Jon's Reluctant Blog

Shalom!

It means hello and goodbye, but most importantly today, it also means peace. It’s sort of the Hebrew “aloha.”

Oct 17 • 

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Thanks, Social

Algorithms decide what news you see and promote division.

Oct 10 • 

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Blackmail Is The Only Mail They Read

Paramount/CBS, Disney/ABC, even YouTube. Media companies cave to extortion.

Oct 2 • 

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September 2025

Antisocial Media

The promise of democratized media had unintended consequences

Sep 26 • 

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Let’s Fix the Problem, Not the Blame

Problem solving rarely involves finger pointing

Sep 18 • 

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Through The Looking Glass: Vaccine Edition

Ironically, our Health and Human Services secretary is a danger to our health

Sep 11 • 

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Overreach

Ignore the public; ignore the courts; ignore the Constitution

Sep 4 • 

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August 2025

They are NOT Conservatives

They are authoritarians who just play conservatives on TV.

Aug 28 • 

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Local News

As local ownership diminishes, we lose an important voice.

Aug 21 • 

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Democrats in a Bind

Aging leadership and a win-at-all-costs opposition have hamstrung them.

Aug 14 • 

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The Gerrymander

Long a political reality, it's now enhanced by precision software. There ought to be a law.

Aug 7 • 

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July 2025

Promises, Promises

His word is temporary at best, disposable at worst.

Jul 31 • 

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