Condé Nast Settles $400K for Fired Protest Journalists
Pay as well it should. But Jake Lahut, the very good political writer fired from Wired, continues his case before the NLRB. Condé Nast Pays Over $400,000 to 3 Journalists Fired Over Protest https://t.co/YskK1x1hFa
Guardian US Hits Record $81M Revenue, Bolstering Journalism Hope
G'bless. The Guardian is our last, best hope for journalism. The Guardian U.S. posts record revenue of $81M https://t.co/Fyktuocgtr
Rosenbaum Dodges Blame While Touting Truth‑focused Book
JFC, Rosenbaum refuses to take responsibility and he's still promoting the book on his socials without coming clean. His book is supposed to be about truth. AI-Writing Scandals Are Getting Very Confusing https://t.co/oUTXQoNhW5 https://t.co/Pw9gvRrWfJ
SpaceX Filing Kicks Off Countdown to Massive IPO
Oy “Our mission is to build the systems and technologies necessary to make life multiplanetary, to understand the true nature of the universe, and to extend the light of consciousness to the stars,” Musk wrote SpaceX Filing Starts Countdown to Massive IPO https://t.co/jPx4yGifOS
Kirkus Hails ‘Hot Type’ as Witty Print History
I'm delighted with Kirkus' review of my next book, Hot Type. "Jarvis covers it all in this immensely readable work. He also has a witty way of presenting history.... A fascinating history of print’s evolution." https://t.co/UiRdVXdryJ
Companies Face Lawsuits for Allegedly Addicting Users
Oh, FFS. These dolts will next sue Star Wars for addicting users. How about Dickens, folks? Not to mention Frito-Lay? Netflix sued by Texas for allegedly spying on children, addicting users https://t.co/qMiVieTu6o
Iran War Spikes Inflation to Three‑year High
It's Stupid's Economy > It's the Economy, Stupid. Iran war pushed inflation to highest rate in nearly three years https://t.co/VnDzjVJ3Os
Morning Joe Targets Gray‑haired White Men, Mocks Biden
Morning Joe's DEI for gray-haired white men this morning (and I say this as a gray-haired white man): Deutsch (who opened the crypt and let him out?), Matthews (again?), VandeHei (in full kids-get-off-my-yard #MoralPanic), Barnicle (still?). Then Deutsch has the...
An Elegy to the Magazine in Book Form
I wrote a book as an elegy to the magazine. You can get it here: https://t.co/nj7CYBv3sJ https://t.co/p0EUzHAWBx
U.S. and Iran Stuck in Oil‑Fueled Stalemate
Iran has Trump over an (oil) barrel. Quagmire. U.S. and Iran Are Locked in a Stalemate That’s Neither Peace Nor War https://t.co/9XTanI5UgG
Media Hype Fuels AI Panic, Masks Deeper Issues
Week on week, VandeHei (and Allen) turn out this panicked, often puritanical bullshit about AI and then fill a block on Morning Joe pumping it. Behind the Curtain: Scaling sin https://t.co/Evf7nHV47w
Canadians' US Metro Visits Plunge 42% Under Trump 2.0
Can't blame them, not one bit. Researchers find 42% drop in Canadians visiting US metro areas amid Trump 2.0 https://t.co/v2vkx2UkLN
New Discovery Bridges Eastern and Western Medicine
I find this sort of show-off online design irritating, for it adds little to nothing to understanding and drags out reading. The Astounding Discovery That Could Link Eastern and Western Medicine https://t.co/FJjz1KWRVV
Putin Claims Ukraine War Ending, but Statement Falls Flat
This would seem a bigger story--not that he should be taken seriously but that he is sounding weak. It's all but ignored in the Times & Post. Vladimir Putin suggests Ukraine war is ‘coming to an end’ https://t.co/kasexetJPk
New Book Explores Deep Forces Shaping Beliefs
Congrats to @turi for a rave @FT review of his new book. I have it on order. Why We Think What We Think — the deeper forces that shape our beliefs https://t.co/ZxH8LJ517D