Head of Product and co-editor of The Weekender ‪@talkingpointsmemo.com‬. I make news products and write about media and political culture.https://bsky.app/profile/dirm.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/dirm.bsky.social/post/3mtocvlx5bs24In the Weekender... Does a book that appears in the leaked video for Apple’s new AI camera-equipped AirPods tell us anything about how the company is thinking about their role in popularizing personal surveillance? https://talkingpointsmemo.com/minipost/the-future-is-filming-everyone22 Aug 2026 12:51 +0000at://did:plc:srcjjuutcsb4eaxqvaerlgje/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtocvlx5bs24https://bsky.app/profile/dirm.bsky.social/post/3msnoijyp4c2rIn this week's issue of The Weekender, don't miss @jragazzo.bsky.social's provocative claim that the MBA is a failed idea and it's time to get rid of it. It's got @talkingpointsmemo.com comment section more excited than I've seen in awhile! https://talkingpointsmemo.com/the-weekender/how-cleta-mitchell-continues-to-make-herself-relevant-in-the-election-meddling-universe#155449709 Aug 2026 13:21 +0000at://did:plc:srcjjuutcsb4eaxqvaerlgje/app.bsky.feed.post/3msnoijyp4c2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/dirm.bsky.social/post/3mrhvkw6rus23In this issue of the Weekender … I wrote about the politics of nostalgia and exhaustion over being told everything is in decline. @hunterw.bsky.social has some thoughts for what Dems can do with a new wave of voters. Also: Bad Posts, trivia, and more! https://talkingpointsmemo.com/the-weekender/are-politicians-ready-to-stop-turning-back-the-clock25 Jul 2026 12:46 +0000at://did:plc:srcjjuutcsb4eaxqvaerlgje/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrhvkw6rus23https://bsky.app/profile/dirm.bsky.social/post/3mp7syud2o22cIf you've been wondering what is happening in Cuba but haven't found a good source, or have been avoiding the topic because the news is already too grim, I highly recommend you give this a listen. Andrés Pertierra is informative, entertaining, and just knows his shit. The other guys are good too [contains quote post or other embedded content]26 Jun 2026 20:49 +0000at://did:plc:srcjjuutcsb4eaxqvaerlgje/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp7syud2o22chttps://bsky.app/profile/dirm.bsky.social/post/3moq4c6ovfk2k‪This one is for and about the dads. I wrote about how MAGA merch props up the big daddy of the movement while also teaching us something about the MAGA dads who covet it. @allegrak.bsky.social ranks the most bonkers ambassador appointments. And more! https://talkingpointsmemo.com/the-weekender/the-maga-merch-guide-to-celebrating-dad20 Jun 2026 14:52 +0000at://did:plc:srcjjuutcsb4eaxqvaerlgje/app.bsky.feed.post/3moq4c6ovfk2khttps://bsky.app/profile/dirm.bsky.social/post/3mnmnaaeajs2jIn The Weekender: @allegrak.bsky.social on “the Inexplicable Republican Best Friend” and the bad advice Dems get for winning elections. Me on what AI detection software Pangram is really selling us. Also, a great Hunter Biden tweet and more! https://talkingpointsmemo.com/the-weekender/the-worst-advice-for-democrats-on-how-to-win-elections06 Jun 2026 12:20 +0000at://did:plc:srcjjuutcsb4eaxqvaerlgje/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnmnaaeajs2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/dirm.bsky.social/post/3mmjg3wsdtk2bIn today’s Weekender: A Trumpian arch Bitcoin boosting Republican rake-stomping A galaxy-brained book on truth A sighting of the Trumpuffalo Along with some trivia and some very bad tweets. If any of this sounds good, you can read and SUBSCRIBE, for free! https://talkingpointsmemo.com/the-weekender/whats-going-on-with-trumps-big-fascistic-arch-near-the-national-mall23 May 2026 12:09 +0000at://did:plc:srcjjuutcsb4eaxqvaerlgje/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmjg3wsdtk2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/dirm.bsky.social/post/3mm2ihtoo3c2uWhy would one of the best golfer's in the world choose to make YouTube videos instead of playing on the PGA Tour? I wrote about it for TPM's mini-magazine, The Weekender, which also has great stuff from @allegrak.bsky.social and @emineirmakyucel.bsky.social. https://talkingpointsmemo.com/the-weekender/how-trump-and-his-famous-golfer-buddy-are-trying-to-sportswash-the-presidency17 May 2026 13:41 +0000at://did:plc:srcjjuutcsb4eaxqvaerlgje/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm2ihtoo3c2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/dirm.bsky.social/post/3mllmi2lugc26Highly recommend you listen to this conversation. Understanding LLMs to be a cultural technology and interrogating them through the humanities, Leif’s work may change (or blow) your mind with regard to the current super intelligence discourse around AI. The other guys on the pod aren’t bad either. [contains quote post or other embedded content]11 May 2026 15:43 +0000at://did:plc:srcjjuutcsb4eaxqvaerlgje/app.bsky.feed.post/3mllmi2lugc26https://bsky.app/profile/dirm.bsky.social/post/3lbikovgplc2oIn the TPM Weekly newsletter, I wrote about the concept of “winning the internet” and how it’s ridiculous to critique liberals leaving Twitter as “abandoning the battlefield of ideas.” Given its relevance to Bluesky, I've threaded it below to bypass the paywall.21 Nov 2024 22:55 +0000at://did:plc:srcjjuutcsb4eaxqvaerlgje/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbikovgplc2o