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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · Oct 2

a heartwarming story of how being an unethical and talentless hack is no barrier to success when you are willing to endlessly flatter the wretched views of rich dipshits

Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · Oct 2

Bari Weiss is set to be named the editor in chief of CBS News, the New York Post reports

Paramount Skydance is poised to name Bari Weiss as editor in chief of CBS News in the coming days — giving the hard-charging journalist unusual clout to revamp the struggling network as it also acquires her scrappy news site the Free Press, The Post has learned.

Weiss — a 41-year-old former New York Times opinion writer who has built the Free Press into a buzzworthy site with a contrarian bent — is expected to be named to the top post in a Monday announcement, although the talks are in flux and the timing could change, a source close to the situation said.

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Joshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com · Oct 1

One of my favorite anecdotes from THE PREHISTORY OF THE FAR SIDE: "That doesn't sound like the Jane Goodall we know."

A few days after this cartoon was published, my syndicate received a very indignant letter from someone representing the Jane Goodall Institute.
Not only did my syndicate and I both get read the Riot Act, there was a vague implication that litigation over this cartoon might be around the corner.
I was horrified. Not so much from a fear of being sued (I just couldn't see how this cartoon could be construed as anything but silly, but because of my deep respect for Jane Goodall and her well-known contributions to pri-matology. The last thing in the world I would have intentionally done was offend Dr. Goodall in any way.
Before I had a chance to write my apology, another complication arose.
The National Geographic Society contacted my syndicate and expressed a

desire to reprint the cartoon in a special centennial issue of their magazine. My editor, aware of what had just occurred, declined, explaining why.
Apparently, whoever it was that sent the inquiry from National Geographic was shocked. They told my editor that "that doesn't sound like the Jane Goodall we know." They did some checking themselves, and an interesting fact was eventually discovered: Jane Goodall loved the cartoon. Furthermore, she was totally unaware that any of this "stuff" was going on. Some phone calls were made, and the cartoon was not only reprinted in the centennial issue of National Geographic, but was also used by her Institute on a T-shirt for fund-raising purposes.
I've since had an opportunity to visit Dr. Goodall at her research facility in Gombe. It's a wonderful place (sort of like right out of National Geographic).
"To refer to Dr. Goodall as a tramp is inexcusable even by a self-described 'loony' as Larson. The cartoon was incredibly offensive and in such poor taste that readers might well question the editorial judgment of running such an atrocity in a newspaper that reputes to be supplying news to persons with a better than average intelligence. The cartoon and its message were absolutely stupid." —Excerpt from the above-mentioned letter that started the ruckus

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Brian Floyd @brianmfloyd.bsky.social · Sep 30

if you’re a visual learner i made you some maps of where the people quoted in this article as supporting portland being occupied by troops live

tilting oregon is a far portland suburb kind of

clackamas oregon and im being generous giving it the town and not the county

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the ben keeps the flores @limitlessjest.bsky.social · Sep 30

Hey @chrislhayes.bsky.social are you aware that a pre-roll ad being served before your September 23 episode of Why Is This Happening, "The Electricy Crisis," is for Energy Transfer, a pipeline company, and it's all about the splendor of American crude oil and natural gas?

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the ben keeps the flores @limitlessjest.bsky.social · Sep 30

Hey @chrislhayes.bsky.social are you aware that a pre-roll ad being served before your September 23 episode of Why Is This Happening, "The Electricy Crisis," is for Energy Transfer, a pipeline company, and it's all about the splendor of American crude oil and natural gas?

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the ben keeps the flores @limitlessjest.bsky.social · Sep 30

bill burr baggins

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Timothy Burke @bubbaprog.xyz · Sep 29

there are 39 hours of scripted programming in this season's broadcast TV lineup, & 20 of them are explicitly pro-law enforcement programs. More than half of scripted TV is still not enough for them.

this is way too complicated to really explain but it's the whole week's TV schedule, with a minority of the hours being either purple or black; there are 19 hours of black (mostly sitcoms but also non-police procedural dramas, i.e. Watson or Doc) and then 20 hours of purple ranging from Tracker to all the FBI, NCIS and 9-1-1 shows, and so on. But most of the programming is reality or sports (or sports entertainment...)

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Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · Sep 29

First time this guy has ever made me laugh

Comedian Tim Dillon said on his podcast last month that he signed up for financial reasons.
He said he had been offered "a large sum of money" - $375,000 for one performance - and said that other comedians had been offered as much as $1.6 million. He told his detractors to "get over it," adding, "So what if they have slaves, they're paying me enough to look the other way."
But in an episode of the Tim Dillon Podcast last week, the comedian announced he'd been removed from the lineup for the comments he made about the country's record on slavery.

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the ben keeps the flores @limitlessjest.bsky.social · Sep 28

You have the right to an age. If you do not have an age one will be assigned to you. 37

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the ben keeps the flores @limitlessjest.bsky.social · Sep 28

everyone is 37 years old to me until proven otherwise

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Mo Ryan @moryan.bsky.social · Sep 26

I wish writing this kind of piece was no longer necessary. But we don’t live in that world. We live in a world in which this person was rewarded with a S2, which premiered this week. Presumably something none of these companies (incl Disney at the top) had a problem with. Still hope you’ll read this

Mo Ryan @moryan.bsky.social · Feb 12

Even if you don’t watch the show English Teacher, hope you'll read this. This is about more than 1 show, 1 guy.

FX just renewed a show from a man facing allegations of assault. I have a LOT of questions about the implications not just for FX but for the whole industry www.salon.com/2025/02/12/f...

FX’s renewal of "English Teacher" sends a dangerous message

FX's decision to look past allegations against Brian Jordan Alvarez signals a troubling disregard for survivors.

www.salon.com

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PadRock @padrock.bsky.social · Sep 26

Since this show is back a reminder to everyone about the showrunner. Also that the female costar of this show, after hearing that this guy assaulted someone, suggested they all hash it out on a podcast

Mo Ryan @moryan.bsky.social · Feb 12

Even if you don’t watch the show English Teacher, hope you'll read this. This is about more than 1 show, 1 guy.

FX just renewed a show from a man facing allegations of assault. I have a LOT of questions about the implications not just for FX but for the whole industry www.salon.com/2025/02/12/f...

FX’s renewal of "English Teacher" sends a dangerous message

FX's decision to look past allegations against Brian Jordan Alvarez signals a troubling disregard for survivors.

www.salon.com

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the ben keeps the flores @limitlessjest.bsky.social · Sep 25

this is how it begins

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the ben keeps the flores @limitlessjest.bsky.social · Sep 21

Guy who is so full of shit that a bullet gets stuck in him

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the ben keeps the flores @limitlessjest.bsky.social · Sep 21

Guy who is so full of shit that a bullet gets stuck in him

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the ben keeps the flores @limitlessjest.bsky.social · Sep 21

especially when you consider what a problem he had with DEIfication

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the ben keeps the flores @limitlessjest.bsky.social · Sep 19

The Mazda 5 nod is the nod two drivers of the discontinued but functional Mazda 5 -- the perfect cross between a hatchback and a minivan -- give each other

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the ben keeps the flores @limitlessjest.bsky.social · Sep 19

Just gave another dad the Mazda 5 nod as we passed on the road

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the ben keeps the flores @limitlessjest.bsky.social · Sep 19

new Lola Young album rocks. she has done it again

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the ben keeps the flores @limitlessjest.bsky.social · Sep 19

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the ben keeps the flores @limitlessjest.bsky.social · Sep 19

Je Suis Kimmel

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Evan Greer @evangreer.bsky.social · Sep 16

this is so much worse than i could have even expected and i expected it to be horrifically racist and fucked up

@NewsJennifer (Jennifer Schulze) @newsjennifer.bsky.social · Sep 16

WHAT THE HELL

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KAFUI 🇬🇭 @mykafuiohkafui.bsky.social · Jul 23

“I asked Grok” “I asked ChatGPT” Yeah, well I asked my mother what will I be? Will I be pretty? Will I be rich? Here's what she said to me.

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Jordan Harper @jordanharper.bsky.social · Sep 13

In preparation for my new novel A VIOLENT MASTERPIECE dropping this April, I'm starting this thread to catalog my work:

Cover for my upcoming novel A VIOLENT MASTERPIECE

Cover for my novel THE LAST KING OF CALIFORNIA

The cover for my Edgar-winning novel SHE RIDES SHOTGUN

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L @banalplay.bsky.social · Sep 12

This is simply untenable. There is no way forward with media and political classes captured by the right. Every time someone commits a crime you have to pray it's not an undesirable or it's purge time, then when it turns out to be themselves again they just shrug and wait for the next one.

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