We’re all going to miss these hot takes after the trial ends aren’t we

Clarifying for anyone who thought Google engaged in GNI funding because of a commitment to a free and independent press

There are only so many Aileen Cannons to go around nytimes.com/2024/05/21/bus…

Well that’s a $1 bet on 10,000:1 odds that I’ll never get back.

For CJR's The Kicker, I spoke with two talented and insightful reporters at Haaretz, the liberal Israeli newspaper that's been a defiant voice of critical journalism since Oct 7th (and beyond) podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the…

That “only functional democracy the Middle East” slogan is in deep trouble

After failing to get Matt Damon, Shaquille O’Neal or Drake, Harvard will instead host a dorm security guard and the director of admissions as its Class Day speakers thecrimson.com/article/2024/5…

“At least one of the headlines flashing in the video appears to be text that is copied verbatim from a Wikipedia entry on WWI: ‘German industrial strength and production significantly increased after 1871, driven by the creation of a unified Reich.’”

Trump’s legal team must decide:

Is Michael Cohen an admitted thief that he testified he was under oath, or was the money he said he stole actually compensation for legal services rendered?

For now, they’re going for both.

My analysis on The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell at 10pm.

A Harvard senior now has his Rhodes Scholarship at risk, after he was disciplined by the university of participating in the pro-Palestinian encampment on campus. thecrimson.com/article/2024/5…

Just to show what an unusual election year this is, a governor who kills dogs and dumps them in gravel pits is usually good for +5 points, easy.

This is the Twitter account that Hugh Hewitt tagged:

How NYT’s internal-investigations czar is described by newsroom employees:

“Police interrogator meets prosecutor”
“Management’s hammer”
“Bullying/threatening”
“Miss Chop-Their-Heads-Off”
“Humorless lawyer from a union-busting firm”

Via Charlotte Klein vanityfair.com/news/story/new…

The Internet Was A Terrible Idea, Chapter DCCLXIV

💥Opposition's Ram Ben Barak 🎗️: 'It's a war with no endpoint which we are unequivocally losing. We're forced to return & fight in areas we left, we're losing troops, we're losing the international arena, destroying ties to the US, the economy is collapsing– show me one success.'

The WSJ edit page dug deep into its source list to find a voter who supported Trump in 2016 and 2020 and now is going to vote for him again in 2024. wsj.com/articles/a-new…