Scripting News: Wednesday, June 5, 2024

Wednesday, June 5, 2024
We could bridge RSS and ActivityPub and get more interop. #
Jon Stewart from this Monday is good to watch as a reminder of what the press could be doing beyond what Jay Rosen recommends (which is on the right track). They could be playing the same role that the 12 jurors in NYC did. I'd love to see a requirement that every moderator of a major news show in the US do jury duty for a couple of weeks a year, to keep them aware of the standard that should also apply to news, not just justice. (Update: Jay is on it.)#
It's amazing how well Comey's rep has been laundered, but I'll never forget that his CYA move re Hillary's emails at the very end of the 2016 campaign, knocked Hillary off her feet, she never recovered and we had four years of Trump and maybe more as a result. He is not an authority on democracy, he's one of the early pariahs. There has been no apology, or regret expressed. As bad as Alito. I wonder if CNN has bothered to check how people feel about him. #

Linkblog items for the day.

Hit Man director Richard Linklater: Grown-up films 'out of fashion' in Hollywood. (We noticed.) bbc.com
Senate GOP Blocks Bill to Guarantee Birth Control. politicalwire.com
How Would Congestion Pricing Have Worked in New York City? nytimes.com
This week's Jon Stewart is great. Must watch. youtube.com
Maybe Joe Biden should run an ad that's a riff on this Jimi Hendrix classic. youtube.com
This Lay's commercial makes me happy. Will it make me more likely to buy their product? Probably, and for no good reason. youtube.com
Trump is planning his next crime. democracydocket.com
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