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it’s hard to express how disheartening it is to be middle eastern in nyc right now. i will never understand someone using this to score cheap political points.
October 26, 2025 at 12:01 AM
it’s hard to express how disheartening it is to be middle eastern in nyc right now. i will never understand someone using this to score cheap political points.
i am truly never going to understand how it’s possible to have so little familiarity with a company you chose to buy. did he think it was the AP?
July 3, 2025 at 2:49 AM
i am truly never going to understand how it’s possible to have so little familiarity with a company you chose to buy. did he think it was the AP?
in an era of dystopian headlines, this still feels next level.
May 16, 2025 at 10:17 PM
in an era of dystopian headlines, this still feels next level.
tony soprano would be so proud.
April 29, 2025 at 3:16 AM
tony soprano would be so proud.
the work nova does helps people when they are at their most vulnerable. helping crime victims is in no way a partisan issue and cutting off funding for programs that help victims of domestic violence and sexual abuse is shameful.
'One of our most critical programs': National victims group rebukes DOJ grant funding cuts www.msnbc.com/morning-joe/...
'One of our most critical programs': National victims group rebukes DOJ grant funding cuts
Claire Ponder Selib of the National Organization for Victim Advocacy joins Morning Joe to discuss the DOJ's slashing funding for grants that help survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault.
www.msnbc.com
April 29, 2025 at 3:14 AM
the work nova does helps people when they are at their most vulnerable. helping crime victims is in no way a partisan issue and cutting off funding for programs that help victims of domestic violence and sexual abuse is shameful.
i got a little more information about carlos watson's commutation and how it happened. somehow on this story there's always a celebrity connection.
www.thedailybeast.com/secret-sveng...
www.thedailybeast.com/secret-sveng...
Secret Svengali Behind Trump’s Most Bizarre Pardon Revealed
Trump’s clemency for fallen Ozy Media CEO Carlos Watson was baffling. Now the full story can be told—involving Kim Kardashian and a prison reformer.
www.thedailybeast.com
April 1, 2025 at 1:51 AM
i got a little more information about carlos watson's commutation and how it happened. somehow on this story there's always a celebrity connection.
www.thedailybeast.com/secret-sveng...
www.thedailybeast.com/secret-sveng...
carlos watson has released a statement thanking president trump for “his unwavering commitment to fairness and justice for those who have been wrongfully targeted.”
March 29, 2025 at 1:54 AM
carlos watson has released a statement thanking president trump for “his unwavering commitment to fairness and justice for those who have been wrongfully targeted.”
Reposted by Susie Banikarim
Say what you want about the Trump admin but commuting the sentence of Ozy's Carlos Watson was a kitchen table issue in the Pennsylvania suburbs.
March 28, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Say what you want about the Trump admin but commuting the sentence of Ozy's Carlos Watson was a kitchen table issue in the Pennsylvania suburbs.
sometimes small details make a story sing.
March 28, 2025 at 11:49 PM
sometimes small details make a story sing.
Reposted by Susie Banikarim
If you haven't already, now's a good time to listen to the three-part podcast @banikarim.bsky.social and I made for @columjournreview.bsky.social about the trial of Carlos Watson www.cjr.org/kicker/the-u...
The Unraveling of Ozy Media
The trial of Carlos Watson and the excesses of the digital media age.
www.cjr.org
March 28, 2025 at 11:43 PM
If you haven't already, now's a good time to listen to the three-part podcast @banikarim.bsky.social and I made for @columjournreview.bsky.social about the trial of Carlos Watson www.cjr.org/kicker/the-u...
carlos watson’s sentence has been commuted by the trump administration. juda engelmayer, a spokesperson for watson, says the commutation came through as he was headed to report to prison for his nearly 10 year prison sentence.
March 28, 2025 at 9:17 PM
carlos watson’s sentence has been commuted by the trump administration. juda engelmayer, a spokesperson for watson, says the commutation came through as he was headed to report to prison for his nearly 10 year prison sentence.
i’m tired.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/01/n...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/01/n...
Cuomo Enters N.Y.C. Mayor’s Race, Upending Contest to Unseat Adams
The comeback attempt, three years after Andrew M. Cuomo resigned as governor in scandal, will test New Yorkers’ appetite for second chances, and change.
www.nytimes.com
March 1, 2025 at 6:34 PM
i’m tired.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/01/n...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/01/n...
Reposted by Susie Banikarim
February 18, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Reposted by Susie Banikarim
WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court rejects President-elect Donald Trump’s bid to delay sentencing in his New York hush money case.
January 10, 2025 at 12:16 AM
WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court rejects President-elect Donald Trump’s bid to delay sentencing in his New York hush money case.
for those following the ozy story, samir rao was sentenced today to time served & 2 years of supervised release. rao, who testified against carlos watson at his trial, was the co-founder who impersonated a youtube exec on the now infamous call with goldman sachs in 2021.
January 7, 2025 at 6:00 PM
for those following the ozy story, samir rao was sentenced today to time served & 2 years of supervised release. rao, who testified against carlos watson at his trial, was the co-founder who impersonated a youtube exec on the now infamous call with goldman sachs in 2021.
deserved win but it feels like baby reindeer came out 7 years ago. #thegoldenglobes
January 6, 2025 at 3:27 AM
deserved win but it feels like baby reindeer came out 7 years ago. #thegoldenglobes
i would have tanked an office pool for this golden globes. almost every win has surprised me (complimentary)
January 6, 2025 at 2:27 AM
i would have tanked an office pool for this golden globes. almost every win has surprised me (complimentary)
i wasn’t convinced about nikki glaser hosting but that was a very good set.
January 6, 2025 at 1:13 AM
i wasn’t convinced about nikki glaser hosting but that was a very good set.
anthony mackie just said on the golden globes red carpet that he whips his pb&j before he spreads it and at first i thought that’s crazy. but now i’m thinking maybe he’s a genius. is this something people do?
January 6, 2025 at 12:16 AM
anthony mackie just said on the golden globes red carpet that he whips his pb&j before he spreads it and at first i thought that’s crazy. but now i’m thinking maybe he’s a genius. is this something people do?
happy christmas week from dolly. she’s ready for even more naps and treats. #dogsofinstagram
December 22, 2024 at 11:56 PM
happy christmas week from dolly. she’s ready for even more naps and treats. #dogsofinstagram
these text messages are wild: “And socials are really really ramping up. In his favour, she must be furious. It’s actually sad because it just shows you have people really want to hate on women.”
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/21/b...
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/21/b...
Blake Lively, Justin Baldoni and a Smear Campaign After ‘It Ends With Us’
Private messages detail an alleged campaign to tarnish Blake Lively after she accused Justin Baldoni of misconduct on the set of “It Ends With Us.”
www.nytimes.com
December 21, 2024 at 11:02 PM
these text messages are wild: “And socials are really really ramping up. In his favour, she must be furious. It’s actually sad because it just shows you have people really want to hate on women.”
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/21/b...
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/21/b...
One of my favorite parts of this conversation was just how enormously entertained Roth was by every detail of the grift.
It was a delight to have Susie on the podcast for an hour of Carlos Watson Chat. There's also a fairly substantive consideration of the last dystopian decade in media and how bizarre and feckless extremely rich people are, but most of this is pure ice-cold Carlos. defector.com/feeling-like...
Feeling Like Ozymandias, With Susie Banikarim | Defector
There is no reason for a normal person to know who Carlos Watson is. This is why I have made it my business to reach as many members of the normal-person community with the Good News about the disgrac...
defector.com
December 20, 2024 at 9:30 PM
One of my favorite parts of this conversation was just how enormously entertained Roth was by every detail of the grift.
hanging out with @drewmagary.bsky.social and @davidjroth.bsky.social was one of the highlights of my week but don’t tell either of them i said that. i will deny it.
Our old friend @banikarim.bsky.social attended the Carlos Watson fraud trial front to back. We talked to her about it on The Distraction! defector.com/feeling-like...
Feeling Like Ozymandias, With Susie Banikarim | Defector
There is no reason for a normal person to know who Carlos Watson is. This is why I have made it my business to reach as many members of the normal-person community with the Good News about the disgrac...
defector.com
December 20, 2024 at 9:24 PM
hanging out with @drewmagary.bsky.social and @davidjroth.bsky.social was one of the highlights of my week but don’t tell either of them i said that. i will deny it.
Reposted by Susie Banikarim
Carlos Watson gets nearly 10 years in digital media fraud case. @banikarim.bsky.social and I were in court today www.cjr.org/analysis/car...
The Sentencing of Carlos Watson
The Ozy Media cofounder received nearly ten years after his conviction for fraud.
www.cjr.org
December 16, 2024 at 10:21 PM
Carlos Watson gets nearly 10 years in digital media fraud case. @banikarim.bsky.social and I were in court today www.cjr.org/analysis/car...
carlos watson has been sentenced to almost 10 yrs, less than the 17 yrs prosecutors asked for but significantly more than the 2 yr minimum. The judge mentioned the “brazenness” of the fraud, the damage to the lives of employees Watson lied to and his “striking determination” to blame others… 1/
December 16, 2024 at 9:32 PM
carlos watson has been sentenced to almost 10 yrs, less than the 17 yrs prosecutors asked for but significantly more than the 2 yr minimum. The judge mentioned the “brazenness” of the fraud, the damage to the lives of employees Watson lied to and his “striking determination” to blame others… 1/