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"Get the principals on camera" is such a telling phrase here, because it tells us that for Weiss there's no world in which the victims of these horrific actions can actually be seen as the subjects of the story: They're background noise, and the people who matter are the ones sending them.
Weiss concluded: “We need to be able to make every effort to get the principals on the record and on camera. To me, our viewers come first, not a listing schedule or anything else. And that is my North Star, and I hope it's the North Star of every person in this newsroom.”
December 22, 2025 at 5:03 PM
"Get the principals on camera" is such a telling phrase here, because it tells us that for Weiss there's no world in which the victims of these horrific actions can actually be seen as the subjects of the story: They're background noise, and the people who matter are the ones sending them.
As I sit in my office, working (and skeeting) while the rest of my division is at the holiday party, I have a hot take: Scrooge was right. Who wants to play with a bunch of Dickensian youths when he could be enjoying time to himself?
December 18, 2025 at 12:34 AM
As I sit in my office, working (and skeeting) while the rest of my division is at the holiday party, I have a hot take: Scrooge was right. Who wants to play with a bunch of Dickensian youths when he could be enjoying time to himself?
I'm not (since my 20s) in the habit of sharing screenshots of other people's dating profiles. But this leap of logic is incredible.
December 6, 2025 at 5:22 PM
I'm not (since my 20s) in the habit of sharing screenshots of other people's dating profiles. But this leap of logic is incredible.
"Do you have anything to add?"
"No! I think you covered it all very well! I'll just note that [proceeds to talk for five minutes]"
"No! I think you covered it all very well! I'll just note that [proceeds to talk for five minutes]"
December 5, 2025 at 5:56 PM
"Do you have anything to add?"
"No! I think you covered it all very well! I'll just note that [proceeds to talk for five minutes]"
"No! I think you covered it all very well! I'll just note that [proceeds to talk for five minutes]"
I participated in an internal beta test of my employer's Gen AI platform. I'm a major AI skeptic but I posed it three questions that felt like they were reasonable use cases. I'm preparing a strongly worded email as a result of those prompts!
November 26, 2025 at 1:44 AM
I participated in an internal beta test of my employer's Gen AI platform. I'm a major AI skeptic but I posed it three questions that felt like they were reasonable use cases. I'm preparing a strongly worded email as a result of those prompts!
This may explain why I encountered a recipe for beef stew that included 1.5lbs of potatoes, yet only 6 teaspoons of liquid, total.
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 4:46 PM
This may explain why I encountered a recipe for beef stew that included 1.5lbs of potatoes, yet only 6 teaspoons of liquid, total.
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this story was sort of lost in the last few days of the epstein news but it’s wild how many republicans appear to be pedophiles or okay with pedophilia
'Beyond horrific': Observers aghast as teen at center of Gaetz sex scandal comes forward
www.rawstory.com/matt-gaetz-t...
www.rawstory.com/matt-gaetz-t...
'Beyond horrific': Observers aghast as teen at center of Gaetz sex scandal comes forward
Reactions mounted Thursday after a woman sharing her story for the first time said that then-Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) sexually abused her when she was just 17, while she was living in a homeless shelter...
www.rawstory.com
November 14, 2025 at 10:22 PM
this story was sort of lost in the last few days of the epstein news but it’s wild how many republicans appear to be pedophiles or okay with pedophilia
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Somewhere out there someone who’s the best at what they do is terrified that they have imposter syndrome while a bunch of barely literate pedophiles are very calmly running the world
November 13, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Somewhere out there someone who’s the best at what they do is terrified that they have imposter syndrome while a bunch of barely literate pedophiles are very calmly running the world
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"World's first potential trillionaire has killed 600,000 people, including 400,000 children" is the only headline that anyone should ever read about Elon Musk
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 7, 2025 at 1:33 AM
"World's first potential trillionaire has killed 600,000 people, including 400,000 children" is the only headline that anyone should ever read about Elon Musk
Something I haven't seen talked about yet: Prop 30 is up ~64 to 36. Harris won CA at ~58 to 38, in 2024. There are some negative things you can infer about the electorate from this, but also: that is a pretty dramatic swing, particularly since it's not like gerrymandering is universally popular.
November 6, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Something I haven't seen talked about yet: Prop 30 is up ~64 to 36. Harris won CA at ~58 to 38, in 2024. There are some negative things you can infer about the electorate from this, but also: that is a pretty dramatic swing, particularly since it's not like gerrymandering is universally popular.
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Jury nullification is good and it's a good sign for America's path out of authoritarianism that juries are recognizing their power to nullify.
November 6, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Jury nullification is good and it's a good sign for America's path out of authoritarianism that juries are recognizing their power to nullify.
For a long time, I believed that incremental change was possible, and the right approach. It's now clear that whether possible or correct, it didn't happen, and bigger change is needed. I think many people already knew that and I was in denial/wrong.
November 5, 2025 at 4:58 PM
For a long time, I believed that incremental change was possible, and the right approach. It's now clear that whether possible or correct, it didn't happen, and bigger change is needed. I think many people already knew that and I was in denial/wrong.
I haven't been on this website in a month but I had to come back for tonight. This is gonna be fun.
November 5, 2025 at 2:57 AM
I haven't been on this website in a month but I had to come back for tonight. This is gonna be fun.
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As with Charlie Kirk, Republicans are fiercely loyal to the general idea of Donald Trump but will furiously refuse to grapple with anything specific that he actually says or does.
I didn't see the tweet. I didn't hear the comment. I didn't watch the speech.
Republicans have been feigning ignorance about their mad king for eight years now.
Republicans have been feigning ignorance about their mad king for eight years now.
October 2, 2025 at 12:57 AM
As with Charlie Kirk, Republicans are fiercely loyal to the general idea of Donald Trump but will furiously refuse to grapple with anything specific that he actually says or does.
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AOC: I think there's two things that are happening at once: One, there absolutely is an unprecedented abuse of power, destruction of norms, erosion of our government and our democracy in order to prop up an authoritarian style of governance
However, they are weaker than they look…
However, they are weaker than they look…
October 1, 2025 at 12:35 AM
AOC: I think there's two things that are happening at once: One, there absolutely is an unprecedented abuse of power, destruction of norms, erosion of our government and our democracy in order to prop up an authoritarian style of governance
However, they are weaker than they look…
However, they are weaker than they look…
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💚 💛 Ballers fam, @MayorBarbaraLee just announced that we're going to keep the party going! 🎉 See you there! 🍾
September 23, 2025 at 9:48 PM
💚 💛 Ballers fam, @MayorBarbaraLee just announced that we're going to keep the party going! 🎉 See you there! 🍾
I just spent an hour trying to figure out what language the Cgyllers speak, only to find that it's Gellic, which is completely irrelevant to the project I'm working on.
September 20, 2025 at 5:51 PM
I just spent an hour trying to figure out what language the Cgyllers speak, only to find that it's Gellic, which is completely irrelevant to the project I'm working on.
Still thinking about last year when I saw a psychiatrist about my anxiety, and the bulk of the session was taken up by him lecturing me about how anxiety is really bad for your health so it's important for me not to be anxious.
September 19, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Still thinking about last year when I saw a psychiatrist about my anxiety, and the bulk of the session was taken up by him lecturing me about how anxiety is really bad for your health so it's important for me not to be anxious.
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It feels so fucking insane to be scolded about how leftists need to tone down our rhetoric while the world's richest man endorses this shit
Elon, fresh off attempting to incite race riots in England is now trying to incite pogroms against trans people.
September 14, 2025 at 2:20 PM
It feels so fucking insane to be scolded about how leftists need to tone down our rhetoric while the world's richest man endorses this shit
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Keep picturing Patel dropping the casings in terror after reading “if you read this youre gay”
September 12, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Keep picturing Patel dropping the casings in terror after reading “if you read this youre gay”
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It is weird that the assassination of essentially a celebrity influencer is a bigger deal than the shooting of two top state legislators + their spouses
September 10, 2025 at 11:56 PM
It is weird that the assassination of essentially a celebrity influencer is a bigger deal than the shooting of two top state legislators + their spouses
"On-street parking stalls serve local businesses, cemeteries, and municipal offices." We get it, your project is in Colma.
August 2, 2025 at 12:23 AM
"On-street parking stalls serve local businesses, cemeteries, and municipal offices." We get it, your project is in Colma.
So we're doing Gay Rage Month this year, right?
June 27, 2025 at 7:09 PM
So we're doing Gay Rage Month this year, right?
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This is what Trump's government thugs are willing to do in broad daylight, to a US Senator, with cameras on.
They are sending the message that anyone who disagrees with Trump isn't safe in America.
This is authoritarianism.
They are sending the message that anyone who disagrees with Trump isn't safe in America.
This is authoritarianism.
June 12, 2025 at 7:32 PM
This is what Trump's government thugs are willing to do in broad daylight, to a US Senator, with cameras on.
They are sending the message that anyone who disagrees with Trump isn't safe in America.
This is authoritarianism.
They are sending the message that anyone who disagrees with Trump isn't safe in America.
This is authoritarianism.