Sree Sreenivasan (sreenet.substack.com)

The midterms look promising, but I have full confidence the Dems can screw this up. So I wrote out some advice for the party. My latest newsletter, please share and subscribe: tinyurl.com/sreenotedems Cameos by @hakeemjeffries @bryancurtis @byjoelanderson @SenSchumer @TheDemocrats @hiddenbrain @BarackObama @davidhogg111 @Leaderswedeserv

Ummmm, HBD, Henrik!!! A THOUGHT FOR TODAY: Look into any man's heart you please, and you will always find, in every one, at least one black spot which he has to keep concealed. -Henrik Ibsen, playwright (20 Mar 1828-1906) • via @awad

Mayor @ZohranKMamdani unveils Eid lights in Harlem, bringing a vibrant and visible celebration of Eid to the heart of New York City. #عيد_الفطر_١٤٤٧ه #٣٠_رمضان

📺 Most young people are surprised to learn that there used to be a time when a website publishing a video hoped only a few people would play it. In the late 1990s/early 2000s, Real Player and Windows Media ruled the land, and if your video went viral, you’d likely be charged thousands for bandwidth costs. You still prayed for viewers, but not too many! By 2005 or so, YouTube, @Vimeo and other video streaming hosts came along and changed all that.  I thought of those pre-YT days when I saw how @LachCartwright of @breakermedianyc was addressing a problem most publishers would be happy to have: Too many people sharing his independent newsletter about media news! Here are my thoughts on his approach, in a @Substack note: @sreenet/note/c-230431041?r=40o8f&utm_medium=ios&utm_source=notes-share-action" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">substack.com/@sreenet/note/…

We could argue that Trump 1 was a one-off, a freak occurrence. But electing him *twice*? Raises reasonable questions about what kind of electorate would do that.

SHE HAS A NAME!!!!!!! Eva Ramón Gallegos successfully eliminates HPV

Kash Patel in action. Wish there was more Kash Patel inaction in the world.

Its Unbelievably super high. One way on BA or Lufthansa, KLM are above $3000. If one chooses to go via Far East its the same story. Risk via Gulf or pay very high fares. #BeyondRidiculous , #beyondpricegouging #Outrightgreed Why can't Air India add additional flights....

COHEN: The people you fired were experts on Iran, were they not? PATEL: I don't believe so COHEN: They worked in counterintelligence, did they not? PATEL: I'm taking you at your word COHEN: You're the director. I'm not. You should know the answer

More acts of cowardice

Rapper Afroman emerged victorious in a defamation case filed by police who raided his home in 2022. Afroman tells @jaketapper about how he turned the raid into the album 'Lemon Pound Cake'

I sympathize with Trump here. It's outrageous that he didn't find out about Pearl Harbor until 76 years later when his chief of staff in 2017 told him what Yamamoto had done. I can't believe we ever made peace with them. hawaiinewsnow.com/2020/01/17/dan…

We're live with #ShiningLightonShadows: A Candid Conversation About #MentalHealth Ep. 46, "Complex Trauma, #Motherhood and The #EmptyNest." My co-host: @dawner100. Missed the live? Watch the replay. Pro Bono production support from @Digimentors. x.com/i/broadcasts/1…

SOME PERSONAL NEWS: For the last year I’ve been working with a terrifyingly talented team to put together L.A. Material, a new local news outlet covering Los Angeles. We’re launching TODAY, so please check us out at lamaterial.com.

Airfare to India on economy but looks like biz class prices! 👀

When Zuck started the Metaverse nonsense and spent $10 B without blinking, I gave a talk to B-school students about what happens when there’s no one to say no to a CEO (using him and Musk as prime examples of this phenomenon). Now, $80 B later, Metaverse is dead and there’s still no one to say no to Zuck or Musk.

Many thanks to @oanhha, host of the “Big Take Asia” podcast (and former @AAJAAsia prez), for inviting me to do an AI workshop at the @Bloomberg Hong Kong office w/ stunning views. As we sat down for the Q&A section, you can see behind us an example of how AI’s programmers manipulate beauty standards and so much more. The woman on the left is real; the image on the right is what was generated when AI was asked to improve the headshot (changed her eyes, hair, skin, body). 🤦🏽‍♂️ #sreehk

The Tragedy of Unserious People in Serious Jobs. My latest newsletter about Hegseth, Iran & more. tinyurl.com/sreenoteuncomm… Cameos by: @jeremycaplan @AbramskySasha @TaraJasmineRuff @HarlanCoben @JoyceCarolOates @neilparekh @BBCRosAtkins @ewong @drewharwell @AlexCounts @phil_india @atrupar @ShankarVedantam @HiddenBrain @kaitlancollins @PhillipsPOBrien @EricCortellessa @colinjost @nbcsnl

@BobBrigham @British_Airways @AmericanAir @etihad @emirates Fair enough, but people do need to get home.

@sree @British_Airways @AmericanAir @etihad @emirates Great news. International travel is pollution

Look at these one-way ECONOMY prices from Chennai to NYC. Typically between $500 and $1K. @British_Airways: $12K @AmericanAir: $7,500 @etihad: $500 @emirates: $600 Basically, unless you’re willing to risk flying via a war zone, prices are ridiculous. That's not surprising, but BA and AA are bordering on price gouging. BTW, for these dates, all flights going east via HK or Singapore are sold out. Pricing via @google Flights

This is a cool example of how you can use AI to help your writing—without relying on it for any actual writing. From @jasminewsun theatlantic.com/technology/202…