Scripting News: Thursday, July 18, 2024
Nancy Wicklund Gonzalez: "I've had to switch to watching the BBC. American news is unwatchable. Between the lionization of a sociopath and the denigration of a decent man, I just can't even." #
I'm avoiding the actual RNC, the speakers are just actors. Trump looks like the Queens kid he is. People from Queens don't feel like we really belong, except with other Queens people. We expect to be thought of as the kid from Queens. I know this so well. So the "boss" slumps around not sure what to do or say. He's not gregarious. Not in charge of anything. #
If the world doesn't know you did something you might as well not have done it. This is what Doug Engelbart learned, and what we learned in his aftermath. He is known for inventing the mouse, because that's the one thing he invented everyone knows about. He also developed software that pioneered using a computer to organize your ideas. For the most part people don't know about that because (I guess) most people don't organize their work?#
Linkblog items for the day.
Lou Dobbs, Fox Business host, dies at 78. apnews.com
Today's NYT Daily podcast is really informative, even though the title sounds like it's going to be a puff piece for Trump. It's not. It's realistic. And the interviews with Trump supporters sound like people who could be convinced to vote for Biden. nytimes.com
Bob Newhart Dead: Iconic Comedian Was 94. variety.com
Presidential Immunity Ruling and Project 2025 Pave Way for Trump's Fascist State. truthout.org
Trump's Ugly New Post-Shooting Rant Instantly Wrecks His "Unity" Pivot. newrepublic.com
Inside the Trump Plan for 2025. kottke.org
Why "Childless Cat Ladies" Is Dangerous Political Rhetoric. medium.com
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