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For example, here’s Ben Thompson from yesterday:“What is interesting is that Apple may give Substack cover to change course. [...] Substack can (justifiably) say to its publishers that it is going to offer an all-up Substack bundle for in-app purchase because that is the only way it can offer in-app purchase, and that publishers should agree to be ... See more

Nathan Baschez • Substack’s Ideology

I am one of many who have been extraordinarily misled by the media on @realDonaldTrump. The reporter below outlines a number of important such examples of media manipulation in a four-minute segment that I strongly encourage you to watch. These examples are often the ones that are brought to my attention by friends and... See more

Bill Ackman x.com

The online world was his stage; he just needed to decide who would come out from behind the curtain.

Nick Bilton • American Kingpin: Catching the Billion-Dollar Baron of the Dark Web

In fact, if I were to isolate Brock’s single most important achievement, it would be his uncanny ability to integrate Media Matters into the mainstream news culture as a news source. No other partisan group has been as successful at influencing the media and passing off its partisan work as news, or a newsworthy product.

Sharyl Attkisson • The Smear: How Shady Political Operatives and Fake News Control What You See, What You Think, and How You Vote

We go through how the People of the State have used their power to distort recent and distant history, and how the Network is newly rectifying this distortion in “If the News is Fake, Imagine History

Balaji Srinivasan • The Network State: How To Start a New Country

Damage Control: Trump Style from Mar-A-Lago Opinion: Failed attempt, MSG not even mentioned Game over, put a fork in it, this election is called. Harris wins in 7 days 10.29.24 1135 am ET https://t.co/0zgoXWJHI4

Jeff Storobinsky x.com

The A.I. Bubble is Bursting with Ed Zitron

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Over the course of the ten-hour flight to Lima, Elliot patiently explains to Mark all the ways that Facebook basically handed the election to Donald Trump. It’s pretty fucking convincing and pretty fucking concerning. Facebook embedded staff in Trump’s campaign team in San Antonio for months, alongside Trump campaign programmers, ad copywriters, me

Sarah Wynn-Williams • Careless People: A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed, and Lost Idealism

After a suspension, Williams is reinstated in the anchor chair at MSNBC—where he later criticizes the Trump team for spreading fake news.