James Gleick

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Author. Chaos, The Information, Time Travel. Other work can be found at https://around.com. My new history of the telephone will appear in November. On the open social web I'm gleick@mas.to.

NY Times headline: Crypto Brought Trump a Huge Windfall, Even as Many Investors Lost Big President Trump and his family reaped vast financial rewards from a memecoin that generated losses for hundreds of thousands of investors.
The grand facade of the Kennedy Center, with scaffolding and white tarpaulin obscuring its name. Photo by Rahmat Gul/Ap.
In his statement, Mr. Rosenbaum said that if the episode "serves as a warning about the risks of A.I.-assisted research and verification, that is why I wrote the book." "These A.I. errors do not, in fact, diminish the larger questions that the book raises about truth, trust and A.T. and its impact on society, democracy and editorial," he added.
From a NY Times article (last word underlined): The story of how the firm tried and ultimately failed to diminish Mr. Epstein from her public profile represented an all-out effort to mute the immutable.
Even as he extended the cease-fire, Mr. Trump said the U.S. blockade on ships heading to and from Iranian ports would continue. Iran has demanded that U.S. forces allow its vessels free passage, and on Tuesday, Iran's foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, called the blockade "an act of war."
Corrected headline: Trump Threatens Genocide as Hormuz Deadline Draws Closer
In a lengthy post on X, which came after the US president again threatened Iran's infrastructure if the strait of Hormuz remains closed, the former congresswoman wrote: 14 I know all of you and him and he has gone insane, and all of you are complicit. I'm not defending Iran but let's be honest about all of this. The Strait is closed because the US and Israel started the unprovoked war against Iran based on the same nuclear lies they've been telling for decades, that any moment Iran would develop a nuclear weapon. You know who has nuclear weapons? Israel. They are more than capable of' defending themselves without the US having to fight their wars, kill innocent people and children, and pay for it. Trump threatening to bomb power plants and bridges hurts the Iranian people, the very people Trump claimed he was freeing.
Headline: Rubio Meets Today With Countries That Haven't Sent Warships to Strait
President Trump just announced he would be holding a news conference at his golf property in Miami at "approximately" 5:30 p.m. He did not specify its focus.President Trump just announced he would be holding a news conference at his golf property in Miami at "approximately" 5:30 p.m. He did not specify its focus.
Bronze statue of Abraham Lincoln at the stone steps to the New York Historical Society. On his head is a giant cylindrical hat of snow.
New York Times: "Trump just said the United States would pay $10 billion into the Board of Peace, which he created and leads."
A five-year-old boy, Liam Conejo Ramos, wearing a blue winter hat and Spider-Man backpack, seized by ICE in Minnesota and transported to Texas.
NYT headline: Domestic Terrorism Has a Legal Definition. The White House Uses Its Own. Suggested edit: replace the last three words with "Lies."
New York Times headline: Under Trump, a Shift Toward ‘Absolute Immunity’ for ICE “Shift Toward” deleted and replaced with “Despotic Claim of”
NY Times home page, "U.S. Strikes ISIS in Nigeria."
Donald Trump all dressed up , standingin a gilded room next to a gilded picture of an imaginary warship labeled TRUMP CLASS DEFIANT.
Epstein Files Photos Disappear From Government Website, Including One of Trump A total of 16 photos were taken down at some point on Saturday from the website that the Justice Department created. One featured an open drawer containing other photos, including at least one of President Trump.
Man on a ladder, wearing a hat and a white trenchcoat, passing down a sign that says "Adolf Hitler Str."
Donald J. Trump A very sad thing happened last night in Hollywood. Rob Reiner, a tortured and struggling, but once very talented movie director and comedy star, has passed away, together with his wife, Michele, reportedly due to the anger he caused others through his massive, unyielding, and incurable affliction with a mind crippling disease known as TRUMP DERANGEMENT SYNDROME, sometimes referred to as TDS. He was known to have driven people CRAZY by his raging obsession of President Donald J. Trump, with his obvious paranoia reaching new heights as the Trump Administration surpassed all goals and expectations of greatness, and with the Golden Age of America upon us, perhaps like never before. May Rob and Michele rest in peace!
Trump Platinum Card Coming Soon Foreign nationals can sign up now and secure their places on the waiting list for the Trump Platinum Card. When launched, and upon receipt of a $15,000 DHS processing fee and $5 million contribution, they will have the ability to spend up to 270 days in the United States without being subject to U.S. taxes on non-U.S. income.
How Biden Ignored Warnings and Lost Americans' Faith in Immigration
But while that decision, by Judge Cameron McGowan Currie, who was brought in from a district in South Carolina to handle the question, found Ms. Halligan's appointment invalid, it did not expressly order her removed from the office.
Even for Some Mamdani Supporters, His Thin Résumé Is Cause for Concern Many voters struggle with a fundamental question about Zohran Mamdani's candidacy: Is a 34-year-old state assemblyman ready to lead the nation's largest city?
President Trump said that he underwent magnetic resonance imaging earlier this month, telling reporters aboard Air Force One on Monday that the results had been "perfect" but declining to say why his doctors had ordered the scan. Mr. Trump also reiterated that he was interested in serving a third term, saying that he "would love to do it" because of his popularity with his supporters. Mr. Trump, who spoke to journalists for about 30 minutes on a flight to Tokyo from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, during his almost weeklong trip to Asia, seemed intent on presenting himself as fit to lead, if not run for the presidency again. The Constitution sets a two-term limit for presidents, but Mr. Trump and his supporters have increasingly floated the possibility of finding a way to circumvent the 22nd Amendment, which states that "no person shall be elected to the office of the president more than twice," regardless of whether the terms are consecutive.
Pentagon announces a new right-wing press corps after mass walkout
As the legal battles intensified, both sides engaged in an increasingly caustic war of words, with administration officials accusing protesters in Portland of engaging in insurrection, and officials in Chicago accusing federal forces of attacking demonstrators without provocation.
Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump Pregnant Women, DON'T USE TYLENOL UNLESS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY, DON'T GIVE TYLENOL TO YOUR YOUNG CHILD FOR VIRTUALLY ANY REASON, BREAK UP THE MMR SHOT INTO THREE TOTALLY SEPARATE SHOTS (NOT MIXED!), TAKE CHICKEN P SHOT SEPARATELY, TAKE HEPATITAS B SHOT AT 12 YEARS OLD, OR OLDER, AND, IMPORTANTLY, TAKE VACCINE IN 5 SEPARATE MEDICAL VISITS! President DJT
Escalator Malfunction at U.N. Sets Off Conspiracy Theories A sudden stop just as President Trump stepped on the stairs may have been caused by the triggering of a safety mechanism, the U.N. said.
He quickly became a fixture in the Trumpian media sphere. He tweeted relentlessly with a brash right-wing spin, including inflammatory comments about Jewish, gay and Black people.
NY Times headline: Trump, Epstein, a Suggestive Check and a Woman They Both Dated A photo in Jeffrey Epstein's birthday book shows the financier holding a novelty check with a signature of "DJ TRUMP" alongside a woman who dated both men.
[from the feckless New York TImes] “I think I've gotten peace because of the fact that we're strong," he said. (Mr. Trump claims to have solved at least seven wars, a statement that requires context.) Suggested edit: delete the last four words and replace them with “lie.”
Tensions between President Trump and Illinois leaders escalated on Saturday when the White House posted an image on social media depicting Mr. Trump with helicopters, billowing flames and the Chicago skyline.
Trump showing Zelensky and Macron a collection of MAGA hats and other tatty merchandise with which he is desecrating the people’s White House.
from the NY Times: "Mr. Trump has said that crime in Washington is spiraling out of control. While statistics show that violent crime in the city hit a 30-year low last year and is down another 26 percent so far this year, youth crime has been a persistent problem for city officials."
Tweet from Alayna Treene: NEW: White House chief Susie Wiles, JD Vance, AG Pam Bondi, FBI Dir Kash Patel & Deputy AG Todd Blanche are expected to meet Wed evening at Vance's residence to discuss the Trump admin's strategy relating to Epstein case
Melania Knauss, Donald Trump, Ghislaine Maxwell
Donald J. Trump + @realDonald Trump I'm looking at the large amount of money owed by the Democrats, after the Presidential Election, and the fact that they admit to paying, probably illegally, Eleven Million Dollars to singer Beyoncé for an ENDORSEMENT (she never sang, not one note, and left the stage to a booing and angry audience!), Three Million Dollars for "expenses," to Oprah, Six Hundred Thousand Dollars to very low rated TV "anchor," Al Sharpton (a total lightweight!), and others to be named for doing, absolutely NOTHING! These ridiculous fees were incorrectly stated in the books and records. YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED TO PAY FOR AN ENDORSEMENT. IT IS TOTALLY ILLEGAL TO DO SO. Can you imagine what would happen if politicians started paying for people to endorse them. All hell would break out! Kamala, and all of those that received Endorsement money, BROKE THE LAW. They should all be prosecuted! Thank you for your attention to this matter. 73 ReTruths 246 Likes 7/26/25, 4:45 PM
Bold-faced banner: "Medicare.gov" Flashy blue and red logo: "Stay Healthy with Dr. Oz" Photo of smiling quack TV huckster Mehmet Oz
"he will have to walk a careful line, balancing his current responsibility to pursue the public good by getting what he can out of Ms. Maxwell against his erstwhile responsibility to defend Mr. Trump against any possibly embarrassing information that she might eventually provide."
Stacey Williams, a former Sports Illustrated swimsuit model, has said she was groped by Mr. Trump when she was introduced to hir by Mr. Epstein, whom she was dating at the time. It was 1993, she said, and she was on a walk with Mr. Epstein on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan, when he suggested that they pop into Trump Tower to say hello to Mr. Trump. Ms. Williams thought nothing of it at the time because, as she later put it, "Jeffrey talked about Trump all the time." After Mr. Trump greeted them in a waiting area outside his office, Ms. Williams said, he pulled her toward him, touching her breasts, waist and buttocks as though he was "an octopus." She said she later wondered whether she had been part of a challenge or wager between the two men. "I definitely felt like I was a piece of meat delivered to that office as some sort of game,"
"I talked about the concept of firing him. I said, 'what do you think?' Almost everyone of them said I should," Mr. Trump said, adding "but I'm more conservative." Mr. Trump, who often reflexively disputes news reports about his actions, said he hadn't had a letter drafted. DELETED: disputes news reports about his actions INSERTED: lies
Donald Trump, Melania Knauss (as she then was), Jeffrey Epstein, and Ghislaine Maxwell.
Fake New York Times headline: “Zohran Madani Tripped on the Sidewalk and Thought Nobody Saw It. But We Did”
Laura Loomer @LauraLoomer Alligator lives matter. The good news is, alligators are guaranteed at least 65 million meals if we get started now. 5:41 p.m. - 30 Jun 25 - 619K Views 636 Reposts 371 Quotes 5,668 Likes 153 Bookmarks
Diagram showing “10-year costs”: mainly tax cuts. And “10-year savings”: Medicaid, Green energy/environment, Student loans, Food benefits, Other health care.
“The absence of any reasoning made it impossible to understand the majority's thinking.”
ANALYSIS Trump Buys Himself Time, and Opens Up Some New Options While President Trump appears to be offering one more off ramp to the Iranians amid the Israel-Iran conflict, he is also bolstering his own military options.
Statue of James Joyce in Dublin.
Trump post on his “Truth Social” blog. OUR DEAL WITH CHINA IS DONE, SUBJECT TO FINAL APPROVAL WITH PRESIDENT XI AND ME. FULL MAGNETS, AND ANY NECESSARY RARE EARTHS, WILL BE SUPPLIED, UP FRONT, BY CHINA. LIKEWISE, WE WILL PROVIDE TO CHINA WHAT WAS AGREED TO, INCLUDING CHINESE STUDENTS USING OUR COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES (WHICH HAS ALWAYS BEEN GOOD WITH ME!). WE ARE GETTING A TOTAL OF 55% TARIFFS, CHINA IS GETTING 10%. RELATIONSHIP IS EXCELLENT! THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER!
[NY Times headline] Trump to Sell His Tesla, White House Says
In an email to Ms. Van Susteren, reviewed by The New York Times, Skadden wrote that her request to help the veteran was one of "many outreaches for assistance" the firm had received "in the wake of our agreement with the White House." Veterans, in particular, are reaching out to large firms like Skadden, Kirkland & Ellis and Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton &-
(Post on Truth Social) Donald J. Trump @realDonald Trump HOW MUCH DID KAMALA HARRIS PAY BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN FOR HIS POOR PERFORMANCE DURING HER CAMPAIGN FOR PRESIDENT? WHY DID HE ACCEPT THAT MONEY IF HE IS SUCH A FAN OF HERS? ISN'T THAT A MAJOR AND ILLEGAL CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTION? WHAT ABOUT BEYONCE? ...AND HOW MUCH WENT TO OPRAH, AND BONO??? I am going to call for a major investigation into this matter. Candidates aren't allowed to pay for ENDORSEMENTS, which is what Kamala did, under the guise of paying for entertainment. In addition, this was a very expensive and desperate effort to artificially build up her sparse crowds. IT'S NOT LEGAL! For these unpatriotic "entertainers," this was just a CORRUPT & UNLAWFUL way to capitalize on a broken system. Thank you for your attention to this matter!!! 4.9k ReTruths 17.4k Likes May 19, 2025, 12:34 AM
NY Times: The Trump administration is not the first to confront the issue of lower court federal judges blocking policies on a sweeping basis. The debate over whether such freezes are legal has simmered for years. But Mr. Trump has expressed particular outrage about them since he returned to office. On issue after issue, the White House has been stopped by judges from carrying out Mr. Trump's initiatives while they are litigated in court. Those efforts include his ability to withhold funds from schools with diversity programs, to relocate transgender women in federal prisons and to remove deportation protections from hundreds of thousands of Venezuelan migrants.
New York Times: Todd Blanche, the deputy attorney general for the past two months, is the latest Trump administration official to take on interim, but additional, leadership positions as President Trump dismisses senior agency officials. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has a number of temporary titles, including interim national security adviser, even as he holds down a full-time job overseeing the country's foreign policy. The F.B.I. director, Kash Patel, simultaneously supervised the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives earlier this year until he was replaced by Daniel Driscoll, the Army secretary, in April.