Talking Points Memo

In today's edition of the Morning Memo, executive editor David Kurtz provided a snapshot of why I'm thankful a publication like Talking Points Memo exists. 
 

He begins by laying out what's at stake for both media and democracy more broadly with the lawsuit Elon Musk filed against Media Matters:

"It leaves us with a situation where the world's richest man is suing to silence critics of his lurch toward antisemitism and extremism and he's being joined in the effort by partisan allies who actually control government functions. It's a combination immediately recognizable as a toxic threat to public discourse, a free press, and targeted minorities."

He closes his daily round up of what's important, overlooked or under analyzed with … his favorite gumbo recipe, which he alleges is among the very best uses for leftover turkey. I should point out that as a native Louisianian, I'm inclined to trust his judgment
 

"I usually spend Black Friday transmogrifying the leftover turkey carcass into the best gumbo of the year. Nothing is quite as good as post-Thanksgiving gumbo. Travel and other obligations are probably going to keep me from doing it this year, so instead I will share with you my old friend Pableaux Johnson's recipe for turkey and andouille gumbo. I'm offering it up a little bit ahead of time so that you have time to add any missing ingredients to your last-minute shopping list. You really don't want to have to go shopping for anything yourself come Friday."
 

The point is this: People are people. We have myriad interests. Hopes and dreams and fears and passions. It's important to acknowledge and accept the challenges ahead without ignoring the sources of joy around us. We need the latter to combat the former. 
 

If you pop over to the TPM site — as I sincerely hope you do, regularly — you'll probably see ads about our current membership sale. We're approaching election season and everything that comes with that — fear and loathing, you get the idea. But, at TPM we make sure to keep in mind that people are people and simply scaring the shit out of you with an avalanche of hysterical declarations doesn't really move the needle. That's one reason next to the warnings about radical judges, associate editor Nicole LaFond was sure to point out in her daily missive that support for abortion rights is at an all-time high.
 

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