Charles Я. Davis

American cities, for all their flaws, present an actually existing, multicultural alternative to MAGA's small, hateful and indeed adolescent worldview. And that is why Trump is going to war with them. www.salon.com/2025/10/02/t...

In a leaked message to staff, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital CEO Steve Davis warned against publicly defending a former colleague who has been detained by ICE, suggesting that "could be characterized as political." Two hospital chaplains have already been fired. www.salon.com/2025/07/25/h...

Sign of the times: an NBC White House correspondent is fine with telling the world she found love via Elise Stefanik. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/11/s...

“These attacks and their mounting human cost are unacceptable. The U.S. must halt such attacks and take all measures necessary to prevent the extrajudicial killing of people aboard these boats.” apnews.com/article/un-u...

I think the problem is clicks, not subscriptions. Whether staff or freelance, writers are judged and rewarded by the number of views they receive. The incentive to cater — to go viral by appealing to the lowest common denominator — is there either way. talkingpointsmemo.com/tpm-25/patro...

I would prefer that we not preface our criticism of murder with “I’m sympathetic.” You can nix that bit of throat-clearing and just say it’s wrong to kill civilians without charge or trial.

One of the many issues with news organizations openly publishing AI-generated articles: Why would I go to your website, then, and not just straight to the chatbot? Because you also have ads?

I’ll accept Hyatt points.

Polls are like “only 45% of Americans approve of The Purge for ESL learners.” And in 2025 we’ll take that.

There’s just so many people I’m so tired of hearing about but they’re all now The Most Powerful People on Earth.

The British government plans to house asylum-seekers in military barracks to cut costs, but... the British government can't say whether it will actually save money. Still, it says, the move will at least satisfy the "public appetite to see every asylum hotel closed." www.bbc.com/news/article...

American media is so weak and eager to accept Trump White House framing that every outlet is describing a total demolition as a mere "renovation."

"Several journalists cited Zitron’s plumping for Nomi, which would become notorious for an incident in which one of the platform’s companions reportedly told a man to kill himself." www.wired.com/story/ai-pr-...