Upon word of Dick Cheney’s endorsement, I got curious how Wyoming’s largest newspaper was treating it. Turns out it’s not even in the politics section. R.I.P. local newspapers

I’m trying to figure out how I’d explain this one to my much younger self.

I talk about one of my favorite subjects—the intersection of politics, law, and music on the Powers That Be podcast. A fun conversation that starts out with news from this week and then addresses some of the larger context. (Free link) podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the…

An update on my story: The chief district judge has asked Murdoch and the trustees to respond to a media coalition that wants open up the trust battle from its super-sealed status. We could have a decision early this coming week. puck.news/the-murdoch-su…

I wonder who is the “phone a friend” for each of the candidates

I think Trump is going to come off especially bad in post-debate clips and the inevitable SNL skit.

I see a lot of conservatives complaining about ABC, which I guess says something about who is perceived as losing the debate

“They threw him out of a campaign like a dog.” Dogs get thrown out of campaigns? Also dogs are having a rough (ruff?) night.

She was just about to call him an asshole, right?

For all those on the right complaining about ABC, they are at least allowing him every opportunity to respond. No doubt in my mind that he’s gotten more speaking time.

And here’s Taylor Swift

Also is an effective prebuttal to those who might say a celebrity shouldn’t speak up politically. She can say that it was Trump who dragged her into the campaign and made her endorsement a thing.

Republican-appointed judges are greenlighting a surge of defamation cases against the likes of CNN, Netflix, and ABC News—revealing everything from private communications to the most sensitive internal documents. Eriq Gardner ✍️ has the story. puck.news/suing-the-medi…

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Donald Trump has lost the copyright case over “Electric Avenue.” Fair use defense fails. Big win for musicians in the everlasting political music wars. This case was a marathon whereas the others were sprints. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.usco…

Only sure things are death, taxes, and that TV carriage impasse will be settled. It's NEVER different.