Corey Pein
@coreypein.bsky.social
author, Live Work Work Work Die: A Journey into the Savage Heart of Silicon Valley
writer, @thebaffler.com, @majorityreport.bsky.social's daily amquickie.com newsletter
writer, @thebaffler.com, @majorityreport.bsky.social's daily amquickie.com newsletter
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“Why doesn’t the White House press room yell at Trump when he calls their colleagues names” have you looked recently at the roster of journalists with White House credentials. It’s like The Gateway Pundit and Jack Posobiec
November 28, 2025 at 3:20 AM
“Why doesn’t the White House press room yell at Trump when he calls their colleagues names” have you looked recently at the roster of journalists with White House credentials. It’s like The Gateway Pundit and Jack Posobiec
The rare Reverse Newsom maneuver.
Combatting poverty and hunger in this city will take every single one of us. Myself included.
November 27, 2025 at 6:45 PM
The rare Reverse Newsom maneuver.
There's a name I haven't seen in a long time. So, thanks Bluesky. But also what a shameless fucking shill not to say anything about the substance of Witkoff's call, which was advancing Russian interests to the detriment of both Ukraine and the US. What US Code might apply there, lawyer guy?
America pissed away all its espionage relationships and glem has a sad about it lol. probably all of Europe has a tap on witkoffs phone now
November 27, 2025 at 6:41 PM
There's a name I haven't seen in a long time. So, thanks Bluesky. But also what a shameless fucking shill not to say anything about the substance of Witkoff's call, which was advancing Russian interests to the detriment of both Ukraine and the US. What US Code might apply there, lawyer guy?
gold gifts, the normal kind
Swiss lawmakers have urged prosecutors to assess whether gold gifts received by Trump broke the country’s anti-bribery laws.
Trump’s Giant Gold Gifts Trigger Demand for Urgent Bribery Probe
Swiss MPs ask prosecutors if a Rolex and a gold bar given to Trump broke anti-bribery laws after a tariff-cut deal.
trib.al
November 27, 2025 at 6:33 PM
gold gifts, the normal kind
The common thread is not that these disgraced people had a profession, it's that they all belonged to an unaccountable elite. Adjunct lecturers have as much in common with Summers as beat reporters do with Nuzzi.
Sure, Nuzzi isn’t all journalists. Sure, Larry Summers isn’t all academics. Sure, Musk isn’t all CEOs. And also, if you don’t think their prominence & behavior tells us something about those professions & our National Conversation™️ in this authoritarian era, I don’t really know what to tell you.
you know, what if they aren't actually a commentary on journalism or the state of media. what if these people are just extremely weird
November 27, 2025 at 7:58 AM
The common thread is not that these disgraced people had a profession, it's that they all belonged to an unaccountable elite. Adjunct lecturers have as much in common with Summers as beat reporters do with Nuzzi.
Such disrespect for chupacabra
New polling on aliens
% of U.S. adult citizens who believe the following definitely or probably exist:
Aliens 56%
Bigfoot 28%
The Yeti 23%
The Loch Ness Monster 22%
Chupacabra 16%
today.yougov.com/health/artic...
% of U.S. adult citizens who believe the following definitely or probably exist:
Aliens 56%
Bigfoot 28%
The Yeti 23%
The Loch Ness Monster 22%
Chupacabra 16%
today.yougov.com/health/artic...
November 26, 2025 at 4:57 AM
Such disrespect for chupacabra
How many Adams appointees are crooks? That we know of.
It is typical for new administrations to clear out political appointees who served the prior mayor, though it is not always done with as much lead time or so extensively. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/n...
In City Hall Housecleaning, Mamdani Asks 179 Adams Staff Members to Quit
www.nytimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 4:41 AM
How many Adams appointees are crooks? That we know of.
Telling people not to break the law: criminal?
November 26, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Telling people not to break the law: criminal?
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Jimmy Cliff, the charismatic reggae pioneer and actor who preached joy, defiance and resilience in such classics as “Many Rivers to Cross,” “You Can Get it If You Really Want” and “Vietnam” and starred in the landmark movie “The Harder They Come,” has died at 81.
Jimmy Cliff, reggae giant and star of landmark film ‘The Harder They Come,’ dead at 81
Jimmy Cliff, the charismatic reggae pioneer and actor who starred in the landmark movie “The Harder They Come,” has died at 81.
trib.al
November 25, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Jimmy Cliff, the charismatic reggae pioneer and actor who preached joy, defiance and resilience in such classics as “Many Rivers to Cross,” “You Can Get it If You Really Want” and “Vietnam” and starred in the landmark movie “The Harder They Come,” has died at 81.
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www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... - my new article, if of interest please share.
I endured an English public school. But that’s not the only reason I’m unsurprised about the Farage allegations |
Let’s put aside the schooldays accusations and look, instead, at the Reform leader’s path since then. I think a pretty clear picture of the man emerges, says author and podcaster Musa Okwonga
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2025 at 7:03 AM
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... - my new article, if of interest please share.
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Brazil ex-president Bolsonaro detained by police, lawyer says reut.rs/4poEdku
Brazil ex-president Bolsonaro detained by police, lawyer says
Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was taken into federal police custody on Saturday, his lawyer told Reuters, ending months of house arrest as he appealed a Supreme Court conviction for attacks on Brazil's democracy.
reut.rs
November 22, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Brazil ex-president Bolsonaro detained by police, lawyer says reut.rs/4poEdku
Creepy story
Former Google chief accused of spying on employees through account 'backdoor'
Former Google chief accused of spying on employees through account 'backdoor'
Former Google CEO and chairman Eric Schmidt was accused in a lawsuit filed Wednesday by a former girlfriend and business partner of using a Gmail "backdoor" to spy on her and company employees.
www.latimes.com
November 21, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Creepy story
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New from me this morning, a deep dive on Elon Musk's Grokipedia-- the forthrightness of the white nationalist and eugenic advocacy in many entries surprised me and the experts I spoke to www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
White nationalist talking points and racial pseudoscience: welcome to Elon Musk’s Grokipedia
World’s richest person wanted to ‘purge’ propaganda from Wikipedia, so he created a compendium of racist disinformation
www.theguardian.com
November 17, 2025 at 12:34 PM
New from me this morning, a deep dive on Elon Musk's Grokipedia-- the forthrightness of the white nationalist and eugenic advocacy in many entries surprised me and the experts I spoke to www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
What is a global editorial director?
November 17, 2025 at 4:11 PM
What is a global editorial director?
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Newspaper Union in Pittsburgh just told Fetterman to get fucked.
👏 👏 👏
Glad to see some journalistic integrity.
👏 👏 👏
Glad to see some journalistic integrity.
November 12, 2025 at 6:07 AM
Newspaper Union in Pittsburgh just told Fetterman to get fucked.
👏 👏 👏
Glad to see some journalistic integrity.
👏 👏 👏
Glad to see some journalistic integrity.
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NEW: Before the recent Epstein disclosures, Larry Summers was poised to lead the economic policy plank for the Democrats' "Project 2029" effort at the Center for American Progress. He signed off on a housing policy paper CAP was prepping for next week.
prospect.org/2025/11/14/e...
prospect.org/2025/11/14/e...
Epstein Confidant Larry Summers Guiding Democrats’ ‘Project 2029’ - The American Prospect
Summers was overseeing the economic policy plank of the Center for American Progress’s effort. Emails released this week show him in regular contact with Jeffrey Epstein.
prospect.org
November 14, 2025 at 5:04 PM
NEW: Before the recent Epstein disclosures, Larry Summers was poised to lead the economic policy plank for the Democrats' "Project 2029" effort at the Center for American Progress. He signed off on a housing policy paper CAP was prepping for next week.
prospect.org/2025/11/14/e...
prospect.org/2025/11/14/e...
"lower tariffs on coffee and fruit" ≠ rent freeze
As President Trump faces backlash from American consumers who continue to struggle with elevated prices and a sense of economic pessimism, his administration has rolled out new policies and messaging to show they are serious about combating the nation’s affordability crisis.
Trump Turns to Affordability Message Amid Economic Frustration
The Trump administration is facing backlash from American consumers as higher costs from tariffs blunt wage gains.
nyti.ms
November 14, 2025 at 4:43 PM
"lower tariffs on coffee and fruit" ≠ rent freeze