Next Draft - No News is Good News
How should a news addict react to a moment in time when the news seems mostly bad and increasingly overwhelming? I'm asking for a friend. It could be temporary, but ratings and anecdotal accounts suggest some people are tuning out. Here's Ginia Bellafante in the NYT (Gift Article): The Liberal New Yorkers Who Say They’re Tuning Out the News. "These were high-information voters who mainlined political coverage through every available 21st- century platform; a month ago they would have been able to give you the over-under on statehouse races in rural Ohio. But now they questioned whether consuming so much news was good for them, whether it was really a civic virtue or something to be fought like any other addiction." (Does one limiting news intake even read an article about tuning out the news? Those are the kinds of questions one asks to avoid the very real conundrum he faces.) Believe it or not, I've always advised readers to do as I say not as I do and try to be informed without being overwhelmed. As I wrote in my book, breaking news is breaking us. News notifications in particular benefit no one except the senders:
(There's a big difference between being informed and being inundated. There's really no point in spending all day swimming in content that distresses and depresses you. Especially when you still have me to do that...) 2Indecent Exposure"On OnlyFans, sex traffickers have a 'unique niche' in which to privately conduct their business, said Catheline Torres with the U.S.-based National Human Trafficking Hotline, which helps survivors of trafficking and exploitation. Reuters identified 11 cases of women who told authorities or filed lawsuits saying they had been forced to perform sex acts on OnlyFans. But experts including Torres say the true prevalence of sex trafficking on the platform is nearly impossible for outsiders to assess." Enslaved on OnlyFans: Women describe lives of isolation, torment and sexual servitude. This is one segment in a 5-part series from a Reuters investigation: OnlyFans Exposed. 3Logger Rhythm"There is a mix of physical factors — heavy equipment and, of course, the massive trees ... Couple that with steep terrain and unforgiving weather and the rural aspect of the work, and it leads to great danger." The NYT (Gift Article) takes you to southwestern Oregon and Inside the Deadliest Job in America. (The next two most deadly jobs are performed by roofers and news curators.) 4Weekend WhatsWhat to Doc: "YouTube astrologer Katie Griggs rose to fame as the face of Kundalini yoga and reinvented herself as Guru Jagat, attracting followers — including celebrities and fee-paying devotees — with promises of prosperity, physical health, and spiritual fulfillment. Breath of Fire offers a multi-decade examination of the corruption within Kundalini yoga and a portrait of a misguided guru and master manipulator, spotlighting the uneasy nexus of the American dream, self-invention, and fanatical ideology." Check out Breath of Fire on Max. It's a really interesting look into what drives cult leading narcissists and their followers. 5Extra, ExtraWho's Got Next? With the Matt Gaetz for AG saga in the rearview mirror, Florida's former attorney general Pam Bondi is the next nominee. She's way more qualified than Gaetz. But she is also an election denier who has done Trump favors in the past. What to know about Pam Bondi, Trump's second AG pick. And from WaPo: Pam Bondi, Trump’s pick for attorney general, is a longtime loyalist. That will be apt description for just about anyone he appoints to anything. Meanwhile, Trump's New York hush money sentencing paused indefinitely. 6Feel Good Friday"For Frank, the voyage is largely a way to express his gratitude for still being alive and having the ability to take on the physical challenge, almost a decade after a car accident left him with 14 broken bones and nearly paralyzed. He had been hiding in a pile of leaves to surprise a friend when a carful of teens drove through the pile without knowing he was there." Canoeist is paddling the 6,000-mile Great Loop out of gratitude for life. Read my 📕, Please Scream Inside Your Heart, or grab a 👕 in the Store. |
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We Think Alike
Thursday, November 21, 2024
What We Agree On, The Fall of Chrome ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏
Freudian Tip
Wednesday, November 20, 2024
Analyzing the Election, Fluoride Truth Decay ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏
Nibbling Gnawed
Tuesday, November 19, 2024
The Threat to Junk Food, Internet Hoses ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏
AI, Ear, Nose, and Throat
Monday, November 18, 2024
Dr GPT Will See You Now ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏
Going Nuclear
Friday, November 15, 2024
Yes Nukes, RFK Not OK, Feel Good Friday ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏
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