Nitish Pahwa
@nitishpahwa.com
staff writer for business/tech @slate.com and online media council member @wgaeast.bsky.social
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Nitish Pahwa
@nitishpahwa.com
· Oct 14
He Used to Dominate Daytime TV. Now He’s Sucking Up to Trump—and His Media Empire Is Collapsing.
When Dr. Phil signed off his talk show in 2023, he pivoted to MAGA politics. It’s not working so well for him.
slate.com
wrote about how Dr. Phil pivoted to wholesale MAGA punditry after leaving daytime TV to start his own company—and why his Trump friendship and ICE ride-alongs couldn't save his new venture from the bankruptcy proceedings that now have him tied up in court slate.com/business/202...
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Brother Ali - Sweet (Potato Pie)
YouTube video by Brother Ali
www.youtube.com
November 25, 2025 at 6:59 PM
never want to hear anyone try to claim the Ram Mandir isn't part of an oppressive, authoritarian project ever again
The #RamTemple in #Ayodhya entered what priests described as its “final state of completion” on Nov. 25 after PM #Modi hoisted a 22-by-11-foot saffron flag atop the 161-foot shikhara, marking the #Dhwajarohan Utsav.
#BREAKING
https://ow.ly/jHL050Xxzf3
#BREAKING
https://ow.ly/jHL050Xxzf3
Ayodhya marks temple completion with dhwajarohan Modi calls moment civilizational milestone
Ayodhya’s Ram temple reached its final stage of completion as Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi hoisted a symbolic saffron flag during the Dhwajarohan Utsav, marking a major ritual milestone.
ow.ly
November 25, 2025 at 6:35 PM
never want to hear anyone try to claim the Ram Mandir isn't part of an oppressive, authoritarian project ever again
Redwall is goated!!!!
I was planning on buying Redwall for my niece this year...
November 25, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Redwall is goated!!!!
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Brazil's Bolsonaro exhausts appeals, will have to serve 27-year sentence: court
November 25, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Brazil's Bolsonaro exhausts appeals, will have to serve 27-year sentence: court
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They’re trying to kill Jackie Chan now.
I teased this last night in What I’m Hearing but now confirmed: Paramount WILL release Rush Hour 4 after prodding from Trump on behalf of Brett Ratner. Distribution deal. Producer Tarak Ben Ammar is lining up financing. Get ready for the dumbest possible state-controlled media.
November 25, 2025 at 5:59 PM
They’re trying to kill Jackie Chan now.
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half of the issue is that we are in a moment where people basically feel afraid of breaking the tax pledge when people will forgive higher taxes if you can actually make them believe things can and will get better for the economy and them
I'd also stimulate the economy and enable a green transition by funding a Green New Deal and climate resilience program
November 25, 2025 at 5:55 PM
half of the issue is that we are in a moment where people basically feel afraid of breaking the tax pledge when people will forgive higher taxes if you can actually make them believe things can and will get better for the economy and them
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Thankfully the used bookstore close to me (Canada's largest) has a great selection of (remaindered) cookbooks. And there's also YouTube.
NEW: AI “recipe slop” is overrunning search and social. Food creators say Google’s AI Overviews and glossy fake food pics are drowning out real, tested recipes — collapsing traffic and setting home cooks up for disaster, especially this Thanksgiving.
Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
AI Slop Recipes Are Taking Over the Internet -- And Thanksgiving Dinner
Food bloggers see traffic dip as home cooks turn to AI, inspired by impossible pictures
www.bloomberg.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Thankfully the used bookstore close to me (Canada's largest) has a great selection of (remaindered) cookbooks. And there's also YouTube.
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it's gonna be really funny watching these guys try and start a Sedevacantism movement and fall completely on their ass. It may be the only situation in which I ever root for the Vatican.
In newly leaked audio, Peter Thiel admits he urged JD Vance to ignore Pope Leo XIV on moral questions — including the ethical development of AI.
He goes even further, branding Leo “the woke American pope” and suggesting he’s a tool of the Antichrist.
He goes even further, branding Leo “the woke American pope” and suggesting he’s a tool of the Antichrist.
NEW: JD Vance’s Top Donor Suggests Pope Leo XIV is Antichrist
In a leaked lecture, Peter Thiel says he’s urged Vance to ignore the pope on moral questions — and simply pray for him.
www.thelettersfromleo.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:26 PM
it's gonna be really funny watching these guys try and start a Sedevacantism movement and fall completely on their ass. It may be the only situation in which I ever root for the Vatican.
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I love this so much. Macaulay Culkin carried that movie on his back. Remarkable for a child actor. Plus it still holds up!
The best thing I learned from Macaulay Culkin at last night’s Home Alone screening is that his 4yo son loves the movie, thinks of himself as Kevin, and has no idea that that’s his dad. Culkin is attempting to hide that fact for as long as possible
a young boy is smiling and says `` i made my family disappear '' .
ALT: a young boy is smiling and says `` i made my family disappear '' .
media.tenor.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:10 PM
I love this so much. Macaulay Culkin carried that movie on his back. Remarkable for a child actor. Plus it still holds up!
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DuckDuckGo now lets you filter out AI images in search results. Obviously not infallible or exhaustive but it’s a start.
How To Filter Out AI Images in DuckDuckgo Search Results - DuckDuckGo Help Pages
Learn how to use filters on DuckDuckGo Private Search to hide AI-generated images in results.
duckduckgo.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:42 PM
DuckDuckGo now lets you filter out AI images in search results. Obviously not infallible or exhaustive but it’s a start.
share a '90s movie that you think deserves more love
(also endorse the choice in the post below)
(also endorse the choice in the post below)
November 25, 2025 at 2:25 PM
share a '90s movie that you think deserves more love
(also endorse the choice in the post below)
(also endorse the choice in the post below)
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good morning. we are celebrating thanksgiving all week on IHTOV, and i've got two good ones for you today.
first up, tracy miller writes beautifully about thanksgiving and a nina simone record and the spirituality of music ihavethatonvinyl.com/essays/the-r...
first up, tracy miller writes beautifully about thanksgiving and a nina simone record and the spirituality of music ihavethatonvinyl.com/essays/the-r...
The Record That Taught Me to Pray: How Nina Simone Became My Thanksgiving Religion
When I was a kid, Thanksgiving wasn’t about turkey or mashed potatoes. It wasn’t about the cranberry sauce or the football game on TV. Thanksgiving was about music. Every year, my aunt would pull out ...
ihavethatonvinyl.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:28 AM
good morning. we are celebrating thanksgiving all week on IHTOV, and i've got two good ones for you today.
first up, tracy miller writes beautifully about thanksgiving and a nina simone record and the spirituality of music ihavethatonvinyl.com/essays/the-r...
first up, tracy miller writes beautifully about thanksgiving and a nina simone record and the spirituality of music ihavethatonvinyl.com/essays/the-r...
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Heaven forbid someone in this country follow international law
Zohran Mamdani chastised a Manhattan synagogue that hosted an event promoting migration to Israel and settlements in occupied territories. His stance further tested his strained relationship with pro-Israel Jews in New York.
Mamdani Response to Protest Inflames Tensions with Jewish Leaders
The mayor-elect chastised a synagogue that hosted an event promoting migration to Israel and settlements in occupied territories. His stance further tested his strained relationship with pro-Israel Jews.
nyti.ms
November 25, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Heaven forbid someone in this country follow international law
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"We know that air and water belong to all mankind and not merely to industrialists." - James Baldwin, 1970.
(The year the US EPA was created.)
(The year the US EPA was created.)
Every paragraph is a banger. I’m so happy right now. Sometimes you find a piece of writing just when you need it.
November 25, 2025 at 8:23 AM
"We know that air and water belong to all mankind and not merely to industrialists." - James Baldwin, 1970.
(The year the US EPA was created.)
(The year the US EPA was created.)
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the European ICE (petrol + diesel) auto market is in a death spiral while EV sales boom...except TSLA. September saw some quarter-end window dressing but October was a return to the regularly scheduled declines of more than 40% YoY. Elon + diesel are dead letters in the EU auto market at this point.
November 25, 2025 at 12:17 PM
the European ICE (petrol + diesel) auto market is in a death spiral while EV sales boom...except TSLA. September saw some quarter-end window dressing but October was a return to the regularly scheduled declines of more than 40% YoY. Elon + diesel are dead letters in the EU auto market at this point.
you either die a Grantland or live long enough to see yourself become a Newsweek
November 25, 2025 at 3:18 AM
you either die a Grantland or live long enough to see yourself become a Newsweek
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Martin Kippenberger, Untitled, 1989
https://botfrens.com/collections/14377/contents/1136620
https://botfrens.com/collections/14377/contents/1136620
November 25, 2025 at 3:17 AM
Martin Kippenberger, Untitled, 1989
https://botfrens.com/collections/14377/contents/1136620
https://botfrens.com/collections/14377/contents/1136620
oh mannnnnn
BUTNER, N.C. (AP) — H. Rap Brown, one of the most vocal leaders of the Black Power movement, has died in a prison hospital while serving a life sentence for the killing of a Georgia sheriff’s deputy. He was 82.
November 25, 2025 at 3:05 AM
oh mannnnnn
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Having watched the Terminator series, Donald Trump decides that Skynet is a really great idea... www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
Launching the Genesis Mission
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1. Purpose.
www.whitehouse.gov
November 25, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Having watched the Terminator series, Donald Trump decides that Skynet is a really great idea... www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
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Pistons survive a Pacers comeback at the Fieldhouse and win, 122-117.
23 months ago, they came to Boston 2-28, the worst team in the NBA on a 27-game losing streak.
Wednesday, they'll arrive 15-2, leading the East on a 13-game win streak.
5pm game on ESPN and @985TheSportsHub
23 months ago, they came to Boston 2-28, the worst team in the NBA on a 27-game losing streak.
Wednesday, they'll arrive 15-2, leading the East on a 13-game win streak.
5pm game on ESPN and @985TheSportsHub
November 25, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Pistons survive a Pacers comeback at the Fieldhouse and win, 122-117.
23 months ago, they came to Boston 2-28, the worst team in the NBA on a 27-game losing streak.
Wednesday, they'll arrive 15-2, leading the East on a 13-game win streak.
5pm game on ESPN and @985TheSportsHub
23 months ago, they came to Boston 2-28, the worst team in the NBA on a 27-game losing streak.
Wednesday, they'll arrive 15-2, leading the East on a 13-game win streak.
5pm game on ESPN and @985TheSportsHub
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Trump Admin planning a rule to re-decide whether *every* refugee who entered under Biden meets their criteria for a refugee. That’s 230,000 people! And no appeals!
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
www.reuters.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Trump Admin planning a rule to re-decide whether *every* refugee who entered under Biden meets their criteria for a refugee. That’s 230,000 people! And no appeals!
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
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Last night, Raptors held outscored the Nets 15-7 in the last 5 minutes, holding them to 3-for-10 from the field.
They outscored the Cavs 7-0 over the last 4:37 tonight, holding them to 0-for-5 from the field.
They outscored the Cavs 7-0 over the last 4:37 tonight, holding them to 0-for-5 from the field.
November 25, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Last night, Raptors held outscored the Nets 15-7 in the last 5 minutes, holding them to 3-for-10 from the field.
They outscored the Cavs 7-0 over the last 4:37 tonight, holding them to 0-for-5 from the field.
They outscored the Cavs 7-0 over the last 4:37 tonight, holding them to 0-for-5 from the field.
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The 30% of Belgians named "Dutroux" who refused to change their names after the Dutroux affair:
November 25, 2025 at 2:23 AM
The 30% of Belgians named "Dutroux" who refused to change their names after the Dutroux affair: