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i've been trying to see what the right wing platforms (even outside of X) are showing people regarding the protests in LA and i am not sure it can be overstated just how much the AI slop is being used to reinforce the idea that downtown is a post-apocalyptic war zone

submitted 16 hours ago • 187 comments

The em dash supposedly being a “tell” for AI generated text does sort of give away the game on the enormous amount of work stolen from journalists and news organizations that these things were trained on

submitted 5 hours ago • 19 comments

Big development in the state of American men: Oliver Anthony of "Rich Men North of Richmond" fame has released a divorce anthem about his ex-wife getting 50% of his money. www.youtube.com/watch?v=_DH6...

submitted 6 hours ago • 47 comments

Easy prediction: When JB Pritzker appears before House committee tomorrow (I'll be covering) at least one R will bring up his NH speech, where he called for Democrats to resist Trump in the streets, and blame him for the LA stuff.

submitted 7 hours ago • 22 comments

Unsurprisingly, Rs are releasing montage videos that combine Dems calling for protests with footage of WayMos burning = ie, THIS is what they called for. But we're about to have a ton of peaceful protests that clarify what Dems are calling for.

submitted 8 hours ago • 21 comments

Hogg will NOT run again for vice chair, is informing members tonight.

submitted 8 hours ago • 16 comments

Really great book, buy it

submitted 9 hours ago • 7 comments

FYI: David Hogg and Malcolm Kenyatta have been removed as DNC vice chairs, pending re-votes on those roles this week. First vote for male vice chair between Hogg/Kenyatta. Kenyatta won that vote in Feb, will very likely win again. Loser of that vote gets to compete w the three female candidates.

submitted 9 hours ago • 27 comments

I'm very good at succinctly explaining political strategy, which angers people who want reporters to say "and that is bad" if the strategy is not morally on the up-and-up.

submitted 9 hours ago • 17 comments

I am finishing a NYC Mamdani piece and this is my takeaway - he benefited from being bold and risky when other candidates were being cautious.

submitted 10 hours ago • 6 comments

Just not a useful discourse bc you're arguing in absentia with anarchists who are absolutely not reading your takes to decide their evening plans!

submitted 11 hours ago • 11 comments

In @nytopinion.nytimes.com “I don’t expect to retire,” Christian Avalos, 25, tells @jessgrose.bsky.social in a conversation about Gen Z and the American dream. “My Gen X parents are still working. I’m hoping global warming or water wars will take me out by then.”

submitted 11 hours ago • 18 comments

Just re-read Postman, so it's in my head as I watch LA coverage/memes/montages. Even when I see a chyron that says "LA curfew" instead of "DTLA curfew."

submitted 11 hours ago • 4 comments

"Democrats also stood idly by or even celebrated as the Black Lives Matter riots ransacked our cities five years ago. If anything, these riots are worse. At least the BLM rioters didn’t wave foreign flags."

submitted 11 hours ago • 26 comments

"No man ever steps in the same river twice," tattoo it on your eyelids.

submitted 11 hours ago • 10 comments

I’ve never forgotten this picture from 2016 and how it completely reshaped my understanding of how the media covers protests.

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submitted 13 hours ago • 8 comments

Too many great songs! youtu.be/nAmOI4GFnQ0

submitted 14 hours ago • 2 comments

RIP to the best who ever did it youtu.be/216YJKbber8?...

submitted 14 hours ago • 25 comments

This is a map of Los Angeles. The arrow points to a red dot. That red dot (roughly) represents the protest area seen on TV. To me, the gross mischaracterization of what’s happening in Los Angeles looks like an excuse to deploy the military—to protect government assets like ICE.

submitted 1 day ago • 52 comments

Bumpin’ that youtu.be/EqQuihD0hoI?...

submitted 18 hours ago • 9 comments

And it's over - Ciattarelli landslide (as expected), clear Sherrill win on D side (also expected). I saw some R strategists today musing about how anti-ICE protests would be a Dem "litmus test," but Baraka making that the focal point of his campaign and getting smoked proves that wrong, I think.

submitted 1 day ago • 6 comments

you saw the catch now read @davidjroth.bsky.social defector.com/i-think-this...

submitted 1 day ago • 4 comments

Locking in for primary night www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVAx...

submitted 1 day ago • 3 comments

idk man, sounded pretty gnarly in that Everclear song.

submitted 1 day ago • 12 comments

All of L.A. is not a ‘war zone.’ We separate facts from spin and disinformation amid immigration raids, protests throughout the city. Latest w/ @karenmg.bsky.social @tarantulaarms.bsky.social www.latimes.com/california/s...

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CNN - ABC News is parting ways with veteran correspondent Terry Moran, two days after he posted a missive on X calling President Donald Trump and deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller “world-class haters.” www.cnn.com/2025/06/10/m...

submitted 1 day ago • 45 comments

My preview of #NJGov primaries tomorrow, with the usual fun stuff from the trail www.semafor.com/article/06/0...

submitted 2 days ago • 6 comments

100% right. You can pivot after you answer the Q. But if you just say "this is a distraction," people intuit that you're scared and don't want to talk about the Q.

submitted 2 days ago • 5 comments

Communities across the U.S. that are puzzling over what to do about cuts the Trump administration made to projects and programs passed with bipartisan support in Congress that no one imagined would be in danger.

submitted 2 days ago • 20 comments

Bumpin’ that youtu.be/FYyDQ2_JE70?...

submitted 2 days ago • 7 comments