It turns out that managing a large, international newsroom with veteran journalists is a lot more complex than running an anti-woke blog staffed by your wife, your sister, and some hack columnists who are just glad to finally get a steady paycheck.

i was told by john roberts and sam alito that racism is over so i won't worry about white republicans in the south jumping over themselves to end black political representation wherever they can

The invisible hand of the market strikes again

A forthcoming unscripted Netflix series featuring the star podcaster’s former talent-turned-nemesis Alix Earle could pose major headaches for Unwell Network, Status has learned. Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/alex-coope...

‘It’s clear they have no idea what they are doing—and one has to wonder what will be left of CBS News once the merger goes through and the Ellisons are done having to placate [Donald] Trump’ Via @oliverdarcy.bsky.social @status.news www.status.news/p/tony-dokou...

Tricia McLaughlin spent her time at DHS peddling bald-faced lies as official statements while attacking the media on a daily basis. And here's CNN, a regular target of her "fake news" insults, helping to jumpstart her cable news pundit career. (Also, she's objectively TERRIBLE on TV.)

“We are all Cheryl Hines. Unprepared for the scenario in which we will be forced to run for our lives. Watching the important people be whisked away while we wonder whether we should try to follow them, or duck under a table, or grab the good wine.” free to read: wapo.st/4sZR8Li

If only these reality checks got as much attention as the across-the-bow PR salvos.

Some pretty crazy stuff that somehow didn’t make it on the air.

That missing R really changes the meaning.

KIMMEL: “You know how sometimes you wake up and the First Lady demands you be fired? We’ve all been there, right? — I agree hateful, violent rhetoric is something we should reject… a great place to start to dial that back would be to talk to your husband.”

Welcome to the circus, Josh D’Amaro.

I can think of multiple movies that have this exact plot line, plus an entire television series. I guess they don't have the sound on the TVs at the bar.

Trump might have an appetite for it, but do we really need a dinner do-over?

Um, that’s not remotely close to the way movie distribution math works.

Really the only piece worth reading regarding the WHCA chaos comes from @willbunch.bsky.social. Spot on.

👀 👀 👀 www.status.news/p/white-hous...

The WHCD was thrown into chaos when a shooter attempted to storm into the ballroom where Donald Trump and administration officials gathered with journalists for a celebration of the First Amendment. www.status.news/p/white-hous...

Small prediction for WHCD tonight: A cross between bad Don Rickles (“Who got stuck with feeding Christie?”) and Festivus-style airing of grievances.

Faced with declining work and an ailing healthcare fund, the Writers Guild has ratified a four-year AMPTP deal that, veterans tell Status, reflects a sad commentary on the industry’s health. Plus: "Michael" is a wart-free look at the man in the mirror. www.status.news/p/wga-writer...

Ending every business email now with "AND FUCK YOU IF YOU WILL NOT DO THIS."

Exactly. People see all the corruption and assume there are no rules. They don’t know there’s only immunity for Trump family members and top allies.

Brandon Tartikoff would never have stood for this sort of idiotic, no lead-in scheduling.

FBI began investigating @nytimes.com reporter Elizabeth Williamson after she wrote about Patel using bureau personnel to provide his girlfriend with security and transportation. DOJ officials were concerned it was retaliation and found no legal basis to proceed. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/22/u...

Following Condé Nast’s cuts last week, Status has learned that Us Weekly is slashing its staff by nearly half, a reflection of the bleak state of the magazine business. Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/us-weekly-...

Nothing to see here: just more corrupt people doing corruption.

I, personally, am here for discovery

While Kash Patel sues The Atlantic today—the latest Trump admin attempt to silence reporting—we’re raising funds for journalists under legal assault. You can show your support here 👇

At Condé Nast, size matters - at least, in terms of how it’s handling its portfolio.

‘Why is it so damn difficult for so many men with so much to lose to keep their pants zipped?’ Via @rabcarian.bsky.social www.latimes.com/opinion/stor...

Child: I know your name. Mamdani. Obama: What’s his first name? Child: Mayor.

The thrust of Jake Tapper’s last book: Media let everyone down by not challenging Biden WH spin with tough reporting. The thrust of Jake Tapper’s next book: Media let everyone down by not challenging Trump WH spin with pocket squares.

A reminder, as Obama and Mamdani come together for the first time in person, that Mamdani is everything the GOP said Obama was... but wasn't: an African-born socialist Muslim. #justsayin

Substack headline of the week open.substack.com/pub/charlies...

So the peace deal lasted until the markets closed on Friday

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Trump’s “complicated relationship with the Bible” is a lot like my complicated relationship with Charlize Theron

Probably not a lot from which to choose readily available, but photo of the Nexstar guy in a tuxedo is sort of a chef’s kiss on this.

Fortunately, this comes in an XL.

"The worry is that this letter, and people who signed it, end up becoming Larry Ellison’s blacklist." @brianlowry.bsky.social on Hollywood's concerns with Paramount WBD deal—and how major figures are speaking out, even though they fear there may be retaliation: www.status.news/p/hollywood-...

Plus: "Beef" Season 2 is more of a "Beef"-like product, "Lee Cronin's The Mummy" could've been called "Lee Cronin's The Exorcist," and "A Gorilla Story" reminds us David Attenborough, just shy of 100, is a world treasure, trying to save the planet from stupid humans.

The same week Paramount-owned CBS toasted its talent, Hollywood's talent pushed back, in a very public way, against Paramount's takeover of WBD, despite the age-old fear of angering a buyer in a contracting business www.status.news/p/hollywood-...

To recap: Trump sued CBS for $10B bc he didn't like the edits of a Harris interview. Paramount settled by paying $16M to the Trump library. Bari Weiss was put in charge of CBS to appease Trump and now... YAY CELEBRATE FREEDOM at the Institute for Peace that Trump seized as he started war in Iran.

This will fix everything.

Scoop: Sen. Cory Booker has re-upped his invitation for David Ellison to testify before Congress, now asking him to appear when he's in DC next week "honoring the Trump White House." Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/david-elli...

Well, not JUST Jimmy Kimmel.

Between Mel Brooks and David Attenborough, it’s a big week for 99 year olds.