Greg Lloyd
@Roundtrip@federate.social  ·  activity timestamp yesterday

“[Acting CDC Director] Mr. O’Neill carved out a career in Silicon Valley, working closely with Peter Thiel, the billionaire and Republican megadonor…

During the Covid pandemic, he indicated support for a number of unproven coronavirus treatments and preventives, including ivermectin, hydroxychloroquine and vitamin D. He has also been critical of vaccine mandates and the Biden administration’s response to the pandemic.”

#giftlink #nytimes #cdc
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/29/health/james-oneill-cdc.html?unlocked_article_code=1.iE8.V2Lr.4TC0kfPqwhie&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
Greg Lloyd
@Roundtrip@federate.social  ·  activity timestamp 4 days ago

Prosecutors Fail to Secure Indictment Against Man Who Threw Sandwich at Federal Agent

“The grand jury’s rejection of the felony charge was a remarkable failure by the U.S. attorney’s office in Washington and the second time in recent days that a majority of grand jurors refused to vote to indict a person accused of felony assault on a federal agent. It also amounted to a sharp rebuke by a panel of ordinary citizens against the prosecutors…”

nytimes.com/2025/08/27/us/poli
Dan Gillmor
@dangillmor@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp last month

The New York Times Pitchbot creates satiric examples of headlines reflecting the "Paper of Record" fetish for (among other things) normalizing right wing extremism.

The headline below -- "Should ICE Agents Be Allowed to Wear Masks? It Depends Whom You Ask." -- is NOT from Pitchbot.

Head=>desk.
Bruce Mirken
@BruceMirken@mas.to replied  ·  activity timestamp last month
@dangillmor The #NYTimes has officially become its own parody.
John Quiggin
@johnquiggin@aus.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 months ago

A "dog bites man" story from the #NYTimes. Apparently, most AI investment is taking place in rich countries. As opposed to investment in housing, car factories, coffee shops etc ? AI isn't creating the divide between Haves and Have-Nots, it's reflecting it.

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/06/23/technology/ai-computing-global-divide.html
John Quiggin
@johnquiggin@aus.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 months ago

A "dog bites man" story from the #NYTimes. Apparently, most AI investment is taking place in rich countries. As opposed to investment in housing, car factories, coffee shops etc ? AI isn't creating the divide between Haves and Have-Nots, it's reflecting it.

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/06/23/technology/ai-computing-global-divide.html
N-gated Hacker News
@ngate@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 months ago

In a shocking twist, it turns out officials are just as clueless about Iran's uranium as they are about how to turn off their ad blockers 😂🔍. The New York Times bravely reports this non-news with the same urgency as a cat chasing a laser pointer 🐱💨. Looks like the only thing enriched here is confusion! 🤷‍♂️🥴
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/22/us/politics/iran-uranium-stockpile-whereabouts.html#IranUranium#AdBlockers#Confusion#NYTimes#CatChasingLaser#NonNews#HackerNews #ngated
Strypey
@strypey@mastodon.nzoss.nz  ·  activity timestamp 2 months ago

The first half of this made more sympathetic to ZuckerBorg's position. Which made me puke into the back of my mouth as soon as I noticed it, but that's how unimpressive I found their discussion.

"Legacy media" is DOGE phrase. Huh? This was already a descriptive term for pre-digital media during Occupy.

nytimes.com/2025/01/10/podcast

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Strypey
@strypey@mastodon.nzoss.nz  ·  activity timestamp 3 months ago

Late last year, Hard Fork did an intriguing interview with Julian Kelly, the director of quantum computing at Goggle;

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/13/podcasts/hardfork-tiktok-quantum-claude.html

Starts at about the 20min mark, after a deep dive on the US TikTok drama, and before a chat about the Claude chatbot.

#podcasts#NYTimes#HardFork#QuantumComputing#JulianKelly