Jason Sokoloff
@jksok.bsky.social
Librarian, Dad, Generation X ... wish I was cooler.
Articles like this make me question continuation of my Times subscription.
Brad Pitt Pays $12 Million for a House in the Hollywood Hills
www.nytimes.com
September 1, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Articles like this make me question continuation of my Times subscription.
One step closer to state-controlled media. (Colbert was just icing on the cake.) www.nytimes.com/2025/07/24/b...
F.C.C. Approves Skydance’s $8 Billion Merger With Paramount
www.nytimes.com
July 25, 2025 at 4:57 AM
One step closer to state-controlled media. (Colbert was just icing on the cake.) www.nytimes.com/2025/07/24/b...
@markhamillofficial.bsky.social and @georgetakei.bsky.social notwithstanding, Bluesky is just making me more hopeless.
July 2, 2025 at 12:30 AM
@markhamillofficial.bsky.social and @georgetakei.bsky.social notwithstanding, Bluesky is just making me more hopeless.
Classy.
Live Updates: Shaky Cease-Fire Takes Hold, Under Pressure From Trump
www.nytimes.com
June 24, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Classy.
OMFG. Why, why, why does the @nytimes.com continue with the nonstop coverage of Musk-Trump love-hatefest. This is not journalism.
June 11, 2025 at 9:58 PM
OMFG. Why, why, why does the @nytimes.com continue with the nonstop coverage of Musk-Trump love-hatefest. This is not journalism.
Way to make me feel worse, @economist.com! www.economist.com/finance-and-...
Why Gen X is the real loser generation
Don’t cry for millennials or Gen Z. Save your pity for those in their 50s
www.economist.com
May 21, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Way to make me feel worse, @economist.com! www.economist.com/finance-and-...
Larry David is a genius.
Opinion | Larry David: My Dinner With Adolf
When a private meeting goes unexpectedly.
www.nytimes.com
April 21, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Larry David is a genius.
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In many ways this was another horrific week. Like a terrible hurricane, the Trump dictatorship is sweeping more people into its maw while further destroying our public institutions and wrecking what’s left of our civil norms. Yet this week also featured 11 reasons for modest optimism.
Additional small reasons for modest optimism
11 from this week
robertreich.substack.com
April 4, 2025 at 2:08 PM
In many ways this was another horrific week. Like a terrible hurricane, the Trump dictatorship is sweeping more people into its maw while further destroying our public institutions and wrecking what’s left of our civil norms. Yet this week also featured 11 reasons for modest optimism.
Don't let the door hit you...
Trump Tells Inner Circle That Musk Will Leave Soon
The president is pleased with Musk but the decision comes as the tech mogul increasingly looks like a political liability.
www.politico.com
April 2, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Don't let the door hit you...
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I’ve asked this question before. Now I’m SHOUTING it.
Where the HELL are the Democrats? https://robertreich.substack.com/p/where-the-hell-are-the-democrats
Where the HELL are the Democrats? https://robertreich.substack.com/p/where-the-hell-are-the-democrats
Where the HELL are the Democrats?
Friends,
robertreich.substack.com
March 27, 2025 at 2:41 PM
I’ve asked this question before. Now I’m SHOUTING it.
Where the HELL are the Democrats? https://robertreich.substack.com/p/where-the-hell-are-the-democrats
Where the HELL are the Democrats? https://robertreich.substack.com/p/where-the-hell-are-the-democrats
I'm not gonna lie. My first reaction was: What does Google want with a regional consumer electronics chain store? 🤦♂️
Confirmed: Google buys Wiz for $32B to beef up in cloud security | TechCrunch
Google is making the biggest acquisition in its history. The company's parent company Alphabet is buying Wiz, the cloud security startup, for $32 billion
techcrunch.com
March 19, 2025 at 4:12 AM
I'm not gonna lie. My first reaction was: What does Google want with a regional consumer electronics chain store? 🤦♂️
This seems big, no?
Chief Justice Roberts Rebukes Trump, Saying Impeaching Judges Over Rulings Is Improper
The chief justice rarely issues public statements. This one was reminiscent of another in 2018 defending judicial independence after the president criticized a different judge’s ruling.
www.nytimes.com
March 18, 2025 at 4:43 PM
This seems big, no?
Reposted by Jason Sokoloff
Holy shit this cartoon.
February 8, 2025 at 3:56 AM
Holy shit this cartoon.
The first encouraging thing I have read this year.
Opinion | Don’t Believe Him (Gift Article)
Look closely at the first two weeks of Donald Trump’s second term and you’ll see something very different than what he wants you to see.
www.nytimes.com
February 3, 2025 at 7:47 AM
The first encouraging thing I have read this year.
@pattymurray.bsky.social Please apply whatever strategies and influence you have to stop the world's wealthiest man from taking control of the federal budget. This can't be unstoppable, and we must act fast. (Also let your constituents know what citizens may do for the cause.)
February 3, 2025 at 2:13 AM
@pattymurray.bsky.social Please apply whatever strategies and influence you have to stop the world's wealthiest man from taking control of the federal budget. This can't be unstoppable, and we must act fast. (Also let your constituents know what citizens may do for the cause.)
@cantwell.senate.gov@repdelbene.bsky.social Please apply whatever strategies and influence you have to stop the world's wealthiest man from taking control of the federal budget. This can't be unstoppable, and we must act fast. (Also let your constituents know what citizens may do for the cause.)
February 3, 2025 at 2:13 AM
@cantwell.senate.gov@repdelbene.bsky.social Please apply whatever strategies and influence you have to stop the world's wealthiest man from taking control of the federal budget. This can't be unstoppable, and we must act fast. (Also let your constituents know what citizens may do for the cause.)
@repdelbene.bsky.social Please apply whatever strategies and influence you have to stop the world's wealthiest man from taking control of the federal budget. This can't be unstoppable, and we must act fast. (Also let your constituents know what citizens may do for the cause.)
February 3, 2025 at 2:13 AM
@repdelbene.bsky.social Please apply whatever strategies and influence you have to stop the world's wealthiest man from taking control of the federal budget. This can't be unstoppable, and we must act fast. (Also let your constituents know what citizens may do for the cause.)
@cantwell.senate.gov Please rally your fellow Democrats in Congress to defend democracy! We can’t wait it out until the midterms. Even in the minority, we can impede this evil. And please tell me what I can do!
February 2, 2025 at 5:15 AM
@cantwell.senate.gov Please rally your fellow Democrats in Congress to defend democracy! We can’t wait it out until the midterms. Even in the minority, we can impede this evil. And please tell me what I can do!
@pattymurray.bsky.social Please rally your fellow Democrats in Congress to defend democracy! We can’t wait it out until the midterms. Even in the minority, we can impede this evil. And please tell me what I can do!
February 2, 2025 at 5:15 AM
@pattymurray.bsky.social Please rally your fellow Democrats in Congress to defend democracy! We can’t wait it out until the midterms. Even in the minority, we can impede this evil. And please tell me what I can do!
Why are staffers compliant? What would happen if they refused the purge?
CDC Web Pages and Data Vanish Following Trump’s DEI and Gender Orders
Vague federal directives have led to frantic action, and perhaps overreaction, before a Friday deadline.
www.nytimes.com
February 1, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Why are staffers compliant? What would happen if they refused the purge?
What if we started referring to him as Madame President? And applying she/her pronouns.
January 31, 2025 at 6:41 PM
What if we started referring to him as Madame President? And applying she/her pronouns.
If he hates foreign influence so much, why hasn't he dumped the Spanish name of his Florida play-fort?
January 25, 2025 at 9:35 PM
If he hates foreign influence so much, why hasn't he dumped the Spanish name of his Florida play-fort?
Reposted by Jason Sokoloff
A cartoon by Hartley Lin. #NewYorkerCartoons
January 25, 2025 at 2:02 AM
A cartoon by Hartley Lin. #NewYorkerCartoons
Take a break from current events with Gilbert & Sullivan and an exasperated Muppet.
The Muppet Show - 120: Valerie Harper - UK Spot: “Tit Willow” (1977)
YouTube video by The Muppet Show Vault
youtu.be
January 22, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Take a break from current events with Gilbert & Sullivan and an exasperated Muppet.