Show is up and NGL it’s deep…. @brookegladstone.bsky.social and @micahloewinger.bsky.social take on this week’s assaults on the 1A. With @ryanhatesthis.bsky.social, @lilymasonphd.bsky.social and the super human librarian, @librarianjones.com — Listen! www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm...

I want to watch a livestream or a montage of people from other countries reacting to this whole thing

I think Biff Tannen wrote JD’s speech

How is this an applause line? Who wrote this for him? What is it even supposed to mean or illustrate?

As CNN offers daylong saturation coverage of the podcaster’s funeral, I went back and checked to see how CNN covered Melissa Hortman’s memorial on 6/28, where Walz spoke and Biden/Harris attended. It got about four minutes during the hours it was happening—less than Jeff Bezos’s wedding that day.

Thinking only as an editor, it is journalistic malpractice to publish this ahistorical and factually inaccurate quote in the so-called “paper of record.” Trump was still president when he was removed from FB and Twitter. That is not a disputable fact.

The UAE put $2B into a crypto firm largely owned by the Trumps and Witkoffs (as in Steve Witkoff, Special Envoy to the Middle East)—then got export restrictions lifted on AI chips. And let's not forget Trump's other gift from the Middle East, his private jet from Qatar. trib.al/gv1obvE

Alton Brown. I worked at a B&N and he did a signing for one of his Good Eats books. A TON of kids showed up, and he took time to have mini conversations and take pictures with each one. He then stayed until well after closing to sign a bunch of books and chatted with the staff. So nice and genuine.

I've never seen a Truth Social post or a screenshot from one from anyone else but Trump. Does anyone else use that platform?

Many states are saying they no longer have faith in the CDC's vaccine recommendations after RFK Jr.'s leadership changes. Here's how it's playing out.

At the risk of staying the obvious ... If you sign this, you are in no way a journalist.

Oh my GOD. This is the first official confirmation that the new H-1B entry ban does not apply to people with current visas (despite the text not containing ANY exception for people with current visas), and it’s not even something on an official website, it’s a passive aggressive tweet!

I’m watching the latest Mission Impossible movie and it made me realize that political or military action/thrillers that feature a stern and intelligent U.S. president and competent government agencies are now the most fantastical element of these movies and TV.

Not the point, but it's still incredible to me that Trump doesn't know what asylum or seeking asylum means in regard to immigrants and refugees

Wow, I am shocked, I say, SHOCKED, that a person who would performatively order a Starbucks drink "in honor" of Charlie Kirk would lie about this. Also, knowing his favorite Starbucks tea order is super weird. Seek help.

One person familiar with the federal investigation said that “thus far, there is no evidence connecting the suspect with any left-wing groups.” www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...

Tired: "Fuck cancer!" Wired: "Fuck cancer research!"

Here's what we know as of Saturday morning. If White House figures are to be believed, the U.S. has killed 17 people on ships in the Caribbean this month.

Critical part of the President's new $100,000 charge for H1-B visas: The Administration can also offer a $100,000 discount to any person, company, or industry that it wants. Replacing rules with arbitrary discretion. Want visas? You know who to call and who to flatter.

I cannot overstate how remarkable it is that under GOP rule, US federal health regulations have been captured by fringe crackpots who espouse views that the vast majority of the US public—and nearly 100% of health professionals—reject. Gift link:

Goal of the week

“If the news about our military must first be approved by the government, then the public is no longer getting independent reporting. It is getting only what officials want them to see. That should alarm every American.” More from ⬇️ @pressclubdc.bsky.social

So the guy who heads the CDC panel that just voted to restrict COVID vaccines… -he called the shots the “most failing medical product in the history of medical products” -he’s not a medical doctor www.nytimes.com/2025/08/22/h...

A man caged by ICE was found dead in his cell inside a Long Island jail 18 hours after arriving there.

I just checked and this is actually written in the Constitution. Oddly, it's written in Sharpie.

I guess it needs more time in the oven to cook

Katie Fallow from @knightcolumbia.org said the new policy is part of “the Trump administration’s broader assault on free speech and press freedom.” “A reporter who publishes only what the government ‘authorizes’ is doing something other than reporting,” she said.

This is not how journalism works, sorry

Do you know how badly things have to be going in America for us to be owned this hard by the Dutch? The Dutch of all people

Wow Retsef Levi says he thinks people at high risk for COVID-19 are probably on other drugs so shouldn't have a problem getting a prescription if they want one. @kffhealthnews.org and @npr.org reporting I edit suggests that's very much not the case...Here's a places to start:

Vote 4 passes 12-0, changing the recommendation for COVID-19 for all age groups to "individual decision-making," also know by this group as "shared clinical decision making," with some added nuance for those under age 64.

Even in satirical news, you've got to jump on that local angle

If you're still using Audible for audiobooks, I encourage you to switch. Libro.fm is great. Their app is solid and they let me support my local indie bookstore(s) with each purpose (currently Couth Buzzard).

In November I wrote about Trump’s obsession with the golden age of late night TV for @flaminghydra.com through the lens of his friendship with Joan Rivers. He hasn’t been invited back since 2016, but was once a regular; he appeared on Letterman more than 30 times. flaminghydra.com/the-trump-er...

An excellent list. You can read these and many more in my independent and nonprofit media feed here: bsky.app/profile/did:...

If you want a great job reporting on Washington state politics at KUOW & KNKX, this is one to check out! wd5.myworkdaysite.com/en-US/recrui...

Proper and accurate headline from PBS: Trump’s moves against media outlets mirror authoritarian approaches to silencing dissent

I wrote about what the desperate attempt to find a trans connection to the Charlie Kirk assassination tells us about the deep psychological impulses at work in Trumpism. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/19/o...

Here's another angle of congressional candidate Kat Abughazaleh getting tossed to the ground by ICE

The definition of "celebration" seems to be very malleable in regard to these edicts

OMG!

Feels like this week signaled the permanent reorientation of legacy media industries. There's no sustainable business model to "fire successful talent to obtain ephemeral political points with no tangible dividend."

President Trump asked an NPR reporter if NPR has anything to do with Antifa. I listened to the gaggle clip, but I can't pick up which White House correspondent is asking the question.

Four people have lost their jobs now because a profession, in a COLLEGE-LEVEL CLASS full of adults, recognized more than two genders in the course of teaching the class. This is pure madness.

pure nonsense (the punishments, not the reporting)

Late-night comedy has always made jokes about the sitting president. It's a staple of the genre. Note that he does not say "the president" ... it's they're not allowed to "hit Trump." This destruction of the 1st Amendment is reserved for him and him only.

Things are chaotic and uncertain, but today I needed a stamp to mail a letter so I walked up to the post office (h/t Vonnegut). The post office was at lunch. I was “forced” to go next door to my favorite indie bookstore and kill time. Got a used Murakami. Had a tea. Chatted with some strangers.

Yes, Jimmy Kimmel’s suspension was government censorship

Charlie Kirk’s whole political origin story was supposedly that someone took his spot at West Point and he also never served after.