Important WSJ story on Facebook's demotion of "civic" posts buried this indictment of journalistic practices:

"When newsfeed dialed back the reward for producing inflammatory posts on politics and health, some publishers switched to more sensationalistic crime coverage."

https://www.wsj.com/articles/facebook-politics-controls-zuckerberg-meta-11672929976

Checked back on my dormant Twitter account for the hell of it.

Literally the only thing in my DMs and mentions were bitcoin scams.

I see “freedum” is going well.

I know many of you are here after exiting Twitter. I understand why. (Oh, do I.) I hope you’ll also consider joining our growing community at America, America, where democracy and justice are the heart of the matter and people are treated with respect.
https://america.substack.com/

New piece on the sad House spectacle coming in the morning.