Memos: Disney's chief communications officer, Kristina Schake, is leaving on March 18 after four years, as Bob Iger ends his run as CEO (Cynthia Littleton/Variety)
https://variety.com/2026/biz/news/kristina-schake-bob-iger-disney-out-commu…
Bears seeking compensation for Falcons GM hire https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/48023987/bears-seek-compensatory-picks-falcons-hire-gm-cunningham
Super Bowl expected to return to Las Vegas in 2029; vote coming next week https://www.reviewjournal.com/sports/football/super-bowl/super-bowl-expected-to-return-las-vegas-in-2029-vote-coming-next-week-3729501/
Brendan Carr is building Trump-friendly broadcasting behemoths
Conservative television broadcasters are getting bigger under Donald Trump
— and thanks to his top communications regulator,
they may get enhanced power to mute the president’s critics.
The Federal Communications Commission’s approval of a $6.2 billion merger between the TV station owners Nexstar and Tegna
is one step toward agency Chair Brendan Carr’s goal of boosting local broadcasters’ market heft…
Woohoo! 'plug-in [solar] panels that [UK] homeowners can self-install on balconies would be available in supermarkets in the coming months' https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/czjw7klkjm2o
Privacy Protections Coming Sooner Rather Than Later to the Sooner State
https://fpf.org/blog/privacy-protections-coming-sooner-rather-than-later-to-the-sooner-state/
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BAFTA host Alan Cumming thanks the audience for its "understanding" after outbursts from Tourette's campaigner John Davidson that weren't cut from the broadcast (K.J. Yossman/Variety)
https://variety.com/2026/film/awards/alan-cu…
Tariffs Raised Consumers’ Prices, but the Refunds Go Only to Businesses
Many families felt the sting of the president’s now-illegal tariffs, but companies have said little about whether they will share the $166 billion coming back to them
Heather Boushey,
who served on the White House Council of Economic Advisers under President Joseph R. Biden Jr.,
described the refund process as a
“windfall for businesses,”
some of which foisted the tariffs on consumers.…
After the Devastation of Trump’s First Year,
Popular Rebellions Offer Hope
Elections,
labor,
mutual aid, and
local organizing wins in 2025
point to strategies that can work in the coming year.
In 2026, we the people can build power
and we can win significant victories if we:
🔸Show up for the most vulnerable in the face of federal government attacks and neglect;
🔸Push back on racism and misogyny, and support inclusivity;
🔸Call …