Jeremy Littau
@jeremylittau.com
I'm not like a regular media sociologist. I'm a cool media sociologist. • Associate Prof Journalism & Comm @LehighU • Near-term futurism scholarship on digital media, internet culture, and society • Exvie wanderer • M-I-Z • http://jeremylittau.substack.com
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Klein, Coates, and What Journalism is For
Notes on the conversation Between Ezra Klein and Ta-Nehisi Coates about journalism's role in covering the Charlie Kirk shooting.
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Reupping this because it's my nuanced take on the Coates/Klein conversation.
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history will ultimately decide this but i think joyce carol oates might have just landed the most devastating burn in human history. like the death star trench run of posting
November 10, 2025 at 7:03 PM
history will ultimately decide this but i think joyce carol oates might have just landed the most devastating burn in human history. like the death star trench run of posting
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“Rather than taking over the Democratic Party the same way the right took over the Republican Party, we should take the easier route and just start up a new party ourselves!”
I’m about to fill my pockets with stones and walk into the sea.
I’m about to fill my pockets with stones and walk into the sea.
November 10, 2025 at 8:29 PM
“Rather than taking over the Democratic Party the same way the right took over the Republican Party, we should take the easier route and just start up a new party ourselves!”
I’m about to fill my pockets with stones and walk into the sea.
I’m about to fill my pockets with stones and walk into the sea.
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3 years ago Elon enabled the funniest day in Twitter history.
November 10, 2025 at 8:05 PM
3 years ago Elon enabled the funniest day in Twitter history.
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@jeremylittau.com There is never any excuse for pineapple on pizza, even if you do have tenure!
November 10, 2025 at 2:37 PM
@jeremylittau.com There is never any excuse for pineapple on pizza, even if you do have tenure!
Why folding hurts your argument for the midterms, part 3408:
BEST CASE scenario you retake House and Senate. You pass what you want and Trump vetoes. And then you're in the same spot as you are right now, a fight-or-flight choice. You're telling us right now how that will go.
BEST CASE scenario you retake House and Senate. You pass what you want and Trump vetoes. And then you're in the same spot as you are right now, a fight-or-flight choice. You're telling us right now how that will go.
November 10, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Why folding hurts your argument for the midterms, part 3408:
BEST CASE scenario you retake House and Senate. You pass what you want and Trump vetoes. And then you're in the same spot as you are right now, a fight-or-flight choice. You're telling us right now how that will go.
BEST CASE scenario you retake House and Senate. You pass what you want and Trump vetoes. And then you're in the same spot as you are right now, a fight-or-flight choice. You're telling us right now how that will go.
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I feel like the Trump administration asking for the SNAP money back is just a slogan writing contest for democratic governors to see who can go the hardest in their responses.
November 9, 2025 at 7:23 PM
I feel like the Trump administration asking for the SNAP money back is just a slogan writing contest for democratic governors to see who can go the hardest in their responses.
Earlier in the week they told grocery stores they couldn't offer discounts to people who didn't get their SNAP dollars.
There's side effects of the shutdown and then there's trying everything you can outside of your purview to make it maximally painful for the most vulnerable.
There's side effects of the shutdown and then there's trying everything you can outside of your purview to make it maximally painful for the most vulnerable.
Breaking news: The Trump administration over the weekend ordered states to stop distributing full food assistance benefits for November to the 42 million low-income Americans risking food insecurity.
Trump administration orders states to pause paying full SNAP benefits
A memo issued by the Agriculture Dept. warns states that if they fail to comply with the new orders, they will face consequences.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 9, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Earlier in the week they told grocery stores they couldn't offer discounts to people who didn't get their SNAP dollars.
There's side effects of the shutdown and then there's trying everything you can outside of your purview to make it maximally painful for the most vulnerable.
There's side effects of the shutdown and then there's trying everything you can outside of your purview to make it maximally painful for the most vulnerable.
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They panic about fertility rates, say families need to be having more children, then they starve the kids and ensure health insurance is impossible to afford. Plus all the other things that would dissuade people from having kids: houses impossible to buy, diminishing middle class, ICE everywhere.
Breaking News: The Trump administration told states to undo any steps to provide full food stamp benefits to low-income families, threatening financial penalties if the states do not comply. It was unclear how that would affect the program.
Trump Live Updates: Airport and SNAP Benefit Disruptions Amid Shutdown
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November 9, 2025 at 4:22 PM
They panic about fertility rates, say families need to be having more children, then they starve the kids and ensure health insurance is impossible to afford. Plus all the other things that would dissuade people from having kids: houses impossible to buy, diminishing middle class, ICE everywhere.
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i think about this way too much - how tech companies act vs. “legacy” companies that produce consumer goods, news, media or entertainment.
Six people died from tampered Tylenol and the company pulled 30 million bottles off the market. ChatGPT is accused of urging seven people towards suicide, and OpenAI just assures us they’re still working out the kinks. Billions in investment, zero accountability.
OpenAI faces 7 lawsuits claiming ChatGPT drove people to suicide, delusions
OpenAI is facing seven lawsuits claiming ChatGPT drove people to suicide and harmful delusions even when they had no prior mental health issues.
apnews.com
November 9, 2025 at 3:12 PM
i think about this way too much - how tech companies act vs. “legacy” companies that produce consumer goods, news, media or entertainment.
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My theory about Joyce Carol Oates is that all her bad posts are her charging up like Godzilla's spines until she lets loose with a radioactive blast that leaves the world's richest Nazi a pile of ash
November 9, 2025 at 2:31 PM
My theory about Joyce Carol Oates is that all her bad posts are her charging up like Godzilla's spines until she lets loose with a radioactive blast that leaves the world's richest Nazi a pile of ash
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at a basic level a huge amount of the actions of the federal govt amount to shitposting channeled through executive power. sounds like a snark. it’s not. it’s the language and impulse these people know. a mixed of bad humor and aggression driven by impulse.
NEW: The Trump admin told states it must immediately "undo" the work to provide full food stamp benefits, or face penalties. The feds sent this in a late-night memo, only adding to the chaos and confusion around SNAP. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/09/b...
Trump Administration Demands States ‘Undo’ Work to Send Full Food Stamps
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November 9, 2025 at 2:55 PM
at a basic level a huge amount of the actions of the federal govt amount to shitposting channeled through executive power. sounds like a snark. it’s not. it’s the language and impulse these people know. a mixed of bad humor and aggression driven by impulse.
Took it easy the first two weeks after the half marathon but got back to building out a stronger base. Aiming for 25 miles a week through the winter but we’ll see how the weather behaves. Did 22 miles this week after logging 10 today. Beautiful fall day for a run, 54 with no wind and lots of color.
November 9, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Took it easy the first two weeks after the half marathon but got back to building out a stronger base. Aiming for 25 miles a week through the winter but we’ll see how the weather behaves. Did 22 miles this week after logging 10 today. Beautiful fall day for a run, 54 with no wind and lots of color.
Every so often I think about how this sign was out front of houses all over my town a year ago.
November 9, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Every so often I think about how this sign was out front of houses all over my town a year ago.
I canceled my subscription last fall and have never regretted it.
WaPo now reads like the NY Post: Asking the most fortunate New Yorkers to pay their fair share is rebranded as dividing society into oppressors v. oppressed. A rough landing for an editorial page that once set the bar.
November 8, 2025 at 11:48 PM
I canceled my subscription last fall and have never regretted it.
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There's a sea if people who argue that headlines don't matter, just read the story. I am not one of those people.
This was an actual headline by the nation's most influential news outlet. It's now been changed multiple times but every update is unacceptable & the conversation itself in BS.
This was an actual headline by the nation's most influential news outlet. It's now been changed multiple times but every update is unacceptable & the conversation itself in BS.
November 8, 2025 at 8:13 PM
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Phew. This is the best thing I’ve read this week and is absolutely worth your time.
Maybe Don’t Talk to the New York Times About Zohran Mamdani
It’s remarkable, the people you’ll hear from. Teach for even a little while at an expensive institution—the term they tend to prefer is “elite”—and odds are that eventually someone who was a studen…
lithub.com
November 8, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Phew. This is the best thing I’ve read this week and is absolutely worth your time.
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Every time this stuff happens, my thought process begins to consider what kind of justice will be required in 3 years for these people.
ICE agents in Chicago violently detain a non verbal autistic man for being “non compliant”
He couldn’t “comply” because of his disability…they don’t care
This is not the first time they’ve gone after a disabled person
They target the most vulnerable because it’s an easy way to meet their quota
He couldn’t “comply” because of his disability…they don’t care
This is not the first time they’ve gone after a disabled person
They target the most vulnerable because it’s an easy way to meet their quota
November 8, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Every time this stuff happens, my thought process begins to consider what kind of justice will be required in 3 years for these people.
Lord, the last thing I want to do in a store is be forced to have a conversation.
"Store employees are now required to smile if they are within 10 feet of a shopper.
They also must make eye contact with and wave to or greet the customer.
If they’re within four feet, the employee should ask how the customer’s day is going or if they need help."
🙄 Won't stop the boycott, y'all.
They also must make eye contact with and wave to or greet the customer.
If they’re within four feet, the employee should ask how the customer’s day is going or if they need help."
🙄 Won't stop the boycott, y'all.
Target is now requiring its employees to smile more
As the holiday season fast approaches, Target is urging its employees to add a little more “jolly” to their work routine.
www.wilx.com
November 8, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Lord, the last thing I want to do in a store is be forced to have a conversation.
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And some systems already have outreach in place for summer that they’re activating!
November 8, 2025 at 4:26 PM
And some systems already have outreach in place for summer that they’re activating!
Purée day. Witness the steam!
November 8, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Purée day. Witness the steam!
If you’re looking to help out people in your community dealing with food insecurity due to the SNAP crisis, one outlet would be to ask your neighborhood school. Many of them are doing food drives or taking donations that go straight to kids and their families.
November 8, 2025 at 4:24 PM
If you’re looking to help out people in your community dealing with food insecurity due to the SNAP crisis, one outlet would be to ask your neighborhood school. Many of them are doing food drives or taking donations that go straight to kids and their families.
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Today is an important day in the turning of the seasons: I'm gonna swap the garage positions of the snowblower and the lawnmower.
November 8, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Today is an important day in the turning of the seasons: I'm gonna swap the garage positions of the snowblower and the lawnmower.
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OVER A MILLION USERS
DISCUSS SUICIDE WITH CHATGPT
EVERY *WEEK*
what the fuck are we DOING here
DISCUSS SUICIDE WITH CHATGPT
EVERY *WEEK*
what the fuck are we DOING here
Panera’s moderately caffeinated lemonade was loosely associated with 2 deaths before it was taken off market.
This article alone has 4 examples of ChatGPT encouraging young people to commit suicide, and OpenAI’s own public stats estimate over a million users discuss suicide with ChatGPT each week.
This article alone has 4 examples of ChatGPT encouraging young people to commit suicide, and OpenAI’s own public stats estimate over a million users discuss suicide with ChatGPT each week.
I fully believe in the corporate death penalty and believe we would be a better world if OpenAI lost its corporate charter and was forcibly dissolved.
www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/u...
www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/u...
November 7, 2025 at 10:59 PM
OVER A MILLION USERS
DISCUSS SUICIDE WITH CHATGPT
EVERY *WEEK*
what the fuck are we DOING here
DISCUSS SUICIDE WITH CHATGPT
EVERY *WEEK*
what the fuck are we DOING here
Cake-baking for straight couples is still allowed outside the facility, though.
Federal authorities said public prayer is only allowed after high school football games.
“Federal authorities told demonstrators Friday that there would be ‘no more prayer’ in front of or inside the Broadview ICE facility, in a move that mystified local leaders and raised legal questions.” blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/07/f...
November 8, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Cake-baking for straight couples is still allowed outside the facility, though.