@paufder.bsky.social
University Professor, School of Communication, American University; Editor Emerita, In These Times; Author of books about documentary film, Kartemquin Films, the copyright doctrine of fair use and creativity, "political correctness," and more
I feel like a fraud like 3 times a day and then I remember that Malcolm Gladwell exists
Say it, Sharon
‘Hey’ came before ‘hi,’ and ‘hi' came before ‘hello.’
‘Hi’ is most likely a variant of ‘hey.’
‘Hello’ is not related to either.
Goodbye.
When this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you're going to get a ticket for throwing a smoke alarm out the window of your car.
Gavin Newsom, Kristi Noem Nod Silently To Each Other In Plastic Surgeon’s Office
No interruptions, please. We’re building universal child care.
Nation Admittedly Curious To Hear How Trump Pronounces ‘Strait Of Hormuz’ https://theonion.com/nation-admittedly-curious-to-hear-how-trump-pronounces-strait-of-hormuz/
He thought, I am living in a nightmare, from which from time to time I wake in sleep.
Commentary: Anyone Else Have Those Weird Dreams Where Sobbing Future Generations Beg You To Change Course?
Trump/Hegseth operational security: at Joe’s Stone Crab, a restaurant a 2-minute walk from the White House, someone was having a conversation about the attacks on Iran that were going to start in 6 hours. Loud enough for the founder of @TMZ.com to recount it in real time with his podcast cohost.
Yes. Yes. Yes.
Mexican Cartel Leader Killing Unleashes Wave Of Violence https://theonion.com/mexican-cartel-leader-killing-unleashes-wave-of-violence/
accountability is possible
"Today, the Brazilian Supreme Court announced that they had convicted the masterminds behind the assassination of socialist Rio de Janeiro City Councilwoman Marielle Franco guilty on all counts."
massive news in Brazil today, writeup by @mikeelk.bsky.social
paydayreport.com/rio-police-c...
Fact-Checking Claims About Zohran Mamdani https://theonion.com/fact-checking-claims-about-zohran-mamdani/
Thermal images captured by Floodlight and analyzed by multiple experts show more than a dozen unpermitted gas turbines operating at a power plant supplying Elon Musk’s AI operations — nearly two weeks after the EPA issued a ruling requiring the equipment to shut down.
A+ State of the Union counterprogramming by TCM.
This is true in rougly the same sense that a guy on the subway reeking of urine, screaming, and waving a knife around is “feared.”
some of the olympic women including maddie mastro have been reposting this if you’re curious about the vibe in response to the US men’s little display
Jean Cocteau sent this drawing to Picasso in Biarritz, August 30, 1918
"I'm posing for Rivera."
Like the rest of us, the Tooth Fairy sometimes gets very busy. They’ll be back.
Great article - ignore the sanewashing “moderates,” go all in on messaging that emphasizes that the Trump/Vance administration and their coterie of supervillains are fascists to build a big-tent coalition for democracy & the rule of law
Finally. It also permanently wrecked entire sectors of the Mexican economy and disenfranchised farmers there.
2026 basically
Here's an especially disgusting example of how the New York Times uses its vast resources to sane-wash Donald Trump's Alzheimer's rantings. Trump's "hospital ship" was imaginary. Both of the U.S. Navy's 2 hospital ships are undergoing maintenance and are currently unavailable.
Trump Suffers Setback Unrelated To Child Rape
The President is lying to the public:
1) For the past century, the federal government has been responsible for the Potomac Interceptor – not Maryland. The sewage pipe is on federal land.
youtu.be/OKyIKHW8ONI
If you appreciated my @nybooks.com article, you'll love my new book Blue Power: How Police Organized to Protect and Serve Themselves, out from @basicbooksgroup.bsky.social in April. Order with discount code BLUE20 at www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/stuar...
I just stumbled across this and thought some of you might like to see it. A letter from E.B. White to a man who'd written he'd lost all hope:
