James Gleick
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Other work can be found at https://around.com.
On the open social web I'm gleick@mas.to.
At this point the NY Times is just doing self-parody.
November 2, 2025 at 12:23 PM
At this point the NY Times is just doing self-parody.
Words matter. When the NY Times says Trump is "float[ing] the possibility of finding a way to circumvent the 22nd Amendment," they are saying it's just a small matter. No biggie.
In fact, he is threatening to FLOUT, VIOLATE, or DEFY the 22nd Amendment. It's an emergency.
In fact, he is threatening to FLOUT, VIOLATE, or DEFY the 22nd Amendment. It's an emergency.
October 27, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Words matter. When the NY Times says Trump is "float[ing] the possibility of finding a way to circumvent the 22nd Amendment," they are saying it's just a small matter. No biggie.
In fact, he is threatening to FLOUT, VIOLATE, or DEFY the 22nd Amendment. It's an emergency.
In fact, he is threatening to FLOUT, VIOLATE, or DEFY the 22nd Amendment. It's an emergency.
Two headlines. One is news (WaPo). The other is shameful (NY Times).
October 23, 2025 at 9:52 AM
Two headlines. One is news (WaPo). The other is shameful (NY Times).
Here, for instance, you know very well that there are no protesters in Portland engaging in insurrection.
And you know equally well that federal forces are attacking protesters without provocation.
So don't be lazy. Tell your readers what you know.
And you know equally well that federal forces are attacking protesters without provocation.
So don't be lazy. Tell your readers what you know.
October 6, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Here, for instance, you know very well that there are no protesters in Portland engaging in insurrection.
And you know equally well that federal forces are attacking protesters without provocation.
So don't be lazy. Tell your readers what you know.
And you know equally well that federal forces are attacking protesters without provocation.
So don't be lazy. Tell your readers what you know.
Imagine if some lunatic hacked into the official account of the President of the United States and used it to broadcast false and dangerous medical advice. That would be a big story.
September 27, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Imagine if some lunatic hacked into the official account of the President of the United States and used it to broadcast false and dangerous medical advice. That would be a big story.
No. Trump and his press secretary set off the conspiracy theories. Trump's own videographer triggered the safety mechanism.
September 24, 2025 at 1:53 PM
No. Trump and his press secretary set off the conspiracy theories. Trump's own videographer triggered the safety mechanism.
This is what we've come to. Inciting hatred of Blacks, Jews, and gays is, according to the New York Times, merely “brash right-wing spin.”
Did they think about this at all? Is it a considered policy choice?
Did they think about this at all? Is it a considered policy choice?
September 15, 2025 at 2:30 PM
This is what we've come to. Inciting hatred of Blacks, Jews, and gays is, according to the New York Times, merely “brash right-wing spin.”
Did they think about this at all? Is it a considered policy choice?
Did they think about this at all? Is it a considered policy choice?
English mavens: How did "dated" become the euphemism?
September 10, 2025 at 2:10 PM
English mavens: How did "dated" become the euphemism?
American journalism today.
![[from the feckless New York TImes]
“I think I've gotten peace because of the fact that we're strong," he said. (Mr. Trump claims to have solved at least seven wars, a statement that requires context.)
Suggested edit: delete the last four words and replace them with “lie.”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cnmhwt5abwhihylwfy7utg2l/bafkreiequkftxyquqqukrdbpf2b4a776qz25yrra2b5cleepwveqarmvli@jpeg)
September 7, 2025 at 2:48 PM
American journalism today.
But at the NY Times, everything has two side. “Tensions escalated." As if Illinois leaders share the blame.
September 7, 2025 at 1:48 PM
But at the NY Times, everything has two side. “Tensions escalated." As if Illinois leaders share the blame.
Needed:
thought bubbles for Zelensky and Macron.
thought bubbles for Zelensky and Macron.
August 19, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Needed:
thought bubbles for Zelensky and Macron.
thought bubbles for Zelensky and Macron.
Consider this weaselly framing by the New York Times.
The reality: Trump is telling a blatant lie about violent crime in DC in order to militarize its streets. He is inventing a nonexistent crime wave.
So what’s this extra clause? Some “youth crime” still exists? It hasn’t been totally eradicated?
The reality: Trump is telling a blatant lie about violent crime in DC in order to militarize its streets. He is inventing a nonexistent crime wave.
So what’s this extra clause? Some “youth crime” still exists? It hasn’t been totally eradicated?
August 11, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Consider this weaselly framing by the New York Times.
The reality: Trump is telling a blatant lie about violent crime in DC in order to militarize its streets. He is inventing a nonexistent crime wave.
So what’s this extra clause? Some “youth crime” still exists? It hasn’t been totally eradicated?
The reality: Trump is telling a blatant lie about violent crime in DC in order to militarize its streets. He is inventing a nonexistent crime wave.
So what’s this extra clause? Some “youth crime” still exists? It hasn’t been totally eradicated?
The Vice President, the White House chief of staff, the Attorney General and Deputy Attorney General, and the FBI Director convene for a dramatic evening meeting at the Vice President's residence. What urgent matter of national security can it be, to require such top-level attention?
August 7, 2025 at 10:25 AM
The Vice President, the White House chief of staff, the Attorney General and Deputy Attorney General, and the FBI Director convene for a dramatic evening meeting at the Vice President's residence. What urgent matter of national security can it be, to require such top-level attention?
Sex offender? What sex offender?
August 2, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Sex offender? What sex offender?
Breaking: The president of the United States demands the prosecution of four individuals:
•Beyoncé
•Oprah Winfrey
•Al Sharpton
•Kamala Harris
“Thank you for your attention to this matter.”
•Beyoncé
•Oprah Winfrey
•Al Sharpton
•Kamala Harris
“Thank you for your attention to this matter.”
July 27, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Breaking: The president of the United States demands the prosecution of four individuals:
•Beyoncé
•Oprah Winfrey
•Al Sharpton
•Kamala Harris
“Thank you for your attention to this matter.”
•Beyoncé
•Oprah Winfrey
•Al Sharpton
•Kamala Harris
“Thank you for your attention to this matter.”
Official U.S. Government email from Medicare. gov promotes quack cure TV huckster. The grifters are in charge now.
July 25, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Official U.S. Government email from Medicare. gov promotes quack cure TV huckster. The grifters are in charge now.
Look at this one astounding sentence in the NY Times. It says so much about their failure to rise to the current moment.
1. Todd Blanche is of course a Trump crony and fixer, but the Times can't say that. Let's just say he was Trump's personal lawyer.
1. Todd Blanche is of course a Trump crony and fixer, but the Times can't say that. Let's just say he was Trump's personal lawyer.
July 23, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Look at this one astounding sentence in the NY Times. It says so much about their failure to rise to the current moment.
1. Todd Blanche is of course a Trump crony and fixer, but the Times can't say that. Let's just say he was Trump's personal lawyer.
1. Todd Blanche is of course a Trump crony and fixer, but the Times can't say that. Let's just say he was Trump's personal lawyer.
Wall Street Journal: Donald Trump sent Epstein a dirty drawing!
New York Times: Hold my beer.
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/19/u...
New York Times: Hold my beer.
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/19/u...
July 19, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Wall Street Journal: Donald Trump sent Epstein a dirty drawing!
New York Times: Hold my beer.
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/19/u...
New York Times: Hold my beer.
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/19/u...
Did anyone really imagine that the rapist on the left wanted the world to see the client list of the sexual trafficker on the right?
July 14, 2025 at 9:52 AM
Did anyone really imagine that the rapist on the left wanted the world to see the client list of the sexual trafficker on the right?
It’s going to be hard to get ahead of the NY Times “coverage” of the Democratic nominee for Mayor, but this brilliant new site is giving it a try.
https://mamdanitimes.com
https://mamdanitimes.com
July 9, 2025 at 8:27 AM
It’s going to be hard to get ahead of the NY Times “coverage” of the Democratic nominee for Mayor, but this brilliant new site is giving it a try.
https://mamdanitimes.com
https://mamdanitimes.com
Were Germans making these sorts of jokes about Jews c. 1938? I know Hitler wasn’t doing photo ops at the sites of his concentration camps. https://hellions.cloud/@noondlyt/114786968153868113
July 3, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Were Germans making these sorts of jokes about Jews c. 1938? I know Hitler wasn’t doing photo ops at the sites of his concentration camps. https://hellions.cloud/@noondlyt/114786968153868113
“Costs” and “Savings” misses the point. But the diagram couldn’t be clearer.
In one category, trillions of dollars are transferred into the pockets of our billionaire president, his billionaire friends, and other very rich people.
In the other, the money is taken away from Medicaid, the
In one category, trillions of dollars are transferred into the pockets of our billionaire president, his billionaire friends, and other very rich people.
In the other, the money is taken away from Medicaid, the
June 30, 2025 at 5:20 PM
“Costs” and “Savings” misses the point. But the diagram couldn’t be clearer.
In one category, trillions of dollars are transferred into the pockets of our billionaire president, his billionaire friends, and other very rich people.
In the other, the money is taken away from Medicaid, the
In one category, trillions of dollars are transferred into the pockets of our billionaire president, his billionaire friends, and other very rich people.
In the other, the money is taken away from Medicaid, the
How the Supreme Court operates now: covertly.
All the other federal courts find Trump violating the law. They issue careful rulings, judging the facts and explaining their reasoning. The corrupt Supreme Court majority overrules them on the shadow docket, making summary judgments to permit Trump’s
All the other federal courts find Trump violating the law. They issue careful rulings, judging the facts and explaining their reasoning. The corrupt Supreme Court majority overrules them on the shadow docket, making summary judgments to permit Trump’s
June 24, 2025 at 7:56 AM
How the Supreme Court operates now: covertly.
All the other federal courts find Trump violating the law. They issue careful rulings, judging the facts and explaining their reasoning. The corrupt Supreme Court majority overrules them on the shadow docket, making summary judgments to permit Trump’s
All the other federal courts find Trump violating the law. They issue careful rulings, judging the facts and explaining their reasoning. The corrupt Supreme Court majority overrules them on the shadow docket, making summary judgments to permit Trump’s
Trump Has No Clue
Trump Is a Deer in the Headlights
Trump Is Terrified and Frozen
NYT: can we find a more positive way to spin it?
Trump Is a Deer in the Headlights
Trump Is Terrified and Frozen
NYT: can we find a more positive way to spin it?
June 19, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Trump Has No Clue
Trump Is a Deer in the Headlights
Trump Is Terrified and Frozen
NYT: can we find a more positive way to spin it?
Trump Is a Deer in the Headlights
Trump Is Terrified and Frozen
NYT: can we find a more positive way to spin it?