Paul Loop
@ploop52.bsky.social
Left liberal; ally; SDSU grad; Dodger *and* Charger fan — for balance; ink-stained wretch in a previous life.
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I dare AG Sulzberger and Joe Kahn to read this paragraph and tell me any of it is inaccurate — and then tell me they still think both-sidesing is a morally defensible thing to do and that history will look kindly upon them.
October 2, 2026 at 11:18 PM
I dare AG Sulzberger and Joe Kahn to read this paragraph and tell me any of it is inaccurate — and then tell me they still think both-sidesing is a morally defensible thing to do and that history will look kindly upon them.
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At a panel on AI slop and got this email. This is the cost, making hundreds of thousands of people a day try to decide if they are talking to a real person or not.
October 2, 2026 at 11:59 PM
At a panel on AI slop and got this email. This is the cost, making hundreds of thousands of people a day try to decide if they are talking to a real person or not.
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AI-induced ADHD is gonna be a diagnosis.
The Executive Function Theft exacerbated by GenAl
At a panel on AI slop and got this email. This is the cost, making hundreds of thousands of people a day try to decide if they are talking to a real person or not.
October 3, 2026 at 12:32 AM
AI-induced ADHD is gonna be a diagnosis.
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The first U.S. federal appeals court to examine fair use in AI training has sided with Thomson Reuters, upholding its landmark copyright win against the AI startup Ross Intelligence. buff.ly/UclLmsM
Federal appeals court upholds Thomson Reuters’ landmark AI copyright win
On Tuesday, a U.S. federal appeals court ruled in favor of Thomson Reuters, upholding the company's landmark win in a copyright infringement case against the now-defunct legal AI startup Ross…
buff.ly
September 30, 2026 at 9:19 PM
The first U.S. federal appeals court to examine fair use in AI training has sided with Thomson Reuters, upholding its landmark copyright win against the AI startup Ross Intelligence. buff.ly/UclLmsM
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Hegseth says “anti-American losers in our media” are committing “treason” by not obediently amplifying his Iran war lies. He hasn’t held a war briefing for reporters at the Pentagon since May. Which means he hasn’t justified his actions to the public, even though he’s conducting a war in our name.
In Speech, Hegseth Targets Diversity, Transgender People, Reporters and Iran
In his “State of the Force” address, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth focused on the culture war and accused reporters of “treason” over Iran war coverage.
www.nytimes.com
September 30, 2026 at 11:10 PM
Hegseth says “anti-American losers in our media” are committing “treason” by not obediently amplifying his Iran war lies. He hasn’t held a war briefing for reporters at the Pentagon since May. Which means he hasn’t justified his actions to the public, even though he’s conducting a war in our name.
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Now seems like a good time to say that the more I look at what doge did with USAID the more it looks like a straightforward eugenics project and Elon’s protests that he didnt know anyone might die seem doubly evil
Failing up ..."Pete Hegseth appoints Elon Musk to US taskforce on future of warfare. A year after his explosive tenure at Doge, the SpaceX CEO is back in the Trump administration’s good graces." www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Pete Hegseth appoints Elon Musk to US taskforce on future of warfare
A year after his explosive tenure at Doge, the SpaceX CEO is back in the Trump administration’s good graces
www.theguardian.com
September 30, 2026 at 11:12 PM
Now seems like a good time to say that the more I look at what doge did with USAID the more it looks like a straightforward eugenics project and Elon’s protests that he didnt know anyone might die seem doubly evil
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“For the last year and a half, the people of the United States have witnessed the suffering of the undocumented in our midst, purposely and strategically magnified by our government, and for the most part, we have simply passed on by.” https://www.headsupnews.org/p/we-are-losing-our-soul-as-a-nation
September 30, 2026 at 11:13 PM
“For the last year and a half, the people of the United States have witnessed the suffering of the undocumented in our midst, purposely and strategically magnified by our government, and for the most part, we have simply passed on by.” https://www.headsupnews.org/p/we-are-losing-our-soul-as-a-nation
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One thing that i don’t see people noting about the Cornell Sun’s reporting on the rape case is that everyone who decided to take the risk and made the core decisions about what would be published is a woman
September 30, 2026 at 11:47 PM
One thing that i don’t see people noting about the Cornell Sun’s reporting on the rape case is that everyone who decided to take the risk and made the core decisions about what would be published is a woman
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Desperately needs something like “The comment was clearly racist, although in what way was hard to immediately determine.” www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Trump says ‘only Hispanic’ could survive fall at ballroom site
Trump invited attendees of a Hispanic Heritage Month to be among the first to walk on his ballroom floor.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 1, 2026 at 1:01 AM
Desperately needs something like “The comment was clearly racist, although in what way was hard to immediately determine.” www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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Here‘s your reminder that Speaker Mike Johnson sent the House home early so they wouldn’t have to vote on Pete Hegseth’s impeachment before the midterms. Republicans were terrified that they’d have to face voters and explain why they were covering for a racist, sexist, war-losing piece of crap.
October 1, 2026 at 1:38 AM
Here‘s your reminder that Speaker Mike Johnson sent the House home early so they wouldn’t have to vote on Pete Hegseth’s impeachment before the midterms. Republicans were terrified that they’d have to face voters and explain why they were covering for a racist, sexist, war-losing piece of crap.
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You know that scene in The Godfather where Michael goes to the trattoria bathroom, retrieves a pistol, and shoots those 2 guys in the head?
This is 100X better. Maybe more.
This is 100X better. Maybe more.
September 29, 2026 at 11:36 PM
You know that scene in The Godfather where Michael goes to the trattoria bathroom, retrieves a pistol, and shoots those 2 guys in the head?
This is 100X better. Maybe more.
This is 100X better. Maybe more.
I just cant get enough of this.
September 30, 2026 at 12:35 AM
I just cant get enough of this.
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Many thanks to @theunpopulist.net for reposting my piece on Stephen Miller’s Office of Remigration, which really needs more attention. This agency announces right in its name that white nationalism is the basis for US immigration policy:
www.theunpopulist.net/p/stephen-mi...
www.theunpopulist.net/p/stephen-mi...
Stephen Miller Is Paying Monstrous Dictators to Admit Expelled Immigrants
A Democratic Congress needs to urgently investigate this abuse of taxpayer dollars that were actually meant for refugees
www.theunpopulist.net
September 25, 2026 at 6:33 PM
Many thanks to @theunpopulist.net for reposting my piece on Stephen Miller’s Office of Remigration, which really needs more attention. This agency announces right in its name that white nationalism is the basis for US immigration policy:
www.theunpopulist.net/p/stephen-mi...
www.theunpopulist.net/p/stephen-mi...
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😔 😡 on my daily dog walking route
September 17, 2026 at 11:06 PM
😔 😡 on my daily dog walking route
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The Lancet: DOGE is responsible for millions of deaths.
WSJ oped: DOGE Works. Let’s Keep It Going.
WSJ oped: DOGE Works. Let’s Keep It Going.
September 17, 2026 at 1:03 AM
The Lancet: DOGE is responsible for millions of deaths.
WSJ oped: DOGE Works. Let’s Keep It Going.
WSJ oped: DOGE Works. Let’s Keep It Going.
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Startling speech by a city council member after newsroom cuts at the Lexington, KY Herald Leader.
Urge you to watch, listen and learn of the bond that a good newspaper can create without losing its independence.
Owner: Hedge fund Chatham Asset Management
kiesow.net/how-to-talk-... via kiesow.net
Urge you to watch, listen and learn of the bond that a good newspaper can create without losing its independence.
Owner: Hedge fund Chatham Asset Management
kiesow.net/how-to-talk-... via kiesow.net
How to talk about the local news crisis: We are all worse off.
Last week, McClatchy rolled out the latest round of destructive cuts to its local reporting staff. The cuts themselves are barely newsworthy within the industry at this point, though the futility of '...
kiesow.net
September 17, 2026 at 2:04 AM
Startling speech by a city council member after newsroom cuts at the Lexington, KY Herald Leader.
Urge you to watch, listen and learn of the bond that a good newspaper can create without losing its independence.
Owner: Hedge fund Chatham Asset Management
kiesow.net/how-to-talk-... via kiesow.net
Urge you to watch, listen and learn of the bond that a good newspaper can create without losing its independence.
Owner: Hedge fund Chatham Asset Management
kiesow.net/how-to-talk-... via kiesow.net
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The federal agents Trump let loose in Washington DC to make the city “safe and beautiful” are arresting Black men for petty crimes. Am I nuts to think this is worth a news story or two?
One item in my Heads Up News newsletter is about a Washington Post article that contained alarming news but was written like a fluffy feature. www.headsupnews.org/i/216040109/...
September 17, 2026 at 3:03 AM
The federal agents Trump let loose in Washington DC to make the city “safe and beautiful” are arresting Black men for petty crimes. Am I nuts to think this is worth a news story or two?
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Ted Cruz's ESPN cameo got him booed off the air, left staffers "embarrassed," and sparked questions about equal time, in what we have learned is the latest source of friction inside and outside the network.
Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/espn-ted-c...
Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/espn-ted-c...
ESPN’s Cruz Control
Ted Cruz's ESPN cameo got him booed off the air, left staffers "embarrassed," and sparked questions about equal time, in what Status has learned is the latest source of friction inside and outside the...
www.status.news
September 14, 2026 at 12:15 AM
Ted Cruz's ESPN cameo got him booed off the air, left staffers "embarrassed," and sparked questions about equal time, in what we have learned is the latest source of friction inside and outside the network.
Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/espn-ted-c...
Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/espn-ted-c...
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From @status.news: 60 Minutes debut episode drew 7.94 million viewers, 1.58 million of which were in the advertiser-coveted 25-54 year old demographic. Overall, viewership was down 21% compared to last year's premiere, which averaged 10.03 million viewers.
I think this is the right view to take:
I think this is the right view to take:
September 16, 2026 at 3:02 AM
From @status.news: 60 Minutes debut episode drew 7.94 million viewers, 1.58 million of which were in the advertiser-coveted 25-54 year old demographic. Overall, viewership was down 21% compared to last year's premiere, which averaged 10.03 million viewers.
I think this is the right view to take:
I think this is the right view to take:
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Trump on his Iran war: "You have a higher gas -- it's a very inexpensive price to pay for what we've done. Remember that. It's a little more. Frankly, even if it was a lot more."
September 17, 2026 at 12:23 AM
Trump on his Iran war: "You have a higher gas -- it's a very inexpensive price to pay for what we've done. Remember that. It's a little more. Frankly, even if it was a lot more."
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The propagandists who cashed in on lying about the 2020 election being stolen are now being forced to settle defamation suits and apologize to the people they smeared.
MAGA influencers are still paying for the Big Lie
Dinesh D'Souza, James O'Keefe, Scott Presler and others face legal liability for election shenanigans
www.salon.com
August 27, 2026 at 9:10 PM
The propagandists who cashed in on lying about the 2020 election being stolen are now being forced to settle defamation suits and apologize to the people they smeared.
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9. America is awash in lawlessness and impunity. Are the Democrats ready?
August 27, 2026 at 12:16 PM
9. America is awash in lawlessness and impunity. Are the Democrats ready?
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7. and subjecting detainees to conditions described by some as torture. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
ICE’s tactics look increasingly like torture | Judith Levine
Plans for gloves that can deliver electric shocks underline the homeland security department’s sadistic practices
www.theguardian.com
August 27, 2026 at 12:15 PM
7. and subjecting detainees to conditions described by some as torture. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...