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Brooke T. Sample

@brookesample.bsky.social

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Cat lady, editrix, occasional sports fan, nap aficionado. She/her/hers. Editorial board member, Bloomberg Opinion. All views mine alone.

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Brooke T. Sample @brookesample.bsky.social · 7d

THAT'S WHAT I'VE BEEN TRYING TO TELL YOU

h/t @johnemcintyre.bsky.social (do we still do h/t?)

A democracy needs copy editors

There’s no single solution for this crisis of trust, but fixing it may start by distinguishing news media from social media through a renewed commitment to quality and standards. And

www.dailycal.org

Brooke T. Sample @brookesample.bsky.social · 4d

Happy #caturday from this magnificent beast, seen at Catsbury Park — the cat convention at Bell Works, where “Severance” is filmed! Anyway: It’s been a better way to spend a Penn State game day yet again.

All-white Maine coon cat lounges on a vendor table at the Catsbury Park convention in Holmdel, NJ, at Bell Works.

Brooke T. Sample @brookesample.bsky.social · 7d

THAT'S WHAT I'VE BEEN TRYING TO TELL YOU

h/t @johnemcintyre.bsky.social (do we still do h/t?)

A democracy needs copy editors

There’s no single solution for this crisis of trust, but fixing it may start by distinguishing news media from social media through a renewed commitment to quality and standards. And

www.dailycal.org

Brooke T. Sample @brookesample.bsky.social · 9d

Latest from my always-thoughtful colleague @franciswilkinson.bsky.social

Can Canada Survive Donald Trump?

Under assault from an increasingly aggressive and authoritarian United States, the country’s future looks less secure than at any time in postwar history.

www.bloomberg.com

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Jacqueline Sweet @jsweetli.bsky.social · 13d

SCOOP: PA prosecutors were alerted to possible voting irregularities by one of MAGA's leading voices. A long paper trail shows Jack Posobiec has been living in Maryland but voting using his parent's address in Pennsylvania for years. Me with @marisakabas.bsky.social

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MAGA’s “Voter Fraud” Watchdog Votes in a Swing State. He Doesn’t Live There.

A long paper trail shows that Jack Posobiec casts a ballot in one state and lives in another.

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Brooke T. Sample @brookesample.bsky.social · 13d

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KCUR (Kansas City's best news source) @kcur.org · 13d

BREAKING: The director of the presidential library and museum in Abilene, Kansas, said he was suddenly told to resign or be fired. He refused to give the Trump administration a historic sword from the museum’s collection.

Director of Eisenhower Library in Kansas ousted after refusing to give Trump administration a sword

The director of the presidential library and museum in Abilene, Kansas, said he was suddenly told to resign or be fired. He refused to give the Trump administration a historic sword from the museum’s collection.

www.kcur.org

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Brooke T. Sample @brookesample.bsky.social · 15d

Oh, if you thought I was mad before …

(Bloomberg) -- The White House is halting $18 billion in New York infrastructure funding due to concerns over “unconstitutional” diversity and inclusion practices … “Specifically, the Hudson Tunnel Project and the Second Ave Subway,” he said in a post on X.

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Joe Sudbay @joesudbay.bsky.social · 18d

Nick Valencia, who has been doing amazing reporting, just wrote about this:

“These Are Abductions.” Newlywed Husband Says Wife Taken During Green Card Interview

open.substack.com/pub/nickvale...

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Tiffany W @tiffany.thetriibe.com · 18d

“Steve Held, the journalist arrested tonight and taken to a so far undisclosed location, was part of the reporting team that exposed the falsity of ICE’s official narrative on the fatal shooting of Silverio Villegas González. His work speaks for itself.”

The TRiiBE @thetriibe.com · 18d

NEW — Video posted to social media shows Unraveled Press co-founder Steve Held being detained by federal agents outside the Broadview immigration facility earlier this evening.

A collection of Chicago newsrooms is calling for his immediate release.

thetriibe.com/2025/09/chic...

Chicago journalist detained while covering protest outside Broadview immigration facility • The TRiiBE

Video posted to social media shows Unraveled Press co-founder Steve Held being detained by federal agents earlier this evening.

thetriibe.com

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Brooke T. Sample @brookesample.bsky.social · 18d

Also accurate.

Brooke T. Sample @brookesample.bsky.social · 18d

It’s hard to say this was on Franklin. I’m not a big defender, but the play calling was solid tonight … but Allar wasn’t on it

Andy Vitek @avitek.bsky.social · 18d

James Franklin football baby!

Rodger Sherman @rodger.bsky.social · 18d

Penn State fighting all the way back, having seemingly infinite momentum, looking like they were on the verge of shedding the No Big Wins reputation, and STILL losing is going to feel like a sledgehammer to the skull

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Brooke T. Sample @brookesample.bsky.social · 20d

My new cat just destroyed the only armchair I’ve ever found that fits a very particular space in my house. It was IKEA. Now I’m mad at everything, including the cat

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Laura Bassett @lebassett.bsky.social · 22d

More than 1800 detainees are missing after the closure of Alligator Alcatraz. Their families and lawyers can’t find them and they’ve vanished from the ICE database. Feels like this should be a much bigger story www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...

Hundreds of Alligator Alcatraz detainees drop off the grid after leaving site

As of the end of August, the whereabouts of two-thirds of more than 1,800 men detained at Alligator Alcatraz during the month of July could not be determined by the Miami Herald.

www.miamiherald.com

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Tim O’Brien @timobrien.bsky.social · 29d

Trump sued me for $5 billion and lost. This is what I think he’s really after in the $15 billion defamation suit he just filed against the NYT, four reporters and Penguin Random House: www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...

Trump’s $15 Billion NY Times Suit Also Has a Serious Intent

The president wants to tear down another vital institution while unwinding legal protections for the media.

www.bloomberg.com

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Brooke T. Sample @brookesample.bsky.social · Sep 12

Clicking on the link really did not help matters

The New York Times @nytimes.com · Sep 12

Deeply chocolatey and extremely savory, this cookie is perplexing at first bite and addictive after that. nyti.ms/4mU7C5h

Chocolate Chip Cookie With Black Sesame and Seaweed

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Jeff Sharlet @jeffsharlet.bsky.social · Sep 10

If I have any credibility with you from 20 years of reporting on rightwing & fascist movements, please listen when I beg you not to celebrate Charlie Kirk getting shot. Leave aside morality: this isn’t a match in dry grass, it’s a torch. We do not want what this could ignite & we would not win.

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Brooke T. Sample @brookesample.bsky.social · Sep 9

Mine are, and if I can still hear them, it's mitigated enough to quell my irritation.

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Bloomberg Opinion @opinion.bloomberg.com · Sep 9

The ICE raid on the Hyundai plant in Georgia is bewildering.

Clive Crook explains how the White House is putting one of the US’ greatest strengths at risk 🎥

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Brooke T. Sample @brookesample.bsky.social · Sep 7

Uuuuugh

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · Sep 6

What the actual fuck.

US Tennis Association: “We ask all broadcasters to refrain from showcasing any disruptions or reactions in response to the President’s attendance in any capacity, including ENG [Electronic News Gathering] coverage.”

U.S. Open Orders Broadcasters to Censor Reactions to Trump

An email obtained by Bounces includes instructions from the U.S. Open on supporting Trump's planned stagecraft during the National Anthem.

www.benrothenberg.com

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Brooke T. Sample @brookesample.bsky.social · Sep 6

Happy #Caturday from Jeffrey.

Black cat with one white paw yawns widely while stretching between naps on a gray armchair

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Brooke T. Sample @brookesample.bsky.social · Sep 5

Just, what

via WSJ: RFK Jr. plans to announce that pregnant women's use of an over-the-counter pain medication is potentially linked to autism in a report that will also suggest a medicine derived from folate can be used to treat symptoms of the developmental disorder in some people

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Jan 31

I just want to say for the record that when the history books are written centuries from now, I believe the election of Donald Trump in a free and fair election in 2024 will go down as one of the most senseless and self-destructive own goals in human history

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Brooke T. Sample @brookesample.bsky.social · Jul 31

Omg @harshwords.bsky.social

Brooke T. Sample @brookesample.bsky.social · Jul 31

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. kindergarten vaccination rates inched down again last year and the share of children with exemptions rose to an all-time high, according to federal data posted Thursday.

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Brooke T. Sample @brookesample.bsky.social · Jul 31

You got to see my reaction in person but still

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