Look at how the #BrokenPost's presentation: Next to a picture making him look at is he has a sane thought in his head, they say he's "reshaping" public health. No, he is killing people and endangering children.

RE: https://mastodon.social/@jeffjarvis/115787498658619476

Günther Anders: "Whereas sensationalism falsely makes something out of nothing and turns flies into elephants, antisensationalism deceitfully turns elephants into flies."
An apt description of #BrokenTimes et al. coverage of American fascism.

It's not The Economy, Stupid. Now It's Stupid's Economy.
Bankruptcies soar as companies grapple with inflation, tariffs https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/12/27/corporate-bankruptcies-economy/

Jeezus, Variety, these aren't "gaffes." They are torpedoes aimed at the heart and soul of journalism. Wake up and smell the fascism. You could be next.
Bari Weiss’ CBS News Gaffes Pile Up as Paramount Tries to Woo Warner https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/bari-weiss-cbs-news-gaffes-paramount-warner-deal-1236615047/

Another excellent Jamelle Bouie column: We do not have a president, we have a junta, unelected extremists empowered by the Supreme Court and the so-called unitary executive. Gift link.
The Man Who Rules the Country Presides Over Nothing https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/opinion/trump-presidential-power-miller-vought.html?unlocked_article_code=1.9U8.qNSU.CGdCvmoER8sN&smid=url-share

"Many hated him; all helped him."
- Daniel J. Boorstin on reporters and Joseph McCarthy, The Image, 1961.
Some things do not change.

Lawless piracy in our name.
US forces seize oil tanker off Venezuela coast
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/10/us-forces-reportedly-seize-oil-tanker-off-venezuela-coast

It is all about race.
Justice Dept. kills long-time tool used to prove racial discrimination https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/12/09/trump-disparate-impact-justice-discrimination/

Corruption upon grift upon corruption....
Jared Kushner is part of Paramount's hostile bid for Warner Bros. Discovery https://www.axios.com/2025/12/08/jared-kushner-paramount-warner-bros-netflix

Because this isn't about immigration. It is about race. Wake up and cover the racism.
The U.S. citizens getting caught in Trump’s immigration crackdown https://www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/2025/12/07/trump-immigration-citizens-ice-arrests/

As my lone holiday duty this morning, I was at Costco at opening hour to pick up our Thanksgiving chicken (we don't much like turkey).

Well, well, well, imagine this:
Iowa City Made Its Buses Free. Traffic Cleared, and So Did the Air. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/climate/iowa-city-free-buses.html?smid=tw-share

But they weren't convicted of federal crimes:
Trump pardons Rudy Giuliani and others involved in bid to overturn 2020 election https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/elections/trump-pardons-rudy-giuliani-others-involved-bid-overturn-2020-election-rcna242956

People on SNAP are starving and people on ACA who cannot afford insurance will suffer and die but what keeps coming up on Morning Joe? Air travel. First-world problems always trump -- pun intended -- poor people's problems.

Cavers. Turncoats. Chickenshits. Fuckers.

Goddamnit, you chickenshit, turncoat Democrats. The voters gave you a mandate and a spine on Tuesday and you're about to blow it. NO!. This is your one chance to protect healthcare. Stop!

Giant spiderweb discovered in cave:
Griechenland: Gewaltiges Spinnennetz in Höhle entdeckt https://www.faz.net/aktuell/gesellschaft/griechenland-gewaltiges-spinnennetz-in-hoehle-entdeckt-accg-110769795.html?share=Twitter

It's stupid's economy.
U.S. orders 10% cut in flights at several airports as shutdown drags on https://www.washingtonpost.com/transportation/2025/11/05/flight-cuts-shutdown-duffy/

Fuckers can't win honestly and want to undermine democracy: bomb threats at polling places in seven NJ towns....
https://newjersey.news12.com/bomb-threats-force-closures-at-some-new-jersey-polling-places

This is an unfair hatchet-job by The Atlantic on Common Crawl, an *open* crawl of the web cited in 10k academic papers, available to anyone--including the AI companies dying legacy media love to demonize.
The Nonprofit Doing the AI Industry’s Dirty Work
https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/2025/11/common-crawl-ai-training-data/684567/?gift=iWa_iB9lkw4UuiWbIbrWGQv84IP0_-K67yuVC013Fx4