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Jeff (Gutenberg Parenthesis) Jarvis
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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.
Please don't tell me to stop reading.
If you don't want traffic to go to them, don't click.
We have more important things to worry about!
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As a nice Jewish girl I have deplored Netanyahu and his settlement policies for years.

NYT is simply off-base AGAIN with their unfettered pro-Israel, right or wrong take.

Team Mamdani.
November 25, 2025 at 1:05 PM
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Buses have been free in Tucson for years now. City check: still standing.
November 25, 2025 at 1:11 PM
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The creation of a "Fight Club" within the Dem caucus in the Senate might be the best thing to happen in forever.
It's time for Chuck to go (and take Kirsten and Hakeem with him). Fight, Fight Club, fight.
Chuck Schumer Faces Pushback From a ‘Fight Club’ of Senate Democrats www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/u...
Chuck Schumer Faces Pushback From a ‘Fight Club’ of Senate Democrats
www.nytimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:17 PM
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November 25, 2025 at 1:38 PM
We tried to tell you, but OK, good:
Majority of Latino voters disapprove of Trump, Pew study finds
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Majority of Latino voters disapprove of Trump, Pew study finds
Research shows 70% disapprove of job US president – who won backing of nearly half of Latino voters in 2024 – is doing
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:30 PM
BBC on ice:
Reith lecturer accuses BBC of censoring his remarks on Trump
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
Reith lecturer accuses BBC of censoring his remarks on Trump
Dutch writer Rutger Bregman says claim that Trump was ‘most openly corrupt president in US history’ was removed
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:28 PM
"I’m a Professor. A.I. Has Changed My Classroom, but Not for the Worse."
Gift link:
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/m...
I’m a Professor. A.I. Has Changed My Classroom, but Not for the Worse.
www.nytimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:17 PM
It's time for Chuck to go (and take Kirsten and Hakeem with him). Fight, Fight Club, fight.
Chuck Schumer Faces Pushback From a ‘Fight Club’ of Senate Democrats www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/u...
Chuck Schumer Faces Pushback From a ‘Fight Club’ of Senate Democrats
www.nytimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Well, well, well, imagine this:
Iowa City Made Its Buses Free. Traffic Cleared, and So Did the Air. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/c...
Iowa City Made Its Buses Free. Traffic Cleared, and So Did the Air.
www.nytimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Dems in AI disarray.
A.I. Dominates Our World. Why Don’t Democrats Have a Plan? www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/o...
Opinion | A.I. Dominates Our World. Why Don’t Democrats Have a Plan?
www.nytimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:03 PM
The #BrokenTimes' #MamdaniVendetta reaches a new level as it uses news columns to criticize him for daring to criticize settlements in the occupied West Bank that violate international law while also criticizing demonstrators. Its agenda is clear.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/n...
Mamdani Response to Protest Inflames Tensions With Jewish Leaders
www.nytimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:59 PM
"Conservative," yeah.
$10 Billion and Counting: Trump Administration Snaps Up Stakes in Private Firms www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/u...
www.nytimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Becca Rothfeld is so good. "Galloway has thereby anointed himself a more benign Daddy. I don’t envy him: He seeks the dubious distinction of being a better version of a very bad thing."
Gift link:
A conservative argues we need to value ‘women as women.’ But what does that mean? wapo.st/4ad9cvE
Review | A conservative argues we need to value ‘women as women.’ But what does that mean?
Leah Libresco Sargeant argues that we need to better acknowledge human need and vulnerability, and that valuing women “as women” is a start
wapo.st
November 25, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Uh...
Sen. Jim Justice, wife to pay $5 million in back taxes to settle IRS suit www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Sen. Jim Justice, wife to pay $5 million in back taxes to settle IRS suit
The senator from West Virginia and his wife struck the agreement hours after the Justice Department filed a lawsuit. The IRS said the unpaid taxes dated to 2009.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:04 PM
The #MurdochJournal tries to justify Trump, Kushner, and Witkoff taking dictation from their puppet master, Putin.
November 25, 2025 at 11:36 AM
He spent 37 days in jail for a Facebook post. Larry Bushart’s story is a warning to us all.
www.ms.now/opinion/tenn...
Opinion | He spent 37 days in jail for a Facebook post. Larry Bushart’s story is a warning to us all.
Daniel Burnett: A 61-year-old Tennessee man was arrested for sharing a meme during the moral panic following Charlie Kirk's assassination.
www.ms.now
November 24, 2025 at 9:46 PM
In my youth, fall heralded the arrival of new sitcoms and Chevrolets. Now it brings a new Benedict Evans presentation: AI eats the world
www.ben-evans.com/presentations
Presentations — Benedict Evans
Every year, I produce a big presentation exploring macro and strategic trends in the tech industry. New in May 2025, ‘AI eats the world’.
www.ben-evans.com
November 24, 2025 at 1:23 PM
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Donald Trump is moving too quickly to embrace Zohran Mamdani.

by Chuck Schumer
November 23, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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Most accounts on Twitter turn out to be Russian MAGA bots. Here’s why Bluesky has an intellectual diversity problem
November 23, 2025 at 10:35 PM
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And our dear leader decided we don't need to do the 2nd part of Levinson.
November 23, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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Oddly enough, in media coverage of Dems' video warning against carrying out illegal orders, there's very little discussion of *whether it's actually reasonable to fear Trump is giving illegal commands or not.*

The evidence is strong that he is. Media should say so:

newrepublic.com/article/2035...
November 23, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Consolidation in right-wing media in the UK.
(UK: Murdoch + Rothermere. US: Murdoch + Ellison + Sinclair)
Daily Mail owner strikes £500m deal to buy Telegraph titles
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
Daily Mail owner strikes £500m deal to buy Telegraph titles
Acquisition likely to trigger in-depth investigation by regulator after agreement between DMGT and Redbird IMI
www.theguardian.com
November 23, 2025 at 4:16 PM
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In Monrovia, California, protesters are purchasing 17¢ ICE scrapers from Home Depot and immediately returning them to create long lines and slow down the entire store. Their aim is to disrupt sales and convey a message opposing ICE raids occurring in their neighborhood.
November 23, 2025 at 11:37 AM
The latest nutballery from Yudkowsky, Inc.: Proposing a US/China pact to end so-called artificial superintelligence research and control chips because doom. The hubris is overtaken only by the idiocy. Well, it's one way to promote a book.
arxiv.org/pdf/2511.10783
arxiv.org
November 23, 2025 at 2:59 PM
So where, precisely, is the line for Vanity Fair?
Vanity Fair Is Reviewing Its Ties to Olivia Nuzzi www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/s...
Vanity Fair Is Reviewing Its Ties to Olivia Nuzzi
www.nytimes.com
November 22, 2025 at 3:34 PM