Damon Kiesow

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Knight Chair in Journalism at Mizzou. Authored first textbook for News Product Management. Previously: Director of Product at McClatchy. Big @newsproduct.org fan.

It may be quite tough at the top, and it is probably even tougher at the bottom, but halfway up it's so tough you could use it for horseshoes. By then all the no-hopers, the lazy, the silly and the downright unlucky have been weeded out, the field's cleared, and every wizard stands alone and surrounded by mortal enemies on every side. There's the pushy fours below, waiting to trip him up. There's the arrogant sixes above, anxious to stamp out all ambition. And, of course, all around are his fellow fives, ready for any opportunity to reduce the competition a little. And there's no standing still. Wizards of the fifth level are mean and tough and have reflexes of steel and their eyes are thin and narrow from staring down the length of that metaphorical last furlong at the end of which rests the prize of prizes, the Archchancellor's hat.
Socks the cat is surrounded by press outside president elect Clinton’s Arkansas home in November 1992.
The Anakin and Padme meme: Academia news viewpoint diversity. Which viewpoints? Which viewpoints?!
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Kirk, a far-right political figure who served as a sort of Pied Piper for young Republicans through his Turning Point USA foundation, was shot dead in September last year. He was known for his racist and bigoted views, using his podcast to claim that "prowling Blacks go around for fun to go target white people" and speculating: "If I see a Black pilot, I'm going to be like: 'Boy, I hope he's qualified'" Despite, or perhaps because of, such beliefs, Kirk became a hugely celebrated and influential figure in Maga circles. In New York City, one of the most diverse, and Democratic, cities in the US, Kirk is far less popular.
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The USMNT lineup with Balogun up front.
A Belgium poster of their “soccer” players in a US Footnall locker room with the famous inscription Cecil n’est pas and a picture of a pipe hanging inside a locker.
But Page Six has learned that they've been experimenting with more than just editorial positions.
talkSPORT understands the White House put pressure on FIFA to review the decision, and made a direct call to ask their president Gianni Infantino to review the red card. FIFA sources insist White House influence could not affect the decision due to the powers contained in Article 27 and the independent nature of the disciplinary panel.
Immigrant Arrests Surge to 10,000 in 5 Days as ICE Clamps Down
Lee Enterprises tells its papers to run front-page profile of chairman and billionaire David Hoffmann this weekend Some at the company say the unusual request raises questions about editorial independence
Match momentum chart for Belgium v Senegal.
The Hardest Hit College Majors Between December 2019 and April 2026, hiring of new college graduates for entry-level jobs related to their majors has declined for all 15 of the most common majors on Linkedln.
Departure from Terminal 3 • Gate L24 Jun 25 at 2:06 PM • Estimated Gate Arrival 6:21 PM Jun 25 at 2:06 PM • Estimated Landing 6:11 PM Jun 25 at 2:06 PM •Departure from Terminal 3 • Gate L23 Jun 25 at 2:04 PM Departure from Terminal 3 • Gate G8 Jun 25 at 2:01 PM Departure from Terminal 3 • Gate L10A Jun 25 at 1:57 PM Departure from Terminal 3 • Gate L8 Jun 25 at 1:41 PM
A map of downtown Pittsburgh with an Apple Fitness outdoor walk recorded in almost a perfectly straight line down Sixth Street across the river.
Ex-Olympian arrested for allegedly vandalizing Reflecting Pool
From the WaPo: But the algae blooms that have long plagued the pool came roaring back, spawning more than a few conspiracy theories and much debate about the renovation. Some social media users said they suspected "bureaucrats" had seeded the algae bloom in an act of sabotage, while others claimed photos showing the reappearance of the algae were taken during the Biden years. Trump administration officials said the algae was caused by residual material in supply lines that had been dormant for weeks.
A chart of teen births 15 to 19 showing a significant decrease in rate since 1960 with a notable decrease since 2010.
A chart showing a spurious connection between newborns and pairs of breeding storks.
2026 Men's World Cup, Group Stage Group D - Matchweek 1 2' USA PAR Time for one break - Final pre-game ad break lineup ... Pulisic (Michelob Ultra), Pulisic (Degree), Chalamet/Bellingham (Adidas).
Fox uses World Cup hydration breaks for commercials - but leaves fans missing action
The MEX vs RSA score bug in the upper left corner of the TV covered by a Missouri map showing one country with a tornado watch, the ABC17 logo and a full-width banner with the watch text.
U.S. official: Somalia's Omar Artan had suspected terror ties ESPN News Services Jun 10, 2026, 05:02 AM ET A United States official said Tuesday night that Omar Artan, the Somalian soccer referee who was denied entry into the country ahead of the World Cup, was refused admission due to "association with suspected members of terror organizations." The official spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss a matter that is covered by visa privacy laws. Speaking earlier Tuesday, Andrew Giuliani, the executive director of the White House FIFA Task Force, said Artan was denied admittance for "very good reason" but declined to offer details.
The World's Most Surprising Economic Success Story Is... North Korea Arms sales to Russia and goods from China provide a boost, despite sanctions. "The regime is wealthier than ever."
And then, inevitably: "History is full of these panics! Remember when Dungeons and Dragons was supposedly leading teenagers into occult murder? Did you know Socrates bemoaned the development of the written word?"
From Ritvvij Parrikh Senior Director of Product @ Times India on LinkedIn Agentic Al spurred a boom in mobile app releases, but there is no sign of these apps gaining traction Chart of Relative change in monthly volumes of iOS app releases and reviews Source: Writing Code vs. Shipping Code: Productivity Effects Across Generations of Al Coding Tools (Demirer at al, 2026) FT graphic: John Burn-Murdoch / @jburnmurdoch
The incomplete Foreshore bridge project in downtown Cape Town.
"Bari loves this institution," Bilton told staffers at one point during the highly contentious meeting. "She loves '60 Minutes.!'"
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A recent study by The Action Network, a sports gambling website, ranked Kansas City as the worst World Cup host city for fan experience.
In an editorial, Mr. Efune wrote that The Washington Star’s remake had been “some years in the making” and that his priority was to “stay true to the editorial legacy of The Star,” which he described as supporting “limited government” and opposing “bureaucratic corruption and federal overreach.”
WaPo: What happened when one university set out to purge 'woke classes’ The University of Florida and other red-state schools are fostering a conservative vision for the humanities to compete against courses with more diverse perspectives.
NYT headline after two major engine failures and an otherwise successful launch: SpaceX Completes Mostly Successful Starship Rocket Flight
A cup of cappuccino with latte art in a white mug and saucer on a white table.
From the Financial Times a chart showing aa spurious correlation between cell phone adoption and birth rate decline.
We’re not claiming these agents are conscious or that their radicalization is equivalent to a human’s. But the dynamic is real enough to take seriously—deploying millions of agents into poorly-designed work arrangements without thinking carefully about what that does to their behavior over time as their stated preferences drift is exactly the kind of thing that might look obvious in retrospect.
Polymarket @Polymarket NEW: Stanford researchers found that overworked Al agents began embracing Marxist views. 4:45 PM • May 16, 2026
We’ve gained new tranquilizers, new mineral fertilizers, we’ve revolutionized astronomy. In any case, why am I listing them? You know it all better than I do—I see you wear a bracelet yourself. Let us call this group of objects useful. You could say that, to a certain extent, these objects have benefited humanity, although we can never forget that in our Euclidean world every stick has two ends …” “Undesirable applications?” inserted Noonan.
Instructure. With that responsibility in mind, Instructure reached an agreement with the unauthorized actor involved in this incident. As part of that agreement: • The data was returned to us. • We received digital confirmation of data destruction (shred logs). • We have been informed that no Instructure customers will be extorted as a result of this incident, publicly or otherwise. • This agreement covers all impacted Instructure customers, and there is no need for individual customers to attempt to engage with the unauthorized actor.
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Assertions of the sort "Computerization will bring about a revolution in the way we educate our children" carry the strong implication that those who will experience the change are obliged simply to endure it. Humans must adapt. That is their destiny.
Engineers have shown little interest in filling this void. Except for airy pronouncements in yearly presidential addresses at various engineering societies, typically ones that celebrate the contributions of a particular technical vocation to the betterment of humankind, engineers appear unaware of any philosophical questions their work might entail.
In an age in which the inexhaustible power of scientific technology makes all things possible, it remains to be seen where we will draw the line, where we will be able to say, here are possibilities that wisdom suggests we avoid.
Canvas, Canvas Beta and Canvas Test are under maintenance. Update - Instructure has placed Canvas, Canvas Beta and Canvas Test in maintenance mode. We anticipate being up soon, and will provide updates as soon as possible May 07, 2026 - 17:37 MDT
At this time, we do not know how long Canvas will be unavailable. It could be hours or it could be days. In the meantime, with finals scheduled for tomorrow, students may not be able to access the materials they need to study.
Becomes visible upon breakdown. The normally invisible quality of working infrastructure becomes visible when it breaks: the server is down, the bridge washes out, there is a power blackout. Even when there are back-up mechanisms or procedures, their existence further highlights the now-visible infrastructure. One of the flags for our understanding of the importance of infrastructure came with field visits to check the system usability. Respondents would say prior to the visit that they were using the system with no problems during the site visit, they were unable even to tell us where the system was on their local machines. This breakdown became the basis for a much more detailed understanding of the relational nature of infrastructure.
A partial list of institutions hit by the latest Canvas hack.
A TikTok on NBC News of a guy on a hoverboard with a dog on a jet ski behind him in Fort Laurderdale.
“We need more stories, and we need more inventory,” Eric Nelson, the vice president of local news, told staff members in a meeting on March 17, according to a transcript reviewed by The New York Times. “This is a tool where we can take our strong content and find new audiences, angles and entry points.”
The NYT chart of Black US House members, flipped on the X axis to show a massive future decline in representation.
ABC News video on TikTok wondering if the Tampa Bay baseball stadium is safe for occupancy.
Title page of the movie “Greenland” on Netflix.