From a local Facebook group:

“I visited the Santa Monica Central Library after a while avoiding the place, and I was shocked by the state of it. It smells — literally — and it’s functioning as a shelter. Tables that used to sit near the windows are gone; now there’s just a cluster of tables pushed together where people sleep. I saw someone sleeping on the floor, others under their coats, everyone surrounded by suitcases and belongings. Librarias and security do nothing about it. Upstairs, there’s now a small “workspace” where you have to sign up and get assigned a table – meaning the people who actually want to read, study, or work are being funneled into a tiny room…”

It was a beautiful facility when it opened.

Whole post here: https://t.co/DE86OpjOuy

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Sep 1, 2026

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September 1, 2026 at 02:58PM
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If like NYT you have a smooth-running operation that reliably churns out subscriber-pleasing anti-GOP heds then maybe, like an Open Claw, it doesn’t need much top-level supervision. Maybe CBS was like that, which could be why reporters seem to feel changing heds violates UN human rights protocols.

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Sep 1, 2026

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September 1, 2026 at 02:33PM
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Why the hell not? Top editors often get involved in headline writing. One reason they call them editors. (You don’t want to know the editorial struggles over a 5 word cover line at Newsweek during the GHWB years.) 9-11 certainly seems a salient angle to the CBS piece.

“CBS’ El-Sayed Scandal”, on the other hand, is a BS hed. But they can put it on save-get and use it again.

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Sep 1, 2026

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September 1, 2026 at 02:25PM
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