I haven’t been following the Weiss stuff but it’s way worse than I guessed

Quote :

" So, we work on all of these things. We get the piece approved by everyone. And about four hours after our deadline, Bari Weiss sends an email to my boss, Tanya Simon. Two of the things in the email include, can we make the protesters look more violent? Now, I'm paraphrasing. I don't have the quote, but that's what was communicated to me. And the other thing, Renee Good's car. You need to describe her as driving toward the officer. "

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/07/magazine/scott-pelley-interview.html

6/7/2026 11:18:07 AM

Hate that this dude is off tv now, got about 8 min left. There were 2 times he gets kinda too over the top with his delivery...and I really don't buy what he said about what he thought that Tuesday meeting would be about. The simon stuff about unceremoniously being canned and told to leave by 5pm is most appalling thing to me.

6/7/2026 11:21:40 AM

Yes, it's appalling, but actually that's the way it is at almost any corporate job. Get HR to escort you out on the day. Come back on the weekend with an assigned security person and collect your personal effects.

6/7/2026 11:41:16 AM

I really appreciated all of his celebrity interviews.

6/8/2026 10:57:55 AM

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/11/business/media/new-york-times-trump-subpoenas.html?unlocked_article_code=1.w1A.DKB3.IOlpTRKwISIP&smid=nytcore-ios-share

7/11/2026 1:35:39 PM

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DcAWKD1uT7_/?igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==

Do people just not listen to what a big chunk of democratic politicians ever say?

8/14/2026 2:13:14 AM

Shane calling out Joe is always a net positive

8/14/2026 3:07:39 AM

^^

People listen to trigger words and respond to those despite any broader context.

8/14/2026 7:34:44 AM

They should stop doing that.

8/14/2026 9:04:20 AM

I imagine you want to continue living in a democrazy. In totalitarian regimes they use the bludgeon for control. In democracies they use the press and propaganda.

8/14/2026 9:45:50 AM

I was suggesting it would be good if the populace could stop focusing so much on trigger words and properly interpret broader messages. But we both know that's not going to happen.

8/14/2026 10:34:59 AM

If they could do that they'd be elites and writing the messages that tripped up the rubes.

8/14/2026 2:50:40 PM

[Edited on August 14, 2026 at 4:21 PM. Reason : Put the 99% into the 1%!]

8/14/2026 4:21:06 PM