Noah Berlatsky
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Noah Berlatsky
@nberlat.bsky.social
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You pull yourself up by your boostraps. Me? I DESERVE free money from the government, and so do my rich friends bsky.app/profile/cwar...
November 25, 2025 at 4:21 PM
You pull yourself up by your boostraps. Me? I DESERVE free money from the government, and so do my rich friends bsky.app/profile/cwar...
it's the same reason fox says it's coverage is "fair and balanced". It's Orwellian code for, "our goal is fascism."
I don’t understand why Weiss thinks the desired outcome of CBS News coverage is debate.
November 25, 2025 at 4:18 PM
it's the same reason fox says it's coverage is "fair and balanced". It's Orwellian code for, "our goal is fascism."
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The problem with this article is they asked too many lawyers and not enough historians.
As a historian, I'd say the legality of Trump's immunity and pardons depends on how he leaves office.
At 40 over 55 approval? He's immune.
At 25 over 65? He's probably not immune & self-pardons aren't legal.
As a historian, I'd say the legality of Trump's immunity and pardons depends on how he leaves office.
At 40 over 55 approval? He's immune.
At 25 over 65? He's probably not immune & self-pardons aren't legal.
John Roberts has secured his place in history alongside Al Capone and Bernard Madoff. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/o...
Opinion | Why Trump Won’t Face Prosecution This Time Around
www.nytimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:20 PM
The problem with this article is they asked too many lawyers and not enough historians.
As a historian, I'd say the legality of Trump's immunity and pardons depends on how he leaves office.
At 40 over 55 approval? He's immune.
At 25 over 65? He's probably not immune & self-pardons aren't legal.
As a historian, I'd say the legality of Trump's immunity and pardons depends on how he leaves office.
At 40 over 55 approval? He's immune.
At 25 over 65? He's probably not immune & self-pardons aren't legal.
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Remember when he wouldn’t sell his Buzzfeed stock to comply with the New York Times rules and strung things out until he just quit instead of ever complying?
He’s a scumbag.
Worst part is that the media column he wrote was actually good. Probably his only good contribution to journalism.
He’s a scumbag.
Worst part is that the media column he wrote was actually good. Probably his only good contribution to journalism.
I knew Ben Smith was a smug stooge, but now I also know that he is a smug paid stooge for a murderous genocidal dictatorship.
November 25, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Remember when he wouldn’t sell his Buzzfeed stock to comply with the New York Times rules and strung things out until he just quit instead of ever complying?
He’s a scumbag.
Worst part is that the media column he wrote was actually good. Probably his only good contribution to journalism.
He’s a scumbag.
Worst part is that the media column he wrote was actually good. Probably his only good contribution to journalism.
43 points underwater with Latino voters.
Pew Research poll - Latino Voters
Trump approval
Approve 27%
Disapprove 70%
www.pewresearch.org/race-and-eth...
Trump approval
Approve 27%
Disapprove 70%
www.pewresearch.org/race-and-eth...
November 25, 2025 at 4:12 PM
43 points underwater with Latino voters.
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Economist/YouGov poll
Trump approval
Approve 38%
Disapprove 57%
Generic ballot 2026
🔵 Democratic 39%
🔴 Republicans 32%
11/21-11/24
d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net/documents/ec...
Trump approval
Approve 38%
Disapprove 57%
Generic ballot 2026
🔵 Democratic 39%
🔴 Republicans 32%
11/21-11/24
d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net/documents/ec...
d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net
November 25, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Economist/YouGov poll
Trump approval
Approve 38%
Disapprove 57%
Generic ballot 2026
🔵 Democratic 39%
🔴 Republicans 32%
11/21-11/24
d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net/documents/ec...
Trump approval
Approve 38%
Disapprove 57%
Generic ballot 2026
🔵 Democratic 39%
🔴 Republicans 32%
11/21-11/24
d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net/documents/ec...
that is an eye opening poll. suggests Pressley could beat Markey in the primary. (or would be veeery close.)
she should run.
she should run.
Suffolk poll | 11/19-11/23 RV
Massachusetts Senate Democratic primary
Ed Markey 45% (incumbent)
Seth Moulton 22%
Undceided 31%
—
Ayanna Pressley 35%
Ed Markey 34% (incumbent)
Seth Moulton 16%
Undecided 15%
www.suffolk.edu/-/media/suff...
Massachusetts Senate Democratic primary
Ed Markey 45% (incumbent)
Seth Moulton 22%
Undceided 31%
—
Ayanna Pressley 35%
Ed Markey 34% (incumbent)
Seth Moulton 16%
Undecided 15%
www.suffolk.edu/-/media/suff...
www.suffolk.edu
November 25, 2025 at 4:10 PM
that is an eye opening poll. suggests Pressley could beat Markey in the primary. (or would be veeery close.)
she should run.
she should run.
good god; ARG has trump's approval at*35%*
disapproval at 62, so 27 points underwater.
fiftyplusone tracker is now under 40%
fiftyplusone.news/polls/approv...
disapproval at 62, so 27 points underwater.
fiftyplusone tracker is now under 40%
fiftyplusone.news/polls/approv...
FiftyPlusOne - Latest Political Polls and Averages
A comprehensive list of polls and polling averages for elections and politician approval.
fiftyplusone.news
November 25, 2025 at 4:04 PM
good god; ARG has trump's approval at*35%*
disapproval at 62, so 27 points underwater.
fiftyplusone tracker is now under 40%
fiftyplusone.news/polls/approv...
disapproval at 62, so 27 points underwater.
fiftyplusone tracker is now under 40%
fiftyplusone.news/polls/approv...
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Amazing to learn that Isaac Chotiner can apparently just come for you in your replies. Like suddenly realizing you're swimming in open ocean
November 25, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Amazing to learn that Isaac Chotiner can apparently just come for you in your replies. Like suddenly realizing you're swimming in open ocean
I feel like Nuzzi is the other side of this. pubs want mid level sloggers who are really ai slop...and then they want superstars who are celebrity sexploitation scandals. the demand for journalism at any level doesn't exist.
wrote about AI slop fraud in journalism, which is successful not because AI is magic superintelligence, but because journalism has already been hollowed out and turned into slop. www.everythingishorrible.net/p/journalist...
Journalists Have Been Turning Into AI Slop For Years
ChatGPT is the ideal employee
www.everythingishorrible.net
November 25, 2025 at 3:38 PM
I feel like Nuzzi is the other side of this. pubs want mid level sloggers who are really ai slop...and then they want superstars who are celebrity sexploitation scandals. the demand for journalism at any level doesn't exist.
this is sort of a bleak follow up to the bleak interview I did with @janefriedman.com
janefriedman.com/how-do-freel...
janefriedman.com/how-do-freel...
November 25, 2025 at 3:27 PM
this is sort of a bleak follow up to the bleak interview I did with @janefriedman.com
janefriedman.com/how-do-freel...
janefriedman.com/how-do-freel...
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Journalists Have Been Turning Into AI Slop For Years
ChatGPT is the ideal employee
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November 25, 2025 at 3:27 PM
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This is good; I recommend it.
wrote about AI slop fraud in journalism, which is successful not because AI is magic superintelligence, but because journalism has already been hollowed out and turned into slop. www.everythingishorrible.net/p/journalist...
Journalists Have Been Turning Into AI Slop For Years
ChatGPT is the ideal employee
www.everythingishorrible.net
November 25, 2025 at 3:18 PM
This is good; I recommend it.
wrote about AI slop fraud in journalism, which is successful not because AI is magic superintelligence, but because journalism has already been hollowed out and turned into slop. www.everythingishorrible.net/p/journalist...
Journalists Have Been Turning Into AI Slop For Years
ChatGPT is the ideal employee
www.everythingishorrible.net
November 25, 2025 at 3:16 PM
wrote about AI slop fraud in journalism, which is successful not because AI is magic superintelligence, but because journalism has already been hollowed out and turned into slop. www.everythingishorrible.net/p/journalist...
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What if Dems ran on sacrificing James Carville's human rights?
November 24, 2025 at 8:30 PM
What if Dems ran on sacrificing James Carville's human rights?
this is interesting. MN senate candidate endorsed by...the list of senators currently challenging schumer's midterm strategy.
I'm proud to have earned endorsements from Senators Elizabeth Warren, Chris Murphy, Chris Van Hollen, Ed Markey, Jeff Merkley, and Martin Heinrich.
They know what it means to stand up to Trump, and I'm ready to join them in the Senate.
www.instagram.com/reel/DRR_koB...
They know what it means to stand up to Trump, and I'm ready to join them in the Senate.
www.instagram.com/reel/DRR_koB...
Peggy Flanagan on Instagram: "This moment calls for courageous leaders.
I’m proud to have earned endorsements from @ewarren, @chrismurphyct, @vanhollenformd , @jeffmerkley , @edmarkey and @martinhein...
Peggy Flanagan, endorsed by Senators Elizabeth Warren, Ed Markey, Chris Murphy, Chris Van Hollen, Jeff Merkley, and Martin Heinrich, runs for Minnesota's open Senate seat. She vows to bring backbone a...
www.instagram.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:41 AM
this is interesting. MN senate candidate endorsed by...the list of senators currently challenging schumer's midterm strategy.
huh. couple curve balls there; Smith is a bit of a surprise and...honestly I can't remember seeing Heinrich leading much of anything before.
Wow — Senators Van Hollen, Smith, Murphy, Sanders, Warren, Markey, Merkley, Heinrich have created an official internal "Fight Club."
They're challenging Schumer & Gillibrand's leadership, arguing the party is using an old, corporate-friendly playbook insufficient to take on Trump or win elections.
They're challenging Schumer & Gillibrand's leadership, arguing the party is using an old, corporate-friendly playbook insufficient to take on Trump or win elections.
Chuck Schumer Faces Pushback From a ‘Fight Club’ of Senate Democrats
www.nytimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:38 AM
huh. couple curve balls there; Smith is a bit of a surprise and...honestly I can't remember seeing Heinrich leading much of anything before.
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Today, after months of requests, I toured the Broadview ICE Processing Facility. I want to share what I saw.
The facility has no food vendor, no medical care, and detainees have to use toilets in the middle of shared cells. These are in no way suitable conditions to be holding anyone — period.
The facility has no food vendor, no medical care, and detainees have to use toilets in the middle of shared cells. These are in no way suitable conditions to be holding anyone — period.
November 25, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Today, after months of requests, I toured the Broadview ICE Processing Facility. I want to share what I saw.
The facility has no food vendor, no medical care, and detainees have to use toilets in the middle of shared cells. These are in no way suitable conditions to be holding anyone — period.
The facility has no food vendor, no medical care, and detainees have to use toilets in the middle of shared cells. These are in no way suitable conditions to be holding anyone — period.
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Reported (again…).
If only I were verified.
If only I were verified.
I was just followed by an account claiming to be you. I assume it's not.
bsky.app/profile/step...
bsky.app/profile/step...
bsky.app
November 23, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Reported (again…).
If only I were verified.
If only I were verified.
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the last 24 hours on X, summed up:
November 23, 2025 at 2:26 PM
the last 24 hours on X, summed up:
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Whether killing civilians is illegal is not a matter of interpretation. Whether engaging in an act of war without congressional approval is illegal is not a matter of interpretation. But these are the things the administration is telling military personnel to do.
BLITZER: I want to be precise. Should members of the US military obey clearly illegal orders?
McCLAIN: You're asking an enlisted person for their opinion on what they think is legal. That's a pretty slippery slope. Follow your commander in chief. That's the oath that you took
(Not a no!)
McCLAIN: You're asking an enlisted person for their opinion on what they think is legal. That's a pretty slippery slope. Follow your commander in chief. That's the oath that you took
(Not a no!)
November 24, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Whether killing civilians is illegal is not a matter of interpretation. Whether engaging in an act of war without congressional approval is illegal is not a matter of interpretation. But these are the things the administration is telling military personnel to do.
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Trump’s net approval is ~0 in KY, a state he carried by 30 points. He’s had public spats with almost half its congressional delegation (3 of 8).
Trump on Rand Paul: “He's a nasty liddle' guy”
Trump on Thomas Massie: “a sick Wacko”
Trump on Thomas Massie: “a sick Wacko”
November 24, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Trump’s net approval is ~0 in KY, a state he carried by 30 points. He’s had public spats with almost half its congressional delegation (3 of 8).
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Mark Kelly: "My wife, Gabby Giffords, meeting with her constituents, shot in the head. Six people killed around her, a horrific thing. She spent six months in the hospital. We know what political violence is and we know what causes it too, The statements that Donald Trump made incites others."
November 25, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Mark Kelly: "My wife, Gabby Giffords, meeting with her constituents, shot in the head. Six people killed around her, a horrific thing. She spent six months in the hospital. We know what political violence is and we know what causes it too, The statements that Donald Trump made incites others."
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As a grad student, I wrote a paper on an idea I called “conceptual incompetence,” that some people deploy a concept in such a way that shows they fundamentally don’t understand the concept. My profs hated it.
But I was right, because that’s what Bari Weiss is doing with “charisma.”
But I was right, because that’s what Bari Weiss is doing with “charisma.”
"elevate charismatic figures such as Alan Dershowitz"
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November 25, 2025 at 6:30 AM
As a grad student, I wrote a paper on an idea I called “conceptual incompetence,” that some people deploy a concept in such a way that shows they fundamentally don’t understand the concept. My profs hated it.
But I was right, because that’s what Bari Weiss is doing with “charisma.”
But I was right, because that’s what Bari Weiss is doing with “charisma.”
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The issue isn’t “Nvidia use SPEs to create fake revenue.” The issue is “Nvidia’s contracts with OpenAI can’t possibly be paid out because OpenAI doesn’t have the money, so they might as well be fake revenue.”
Nvidia refuted accounting questions in a memo to analysts, saying "Unlike Enron, NVIDIA does not use Special Purpose Entities to hide debt and inflate revenue" (Tae Kim/Barron's Online)
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
November 25, 2025 at 6:33 AM
The issue isn’t “Nvidia use SPEs to create fake revenue.” The issue is “Nvidia’s contracts with OpenAI can’t possibly be paid out because OpenAI doesn’t have the money, so they might as well be fake revenue.”