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Founder, publisher, editor etc of Paper magazine (1984-2017). Before that at SoHo Weekly News. Been covering the intersection of pop and politics since I can remember.
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Google AI search -- everyone's really -- boils it down to boring cliches
April 7, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Google AI search -- everyone's really -- boils it down to boring cliches
Trump is aggressively stepping into areas he has no business going. Like Ukraine (us) v Putin, we must fight on the theoretical ground first. Today's locally organized mass protest is a great start.
April 5, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Trump is aggressively stepping into areas he has no business going. Like Ukraine (us) v Putin, we must fight on the theoretical ground first. Today's locally organized mass protest is a great start.
Smart move: "They also moved away from focusing on massive demonstrations, like the 2017 Women’s March on Washington, to instead plan dozens of local gatherings in communities large and small."
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/05/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/05/u...
Anti-Trump Protests Get Underway Across the Country
The mass action, “Hands Off!,” was planned at a time when many on the left have bemoaned what they considered a lack of strong resistance to President Trump.
www.nytimes.com
April 5, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Smart move: "They also moved away from focusing on massive demonstrations, like the 2017 Women’s March on Washington, to instead plan dozens of local gatherings in communities large and small."
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/05/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/05/u...
Fresh air. Deep breaths. Good for the mind and soul. Then attack.
April 5, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Fresh air. Deep breaths. Good for the mind and soul. Then attack.
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When people don't stand up to bad leadership, it's rarely because they don't care. It's often that they feel powerless.
Learned helplessness is the pattern of giving up when we learn that events in our lives are beyond our control.
The answer isn't to accept defeat. It's to find sources of power.
Learned helplessness is the pattern of giving up when we learn that events in our lives are beyond our control.
The answer isn't to accept defeat. It's to find sources of power.
March 31, 2025 at 1:57 PM
When people don't stand up to bad leadership, it's rarely because they don't care. It's often that they feel powerless.
Learned helplessness is the pattern of giving up when we learn that events in our lives are beyond our control.
The answer isn't to accept defeat. It's to find sources of power.
Learned helplessness is the pattern of giving up when we learn that events in our lives are beyond our control.
The answer isn't to accept defeat. It's to find sources of power.
We need reporting from the trenches among the people affected by these policies. Not hot takes bouncing like a yo-yo every time the puppet master pulls a string media's puppet master pulls some strings
Americans are against deporting legal residents by 71-29 even by accident. the public has no idea what Trump is doing www.eschatonblog.com/2025/03/issu...
Issue Polls
Is this what Trump is doing, though, CBS? Is that his actual deportation program? "People approve of Trump's program to arrest people guilt...
www.eschatonblog.com
March 31, 2025 at 10:12 PM
We need reporting from the trenches among the people affected by these policies. Not hot takes bouncing like a yo-yo every time the puppet master pulls a string media's puppet master pulls some strings
Question for @nytimes.com editors: Why does every headline have Trumps name. As in "Trump Tariffs..." "Trump's Science Policies..." "Trump Commutes the Sentence...". Many more.
March 31, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Question for @nytimes.com editors: Why does every headline have Trumps name. As in "Trump Tariffs..." "Trump's Science Policies..." "Trump Commutes the Sentence...". Many more.
This in David Firestone's @nytimes.com oped re Trump's anti woke policy and dumping of Stefanik -- "They want changes in their lives, not changes to the exhibits at the Smithsonian. They aren’t getting that, and Stefanik is one of the first to pay a price for it. There will be many others."
March 30, 2025 at 2:14 AM
This in David Firestone's @nytimes.com oped re Trump's anti woke policy and dumping of Stefanik -- "They want changes in their lives, not changes to the exhibits at the Smithsonian. They aren’t getting that, and Stefanik is one of the first to pay a price for it. There will be many others."
I feel like it's non productive to compare how things were in the past given that we live in a different time with new -- or no -- rules. Let's focus on why it's wrong now.
In case you’ve forgotten how we used to treat this sort of thing…
There would be bipartisan calls for investigations
Impeachment would be a foregone conclusion
Several people would’ve resigned or been fired by end of day
Back when responsible adults were in charge, not this insane clown posse
There would be bipartisan calls for investigations
Impeachment would be a foregone conclusion
Several people would’ve resigned or been fired by end of day
Back when responsible adults were in charge, not this insane clown posse
March 25, 2025 at 5:50 PM
I feel like it's non productive to compare how things were in the past given that we live in a different time with new -- or no -- rules. Let's focus on why it's wrong now.
Actually surprised that Putin wasnt included on the call
Don't tell me that was the *only* time current members of the Department of Defense discussed top secret information on a public app.
Vladimir Putin, a former KGB agent, remembers a time when the United States was run by competent people and wasn't so easy to snoop on.
Vladimir Putin, a former KGB agent, remembers a time when the United States was run by competent people and wasn't so easy to snoop on.
March 25, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Actually surprised that Putin wasnt included on the call
I read PWR made over 2 billion dollars last year. Is that true?
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My 10th publishers note was the hardest one I have written for @contrariannews.org
It presented me with a dilemma because of my long & previously great relationship with Paul Weiss and the people who run it
1/x open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
It presented me with a dilemma because of my long & previously great relationship with Paul Weiss and the people who run it
1/x open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
March 23, 2025 at 7:27 PM
I read PWR made over 2 billion dollars last year. Is that true?
Of course it's not enough. Unless he comes out to aggressively fight the power he is irrelevant to today's conversation.
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March 23, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Of course it's not enough. Unless he comes out to aggressively fight the power he is irrelevant to today's conversation.
Cooper Flagg looks like a future NBA superstar. He may choose to stay in college
He should stay. I tout him as the new Larry Bird, but another year at Duke would help the 18 year old. He's making a ton of money anyway now that high school and college make appearances and sell merch.
He should stay. I tout him as the new Larry Bird, but another year at Duke would help the 18 year old. He's making a ton of money anyway now that high school and college make appearances and sell merch.
March 19, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Cooper Flagg looks like a future NBA superstar. He may choose to stay in college
He should stay. I tout him as the new Larry Bird, but another year at Duke would help the 18 year old. He's making a ton of money anyway now that high school and college make appearances and sell merch.
He should stay. I tout him as the new Larry Bird, but another year at Duke would help the 18 year old. He's making a ton of money anyway now that high school and college make appearances and sell merch.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/19/u...
Good move Tim. Everybody hates Musk. Let's pile on while he's still around. He's taking the heat for Trump. They're already pushing him into the background. Podcasters like Rogan and Fox News are happy to have him because he's good for ratings.
Good move Tim. Everybody hates Musk. Let's pile on while he's still around. He's taking the heat for Trump. They're already pushing him into the background. Podcasters like Rogan and Fox News are happy to have him because he's good for ratings.
Tim Walz Attacks Musk With Language From the Trump Playbook
The Minnesota governor derided Elon Musk, a naturalized United States citizen, as a “South African nepo baby.”
www.nytimes.com
March 19, 2025 at 9:04 PM
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/19/u...
Good move Tim. Everybody hates Musk. Let's pile on while he's still around. He's taking the heat for Trump. They're already pushing him into the background. Podcasters like Rogan and Fox News are happy to have him because he's good for ratings.
Good move Tim. Everybody hates Musk. Let's pile on while he's still around. He's taking the heat for Trump. They're already pushing him into the background. Podcasters like Rogan and Fox News are happy to have him because he's good for ratings.
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If you worked for 18F and got fired, Group together to start a consulting company.
It’s just a matter of time before DOGE needs you to fix the mess they inevitably create.
They will have to hire your company as a contractor to fix it. But on your terms.
I’m happy to invest and/or help
It’s just a matter of time before DOGE needs you to fix the mess they inevitably create.
They will have to hire your company as a contractor to fix it. But on your terms.
I’m happy to invest and/or help
March 2, 2025 at 12:34 AM
If you worked for 18F and got fired, Group together to start a consulting company.
It’s just a matter of time before DOGE needs you to fix the mess they inevitably create.
They will have to hire your company as a contractor to fix it. But on your terms.
I’m happy to invest and/or help
It’s just a matter of time before DOGE needs you to fix the mess they inevitably create.
They will have to hire your company as a contractor to fix it. But on your terms.
I’m happy to invest and/or help
When it comes to protest how about the media blacking out coverage of Trump for a day. No pix. No mention of his name. Given his attempts to control press access there's good reason for doing this. Thoughts?
February 27, 2025 at 2:14 PM
When it comes to protest how about the media blacking out coverage of Trump for a day. No pix. No mention of his name. Given his attempts to control press access there's good reason for doing this. Thoughts?
The resistance needs a leader that can stand up to Trumpism and begin a campaign for the next election now. We can have rallies and make the kind of noise to let Trumpists know they can't steam roll us without any push back. #pushback
February 18, 2025 at 8:50 PM
The resistance needs a leader that can stand up to Trumpism and begin a campaign for the next election now. We can have rallies and make the kind of noise to let Trumpists know they can't steam roll us without any push back. #pushback
December 20, 2024 at 11:47 PM
Even @wsj.com thinks he's nuts. Can't believe he'll be confirmed.
Opinion | The Great RFK Jr. Charade — The Wall Street Journal
Why won’t the Senate take an opportunity to save Trump from a bad political deal?
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December 13, 2024 at 9:44 PM
Even @wsj.com thinks he's nuts. Can't believe he'll be confirmed.