Harry Shearer
@harryshearer.bsky.social
Simpsons, Tap, Derek, Le Show.
AI still has trouble with single-digit numbers, as indicated in this Snopes analysis of videos claiming to show Venezuelans celebrating Maduro’s ouster.
January 6, 2026 at 2:35 PM
AI still has trouble with single-digit numbers, as indicated in this Snopes analysis of videos claiming to show Venezuelans celebrating Maduro’s ouster.
Just for perspective (from the Journal of the American Medical Associatiion):
January 5, 2026 at 6:35 PM
Just for perspective (from the Journal of the American Medical Associatiion):
To: Donald Trump
From: United Fruit Co.
Dear Sir:
We want our foreign policy back.
Best regards.
From: United Fruit Co.
Dear Sir:
We want our foreign policy back.
Best regards.
January 4, 2026 at 1:38 PM
To: Donald Trump
From: United Fruit Co.
Dear Sir:
We want our foreign policy back.
Best regards.
From: United Fruit Co.
Dear Sir:
We want our foreign policy back.
Best regards.
From Katie (Mrs. Stephen) Miller on X:
January 4, 2026 at 12:56 PM
From Katie (Mrs. Stephen) Miller on X:
Now it’s official!
January 3, 2026 at 8:22 PM
Now it’s official!
Compare and contrast—today’s “precision strike” and its rationale with this:
www.wola.org/analysis/jua...
www.wola.org/analysis/jua...
January 3, 2026 at 3:52 PM
Compare and contrast—today’s “precision strike” and its rationale with this:
www.wola.org/analysis/jua...
www.wola.org/analysis/jua...
My latest on Substack:
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Ads Against Ads
When I was a youngster, I believed in advertising, even going so far, when my mom took me to the grocery store, to advise her against buying the more affordable store brands.
substack.com
January 2, 2026 at 4:27 PM
My latest on Substack:
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Apparently we don’t want to wear screens on our heads after all.
From the FT:
The overall market for virtual reality headsets fell 14 per cent year on year, according to Counterpoint Research.
From the FT:
The overall market for virtual reality headsets fell 14 per cent year on year, according to Counterpoint Research.
January 2, 2026 at 1:26 PM
Apparently we don’t want to wear screens on our heads after all.
From the FT:
The overall market for virtual reality headsets fell 14 per cent year on year, according to Counterpoint Research.
From the FT:
The overall market for virtual reality headsets fell 14 per cent year on year, according to Counterpoint Research.
Three consecutive D Presidents have failed to even utter the words “raise the minimum wage”. Meanwhile, south of the border...
www.nakedcapitalism.com/2026/01/how-...
www.nakedcapitalism.com/2026/01/how-...
How Mexico More Than Tripled Its Minimum Wage in Eight Years Without Triggering the Economic Disaster Many Had Predicted | naked capitalism
Yet more evidence that improving the lot of those at the very bottom of the income ladder does not necessarily produce unemployment or runaway inflation.
www.nakedcapitalism.com
January 2, 2026 at 12:50 PM
Three consecutive D Presidents have failed to even utter the words “raise the minimum wage”. Meanwhile, south of the border...
www.nakedcapitalism.com/2026/01/how-...
www.nakedcapitalism.com/2026/01/how-...
The magic of AI, continued.
Count the reindeer….
Count the reindeer….
January 1, 2026 at 1:28 AM
The magic of AI, continued.
Count the reindeer….
Count the reindeer….
Now he’s gone too far...
December 31, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Now he’s gone too far...
The re-naming continues...
December 30, 2025 at 4:53 PM
The re-naming continues...
Lies and Lives
Sadly, I’m old enough to remember the Vietnam War.
harryshearer971370.substack.com
December 30, 2025 at 4:30 PM
2025 finally gets what it richly observes: “The Year in Rebuke”, tonight on #leshow. 8p CT/9p ET wwno.org, and podcast on most platforms.
WAMC - Homepage | WAMC
WAMC Northeast Public Radio
wamc.org
December 28, 2025 at 11:48 PM
From the horse’s mouth….
December 28, 2025 at 7:51 PM
From the horse’s mouth….
2025 finally gets what it richly observes: “The Year in Rebuke”, today on #leshow. 1st hearing: 10a PT/1p ET wamc.org, kalw.org, wcbe.org. Then throughout the day on select public radio stations, and podcast on most platforms.
WAMC - Homepage | WAMC
WAMC Northeast Public Radio
wamc.org
December 28, 2025 at 3:35 PM
No year deserves it more than 2025—“The Year in Rebuke” on this Sunday’s #leshow. Select public radio stations and podcast on almost all platforms. Kiss the last 365 goodbye the right way.
December 27, 2025 at 5:32 PM
No year deserves it more than 2025—“The Year in Rebuke” on this Sunday’s #leshow. Select public radio stations and podcast on almost all platforms. Kiss the last 365 goodbye the right way.
For this one day, Jesus gets more airtime than Bari Weiss.
December 25, 2025 at 4:01 PM
For this one day, Jesus gets more airtime than Bari Weiss.
This Just Not In: At a late afternoon press conference, DJT revealed the real role Louisiana’s governor, now special envoy to Greenland, will play: he’s changing the country’s name to Greenlandry.
December 24, 2025 at 10:06 PM
This Just Not In: At a late afternoon press conference, DJT revealed the real role Louisiana’s governor, now special envoy to Greenland, will play: he’s changing the country’s name to Greenlandry.
Can’t help wondering why the “Emirates Cup” name was changed to the “NBA Cup”. Money ended, or bad p.r.?
December 23, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Can’t help wondering why the “Emirates Cup” name was changed to the “NBA Cup”. Money ended, or bad p.r.?
My favorite advertising boast of the moment:
“..and talk to a real person."
“..and talk to a real person."
December 22, 2025 at 2:38 PM
My favorite advertising boast of the moment:
“..and talk to a real person."
“..and talk to a real person."