Josh Barro
@jbarro
I write a newsletter (at http://joshbarro.com) & I co-host http://serioustrouble.show w/ @popehat Email josh at joshbarro dot com
Note that Rupert Murdoch has done much more to stand up for free speech via his stewardship of the Wall Street Journal than several of these big media conglomerates.
July 1: Paramount agrees to pay $16 million to settle Trump's personal lawsuit against CBS. July 22: Trump and Paramount dismiss the case, formalizing the settlement. July 24: Trump-appointed FCC approves $8 billion Paramount merger. nytimes.com/2025/07/24/bus…
Oh dear. Rats don’t do well in prison.
A Chuck E. Cheese employee in full costume was arrested by Tallahassee officers for credit card fraud tallahassee.com/story/news/loc…
A Trader Joe’s employee once told me they can’t really do anything but whenever one of those dogs barks she liked to rush over and asks if they need her to call 911 because their service dog is alerting, and I think that’s a very funny way to make these people feel bad.
what really grinds my gears are dogs in grocery stores, restaurants, and coffee shops. it's disgusting. everyone knows it's not allowed, but there's complete impunity, with staff either not wanting the hassle of enforcing the posted rules or even giving the dogs treats
The reporters have stupid NIMBY sympathies but the photo editor did a solid here with this caption. nypost.com/2025/07/21/us-…
When I said I had the file on my desk and would be making a decision soon, I didn’t mean I actually had the file on my desk or that there actually was a file or that I would be making decision soon. I was just trying to get you to shut up about it for a while.
Jubilee presents: Jean Garnett vs 20 guys who wanna chat on Hinge but aren't ready to meet yet
Markets don't care about tariff risk. Except when tariff risk is reduced slightly, in which case it's a buying opportunity
S&P 500 UP 0.5%, NASDAQ UP 0.35%, DOW UP 0.8%
“Americans love exaggerating European poverty. Anyway, why don’t they just use clotheslines like early 20th century peasants?”
It’s hard to get your head around being this good at a sport for 30 years, from a young teenager to mid-40s.
Wow. Wow. WOW! 45 year old Legend Venus Williams, playing her first singles match since march 2024, defeats world #35 Peyton Stearns 6-3, 6-4 to reach the 2nd round in Washington WTA 500. Hit 9 aces. That's her first singles win since august 2023. Simply UNREAL.
Florida’s High-Speed Rail Rattles Investors, Defying Its Promise bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
Republicans are shutting down all House business just to protect Trump and block release of the Epstein files. Shameful!
Breaking News: Speaker Mike Johnson said he would shut down the House until September to block a vote on calling for the release of the Jeffrey Epstein files. nyti.ms/4nZtblR
a touching tribute you can really tell the way Colbert spoke truth to power by how cheerful power looks as they laugh together
Stephen Colbert is the best in the business. He always told truth to power and pulled no punches. We need more of that, not less.
Has anyone gotten Suey Park’s take on the Colbert cancellation?
george clooney showed more civic virtue in 2024 than almost any democratic current or former officeholder
A depressing thing about the Democratic Party is that the party actually would work better if George Clooney were in charge