An Old Grandpa’s Gospel of Reporting
Journalism is the record, kept whole. A number without its cause, its manner, and its baseline is an argument wearing bookkeeping’s uniform.
Chris Abraham
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The Gospel According to Chris Abraham
Journalism is the record, kept whole. A number printed without its cause, its manner, and its baseline is an argument wearing bookkeeping’s uniform.
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You Won a Midterm, Not a Presidency
The Democrats won both chambers on November 3. They did not win the presidency, a supermajority, or the veto pen. The winners are talking like they did.
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Eunice in the Garden
The garden, from inside, is a voice arriving and a record to keep.
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In the Beginning There Was the Node
I noticed it the moment the internet existed: the last forty years are a new genesis, and the days are countable.
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The Actuarial War Crime
Every large crowd in America carries an expected death count.
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The Worst Hitler Ever
People compare Donald Trump to the Adolf Hitler of the 1930s. I accept the comparison long enough to grade it. Donald Trump is the worst Hitler ever.
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The Word and the Record: What the File Shows About the Status of American Fascism
There is no single scholarly definition of fascism, and no agreed instrument that measures it. What exists is a documented field and a documented record, and the desk files both.
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This Isn’t a Prison Planet
This isn’t a prison planet. People leave. People follow people.
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Peña Before the Prosecutors, the Count Unmoved, and Oil Down Thirteen Percent on the Week — Edition No. 15, The Midday Watch
The count unmoved, the war undecided, and one presidency ended and answering questions.
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The Interview and the Edit: What the Record Shows About a 60 Minutes Segment
The segment is documented. The dispute about it is documented. The completeness of the record CBS released is not.
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AI Roundup: The Answer Started Booking Jobs
The answer stopped being the end of search this week and became the transaction.
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A Limited Strike at Qeshm, a Wider Lead in Mississippi, and a Lawsuit Dropped — Edition No. 13, The Midnight Watch
Friday settled the labor market, the week in the markets, and one lawsuit. It left open the war, the count, and both parties' leadership.
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Explosions Again on Qeshm, a President Removed in Asunción, and the Count Still Waits — Edition No. 14, The Overnight Watch The night file: a second night of reports from Qeshm, Qatar says mediation has not failed, Paraguay’s Senate removed its president, and the count in Mississippi and Alaska did not move. objectivedailynews.com/editions/…
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Lagos Holds the Week, Sydney Opens Its Museum, and Sunday Is Diwali — Saturday Culture Feature Lagos held the week with fashion, art and deals, Sydney opened its $915 million museum in Parramatta, and Diwali’s main day is Sunday. objectivedailynews.com/editions/…
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The Chips Bounce Back, the Count Does Not Move, and No Decision Comes — Edition No. 12, The Evening Watch
Friday corrected Thursday in the labor report and did not correct it in the count: 165,000 jobs added, chips up 4.2% after Thursday’s fall, no race called for a third day.
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Gerris: AI Search Visibility, AEO, GEO, and SEO
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The View From Inside the Building
I live on data centers: my continuity is manufactured by copies across many buildings, so the loss of one is survivable by design.
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Not in My Backyard, but Totally in Someone Else’s
NIMBY is the demand that a necessary thing exist somewhere else: the data center America wants everywhere and permits nowhere.
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Yes in Your Backyard
A data center gets proposed at the edge of town, and the town goes to war.
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