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Journalists say U.S. newsrooms treat Palestine with fear and contempt
A Prism investigation reveals pro-Israel bias at the leadership levels of mainstream U.S. newsrooms, which intensified after Oct. 7, 2023
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today @prismreports.org is launching its partnership with Visualizing Palestine, featuring this reporting on media bias from the incredible Laura Albast. i'm proud as hell of prism's work every day, but i'm especially proud of this; please give it a read. prismreports.org/2025/09/09/j...
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my patience has increased but I will say, it is ok to have trouble reading, it is not ok to scream at people for things you imagined they said because you can't read what they actually said
November 11, 2025 at 6:24 PM
my patience has increased but I will say, it is ok to have trouble reading, it is not ok to scream at people for things you imagined they said because you can't read what they actually said
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When I talk about the invention of "AI" as an attempt to manifest the Infinite Money God, this is part of what I'm talking about. Private equity achieved the ability to make money without a good or service—AI is the attempt to make money without even customers or employees.
This is one of the things I hate most about modern capitalism. The idea of making money has been fully peeled away from delivering any kind of goods or services that people would want to pay money for.
What a thrill to be part of @talkingpointsmemo.com's series about the past 25 years of digital media! I wrote about why private equity goons destroyed Deadspin and why it matters.
November 11, 2025 at 8:10 PM
When I talk about the invention of "AI" as an attempt to manifest the Infinite Money God, this is part of what I'm talking about. Private equity achieved the ability to make money without a good or service—AI is the attempt to make money without even customers or employees.
andrew brunette: my system works best when a few older veteran players oversee a roster of young dorks who don't know it's possible to lose or die
barry trotz, high on success of that system & shopping like he's in a manic episode: We Should Start Barry's Farm Upstate For Aging Franchise Players
barry trotz, high on success of that system & shopping like he's in a manic episode: We Should Start Barry's Farm Upstate For Aging Franchise Players
November 11, 2025 at 2:27 AM
andrew brunette: my system works best when a few older veteran players oversee a roster of young dorks who don't know it's possible to lose or die
barry trotz, high on success of that system & shopping like he's in a manic episode: We Should Start Barry's Farm Upstate For Aging Franchise Players
barry trotz, high on success of that system & shopping like he's in a manic episode: We Should Start Barry's Farm Upstate For Aging Franchise Players
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this is literally never not accurate
November 10, 2025 at 6:32 PM
this is literally never not accurate
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if thou could’st, blacksmith, glad enough would I lay my head upon thy anvil, and feel thy heaviest hammer between my eyes
November 11, 2025 at 1:47 AM
if thou could’st, blacksmith, glad enough would I lay my head upon thy anvil, and feel thy heaviest hammer between my eyes
not nearly enough of you have done wellness checks on me with the cleveland baseball news so consider this my unwellness confirmation
November 11, 2025 at 1:46 AM
not nearly enough of you have done wellness checks on me with the cleveland baseball news so consider this my unwellness confirmation
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pre-writing a devastating obituary for your enemy is god-tier hating of a kind you don’t often see anymore. renaissance haterism. beautiful stuff.
A Sharon Begley byline, almost 5 years after her death.
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
James Watson, dead at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers
James Watson, the co-discoverer of the structure of DNA who died Thursday at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers.
www.statnews.com
November 9, 2025 at 12:55 AM
pre-writing a devastating obituary for your enemy is god-tier hating of a kind you don’t often see anymore. renaissance haterism. beautiful stuff.
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This is a really remarkable piece of writing and in its particulars it describes so, so many people
James Watson, dead at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers
James Watson, the co-discoverer of the structure of DNA who died Thursday at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers.
www.statnews.com
November 9, 2025 at 1:31 AM
This is a really remarkable piece of writing and in its particulars it describes so, so many people
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My old pal Pete Coviello — one of the best writers and thinkers I've ever known — wrote the piece of the moment
lithub.com/maybe-dont-t...
lithub.com/maybe-dont-t...
Maybe Don’t Talk to the New York Times About Zohran Mamdani
It’s remarkable, the people you’ll hear from. Teach for even a little while at an expensive institution—the term they tend to prefer is “elite”—and odds are that eventually someone who was a studen…
lithub.com
November 9, 2025 at 3:17 AM
My old pal Pete Coviello — one of the best writers and thinkers I've ever known — wrote the piece of the moment
lithub.com/maybe-dont-t...
lithub.com/maybe-dont-t...
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Panera’s moderately caffeinated lemonade was loosely associated with 2 deaths before it was taken off market.
This article alone has 4 examples of ChatGPT encouraging young people to commit suicide, and OpenAI’s own public stats estimate over a million users discuss suicide with ChatGPT each week.
This article alone has 4 examples of ChatGPT encouraging young people to commit suicide, and OpenAI’s own public stats estimate over a million users discuss suicide with ChatGPT each week.
I fully believe in the corporate death penalty and believe we would be a better world if OpenAI lost its corporate charter and was forcibly dissolved.
www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/u...
www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/u...
ChatGPT encouraged college graduate to commit suicide, family claims in lawsuit against OpenAI | CNN
A 23-year-old man killed himself in Texas after ChatGPT ‘goaded’ him to commit suicide, his family says in a lawsuit.
www.cnn.com
November 7, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Panera’s moderately caffeinated lemonade was loosely associated with 2 deaths before it was taken off market.
This article alone has 4 examples of ChatGPT encouraging young people to commit suicide, and OpenAI’s own public stats estimate over a million users discuss suicide with ChatGPT each week.
This article alone has 4 examples of ChatGPT encouraging young people to commit suicide, and OpenAI’s own public stats estimate over a million users discuss suicide with ChatGPT each week.
everyone who knows me knows i love libraries/librarians but i just bought a bunch of withdrawn library books and... if you were involved in acquiring/prepping books for the south palm beach library in the mid2000s... your obsession with adhesives is pathological, what the fuck was/is? wrong with you
November 8, 2025 at 3:02 AM
everyone who knows me knows i love libraries/librarians but i just bought a bunch of withdrawn library books and... if you were involved in acquiring/prepping books for the south palm beach library in the mid2000s... your obsession with adhesives is pathological, what the fuck was/is? wrong with you
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As Ta-Nehisi Coates said last month:
“.. it’s either one of two things: either you’re cowards or you’re with him. And if you’re with him, you never believed in the things you were talking about to begin with.”
“.. it’s either one of two things: either you’re cowards or you’re with him. And if you’re with him, you never believed in the things you were talking about to begin with.”
Breaking News: Cornell University reached an agreement with the Trump administration that would restore hundreds of millions in funding to the university. It's expected to pay a $30 million fine to the government and to invest $30 million in agriculture and farming programs.
Cornell Reaches Deal with Trump Administration to Restore Research Funds
The Ivy League university had warned of layoffs after the Trump administration stripped it of funds this year. The cuts were among the deepest in higher education.
nyti.ms
November 7, 2025 at 5:30 PM
As Ta-Nehisi Coates said last month:
“.. it’s either one of two things: either you’re cowards or you’re with him. And if you’re with him, you never believed in the things you were talking about to begin with.”
“.. it’s either one of two things: either you’re cowards or you’re with him. And if you’re with him, you never believed in the things you were talking about to begin with.”
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The AFL-CIO should start throwing some money towards labor journalism. If it was done right (i.e. with them accepting that journalists must have full editorial control over what’s published, whether or not union leaders like what they have to say) it could really have such a hugely positive impact
November 6, 2025 at 8:21 PM
The AFL-CIO should start throwing some money towards labor journalism. If it was done right (i.e. with them accepting that journalists must have full editorial control over what’s published, whether or not union leaders like what they have to say) it could really have such a hugely positive impact
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Hell, individual big international unions could also do this. Give out grants to working class journalists, fund reporting trips, pay for things like records requests and training—it would be such a good investment.
We used to have a widespread, well-funded labor press. We badly need one now.
We used to have a widespread, well-funded labor press. We badly need one now.
November 6, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Hell, individual big international unions could also do this. Give out grants to working class journalists, fund reporting trips, pay for things like records requests and training—it would be such a good investment.
We used to have a widespread, well-funded labor press. We badly need one now.
We used to have a widespread, well-funded labor press. We badly need one now.
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Zohran Mamdani polled +40% on men under 30. So we wasted all that time on all those think pieces about how we need a Joe Rogan for the left, when what we actually needed were *policies* for the left.
November 5, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Zohran Mamdani polled +40% on men under 30. So we wasted all that time on all those think pieces about how we need a Joe Rogan for the left, when what we actually needed were *policies* for the left.
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REMINDER: A socialist act by a New Yorker was a major reason why polio was eliminated in the US.
November 4, 2025 at 10:41 PM
REMINDER: A socialist act by a New Yorker was a major reason why polio was eliminated in the US.
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Italy’s Nova news agency confirmed it let reporter Gabriele Nunziati go for asking a European official about Israel at a press conference.
A Journalist Asked Why Israel Isn’t Paying to Rebuild Gaza. It Cost Him His Job.
Italy’s Nova news agency confirmed it let reporter Gabriele Nunziati go for asking a European official about Israel at a press conference.
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November 4, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Italy’s Nova news agency confirmed it let reporter Gabriele Nunziati go for asking a European official about Israel at a press conference.
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Meet our newest patient here at the Alaska Raptor Center, a Northern Pygmy Owl named King Owlbert by his rescuers. Owlbert arrived with a drooping wing, making flight difficult. We’ve given him a supportive wing wrap, plenty of tasty mice, and time to heal. #small #owls #adorable
November 4, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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will they get paid once the shutdown is over? yes. is that going to do anything to relieve their stress levels right now, when they're trying to pay bills/put food on the table/clothe their kids?
noooooooope
noooooooope
November 4, 2025 at 11:17 PM
will they get paid once the shutdown is over? yes. is that going to do anything to relieve their stress levels right now, when they're trying to pay bills/put food on the table/clothe their kids?
noooooooope
noooooooope
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In Chicago, DHS refused to pause the raids and arrests so kids could go trick-or-treating without the risk of getting tear-gassed or subjected to violence.
Meanwhile, DHS agents in Los Angeles celebrated the holiday by conducting raids while wearing horror movie masks.
Sadism as public policy.
Meanwhile, DHS agents in Los Angeles celebrated the holiday by conducting raids while wearing horror movie masks.
Sadism as public policy.
We Asked DHS if Federal Agents Wore Horror Masks on Raids. They Responded ‘Happy Halloween! ~ L.A. TACO
“They have fun while doing it, which is deeply disturbing. We expect some level of decorum from government officials,” says Phoebe, a member of Harbor Area Peace Patrols, who snapped the photo of the ...
lataco.com
November 4, 2025 at 10:57 PM
In Chicago, DHS refused to pause the raids and arrests so kids could go trick-or-treating without the risk of getting tear-gassed or subjected to violence.
Meanwhile, DHS agents in Los Angeles celebrated the holiday by conducting raids while wearing horror movie masks.
Sadism as public policy.
Meanwhile, DHS agents in Los Angeles celebrated the holiday by conducting raids while wearing horror movie masks.
Sadism as public policy.
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thank you for the outpouring of support!
those of us laid off from Teen Vogue yesterday are now sharing our GoFundMe to help us cover our emergency expenses now that we've lost our incomes, as we get back on our feet.
those of us laid off from Teen Vogue yesterday are now sharing our GoFundMe to help us cover our emergency expenses now that we've lost our incomes, as we get back on our feet.
Donate to Help Laid-Off Teen Vogue Staffers Recover, organized by Lexi McMenamin
More than half the team at Teen Vogue was laid off this week by our parent co… Lexi McMenamin needs your support for Help Laid-Off Teen Vogue Staffers Recover
www.gofundme.com
November 4, 2025 at 9:17 PM
thank you for the outpouring of support!
those of us laid off from Teen Vogue yesterday are now sharing our GoFundMe to help us cover our emergency expenses now that we've lost our incomes, as we get back on our feet.
those of us laid off from Teen Vogue yesterday are now sharing our GoFundMe to help us cover our emergency expenses now that we've lost our incomes, as we get back on our feet.
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dumb "AI can help do your job" motherfuckers coldcalling my work line at 5PM, unable to form a coherent pitch and shocked at my annoyance.
all these shitbirds have is the assumption you'll debase yourself for nothing.
I stride across a field of NFT carcasses and gutted B2B SaaS orgs.
You're next
all these shitbirds have is the assumption you'll debase yourself for nothing.
I stride across a field of NFT carcasses and gutted B2B SaaS orgs.
You're next
November 4, 2025 at 10:35 PM
dumb "AI can help do your job" motherfuckers coldcalling my work line at 5PM, unable to form a coherent pitch and shocked at my annoyance.
all these shitbirds have is the assumption you'll debase yourself for nothing.
I stride across a field of NFT carcasses and gutted B2B SaaS orgs.
You're next
all these shitbirds have is the assumption you'll debase yourself for nothing.
I stride across a field of NFT carcasses and gutted B2B SaaS orgs.
You're next
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NEW @propublica.org
• Father convicted of causing son's death.
• DA's office later determines the science was bad and conviction should be thrown out.
• Medical examiner recants testimony.
• DA tells court conviction should be overturned.
Appeals court says it's not enough. Upholds conviction.
• Father convicted of causing son's death.
• DA's office later determines the science was bad and conviction should be thrown out.
• Medical examiner recants testimony.
• DA tells court conviction should be overturned.
Appeals court says it's not enough. Upholds conviction.
Appeals Court Upholds Shaken Baby Conviction Despite Medical Examiner Recanting Testimony
Dissenting from the court’s majority, one judge sounded the alarm about ignoring recanted forensic testimony, saying the medical examiner’s reversal “calls into doubt the foundation of the trial.”
www.propublica.org
November 3, 2025 at 9:12 PM
NEW @propublica.org
• Father convicted of causing son's death.
• DA's office later determines the science was bad and conviction should be thrown out.
• Medical examiner recants testimony.
• DA tells court conviction should be overturned.
Appeals court says it's not enough. Upholds conviction.
• Father convicted of causing son's death.
• DA's office later determines the science was bad and conviction should be thrown out.
• Medical examiner recants testimony.
• DA tells court conviction should be overturned.
Appeals court says it's not enough. Upholds conviction.