Hans wonders why ‘being informed’ is so exhausting, and if there’s anything he can do about it (short answer: sorta) and a few members of the Never Post team discuss “important emails”. Also: the hunt for Diet Caffeine Free Dr. Pepper continues. Become a member at https://www.neverpo.st/ – ☎️ Call us at 651 615 5007 to leave a voice mail🎙️ Drop us a voice memo via airtable 📧 Or email us at theneverpost at gmail dot com– Intro Links The Media-Sensational Rise and Fall of “Jim Spanfeller Is a Herb” – Ashley Feinberg, SlateDeadspin’s entire staff has been laid off after the sports site was sold to a startup – Liam Reilly, CNNSecond Iteration Of Deadspin Now Also Dead – Samer Kalaf, DefectorGMG Union on Deadspin Layoffs – gmgunion.bsky.social“Amidst the tide of layoffs plaguing the media industry…” – Meera Pattni, LinkedInGoogle now wants to limit the AI-powered search spam it helped create – Ron Amadeo, Ars TechnicaDiscord to Offer Rewards for Gamers as CEO Considers IPO – Cecilia D'Anastasio, BloombergHouse GOP moves ahead with TikTok vote as Trump voices opposition to possible ban – AP via NPRU.S. Bill Targets TikTok’s Future and Threatens the Open Web – Tianyu Fang, New AmericaTrump's TikTok ban reversal comes after meeting megadonor who has stake in TikTok – Adam Carlson and Max Zahn, ABC NewsMike on Object Worship – Critical Ignoring Links https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/09637214221121570Stephan Lewandowsky -- https://www.lewan.uk/– Important Emails Links https://www.tiktok.com/@mattbooshell/video/7161110027124690218?lang=en, reposted at https://hive.com/blog/generational-email-writing-stereotypes/https://www.forbes.com/sites/wesgay/2017/08/29/millennials-email-adobe/?sh=18c9b24b52f8https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/what-millennials-use-email-tells-us-how-we-need-change-bill-hurley/ (lol)– Never Post’s producers are Audrey Evans, Georgia Hampton and The Mysterious Dr. Firstname Lastname. Our senior producer is Hans Buetow. Our executive producer is Jason Oberholtzer. The show’s host is Mike Rugnetta.  You come in       by the same door, you carry   what cannot be left for its own   sweet shimmer of reason, its false blood; the same tint I hear with the pulse it touches   and will not melt. Such shading of the rose to its stock tips the bolt   from the sky, rising in its effect of what motto we call peace talks. And yes the   quiet turn of your page is the day       tilting so, faded in the light.   Excerpt of Rich in Vitamin C by JH Prynne Never Post is a production of Charts & Leisure. Check out Join the Party wherever you get podcasts and also at jointhepartypod.com. ★ Support this podcast ★