Good on Ali Velshi for pressing Newark Mayor Ras Baraka on his Newark Police pushing back the press so they could not witness and report what was happening last night at Delaney Hall. The mayor conceded they were wrong.
"The three-story restaurant opened in 2003 and became one of the chain's most recognizable locations, serving tourists, theatergoers and New Yorkers...:
No, it did not serve New Yorkers.
Red Lobster reveals why its iconic Times Square location is closing after 23 years
https://www.the-independent.com/us/money/red-lobster-times-square-closing-b2986546.html
Red Lobster reveals why its iconic Times Square location is closing after 23 years
The Times Square location was the only Red Lobster in New York City
The Times bothsides sex and calls for more fucking to end a "sex recession." I shall resist the inflation joke that presents itself.
There’s Nothing Wrong With Wanting Men
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/31/opinion/heteropessimism-straight-dating-love.htmlThe anonymous slander campaign against NJ7 candidate Rebecca Bennett gets more disgusting by the day. This just arrived in our mail. No, this doesn't require AI to make a photographic lie. It requires only the dark soul of a chickenshit liar.
In his brilliant new book, America, U.S.A., Eddie Glaude holds up a mirror to the nation--to white America--and demands: Look! He calls us to a radical new birth. It is brilliantly written, unflinching in its honesty, demanding in its teaching.
https://medium.com/whither-news/mourning-that-which-never-was-3b615ed4d951?source=social.tw
Mourning That Which Never Was
Eddie Glaude, Jr., bears witness to the real America
Always enjoy my conversations with E&P's Mike Blinder on the future of journalism; there is one.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=weI-dNd6k2M
Jeff Jarvis challenges conventional wisdom on public policy funding, AI and audience growth
It's Godzilla v Mothra as AI billionaires throw their weight around in our democracy. Gift link.
‘This Is a War’: How Powerful A.I. Super PACs Are Dueling Over the Midterms
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/30/us/politics/anthropic-openai-super-pacs-midterms.html?unlocked_article_code=1.mVA.CfrE.-2SwwnrZCxUL&smid=tw-share
Powerful A.I. Super PACs Duel Over the Midterms: ‘This Is a War’
One super PAC is allied with Anthropic. The other is tied to OpenAI. They’re both spending millions to influence this year’s elections.
It took four
#BrokenTimes reporters to write an attack on Mamdani as the socialist who doesn't care about business that might as well come from the WSJ editorial board.
Among Mamdani’s Priorities, Economic Development Seems Low on the List
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/29/nyregion/mamdani-edc-economy-nyc.html?smid=tw-share
Among Mamdani’s Priorities, Economic Development Seems Low on the List
Mayor Zohran Mamdani has not filled the vacant role of president of the Economic Development Corporation, deepening concern over his attention to the New York City economy.
There's speculation I've heard that they're waiting for the primary on Tuesday. Then he'll drop out and the GOP will appoint a better candidate.
He hasn’t been seen in Congress for months. Now Republicans are worried.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/05/29/republicans-fear-tom-kean-jrs-absence-could-cost-them-house-seat/
He hasn’t been seen in Congress for months. Now Republicans are worried.
Rep. Tom Kean Jr.’s New Jersey district is among the country’s most competitive, and his absence from the House since March has sparked increasing alarm in his party.
Brockman's hubris: “The company very much needed me to come in and help.”
He and his wife gave "$50 million to two super PACs aligned with President Trump and the AI industry."
The Billionaire Coding Genius Making the Tough Decisions at OpenAI
https://www.wsj.com/tech/openai-who-is-greg-brockman-e699816c?st=2HDdzR
