Dan Gillmor
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On the press list for the annual Consumer Electronics Show, and one helpful way of sorting the many PR pitches is to send all that contain the word "revolutionary" straight to trash.
January 2, 2026 at 5:56 AM
On the press list for the annual Consumer Electronics Show, and one helpful way of sorting the many PR pitches is to send all that contain the word "revolutionary" straight to trash.
Stewart Cheifet, R.I.P.
Stewart Cheifet Obituary December 28, 2025 - Goldsteins Funeral
View Stewart Cheifet's obituary, find service dates, and sign the guestbook.
obits.goldsteinsfuneral.com
January 2, 2026 at 5:50 AM
Stewart Cheifet, R.I.P.
"The reason it is important to identify the Court as corrupt is because it is in fact corrupt."
Essential commentary from Josh Marshall at Talking Points Memo, one of the news sites that is doing the journalism we need right now.
Essential commentary from Josh Marshall at Talking Points Memo, one of the news sites that is doing the journalism we need right now.
The Latest Defenses of SCOTUS’s Corruption Only Make the Case Against It
Chris Geidner flags today an appearance by CBS News’ Chief Legal Correspondent...
talkingpointsmemo.com
December 31, 2025 at 1:33 AM
"The reason it is important to identify the Court as corrupt is because it is in fact corrupt."
Essential commentary from Josh Marshall at Talking Points Memo, one of the news sites that is doing the journalism we need right now.
Essential commentary from Josh Marshall at Talking Points Memo, one of the news sites that is doing the journalism we need right now.
Note to journalists, particularly headline writers: All murders are brutal. You don't need to use that adjective.
December 30, 2025 at 4:52 AM
Note to journalists, particularly headline writers: All murders are brutal. You don't need to use that adjective.
One of the best journalists in recent history has a new and scary scoop: The feds are pouring HUGE amounts of cash into big banks, apparently to avoid a new (and predictable) meltdown.
Once again, Wall Street makes reckless bets, and gets rewarded for failure.
Once again, Wall Street makes reckless bets, and gets rewarded for failure.
Big Banks Enjoy Stealth Bailouts - A DCReport Exclusive
The NYFed has quietly injected tens of billions into major banks—now with no limit. Unreported policy changes raise fears of another Wall Street bailout.
www.dcreport.org
December 30, 2025 at 4:28 AM
One of the best journalists in recent history has a new and scary scoop: The feds are pouring HUGE amounts of cash into big banks, apparently to avoid a new (and predictable) meltdown.
Once again, Wall Street makes reckless bets, and gets rewarded for failure.
Once again, Wall Street makes reckless bets, and gets rewarded for failure.
Today's example of why buying a "smart" device is stupid:
Will Your Smart Vacuum Still Work After It Stops Being Supported?
Many smart vacuums rely on a constant cloud connection to work. So what happens when their companies shut down those servers?
lifehacker.com
December 30, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Today's example of why buying a "smart" device is stupid:
Big Journalism's stenographic tendencies are never more on display than right now, as so-called news organizations faithfully report Trump claims that US bombed a drug "facility" and that a Ukraine "peace" deal was almost done -- without noting that he lies about everything.
Lies are his default.
Lies are his default.
December 29, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Big Journalism's stenographic tendencies are never more on display than right now, as so-called news organizations faithfully report Trump claims that US bombed a drug "facility" and that a Ukraine "peace" deal was almost done -- without noting that he lies about everything.
Lies are his default.
Lies are his default.
Violations of antitrust laws don't get any more blatant than this. But when the criminal-in-chief only enforces antitrust laws against people he doesn't like, lawbreaking is legalized for the ones he does like.
Nvidia buying AI chip startup Groq's assets for about $20 billion in its largest deal on record
Nvidia is making its largest purchase ever, acquiring assets from 9-year-old chip startup Groq for about $20 billion.
www.cnbc.com
December 29, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Violations of antitrust laws don't get any more blatant than this. But when the criminal-in-chief only enforces antitrust laws against people he doesn't like, lawbreaking is legalized for the ones he does like.
I donate annually to a lot of news organizations, and not one of them updates its fundraising mail lists to reflect that I've already donated this year. So I spend too much time unsubscribing (sometimes unsuccessfully) to their email pitches.
December 29, 2025 at 12:09 AM
I donate annually to a lot of news organizations, and not one of them updates its fundraising mail lists to reflect that I've already donated this year. So I spend too much time unsubscribing (sometimes unsuccessfully) to their email pitches.
All corruption, all the time in Trump world, Exhibit 56,304:
‘Melania’ Doc to Premiere at The Kennedy Center
The Brett Ratner-directed documentary will debut at the storied Washington, D.C. arts institution, which last week was renamed The Trump-Kennedy Center.
www.hollywoodreporter.com
December 28, 2025 at 3:50 AM
All corruption, all the time in Trump world, Exhibit 56,304:
With its standard credulous, stenographic political coverage style, the NY Times reports with a straight face that Trump's "Justice" Department just "found" a million more Epstein documents.
On some days, the Paper of Record struggles to be merely pathetic.
On some days, the Paper of Record struggles to be merely pathetic.
December 25, 2025 at 1:01 AM
With its standard credulous, stenographic political coverage style, the NY Times reports with a straight face that Trump's "Justice" Department just "found" a million more Epstein documents.
On some days, the Paper of Record struggles to be merely pathetic.
On some days, the Paper of Record struggles to be merely pathetic.
The minute the Ellisons took over the former news operation at CBS, it became CBS "News" -- and the network's propagandist-in-chief proved it beyond a shadow of a doubt.
Glad to say the "60 Minutes" segment was posted publicly, though not by the company that produced it.
Glad to say the "60 Minutes" segment was posted publicly, though not by the company that produced it.
Archivists Posted the 60 Minutes CECOT Segment Bari Weiss Killed
iCloud, Mega, and as a torrent. Archivists have uploaded the 60 Minutes episode Bari Weiss spiked.
www.404media.co
December 23, 2025 at 6:51 AM
The minute the Ellisons took over the former news operation at CBS, it became CBS "News" -- and the network's propagandist-in-chief proved it beyond a shadow of a doubt.
Glad to say the "60 Minutes" segment was posted publicly, though not by the company that produced it.
Glad to say the "60 Minutes" segment was posted publicly, though not by the company that produced it.
Under the word "naive" the dictionary should list anyone who ever believed Trump's "Justice" Department would release the actual Epstein files, as opposed to the heavily censored -- and possibly altered? -- documents that credulous journalism organizations are pretending is the real thing.
December 20, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Under the word "naive" the dictionary should list anyone who ever believed Trump's "Justice" Department would release the actual Epstein files, as opposed to the heavily censored -- and possibly altered? -- documents that credulous journalism organizations are pretending is the real thing.
Trump, Musk, Rubio, and their henchmen destroyed USAID -- directly causing hundreds of thousands of deaths, mostly children. The apparatchiks celebrated while bosses lied about what they'd done.
I can't overstate my incandescent rage at these monstrous people.
www.propublica.org/a...
#pitchforks
I can't overstate my incandescent rage at these monstrous people.
www.propublica.org/a...
#pitchforks
Trump Officials Celebrated With Cake After Slashing Aid. Then People Died of Cholera.
Behind closed doors in Washington, top advisers made a series of decisions that had devastating repercussions for the poorest country on earth. We went to South Sudan and found people who died as a result.
www.propublica.org
December 20, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Trump, Musk, Rubio, and their henchmen destroyed USAID -- directly causing hundreds of thousands of deaths, mostly children. The apparatchiks celebrated while bosses lied about what they'd done.
I can't overstate my incandescent rage at these monstrous people.
www.propublica.org/a...
#pitchforks
I can't overstate my incandescent rage at these monstrous people.
www.propublica.org/a...
#pitchforks
Somewhat surprisingly, given the routine normalization our mainstream press gives to Dear Leader, this headline gets it right: "Trump says he’s ‘surprised’ and ‘honored’ his handpicked board voted to rename Kennedy Center"
December 19, 2025 at 5:03 AM
Somewhat surprisingly, given the routine normalization our mainstream press gives to Dear Leader, this headline gets it right: "Trump says he’s ‘surprised’ and ‘honored’ his handpicked board voted to rename Kennedy Center"
Trump-supporting VC firm Andreessen Horowitz puts money into at least one sleazy company beyond the corrupt cryptocurrency "industry" -- see this reporting from the excellent 404 Media: www.404media.co/hack-reveals...
December 18, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Trump-supporting VC firm Andreessen Horowitz puts money into at least one sleazy company beyond the corrupt cryptocurrency "industry" -- see this reporting from the excellent 404 Media: www.404media.co/hack-reveals...
Post of the day: "The Hater’s Guide To The Williams-Sonoma Catalog"
The 2025 Hater’s Guide To The Williams-Sonoma Catalog | Defector
[Opens front door while holding a toy corgi in one arm] Merry Christmas! Oh my God, you made it! I thought you might be stuck at the airport for weeks! Well, because it’s such madness out there. Piper here won’t eat his treats; he can feel the tension in the air. And our Charlotte just…
defector.com
December 18, 2025 at 7:22 AM
Post of the day: "The Hater’s Guide To The Williams-Sonoma Catalog"
A media/advocacy organization I otherwise respect responds to my message -- regarding a donation I want to make -- using their own "Contact Us" link with this:
"Thanks for reaching out and for reading [Site]! Please note that this inbox is not regularly monitored."
So, no donation for now...
"Thanks for reaching out and for reading [Site]! Please note that this inbox is not regularly monitored."
So, no donation for now...
December 18, 2025 at 12:13 AM
A media/advocacy organization I otherwise respect responds to my message -- regarding a donation I want to make -- using their own "Contact Us" link with this:
"Thanks for reaching out and for reading [Site]! Please note that this inbox is not regularly monitored."
So, no donation for now...
"Thanks for reaching out and for reading [Site]! Please note that this inbox is not regularly monitored."
So, no donation for now...
O hive mind: Can you point me to 501(c)(3) nonprofit news organizations that are explaining the depth and breadth of Trump world corruption? The "mainstream" press is doing such an abysmal job on this, and I want to donate to journalists who get why this is so important to flag for public notice.
December 17, 2025 at 3:55 AM
O hive mind: Can you point me to 501(c)(3) nonprofit news organizations that are explaining the depth and breadth of Trump world corruption? The "mainstream" press is doing such an abysmal job on this, and I want to donate to journalists who get why this is so important to flag for public notice.
Collaboration and cooperation are essential in countering facists, and people in some American cities are doing both to resist Trump's kidnap-and-deport goons.
‘You don’t have to do it alone’: how US cities are helping each other resist ICE
From LA to Charlotte, organizers are learning from others’ strategies to protect residents amid federal crackdowns
www.theguardian.com
December 17, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Collaboration and cooperation are essential in countering facists, and people in some American cities are doing both to resist Trump's kidnap-and-deport goons.
Trump Derangement Syndrome exists in two ways:
1) Trump is visibly deranged and it's accelerating.
2) People who imagine that Trump's cult will ever be disgusted enough by anything he says or does to cut themselves -- that's derangement, too.
There's no bottom to his vileness, or their support.
1) Trump is visibly deranged and it's accelerating.
2) People who imagine that Trump's cult will ever be disgusted enough by anything he says or does to cut themselves -- that's derangement, too.
There's no bottom to his vileness, or their support.
December 16, 2025 at 3:46 AM
Trump Derangement Syndrome exists in two ways:
1) Trump is visibly deranged and it's accelerating.
2) People who imagine that Trump's cult will ever be disgusted enough by anything he says or does to cut themselves -- that's derangement, too.
There's no bottom to his vileness, or their support.
1) Trump is visibly deranged and it's accelerating.
2) People who imagine that Trump's cult will ever be disgusted enough by anything he says or does to cut themselves -- that's derangement, too.
There's no bottom to his vileness, or their support.
Trump regime wants to force ALL visitors to the U.S. to install government-controlled spyware on their phones, and submit detailed personal data -- even DNA, apparently -- to the authorities.
(If they're trying to wreck tourism, including the World Cup, this is the way.)
papersplease.org/wp/...
(If they're trying to wreck tourism, including the World Cup, this is the way.)
papersplease.org/wp/...
December 11, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Trump regime wants to force ALL visitors to the U.S. to install government-controlled spyware on their phones, and submit detailed personal data -- even DNA, apparently -- to the authorities.
(If they're trying to wreck tourism, including the World Cup, this is the way.)
papersplease.org/wp/...
(If they're trying to wreck tourism, including the World Cup, this is the way.)
papersplease.org/wp/...
"...Natalie Allison, Dan Diamond and JM Rieger in The Washington Post, as well as Frank Bruni in The New York Times and David Graham in The Atlantic have all recently discovered to their surprise that the current President is extremely old and demented."
Notes From The Slump
Get well soon, everyone
www.todayintabs.com
December 11, 2025 at 6:18 AM
"...Natalie Allison, Dan Diamond and JM Rieger in The Washington Post, as well as Frank Bruni in The New York Times and David Graham in The Atlantic have all recently discovered to their surprise that the current President is extremely old and demented."
All corruption, all the time in Trump world. Trump's sons (including/especially the youngest) helped get one of most vile people on the planet out of legal trouble. Fine NYT reporting here:
archive.md/uAYtL
archive.md/uAYtL
archive.md
December 11, 2025 at 4:54 AM
All corruption, all the time in Trump world. Trump's sons (including/especially the youngest) helped get one of most vile people on the planet out of legal trouble. Fine NYT reporting here:
archive.md/uAYtL
archive.md/uAYtL