Fire John Dickerson? He's brilliant and I love listening to him. Why fire him?

The "manosphere" he describes (an echo chamber of unproved beliefs) mainly reminds me of the NYT.

My son DeWitt and I were interviewed about DeWitt Clinton by WHEC, Rochester TV: https://www.whec.com/top-news/meet-dewitt-silber-the-15-year-old-5x-grandson-of-erie-canal-champion-gov-dewitt-clinton/?fbclid=IwY2xjawNT4KNleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBicmlkETFmZTdlR3VzVGxGZjZuMzFPAR72hB8MGY8k2rZ_oihk_jt3PJCXLwUWTLBKw8YndwBkJoJAIZaNeGzf0xtyyw_aem_Avz7X_Ebdo3Rafgl-DB_Hg

This was great. But an even larger problem is that the government's anti-racism and anti-poverty programs cause racism and poverty. And anti-racism and anti-poverty activists can get 6 figure jobs in those programs so they will not criticize them.

The Unknown Hoya looks a bit like ARMY MAN from the same era. One of the negatives that came with the blossoming of the WWW a decade or so later, was the extinction of such photocopied-and-stapled 'zines, which were entertaining treasures in their physical form alone. Later in the decade, Adam Parfrey (with a now-forgotten partner) jump-started the first of his publishing houses with the original edition of Apocalypse Culture, a compilation of the lurid and satirical and eldritch that was recognizably the product of 'zine culture. No need to advise the reader, "For Purposes of Entertainment Only," this stuff occupied a sphere of creative research all its own.

It was impossible to watch Blasey Ford tell her tale to the Senate and not detect a nervous, unpracticed liar being caught out. As I recall, she first made her claims on WhatsApp, after a few drinks 'round midnight.

Like the author of this piece I also didn't follow Charlie Kirk much but I knew enough about him to see that he brought with him a unique set of traits and skill sets. Whether one agreed with him or not it was obvious to see that he was an articulate communicator and an autodidact who was well read and did his homework on topics ranging from history, theology, philosophy, current affairs and public policy. He was also an excellent organizer who built a movement that will live on without him and potentially expand far beyond where it is today. Perhaps what I found most impressive about Charlie Kirk was the indefatigable positive energy he brought to his movement and the courageous willingness to throw himself out there in the public square and engage with those he disagreed with often in hostile territory among students who loathed him all the while maintaining a positive disposition and respect for those he debated with.. In answer to the question posed at the top of this article " Who Will Fill His Shoes?" . Charlie Kirk is probably irreplaceable by just one person but many people perhaps hundreds using the free exchange of ideas ethos that he championed could replace him and take the movement that he built to new heights.

Also recommend https://tomklingenstein.com/its-not-a-both-sides-problem/

Texan: the photo is a generic one from the 1960s. "Dread" is the correct word.

Thanks Russ for causing me even greater dread about car shopping. My car turns 10 next year and even though I don’t have loads of miles, my warranties have all turned to dust. My last purchase experience was a huge time suck and generally unpleasant. Similar to your experience just without the profanity No backstory on the photo?

Even better comedy here around 20 minute mark. Curtis Yarvin saying that black gangbangers should be made into indentured servants of ministers, who track them with air tags. Followed by Christopher Caldwell saying 14th amendment should be repealed to allow such methods. None of this is meant to be funny, btw. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1uSsqe0GuA

May be a dud, but it opened the door for the Stones to branch out to ballads, which they proved to be good at.

Okay, due to the influence this essay has had on me, I have decided to let Taylor Swift be in love. Words can be powerful.

Cat Stevens-Yusuf Islam, is a very complex individual whose artistic standards and drive for perfection were both a curse and a blessing it seems. His timeliness of entering the singer/songwriter era as the world struggled with wars, namely the Cold War mainly the Vietnam War, spoke to a new generation yearning for meaning, and yes, peace. His soft tones vocally, paired with the start and stop rythmic guitar strums, thundering drums, sonic bass runs, and the insightful and delicate finger picking of his eternal sidekick Alun Davies made him a huge hit. His energy and drive to succeed shot him to the top tiers of the music world, acheiving massive fame and fortune-but as his music always hinted at, and was not making him happy or giving him the spiritual fulfillment ne was seeking. Events in his life, whether fate or divine intervention, changed both his career and personal life in a profound way. While many of his fans kept hoping for new releases, and more songs to chart their own journeys with, Cat Stevens simply reached the point where the "signs" seemed very real, and the exit from the dark morass of the life of a superstar finally seemed possible. His conversion to Islam, and his subsequent departure from the music business came as a shock to some fans, and left many disappointed and asking "Why?" Personally, as I followed the progression, and certainly by the time I'd listened to Izitso- I knew it was, in his own words, "time to make a change." When the sparse "Back to Earth" was released, it became even more clear that the Cat Stevens days were coming to an end. I was heartened when I heard the announcement that he'd changed his name, devoted himself to a new life of faith and family, and left before the label dropped him--as was the case with most of the singer/songwriters still around by that time. He had an amazing run, and left us all with so many great songs to sing along to, hum or whistle to, or to just ponder and reflect and fit them into our own journey. Thank you Yusuf, and we continue to enjoy the new songs and srories you share. Peace be upon you always...

I'm looking forward to Mamdani's election, but wouldn't be if I lived in New York City.

You need an editor. If I could see a coherent point here I'd respond to it.

As with the nature of the self-censorship, it would depend on the case to see who’s violating their principles. TIm Dillon signed a piece of paper and then went on to speak freely and lost the gig. Louis C.K. didn’t have any jokes about the country. And, then there are those who have jokes, but chose to censor to keep their job. Also, there are no free speech rights within corporations, where plenty of comedians do gigs as well.

Do you have actual evidence of this zip tying?

The issue is not self-censorship. It's signing a contract agreeing to be censored. They are not the same thing.

Months later, this matter is still unresolved, and its broader implications still very bad. https://open.substack.com/pub/theunpopulist/p/the-administrations-foolish-war-on?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=tn2fl

It's not about what I think. It's a counterpoint to what you wrote above. Louis C.K. along with many other artists performed for the troops during the Iraq and Afghanistan war. In that conext, whether performing at Saudi Arabia deserves the attention or is a sign of hypocrisy or of 'selling out', is worth considering.

Doubt anyone cares about what you think probably happened.

Louis C.K. performed for the troops in Afghanistan a while back. He probably self-censored then and avoided teasing about the criminality of the war or the pointlessness of his audience's 'service'.

If Bill "Free Luigi!" Burr were living in Saudi Arabia and celebrated the assassination of a Saudi Health Plan Executive like he did in the U.S his penalty could be imprisonment and torture or even beheading since political dissent in Saudi Arabia is regularly punishable by this form of execution. Bill Burr has earned the hypocrite epithet but an equally fitting epithet would be prostitute and not even a high class prostitute like an escort or courtesan but more like a sleazy dirty boulevard street whore.

That and GQ?

I think seeing The Sting as a young teen or pre-teen helped turn me gay. THAT was a hot couple!

Trump has won twice, but neither of these guys have the slightest idea of why that happened. Try harder, Splice Today.

Hard to imagine thinking that Marc Maron has any real insights into the future of American politics. He's a good comedian and decent interviewer, but his talent stops there. And in this clip, he's talking to a fellow insufferably smug progressive, Sam Seder, who hasn't had an original thought in decades. Posting such material is a total waste of time. Thanks for nothing.

Actually the second littlest one was not her son because he was younger than my dad, i unfortunately don’t remember which cousin he was but the tallest boy was my great aunt’s son.

They are not going to school, my grandfather filmed this. It was a leisurely trip to the end of the line by lake Roland. The little blondie in white was my dad and the dark haired second tallest boy in stripes was my uncle. The lady that was on camera before they boarded was my aunt Bea and the two other boys I think were her sons

Such a great song. So sad youngin's don't know our music in the 60's and 70's was SO much better than their music is.

"If you only know a cup this way, you don't know the cup." David Thomas threw off sparks every time he opened his mouth.

A loving/moving biography of Les Baxter: https://lesbaxter.com/pages/biography

This is great. please add a blusky link one of these days.

Just saw it yesterday. She was terrific.

Kamala Harris makes a surprise SNL cameo appearance on the weekend before the election and gets rewarded with a slobbery kiss from SNL and their informal endorsement. Unlike the SNL portrayal of Kamala from early in October where she was humorously mocked this appearance was a cringe inducing fawning over her by SNL which came across as contrived and particularly unfunny ..https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ff-rqlU4ZWw...I'm sure this Kamala SNL appearance and portrayal by Maya Rudolph got Howard Sterns full approval though.. .For a minute there I thought SNL was getting back to it's roots of prioritizing comedy and being funny but I guess I jumped the gun on that. For SNL it is back to their primary objective of being left wing propagandists..