Jeff (Gutenberg Parenthesis) Jarvis
@jeffjarvis.bsky.social
Visiting prof @Stony Brook; fellow @Montclair State; emeritus prof @CUNY's Newmark School of Journalism. Co-host: This Week in Google, AI Inside. Author of The Gutenberg Parenthesis, Magazine, The Web We Weave, available at: https://jeffjarvis.com
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I'm a media critic. I read and point to that which I criticize.
Please don't tell me the #BrokenTimes, #BrokenPost have paywalls and registration. We know.
Please don't tell me to stop reading.
If you don't want traffic to go to them, don't click.
We have more important things to worry about!
Please don't tell me the #BrokenTimes, #BrokenPost have paywalls and registration. We know.
Please don't tell me to stop reading.
If you don't want traffic to go to them, don't click.
We have more important things to worry about!
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The SAVE Act is ELECTION FRAUD - it is designed to make it harder to vote and it targets certain groups of people more than others which republicans find beneficial because they don't give a damn about democracy and they ARE working to destroy ours for power so they can make the rich richer! RESIST!
No, #BrokenPost, Republicans are trying to stop you from casting ballots if you're brown or blue.
Republicans are pushing to drastically change the way you cast ballots www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Republicans are pushing to drastically change the way you cast ballots www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Republicans are pushing to drastically change the way you cast ballots
Explaining the SAVE Act, which Republicans in Congress are voting on this week.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 10, 2026 at 3:08 PM
The SAVE Act is ELECTION FRAUD - it is designed to make it harder to vote and it targets certain groups of people more than others which republicans find beneficial because they don't give a damn about democracy and they ARE working to destroy ours for power so they can make the rich richer! RESIST!
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"[Democratic voters] are furious and terrified to a degree that Democratic leaders still don’t fully grasp."
Yup.
Gift link:
A New Jersey Primary Shows the Depth of Democratic Fury
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A New Jersey Primary Shows the Depth of Democratic Fury
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/o...
Opinion | A New Jersey Primary Shows the Depth of Democratic Fury
www.nytimes.com
February 10, 2026 at 2:27 PM
"[Democratic voters] are furious and terrified to a degree that Democratic leaders still don’t fully grasp."
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"Meeting the moment": "When Analilia Mejia, the former political director of Bernie Sanders’ 2020 presidential campaign, held town halls during her recent congressional primary race in New Jersey, she’d invite people to stay afterward for a training on nonviolent resistance to ICE."
Yup.
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A New Jersey Primary Shows the Depth of Democratic Fury
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/o...
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A New Jersey Primary Shows the Depth of Democratic Fury
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/o...
Opinion | A New Jersey Primary Shows the Depth of Democratic Fury
www.nytimes.com
February 10, 2026 at 1:48 PM
"Meeting the moment": "When Analilia Mejia, the former political director of Bernie Sanders’ 2020 presidential campaign, held town halls during her recent congressional primary race in New Jersey, she’d invite people to stay afterward for a training on nonviolent resistance to ICE."
It's Stupid's economy
February 10, 2026 at 12:50 PM
It's Stupid's economy
Yup.
Gift link:
A New Jersey Primary Shows the Depth of Democratic Fury
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/o...
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A New Jersey Primary Shows the Depth of Democratic Fury
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Opinion | A New Jersey Primary Shows the Depth of Democratic Fury
www.nytimes.com
February 10, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Yup.
Gift link:
A New Jersey Primary Shows the Depth of Democratic Fury
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/o...
Gift link:
A New Jersey Primary Shows the Depth of Democratic Fury
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/o...
No, #BrokenPost, Republicans are trying to stop you from casting ballots if you're brown or blue.
Republicans are pushing to drastically change the way you cast ballots www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Republicans are pushing to drastically change the way you cast ballots www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Republicans are pushing to drastically change the way you cast ballots
Explaining the SAVE Act, which Republicans in Congress are voting on this week.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 10, 2026 at 12:19 PM
No, #BrokenPost, Republicans are trying to stop you from casting ballots if you're brown or blue.
Republicans are pushing to drastically change the way you cast ballots www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Republicans are pushing to drastically change the way you cast ballots www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Yup.
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The Big Money in Today’s Economy Is Going to Capital, Not Labor
www.wsj.com/economy/jobs...
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The Big Money in Today’s Economy Is Going to Capital, Not Labor
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The Big Money in Today’s Economy Is Going to Capital, Not Labor
Soaring profits and stocks funnel more of GDP toward companies, their top employees and shareholders. AI will intensify this trend.
www.wsj.com
February 10, 2026 at 12:01 PM
Yup.
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The Big Money in Today’s Economy Is Going to Capital, Not Labor
www.wsj.com/economy/jobs...
Gift link:
The Big Money in Today’s Economy Is Going to Capital, Not Labor
www.wsj.com/economy/jobs...
Ireland's @thejournal.ie asked me to write about the Washington Post. I wrote its obituary--and mass media's. Don't save it. Replace it.
From watchdogs to mouthpieces: Washington Post and the wreckage of legacy media jrnl.ie/6950317
From watchdogs to mouthpieces: Washington Post and the wreckage of legacy media jrnl.ie/6950317
From watchdogs to mouthpieces: Washington Post and the wreckage of legacy media
Layoffs, billionaires and political capture are hollowing out legacy news, and it’s difficult to see what will come next, writes Jeff Jarvis.
jrnl.ie
February 9, 2026 at 2:53 PM
Ireland's @thejournal.ie asked me to write about the Washington Post. I wrote its obituary--and mass media's. Don't save it. Replace it.
From watchdogs to mouthpieces: Washington Post and the wreckage of legacy media jrnl.ie/6950317
From watchdogs to mouthpieces: Washington Post and the wreckage of legacy media jrnl.ie/6950317
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Bad Bunny's historical advisor is an assistant professor at UW-Madison.
Hell of a flex for your tenure file.
Hell of a flex for your tenure file.
Not at all surprised to learn that Bad Bunny has a historical adviser. His halftime show was a reminder that our history and culture are deeply intertwined with the rest of the western hemisphere. We should think of his performance as part of #America250. #SuperBowl
news.wisc.edu/pop-star-bad...
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Pop star Bad Bunny needed a Puerto Rican history scholar. UW–Madison had just the one.
Bad Bunny collaborated with UW–Madison history professor Jorell Meléndez-Badillo on Puerto Rican narratives that accompany the new album “DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS.”
news.wisc.edu
February 9, 2026 at 1:47 PM
Bad Bunny's historical advisor is an assistant professor at UW-Madison.
Hell of a flex for your tenure file.
Hell of a flex for your tenure file.
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The New York Times, hard at work
February 9, 2026 at 1:32 PM
The New York Times, hard at work
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This is 18-mo-old Amalia waving to me when she was detained.
She was hospitalized with a respiratory infection while at ICE’s Dilley facility for immigrant families.
She’s one of dozens of detainees who I spoke to via video and phone calls, letters and an in-person visit. 🧵1/
She was hospitalized with a respiratory infection while at ICE’s Dilley facility for immigrant families.
She’s one of dozens of detainees who I spoke to via video and phone calls, letters and an in-person visit. 🧵1/
February 9, 2026 at 11:21 AM
This is 18-mo-old Amalia waving to me when she was detained.
She was hospitalized with a respiratory infection while at ICE’s Dilley facility for immigrant families.
She’s one of dozens of detainees who I spoke to via video and phone calls, letters and an in-person visit. 🧵1/
She was hospitalized with a respiratory infection while at ICE’s Dilley facility for immigrant families.
She’s one of dozens of detainees who I spoke to via video and phone calls, letters and an in-person visit. 🧵1/
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7/ Read the rest of the letters:
“I Have Been Here Too Long”: Read Letters from the Children Detained at ICE’s Dilley Facility
Hundreds of children are currently being held with their parents at an immigration detention center in Dilley, Texas. In letters and drawings, eight kids convey the pain of feeling trapped with no end...
propub.li
February 9, 2026 at 12:42 PM
7/ Read the rest of the letters:
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2/ “I miss my school and my friends I feel bad since when I came here to this Place, because I have been here too long.”
From 9-year-old Susej F, detained for 50+ days
From 9-year-old Susej F, detained for 50+ days
February 9, 2026 at 12:25 PM
2/ “I miss my school and my friends I feel bad since when I came here to this Place, because I have been here too long.”
From 9-year-old Susej F, detained for 50+ days
From 9-year-old Susej F, detained for 50+ days
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1/ ProPublica collected handwritten letters in mid-January from children held at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center, the same facility where 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos was taken.
Hundreds of kids are still detained.
We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵
Hundreds of kids are still detained.
We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵
February 9, 2026 at 12:25 PM
1/ ProPublica collected handwritten letters in mid-January from children held at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center, the same facility where 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos was taken.
Hundreds of kids are still detained.
We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵
Hundreds of kids are still detained.
We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵
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Aus Angst, „nicht korrekt“ zu sein, verlieren Medien offenbar immer mehr ihre Orientierung. Das Ergebnis: politischer Extremismus und sexualisierte Gewalt werden normalisiert und als streitbar dargestellt. Aber: Journalistische Neutralität endet dort, wo Verletzung von Menschenwürde beginnt.
February 9, 2026 at 12:54 PM
Aus Angst, „nicht korrekt“ zu sein, verlieren Medien offenbar immer mehr ihre Orientierung. Das Ergebnis: politischer Extremismus und sexualisierte Gewalt werden normalisiert und als streitbar dargestellt. Aber: Journalistische Neutralität endet dort, wo Verletzung von Menschenwürde beginnt.
No, he was a dumbass.
February 9, 2026 at 1:59 PM
No, he was a dumbass.
Well said.
February 8, 2026 at 4:55 PM
Well said.
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Exactly. This wasn’t a slip, it was calibration. Trump pushed the Overton Window as far as it would go and the #BrokenTimes flinched instead of naming it. Open racism was the point, not the risk, and the Times proved it’ll normalize anything if said loud enough
Racism wasn’t exposed. It was deployed
Racism wasn’t exposed. It was deployed
February 8, 2026 at 4:36 PM
Exactly. This wasn’t a slip, it was calibration. Trump pushed the Overton Window as far as it would go and the #BrokenTimes flinched instead of naming it. Open racism was the point, not the risk, and the Times proved it’ll normalize anything if said loud enough
Racism wasn’t exposed. It was deployed
Racism wasn’t exposed. It was deployed
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It's like bringing fascism to Italy! Oh, wait
February 8, 2026 at 4:23 PM
It's like bringing fascism to Italy! Oh, wait
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“It is surprising, in itself, to ever see him take a step back, to do anything other than, in the moment, double down and triple down, so in that sense it is surprising; it feels significant."
What a low bar we've set. 🤦♂️
What a low bar we've set. 🤦♂️
The #BrokenTimes stands by the wide-open Overton Window and can't feel the breeze. The goal was to be as openly racist as possible and they succeeded.
Reaction to Trump’s Racist Post Shows He Is Not Always Immune to Politics www.nytimes.com/2026/02/07/u...
Reaction to Trump’s Racist Post Shows He Is Not Always Immune to Politics www.nytimes.com/2026/02/07/u...
Reaction to Trump’s Racist Post Shows He Is Not Always Immune to Politics
www.nytimes.com
February 8, 2026 at 4:02 PM
“It is surprising, in itself, to ever see him take a step back, to do anything other than, in the moment, double down and triple down, so in that sense it is surprising; it feels significant."
What a low bar we've set. 🤦♂️
What a low bar we've set. 🤦♂️
Food to Italy.
Not only did they bring a small private army, but among the waste of taxpayer money was BRINGING A FULL PLANE OF FOOD.
To *Italy*.
To *Italy*.
February 8, 2026 at 4:02 PM
Food to Italy.
I'll put it on the shelf.
February 8, 2026 at 3:43 PM
I'll put it on the shelf.