Ink Stained Wretches

We’re ranting about everything from classified documents to fine dining. We’ve also got more on CNN, Ron Destantis coverage and following up on congressional housing. Welcome in!

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Time Stamps:

02:24 Front Page

46:00 Obsessions

56:07 Reader Mail 

1:00:26 Favorite Item of the Week

Show Notes:

WaPo: Justice Dept. reviewing classified documents found in Biden's post

CNN Politics on Twitter: There are clear distinctions between the two classified documents cases involving President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump

Mediaite: Contributor Ben Domenech as a 'Moron' and a 'Buffoon' for His Speakership Take 

NYT: Can Ron DeSantis Avoid Meeting the Press? 

NYT: Opinion | The Party’s Over for Us. Where Do We Go Now? 

Wapo: Environmentalists have a blind spot in the debate over gas stoves 

ABC 6 News: 'Kraken' strain causes new COVID concerns 

Wapo: New survey finds antisemitic views are widespread in America 

NYT: Blake Hounshell, ‘On Politics’ Editor at The Times, Dies at 44 

NYT: Noma, Rated the World’s Best Restaurant, Is Closing Its Doors

NYT: Opinion | Noma and the Fizzle of Too-Fine Dining 

The Daily Caller on Twitter: CNN’s Jim Sciutto: "Is election denialism a new U.S. export?"

CBS Sunday Morning: Extended interview: Lily Tomlin, Jane Fonda and more 

Noah Smith on Substack: Why Paul Ehrlich got everything wrong

NYT: Another Big Boomer Effect

NYT: A Hamline Adjunct Showed a Painting of the Prophet Muhammad. She Lost Her Job

New Year. Same Us. We’re getting the Speaker news cycle out of the way first so we can jump into some of our favorite stories like homophobic telescopes and white supremacist exercise.

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Time Stamps: 

03:30 Front Page

43:24 Obsessions

49:03 Reader Mail 

53:48 Favorite Item of the Week

Show Notes:

NYT: How Naming the James Webb Telescope Turned Into a Fight Over Homophobia

NYT: How a Dog’s Killing Turned Brooklyn Progressives Against One Another

New York Times on Twitter: In the Bahamas, a Lingering Sympathy for Sam Bankman-Fried

The Cut: Representative Delia Ramirez Knows the Housing Struggle 

AEI: WaPo’s Apologia for School Library Porn 

TIME: The White Supremacist Origins of Exercise, and 6 Other Surprising Facts About the History of U.S. Physical Fitness 

NY Post: How ESPN handled broadcast during horrifying Damar Hamlin injury 

NYtimes: There Has Never Been a Better Time to Be Short

WaPo: Art at Capitol honors 141 enslavers and 13 Confederates. Who are they?

The Princetonian: 3 Princeton DEI staff members resign, alleging lack of support

WSJ: When Mary Met the Angel

The Wrap: Semafor to 'Redeem' Sam Bankman-Fried Investment - In Other Words, Return It (Exclusive)

Chris’s NewsNation colleague, Chris Cuomo, joins him and Eliana this week for a special interview episode. We jump in to Chris’s early days at Fox News, what he learned at ABC as well as CNN. We’re closing out 2022 with Chris x2! Talk to you all in 2023!

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With layoffs at Wapo, Tucker attacking Zelenskyy, and an ABC producer going rogue, the holiday season is less than jolly for the media. Tune in to also catch up on Disney drama and the menopause gold rush.

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Time Stamps:

2:12 - Front Page

34:52 - Obsessions

42:08 - Reader Mail

44:50 - Favorite Items of the Week

Show Notes: 

Politico: Playbook PM: WaPo braces for more layoffs

Puck: Post-Apocalyptic 

WaPo: Your 2022 News Print

NYT: In Testimony, Hannity and Other Fox Employees Said They Doubted Trump’s Fraud Claims

WSJ: Bob Iger vs. Bob Chapek: Inside the Disney Coup

Hollywood Reporter: Disney Analyst: Spinning Off ESPN, ABC Is “Best Path Forward”

NPR: She was an ABC News producer. She also was a corporate operative

Slate: I Think I Found Kyrsten Sinema’s Side Hustle

WSJ: The Stanford Guide to Acceptable Words

Yahoo: 'Disgusting!': 'New York Times' slammed after crossword puzzle resembles swastika

NYT: Welcome to the Menopause Gold Rush

Coindesk: Divisions in Sam Bankman-Fried’s Crypto Empire Blur on His Trading Titan Alameda’s Balance Sheet

The Economist: Crypto’s last man standing

WSJ: The 30-Year-Old Spending $1 Billion to Save Crypto

Bloomberg: This Crypto CEO Says He Made $20 Billion Just to Give it All Away

WSJ: Tech Live summit: What’s Next for Crypto

Dispatch: Life Is Too Short For Hating Harry & Meghan

New York Magazine: Fall of the Progressive Boy King

NY Post: Man with WWI explosive lodged in his rectum sparks bomb scare, hospital evacuation

We are finally getting to the Twitter Files and Brittney Griner coverage this week. On top of those items, we’re checking in on ex-CNN President Jeff Zucker, updates from the NYT walkout and EOY media lists.

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Time Stamps: 

2:33 Front Page

49:14 Obsessions 

56:00 Reader Mail

58:13 Favorite Item of the Week

Show Notes: 

Axios: Exclusive: Bari Weiss reveals business plan for buzzy new media startup

WSJ: Jeff Zucker, Former CNN President, to Lead Sports-and-Media Investment Firm RedBird IMI

Mediaite: Mediaite’s Most Influential in News Media 2022 

Semafor: New York Times DC Reporters are skipping the walkout

NYT: With End of Griner’s Detention, a New Wave of WNBA Activism Begins 

WaPo: From Mexican cartel labs to U.S. streets, a deadly fentanyl pipeline

Puck News: The Obamas’ Hollywood Education

NYT: The 93 Most Stylish ‘People’ of 2022 

WSJ: Sam Bankman-Fried’s Crypto Crash

WSJ:  Sam Bankman-Fried’s Parents Were There for FTX’s Rise, and Now Its Fall

The Onion: Nation Forgives Harvey Weinstein After He Gets Really Good At Football 

Commentary:  How Disinformation Journalists Practice Disinformation

This week we’re saying “Welcome in” to all new and returning listeners. NYT faces a strike, Facebook may be facing congress and CNN says goodbye to staffers and contributors. Most importantly, we’re sharing our new favorite story from The Washington Post.

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Time Stamps:

03:09 Front Page

40:03 Obsessions

49:13 Reader Mail 

55:00 Favorite Item of the Week

Show Notes:

NYT: New York Times Union Holds One-Day Strike 

WSJ:  Facebook Threatens to Pull News From Platform if Congress Passes Bill Helping Publishers 

Truth on the Market: Imposed Final Offer Arbitration: Price Regulation by Any Other Name

NYT: Defamation Suit Against Fox Grows More Contentious

Twitter: Taylor Lorenz on China Lockdown

Twitter: Taylor Lorenz reacting to WaPo article

DOJ: Lawyer Michael Avenatti Sentenced to 14 Years in Federal Prison for Stealing Millions of Dollars from Clients and Tax Fraud

Free Beacon: Fashback: The Media Was Obsessed with Michael Avenatti

WaPo: Calling out of the blue: Why would you do this to someone you love? 

WaPo: Discovery’s Shark Week needs diversity, more positive science, study says 

NYT: 12 Dinner Parties Around the World, From Tokyo to Paris

Twitter: Bill Spindle leaves Semafor 

Fox News: James Woods fires back at Twitter, vows to sue over censorship on 'Tucker Carlson Tonight'

The Spectator World: Kirstie Alley, the woman left out in the cold 

Smith Mountain Eagle: Gary's Corner: Soul Mate

NYT: Hans Niemann Is the Bad Boy of Chess. But Did He Cheat?

Filling in for Eliana this week is Christine Rosen, Chris’s colleague from AEI. We have lots to catch up on this week from Kanye West’s Mar-a-Lago dinner to the media’s treatment of SBF.

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Time Stamps: 

03:19 Front Page

1:02:00 Obsessions

1:05:36 Reader Mail 

1:11:18 Favorite Item of the Week

Show Notes: 

Fox News: Rep. Boebert’s apparent midterm victory makes liberal pundits eat their words

The Atlantic: Just Wait Until You Get to Know Ron DeSantis

Reuters: Trump ally Devin Nunes can sue NBCUniversal for defamation - judge

WaPo: Elon Musk and the hardcore cult of Diet Coke

WaPo: Musk's Twitter no longer bans covid misinformation

Fox News: Taylor Lorenz rips Elon Musk on BBC: He has made Twitter a 'disaster'

Good Morning America: George Stephanopoulos sits down with FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried

NYT: Sam Bankman-Fried Blames ‘Huge Management Failures’ for FTX Collapse

Axios: Sam Bankman-Fried's "underdressed genius” look

The Atlantic: The Black Investors Who Were Burned by Bitcoin

Bloomberg: NPR Hiring Freeze, CNN Cuts Are Latest Signs of Media Crunch

Axios: CNN Layoffs Begin

The Daily Beast: AP Fires Reporter Behind Retracted ‘Russian Missiles’ Story 

NYT: President Biden Is Turning 80. Experts Say Age Is More Than a Number.

WaPo: Rise in Iranian assassination, kidnapping plots alarms Western officials

DailyMail: EXCLUSIVE: From co-stars to lovers: GMA anchors Amy Robach, 49, and T.J. Holmes's, 45, romance is revealed

The Guardian: Delaware man sentenced for joining US Capitol riots while on Tinder date 

WaPo: She has 13 cats in a two-bedroom condo. Here's her litter-box advice. 

Quartz: Apple hobbled a crucial tool of dissent in China weeks before widespread protests broke out 

Politico:‘No path’ forward: Biden calls on Congress to avert rail strike

WaPo: Union Station has fallen on hard times. Can it be saved?

NYT: San Francisco Considers Allowing Use of Deadly Robots by Police

Please enjoy a compilation of a few of our favorite stories from this past year while you’re doom scrolling on your couch in a pool of leftovers. We will be back next week!

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Show Notes: 

Free Beacon: How the Left Learned To Stop Worrying and Love Domestic Terrorism

CNN: Washington Post's Dave Weigel suspended for retweeting sexist remark

Mediaite: Did the 'FBI Planted Evidence' Theory Come From Trump? 

The Daily Beast: NBC’s ‘Meet the Press’ Shakeup Puts Chuck Todd in Jeopardy 

New York Times: Washington Post’s Business Struggles as Frustrations Mount

Happy (now belated) birthday to our very own Chris Stirewalt! How else would we celebrate but check in with Trump’s third presidential bid, midterm aftermath and the media’s reaction to the FTX drama.

Time Stamps:

03:37 Front Page

33:48 Obsessions 

42:14 Reader Mail 

49:23 Favorite Item of the Week 

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Show Notes: 

The Guardian: Murdoch tells Trump he will not back fresh White House bid – report

CNN: The New York Post just brutally trolled Donald Trump

WSJ: Donald Trump’s Presidential Rerun

Washington Post: Trump’s early 2024 presidential campaign launch fails to rally GOP

NYT: Jonathan Swan Joins The New York Times

WaPo: Accused U-Va. gunman was scrutinized by threat assessment team for weapon

NYT: China and Iran Use Private Detectives to Reach Dissidents in America 

NYT: Elon Musk Fires Twitter Employees Who Criticized Him

NPR: Elon Musk gives Twitter employees an ultimatum: Stay or go by tomorrow

CNN: CNN Plans to Sober Up Boozy New Year’s Eve Coverage

NYT: How Sam Bankman-Fried’s FTX Crypto Empire Collapsed

Vox: Interview: Fallen crypto CEO Sam Bankman-Fried opens up about FTX, Alameda Research, and his regrets

News.com.au FTX coach says executives were ‘undersexed’, denies rampant amphetamine use

Shakespeare Theatre: Much Ado About Nothing

Commentary Magazine: O Ye of Little Faith: The Anti-Semitism of Kanye West

Welcome to the otherside of the midterms! Eliana opens with her soliloquy on the election before we jump into events that unfolded Tuesday night. We’re also checking on twitter and DeSantis’s past.

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Time Stamps: 

5:05 Front Page

35:49 Obsessions

45:43 Reader Mail 

51:38 Favorite Item of the Week

Show Notes: 

Popular Information: Political media is broken

New York Times: 5 Ways To Soothe Election Stress

New York Times: A rare win for MSNBC over CNN in the election night ratings battle. 

CNN: Fact check: Biden's midterms message includes false and misleading claims

New York Post: Here’s how Donald Trump sabotaged the Republican midterms

WSJ: Trump Is the Republican Party’s Biggest Loser

WSJ: The GOP’s Midterm Failure

WSJ: Mike Pence: My Last Days With Donald Trump

The New York Times: Resistance to Misinformation Is Weakening on Twitter, a Report Found

The New York Times: How Molly Jong-Fast Tweeted Her Way to Liberal Media Stardom

The Washington Post: NBC retracts erroneous Paul Pelosi story that fueled conspiracy theories

The Dispatch: Radical Kooks

Axios: The new seaplane between D.C. and New York is a blast

Washington Post: Ron DeSantis, who denounced Disney, actually got married there

The New York Times: Pranks, Parties and Politics: Ron DeSantis’s Year as a Schoolteacher

Wall Street Journal: How 2022 Midterm Polls Performed in Senate Races

New York Times: 40 Chickens in 40 Days: How a Philadelphia Man Cheered His City

WSJ: FTX Tapped Into Customer Accounts to Fund Risky Bets, Setting Up Its Downfall

Bloomberg Law: Matt Levine’s Money Stuff: FTX Had a Death Spiral

CNBC: Crypto billionaire Sam Bankman-Fried blames himself for FTX's collapse, admits he 'f---ed up'