DaveO

@DavidLeo
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Gun Control Now. Black Lives Matter. I Believe Women. Let Zoey Zephyr Speak.
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Puffin's Bluff

NEW: Trump issued a memorandum tonight essentially telling AG Bondi and DHS Sec Noem to go after lawyers who challenge the federal government — many lawyer’s jobs.

It’s basically a catch-all “let’s Paul Weiss whoever pisses us off” memo attacking the rule of law. https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/25600216-032125-trumpmemo-lawyers/

032125-TrumpMemo-Lawyers

Why are we anywhere near ok with this.
"It’s long past time for a lot of political reporters to do the hard thing here: publicly challenge the culture that allowed this to happen, and yes, that may mean making friends and colleagues in the industry uncomfortable." https://charlotteclymer.substack.com/p/a-media-collapse-long-in-the-making?r=bw9g&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false
A Media Collapse Long in the Making

This wasn't overnight.

I have a new favorite foodie show! I ran across a video of one of my favorite creators, Simone Giertz, titled "Brain Tumor Survivor Simone Giertz eats her last meal" and WHAT? I had to click on that! The guest (Simone, in this case) eats what they describe as their last meal while the host interviews them, and the host is a really good interviewer! https://youtu.be/rs9A20wRUxI?si=A5CBCtKTky-fi3id
Brain Tumor Survivor Simone Giertz Eats Her Last Meal

YouTube
Folks, the billionaires have stopped pretending they actually give a shit about you in any way whatsoever. That's all. In a way, it's freeing.
I continue to be shocked by magazines and writers that continue to use generative AI. Even if you think it looks good (it doesn’t), or you’ve convinced yourself it’s ethical and non-exploitative (it isn’t), the environmental cost is so ridiculously high it should be a non-starter.
“Sure, he could have been talking about the economy, but I think when you're looking at who the messenger was of this message. This is a man who helped incite a deadly insurrection on our nation’s Capital. So, when he's using terms like ‘blood bath,’ it's really hard for me to give him the benefit of the doubt.” - former White House deputy press secretary Sarah Matthews on MSNBC
I'm sure the documentary about the fall of American democracy will be fascinating but living through it is bullshit.