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Follow me if you like harsh criticism of race pseudoscience, Steven Pinker and the whole IDW gang from Bari Weiss to Peter Thiel to Elon Musk to Eric Weinstein etc.
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Far-right race pseudoscience promoter Heiner Rindermann attacks Eric Turkheimer
Andrew Y was an ally of neo-Nazi Emil Kirkegaard and other members of the race pseudoscience network, but has since broken away. I subs...
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Far-right race pseudoscience promoter Heiner Rindermann attacks Eric Turkheimer
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Far-right race pseudoscience promoter Heiner Rindermann attacks Eric Turkheimer
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Once again, @theguardian.com's journalism shows the way:
Donald Trump in his own words – the year in racism and misogyny
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Donald Trump in his own words – the year in racism and misogyny
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Donald Trump in his own words – the year in racism and misogyny
The president has increased the amount of invective he’s spewed against women and people of color
www.theguardian.com
December 29, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Once again, @theguardian.com's journalism shows the way:
Donald Trump in his own words – the year in racism and misogyny
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Donald Trump in his own words – the year in racism and misogyny
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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SCOTUS Says Trump Can’t Commandeer Illinois National Guard Troops
The Trump administration, for all intents and purposes, declared war on Chicago back in September. It was inevitable that Chicago and the state of Illinois would eventually be targeted by Trump, what with its Democratic leadership…
The Trump administration, for all intents and purposes, declared war on Chicago back in September. It was inevitable that Chicago and the state of Illinois would eventually be targeted by Trump, what with its Democratic leadership…
SCOTUS Says Trump Can’t Commandeer Illinois National Guard Troops
The Trump administration, for all intents and purposes, declared war on Chicago back in September. It was inevitable that Chicago and the state of Illinois would eventually be targeted by Trump, what with its Democratic leadership and Trump's faux concerns about gun violence. Less than a month into his second presidential term, the administration sued the state and city of Chicago in hopes of forcing it to aid and abet Trump's mass deportation programs.
www.techdirt.com
December 29, 2025 at 5:31 PM
SCOTUS Says Trump Can’t Commandeer Illinois National Guard Troops
The Trump administration, for all intents and purposes, declared war on Chicago back in September. It was inevitable that Chicago and the state of Illinois would eventually be targeted by Trump, what with its Democratic leadership…
The Trump administration, for all intents and purposes, declared war on Chicago back in September. It was inevitable that Chicago and the state of Illinois would eventually be targeted by Trump, what with its Democratic leadership…
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State Department Exiles Critics to “Protect” Free Speech
Last week, Marco Rubio and the State Department revoked visas for five Europeans—including Imran Ahmed, a legal permanent resident in the US married to a US citizen—because they don't like their speech about disinformation. The State…
Last week, Marco Rubio and the State Department revoked visas for five Europeans—including Imran Ahmed, a legal permanent resident in the US married to a US citizen—because they don't like their speech about disinformation. The State…
State Department Exiles Critics to “Protect” Free Speech
Last week, Marco Rubio and the State Department revoked visas for five Europeans—including Imran Ahmed, a legal permanent resident in the US married to a US citizen—because they don't like their speech about disinformation. The State Department's justification? This form of speech suppression is necessary to protect free speech. This is merely the latest episode in what will go down as the most anti-free speech, censorial presidential administration in history.
www.techdirt.com
December 29, 2025 at 7:50 PM
State Department Exiles Critics to “Protect” Free Speech
Last week, Marco Rubio and the State Department revoked visas for five Europeans—including Imran Ahmed, a legal permanent resident in the US married to a US citizen—because they don't like their speech about disinformation. The State…
Last week, Marco Rubio and the State Department revoked visas for five Europeans—including Imran Ahmed, a legal permanent resident in the US married to a US citizen—because they don't like their speech about disinformation. The State…
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I didn't know that my podcast conversation with the great @mmasnick.bsky.social was up online. Here it is, talking about APIs for news and more:
www.techdirt.com/2025/12/16/t...
www.techdirt.com/2025/12/16/t...
Techdirt Podcast Episode 440: Could News Publishers Embrace AI Via An API?
Support us on Patreon » The relationship between journalism and AI has been off to an antagonistic start, with multiple court cases underway and plenty of discourse about what should hap…
www.techdirt.com
December 29, 2025 at 8:42 PM
I didn't know that my podcast conversation with the great @mmasnick.bsky.social was up online. Here it is, talking about APIs for news and more:
www.techdirt.com/2025/12/16/t...
www.techdirt.com/2025/12/16/t...
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Abrego Garcia Released As Court Tells DOJ This Sure Looks Like Vindictive Prosecution
At long last, El Salvador native Kilmar Abrego Garcia has been released from custody. Abrego Garcia was among the hundred-plus migrants rounded up by ICE and shipped to El Salvador's infamous torture prison,…
At long last, El Salvador native Kilmar Abrego Garcia has been released from custody. Abrego Garcia was among the hundred-plus migrants rounded up by ICE and shipped to El Salvador's infamous torture prison,…
Abrego Garcia Released As Court Tells DOJ This Sure Looks Like Vindictive Prosecution
At long last, El Salvador native Kilmar Abrego Garcia has been released from custody. Abrego Garcia was among the hundred-plus migrants rounded up by ICE and shipped to El Salvador's infamous torture prison, CECOT. Months of litigation ensued. The Trump administration was ordered (multiple times) to bring him back from El Salvador, with the court finding Garcia's due process rights (along with most of those sent to CECOT) had been violated.
www.techdirt.com
December 29, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Abrego Garcia Released As Court Tells DOJ This Sure Looks Like Vindictive Prosecution
At long last, El Salvador native Kilmar Abrego Garcia has been released from custody. Abrego Garcia was among the hundred-plus migrants rounded up by ICE and shipped to El Salvador's infamous torture prison,…
At long last, El Salvador native Kilmar Abrego Garcia has been released from custody. Abrego Garcia was among the hundred-plus migrants rounded up by ICE and shipped to El Salvador's infamous torture prison,…
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Ezra Klein is cashing in the right way
December 28, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Ezra Klein is cashing in the right way
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Since Christmas is nearly upon us, it's time to remember the Royal Mail's best ever festive postage stamp, featuring Joseph on vocals and Mary on keys.
December 18, 2025 at 8:07 AM
Since Christmas is nearly upon us, it's time to remember the Royal Mail's best ever festive postage stamp, featuring Joseph on vocals and Mary on keys.
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Far-right race pseudoscience promoter Heiner Rindermann attacks Eric Turkheimer
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Far-right race pseudoscience promoter Heiner Rindermann attacks Eric Turkheimer
www.pinkerite.com/2025/12/far-...
Far-right race pseudoscience promoter Heiner Rindermann attacks Eric Turkheimer
Andrew Y was an ally of neo-Nazi Emil Kirkegaard and other members of the race pseudoscience network, but has since broken away. I subs...
www.pinkerite.com
December 28, 2025 at 5:52 PM
New on Pinkerite:
Far-right race pseudoscience promoter Heiner Rindermann attacks Eric Turkheimer
www.pinkerite.com/2025/12/far-...
Far-right race pseudoscience promoter Heiner Rindermann attacks Eric Turkheimer
www.pinkerite.com/2025/12/far-...
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Bari Weiss' first outing was such a raging success (read: utter humiliation) that she's making it a series with the likes of JD Vance, Ross Douthat, and Steven Pinker and a debate over whether feminism is bad. @bankofamerica.bsky.social is sponsoring; time to leave.
variety.com/2025/tv/news...
variety.com/2025/tv/news...
CBS News Says Bari Weiss’ Town Halls Will Continue, With Sponsor, Despite Rough Start
CBS News will keep airing town halls and debates under the aegis of editor-in-chief Bari Weiss, despite lackluster ratings and ad support in her debut with Erika Kirk.
variety.com
December 18, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Bari Weiss' first outing was such a raging success (read: utter humiliation) that she's making it a series with the likes of JD Vance, Ross Douthat, and Steven Pinker and a debate over whether feminism is bad. @bankofamerica.bsky.social is sponsoring; time to leave.
variety.com/2025/tv/news...
variety.com/2025/tv/news...
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I wrote about Bari Weiss, 60 Minutes, CBS News, and what all of this says about the state of mainstream media. www.readtpa.com/p/the-kill-s...
The Kill Switch
How Bari Weiss handed the Trump administration a veto over CBS News
www.readtpa.com
December 22, 2025 at 5:35 PM
I wrote about Bari Weiss, 60 Minutes, CBS News, and what all of this says about the state of mainstream media. www.readtpa.com/p/the-kill-s...
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Did she need someone to say that torture is good? That we need to abandon all human rights standards? Memorable critique of the bothsiderism of McNeil Lehrer New Hour many years ago: "Now over to you, Mr. Pol Pot, for a positive view of genocide."
The New York Times updated their story with a statement from Bari Weiss:
December 23, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Did she need someone to say that torture is good? That we need to abandon all human rights standards? Memorable critique of the bothsiderism of McNeil Lehrer New Hour many years ago: "Now over to you, Mr. Pol Pot, for a positive view of genocide."
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“Epstein Enterprises participant-witnesses”?
Ok. Now had a chance to check and, well, at least some docs do appear to be straight up classic redaction fail. And there are some *interesting* bits here.
www.justice.gov/multimedia/C...
www.justice.gov/multimedia/C...
December 23, 2025 at 4:22 AM
“Epstein Enterprises participant-witnesses”?
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Here’s the reporters’ email. Bari is destroying CBS in real time
December 22, 2025 at 3:57 AM
Here’s the reporters’ email. Bari is destroying CBS in real time
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Forget it, Jake. It's Friedersdorf.
December 22, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Forget it, Jake. It's Friedersdorf.
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For anyone interested, here's the @theatlantic.com article.
#Gift #Unlocked
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
#Gift #Unlocked
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
What the Deported Venezuelans Went Through in El Salvador
Forty men sent to El Salvador by the Trump administration have shared disturbing accounts of abuse by a regime that America paid to imprison them.
www.theatlantic.com
December 22, 2025 at 8:15 PM
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This idiot seems to believe the segment was delayed for good faith reasons
December 22, 2025 at 7:29 PM
This idiot seems to believe the segment was delayed for good faith reasons
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For anyone who thinks I'm exaggerating, here is a direct quote from Weiss:
"Of the 252 Venezuelans sent to CECOT, we say nearly half have no criminal histories. In other words, more than half do have criminal histories. We should spend a beat explaining this."
"Of the 252 Venezuelans sent to CECOT, we say nearly half have no criminal histories. In other words, more than half do have criminal histories. We should spend a beat explaining this."
December 22, 2025 at 8:28 PM
For anyone who thinks I'm exaggerating, here is a direct quote from Weiss:
"Of the 252 Venezuelans sent to CECOT, we say nearly half have no criminal histories. In other words, more than half do have criminal histories. We should spend a beat explaining this."
"Of the 252 Venezuelans sent to CECOT, we say nearly half have no criminal histories. In other words, more than half do have criminal histories. We should spend a beat explaining this."
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All of Bari Weiss' notes on the CECOT piece are on the order of "We spend a lot of time on the people that O.J. Simpson killed. This implies there are other people he didn't kill. We need to flesh that out." www.deseret.com/politics/202...
Why Bari Weiss held a '60 Minutes' story
The CBS News editor said a report on El Salvador’s mega-prison failed to meet editorial standards. The correspondent behind it called the decision political.
www.deseret.com
December 22, 2025 at 8:26 PM
All of Bari Weiss' notes on the CECOT piece are on the order of "We spend a lot of time on the people that O.J. Simpson killed. This implies there are other people he didn't kill. We need to flesh that out." www.deseret.com/politics/202...
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If this doesn't motivate you to vote in the Midterms, nothing will.
December 22, 2025 at 8:36 PM
If this doesn't motivate you to vote in the Midterms, nothing will.
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“What's happening to CBS is a terrible embarrassment and if execs think they can build shareholder value by avoiding journalism that might offend the Mad King they are about to learn a tough lesson. This is still America and we don’t enjoy bullshit like this.”
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
‘I ultimately had to comply’: ‘60 Minutes’ EP faces fallout after Bari Weiss shelves story
CBS News postponed a “60 Minutes” segment about El Salvador’s CECOT prison one day before it was set to air because the Trump administration declined to participate.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 22, 2025 at 9:02 PM
“What's happening to CBS is a terrible embarrassment and if execs think they can build shareholder value by avoiding journalism that might offend the Mad King they are about to learn a tough lesson. This is still America and we don’t enjoy bullshit like this.”
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
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I wrote about Bari Weiss, 60 Minutes, CBS News, and what all of this says about the state of mainstream media. www.readtpa.com/p/the-kill-s...
The Kill Switch
How Bari Weiss handed the Trump administration a veto over CBS News
www.readtpa.com
December 23, 2025 at 12:34 AM
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Nothing has convinced me that Trump is seriously ill more than his frenzy to have theaters, websites and battleships named after him. (Well, also his ankles and IV bruise.) I'd love to see 60 Minutes report on it, although Bari Weiss would doubtless say, "We need to give equal time to immortality."
December 23, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Nothing has convinced me that Trump is seriously ill more than his frenzy to have theaters, websites and battleships named after him. (Well, also his ankles and IV bruise.) I'd love to see 60 Minutes report on it, although Bari Weiss would doubtless say, "We need to give equal time to immortality."
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Also it is not plausible that weiss standards for rigor are simply high given her enthusiastic publication of george floyd trutherism radleybalko.substack.com/p/the-retcon...
The retconning of George Floyd: a coda
A response to Coleman Hughes and Avak Howsepian
radleybalko.substack.com
December 22, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Also it is not plausible that weiss standards for rigor are simply high given her enthusiastic publication of george floyd trutherism radleybalko.substack.com/p/the-retcon...
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Two problems with this frantic "The story wasn't ready" statement are 1) When a story isn't ready, you know it days, sometimes weeks in advance, not hours and 2) Bari Weiss' idea of how "to do more" has already been made public, and it was to call Stephen Miller. In short, she's lying.
NEW: Bari Weiss addresses her decision to hold last night's CECOT story on the CBS News morning editorial call: "Our viewers come first, not a listing schedule or anything else..."
December 22, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Two problems with this frantic "The story wasn't ready" statement are 1) When a story isn't ready, you know it days, sometimes weeks in advance, not hours and 2) Bari Weiss' idea of how "to do more" has already been made public, and it was to call Stephen Miller. In short, she's lying.