Notes from a retired newspaper publisher
Wednesday January 29, 2025; 6:24 PM EST
  • Litmus test for popular media.#
    • Has your preferred legacy media outlet reported that the President is in charge of the Civil Service and sets policy for federal employees? Reject media that bury it. — Trump‘s Civil Service Reform Has Nothing to Do With ‘Politicization‘ https://t.co/eGZj9254g9 [Link]#
    • Legacy media is dying because it doesn’t much care what news is. Pointedly, news is what you need to know to plan your better future. Try that measure on for size. — How conservatives own the media, by @donsurber https://t.co/ZjMQU6N7ih [Link]#
  • DeepSeek AI is more a cagy political market move than a real option. Too good to be true.#
    • DeepSeek AI is great except where it is intentionally deaf, dumb, and blind. — 不料! DeepSeek AI Refuses to Answer Questions About Tiananmen Square ‘Tank Man’ Photo. http https://t.co/3KNFTfnzaZ [Link]#
  • No surprise.#
    • Forget it, Jake. It’s ... Chicago. — mayor Brandon Johnson’s secret gift stash. — Thread by @Austin__Berg on Thread Reader App https://t.co/8SbH33YgMH [Link]#
  • The man has experience.#
    • More substance on RFKJr. qualifications Democrats seem to have forgotten. — Thread by @AnnaRMatson on Thread Reader App https://t.co/PaNt5uhB7o [Link]#

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