Jeff (Gutenberg Parenthesis) Jarvis
@jeffjarvis.bsky.social
Visiting prof @Stony Brook; fellow @Montclair State; emeritus prof @CUNY's Newmark School of Journalism. Co-host: This Week in Google, AI Inside. Author of The Gutenberg Parenthesis, Magazine, The Web We Weave, available at: https://jeffjarvis.com
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I'm a media critic. I read and point to that which I criticize.
Please don't tell me the #BrokenTimes, #BrokenPost have paywalls and registration. We know.
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Scarborough keeps deluding himself about recapturing some ideal Republican past: "This is not Scalia's America right here. This is not Reagan's America. This is not William F. Buckley's America.... This is not a conservative's America. Scalia would be horrified by this."
January 14, 2026 at 12:12 PM
Scarborough keeps deluding himself about recapturing some ideal Republican past: "This is not Scalia's America right here. This is not Reagan's America. This is not William F. Buckley's America.... This is not a conservative's America. Scalia would be horrified by this."
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NEW: The Times got the Fulton County grand jury transcripts. Lindsey Graham told the grand jurors “if you told him Martians came and stole votes, he’d be inclined to believe it.” www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/u...
In Secret Testimony, Republicans Derided Trump’s Stolen Election Claims
www.nytimes.com
January 13, 2026 at 11:54 PM
NEW: The Times got the Fulton County grand jury transcripts. Lindsey Graham told the grand jurors “if you told him Martians came and stole votes, he’d be inclined to believe it.” www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/u...
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Update — Here is what the new apparent CBS News segment "Whiskey Fridays with Tony Dokoupil" may look like:
January 13, 2026 at 11:01 PM
Update — Here is what the new apparent CBS News segment "Whiskey Fridays with Tony Dokoupil" may look like:
DISGUSTING: Bari Weiss pimps CBS née News with product placement, says @zeteo.com
New: CBS News seems to be preparing a new segment called "Whiskey Fridays with Tony Dokoupil," per sources.
Some staff were only first made aware of it as they encountered CBS testing out set designs of a faux-stocked bar in the newsroom, featuring a large sponsor banner for Jack Daniels.
Some staff were only first made aware of it as they encountered CBS testing out set designs of a faux-stocked bar in the newsroom, featuring a large sponsor banner for Jack Daniels.
January 13, 2026 at 11:09 PM
DISGUSTING: Bari Weiss pimps CBS née News with product placement, says @zeteo.com
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“Now, with funding for parts of the government set to expire once again, Democrats appear suddenly reluctant to use their leverage to address another issue that is important to their base (and, frankly, a lot of voters outside of it): the money pouring into ICE.”
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Democrats Appear Ready to Duck a Key Fight on ICE
Top Senate Democrats are focused on other priorities in the government funding fight.
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January 13, 2026 at 8:34 PM
“Now, with funding for parts of the government set to expire once again, Democrats appear suddenly reluctant to use their leverage to address another issue that is important to their base (and, frankly, a lot of voters outside of it): the money pouring into ICE.”
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Dear sweet Jesus, these photos from after they drag her away are even worse. (h/t @mprnews.org, doing the Lord's work).
www.instagram.com/reel/DTdrPvZ...
www.instagram.com/reel/DTdrPvZ...
MPR News on Instagram: "On Tuesday, Jan. 13, a woman in south Minneapolis was stopped by ICE, pulled from her car and carried by agents into their vehicle. As she was being carried the woman told agen...
3,476 likes, 207 comments - mprnews on January 13, 2026: "On Tuesday, Jan. 13, a woman in south Minneapolis was stopped by ICE, pulled from her car and carried by agents into their vehicle. As she was...
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January 13, 2026 at 8:56 PM
Dear sweet Jesus, these photos from after they drag her away are even worse. (h/t @mprnews.org, doing the Lord's work).
www.instagram.com/reel/DTdrPvZ...
www.instagram.com/reel/DTdrPvZ...
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Today at 34 & Park in Minneapolis, a woman tried to drive down the street where a protest had broken out in front of a home ICE was raiding, saying she had a doctor apt to get to. ICE agents busted out her windows, cut off her seatbelt, and pulled her out before arresting her.
January 13, 2026 at 6:56 PM
Today at 34 & Park in Minneapolis, a woman tried to drive down the street where a protest had broken out in front of a home ICE was raiding, saying she had a doctor apt to get to. ICE agents busted out her windows, cut off her seatbelt, and pulled her out before arresting her.
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Feels like a situation that would require an email response, or perhaps a zoom call at best.
January 13, 2026 at 2:17 PM
Feels like a situation that would require an email response, or perhaps a zoom call at best.
I don't understand why Denmark and Greenland are dignifying Trump's insane imperialism by coming to meet in Washington. There's nothing to discuss.
US vice-president JD Vance to join talks on Greenland, Denmark says
www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
US vice-president JD Vance to join talks on Greenland, Denmark says
www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
Denmark says US vice-president JD Vance to join talks on Greenland – Europe live
Vance will join tomorrow’s meeting between Danish and Greenlandic foreign ministers and US secretary of state Marco Rubio
www.theguardian.com
January 13, 2026 at 2:15 PM
I don't understand why Denmark and Greenland are dignifying Trump's insane imperialism by coming to meet in Washington. There's nothing to discuss.
US vice-president JD Vance to join talks on Greenland, Denmark says
www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
US vice-president JD Vance to join talks on Greenland, Denmark says
www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
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Jeff Jarvis, author of "Magazine," reflects on his experience narrating his own audiobook.
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January 13, 2026 at 1:56 PM
Jeff Jarvis, author of "Magazine," reflects on his experience narrating his own audiobook.
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The executive council of the American Historical Association is on the wrong side of history and its members.
Leaders of Historians’ Group Veto Resolutions Critical of Israel www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/a...
Leaders of Historians’ Group Veto Resolutions Critical of Israel www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/a...
Leaders of Historians’ Group Veto Resolutions Critical of Israel
www.nytimes.com
January 13, 2026 at 12:01 PM
The executive council of the American Historical Association is on the wrong side of history and its members.
Leaders of Historians’ Group Veto Resolutions Critical of Israel www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/a...
Leaders of Historians’ Group Veto Resolutions Critical of Israel www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/a...
The homepage headline is not clear: It's not the aides who are being investigated for misconduct but the secretary. The aides are the whistleblowers. Sloppy editing.
Labor Secretary’s Aides Placed on Leave in Misconduct Investigation www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/b...
Labor Secretary’s Aides Placed on Leave in Misconduct Investigation www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/b...
January 13, 2026 at 11:44 AM
The homepage headline is not clear: It's not the aides who are being investigated for misconduct but the secretary. The aides are the whistleblowers. Sloppy editing.
Labor Secretary’s Aides Placed on Leave in Misconduct Investigation www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/b...
Labor Secretary’s Aides Placed on Leave in Misconduct Investigation www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/b...
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Breaking NYT:
The Pentagon used a secret aircraft painted to look like a civilian plane in its first boat attack, according to officials briefed on the matter.
The laws of armed conflict forbid combatants from feigning civilian status.
That is a war crime called "perfidy."
The Pentagon used a secret aircraft painted to look like a civilian plane in its first boat attack, according to officials briefed on the matter.
The laws of armed conflict forbid combatants from feigning civilian status.
That is a war crime called "perfidy."
U.S. Attacked Boat With Aircraft That Looked Like a Civilian Plane
www.nytimes.com
January 13, 2026 at 12:05 AM
Breaking NYT:
The Pentagon used a secret aircraft painted to look like a civilian plane in its first boat attack, according to officials briefed on the matter.
The laws of armed conflict forbid combatants from feigning civilian status.
That is a war crime called "perfidy."
The Pentagon used a secret aircraft painted to look like a civilian plane in its first boat attack, according to officials briefed on the matter.
The laws of armed conflict forbid combatants from feigning civilian status.
That is a war crime called "perfidy."
Target: dead to me.
From a good friend in Minneapolis: "Target is allowing ICE to stage in their parking lots, use their restrooms, and abduct people from inside their stores - so if you weren’t boycotting already, now is the time." They were staging in Chicago as well.
January 12, 2026 at 8:25 PM
Target: dead to me.
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“It is pure, unadulterated administration propaganda, full stop. That’s all CBS News is now.”
I love talking with these guys...
"It is pure, unadulterated, administration propaganda." @jeffjarvis.bsky.social says CBS is a TOTAL disaster under this Trump administration.
Full episode: linktr.ee/americanfric...
Full episode: linktr.ee/americanfric...
January 12, 2026 at 6:23 PM
“It is pure, unadulterated administration propaganda, full stop. That’s all CBS News is now.”
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The NYT has run a thousand of these pieces over the last decade: The brave Republican pushing back against Trump and leading the party back to normalcy.
The shift never comes.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/o...
The shift never comes.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/o...
January 12, 2026 at 2:56 PM
The NYT has run a thousand of these pieces over the last decade: The brave Republican pushing back against Trump and leading the party back to normalcy.
The shift never comes.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/o...
The shift never comes.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/o...
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Yes
Better to use Powell's words
Pretexts and threats
Threats of indictment is accurate
Describes use of govt power w/out implying legitimacy
Investigation and inquiry convey legitimate authority
Yellen Greenspan Bernanke statement didn't convey legitimacy either
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Better to use Powell's words
Pretexts and threats
Threats of indictment is accurate
Describes use of govt power w/out implying legitimacy
Investigation and inquiry convey legitimate authority
Yellen Greenspan Bernanke statement didn't convey legitimacy either
bsky.app/profile/real...
Jerome Powell did not use the word investigation
It is a normal word
But I think the Justice department lacks legitimacy to such an extent that news coverage should consider dropping the word investigation altogether
Powell said pretexts and he said threats
He is a lot more reliable than DOJ
It is a normal word
But I think the Justice department lacks legitimacy to such an extent that news coverage should consider dropping the word investigation altogether
Powell said pretexts and he said threats
He is a lot more reliable than DOJ
January 12, 2026 at 4:35 PM
Yes
Better to use Powell's words
Pretexts and threats
Threats of indictment is accurate
Describes use of govt power w/out implying legitimacy
Investigation and inquiry convey legitimate authority
Yellen Greenspan Bernanke statement didn't convey legitimacy either
bsky.app/profile/real...
Better to use Powell's words
Pretexts and threats
Threats of indictment is accurate
Describes use of govt power w/out implying legitimacy
Investigation and inquiry convey legitimate authority
Yellen Greenspan Bernanke statement didn't convey legitimacy either
bsky.app/profile/real...
I love talking with these guys...
"It is pure, unadulterated, administration propaganda." @jeffjarvis.bsky.social says CBS is a TOTAL disaster under this Trump administration.
Full episode: linktr.ee/americanfric...
Full episode: linktr.ee/americanfric...
January 12, 2026 at 5:00 PM
I love talking with these guys...
Any reputable news organization should employ scare quotes in Jerome Powell Fed "investigation."
January 12, 2026 at 3:10 PM
Any reputable news organization should employ scare quotes in Jerome Powell Fed "investigation."
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Adam Johnson filed to run as a Republican for an at-large seat on the Manatee County Commission on Tuesday, Jan 6th.
His campaign logo is an outline of the viral photograph of him carrying the podium.
Archive link
(because f*ck WaPo):
archive.is/aNXns
His campaign logo is an outline of the viral photograph of him carrying the podium.
Archive link
(because f*ck WaPo):
archive.is/aNXns
Florida man.
Man convicted for carrying Pelosi's podium during US Capitol riot seeks Florida county office www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Man convicted for carrying Pelosi's podium during US Capitol riot seeks Florida county office www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Man convicted for carrying Pelosi's podium during US Capitol riot seeks Florida county office
A man who is known for grabbing Nancy Pelosi’s podium during the U.S. Capitol riot is running for a county office in Florida
www.washingtonpost.com
January 12, 2026 at 2:14 PM
Adam Johnson filed to run as a Republican for an at-large seat on the Manatee County Commission on Tuesday, Jan 6th.
His campaign logo is an outline of the viral photograph of him carrying the podium.
Archive link
(because f*ck WaPo):
archive.is/aNXns
His campaign logo is an outline of the viral photograph of him carrying the podium.
Archive link
(because f*ck WaPo):
archive.is/aNXns
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Thanks for tracking how propaganda launders fascism through euphemism. Every time media calls fascism a ‘norm shift,’ it teaches people to tolerate their own erasure and subjugation.
Political persuasion is a systematic dismantling of democracy dressed in polite editorial language. Disgusting.
Political persuasion is a systematic dismantling of democracy dressed in polite editorial language. Disgusting.
January 12, 2026 at 2:50 PM
Thanks for tracking how propaganda launders fascism through euphemism. Every time media calls fascism a ‘norm shift,’ it teaches people to tolerate their own erasure and subjugation.
Political persuasion is a systematic dismantling of democracy dressed in polite editorial language. Disgusting.
Political persuasion is a systematic dismantling of democracy dressed in polite editorial language. Disgusting.
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Peltola jumping into #AKSen makes it more likely that Senate control comes down to mail ballots that get counted late and trend Dem. If know that the DOJ knows that.
#BrokenPost catalogs how Trump's attacks on voting rights but positions it as merely "trying to change how the midterm elections are conducted...beyond typical political persuasion...challenging long-established democratic norms."
It's fascism.
It's fascism.
January 12, 2026 at 1:13 PM
Peltola jumping into #AKSen makes it more likely that Senate control comes down to mail ballots that get counted late and trend Dem. If know that the DOJ knows that.
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The USA is.never going to be a great nation again. This is a country run by mediocre, sexually dysfunctional, predatory white men. We are doomed
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Florida man.
Man convicted for carrying Pelosi's podium during US Capitol riot seeks Florida county office www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Man convicted for carrying Pelosi's podium during US Capitol riot seeks Florida county office www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Man convicted for carrying Pelosi's podium during US Capitol riot seeks Florida county office
A man who is known for grabbing Nancy Pelosi’s podium during the U.S. Capitol riot is running for a county office in Florida
www.washingtonpost.com
January 12, 2026 at 1:20 PM
The USA is.never going to be a great nation again. This is a country run by mediocre, sexually dysfunctional, predatory white men. We are doomed
!
!
#BrokenPost catalogs how Trump's attacks on voting rights but positions it as merely "trying to change how the midterm elections are conducted...beyond typical political persuasion...challenging long-established democratic norms."
It's fascism.
It's fascism.
January 12, 2026 at 1:02 PM
#BrokenPost catalogs how Trump's attacks on voting rights but positions it as merely "trying to change how the midterm elections are conducted...beyond typical political persuasion...challenging long-established democratic norms."
It's fascism.
It's fascism.
Florida man.
Man convicted for carrying Pelosi's podium during US Capitol riot seeks Florida county office www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Man convicted for carrying Pelosi's podium during US Capitol riot seeks Florida county office www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Man convicted for carrying Pelosi's podium during US Capitol riot seeks Florida county office
A man who is known for grabbing Nancy Pelosi’s podium during the U.S. Capitol riot is running for a county office in Florida
www.washingtonpost.com
January 12, 2026 at 12:52 PM
Florida man.
Man convicted for carrying Pelosi's podium during US Capitol riot seeks Florida county office www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Man convicted for carrying Pelosi's podium during US Capitol riot seeks Florida county office www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...