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The Freestone Method @realbrianjay.bsky.social · 18h

The great @jacquesleslie.bsky.social on the dramatic story unfolding today in the Klamath Basin ->

www.latimes.com/opinion/stor...

Contributor: Salmon's comeback pits nature against Trump administration

The Trump administration is using illegal funding cuts and questionable regulatory sleight of hand to divert water to farmers and away from tribes.

www.latimes.com

The Freestone Method @realbrianjay.bsky.social · 1d

That was my question too. Dang

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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 1d

Universal swing in action: "What we saw last night was a directional shift toward Democrats in 99.8% of counties that held partisan elections." www.gelliottmorris.com/p/seven-data...

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The Freestone Method @realbrianjay.bsky.social · 1d

KEXP morning show was five 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 this morning. I'll go back to it as a reminder of what's possible and good. www.kexp.org/archive/ - small sample below

John Richards playlist making a great day even better

The Freestone Method @realbrianjay.bsky.social · 1d

www.nytimes.com/2025/08/08/p...

Every Eight Minutes: Uber’s Alarming Sexual Violence Problem

www.nytimes.com

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The Freestone Method @realbrianjay.bsky.social · 1d

Same. A lot of people cared about those math classes tho

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The Freestone Method @realbrianjay.bsky.social · 2d

10 out of 10.

"The retirement of Jesse Helms has been hailed (and mourned) as "the end of an era." If only that were true."

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The Freestone Method @realbrianjay.bsky.social · 2d

This is an inspiring book, and Amy is a wonderful speaker. If you're in the Bay Area, she is here this week - check it out

The Freestone Method @realbrianjay.bsky.social · 2d

New to me and so good - thanks

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Michael Hobbes @michaelhobbes.bsky.social · 5d

This right here, this exact sentence, is THE problem in American political journalism.

The IRA *was* cheap energy and good jobs! That was the whole bill! Democrats did precisely what political pundits are telling them to do and the pundits just ignore it.

the party now cared more about climate change and various academic fixations than cheap energy and good-paying jobs.

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The Freestone Method @realbrianjay.bsky.social · 4d

The new fugitive slave act
theintercept.com/2025/10/31/i...

ICE Plans Cash Rewards for Private Bounty Hunters to Locate and Track Immigrants

Companies hired by ICE would be given bundles of information on 10,000 immigrants at a time to locate — and paid cash bonuses for performance.

theintercept.com

The Freestone Method @realbrianjay.bsky.social · 6d

She‘s writing her book too

The Freestone Method @realbrianjay.bsky.social · 6d

Yeah maybe I’ll just stick to the music

The Freestone Method @realbrianjay.bsky.social · 6d

Her breakup album is going to be 🔥🔥🔥

George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 6d

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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 7d

I use Claude (an AI) to scan my posts for spelling and grammar errors. On the most recent post (about the East Wing, link below), I got a really amazing addendum.
www.pbump.net/o/yes-most-a...

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The Freestone Method @realbrianjay.bsky.social · 7d

It's from the Washington Post data and visual journalism team @sadbumblebee.buzz and @byaliceli.bsky.social, involves a grant from Institute for Journalism and Natural Resources (IJNR), and features some friends of mine who don't seem to be on Bluesky

The Freestone Method @realbrianjay.bsky.social · 7d

I finally got a chance to read this very good piece of work. If you're interested in cultural fire or if you're a news hound on the lookout for better ways to convey information, check it out.
wapo.st/433zzjt

How Indigenous practices can help protect forests

The Post followed cultural burning practices, an Indigenous tradition now permitted under California law and used to help protect forests from wildfires.

wapo.st

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The Freestone Method @realbrianjay.bsky.social · 7d

V good reporting. Good sourcing and depth. Not a “Trump critics say it raises questions” in sight. Just the news.

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The Freestone Method @realbrianjay.bsky.social · 7d

“At the time, the government said Zhao had caused “significant harm to U.S. national security” by allowing sanctioned Iranian crypto exchanges, Russian drug-traffickers, Hamas militants and other criminal groups to move billions of dollars through the exchange.“

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The Freestone Method @realbrianjay.bsky.social · 7d

“Trump granted Zhao a presidential pardon last week, likely paving the way for the world’s largest crypto-trading platform to return to the U.S., from where it was banned after the company pleaded guilty in 2023 to violating anti-money-laundering rules.”

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The Freestone Method @realbrianjay.bsky.social · 7d

“This spring, Binance took steps that catapulted the Trump family venture’s new stablecoin product, enhancing its credibility and pushing its market capitalization up from $127 million to over $2.1 billion.“

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The Freestone Method @realbrianjay.bsky.social · 7d

Very good reporting here. And they play it straight. No “some Trump critics say it raises questions” in sight.

www.wsj.com/finance/curr...

Binance Boosted Trump Family’s Crypto Company Ahead of Pardon for Its Billionaire Founder

The giant crypto exchange facilitated a $2 billion purchase of World Liberty’s stablecoin and built its technology. The clemency for Changpeng Zhao—the tycoon known as CZ—surprised some in the adminis...

www.wsj.com

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The Freestone Method @realbrianjay.bsky.social · 7d

Wow

Philip Bump @pbump.com · 8d

The Freestone Method @realbrianjay.bsky.social · 8d

Same reason he keeps telling us he aced that dementia test