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I’ve seen several people respond with “Gawker had it coming”. I think most of them didn’t read the piece. Because as I argue in the piece whether Gawker “had it coming” is mostly beside the point. The key is the impact the case had on the law and the practice of journalism in its aftermath …
Hulk Hogan and the Lawsuit That Changed Journalism and America talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/hulk-...
July 28, 2025 at 6:31 PM
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@nevadasmith Pass the Novocain: Nevada Economic Forum predicts a strong chance of pain thenevadaindependent.com/article/opin...
OPINION: Pass the Novocain: Nevada Economic Forum predicts a strong chance of pain - The Nevada Independent
You don’t need an economics degree to know that it’s a bad thing when actual economists are projecting flagging job growth, a noticeable dip in sales taxes, and a 7 percent decline in gaming tax reven...
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May 4, 2025 at 7:39 PM
@nevadasmith Pass the Novocain: Nevada Economic Forum predicts a strong chance of pain thenevadaindependent.com/article/opin...
Le (pseudo-) intellectuel en chef du régime trumpien commence à se rendre compte qu'il est généralement plutôt difficile de remettre le dentifrice dans le tube, et qu'il est peut-être déjà temps pour lui de penser à une Argentine quelconque, 1945 pouvant arriver plus vite que prévu... 😬
New at The Nerd Reich: Curtis Yarvin Fears His Authoritarian Fantasy Is Flopping
Peter Thiel's "Dark Enlightenment" guru gives President Elon Musk a "C-."
Warning: This post contains graphic discussion of mass murder and violence.
www.thenerdreich.com/curtis-yarvi...
Peter Thiel's "Dark Enlightenment" guru gives President Elon Musk a "C-."
Warning: This post contains graphic discussion of mass murder and violence.
www.thenerdreich.com/curtis-yarvi...
April 7, 2025 at 4:54 PM
OPINION: Never has good journalism been more essential thenevadaindependent.com/article/opin...
OPINION: Never has good journalism been more essential - The Nevada Independent
But while the stakes may not be what they were nearly six months after the Declaration of Independence was signed — or so we can hope — what is happening now in this country should be disturbing to an...
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March 30, 2025 at 3:50 PM
OPINION: Never has good journalism been more essential thenevadaindependent.com/article/opin...
That was so yesterday @nevadasmith.bsky.social
Amidst the Signal chat war plans v. attack plans hair-splitting, I thought the Trump administration was all about "peace" and not dropping bombs on anyone.
March 27, 2025 at 3:07 PM
That was so yesterday @nevadasmith.bsky.social
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I had legit completely forgotten this.
March 25, 2025 at 11:37 PM
I had legit completely forgotten this.
We’re lucky it wasn’t Bob Woodward in the group chat; we wouldn’t know about this fiasco til after the next election when his next book would come out.
March 25, 2025 at 10:23 PM
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The most obvious lesson to draw from the leaked Signal chat is that these people really are morons. It's not a public act, it's not a schtick, there's not some secret back room where they drop the facade. They are genuinely stupid, incompetent people.
March 25, 2025 at 7:21 PM
The most obvious lesson to draw from the leaked Signal chat is that these people really are morons. It's not a public act, it's not a schtick, there's not some secret back room where they drop the facade. They are genuinely stupid, incompetent people.
March 17, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Elon Musk Shared, Then Removed a Post Absolving Dictators for Genocide www.nytimes.com/2025/03/14/t...
Elon Musk Shared, Then Removed a Post Absolving Dictators for Genocide
The post falsely claimed that Joseph Stalin, Adolf Hitler and Mao Zedong were not responsible for the murders of millions of people, but rather public sector workers were.
www.nytimes.com
March 17, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Elon Musk Shared, Then Removed a Post Absolving Dictators for Genocide www.nytimes.com/2025/03/14/t...
No one in their right mind would travel to the US now.
Canadians are being illegally arrested now.....
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
Canadians are being illegally arrested now.....
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
Canadian woman being held in U.S. detention centre after attempting to apply for a work visa
Friends and family say Jasmine Mooney was held by U.S. Customs and Border Protection and spent three nights at that detention centre
www.theglobeandmail.com
March 17, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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“The US spent 8 decades building an international system of rules, norms and values that has produced the longest period of great power peace and global prosperity in human history.” Fareed Zakaria on how upending the world order will only weaken America: www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Opinion | Trump upending world order will cost America dearly
The decline of American influence is a gift to Russia and China.
www.washingtonpost.com
March 17, 2025 at 11:53 AM
“The US spent 8 decades building an international system of rules, norms and values that has produced the longest period of great power peace and global prosperity in human history.” Fareed Zakaria on how upending the world order will only weaken America: www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
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these are our party leaders now, ignore all other opinions
March 15, 2025 at 1:54 PM
these are our party leaders now, ignore all other opinions
A decade after Tesla megadeal, Storey County recommends state revisit tax break award process nevadacurrent.com/2025/03/10/a...
A decade after Tesla megadeal, Storey County recommends state revisit tax break award process • Nevada Current
Senate Bill 69, which the county is sponsoring, would require any companies seeking massive tax abatements enter into agreements to defray the costs of the government-provided services they would requ...
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March 11, 2025 at 5:56 PM
A decade after Tesla megadeal, Storey County recommends state revisit tax break award process nevadacurrent.com/2025/03/10/a...
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Every few years, we sign up for yet another platform just to keep in touch with our friends. Private platforms have locked users in for too long, causing a lack of innovation & competition in social media.
Bluesky aims to fundamentally change this.
Live in 20 min with @jay.bsky.team:
Bluesky aims to fundamentally change this.
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March 10, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Every few years, we sign up for yet another platform just to keep in touch with our friends. Private platforms have locked users in for too long, causing a lack of innovation & competition in social media.
Bluesky aims to fundamentally change this.
Live in 20 min with @jay.bsky.team:
Bluesky aims to fundamentally change this.
Live in 20 min with @jay.bsky.team:
Sycophancy and toadying are de rigueur in Trump’s court of self-aggrandizement
March 9, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Sycophancy and toadying are de rigueur in Trump’s court of self-aggrandizement
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Elon vs Trump. Who is the better manipulator ? How long can they play nice ?
March 8, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Elon vs Trump. Who is the better manipulator ? How long can they play nice ?
Very heartening to see foreign officials mocking him for being a fucking clown. Feels like the garlic to his vampire
BREAKING NEWS: Canadian Premier Wab Kinew of Manitoba MOCKS Trump by signing a “beautiful” order that officially removes ALL American liquor from Canadian stores in his province.
Donald Trump just caused massive economic damage to our country. How sad and embarrassing.
Donald Trump just caused massive economic damage to our country. How sad and embarrassing.
March 8, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Trump may have already planted the seeds of his political collapse - The Hill
March 6, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Trump may have already planted the seeds of his political collapse - The Hill
Again: you should be paying attention to Tennessee. We are the tip of the spear.
March 6, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Big career news!!! I’m joining WIRED as senior culture editor! I can’t express enough how excited I am to join this powerhouse team of journalists, who are on absolute fire right now. And to be working under Katie’s brilliant guidance again
*More* exciting @wired.com hiring news: The incredible @manishakrishnan.bsky.social is joining as our Senior Editor, Culture.
Internet culture, subcultures, drugs, a few guns...Manisha will take WIRED's culture coverage in wild new directions, and I'm excited for her to get started in a few weeks!
Internet culture, subcultures, drugs, a few guns...Manisha will take WIRED's culture coverage in wild new directions, and I'm excited for her to get started in a few weeks!
March 6, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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“Those nasty Canadians are ripping us off and are controlled by Mexican cartels. They’re poisoning us with fentanyl and need to become the 51st state or they will pay a high price” is a belief that literally ZERO Americans had six weeks ago. It’s entirely invented from scratch.
March 6, 2025 at 2:23 AM
“Those nasty Canadians are ripping us off and are controlled by Mexican cartels. They’re poisoning us with fentanyl and need to become the 51st state or they will pay a high price” is a belief that literally ZERO Americans had six weeks ago. It’s entirely invented from scratch.