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We Worked Together on the Internet. Last Week, He Stormed the Capitol. 2021-01-11 4:39 PM

Ben Smith has an article at The New York Times reflecting on his time at previous employer BuzzFeed working with someone who would become ... read more

The Worst You Can Do Is Harm 2021-01-04 8:00 AM

“Twitter is like a gun held to your head that doubles as a microphone to your public.” – Jay Rosen, NYU journalism professor

Allegheny County Was Decisive for Biden 2020-11-12 11:16 AM

Oliver Morrison for PublicSource: “While the national media has pointed to voters in Philadelphia or Pennsylvania’s small population ... read more

Marquee Moon 2020-11-11 11:41 PM

Luna delivers a masterful cover of Television with an exquisite music video.

America: Endgame 2020-11-11 1:50 PM

Watch the video, read the interview with the creator. It’s a good meme video, but I think I might have liked this basic version a bit more ... read more

How It Started Vs How It’s Going 2020-10-14 1:05 PM

McConnell Has Been Avoiding the White House 2020-10-08 2:27 PM

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) is still spry enough to throw the president under a bus: “I actually haven’t been to the ... read more

The Threat Is Coming from Inside the (White) House 2020-09-30 4:33 PM

“President Trump’s angry insistence in the last minutes of Tuesday’s debate that there was no way the presidential election could be ... read more

Chris Rock Talks to The New York Times 2020-09-16 8:33 AM

“When you’re in the clubs, you learn the rain crowd is the best crowd. Any time it’s raining, they really want to be there. The pandemic ... read more

Democratic Insiders Plan to Eliminate the Filibuster 2020-09-11 9:52 PM

Huge if true. Also how could it not be true.