Chemerinsky: It is time to be very worried about freedom of expression in the United States. www.latimes.com/opinion/stor...

Murdochs and Michael Dell part of TikTok buyer group, says Trump on.ft.com/4n7cfsW

Is America entering a new era of McCarthyism?-“I think [Trump] is chilling dissent,” says Erwin Chemerinsky, dean of the law school at University of California, Berkeley and… www.ft.com/content/54be... @grimeslikedimes.bsky.social @financialtimes.com

Is America entering a new era of McCarthyism?-“We’re dealing with a radical left group of lunatics, and they don’t play fair and they never did,” Trump told NBC News. www.ft.com/content/54be... @grimeslikedimes.bsky.social @financialtimes.com

What also struck me is that, possibly not incidentally, Chris @grimeslikedimes.bsky.social - unlike many of his US-based @financialtimes.com colleagues - is a US citizen and thus less immediately vulnerable to recriminations from the Trump regime. A safer choice of author, at least for now.

New York Times chief warns Donald Trump is deploying ‘anti-press playbook’—The showdown between Trump and the powerful US newspaper marks an escalation… www.ft.com/content/a2b3... @grimeslikedimes.bsky.social @financialtimes.com

Is #America under #DonaldTrump in a new era of McCarthyism? @financialtimes.com correspondent Christopher Grimes @grimeslikedimes.bsky.social reports on how the #Trump administration is using 1950s tactics to stifle criticism. Free to read on on.ft.com/4mmJKX2

You might run into a paywall on this, but the headline gives the gist. Christopher Grimes @grimeslikedimes.bsky.social @financialtimes.com Is America entering a new era of McCarthyism? www.ft.com/content/54be...

Gavin Newsom holds mirror to Maga by trolling Trump-Mike Madrid, former political director of the California Republican party and a co-founder of the Lincoln Project, an anti-Trump group, said: “The reorientation of… www.ft.com/content/eb33... @grimeslikedimes.bsky.social @financialtimes.com

Hollywood mogul backs Musk brother’s ‘drone entertainment company’—Unlike the film business, live concerts, sport and other events have rebounded strongly since the end of the pandemic. But outdoor stadiums…   www.ft.com/content/3981... @grimeslikedimes.bsky.social @financialtimes.com

Gavin Newsom holds mirror to Maga by trolling Trump— The aggressive social media campaign, along with Newsom’s frequent warnings to “wake up” to what he says is a move towards authoritarianism under Trump, appears… www.ft.com/content/eb33... @grimeslikedimes.bsky.social @financialtimes.com

'There are two possible interpretations: either Trump has always been sympathetic to Russia’s land grab, a feature of a world in which the strong triumph over the weak; or his mind is simply shaped by the last conversation he has had.' on.ft.com/3V4wjQb

Samin Nosrat's 2017 book 'Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat' could be the most influential book on cooking in the 21st century, says Lilah Raptopoulos. Join them for Lunch with the FT in Manhattan (with sparklers) on.ft.com/45APlTd

“Even the people who may be somewhat sympathetic to his economic policy views don’t think he’s qualified” on.ft.com/4ltSCKb

“Medium income” 🤡 @megancnbc.bsky.social

"...if the Trump administration were truly concerned about merit-based admissions, it would also take steps to collect data on legacy enrollment and the children of donors." www.nytimes.com/2025/08/07/u...

Very good by Janan Ganesh: One lesson stands out from world politics over recent years: however price-sensitive you think voters are, they are more price-sensitive than that. Yes, Trump supporters are loyal. But a principle is not a principle until it costs you money. on.ft.com/4oqsaDA

Is California’s economy heading for a deep slump?— US President Donald Trump’s mass deportation programme is starting to take a bite out of California’s $49bn agriculture business, which produces… www.ft.com/content/291b... @grimeslikedimes.bsky.social @financialtimes.com

Strong @financialtimes.com “Big Read” by @grimeslikedimes.bsky.social on the impact of immigration authorities on the Californian economy - financially and morally. ⬇️

Stephen Colbert, the cancelled late night TV host-Colbert will probably continue to make jokes at the expense of the network until he is let go. After that he may opt to move to podcasts or streaming… www.ft.com/content/be62... @grimeslikedimes.bsky.social @financialtimes.com

US regulators approve Skydance acquisition of Paramount-The approval comes a week after Paramount announced it was cancelling Late Night with Stephen Colbert, which… www.ft.com/content/2d66... @grimeslikedimes.bsky.social @financialtimes.com

Walking the secret staircases of Los Angeles-When we walk, we take our dog-eared copy of Secret Stairs: A Walking Guide to the Historic Staircases of Los Angeles by Charles Fleming, who began climbing the steps… www.ft.com/content/943e... @grimeslikedimes.bsky.social @financialtimes.com

…to “go fuck themselves”. Musk began heaping more pressure on Yaccarino and the pair failed to gel, said four people who worked with both of them. The billionaire’s blunt style clashed with his deputy’s Madison Avenue polish. @grimeslikedimes.bsky.social

Linda Yaccarino: Elon Musk’s X deputy who ‘tried to ride the tiger’-She was tasked with bringing back advertising dollars to a platform whose politically polarising owner had told brands who did not spend with them… www.ft.com/content/833c... @mshannahmurphy.bsky.social @financialtimes.com

Worth reading from The Economist: Thanks to AI, we've stopped visiting the websites from which information is gleaned. For companies that sell advertising or subscriptions, lost visitors means lost revenue. www.economist.com/business/202...

…praised Adolf Hitler and shared antisemitic rhetoric on the platform, causing public outrage. @grimeslikedimes.bsky.social

ICE dragnet strikes terror in US immigrant communities- The deportation drive has been boosted by Trump’s so-called big, beautiful bill, which allocates about $170bn for immigration enforcement and border security… www.ft.com/content/4fef... @grimeslikedimes.bsky.social @financialtimes.com

Paramount agrees $16mn settlement in Donald Trump’s lawsuit against CBS News—The company’s willingness to settle the suit has sparked concern among free-speech advocates, who say Trump’s case… www.ft.com/content/d79a... @grimeslikedimes.bsky.social @financialtimes.com

Apple races to box office glory with Brad Pitt’s F1 blockbuster The company’s decision to release the film as a premium on-demand video before it moves to the Apple TV+ streaming service should bring in additional revenue. www.ft.com/content/fe5a... @grimeslikedimes.bsky.social @financialtimes.com

Trump’s deportation raids strip LA streets of life—Community spirit is now taking on a new form. “Report ICE,” says graffiti on a different lamppost. “Keep your neighbors safe.” www.ft.com/content/1a7d... www.ft.com/content/1a7d... @grimeslikedimes.bsky.social @financialtimes.com

My interview with Jesse Armstrong on his tech bro takedown "Mountainhead" ‘Where clever and stupid meet is quite an interesting place for comedy’ www.ft.com/content/49af...

Disney plans first Middle East theme park in Abu Dhabi—as it targets increasingly affluent consumers in the region. Bob Iger, Disney chief executive, said the Abu Dhabi park would be within reach of “hundreds of millions… www.ft.com/content/145e... @grimeslikedimes.bsky.social @financialtimes.com

Bottled water is the biggest pathway to microplastic exposure, Mason said. “Most people in the United States don’t need to drink bottled water. Tap water is safer and more regulated.” www.washingtonpost.com/climate-solu...

‘Chaotic new world’-The businesses that launched Zimmer and Emanuel’s careers — TV and film — are under strain from the streaming revolution, which has hurt the earning power of many agents. www.ft.com/content/0d86... @grimeslikedimes.bsky.social @financialtimes.com

Harvard & other rich universities have come to see “an endowment as an end in itself, a stand-in for a university’s purpose, a rejection of the idea that underlying a belief in institutional eternity is an alienating self-regard.” Interesting by Ginia Bellafante www.nytimes.com/2025/04/26/b...

A headline from Hell. @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/live/2025/04...

JUST IN: A Milwaukee judge has been arrested this morning allegedly because she “tried to help an undocumented immigrant avoid arrest after he appeared in her courtroom last week.” There’s not a lot of info on this yet so stay tuned for more as it is released. www.jsonline.com/story/news/b...

Now Meta and Mark Zuckerberg have gone and pissed off Martin Wolf. They don't know what they're up against. www.ft.com/content/80d9...

How Hollywood learnt to love video games—beyond the strong box office weekend results, A Minecraft Movie is also the latest sign that Hollywood has finally cracked… www.ft.com/content/e45f... @grimeslikedimes.bsky.social @financial-times.bsky.social

In this excellent piece, @jderbyshire.ft.com recounts his periodic of encounters with Nick Land, "the dark magus of anti-democratic neoreaction" www.ft.com/content/7330...

Thread on the insane cumulative tariffs. In the case of Canada/Mexico the full whack would bring the car industry to a halt in days.

FT Editorial: The stunning disclosure that top US officials discussed sensitive US military operations in Yemen on a Signal message group reveals the sheer amateurism of the Trump White House. www.ft.com/content/7d06...

“These are the members of my polycule who share our specially designed non-monogamous bed.”

‘Snow White’ remake drags Walt Disney back into the culture wars-“We can’t fight the culture wars,” said a Disney executive. “Everybody criticising this movie was never going to see this movie… www.ft.com/content/5c5c... @grimeslikedimes.bsky.social @financial-times.bsky.social

Must-read ‘Columbia’s capitulation last week to the Trump administration, in which it agreed to a number of demands in order to restore federal funding, obliterates its leadership in defending free inquiry.’ www.nytimes.com/2025/03/24/o...

Technokleptocracy www.nytimes.com/2025/03/23/u...

Trump backlash adds to challenges for California water policymakers—California has been a leader since the 1960s in setting environmental standards, and has run its own water policy without significant federal… www.ft.com/content/1b48... @grimeslikedimes.bsky.social @financial-times.bsky.social