Brian Lowry
@brianlowry.bsky.social
Media columnist and critic, Hollywood correspondent for Status.news. Email: brian@status.news
Plus Tarkin looks like the creepy CGI version.
Me, a sophisticated student of relevant military history: It’s all just Tarkin Doctrine with no Death Star to back it up.
They won't have the numbers to occupy the nation and force everyone to comply, and that's why they're engaged in such an aggressive show of force. They're hoping we all get cowed into submission and do their work of suppression ourselves.
Once again, no.
The mantra remains "fuck you, make me."
Once again, no.
The mantra remains "fuck you, make me."
January 10, 2026 at 7:56 PM
Plus Tarkin looks like the creepy CGI version.
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This week, as CBS News engaged in "both sides" coverage of January 6, @passantino.bsky.social asked Larry Ellison's spokespeople whether the billionaire believes the 2020 election was stolen. Their silence was telling.
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January 10, 2026 at 7:44 PM
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If you had predicted with precise accuracy any of our current top stories this week during the ‘24 election, it would have been dismissed as Trump Derangement Syndrome by most of the professional takesmiths.
January 10, 2026 at 3:43 PM
If you had predicted with precise accuracy any of our current top stories this week during the ‘24 election, it would have been dismissed as Trump Derangement Syndrome by most of the professional takesmiths.
If you still get linear cable sure feels like there’s a Paramount channel that runs “The Godfather” and “Raiders of the Lost Ark” movies on a continuous loop.
January 10, 2026 at 5:01 PM
If you still get linear cable sure feels like there’s a Paramount channel that runs “The Godfather” and “Raiders of the Lost Ark” movies on a continuous loop.
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At least they still have the Melania movie premiere.
January 10, 2026 at 1:47 AM
At least they still have the Melania movie premiere.
For 80-some-odd years the president of the Hollywood Foreign Press Assn. got up and made a speech during the Golden Globes, amid the thank-yous from stars. This year, still seeking answers from the new stewards, he'll watch it on TV
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The Golden Globes’ Zombie Voters
The Hollywood Foreign Press Assn. is still seeking answers about its Penske deal, but amid a litigation threat, they’re no longer welcome at the “Party of the Year”
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January 9, 2026 at 11:45 PM
For 80-some-odd years the president of the Hollywood Foreign Press Assn. got up and made a speech during the Golden Globes, amid the thank-yous from stars. This year, still seeking answers from the new stewards, he'll watch it on TV
www.status.news/p/golden-glo...
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As Sharyn Alfonsi's “60 Minutes” report remains shelved, Status has learned that an Anderson Cooper piece is also caught in a prolonged editorial review process, frustrating the veteran producer attached to the story.
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The Shadow Over ‘60’
As Sharyn Alfonsi's “60 Minutes” report remains shelved, Status has learned that an Anderson Cooper piece is also caught in a prolonged editorial review process, frustrating the veteran producer attac...
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January 9, 2026 at 1:49 AM
As Sharyn Alfonsi's “60 Minutes” report remains shelved, Status has learned that an Anderson Cooper piece is also caught in a prolonged editorial review process, frustrating the veteran producer attached to the story.
Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/60-minutes...
Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/60-minutes...
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Trump invaded Venezuela because he only believes in war for profit, and for years has been saying U.S. military strategy should be guided by opportunity to "take the oil"
But Trump is also notoriously a moron who does zero homework
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But Trump is also notoriously a moron who does zero homework
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Taking Venezuela’s Oil Isn’t the Win Trump Claims
His muddled arguments don’t account for these four big political and economic realities.
www.thebulwark.com
January 8, 2026 at 2:54 PM
Trump invaded Venezuela because he only believes in war for profit, and for years has been saying U.S. military strategy should be guided by opportunity to "take the oil"
But Trump is also notoriously a moron who does zero homework
www.thebulwark.com/p/taking-ven...
But Trump is also notoriously a moron who does zero homework
www.thebulwark.com/p/taking-ven...
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A mid-December meeting with McClatchy executives left union leaders stunned and deeply alarmed about how the company wishes to implement A.I. in the newsroom, Status has learned.
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McClatchy’s Machine Mindset
A recent meeting with McClatchy executives left union leaders stunned and deeply alarmed about how the company wishes to implement A.I. in the newsroom, Status has learned.
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January 8, 2026 at 2:59 AM
A mid-December meeting with McClatchy executives left union leaders stunned and deeply alarmed about how the company wishes to implement A.I. in the newsroom, Status has learned.
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Unless you're Ashli Babbitt. Then fuck what a U.S. Capitol police officer tells you to do.
The legal standard is that if an officer is in fear for others or himself legitimately he can use lethal force to neutralize the threat. Fleeing or eluding has never been a standard for use of lethal force.
The legal standard is that if an officer is in fear for others or himself legitimately he can use lethal force to neutralize the threat. Fleeing or eluding has never been a standard for use of lethal force.
Rep. Wesley Hunt: "The bottom line is this: when a federal officer gives you instructions, you abide by them and then you get to keep you life"
January 7, 2026 at 11:54 PM
Unless you're Ashli Babbitt. Then fuck what a U.S. Capitol police officer tells you to do.
The legal standard is that if an officer is in fear for others or himself legitimately he can use lethal force to neutralize the threat. Fleeing or eluding has never been a standard for use of lethal force.
The legal standard is that if an officer is in fear for others or himself legitimately he can use lethal force to neutralize the threat. Fleeing or eluding has never been a standard for use of lethal force.
Eww.
Katie Miller Boasts Her Child ‘Is Not Vaccinated At All’: ‘I Could Put Dirt In His Mouth and He Will Not Get Ill’
Katie Miller Boasts Her Child ‘Is Not Vaccinated At All’: ‘I Could Put Dirt In His Mouth and He Will Not Get Ill’
Katie Miller boasted that her youngest child with White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller had not been "vaccinated at all."
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dlvr.it
January 7, 2026 at 4:55 AM
Eww.
Unless of course it’s his ratings, and when they suck, they’re fake.
It's a good question. Will CBS News still be valuable in a "ruined" state? One way it could be is obvious. Be nice to him and get what you need for your empire. But Trump reads the ratings. If viewers are quiting the Ellisons are weak.
Do the Ellisons want cbs news to succeed? It seems like are fine losing money in hopes trump rewards them with additional mergers.
January 7, 2026 at 4:41 AM
Unless of course it’s his ratings, and when they suck, they’re fake.
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It's a good question. Will CBS News still be valuable in a "ruined" state? One way it could be is obvious. Be nice to him and get what you need for your empire. But Trump reads the ratings. If viewers are quiting the Ellisons are weak.
Do the Ellisons want cbs news to succeed? It seems like are fine losing money in hopes trump rewards them with additional mergers.
January 7, 2026 at 4:31 AM
It's a good question. Will CBS News still be valuable in a "ruined" state? One way it could be is obvious. Be nice to him and get what you need for your empire. But Trump reads the ratings. If viewers are quiting the Ellisons are weak.
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A chaotic on-air rollout, cringe social media posts, and MAGA-friendly editorial choices have turned Tony Dokoupil’s “CBS Evening News” debut into a source of embarrassment and growing alarm inside the network’s newsroom.
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The Dokoupil Debacle
A chaotic on-air rollout, cringe social media posts, and MAGA-friendly editorial choices have turned Tony Dokoupil’s “CBS Evening News” debut into a source of embarrassment and growing alarm inside th...
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January 7, 2026 at 2:59 AM
A chaotic on-air rollout, cringe social media posts, and MAGA-friendly editorial choices have turned Tony Dokoupil’s “CBS Evening News” debut into a source of embarrassment and growing alarm inside the network’s newsroom.
Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/tony-dokou...
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CBS has scrubbed Dokoupil’s botched segment from what it calls the “full broadcast” of his Evening News debut, re-recording it for YouTube viewers. Watch how markedly different it is: youtu.be/uJjWTFZW2Eo
January 6, 2026 at 4:06 AM
CBS has scrubbed Dokoupil’s botched segment from what it calls the “full broadcast” of his Evening News debut, re-recording it for YouTube viewers. Watch how markedly different it is: youtu.be/uJjWTFZW2Eo
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After carrying out a military operation that deposed Venezuela's authoritarian leader, the Pentagon is still choosing to ice out journalists in favor of sycophantic media figures.
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The Pentagon’s Pet Press
After carrying out a military operation that deposed Venezuela's authoritarian leader, the Pentagon is choosing to ice out journalists in favor of sycophantic media figures.
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January 6, 2026 at 2:46 AM
After carrying out a military operation that deposed Venezuela's authoritarian leader, the Pentagon is still choosing to ice out journalists in favor of sycophantic media figures.
Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/pentagon-p...
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Albert Brooks in “Broadcast News” without the flop sweat.
January 6, 2026 at 1:39 AM
Albert Brooks in “Broadcast News” without the flop sweat.
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These people are so far removed from ethics and professionalism that they don’t even know when they are revealing how unethical and unprofessional they truly are.
January 6, 2026 at 12:39 AM
These people are so far removed from ethics and professionalism that they don’t even know when they are revealing how unethical and unprofessional they truly are.
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So looks like the White House got what they wanted -- Stephen Miller on CNN.
MILLER: The US is using its military to secure our interests unapologetically in our hemisphere. We're a superpower. It's absurd we'd allow a nation in our backyard to become a supplier of resources to our adversaries
TAPPER: Sovereign countries shouldn't be able to do what they want?
M: *yells*
TAPPER: Sovereign countries shouldn't be able to do what they want?
M: *yells*
January 6, 2026 at 1:18 AM
So looks like the White House got what they wanted -- Stephen Miller on CNN.
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Donald Trump’s Venezuela operation, and his open discussion of oil as a motivation, has become a stress test for MAGA Media and the movement’s long-standing rejection of foreign intervention.
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MAGA Media Goes to War
Donald Trump’s Venezuela operation, and his open discussion of oil as a motivation, has become a stress test for MAGA Media and the movement’s long-standing rejection of foreign intervention.
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January 5, 2026 at 2:36 AM
Donald Trump’s Venezuela operation, and his open discussion of oil as a motivation, has become a stress test for MAGA Media and the movement’s long-standing rejection of foreign intervention.
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But this is OK, right? Asking for a friend.
January 4, 2026 at 8:36 PM
But this is OK, right? Asking for a friend.
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Incoming “CBS Evening News” anchor Tony Dokoupil's public mission statement decrying “academics and elites” offers the clearest sign yet of where the network is headed under its new leadership.
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The Dokoupil Doctrine
The incoming “CBS Evening News” anchor’s public mission statement decrying “academics and elites” offers the clearest sign yet of where the network is headed under its new leadership.
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January 3, 2026 at 3:13 PM
Incoming “CBS Evening News” anchor Tony Dokoupil's public mission statement decrying “academics and elites” offers the clearest sign yet of where the network is headed under its new leadership.
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Principal No. 4: “Only You Rubes We Report For Fly Coach.”
San Francisco? Not Miami?
From source: Tonight, Tony Dokoupil will anchor a special edition of the CBS Evening News leading with events in Venezuela.
The show will broadcast out of San Francisco.
CBS Evening News with Tony Dokoupil will launch on Monday from NYC.
The Live From America tour will resume at a later date.
The show will broadcast out of San Francisco.
CBS Evening News with Tony Dokoupil will launch on Monday from NYC.
The Live From America tour will resume at a later date.
January 3, 2026 at 11:02 PM
Principal No. 4: “Only You Rubes We Report For Fly Coach.”
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The most disturbing presidential press conference I have ever seen.
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(First 3/4ths before paywall.)
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(First 3/4ths before paywall.)
‘Blind Into Caracas’
Less than 24 hours in, members of the Trump team are celebrating victory. None of them seem to have wondered what happens a day, a month, a decade from now.
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January 3, 2026 at 10:21 PM
The most disturbing presidential press conference I have ever seen.
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(First 3/4ths before paywall.)
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(First 3/4ths before paywall.)
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The Trump admin is what happens when you run the Bush admin through AI.
January 3, 2026 at 5:04 PM
The Trump admin is what happens when you run the Bush admin through AI.