congressperson who has been attacked in the past week. (the other one, Maxwell Frost, who was punched at Sundance)
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The journalists who proclaimed six hours ago that Trump has changed his tone will never admit they said that
Trump on Renee Good: "I know her parents were big Trump fans. Makes me feel bad anyway, but I mean I guess you could say even worse. They were tremendous Trump people."
January 27, 2026 at 10:04 PM
The journalists who proclaimed six hours ago that Trump has changed his tone will never admit they said that
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to the extent that there is a “carrot” to trumpism it is the same carrot that slaveholders offered to lower class white men: “you can be an overseer”
January 26, 2026 at 2:43 PM
to the extent that there is a “carrot” to trumpism it is the same carrot that slaveholders offered to lower class white men: “you can be an overseer”
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Do y'all remember this from 2016? I think about this a lot. ❤️
September 21, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Do y'all remember this from 2016? I think about this a lot. ❤️