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Kaitlan Collins and the network’s journalists tried their best. But the execs, from Chris Licht on down, brought total shame on themselves, journalism, and America.

Prevent focused elements from being obscured by sticky headers by James Edwards

Focused elements disappearing under sticky headers is a long-standing accessibility problem. Here's a solution.

Adaptive algorithms have been linked to terrorist attacks and beneficial social movements. Governing them requires new science on collective human–algorithm behaviour.

What CNN’s disastrous town hall showed us.

It’s not about delay. It’s about obstruction and destruction. by Teri Kanefield

Please excuse me while I have a mini-rant. Occasionally mainstream and social media commentators settle on a theory that projects their own reasoning onto Trump and his supporters. For example, at one time, the going theory was that Lindsay Graham was kissing Trump’s ring because Trump was blackmailing him. It was common for people to ask, …

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The Muslim Women Using Feminine Pronouns for Allah by Brett Krutzsch

The pronoun switch is helping women forge deeper religious connections

I’ve long used automation to auto-publish from my WordPress sites to Twitter. I used to work with Automattic as a sponsor for ages, and I’d talk up Jetpack, a WordPress plugin, that handled this social media automation nicely. The Jetpack Blog, 10 days ago: The End of Twitter Auto-Sharing We have attempted to work with Twitter […]

Surprise: Different Things Are Different!

Donald Trump tried to end American democracy. Why is CNN throwing him a rehabilitation party?

They’re open to an alternative to the former president, but his rivals can’t touch him.

E. Jean Carroll accused Trump of sexually assaulting her during an encounter at a Manhattan department store. He has denied her allegations, calling her a liar.

they taught him well and then they set him loose

The former president was none too pleased that he’ll have to pay E. Jean Carroll $5 million for battery and defamation

Mozilla Wonders What Social Media Could Look Like If It Started With A Clear ‘No Assholes’ Policy by Mike Masnick

Content moderation at scale is impossible to do well. And, contrary to what most people believe, a huge part of content moderation is not “we have to suppress this content that scares us,” but just an attempt to “stop people from being jerks to others.” Unfortunately, too many people get confused, and think that “free […]

On May 1, Jordan Neely, an unhoused subway busker and Michael Jackson impersonator with a history of mental illness, was killed on the F train in New York City. At about 2:30 in the afternoon, Neely entered a subway car and began screaming that he was hungry and thirsty. "I don’t care if I go to jail and get locked up," Neely said, according to a witness. "I’m ready to die."

The debate over how to address gun violence is between doing something and doing nothing.

clobbering THE clobber text

Plus: The center cannot hold.

You have been warned.