Sources: CBS staff at 60 Minutes expect "massive changes" and layoffs after the current season ends, but say there's no plan to overhaul its format or mission (Jeremy Barr/The Guardian)
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/may/16/cbs-bari-weiss-60-minu…
According to Justice Department’s own account, 15 arrested by federal government in Minneapolis this week are responsible for denting gov F-150 (by kicking), & tipping tailer (owned by accused). That’s it.
Why hasn’t potus nuked Minneapolis from space? /s
Attack on Americans & 1st Amendment makes me think we’re not free country I thought we were & realize perhaps never were, I was “lucky” not to notice before.
It must be galling to him that we no longer have the pre-Reagan pre-cable FCC regs and station norms that empowered the POTUS to monopolize the media in primetime.
I expect that many non-olds don’t even realize that was a thing. Once upon a time all TV was broadcast and most was network-affiliated or network-owned, and those all took the feed from the White House when it was offered. There was no escape... @…
Donald Trump delivered a speech to the nation on Thursday night,
sowing doubts in the U.S. election system
and claiming that drastic changes were needed,
-- despite presenting no new or substantiated evidence
that any past election was affected by fraud.
Trump was expected to deliver a missive rehashing the results of the 2020 presidential race,
in which he legitimately lost to former President Joe Biden.
Instead, Trump downplayed those beliefs,
Oops, that's a really nice screwup: bad NTP server taking down a large chunk of .au's phone network.
I guess NTP servers should probably have a 'before the release of this software' check in.
https://www.theregister.com/…
Projecting massive contract extensions for Bijan Robinson, Jahmyr Gibbs after De'Von Achane's deal
https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/projecting-massive-co…
The Newsom administration is suing five more California cities
— Calexico, Costa Mesa, Half Moon Bay, Ridgecrest and Turlock — for failing to complete state-mandated housing plans, known as the “housing element.”
Huntington Beach was the first city to face such a legal action, and it recently finalized its housing element plans following a court-order and massive fines.
The law, which has been in place since 1969, requires cities and counties every eight years to d…