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The bleak spectacle of the Amber Heard-Johnny Depp trial
How a washed-up celebrity, men’s rights activists and true crime stans convinced millions of Americans to buy into a conspiracy theory
Michael Hobbes
Jun 2, 2022
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I'm not asking comedians to stop telling trans jokes. I'm asking them to stop telling *the same* trans jokes over and over.
How many variations on "I identify as..." do we need in this world?
Parker Molloy
Oct 11, 2021
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I am Once Again Asking the White House Press Corps to Stop Being a Gigantic Embarrassment.
Sorry you didn't get invited to a wedding, I guess?
Parker Molloy
Nov 23, 2022
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Oh No, It's Happening Again
The New York Times seems determined to repeat every mistake it made in covering the Holocaust
Parker Molloy
Feb 22
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The New York Times Needs To Chill
Time and again, Times reporters respond to criticism with disdain, even though this is exactly how the paper told readers they should offer their…
Parker Molloy
Dec 20, 2022
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An Overlooked Detail in the Scott Adams and Dilbert Story
A look at Rasmussen's attempt to troll the people it polled.
Parker Molloy
Feb 28
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The Word of the Week: 'Enshittification'
"Here is how platforms die: first, they are good to their users; then they abuse their users to make things better for their business customers…
Parker Molloy
Jan 26
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Free Speech Enthusiast Matt Yglesias Refers to Book Bans as "Identity Politics for Librarians"
Starting to think some of the Free Speech Brigade don't actually care about "free speech"
Parker Molloy
Feb 10
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Free Speech Enthusiast Matt Yglesias Refers to Book Bans as "Identity Politics for Librarians"
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Why I Signed the NYT Letter (And You Should, Too)
If you care about journalism, if you care about fairness, and you care about the truth, it should matter to you that "the paper of record" is constantly…
Parker Molloy
Feb 15
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Flooding The Zone With Narrative
Reflecting on a very good newsletter I read this morning.
Parker Molloy
Jan 9
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The New York Times Doesn't Want to Understand Elon Musk's Politics
After listing all the ways Musk embodies the far-right... the Times pretends not to understand where he stands.
Parker Molloy
Dec 13, 2022
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Breaking the (Twitter) habit
In a long-overdue move, I deleted Twitter from my phone. Here's why.
Parker Molloy
Oct 25, 2022
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