A new era of government censorship has begun.It started with the silencing of scientific speech, when the admin blocked release of research on bird flu. But MAGA has also cracked down on other wrongthink—on race, geography (!), and of course Trump himselfwww.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202…
— Catherine Rampell (@crampell.bsky.social) 2025-01-31T13:47:03.484Z
New York Times on Trump’s control of data
It’s not an echo of authoritarian policies, it’s the real thing. Trump has declared war on facts.
Covers: Sleepless Nights
“Sleepless Nights” was originally recorded by the Everly Brothers (1960). I have been enjoying the version by the Mekons.
Trump can’t deal with facts about the labor market
His solution is to fire the person who produced the data. I won’t trust any future BLS once Trump puts a flunky in the job.
The art on the cover of Thomas Pynchon’s Inherent Vice
Here’s the story – the artist’s website
I tried to order a copy of the painting used on the cover. Sadly, it is no longer available.
Washington Post on Trump defying court orders
There is no incentive for Trump to obey court orders. He knows that the Supreme Court almost always gives him what he wants. There is no enforcement mechanism for court orders when the Justice Department works for Trump instead of the country.
Trump officials accused of defying 1 in 3 judges who ruled against him
Flaco Jimenez RIP
I am not familiar with Jimenez’s recordings but he did a great job on records by Ry Cooder and Dwight Yoakam.
Sad! 