An insightful, balanced, and personal take on DEI in media.
DEI Died This Year. Maybe It Was Supposed To
I’m a Black staffer at WIRED. My position feels more precarious than ever. There’s a reason for that.
www.wired.com
December 17, 2025 at 5:20 PM
An insightful, balanced, and personal take on DEI in media.
“I am not a fan of discharge petitions,” Mr. Johnson told reporters this week. “It is typically used as a tool against the majority.”
Oh, the sweet irony! How do you feel about the Electoral College or the Senate, Mike?
Oh, the sweet irony! How do you feel about the Electoral College or the Senate, Mike?
Republicans Undercut Johnson, Circumventing Him to Force Votes
www.nytimes.com
December 12, 2025 at 2:16 PM
“I am not a fan of discharge petitions,” Mr. Johnson told reporters this week. “It is typically used as a tool against the majority.”
Oh, the sweet irony! How do you feel about the Electoral College or the Senate, Mike?
Oh, the sweet irony! How do you feel about the Electoral College or the Senate, Mike?
Once the oligarchs use AI to replace labor, we can’t call them “job creators” anymore. How about “food scraps let havers”?
December 11, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Once the oligarchs use AI to replace labor, we can’t call them “job creators” anymore. How about “food scraps let havers”?
Good insights again from Wallace-Wells. In particular, his idea that the second Trump admin has transmuted culture war into actual war in his attacks on alleged drug running boats.
Same MO: exaggerate, frighten, ignore facts, promote violence.
Same MO: exaggerate, frighten, ignore facts, promote violence.
Opinion | Trumpism Is Global Culture War
www.nytimes.com
December 10, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Good insights again from Wallace-Wells. In particular, his idea that the second Trump admin has transmuted culture war into actual war in his attacks on alleged drug running boats.
Same MO: exaggerate, frighten, ignore facts, promote violence.
Same MO: exaggerate, frighten, ignore facts, promote violence.
Look, either Hegseth put classified military intelligence in the open, for which he should be fired.
Or he declassified precise attack times before a battle, for which he should be fired.
Just to be totally, completely, 100% clear: Hegseth should be fired.
Or he declassified precise attack times before a battle, for which he should be fired.
Just to be totally, completely, 100% clear: Hegseth should be fired.
Pentagon Report: Hegseth Risked Endangering Troops With Signal Messages
The inspector general finds that the defense secretary violated his department’s policies.
www.theatlantic.com
December 4, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Look, either Hegseth put classified military intelligence in the open, for which he should be fired.
Or he declassified precise attack times before a battle, for which he should be fired.
Just to be totally, completely, 100% clear: Hegseth should be fired.
Or he declassified precise attack times before a battle, for which he should be fired.
Just to be totally, completely, 100% clear: Hegseth should be fired.
The next grift: Covid denial.
Not anti-vax or anti-mask. Total denial that Covid happened or that it exists.
“They didn’t create the virus in a lab. They created the STORY in a lab.”
Not anti-vax or anti-mask. Total denial that Covid happened or that it exists.
“They didn’t create the virus in a lab. They created the STORY in a lab.”
December 4, 2025 at 6:06 PM
The next grift: Covid denial.
Not anti-vax or anti-mask. Total denial that Covid happened or that it exists.
“They didn’t create the virus in a lab. They created the STORY in a lab.”
Not anti-vax or anti-mask. Total denial that Covid happened or that it exists.
“They didn’t create the virus in a lab. They created the STORY in a lab.”
I wonder if Vanity Fair will serialize the rest of Nuzzi’s book in their special Daddy Issue?
December 3, 2025 at 10:11 PM
I wonder if Vanity Fair will serialize the rest of Nuzzi’s book in their special Daddy Issue?
Reposted by wrenhunter
If and when Hegseth is brought to answer for his crimes, there’s no question in my mind that he will say he was “just following orders”, and try to piggyback on Trump’s immunity.
December 1, 2025 at 5:41 PM
If and when Hegseth is brought to answer for his crimes, there’s no question in my mind that he will say he was “just following orders”, and try to piggyback on Trump’s immunity.
We need you down here on Earth, Captain Science.
December 1, 2025 at 3:32 PM
We need you down here on Earth, Captain Science.
After Vanity Fair fires Nuzzi, how long before she gets hired by Bari Weiss?
November 25, 2025 at 8:23 PM
After Vanity Fair fires Nuzzi, how long before she gets hired by Bari Weiss?
Are there more sunsets in Ken Burns’ shows, or more bamboo in Ryan Lizza’s prose? Can’t decide.
November 23, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Are there more sunsets in Ken Burns’ shows, or more bamboo in Ryan Lizza’s prose? Can’t decide.
I have suspended my soul in this jar. Please don’t purchase it.
November 23, 2025 at 5:37 PM
I have suspended my soul in this jar. Please don’t purchase it.
Great analysis of the Epstein network as a model of clubby self-preservation:
“But the emails depict a group whose highest commitment is to their own permanence in the class that decides things. When principles conflict with staying in the network, the network wins."
“But the emails depict a group whose highest commitment is to their own permanence in the class that decides things. When principles conflict with staying in the network, the network wins."
Opinion | How the Elite Behave When No One Is Watching: Inside the Epstein Emails
www.nytimes.com
November 23, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Great analysis of the Epstein network as a model of clubby self-preservation:
“But the emails depict a group whose highest commitment is to their own permanence in the class that decides things. When principles conflict with staying in the network, the network wins."
“But the emails depict a group whose highest commitment is to their own permanence in the class that decides things. When principles conflict with staying in the network, the network wins."
Insightful piece about global factors in seemingly national issues, especially the immigration "surge" that tailed off sharply before Trump took office.
Opinion | To Understand America’s Border Surge, You Have to Look Elsewhere
www.nytimes.com
November 19, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Insightful piece about global factors in seemingly national issues, especially the immigration "surge" that tailed off sharply before Trump took office.
I asked my brother, who is a fine craftsman, if he could repair this 50 year old family plate. He used
kintsugi, a Japanese style with glue and gold leaf.
kintsugi, a Japanese style with glue and gold leaf.
November 16, 2025 at 1:43 AM
I asked my brother, who is a fine craftsman, if he could repair this 50 year old family plate. He used
kintsugi, a Japanese style with glue and gold leaf.
kintsugi, a Japanese style with glue and gold leaf.
King Charles has also revoked the title of the Earl of Sandwich. He shall now be known as Sloppy Joe.
November 1, 2025 at 1:20 PM
King Charles has also revoked the title of the Earl of Sandwich. He shall now be known as Sloppy Joe.
Excellent piece by Tim Wu on, dare I say, equality of opportunity in tech.
Also, a reminder that capitalism *starts* with capital, but ends with labor.
Also, a reminder that capitalism *starts* with capital, but ends with labor.
Opinion | We’re Counting on Big Tech to Invent the Future. That’s a Bad Bet.
www.nytimes.com
October 25, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Excellent piece by Tim Wu on, dare I say, equality of opportunity in tech.
Also, a reminder that capitalism *starts* with capital, but ends with labor.
Also, a reminder that capitalism *starts* with capital, but ends with labor.
Reposted by wrenhunter
So they didn’t like the ad. Let’s just post Reagan’s 5 min speech against tariffs as it appears on YouTube.
Over and over. On all platforms (some of y’all are still on X).
*1981 Sherrilyn horrified by 2025 Sherrilyn saying “let’s post Reagan’s speech.”
youtu.be/5t5QK03KXPc
Over and over. On all platforms (some of y’all are still on X).
*1981 Sherrilyn horrified by 2025 Sherrilyn saying “let’s post Reagan’s speech.”
youtu.be/5t5QK03KXPc
President Reagan's Radio Address on Free and Fair Trade on April 25, 1987
YouTube video by Reagan Library
youtu.be
October 24, 2025 at 5:14 PM
So they didn’t like the ad. Let’s just post Reagan’s 5 min speech against tariffs as it appears on YouTube.
Over and over. On all platforms (some of y’all are still on X).
*1981 Sherrilyn horrified by 2025 Sherrilyn saying “let’s post Reagan’s speech.”
youtu.be/5t5QK03KXPc
Over and over. On all platforms (some of y’all are still on X).
*1981 Sherrilyn horrified by 2025 Sherrilyn saying “let’s post Reagan’s speech.”
youtu.be/5t5QK03KXPc
First Tech damaged our social fabric, replacing face-to-face contact with shallow connections and manipulated content. Now they want to "enhance" creativity by removing the meaningful work of doing it.
If AI does all of our work work, and all of our craft work, what’s left for us?
If AI does all of our work work, and all of our craft work, what’s left for us?
A Tool That Crushes Creativity
AI slop is winning.
www.theatlantic.com
October 21, 2025 at 5:29 PM
First Tech damaged our social fabric, replacing face-to-face contact with shallow connections and manipulated content. Now they want to "enhance" creativity by removing the meaningful work of doing it.
If AI does all of our work work, and all of our craft work, what’s left for us?
If AI does all of our work work, and all of our craft work, what’s left for us?
Reposted by wrenhunter
GOP reverse timeline:
1972: Roe v. Wade (struck down)
1965: Voting Rights Act (ditto)
1920: 19th Amendment (trad wives)
1913: income tax (tariffs)
1870: Reconstruction (s. troops in n. cities)
Soon we’ll reach 1861, when blue states will be unable to remain in the Union.
The end.
1972: Roe v. Wade (struck down)
1965: Voting Rights Act (ditto)
1920: 19th Amendment (trad wives)
1913: income tax (tariffs)
1870: Reconstruction (s. troops in n. cities)
Soon we’ll reach 1861, when blue states will be unable to remain in the Union.
The end.
October 17, 2025 at 8:16 PM
GOP reverse timeline:
1972: Roe v. Wade (struck down)
1965: Voting Rights Act (ditto)
1920: 19th Amendment (trad wives)
1913: income tax (tariffs)
1870: Reconstruction (s. troops in n. cities)
Soon we’ll reach 1861, when blue states will be unable to remain in the Union.
The end.
1972: Roe v. Wade (struck down)
1965: Voting Rights Act (ditto)
1920: 19th Amendment (trad wives)
1913: income tax (tariffs)
1870: Reconstruction (s. troops in n. cities)
Soon we’ll reach 1861, when blue states will be unable to remain in the Union.
The end.
Reading “Gods of New York”, the quote below hits hard. As goes New York City, so go the Democrats & the country.
October 13, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Reading “Gods of New York”, the quote below hits hard. As goes New York City, so go the Democrats & the country.
The public doesn’t think you’re doing it right. Federal judges (like you guys were 10 minutes ago) don’t think you’re doing it right. Legal experts on both sides don’t think you’re doing it right.
But somehow, SCOTUS, you are totally, absolutely, 100% sure you’re doing it right 🤔 #law #scotus
But somehow, SCOTUS, you are totally, absolutely, 100% sure you’re doing it right 🤔 #law #scotus
Federal Judges, Warning of ‘Judicial Crisis,’ Fault Supreme Court’s Emergency Orders
www.nytimes.com
October 11, 2025 at 6:43 PM