Jeff Markel

There was a time, in living memory (i.e. my own😊), when no single company was permitted to own more than 5 TV or radio stations

true true - and, if you remind software developers that Linus also created Git, they’d probably all admit that it’s the most important thing he’s done, much more so than Linux

It won't be long before CBS News, under Bari Weiss, won't allow this kind of news on "their" air or, if they do, it will be only to enlist the public's help in apprehending thought-criminals.

The gist: Anti-antifa = fascist

If Hakeem Jeffries - supposedly the leader of Democrats in the House and a representative of New York City - can’t or won’t endorse the publicly selected Democratic candidate for Mayor in the city he represents, he has NO business being the party leader

lol

Bluesky hot take: People need to stop covering Walking in Memphis. The song sucks, no matter who does it.

The "problem" with repercussions for this guy is that it suggests not that the government had a problem with it, but that it was so public and so blatant, and that the guy was readily identifiable. They seemingly don't care at all that he is a prime example of ICE's standard hire

In the Kimmel case, you actually could see the enforcer, Brendan Carr, saying in public [a light paraphrase] "Hey, Disney - nice business you got here. Be a shame if anything happened to it. Oh, and Nextstar? You maybe shouldn't honor your Disney contracts if you know what's good for ya..."

So his "mistake" was in not "doing politics the right way?"

Is it General Strike time yet?

For what it's worth, there are many available phone apps with the full text and all amendments (including those never ratified). It's very handy to have it so easily accessible at all times.

Hence the touting of James Talarico as the new Democratic saviour

There was only one truly funny bit of writing/delivery in tonight’s Emmy Awards show - the pre-award presenters’ schtick between Brad Garrett and Ray Romano

Of course they weren’t going to stiff the charity - it was obviously a gag. but it was a terrible idea for a not-funny bit. It was mean-spirited and disrespectful to audience and winners alike

Never heard of him before and, after this, never want to see him again

Of course it’s a bit - but it’s a mean-spirited bit that punches down and isn’t funny

The writing for the Emmy Awards broadcast really sucks - even by the debased standards of awards shows

It isn’t - it’s mean spirited and not very funny

Ummmm - No.

And what's with the qualifier "so many" as if there's another class of homeless people who deserve no empathy or compassion at all.

But Matt Dowd should get his job back

Horst Wessel - Wikipedia

This is what they've been hoping for ...

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horst_W...

I've never seen either of them

Can someone explain me why the FBI is involved, at all, in investigating Charlie Kirk's murder? Homicide is a state crime, not a federal one.

With the former Republicans all over MSNBC telling me that James Talarico is the new savior of the Democratic Party, my inclination is to oppose him with every fiber of my being

yeah - my wife had MSNBC on (Nicolle Wallace) and the hagiography was off the charts. It made me ill to hear it from the other room.

Robert F Kennedy Jr == Trofim Lysenko

#rfkjr #lysenko #lysenkoism

IMO one of the choices should be "Fuck Trump"

My wife has been watching "The Gilded Age." My impression of it is that it’s "Game of Thrones" as if written by Edith Wharton

#Thegildedage #Gameofthrones

I guess the GOP is trying to live up to their billing as the new National Socialists

IIRC, the late Pat Dinizio of Smithereens once ran for Governor of NJ as a Libertarian ( I didn’t vote for him 😀)