I have precisely as much TV programming experience as Bari Weiss — none — but I can at least promise you that if I were suddenly in charge, I would not choose to air forums on “Cars: Are they bad?” or “Has ‘The Social Network’ become overrated within the Fincher oeuvre?”
(from @status.news)
(from @status.news)
December 19, 2025 at 12:44 PM
I have precisely as much TV programming experience as Bari Weiss — none — but I can at least promise you that if I were suddenly in charge, I would not choose to air forums on “Cars: Are they bad?” or “Has ‘The Social Network’ become overrated within the Fincher oeuvre?”
(from @status.news)
(from @status.news)
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My least popular (and most correct) view is that cars should be automatically limited to the local speed limit. Put the pedal to the floor and you still can't go over 25mph in a residential area.
(15 in Manhattan btw)
(15 in Manhattan btw)
There is no possible justification for limiting e-bikes to 15mph but not cars.
New York Has a New E-Bike Speed Limit—and No Way to Enforce It
August 9, 2025 at 4:47 PM
My least popular (and most correct) view is that cars should be automatically limited to the local speed limit. Put the pedal to the floor and you still can't go over 25mph in a residential area.
(15 in Manhattan btw)
(15 in Manhattan btw)
Probably the second Jurassic Park movie, by courageously taking the very embodiment of “movie magic” and redirecting it straight into the toilet
What film sequels take their franchise in the most courageous and strikingly unexpected directions? ...
December 11, 2025 at 4:14 AM
Probably the second Jurassic Park movie, by courageously taking the very embodiment of “movie magic” and redirecting it straight into the toilet
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OKC has outscored opponents by 437 points this season, the largest differential through the first 25 games of a season in NBA history.
90 points higher than the team with the second-best differential, the 2007-08 Boston Celtics.
90 points higher than the team with the second-best differential, the 2007-08 Boston Celtics.
December 11, 2025 at 2:57 AM
OKC has outscored opponents by 437 points this season, the largest differential through the first 25 games of a season in NBA history.
90 points higher than the team with the second-best differential, the 2007-08 Boston Celtics.
90 points higher than the team with the second-best differential, the 2007-08 Boston Celtics.
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no i do not want to give you my email for 10% off. and furthermore, I don’t think i should have to click a button that says “i’m a dumb bitch” to indicate that. you’re a website that sells blankets and you can’t speak to me like that.
December 4, 2025 at 11:01 PM
no i do not want to give you my email for 10% off. and furthermore, I don’t think i should have to click a button that says “i’m a dumb bitch” to indicate that. you’re a website that sells blankets and you can’t speak to me like that.
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Americans, of course, are famous for not using cars
December 6, 2025 at 7:18 AM
Americans, of course, are famous for not using cars
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The opening of this email from Netflix about their acquisition of Warner Brothers does not have me feeling super-confident about how they will treat the classic film archive now in their care. "Franchises" like ... Casablanca? Which is the single classic movie mentioned in a list of TV shows & IP?
December 6, 2025 at 7:23 AM
The opening of this email from Netflix about their acquisition of Warner Brothers does not have me feeling super-confident about how they will treat the classic film archive now in their care. "Franchises" like ... Casablanca? Which is the single classic movie mentioned in a list of TV shows & IP?
If real movies are going to go this fully extinct, at least we got to go out with One Battle After Another.
www.wsj.com/business/med...
www.wsj.com/business/med...
Netflix to Buy Warner Bros. After Split for $72 Billion
The deal would reshape the entertainment and media industry, but it is set to face scrutiny from lawmakers.
www.wsj.com
December 5, 2025 at 1:21 PM
If real movies are going to go this fully extinct, at least we got to go out with One Battle After Another.
www.wsj.com/business/med...
www.wsj.com/business/med...
Thrilled to be joining the amazing legal team at @politico.com! This beat is the center of the political universe, IMO, and no one is covering it better.
www.politico.com/blogs/politi...
www.politico.com/blogs/politi...
POLITICO Names Sam Baker Senior Legal Editor
www.politico.com
November 17, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Thrilled to be joining the amazing legal team at @politico.com! This beat is the center of the political universe, IMO, and no one is covering it better.
www.politico.com/blogs/politi...
www.politico.com/blogs/politi...
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The Supreme Court denied the petition asking it to reconsider same-sex marriage. There was no noted dissent. This should not come as a surprise to anyone (and if you were surprised, perhaps reconsider your sources of court commentary).
November 10, 2025 at 3:10 PM
The Supreme Court denied the petition asking it to reconsider same-sex marriage. There was no noted dissent. This should not come as a surprise to anyone (and if you were surprised, perhaps reconsider your sources of court commentary).
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Bill Ackman gotta be on the third draft of a tweet longer than Middlemarch right now
November 5, 2025 at 2:52 AM
Bill Ackman gotta be on the third draft of a tweet longer than Middlemarch right now
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Folks, when you’ve got it you’ve got it
November 1, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Folks, when you’ve got it you’ve got it
Here at a Denny’s in Allentown, Pa., a salt-of-the-earth swing voter who is also the chair of the local Republican Party tells me he finally feels seen in this world now that his two lifelong grievances — offices for the First Lady, and ballrooms smaller than 90,000 square feet — are vanquished.
October 23, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Here at a Denny’s in Allentown, Pa., a salt-of-the-earth swing voter who is also the chair of the local Republican Party tells me he finally feels seen in this world now that his two lifelong grievances — offices for the First Lady, and ballrooms smaller than 90,000 square feet — are vanquished.
Couldn’t really tell you why I use the weather app as a catalog of cities I love and would theoretically like to live in, but it does help reinforce Barcelona’s case for No. 1 City.
October 23, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Couldn’t really tell you why I use the weather app as a catalog of cities I love and would theoretically like to live in, but it does help reinforce Barcelona’s case for No. 1 City.
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finally AI comes for my job, a guy who writes erotica containing heavy use of the phrase “as a result”
Sam Altman says ChatGPT will soon sext with verified adults
Sam Altman says ChatGPT will soon sext with verified adults
ChatGPT is about to get flirty.
buff.ly
October 15, 2025 at 4:12 AM
finally AI comes for my job, a guy who writes erotica containing heavy use of the phrase “as a result”
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I love to receive important information about my grievances. It is perhaps my favorite type of information.
July 11, 2025 at 7:49 PM
I love to receive important information about my grievances. It is perhaps my favorite type of information.
It’s a perfectly nice place but it’s really a stretch to call the children’s museum here the *National” Children’s Museum, rather than the DC Children!’s Museum.
July 6, 2025 at 6:20 PM
It’s a perfectly nice place but it’s really a stretch to call the children’s museum here the *National” Children’s Museum, rather than the DC Children!’s Museum.
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“Subways are good. In a subway you might get a mariachi show. In a subway you might fall in love. In a subway you might see a dog. A gateway to new places! A celebration of diversity! A communion with society! The subway, baby! A wonder of the world!”
www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/the-subway...
www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/the-subway...
The Subway Is Not Scary
Fear of the subway is a mark of low moral character.
www.hamiltonnolan.com
June 19, 2025 at 2:07 PM
“Subways are good. In a subway you might get a mariachi show. In a subway you might fall in love. In a subway you might see a dog. A gateway to new places! A celebration of diversity! A communion with society! The subway, baby! A wonder of the world!”
www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/the-subway...
www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/the-subway...
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I've been thinking similar things since the other morning when I was on the subway and I saw a guy clearly on drugs (he made it clear by saying so) in dockers and a gingham shirt telling two strangers that their baby was so beautiful it made him want to be a father.
The Subway Is Not Scary
Fear of the subway is a mark of low moral character.
www.hamiltonnolan.com
June 19, 2025 at 1:57 PM
I've been thinking similar things since the other morning when I was on the subway and I saw a guy clearly on drugs (he made it clear by saying so) in dockers and a gingham shirt telling two strangers that their baby was so beautiful it made him want to be a father.
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my favorite thing about the NBA is the product
April 29, 2025 at 1:57 AM
my favorite thing about the NBA is the product
It should be illegal to reflect my own brain back to me like this.
June 11, 2025 at 2:58 AM
It should be illegal to reflect my own brain back to me like this.
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One season of Jordan Poole.
May 18, 2025 at 9:31 PM
One season of Jordan Poole.