Cycle of Speech Policing in Modern Discourse

Happy Saturday from your favorite band of Wretches! We’re diving deep into the latest from the White House Press Pool, Jake Tapper’s Biden book, shake-ups at MSNBC, and a true obsession with Gene Hackman. Wretch on!

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2:36 - Front Page

42:25 - Obsessions

55:09 - Reader Mail

57:37 - Favorite Items

National Journal: White House wrests control of pool coverage away from reporters 

Axios: Judge upholds Trump's right to block AP for now 

Semafor: Reuters and Associated Press among outlets barred from Trump’s first cabinet meeting 

The Dispatch: Donald Trump, Woodrow Wilson, and the Problems of a Free Press 

Reason: Trump tries to carve out a First Amendment exception for 'fake news' 

The Washington Free Beacon: MNSBC's Newest Anchor Eugene Daniels Is a 'Kamala Harris Expert' and 'Walking Beyoncé Encyclopedia' Who Has Revolutionized the DC Fashion Scene 

The Hollywood Reporter: Trump Targets Comcast CEO Brian Roberts As MSNBC Plans New Lineup 

The New York Post: Jen Psaki comes out on top of MSNBC shakeup as network axes shows by 3 more lefty anchors, Joy Reid ouster 

The New York Post: MSNBC host Rachel Maddow rips own network for axing Joy Reid's show and other 'non-white' hosts' programs 

The New York Times: Lester Holt to Leave ‘NBC Nightly News’ Anchor Role 

Unherd: Jeff Bezos rebrands Washington Post as billionaire's think tank  

Good Morning America: How a community rallied for trans and nonbinary recovery homes following LA fires 

The New York Times: In an Age of Right-Wing Populism, Why Are Denmark’s Liberals Winning? 

The New York Times: Gene Hackman, Hollywood’s Consummate Everyman, Dies at 95  

The Atlantic: How the Woke Right Replaced the Woke Left 

The Wall Street Journal: The Business Conference Where Dignity Goes to Die