Josh Marshall writes about the monsters running things, and he’s right, but one thing journalists will never report on is that if the tech gods are monsters, so are journalists. They made the monsters through ignorance, being lazy, or greed. They own this disaster. talkingpointsmemo.com

Larry Ellison Is Closing In on CNN, HBO and TikTok. nytimes.com

Pete Hegseth’s JAG purge undermines rule of law in the military. wapo.st

This engine has no horses. lmorchard.com

Russian warplanes breach NATO airspace in ‘dangerous provocation’ over Estonia. politico.eu

Let’s be clear about what happened to Jimmy Kimmel. yahoo.com

Friends don’t let friends visit America. substack.com

Soros Gives $10 Million to Newsom Redistricting Fight. nytimes.com

Democrats, stop being such pussies, vote no, and move on. Some things really are that simple. axios.com

Netflix would be an obvious place for the late night entertainment comedians to relocate to. politico.com