Jamison Foser
@jamisonfoser.bsky.social
Political consultant, media critic, and longtime Cassandra.
www.findinggravity.net
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Key media hack: All you have to do to kill an unfavorable story is refuse to talk to the reporter. Clip'n'save
The Bari Weiss hysteria continues. Exactly what in "this piece isn't ready" and "try harder to get comment from the administration" constitutes the death of American journalism? www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
What Bari Weiss Got Right
And what she got wrong
www.theatlantic.com
December 23, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Key media hack: All you have to do to kill an unfavorable story is refuse to talk to the reporter. Clip'n'save
hey you try shoehorning a tv interview between dropping off your laundry and dinner at Dorsia, see how you do
yeah I mean it’s genuinely sad that the “reasonable old school” Republican (who Dems eagerly and unanimously voted to confirm) is out here doing pressers blatantly geeked out coke and it’s not subtle
December 23, 2025 at 5:33 PM
hey you try shoehorning a tv interview between dropping off your laundry and dinner at Dorsia, see how you do
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The “free speech” and “cancel culture” panics have led to overt state censorship because that was always their purpose. (Gift link) www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
December 23, 2025 at 4:54 PM
The “free speech” and “cancel culture” panics have led to overt state censorship because that was always their purpose. (Gift link) www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
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"Weiss and Ellison’s interference into “60 Minutes” creates a de facto state media, but their burgeoning empire is about consolidating oligarchical control over legacy media that will endure long after Trump fades into irrelevance," writes @ahjohnson.bsky.social. theintercept.com/2025/12/22/b...
Bari Weiss Is Doing Exactly What She Was Installed at CBS to Do
Cutting one “60 Minutes” segment is a small price to be paid to keep Trump happy and shape the future of American media.
theintercept.com
December 23, 2025 at 3:09 PM
"Weiss and Ellison’s interference into “60 Minutes” creates a de facto state media, but their burgeoning empire is about consolidating oligarchical control over legacy media that will endure long after Trump fades into irrelevance," writes @ahjohnson.bsky.social. theintercept.com/2025/12/22/b...
the most notable thing JD Vance has done in the last five years is tell vicious racist lies about immigrants. If you think he hasn't taken a side on bigotry, you are an idiot. He's for it. He's very strongly for it.
December 23, 2025 at 2:41 PM
the most notable thing JD Vance has done in the last five years is tell vicious racist lies about immigrants. If you think he hasn't taken a side on bigotry, you are an idiot. He's for it. He's very strongly for it.
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This:
I hated the comment by "60 Minutes" exec producer Tanya Simon that “we defended our story, but she wanted changes, and I ultimately had to comply.”
She didn't have to comply. She could have quit.
"I ultimately had to comply" is what fascists love to hear.
She didn't have to comply. She could have quit.
"I ultimately had to comply" is what fascists love to hear.
‘Holy f***ing dumpster fire’: Bari Weiss sparks ‘revolt’ by spiking 60 Minutes story
EXCLUSIVE: ‘It’s going to be fascinating to see how far Bari is willing to double down on the piece ‘not ready’ argument and or/attack Sharyn and [60 Minutes],’ one CBS News staffer told The Independe...
www.the-independent.com
December 23, 2025 at 2:22 PM
This:
the Bari Weiss regime is going pretty much exactly as expected, huh
December 23, 2025 at 12:07 AM
the Bari Weiss regime is going pretty much exactly as expected, huh
Wet rat winter? Here's what to do if you find a rat coming through your toilet following heavy Western Washington rain and floods.
First came the rain. Then came the toilet rats.
Wet rat winter? Here's what to do if you find a rat coming through your toilet following heavy Western Washington rain and floods.
www.kuow.org
December 20, 2025 at 4:32 AM
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Letting the 1/6 guy act like a king: bad?
Schiff: "Part of this is a consequence I think frankly of Chief Justice Roberts giving the president absolute immunity when it comes to his instructions to the DOJ. He can pretty much order them to do what he wants and know that he will never be held criminally liable."
December 20, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Letting the 1/6 guy act like a king: bad?
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Extremely obvious combing through this who is redacted and why. It's Epstein, Maxwell, a lot of Bill Clinton, maybe Michael Jackson (?) and basically nobody else. Everybody else's head is in a black rectangle. In practice, they didn't release shit.
🚨 "The Justice Department redacted the names and identifiers of victims. Fox News Digital has learned that the same redaction standards were applied to politically exposed individuals and government officials. "
h/t @kleinmatic.bsky.social
h/t @kleinmatic.bsky.social
Epstein files explode open as DOJ details discovery of powerful figures and more than 1,200 victims
EXCLUSIVE: More than a dozen people and government officials' names appear in the hundreds of thousands of pages of Jeffrey Epstein files made public Friday, sources said.
www.foxnews.com
December 19, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Extremely obvious combing through this who is redacted and why. It's Epstein, Maxwell, a lot of Bill Clinton, maybe Michael Jackson (?) and basically nobody else. Everybody else's head is in a black rectangle. In practice, they didn't release shit.
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They got a chance to do a document dump the Friday before Christmas. And this is what they did instead. What’s in there must be profoundly incriminating for people they want to protect
December 20, 2025 at 12:35 AM
They got a chance to do a document dump the Friday before Christmas. And this is what they did instead. What’s in there must be profoundly incriminating for people they want to protect
This is the best argument for wealth caps. There are levels of individual wealth and power that are fundamentally incompatible with democracy and broadly-enjoyed human freedom.
In our book, @kateconger.com and I argued that Musk knows he is too big to fail.
There is nothing that can hold him or his wealth accountable. His enormous wealth allows him to buy whole companies or boost political candidates on a whim. And that will become even more apparent in coming years.
There is nothing that can hold him or his wealth accountable. His enormous wealth allows him to buy whole companies or boost political candidates on a whim. And that will become even more apparent in coming years.
December 20, 2025 at 12:23 AM
This is the best argument for wealth caps. There are levels of individual wealth and power that are fundamentally incompatible with democracy and broadly-enjoyed human freedom.
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Three years and one month from today, I’m going to grab a pickax and pull those letters off that building, but I’m going to need help holding the ladder. Are you in? Applying for my carpenter’s card today, so it’ll be a union job!!!
December 19, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Three years and one month from today, I’m going to grab a pickax and pull those letters off that building, but I’m going to need help holding the ladder. Are you in? Applying for my carpenter’s card today, so it’ll be a union job!!!
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Schiff: "Part of this is a consequence I think frankly of Chief Justice Roberts giving the president absolute immunity when it comes to his instructions to the DOJ. He can pretty much order them to do what he wants and know that he will never be held criminally liable."
December 19, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Schiff: "Part of this is a consequence I think frankly of Chief Justice Roberts giving the president absolute immunity when it comes to his instructions to the DOJ. He can pretty much order them to do what he wants and know that he will never be held criminally liable."
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By essentially redacting most photos but Epstein and Bill Clinton, the DOJ is further undermining any pretense that the agency is anything other than a Trump goon squad. And for what, bc this ploy is not going to pass muster with victims.
December 19, 2025 at 11:57 PM
By essentially redacting most photos but Epstein and Bill Clinton, the DOJ is further undermining any pretense that the agency is anything other than a Trump goon squad. And for what, bc this ploy is not going to pass muster with victims.
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DOJ’s Epstein Files portal is live. We tried it and can tell you it doesn’t follow the law. Trump’s own Chief of Staff says he’s in the files. Yet, he’s not here.
The law is clear: they must release ALL of the files (including the ones with Trump) TODAY. ⬇️
www.justice.gov/epstein
The law is clear: they must release ALL of the files (including the ones with Trump) TODAY. ⬇️
www.justice.gov/epstein
December 19, 2025 at 10:13 PM
DOJ’s Epstein Files portal is live. We tried it and can tell you it doesn’t follow the law. Trump’s own Chief of Staff says he’s in the files. Yet, he’s not here.
The law is clear: they must release ALL of the files (including the ones with Trump) TODAY. ⬇️
www.justice.gov/epstein
The law is clear: they must release ALL of the files (including the ones with Trump) TODAY. ⬇️
www.justice.gov/epstein
I hate when I'm right.
December 19, 2025 at 11:42 PM
I hate when I'm right.
"On top of trying to prevent people of color from entering the workforce, the administration is making it easier to kick them out."
friends, if I share "How the Trump Administration Is Quietly Resegregating the American Workforce," describing how several policies--some of which you may not know about--work in tandem, and you immediately reply 'quietly???' I'm quieting you with the mute button
ballsandstrikes.org/law-politics...
ballsandstrikes.org/law-politics...
How the Trump Administration Is Quietly Resegregating the American Workforce
The Justice Department’s rollback of disparate impact is just one new policy that makes it harder for people of color to challenge illegal discrimination.
ballsandstrikes.org
December 19, 2025 at 11:18 PM
"On top of trying to prevent people of color from entering the workforce, the administration is making it easier to kick them out."
I generally avoid these games like the plague but curiosity got the better of me and it turns out the #1 movie in America on my tenth birthday was Cocoon ... and I cross the Brimley/Cocoon line in 2026.
I guess what I'm saying is everyone be careful with this meme, there is sorcery at play.
I guess what I'm saying is everyone be careful with this meme, there is sorcery at play.
The #1 movie when you were 10 years old is how your 2026 is going to go.
(I would not object to such an outcome.)
(I would not object to such an outcome.)
December 19, 2025 at 11:11 PM
I generally avoid these games like the plague but curiosity got the better of me and it turns out the #1 movie in America on my tenth birthday was Cocoon ... and I cross the Brimley/Cocoon line in 2026.
I guess what I'm saying is everyone be careful with this meme, there is sorcery at play.
I guess what I'm saying is everyone be careful with this meme, there is sorcery at play.
"Ultimately, Law Dork never got an answer to the question of whether the law mattered on Friday."
NEW: A brief Q&A with the guy slapping Trump’s name on the Kennedy Center
“Matt, is this the first time that you’ve defaced a public building?“
Today, at Law Dork:
“Matt, is this the first time that you’ve defaced a public building?“
Today, at Law Dork:
A brief Q&A with the guy slapping Trump’s name on the Kennedy Center
“Matt, is this the first time that you’ve defaced a public building?“
www.lawdork.com
December 19, 2025 at 11:06 PM
"Ultimately, Law Dork never got an answer to the question of whether the law mattered on Friday."
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The Trump regime is breaking the law by not releasing all the Epstein files today and by sticking Trump's name on the Kennedy Center and by continuing to murder people on boats near Venezuela.
The White House is in the hands of criminals, and they'll keep committing crimes until we stop them.
The White House is in the hands of criminals, and they'll keep committing crimes until we stop them.
December 19, 2025 at 11:01 PM
The Trump regime is breaking the law by not releasing all the Epstein files today and by sticking Trump's name on the Kennedy Center and by continuing to murder people on boats near Venezuela.
The White House is in the hands of criminals, and they'll keep committing crimes until we stop them.
The White House is in the hands of criminals, and they'll keep committing crimes until we stop them.
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100% agree. I just wrote to the new supervisor of D4 today asking him to respect the wishes of SF voters and leave Sunset Dunes alone.
Also, enough with all the recalls! If you don't like their policies, vote them out in the next election. I'm so sick of SF's recall fever.
Also, enough with all the recalls! If you don't like their policies, vote them out in the next election. I'm so sick of SF's recall fever.
you can't have a governable city if you're just constantly re-litigating major infrastructure decisions made by voters. it's just complete chaos, ensures continued acrimony, and deprives businesses and families of the ability to plan.
it's a fundamentally unserious *and undemocratic* way to exist.
it's a fundamentally unserious *and undemocratic* way to exist.
Sunset Supervisor Alan Wong said he’d back a ballot measure to reopen the city’s westernmost coastal boulevard to cars, closing Sunset Dunes park.
December 19, 2025 at 10:54 PM
100% agree. I just wrote to the new supervisor of D4 today asking him to respect the wishes of SF voters and leave Sunset Dunes alone.
Also, enough with all the recalls! If you don't like their policies, vote them out in the next election. I'm so sick of SF's recall fever.
Also, enough with all the recalls! If you don't like their policies, vote them out in the next election. I'm so sick of SF's recall fever.
gosh I wonder which "politically exposed government officials" Donald Trump's justice department could possibly be protecting. I'm wracking my brain trying to come up with an answer. It's a real mystery.
🚨 "The Justice Department redacted the names and identifiers of victims. Fox News Digital has learned that the same redaction standards were applied to politically exposed individuals and government officials. "
h/t @kleinmatic.bsky.social
h/t @kleinmatic.bsky.social
Epstein files explode open as DOJ details discovery of powerful figures and more than 1,200 victims
EXCLUSIVE: More than a dozen people and government officials' names appear in the hundreds of thousands of pages of Jeffrey Epstein files made public Friday, sources said.
www.foxnews.com
December 19, 2025 at 10:57 PM
gosh I wonder which "politically exposed government officials" Donald Trump's justice department could possibly be protecting. I'm wracking my brain trying to come up with an answer. It's a real mystery.
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Do not cite an academic paper unless you’ve read it
AI Is Inventing Academic Papers That Don't Exist -- And They're Being Cited in Real Journals
Academic articles from authors using large language model are creating an ecosystem of fake research that threatens human knowledge itself.
www.rollingstone.com
December 19, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Do not cite an academic paper unless you’ve read it
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Nice @boingboing.net post about the Nerd Reich podcast: “…Connects threads that often get treated as separate stories.”
“The takeaway is a billionaire class that promises utopia while building escape routes from the society they're breaking.”
boingboing.net/2025/12/19/t...
“The takeaway is a billionaire class that promises utopia while building escape routes from the society they're breaking.”
boingboing.net/2025/12/19/t...
The Nerd Reich podcast investigates Silicon Valley's slide into authoritarianism
From billionaire bunkers to network states, The Nerd Reich tracks tech's anti-democratic turn.
boingboing.net
December 19, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Nice @boingboing.net post about the Nerd Reich podcast: “…Connects threads that often get treated as separate stories.”
“The takeaway is a billionaire class that promises utopia while building escape routes from the society they're breaking.”
boingboing.net/2025/12/19/t...
“The takeaway is a billionaire class that promises utopia while building escape routes from the society they're breaking.”
boingboing.net/2025/12/19/t...