We’re kicking off with the biggest story in American news media: the Murdoch family. We’re also discussing Hamas, Ukraine, and Mayor Karen Bass’s masterclass in spin. Wretch on!
Timestamps:
4:28 - Front Page
46:35 - Obsessions
55:55 - Reader Mail
57:21 - Favorite Items
Show Notes:
The Atlantic: Growing Up Murdoch
The New York Times: ‘You’ve Blown a Hole in the Family’: Inside the Murdochs’ Succession Drama
The New York Times: Hamas Releases What It Said Were the Bodies of 4 Israeli Hostages
Commentary Magazine: What Did Trump Just Say About Ukraine? WHAT???
The Wall Street Journal: How the Trumps Turned an Election Victory Into a Cash Bonanza
The New York Times: How Trump’s Directives Echo Project 2025
The Hill: Washington Post backs out of ‘Fire Elon Musk’ ad order
Jeremy Barr on X: NBCUniversal is settling a lawsuit filed by obstetrician gynecologist Mahendra Amin
Collin Rug on X: NEW: LA Mayor Karen Bass says she’s investigating why she was allowed to go on a trip to Ghana days before the LA fires.
The New York Times: As a White Man, Can I Date Women of Color to Advance My Antiracism?
NPR: Performers protest Trump leadership at Kennedy Center with dance
CBS News: Online searches for gambling addiction surge as sports betting expands, study finds
The New York Times: What Should I Wear to Protest an Unspoken Dress Code?
The Telegraph: Margaret Brennan's CBS humiliation exposed everything that's wrong with the Left-wing media
The New York Post: CBS News exec Adrienne Roark, who reprimanded anchor over Israel interview, plans to exit network
The Wall Street Journal: Inside Amazon’s Messy Push to Bring Everyone Back to the Office
I Might Be Wrong on Substack: I’m Such a Hopeless Libtard That It Bothers Me When We Side With the Authoritarian Predator State
The New York Times: Art Adviser. Friend. Thief.