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Jason Aycock

@alphajason.bsky.social

Au Courant. Journalist. Executive Editor, Seeking Alpha (@MarketCurrents). We cover news about business and investing. Ex-newspapers. Austin.

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Jason Aycock@alphajason.bsky.social · 2mo ago

"have ... update[d] the Kennedy Center's official website to remove all references to the institution as the Trump Kennedy Center,' " Except, you know, not:

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Chris Geidner@chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 2mo ago

And, there we go: “Defendants … have … Removed all physical signage on the Kennedy Center building and grounds, including the front portico, that purports to rename the Kennedy Center after President Trump or any other individual besides President Kennedy.” storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Case 1:25-cv-04480-CRC Document 59 Filed 06/13/26 Page 1 of 2 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA JOYCE BEATTY, Plaintiff, v. DONALD J. TRUMP, et al., Civil Action No. 25-4480 (CRC) Defendants. NOTICE OF COMPLIANCE As set forth in the attached declaration of Matthew Floca, Defendants are now in full compliance with the Court's May 29, 2026 permanent-injunction order. See ECF No. 49. Defendants have (1) removed signage "that purports to rename the Kennedy Center after President Trump"; (2) "update[d] the Kennedy Center's official website to remove all references to the institution as the Trump Kennedy Center,' the Donald J. Trump and John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts,' or any similar formulation," and (3) withdrawn any and all "trademark applications] officially referring to the Kennedy Center as the Trump Kennedy Center,' the 'Donald J. Trump and John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts,' or any similar formulation." Id.' ' The Court in its permanent-injunction order set a compliance deadline of June 12, 2026. See ECF No. 49 at 2. After Defendants moved for a brief twelve-hour extension to that deadline, see ECF No. 58, the Court granted Defendants' request, setting a new compliance deadline of noon on June 13, 2026, see Min. Order (June 13, 2026).
Jason Aycock@alphajason.bsky.social · 2mo ago

"So does the integrity of how we treat a 22-year-old who sought help, entered residential treatment, and is working every day toward recovery. Those two things don't have to be in conflict." But they are, Blanche, they ARE in conflict! Kirby: You can aid his recovery AND he can't play for the team

Chris Vannini@chrisvannini.com · 2mo ago

Texas Tech AD responds to Sorsby ruling backlash. Notes Sorsby is suspended for two games and "What happens after that will depend, in no small part, on how his recovery continues to progress."

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 3mo ago

Q: Trump's financial disclosures show a lot of stock trades in companies he has promoted-- JD VANCE: This is a hell of a question Q: How can you argue you are cleaning up corruption when the president is doing this? VANCE: C'mon man. Have a little bit of objectivity in how you ask these questions

Gillian Brockell@gillianbrockell.com · 4mo ago

When I was an aspiring and then baby journalist, I dreamt of going to the WHCD one day. Within a few years I got how vapid and weird that whole class of chummy journalists were. After the Michelle Wolf backlash in 2018, I understood it was corrupt and antithetical to real journalism.

On April 28, 2018, Wolf was the featured entertainer at the annual White House Correspondents' Dinner. U.S. President Donald Trump chose not to attend the dinner, for the second consecutive year, instead sending White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders. Wolf delivered a 19-minute stand-up comedy roast, receiving both praise and criticism for her "harsh and stinging" jokes targeting the Trump administration, in particular Sarah Sanders, as well as the U.S. news media. Her criticism of journalists was deemed by one commentator "the most consequential monologue so far of the Donald Trump era.” However, managers at C-SPAN Radio considered the monologue so risqué that they stopped broadcasting it half-way through, worried that she might violate broadcasting "indecency" guidelines and that the company might be subject to fines by the FCC.Wolf's pointed joke about Sanders' using "the ashes" of "burn[ed] facts" to create her perfect eye makeup became the most controversial issue among the criticisms aimed at Wolf's presentation: "I actually really like Sarah. I think she's very resourceful. She burns facts, and then she uses that ash to create a perfect smoky eye. Like maybe she's born with it, maybe it's lies. It's probably lies.” Journalists including Maggie Haberman of The New York Times, Mika Brzezinski of MSNBC, and Andrea Mitchell of NBC News, criticized Wolf on Twitter for targeting Sanders. Ed Henry of Fox News stated that "[ilt was disgusting, despicable." CBS News executives reportedly considered ending its participation in future dinners, but later changed its stance after the network was assured that the Correspondents' Association would "seriously consider changes to the dinner's format." Former press