Jason Cross
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Nerd stuff and hobbies I’m into: games, guitar, bread, tech. I work at Macworld, but nothing I say or do here is in any way the opinion or endorsement of that brand or our company.
The State AGs were on pace to kill the Paramount/Warner Bros by litigation and delay until Gavin Newsom stepped in and turned the tide. Now the Trump loyalist Ellisons will control CNN and HBO. Don't ever, ever forget that Newsom stabbed us in the back www.wsj.com/business/med...
Exclusive | Newsom Expresses Concerns About State Antitrust Suit Against Paramount
The California governor has told people involved in the suit that blocking the $81 billion deal could harm Hollywood jobs.
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“A month before Election Day 2024, the New York Times reported that the US job market was 'as healthy as it has ever been'. A few days later, The Washington Post’s Heather Long explained, 'We are living through one of the best economic years of many people’s lifetimes'.” www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
Republicans’ midterm strategy hinges on rewriting the recent past
The more the GOP tries to overwhelm voters’ memories, the more we’re reminded just how spectacularly the party has failed over the past two years.
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Obama: “Imagine if I had pulled Fox News’ credentials from the White House press corps. You’re laughing, but this is what’s happening. It’s unimaginable that the same parties that are silent right now would have tolerated behavior like that from me.” Clip courtesy @meidastouch.com
Well they finally did it. DOGE got rid of my friend Anne, the only remaining person at the web design system for the entire US government. The replacement appears to be AI-generated code with no dedicated human oversight.
GSA’s web design system head replaced with Treasury AI engineer
The U.S. Web Design System is intended to help the federal government build accessible and mobile-friendly websites.
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The whole "go woke go broke" thing has never been true, but the opposite always is. Anyway, Bari Weiss is obviously massively unqualified and a huge failure by any ordinary standards.
Los Angeles Times@latimes.com · last wk.Ratings for the Sunday premiere of '60 Minutes' see steep drop from last year's opener
The crowd erupts in chants of "Shame on you!" as Roger Marshall tries to explain why he sued 700 of his patients, leading to 81 arrests:
$5000 midterm bribe for 330M Americans costs $1.6 Trillion GOP:¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Meanwhile: •Insulin for diabetics: $40B •Universal Pre-K: $60B •Universal 4-yr-college: $70B •SNAP for 40M Americans: $80B •Cancel all medical debt: $150B •$1.2T REMAINS GOP: HoW wE gOnNa AfForD iT? SOCIALISM COMMUNISM NOO!
The campaign of Senator Jon Husted, Republican of Ohio, said that it had fired its political director after learning that he once posted a photo of Nazi soldiers as his profile picture on Facebook.
Republican Campaign Aide Is Fired Over Nazi Photo
Senator Jon Husted, running in a high-stakes race in Ohio, dismissed his political director because of social media activity displaying a “complete lack” of judgment, a spokeswoman said.
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1. buy votes much? 2. It's very on brand for the president who has blown up the deficit more than any in history to promise he'll explode it by $1.21T in one fell swoop.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2w agoTrump: "Only I can make this promise to you: If the Republicans win the House and Senate, I will issue a dividend to every adult citizen in the United States of America for $5,000"
JON STEWART: “They began covering their ass 3 weeks after 9/11… There was poison in the air, on the ground, on your pets/clothes… THE CITY KNEW. Rather than limit the damage, they covered it up… After 9/11, business will never be usual again.” (From @mamdanibulletin.bsky.social )
HOMAN: You can't give me one example of someone arrested at a school REPORTER: I gave you an example of someone arrested at a school bus stop HOMAN: Is that a school?
NEW: Nate Hochman was fired from the DeSantis campaign in 2023 after promoting a video with the Sonnenrad, a Nazi symbol embraced by white supremacists. He now works in Rubio's State Department, as deputy director of policy planning and chief speechwriter. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2026/09/06/u...
For Fired DeSantis Campaign Staff Member, a Second Chance at State Dept. (Gift Article)
The hiring of Nate Hochman, who lost his job amid an uproar over a video containing a Nazi symbol, underscores the administration’s willingness to overlook past transgressions.
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ProPublica spoke to dozens of people who had lived in homeless encampments when cities cleared them out in “sweeps.” We distributed notecards so people could tell us about the toll in their own words. ➡️ This is what they wrote:
NEW AD: Three years ago today, Ken Paxton’s impeachment trial began. He was impeached by his own party for corruption. But don’t just take our word for it — listen to what his fellow Republicans had to say about his abuse of power.
Doubt America has devolved into a dictatorship and a kleptocracy? Jared Kushner is not a govt official. He’s just the son in law of Trump. Where are the experts? Where are the professionals appointed and confirmed? What a disgrace . www.nytimes.com/2026/09/05/w...
Putin Meets Witkoff and Kushner in Moscow to Discuss Ukraine War
President Vladimir V. Putin ordered a pause in strikes on Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, ahead of the meeting with President Trump’s envoys: his son-in-law Jared Kushner and the businessman Steve Witkoff.
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I'm telling you right now. Thomas, Alito, and Roberts are all going to retire with about 1 year left on the Trump presidency. the GOP will speed-confirm three, young, far-right Federalist Society theocrats we'll be stuck with for 40 years.
It's hard to argue App Store rankings "lean" any particular ideological way. Left, right, or center people have had it with the orange authoritarian shithead and ready to reward anyone who stands up to him.
MapQuest@mapquest.com · 3w agoThe people have spoken. We are working.
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Legit pumped to go see Coyote vs. Acme tomorrow. We have tickets for those "DBOX" seats that tilt and shake and rumble and stuff. I hope they do a good job with the "chair effects."
this was a very visceral and horrifying police report to read through.
Florida ‘Deputy of the Year’ Used Flock to Stalk Ex, Held Gun in Her Mouth, Did a Nazi Salute
The deputy resigned after an investigation uncovered an alleged history of racism, stalking, and sexual abuse.
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The next president should start naming federal Superfund sites after Trump. The Donald J. Trump Toxic Waste and Sewage Pit
That’s because it’s an AI slop update of a 1948 Life Magazine chart
Spoiler alert: they will all go along with this. When he's gone they'll claim they had no choice but to comply, but that's a lie - they all want to be part on the in-group that profits from his corruption.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 4w agoHoly shit — the purpose of this Trump event is to announce that he’s changing the name of Lake Ontario to “Lake America.” It will be interesting to see which if any institutions and companies go along with this
On the "Lake America" thing: Just imagine any dem president doing it. Obama. Biden. Harris. Hillary. Whoever. Imagine the INSTANT calls for impeachment from the right. The breathless front-page scandal coverage in the press for a week minimum. I'm so tired of Trump getting graded on a curve.
I just love that they kept this take in the game. 🤣 (Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3) www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1Sq...
Tim Curry is escaping to the one place that hasn't been corrupted by capitalism.
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There are far too few people in this world who genuinely, unequivocally, truly care about others. Even those they'll never meet, and without condition. Who selflessly want to help those who need it, just to help. It's even more rare in the rich and famous. Dolly Parton was one of those people.
Can someone explain to me why nobody in the press--even the "left-leaning" press (lol) is making a big deal about Trump appearing multiple times with a very large, very rectangular object on his ass, under his jacket? How is this not a "-gate"?
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 4w agoget a load of the state of the back of Trump's right hand. His injured skin is so discolored it's almost glowing.
