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Some thoughts on recent developments in D.C.

Dear @washingtonpost.com : this story is ridiculous. You approached this story in the frame that Musk is a difficult and mercurial boss, which I'm sure he is... OF HIS OWN COMPANIES, NOT THE FEDERAL BUREAUCRACY

Guess Who’s Back? open.substack.com/pub/trulybac...

Are you f***ing kidding me? Lawmakers sent Hutchinson texts soliciting "sexual favors" while she was testifying in 2022?

“The Resistance” (or whatever it will label itself) needs a Bannon-type figure. Not a slovenly asshole, but someone who’s an ideas person. Someone who can communicate a coherent political philosophy in an entertaining, passionate, accessible, and fresh way.

The American refugee system, which Trump is dismantling, was put into place in response to America’s shameful failure to provide refuge to Jews persecuted by Hitler

Since November I have researched incessantly the dangers of Trump 2.0. I told myself I was inoculating myself against the sturm und drang about to befall us. That I was girding loins, guarding against shock and surprise, mentally preparing, etc. I’m not sure it was enough.

This. Actually enforcing this will require vast amounts of data collection, database indexing, etc. it requires a total police state — and a lot of $$$— to enforce.

NYC Saturday night. Greatest city in the world.

FWIW, if I ran a newsroom, I'd assign a bunch of reporters to very-specific Trump-related beats, require them to publish almost daily, and insist they always stay in their lanes. No saving up reporting for a big package geared towards the Pulitzer Board or holding back material for a book.

I live in DC. And I'm worried the incoming administration will do to the city and what life will be like. That means Monday might be a cold day in hell.

Furiously researching "International naming disputes" now. Trump can apparently direct the US Board of Geographic Names to redesignate it as the "Gulf of America," but good luck getting any other country to go along. www.usgs.gov/us-board-on-...

Always enjoyed your posts! 💙

If you haven't yet, please give Dion Nissenbaum's piece in the Houston Landing about J's 1,500 journey to secure an abortion. It's powerful, gripping and very necessary to hear. Dion's doing great work, as anyone who knows him will find unsurprising.

Hot on the heels of Yule Cat, I watched Red One last night and was delightfully surprised. It only got 30% on Rotten Tomatoes, but how can you not like The Rock, JK Simmons as Santa Claus and Chris Evans as a ne'er-do-well conman?

Hey all- my last post of the year on how #journalists and #media professionals can use #AI effectively, efficiently, and ethically is up at MediaCopilot on substack. Would love for folks to give it a read and offer some feedback if they're so inclined.