I will never, ever forgive the people who voted for (and who applaud) this malignance.
Trump also told NBC News in an interview published Saturday that U.S. strikes on Iran’s Kharg Island “totally demolished” most of the island but that “we may hit it a few more times just for fun.”
And the media for putting this in the eighth graf.
I’ve written so many times in the past that our (the U.S.) media will be our downfall. To be more precise, I mean, once our media stops believing in the truth and reduces accurate reporting, all will be lost. It’s not only continuing, it’s increasing.
The subhead on this Media Matters for America article about CBS Evening News says it all:
CBS reported that less that 14% of people in ICE custody have charges or convictions for violent criminal conduct, but CBS Evening News distorted the data to suggest the opposite
It feels like tech writers are more upset with Apple for not banning the app X than for X creating all these gross deepfake images in the first place. Of course, Apple and Google should ban the app based on the rules they wrote for their stores, but sheesh, these writers make it seem like Apple and Google are worse here than X.
Well, 2026 has started off poorly. Let’s distract ourselves:
Mac-focused Podcasters: Here’s a list of all the things Apple has done wrong, and we’ll even get mad now at things Apple might do later.
Ah, I’ll read some blogs:
Mac-focused Bloggers: Top ten ways Apple has messed up (insert topic here).
Let’s check out YouTube:
YouTubers: You will have no idea what I’m going to say because it’s a 50-50 shot that my title will be the opposite of what I actually say. Unless it’s “Apple sucks,” and then they actually say it.
OK, I’ll switch to watching some TV:
Favorite streaming show: We hope you enjoyed our nine episodes. See you in two to three years.
OK, reading won’t let me down:
My public library: There are 650 people ahead of you waiting for this book.
OK, I’ll just sit down, close my eyes, and breathe.
Apple Watch: Time to stand.
Yay, Journamalism!
Think about this when you doubt your own ability to do anything:
The HBO service has undergone several rebranding efforts over the years. The first HBO streaming service was known as HBO Go, and it later became HBO Now. HBO Now was rebranded as just HBO, and then it became HBO Max. After that it was just Max, and now we’re back to HBO Max.
I would be willing to bet that each time this rebrand happened, someone’s boss said, “Great idea, Jenkins. You have a big future here. Meanwhile, here’s a bonus.”
I fully expect there to be another rebrand of this to just HBO. It’s the brand everyone knows and is the only one with value.
I guess it’s good that Spotify can collect its money outside the app store? Then it can give even more money to Joe Rogan so he can spread more nonsense about vaccines and masculinity. Yay, Spotify!
The only thing that is going to save journalism is local journalism, and this article about X and its turbines is a great example.
Now, I don’t know anything about Contemporary Media, Inc., so maybe they are part of some big evil conglomerate, but I stand by the idea that smaller, local journalism can help us all get back on track to a sane country.
On Saturday, March 8, 2025, we attended Night in the Library at the Central Branch of the public library. I love libraries and think they are one of the best ideas we’ve come up with, and boy do I love the Central Branch (and not just because it’s so close to me). Despite all of that, I have very mixed feelings about this event. While I 100% believe it should be free, they need to limit the number of people attending.
In case you are wondering, it’s super, super easy to cancel your subscription to The Washington Post. Don’t worry, you won’t need to call or talk to anyone. It’s just a couple of clicks.
Also, when I think of The Washington Post, I am reminded of Veep (best show ever) and this little exchange:
The media will be our downfall, normalization edition: Stop Analyzing Trump’s Unhinged Ideas Like They’re Normal Policy Proposals.
Think of how many folks you know who use The New York Times as a reference point to form their opinions. That’s why we will never, ever move forward (by that I mean, to the left) as a country.
Our media will be our downfall, Term 2.
I’ve decided to combine more of my streaming services into bundles to save a little money. So I had to cancel Disney+, Hulu, and HBO Now HBO Max Max. Only Max was subscribed via Apple’s services and cancelling was, as promised, a simple two-click operation. The other services? I swear it was 5 clicks each along with pleas to stay and small buttons to click.
Of course, I have to wait for the billing cycles to complete in order to really set this all up properly, but here’s hoping!
Each week I read Mike Monteiro’s Good News newsletter. And each week I’m better off for it. I bet you’d like it, too.
Well, the rich got what they wanted, right? The NYTimes made this happen and the Washington Post was a super-close second.
I am willing to bet a lot of this “Joe Biden must drop out” nonsense if because of this: IRS reports collecting $1 billion from rich households’ back taxes.
The IRS reported Wednesday that it has collected $1 billion in taxes and penalties owed by hundreds of wealthy households who accumulated past-due tax debts for years while IRS enforcement dwindled.
“The tax bill wasn’t even in dispute — the taxes were clearly owed by these people,” IRS Commissioner Danny Werfel said in a call with reporters. “But we didn’t have the people or the resources. … It takes time and staffing to work through these cases.” Get a curated selection of 10 of our best stories in your inbox every weekend.
The tax agency, boosted by $60 billion in additional funding from the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act, has hired hundreds of skilled accountants over the past year and a half after years of shrinking staffing.
Is Biden old? Yes. Really old? Yes. But Biden has been far better than I expected and he’s doing the job (gaffes and all). Should we have a younger person in there? Assuming as qualified, 100%. But it’s Joe. Dems need to push the DNC to embrace the younger folks rather than fight them.
The problem, I assume, is the youngs want it all to be better and that costs money which means higher taxes (for the rich). The rich do not want that. At all.
I’d love to see a Harris/AOC ticket. Or Whitmer/AOC ticket. I hope one day to be able to vote for AOC for president. By the way, it’s a damn shame the Dems aren’t not 100% backing her impeachment movement against Thomas and Alito.
Paul Waldman’s post on The New York Times is right on the money. The Times has an outsized amount of influence and I really wonder why it wields it the way it does.
Our media will be our downfall. Part whocankeeptrack?
A quick follow-up to a post I wrote about years ago: Joni Mitchell et al., return to Spotify. Ah, well.
The media will be our downfall part infinity.
As little as I have loved Republicans the past few years, coinciding with the rise of our own little autocrat, at least Donald Trump knows how to dress. I can’t imagine that even he would demean his office or his country by dressing down, as is now the “code” for senators. Clothes might not make the man or woman, but they do tell us a great deal about them.
Yeah, fuck those actions. It’s what you are wearing. The fact we* are talking about Fetterman’s dress means we aren’t paying attention (or don’t care) about what is going on. “Call me old fashioned,” says the old white lady. I’ll do you one better. You are a problem.
*We being our media.
As I’ve written in the past, if Earth was described in a science fiction story, it wouldn’t be believed.
Look at these pictures: The Earth is wonderful. And these photographers are so awesome at their jobs. Thanks, photographers!
I listen to the Apple New Today podcast every day. I find it to be the best of the <10 min morning news summaries. I have noticed that in the last few months ANT has been adding more and more sound bites from ESPN. With all the talk about Apple buying Disney, I wonder if Apple in particular wants ESPN.
I have no good feelings for Mitch McConnell. At all. On any level. That being said, when he froze up and then regained a bit of lucidity, his assistant asked reporters, “Any more questions?” 1) That’s incredibly callous, bordering on eldercare abuse and 2) How was the very next question not, “Are you going to call an ambulance, you fucking monster?”
Someone needs to make an app that makes it easy to subscribe and unsubscribe to streaming services. I think I could save a lot of money it was easier to turn these services on and off.
You know, kind of like how you can toggle off a subscription on an iPhone.
Our media will be our downfall: CNN edition. How how how are people surprised CNN is a POS? How?! The only time I go to CNN is to check my internet connection.
Our media will be our downfall, on-going edition.
