Профиль

Right now, Thomas Chatterton Williams staring at his phone, wondering how much harder left he needs to punch to get a 60 Minutes gig.

Not to point out the obvious, but it was never just about illegal immigration or criminal migrants.

"Also among those detained was a Ugandan woman in a wheelchair who has sickle cell anemia and an active asylum application, according to her lawyer." “It’s not people with criminal records” being targeted, Mr. Shamieh said. “You are talking about people with legitimate pending applications.”

*Ross playfully tosses a football to Bari while Jim Nantz describes an exclusive expose of someone posting mean things about a billionaire*

Ross Douthat, 60 Minutes correspondant

My Haitian friend was just fired from his job. "They said I don't have a legal status now." This is likely happening to hundreds of thousands of people across this country today. Sick.

Bill Maher wondering when he is going to get the call.

This today's piece in which I bemoan what Trump is doing to make government worse instead of better, and reference a @donmoyn.bsky.social and @pamherd.bsky.social newsletter on administrative burdens and how to make this issue matter in politics. www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-is-m...

@citizencohn.bsky.social on the Trump administration preparing a new attack on Head Start, one of America's most famous anti-poverty programs: "Every child in America deserves a shot…It is the opposite of what Donald Trump believes. So of course they are going to go after this program."

Read Jonathan Cohn's exclusive reporting on the potentially destructive changes the Trump administration is considering for Head Start:

Jared Kushner's brother is proposing to help Infantino sell a World Cup stake. This would basically be a direct transfer from future fans to FIFA executives and investment firms. How corrupt can the organization get before fans turn away? www.nytimes.com/athletic/747...

JARED KUSHNER IS THE PRESIDENT'S SON-IN-LAW & NOT A FEDERAL EMPLOYEE & NOT A FORMAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT WHY ISN'T THIS A PRESIDENCY-ENDING FRONT-PAGE SCANDAL WE NEVER TOLERATED THIS LEVEL OF CORRUPTION BEFORE FOR ANYONE ELSE?

Some Douthat interviews are insightful, often because interviewees feel safe enough to say stuff they usually only say in group texts. They are revealing while also normalizing some nutty stuff. His interview of Marc Andreessen was a good preview of DOGE donmoynihan.substack.com/p/doge-dange...

I don't think its a dis on Douthat to point out a) he does not do journalism, and b) his on camera profile is chatting to other conservatives whose circles he runs in. The problem is Weiss is not a journalist, the Free Press is not a news operation. Its opinion. Fine. But thats not 60 Minutes.

"They know this is TV, right??" a CBS News senior staffer texted me about this news. "I hate it here," another CBS reporter said.

GoFundMe: Pay Jared Leto to play Jesus to persuade Trump to Knock this Shit Off

Pretty much think this is all that Beshear needs to replace McConnell at this point.

obsessed with Ian Flemming's daily schedule - swim - brunch - write 1500 words no edits just freestyle - lobster hunting - pink gin - lunch - siesta - sit in garden - another swim - 500 more words - "a couple of powerful drinks" - dinner - scrabble with wife - sleep

Been meaning to read that one! Would it be ok if I borrowed it for a while?

In another victory for intellectual diversity, the NY Times conservative opinion person hired by the billionaire Trump supporters has hired another NY Times conservative opinion person as actual journalists keep getting shoved out.