Happy Pride Month to those celebrating openly, those celebrating quietly, and those who haven't had the chance to celebrate at all yet. 🏳️‍🌈 Sad for those who tend to have tradition of acting personally inconvenienced by rainbows every year. :) Happy Pride. 🌈

It would be a mistake to write off social media just because the big guys have pivoted to being content networks. #atproto has the power to make all media *actually* social.

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Trump’s assault on the elections is well underway. For @republik.ch I wrote about what is already happening and what is planned, discussed different scenarios for November, and asked the question: Could he really manipulate his way to victory? Some thoughts, since the piece is in German: 🧵

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The first ever trillionaire will become a trillionaire by using political power to bend the rules of financial markets to force everybody’s retirement accounts to invest in his company

A good rule of thumb: If the interviewer shares a name and family ties with the interviewee, it’s not journalism.

Most men are creeps

1000 days sober today. Truly a life changing decision to give up booze.

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A "newly minted mogul" willing to bear "years of audience decline" is just not going to stay a mogul very long. He can stay rich, because that's how capitalism works, but I don't think you can retain sway and trust among your colleagues if you're hemorrhaging viewers.

Last person to discover Offprint and just loving it so much.

Tell me you don't get it without telling me you don't get it. It's just an embarrassing set of characters at that network now. Totally unserious.

Also, not for nothing, the NYT and the New Yorker are two of the shining examples of digital transformation and strength in modern media, so weird to try to dunk on them as luddites.

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Swifties will be waiting in front of that institution 15 years from now

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Colbert guest hosted a public access TV show in Monroe, Michigan a day after the Late Show ended. Guest star: Jeff Daniels Special appearance by: Eminem Musical director: Jack White Genius. youtu.be/jJTXB5uT_C4?...

"To more effectively interrogate what we are witnessing, we need to stop presuming that these tools are “social media” and begin recognizing that they are now “parasocial media.”" Interesting thoughts

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A lot of the conversation about the “euro stack” feels very ickily nationalistic. I promise you that a lack of patriotism is not an issue people have with social media.

So much start-up advice can be boiled down to: Have you already tried to be independently wealthy?

What I like about the rollout of AI products is how openly and brazenly hostile to human creation it is. No pretense. We’re taking your stuff. We’re monetizing it. And no, you don’t get a cut. The only option is to opt out until deals are in place.

Back from a day at #republica26 and only thinking: If we invested all that money that we invest in consultants into building journalism products.

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This is *very* important for legacy orgs and institution journalists to grasp.

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Switzerland has been called "Europe's heart of darkness" in the past and seems hellbent on earning that title over and over again.