Mastodawn

Deadra Morrison May 22, 2023

Jay Kuo May 21, 2023

In lieu of my normal week ahead summary, I take a deeper dive into the debt ceiling crisis. Why are we negotiating in the first place? What if a deal happens? What if a deal doesn’t happen? Can Biden save us? All that and more in today’s piece. https://statuskuo.substack.com/p/the-week-in-review-focus-on-the-debt?sd=pf

The Week in Review: Focus on the Debt Ceiling Crisis

I wish I didn’t have to spend my Sunday thinking about the debt ceiling. I’m sure President Biden and all of the Democratic negotiators feel the same. I have many thoughts about this complex subject, but a lot of folks have asked for me to weigh in, so I want to put a few of them out here. Many will disagree with me, I imagine, because it’s hard to know what the actual correct course will be. If we succeed, every other path will look reckless or fraught in hindsight, and if we fail every other path will have seemed obvious and wiser.

The Status Kuo

Deadra Morrison May 22, 2023

George Takei

🏳️‍🌈🖖🏽May 21, 2023

Thank the heavens we have Biden supporting Ukraine instead of Trump abandoning our friends to Putin.

The election of 2024 will go far beyond just U.S. interests. Millions of lives are on the line.

Deadra Morrison Apr 26, 2023

Mediagazer Apr 18, 2023

Deloitte: US consumers pay $48 per month on average for subscription video services; millennials spend $54 per month on average, more than any other generation (Todd Spangler/Variety)

https://variety.com/2023/digital/news/consumer-spending-streaming-services-svod-deloitte-digital-trends-1235582760/
http://mediagazer.com/230418/p2#a230418p2

Deloitte 2023 Media Trends Survey: US SVOD Spending, Churn Rates

“Subscription fatigue” among consumers is only getting worse, making it even more challenging for direct-to-streaming video providers to retain customers, according to Deloitte’s …

Variety

Deadra Morrison Apr 13, 2023

Nora Jean Stone Apr 12, 2023

NPR quits Elon Musk’s Twitter over ‘government-funded’ label
https://apnews.com/article/npr-quits-twitter-stateaffiliated-media-label-elon-musk-94afa8e82cdc4bfc784a70725c9a8839

NPR quits Elon Musk's Twitter over 'government-funded' label

National Public Radio is quitting Twitter after the social media platform owned by Elon Musk stamped NPR's account with labels the news organization says are intended to undermine its credibility.

Associated Press

Deadra Morrison Apr 13, 2023

George Takei

🏳️‍🌈🖖🏽Apr 10, 2023

If armed bank guards can’t stop a killer before he kills, how do they expect armed teachers to?

Deadra Morrison Apr 6, 2023

Not good.
https://apnews.com/article/twitter-npr-state-affiliated-media-label-dea3e04905e423f7a8df9ba077d421f3?fbclid=IwAR02Ra6KdKI5dE3vAoNnaphZk-I11Sh0R_v7nrl_FEVXNxNRYup3kzpoqMA&mibextid=Zxz2cZ

NPR protests as Twitter calls it 'state-affiliated media'

Twitter labeled National Public Radio as “state-affiliated media,” a move that some worried Wednesday could undermine public confidence in the news organization. NPR President John Lansing called it “unacceptable for Twitter to label us this way.” It was unclear what prompted the move. Twitter owner Elon Musk quoted Twitter's help center as defining state-affiliated media as organizations where the state exercises editorial control, saying it “seems accurate” as a description of NPR. But until it was suddenly erased, that same Twitter policy specifically said NPR did not fit that description. The literary organization PEN America said the move could undermine confidence in the media.

AP News

Deadra Morrison Mar 23, 2023

Jay Kuo Mar 23, 2023

I was feeling legally creative this morning, so I decided to try and game out a theory that I’ve been kicking around in my head. I hope someone in DA Bragg’s office is on the same wavelength here! https://statuskuo.substack.com/p/was-trumps-hush-money-cover-up-also?sd=pf

Was Trump’s Hush Money Cover-up Also Tax Evasion?

If it was, that could mean a felony indictment

The Status Kuo

Deadra Morrison Mar 23, 2023

George Takei

🏳️‍🌈🖖🏽Mar 23, 2023

Across right-wing media, the hateful word of choice these days is “groomer”—which wrongfully implies children are the targets of not just the LGBTQ+ community but of anyone seeking to educate around questions of gender identity and sexual orientation.

Today on #TheBigPicture, we tackle the critical task of unpacking this recent trend and propose a way to fight against this harmful rhetoric: https://thinkbigpicture.substack.com/p/groomer-lgbtq-slur-fighting-back

Fighting Back Against New LGBTQ+ Slur 'Groomer'

The new rhetoric from the right targets LGBTQ+ people with an insidious, inaccurate accusation.

The Big Picture

Deadra Morrison Mar 23, 2023

Nora Jean Stone Mar 23, 2023

The Writers Guild of America likens AI-generated content to plagiarism https://www.theverge.com/2023/3/22/23651804/wga-union-chatgpt-ai-tools-proposal via @Verge

The Writers Guild of America likens AI-generated content to plagiarism

While generative tools like ChatGPT have been disrupting other kinds of writing labor, the Writers Guild of America’s contemplating embracing scripts written with AI.

The Verge

Deadra Morrison Mar 23, 2023

Robert Reich Mar 21, 2023

Big Tech companies have no problem laying off workers, even as they authorize billions worth of stock buybacks.

Let it serve as a reminder that free snacks, beer kegs, and ping pong tables are not real perks.

Do you know what is? Being part of a union that will defend you.