Links and ephemera Monday 8.4.2025
✪ Ninety laptops, millions of dollars: US woman jailed over North Korea remote-work scam. theguardian.com. Christina Chapman helped North Koreans pose as Americans living in the U.S. to get remote jobs.
✪ The Count of Monte Cristo review – you’ll have to pause every 45 seconds to shake your head at its daftness.theguardian.com
✪ ‘He has trouble completing a thought’: bizarre public appearances again cast doubt on Trump’s mental acuity. theguardian.com
✪ Brendan Carr declares victory over the First Amendment. theverge.com
✪ This Is the News From TikTok. When people use TikTok for news, what kind of information are they getting? theatlantic.com
Every night
John Wayne as Rooster Cogburn. “Fill your hand you sonofabitch!”