Mike Shea
@mikeshea.bsky.social
Publisher @RuffianBooks. Founder OG Alternative Press 6 Jun 1985. Entrepreneur. Professor. Journalist. Dad of @PauloTheBulldog.
www. ruffianbooks.com
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Rich Caccappolo, the vice chair of media at the company behind the Daily Mail, fears extractive chatbots are going to obliterate the online publishing business. "My concern is it’s not going to happen in three or five years—I joke it’s going to happen next Tuesday.”
The End of Publishing as We Know It
Inside Silicon Valley’s assault on the media
www.theatlantic.com
June 26, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Rich Caccappolo, the vice chair of media at the company behind the Daily Mail, fears extractive chatbots are going to obliterate the online publishing business. "My concern is it’s not going to happen in three or five years—I joke it’s going to happen next Tuesday.”
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Elon Musk did not leave the Trump administration. He's making a sleight-of-hand show of leaving the Trump administration while still being very much part of it behind closed doors, and yet, reporters who should know better continue to put out shit like this uncritically.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Elon Musk leaves Trump administration after turbulent effort to slash government, AP source says.
May 29, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Elon Musk did not leave the Trump administration. He's making a sleight-of-hand show of leaving the Trump administration while still being very much part of it behind closed doors, and yet, reporters who should know better continue to put out shit like this uncritically.
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This is insane. Republicans have inserted language into the budget reconciliation bill that would ban states from regulating AI in any capacity for 10 years.
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May 12, 2025 at 8:47 PM
This is insane. Republicans have inserted language into the budget reconciliation bill that would ban states from regulating AI in any capacity for 10 years.
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if you haven’t watch the Alex Gibney HBO doc about the FirstEnergy scandal yet, i implore you to do so sometime soon
well crafted & engaging & gives a window into dark money’s influence on energy we rarely see on streaming
well crafted & engaging & gives a window into dark money’s influence on energy we rarely see on streaming
Ohio’s HB 6 utility scandal gets true-crime treatment in HBO film
“The Dark Money Game: Ohio Confidential” is now streaming on MAX. A Canary Media reporter who’s spent years covering the corrupt energy legislation offers…
www.canarymedia.com
April 29, 2025 at 6:42 PM
if you haven’t watch the Alex Gibney HBO doc about the FirstEnergy scandal yet, i implore you to do so sometime soon
well crafted & engaging & gives a window into dark money’s influence on energy we rarely see on streaming
well crafted & engaging & gives a window into dark money’s influence on energy we rarely see on streaming
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The Naval Academy cancelled a freakin' Ken Burns documentary showing, not because of the content, but because Burns had been critical of Trump
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/24/u...
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April 26, 2025 at 8:51 PM
The Naval Academy cancelled a freakin' Ken Burns documentary showing, not because of the content, but because Burns had been critical of Trump
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/24/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/24/u...
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Over the next two weeks, SCOTUS is hearing three religious supremacy cases — cases backed by Jonathan Mitchell (think, Texas's S.B. 8), the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty (think, Hobby Lobby), and Alliance Defending Freedom (think, 303 Creative and mifepristone).
Do not sleep on these cases.
Do not sleep on these cases.
Amidst Trump's chaos, SCOTUS conservatives are still moving their agenda
An important argument sitting starts Monday. Also: The latest on trans-related litigation. And, for paid subscribers: Closing my tabs.
www.lawdork.com
April 21, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Over the next two weeks, SCOTUS is hearing three religious supremacy cases — cases backed by Jonathan Mitchell (think, Texas's S.B. 8), the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty (think, Hobby Lobby), and Alliance Defending Freedom (think, 303 Creative and mifepristone).
Do not sleep on these cases.
Do not sleep on these cases.
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“Our client, who was in the middle of seeking asylum, just disappeared.”
Lindsay Toczylowski represents 31-year-old Andry, a gay makeup artist from Venezuela who was flown to a notorious prison by the Trump administration after seeking asylum in the U.S.
MORE: www.cbsnews.com/news/venezue...
Lindsay Toczylowski represents 31-year-old Andry, a gay makeup artist from Venezuela who was flown to a notorious prison by the Trump administration after seeking asylum in the U.S.
MORE: www.cbsnews.com/news/venezue...
April 7, 2025 at 1:53 AM
“Our client, who was in the middle of seeking asylum, just disappeared.”
Lindsay Toczylowski represents 31-year-old Andry, a gay makeup artist from Venezuela who was flown to a notorious prison by the Trump administration after seeking asylum in the U.S.
MORE: www.cbsnews.com/news/venezue...
Lindsay Toczylowski represents 31-year-old Andry, a gay makeup artist from Venezuela who was flown to a notorious prison by the Trump administration after seeking asylum in the U.S.
MORE: www.cbsnews.com/news/venezue...
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60 Minutes found no criminal record for 75% of the Venezuelan migrants the U.S. sent to a mega-prison in El Salvador. https://cbsn.ws/4lC4Vp5
April 7, 2025 at 1:29 AM
60 Minutes found no criminal record for 75% of the Venezuelan migrants the U.S. sent to a mega-prison in El Salvador. https://cbsn.ws/4lC4Vp5
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NEW: In a court filing this evening, the Trump administration said that it had mistakenly deported a Maryland father to a notorious Salvadoran prison due to an "administrative error." www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
April 1, 2025 at 2:25 AM
NEW: In a court filing this evening, the Trump administration said that it had mistakenly deported a Maryland father to a notorious Salvadoran prison due to an "administrative error." www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
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Trump just signed an executive order banning vote by mail and ordering the defunding of any state that does not follow through with it as well as engage in massive voter roll purges.
There won't be free and fair elections ever again. If you're waiting for 2026, it's already too late.
There won't be free and fair elections ever again. If you're waiting for 2026, it's already too late.
March 25, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Trump just signed an executive order banning vote by mail and ordering the defunding of any state that does not follow through with it as well as engage in massive voter roll purges.
There won't be free and fair elections ever again. If you're waiting for 2026, it's already too late.
There won't be free and fair elections ever again. If you're waiting for 2026, it's already too late.
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THREAD: Law firm statements issued in response to Trump’s executive orders targeting lawyers.
(This thread will be updated as additional statements are released. Want to flag something that I missed? DM me, email me at anna.bower@lawfaremedia.org, or send me a message on Signal at annabower.24)
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March 22, 2025 at 11:33 PM
THREAD: Law firm statements issued in response to Trump’s executive orders targeting lawyers.
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An experimental treatment appears to delay Alzheimer’s symptoms in some people genetically destined to get the disease in their 40s or 50s, according to new findings from ongoing research now caught up in Trump administration funding delays.
Researchers find a hint at how to delay Alzheimer's symptoms
Now they have to prove it.
fortune.com
March 21, 2025 at 8:02 PM
An experimental treatment appears to delay Alzheimer’s symptoms in some people genetically destined to get the disease in their 40s or 50s, according to new findings from ongoing research now caught up in Trump administration funding delays.
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“The expectation frequently voiced here that failure of his policies would result in large and immediate losses of following for Hitler,” Shackett reported to the State Department, “does not take into account the blindness of great sections of his adherents.”
“The expectation frequently voiced here that failure of his policies would result in large and immediate losses of following for Hitler,” Shackett reported to the State Department, “does not take into account the blindness of great sections of his adherents.”
What the Press Got Wrong About Hitler
Journalists accurately reported that the führer was a “Little Man” whom the whole world was laughing at. It didn’t matter.
www.theatlantic.com
March 21, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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“The expectation frequently voiced here that failure of his policies would result in large and immediate losses of following for Hitler,” Shackett reported to the State Department, “does not take into account the blindness of great sections of his adherents.”
“The expectation frequently voiced here that failure of his policies would result in large and immediate losses of following for Hitler,” Shackett reported to the State Department, “does not take into account the blindness of great sections of his adherents.”
WTF
New: Trump rescinds order targeting the law firm Paul Weiss after it agreed to “dedicate the equivalent of $40m in pro bono legal services over the course of President Trump’s term to support the admin’s initiatives” AND “acknowledged the wrongdoing of Mark Pomerantz”
March 20, 2025 at 10:46 PM
WTF
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UK Subs detained
March 20, 2025 at 10:10 AM
UK Subs detained
So now, Musk would help run Russia's space program AND also run the US space program too? Wow...
Putin plans to hold talks with Elon Musk about teaming up with SpaceX to strengthen and develop Russia’s space agency, Roscosmos, and state nuclear corporation Rosatom.
Russia will ‘undoubtedly’ discuss future Mars flights with Musk, Putin envoy says
Proposed talks would again put Musk, a senior adviser to Trump, in outsized and largely unaccountable role in international politics
www.theguardian.com
March 20, 2025 at 1:02 AM
So now, Musk would help run Russia's space program AND also run the US space program too? Wow...
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Putin plans to hold talks with Elon Musk about teaming up with SpaceX to strengthen and develop Russia’s space agency, Roscosmos, and state nuclear corporation Rosatom.
Russia will ‘undoubtedly’ discuss future Mars flights with Musk, Putin envoy says
Proposed talks would again put Musk, a senior adviser to Trump, in outsized and largely unaccountable role in international politics
www.theguardian.com
March 19, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Putin plans to hold talks with Elon Musk about teaming up with SpaceX to strengthen and develop Russia’s space agency, Roscosmos, and state nuclear corporation Rosatom.
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If this becomes law, there'd be just 2 GOP senators in states where a Dem governor could fill a vacancy with a Dem (ME & PA).
A GOP gov could pick a Republican to replace 10 Dems (2 each in GA, NH, NV, VA, & VT).
KY & NC require same-party appointees, & WI requires a special election (5 Rs total)
A GOP gov could pick a Republican to replace 10 Dems (2 each in GA, NH, NV, VA, & VT).
KY & NC require same-party appointees, & WI requires a special election (5 Rs total)
The Kansas legislature, by veto-proof margins, has passed a bill that would strip Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly of virtually all power to fill appointments to vacant statewide posts, including U.S. Senate. legiscan.com/KS/text/SB10...
Kansas Senate, House make deal to weaken role of governors when filling political vacancies • Kansas Reflector
GOP-led Kansas Legislature sends Democratic governor a bill altering process of filling vacancies for U.S. Senate, state treasurer and insurance commissioner.
kansasreflector.com
March 19, 2025 at 7:18 PM
If this becomes law, there'd be just 2 GOP senators in states where a Dem governor could fill a vacancy with a Dem (ME & PA).
A GOP gov could pick a Republican to replace 10 Dems (2 each in GA, NH, NV, VA, & VT).
KY & NC require same-party appointees, & WI requires a special election (5 Rs total)
A GOP gov could pick a Republican to replace 10 Dems (2 each in GA, NH, NV, VA, & VT).
KY & NC require same-party appointees, & WI requires a special election (5 Rs total)
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This is blood-boiling. Charles Rogers was awarded the Medal of Honor in Vietnam after being wounded three times leading the defense of a position.
Google his name and the entry below comes up. When you click, you'll see the page has been deleted and the URL changed to include "DEI medal."
Google his name and the entry below comes up. When you click, you'll see the page has been deleted and the URL changed to include "DEI medal."
March 16, 2025 at 2:25 AM
This is blood-boiling. Charles Rogers was awarded the Medal of Honor in Vietnam after being wounded three times leading the defense of a position.
Google his name and the entry below comes up. When you click, you'll see the page has been deleted and the URL changed to include "DEI medal."
Google his name and the entry below comes up. When you click, you'll see the page has been deleted and the URL changed to include "DEI medal."
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The richest man in the world took over $5K out of this guy's bank account, claiming he was dead. The richest man in the world said he was saving money.
He was not dead.
He was not dead.
I found a ‘dead’ person collecting Social Security in Seattle
“Dead” Ned Johnson turns out to be very much alive. It took him weeks to convince the system he was breathing and to start clawing his benefits back.
www.seattletimes.com
March 15, 2025 at 10:34 PM
The richest man in the world took over $5K out of this guy's bank account, claiming he was dead. The richest man in the world said he was saving money.
He was not dead.
He was not dead.
The idiots that voted for this are taking their America First to America Last
The government-subsidized post-war research university system in the US will likely go down in history as our country’s single greatest contribution to the world.
And, for the selfish, likely our greatest source of soft (if not often hard) power.
And it is getting torched to the ground.
And, for the selfish, likely our greatest source of soft (if not often hard) power.
And it is getting torched to the ground.
UMASS IS RESCINDING ALL GRAD POSITIONS FOR THIS YEAR
March 13, 2025 at 9:59 PM
The idiots that voted for this are taking their America First to America Last
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Members of the DOGE squad lied and tried to force their way into the downtown D.C. headquarters of U.S. African Development (USADF).
The DOGE squad was accompanied by Peter Marocco — a Trump toady and member of the MAGA mob who illegally entered the U.S. Capitol during the…
The DOGE squad was accompanied by Peter Marocco — a Trump toady and member of the MAGA mob who illegally entered the U.S. Capitol during the…
March 9, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Members of the DOGE squad lied and tried to force their way into the downtown D.C. headquarters of U.S. African Development (USADF).
The DOGE squad was accompanied by Peter Marocco — a Trump toady and member of the MAGA mob who illegally entered the U.S. Capitol during the…
The DOGE squad was accompanied by Peter Marocco — a Trump toady and member of the MAGA mob who illegally entered the U.S. Capitol during the…
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More of this, please!
Chicago is on fire, letting Musk know they are not on board with his billionaire power grab.
Let's continue pushing to make Tesla the next corporate pariah.
Well done, Chicagoans, for using your voice to let him know what you think of his takeover of our government.
Chicago is on fire, letting Musk know they are not on board with his billionaire power grab.
Let's continue pushing to make Tesla the next corporate pariah.
Well done, Chicagoans, for using your voice to let him know what you think of his takeover of our government.
March 9, 2025 at 4:50 PM
More of this, please!
Chicago is on fire, letting Musk know they are not on board with his billionaire power grab.
Let's continue pushing to make Tesla the next corporate pariah.
Well done, Chicagoans, for using your voice to let him know what you think of his takeover of our government.
Chicago is on fire, letting Musk know they are not on board with his billionaire power grab.
Let's continue pushing to make Tesla the next corporate pariah.
Well done, Chicagoans, for using your voice to let him know what you think of his takeover of our government.