A Feast of Facile

We took a break from debate prep to bring you the most facile content the American News Media has to offer this week. From racist plagues to self-inflicted Revenge Porn, its a “Harumph” heavy episode. Dont worry, there are a few positive pieces and praise for Cheesecake Factory. Wretch on!

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4:49 Front Page

44:36 Obsessions

52:02 Reader Mail 

54:00 Favorite Items

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Show Notes: 

WaPo: Is Biden Too Old to Run Again? We Asked People Born on His Exact Birthday

WaPo: Univision anchor Jorge Ramos rebukes network for not challenging Trump

Popular Information: Kushner's Mexican connection - by Judd Legum 

Wapo: Bidens travel to Georgia to celebrate the life of Rosalynn Carter 

Business Insider: Washington's secret weapon is a beloved Gen Z energy drink with more caffeine than God 

Semafor: WSJ, Times journalists pull union away from Gaza statement 

https://twitter.com/honestreporting/status/1728680174252691814?s=10&t=cVRrOEC7HqoeeefgDh4iIA  

NYTimes: Israel-Hamas War: Second Hostage-Prisoner Exchange Is Completed After a Delay 

NY Times:Gaza Civilians, Under Israeli Barrage, Killed at Historic Pace 

AP News: Defeated Virginia candidate Susanna Gibson may not be done with politics

WaPo:After affirmative action, a Black and White teen rethink Ivy League schools 

https://twitter.com/BBCNews/status/1726850958427091054 

They Fled Climate Chaos. Asylum Law Made Decades Ago Might Not Help 

Why Warblers Flock to Tonier Neighborhoods

To Shrink Learning Gap, This District Offers Classes Separated by Race

Malls with a Cheesecake Factory do better than those without 

https://twitter.com/corbinkbarthold/status/1729252331315982372 

How One Stupid Tweet Blew Up Justine Sacco’s Life 

WSJ: Held Hostage by Hamas: How Two Girls Survived Captivity in Gaza

Slate: What Sam Altman can get away with at OpenAI now.

@JessicaPMelugin on X “It’s important to remember that traditional media often dislikes social media generally because it ate their lunch on advertising and decentralized their control of information dissemination. That bias explains A LOT of reporting on social media matters.

Futurism:Sports Illustrated Published Articles by Fake, AI-Generated Writers

NYT: Nom Nom Nom. What’s the Deal With Cookie Monster’s Cookies? 

NYT: When Ruthless Cultural Elitism Is Exactly the Job