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July 8, 2025

Media Bits and Bytes – July 8, 2025

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All the President’s tech

July 3, 2025

What Zohran Mamdani Needs To Do To Succeed As New York City’s Mayor

Peter Dreier Portside

Mamdani has one more big hurdle to overcome–a general election in November. Pulling together a successful electoral coalition is difficult, but forging a governing coalition to run the city is even harder. As mayor, Mamdani will face major challenges

June 13, 2025

Protests Could Break Trump’s Deportation Machine

Jean Guerrero The New York Times

The videos coming out of LA and other cities reveal something Trump's politics can’t touch: the fierce humanity of people willing to risk everything for one another. They don’t just document resistance: they ignite it.

May 30, 2025

Friday Nite Videos | May 30, 2025

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Driverless Trucks In Texas Should Scare You. Colossal Did NOT De-extinct the Dire Wolf. Hit Single - Taco Taco Taco. Trump Blows Up Over TACO Nickname | Jimmy Kimmel. Bluesky CEO Jay Graber On Building A Better Social Ecosystem.

Bluesky CEO Jay Graber On Building A Better Social Ecosystem | WIRED

May 30, 2025

Wired Editor Katie Knibbs interviews Bluesky CEO Jay Graber.

April 13, 2025

Leaked Data Reveals Massive Israeli Campaign To Remove Pro-Palestine Posts on Facebook and Instagram

Waqas Ahmed, Nicholas Rodelo, Ryan Grim, and Murtaza Hussain Drop Site News

A sweeping crackdown on posts on Instagram and Facebook that are critical of Israel—or even vaguely supportive of Palestinians—was directly orchestrated by the government of Israel, according to internal Meta data obtained by Drop Site News.

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January 22, 2025

‘The Death of Expertise’ Explores How Ignorance Became a Virtue

Michiko Kakutani The New York Times

This book, now published in an updated second edition, and this review, from eight years ago, are stark reminders of a major factor behind both of Donald Trump's presidential victories.

November 12, 2024