Well, that was fast: After legal threat from Hunter Biden, Fox News takes down “mock trial” miniseries from streaming service. ⁦Marshall Cohen⁩ reports: cnn.com/2024/04/30/pol…

Buried in this story about new rules requiring advanced automatic braking systems on new cars by 2029 is a brief mention of discussion about requiring cars to have drunk-driving detection systems—which could save 10,000 lives a year. Game changer. washingtonpost.com/transportation…

Always sketchy when someone “anticipates” suing, rather than actually doing so, but watch this space: Hunter Biden’s lawyers demand that ⁦Fox News⁩ remove ‘intimate’ images from its platforms. cnn.com/2024/04/29/pol…

New: 3 U.S. Marshals killed, 4 police officers injured in Charlotte shooting. washingtonpost.com/nation/2024/04…

New: Journalism professors call on @NYTimes to review Oct. 7 report (which the Times has already done). ⁦Laura Wagner⁩ reports: washingtonpost.com/style/media/20…

Would love to see a student demonstration in behalf of peace. Not pro-Israel, not pro-Palestinian. Just good ol’ peace. Any of those?

Isn’t the whole point of a demonstration to gain attention for your cause?

I guess the news media isn’t liberated enough for the “liberated zone.”

The problem with the Wh. House Correspndts Dinner: Viewers hear the audience reaction to jokes, etc. and think: This is what “the press corps” thinks. It’s not. About 98 pct of the people in the room don’t cover Biden and aren’t reporters. youtu.be/9c6uQrPLiZk?si… via YouTube

Since the pandemic, have noticed an increase in people driving at high speed, aggressively weaving through traffic, tailgating, etc. And by “people” I mean young men. Have yet to see a woman do this.

Free business idea: GPS voice, but with encouragement. E.g., “Turn left at the next light….Congratulations. You didn’t screw it up this time!”

The backstory on the story of Kristi Noem and her dog-murder confession: ⁦Martin Pengelly⁩’s remarkable ability to get early copies of new books and mine them for newsworthy nuggets: washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/medi… theguardian.com/us-news/2024/a…

We may finally have found our political bottom: Puppycide.

Conservatives condemn Kristi Noem for ‘twisted’ admission of killing dog | Republicans | The Guardian theguardian.com/us-news/2024/a…