It's a risky thing to do on the day of the NH primary, when in all likelihood the results — whatever they are — will bring forth a flood of bloggy eloquence, but here goes: I nominate the following blog post at Calculated Risk, a post which has nothing to do with politics, only a little to do with the mortgage crisis, and everything to do with the tyranny of corporate (or, really, any) systems and mental blinders, as the best blog post of the day.
Recent Bluessky Posts- Good grief: Head of no-longer-relevant right-wing Manhattan Institute earns $800,000 per year. No wonder he's out to undermine Mamdani. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/29/n... August 9, 2026 Michael Froomkin
- Facebook, ie Meta and Zuckerberg, bankrolling PACs in multiple states, including Florida, to support Republican state legislators who will be friendly to AI interests--like no regulation. Will the public learn of it and care? jasongarcia.substack.com/p/facebook-i... August 9, 2026 Michael Froomkin
- Very poor message discipline, alas. August 9, 2026 Michael Froomkin
- "Shapiro for Governor" sent a fundraising email on the Sabbath, I complained on the Sabbath. August 8, 2026 Michael Froomkin
- I hesitate to call this a wrist slap for the officer who filed the misleading report, but if the glove fits... August 7, 2026 Michael Froomkin
Can you say “Contempt of court” followed by “sanctions” and “Disciplinary letters?”
An important story well told. Thanks for tipping us to it.
The great thing about CR is that CR and Tanta stick around and engage the commenters. No post and run. Tanta is great with the colorful language. Bongwater anyone? UberNerd anyone?
Good blog, never seen that one before and i must say i got caught up reading it for far longer than my lunch break allowed.