Josh Sternberg

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"I been around awhile. I lived in town awhile. I threw it down awhile. And the town threw down on me." - Phish

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Bring back Dandy, the Yankees mascot from 1979-1981 (But also that big ass Marlboro cigarette ad in right center at the old Stadium)

Really enjoy The Beach Boys singing JayZ’s “99 Problems” youtu.be/Z5EGZ145K_w?...

Other than Hurt by Johnny Cash and any version of The Sound of Silence, what are your favorite cover versions of famous songs?

The Beach Boys sing "99 Problems" by Jay-Zyoutu.be Voice: A.I.Vocal Performance + Siren Whistle: Myself

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"RETRUTH IF YOU WANT TELEVISED MILITARY TRIBUNALS" is, to me, a deranged and instantly disqualifying thing for a presidential candidate to say, but on the other hand joe biden looks and sounds very old

In the exact same nine day period that Biden and his White House and campaign have been flailing, Trump has offered voters a window into his own mental state and vision for term 2 It’s not great! www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

QAnon Memes, F-Bombs, and Tribunals: As Biden Faltered, Trump Amped Up the Crazywww.rollingstone.com Trump quietly had his own week from hell while the media was hounding Biden

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QAnon Memes, F-Bombs, and Tribunals: As Biden Faltered, Trump Amped Up the Crazywww.rollingstone.com Trump quietly had his own week from hell while the media was hounding Biden

There is an imbalance between what is news and what news orgs believe news to be, and this whole Biden-must-step-down cycle, now more than a week on front pages, is a prime example of that. Notice the breadth of this-from news to opinion-and lack of balance on Trump and the right wing power grab.

A day later the NYT continues its wall-to-wall coverage on Biden's candidacy. Still waiting for the "Trump should bow out" coverage. On the day we celebrate our independence from a king, and 4 days from when SCOTUS sets up the possibility of a king, this is what our media is focused on.

The pre-bedtime nap. Big fan.

Think about it this way: when did any GOP Senator assemble a group of other GOP senators to: A) ask Trump to step aside when he exhibited senile moments (like telling Americans to inject bleach into their veins) B) vote to impeach Trump C) ask Trump not to run after being convicted of a crime.

Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-Va.) is attempting to assemble a group of Democratic senators to ask Joe Biden to exit the presidential race, according to two people with direct knowledge of the effort.

Sen. Mark Warner seeks to assemble group of Democratic senators to ask Biden to exit racewww.washingtonpost.com Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) is attempting to assemble a group of Democratic senators to go to the White House on Monday and ask that Joe Biden exit the presidential race, according to two people with dir...

Has anyone interviewed military members about their thoughts that the Supreme Court from one POV and Trumpism from another POV have kinda eliminated or are threatening to eliminate the freedoms they supposedly serve for? And what they’d do if ordered by Trump to break their oaths? Would read.

Perfect parenthetical: “(Mr. Bannon himself did not host the show on Tuesday, because he reported to prison the day before to serve a sentence for contempt of Congress.)” More of these stories and fewer Biden eats dinner at 3pm stories, please.

Who's actually pushing violence? It's Trump, writes @maggieastor.bsky.social in this great NYT takedown of Kevin Roberts' "second American Revolution, which will remain bloodless if the left allows it to be.”" www.nytimes.com/2024/07/03/u...

Heritage Foundation Head Refers to ‘Second American Revolution’www.nytimes.com Kevin Roberts, president of the group that has coordinated the Project 2025 policy plan, said it could be “bloodless if the left allows it to be.”

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Feel like we really shouldn’t be celebrating America tonight with pageantry and fireworks. We haven’t really earned it lately.

And our most influential news organizations empower the first two and push the last one through editorial choices - frames, sources, language, story selection. The idea that political journalism is a horse race or filled with tension has enabled These Times.

right wing think tanks are making thinly veiled threats of political violence, the Supreme Court has neutralized the regulatory power of broad swaths of government, and the fate of the executive branch depends on whether the 81 year old atop it can learn to breakdance or something. Happy July 4th

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The dude invested $50 billion to create a failed techtopia and changed one of the most famous brand names on the planet to give us … this?

I hate this so much.

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Why I Don't Vote (OK, I Do Vote, but I Would Like to Discourage You, NY Times Reader, For Doing So For Some Reason) Via @bubbaprog.ilovecitr.us

Man, if it turns out that the right winger telling NY Times readers that they should follow his example and not vote did in fact vote in the last two elections, the Times should add this to the piece. Better than a retraction, since it illustrates a willful hypocrisy.

Post-walk cool down

It's pretty disheartening to see the most influential news org push a narrative that, while important, is by no means the most important story right now. A week after a poor performance, the top 4 stories on the NYT homepage is about Biden's mental facilities. Meanwhile democracy dies in the open.

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Roses are red, Curry has cumin,

Not looking forward to finding out if Bodie is scared of fireworks

Would very much like media to ask voters if they think Trump is too much of a convicted felon to run for president, or too corrupt, or too much of a sexual abuser, or for fucks sake, too old, and then run those stories every day.

Supposedly Mark Zuckerberg is now on TikTok - got a notification that several of my “friends” are now following this account. He’s got 340 followers right now and almost all of them are journalists lol.

Another successful private equity story. Bob’s Stores has been bought, sold, gutted, and filed for bankruptcy protections about a half dozen times. Capitalism doing what it’s designed to do: make the wealthy wealthier at the expense of everyone else. www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...

Clothing chain Bob's Stores closing after 70 yearswww.nbcnews.com The remaining 21 Northeastern locations are holding a liquidation sale through July 14.

This, by the way, is the same playbook the NYT followed re: Claudine Gay and Harvard. The NYT sets the agenda (which, coincidentally is what the bad-faith actors want even though they despise the NYT), then the other news orgs follow, then the leader resigns, then the news media moves on.

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GIMME THE JAB www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Combined COVID-flu vaccines are coming: Moderna jab clears major testwww.nature.com First large trial suggests mRNA drug gives better protection from SARS-CoV-2 and influenza viruses than single-target shots. First large trial suggests mRNA drug gives better protection from SARS-CoV-...

Looking up

This is gonna be the case that gets Thomas to finally eliminate Sullivan, isn’t it? Also an important reminder to journalists: be very careful with legal terms like “fraud” and “embezzle” when reporting on alleged corruption cases (well, any case, really). www.nbcnews.com/investigatio...

She exposed how the nation's poorest state spent federal welfare money. Now she might go to jail.www.nbcnews.com "The rabbit's got the gun now," said a lawyer for former Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant, who is trying to force reporter Anna Wolfe to reveal her sources.

I’ve had my morning coffee with this Jerry Garcia mug every day since my wife bought it for me in 2010. It’s been with me through the birth of two kids; the loss of four jobs; the move to two apartments and a house. To the Great Cabinet in the sky. He’s gone and nothings gonna bring him back.

Take him both seriously and literally.

Heritage Foundation president celebrates Supreme Court presidential immunity ruling: "We are in the process of the second American Revolution, which will remain bloodless if the left allows it to be" www.mediamatters.org/project-2025...

Heritage Foundation president celebrates Supreme Court immunity decision: "We are in the process of the second American Revolution"www.mediamatters.org

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Heritage Foundation president celebrates Supreme Court immunity decision: "We are in the process of the second American Revolution"www.mediamatters.org