Friday, January 17, 2025
Fake Contrarianism
Pamela Paul is out at the NYT.
The amazing thing is this supposed hegemonic lefty CW never even appears in the NYT itself.
Paul is admired by some of her colleagues for her willingness to buck liberal-left conventional wisdom. She has written a defense of J.K. Rowling and scrutinized the MeToo movement for overreach, while a recent column criticized the American Historical Society’s vote to condemn the ongoing “scholasticide” in Gaza.She is admired by her colleagues who all agree with her!
Have any of them written against Joanne? Has there been a defense of MeToo written in years there? Did anyone write to support the AHS?
The Norms Defender
Jan 16 (Reuters) - Tom Goldstein, a top U.S. Supreme Court attorney and publisher of the SCOTUSblog news website, was indicted on Thursday in Maryland federal court for allegedly failing to report millions of dollars he won in poker matches and using his former law firm's accounts to pay his gambling debts. Goldstein, who was part of the team that represented former Vice President Al Gore in Supreme Court litigation over the 2000 U.S. presidential election, is facing 22 different charges, including tax evasion, preparing false and fraudulent tax returns, and failing to pay his taxes, according to the indictmentThat 2nd one was a pardon audition, most likely.
THE LAW IS FAKE
Yesterday:
“We are not considering deferring enforcement,” the official said. “Statutorily, we don’t believe we have the authority to do that.”Today:
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden won’t enforce a ban on the social media app TikTok that is set to take effect a day before he leaves office on Monday, a U.S. official said Thursday, leaving its fate in the hands of President-elect Donald Trump.This is what they spent time on last year because their granddaughters were watching people say mean things about Netanyahu.
Thursday, January 16, 2025
RIP David Lynch
There are plenty of talented people, but not very many manage to have such a distinctive and unique take.
Also, Too
I need to start grifting rich guys.
The slide deck that Ms. Watford presented describes artificial intelligence as a key enabler of The Post’s success, the people said. It describes The Post as “an A.I.-fueled platform for news” that delivers “vital news, ideas and insights for all Americans where, how and when they want it.” It also lays out three pillars of The Post’s overall plan: “great journalism,” “happy customers” and “make money.” The Post lost roughly $77 million in 2023.
Innumeracy
This is about 60% of the US population. 75% of the adult population.
Ms. Watford, who joined The Post in April, also laid out big-picture goals for the company. Among them: reach 200 million paying users, which the slide deck described as a “Big Hairy Audacious Goal,” or “B.H.A.G.”
Continued Humiliations
Even after Biden announced a ceasefire, Netanyahu is backtracking. I suppose Biden has a couple more days to send him more weapons.
Clown Show
I don't know why people get mad when I point out they did this because people were angry because their granddaughters were having wrongthink about Israel, even though several members said precisely that.
President Joe Biden’s administration is considering ways to keep TikTok available in the United States if a ban that’s scheduled to go into effect Sunday proceeds, according to three people familiar with the discussions.
“Americans shouldn’t expect to see TikTok suddenly banned on Sunday,” an administration official said, adding that officials are “exploring options” for how to implement the law so TikTok does not go dark Sunday.
“We are not considering deferring enforcement,” the official said. “Statutorily, we don’t believe we have the authority to do that.”You didn't have authority to send arms to Israel either, due to the Leahy Law, but you did that anyway.
Wednesday, January 15, 2025
Ah, Well, Nevertheless
NEWS: More than 400 WashPost journalists - including some of its most distinguished reporters & editors - have sent plea to owner Jeff Bezos to intervene. This petition was sent last night and disclosed by NPR. While not citing CEO Will Lewis by name, it casts a harsh light on his leadership/more
— David Folkenflik (@davidfolkenflik.bsky.social) January 15, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Trip is a longtime NYTer.I like how the limit of his concept of bad leadership is whether he "censored" something.
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