Still bogged down in stuff! But as promised, I did put some actual effort into the header this week. ProPublica recently chronicled a story about misinformation. The focus was on wildfire risk maps in Oregon, which insurance brokers used to … Continue reading The Wednesday Politics Thread Still Can’t Catch Up

Remember how last week I said I get one phone-it-in header a month? Well unfortunately yesterday I was kept at work late in a meeting in which people had THOUGHTS on whether American Library Association Round Tables should only have … Continue reading The Wednesday Politics Thread Had an Overly Long Meeting

I feel like every few weeks I earn one no-effort header, so I’m cashing that in. Be kind and thoughtful today. Cheers. Continue reading Your Wednesday Politics Thread

Happy Wednesday. In addition to all of Trump’s current unhingedness, I was also bummed by this sobering ProPublica article about our ability to handle this year’s wildfires: Despite the Trump administration’s public pronouncements that it has hired enough wildland firefighters, … Continue reading The Wednesday Politics Thread Wishes for Some Good News

It feels like it’s only been a week since our last Wednesday, and yet here we are again. A recent study in The Lancet pointed to changes stealthily made some government datasets. These datasets form the backbone of a lot … Continue reading The Wednesday Politics Thread Salutes the Heroes

Happy Wednesday, y’all. Texas is feeling the impact of major flooding. Consider donating to relief efforts if you’re able. Otherwise, why not disappoint yourself with news before you disappoint yourself with more news? Elon Musk Hired a Dozen Texas Lobbyists … Continue reading The Wednesday Politics Thread Does Its Thing

Welcome back to Wednesday. I’ve been doing a bit of traveling and supplementing that by actually doing things in Cordytown. Because of that, I have not been as engaged in the news as much these past few days — and … Continue reading The Wednesday Politics Thread Takes a Break

It’s Wednesday. I don’t know what’s happening with the NYC mayor election, and honestly I don’t want to, so let’s talk about different things. For today’s header, we’re going to dive into the exciting world of copyright law! In what … Continue reading The Wednesday Politics Thread Doesn’t Copy That Floppy… It Transforms It

Happy Wednesday, all. A couple of months ago, I put out a call to the PT to consider supporting good journalism. And y’all had an incredible response, with your donations to ProPublica. This week, I thought I’d put out the … Continue reading The Wednesday Politics Thread Supports Journalism Again

Still kinda discombobulated from all the travel last week, so here’s a PT header. I haven’t had time to dip much into ProPublica’s latest reporting, but this article about who remains at DOGE in the wake of Elon’s departure might … Continue reading The Wednesday Politics Thread is Catching Up

Welcome back to Wednesday! Over the weekend, I read Sarah Wynn-Williams’ Careless People: A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed, and Lost Idealism, her tell-all book about her time working at Facebook. Reading it sparked an anger stronger than when I … Continue reading The Wednesday Politics Thread Read A Book