For years, I among many have called on the White House correspondents to cancel their conflict-ridden dinner. This year, they play host to those who would destroy them: Trump plus Hegseth, Miller, and now Carr, each invited by state media mogul Ellison. And no comedian; no truth. This is journalists inviting their own doom. Disgusting.
Carr’s Drive-Thru Dinner
https://www.status.news/p/brendan-carr-white-house-correspondents-dinner

Whatever it takes to rid us of this toadying jackass.
Only one thing could sink Lindsey Graham https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2026/04/17/lindsey-graham-future-senate-could-hang-iran-war/

If this monstrosity is built and if we are rescued from Trump, a next administration should paint it orange as a giant memorial to the victims of American fascism: a reminder that it can happen here; it did.
Trump's plan for a triumphal arch gets initial green light from federal panel https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/trump-administration/triumphal-arch-design-clears-hurdle-commission-fine-arts-rcna332233

From the people who brought you the destruction of Gawker....
Can AI judge journalism? A Thiel-backed startup says yes, even if it risks chilling whistleblowers https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/15/can-ai-judge-journalism-a-thiel-backed-startup-says-yes-even-if-it-risks-chilling-whistleblowers/

Cry us a river.
New York City’s super-rich complain about Mamdani’s tax on second homes
https://www.ft.com/content/02ac0f4c-5c81-4f87-af3a-28b0a35a5046

Nation cuts off nose to spite face.
Drop in immigrant tax filings may cost government billions as IRS shares data with ICE https://www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/2026/04/15/tax-day-immigrant-filers-ice-arrests/

"Beacon to the right"? Jeezus, #BrokenTimes, Orbán is a far-right authoritarian. Good riddance. Congratulations, Hungary.
Hungary’s Orban, Beacon to the Right, Concedes Election Defeat https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/12/world/europe/hungary-election-orban-magyar.html?smid=tw-share

Peak Epstein class #BrokenTimes: deciding to assign this glamour shot and puff piece. "Unabashed rich-person exuberance is back[!]" "The moment American money stopped apologizing."
Someone Has to Be Happy. Why Not Lauren Sánchez Bezos? https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/11/business/lauren-sanchez-bezos-jeff-bezos.html?smid=tw-share

We didn't get a taco truck on every corner. But I suppose we should be glad we got tacos at every turn in this White House.

Same study. It's all in the telling.

Newspapers--now only 10% of AP revenue--have been dropping the service as the AP turns to AI and prediction markets. News is commodified. Mass media are dying.
AP says it will offer buyouts as part of pivot away from newspaper journalism https://apnews.com/article/news-industry-buyouts-ap-newspapers-dd790effc6a385514b3323560161ea4f?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=share

The word "centrist," like "civil," is an exercise of definitional power: the claim to label people according to one's own criteria. This is a corruption of public discourse enabled by the culture of polling. This is Ellison trying to brand publics as his own.
David Ellison says 70% of Americans are centrist. Surveys tell a different story
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/apr/06/paramount-ceo-david-ellison-american-centrist-survey