Andy Carvin
@acarv.in
Former managing editor and current nonresident senior fellow, DFRLab.org. NPR and Reported.ly alum. Woodturner, #ActuallyADHD, veteran of the prolactinoma wars. Calling BS is my calling. I used to tweet a lot.
Via @propublica.org: "Students are taught to interpret the First Amendment’s establishment clause on the separation of church and state as a protection against government involvement in religion, rather than vice versa."
A Fort Worth church is offering a $100 online academy that aims to train conservative Christians to run for office.
At the core of the program is the idea that there is no separation between what happens within the church and in the government.
With @fortworthreport.bsky.social @texastribune.org
At the core of the program is the idea that there is no separation between what happens within the church and in the government.
With @fortworthreport.bsky.social @texastribune.org
“No Separation Between Church and State”: Inside a Texas Church’s Training Academy for Christians Running for Office
A Fort Worth church’s candidate training program is the “next stage” of a religion-driven political movement, which has more latitude now that the IRS has allowed religious leaders to endorse candidat...
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November 25, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Via @propublica.org: "Students are taught to interpret the First Amendment’s establishment clause on the separation of church and state as a protection against government involvement in religion, rather than vice versa."
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good work guys you picked a fight in which Dems can stand up out of their permanent defensive crouch and go “our guy is a fucking astronaut and you’re an alcoholic tv host”
Gallego to Hegseth: "You will never ever be half the man that Sen. Kelly is. You, sir, are a coward. And the fact that you are following this order from the president shows how big of a coward you are. I can't wait until you are no longer the secretary of defense."
November 24, 2025 at 9:49 PM
good work guys you picked a fight in which Dems can stand up out of their permanent defensive crouch and go “our guy is a fucking astronaut and you’re an alcoholic tv host”
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Mark MacCarthy says there is little doubt that the AI investment boom is a bubble. The real questions, he says, are when will the bubble burst, how severe will the consequences be, and what should policymakers do now to prepare for the inevitable downturn.
Policymakers Have to Prepare Now for When the AI Bubble Bursts | TechPolicy.Press
Mark MacCarthy says the fear of making a mistake in industrial policy should not paralyze policymakers.
www.techpolicy.press
November 24, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Mark MacCarthy says there is little doubt that the AI investment boom is a bubble. The real questions, he says, are when will the bubble burst, how severe will the consequences be, and what should policymakers do now to prepare for the inevitable downturn.
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PUNCHBOWL: “.. GOP members messaged us over the weekend saying that they, too, are considering retiring in the middle of the term. Here’s one particularly exercised senior House Republican:
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November 24, 2025 at 3:37 PM
PUNCHBOWL: “.. GOP members messaged us over the weekend saying that they, too, are considering retiring in the middle of the term. Here’s one particularly exercised senior House Republican:
@punchbowlnews.bsky.social
@punchbowlnews.bsky.social
"Since the start of this year, some 600 immigrant children have been placed in govt shelters by ICE....That figure, which has not been previously reported, is already higher than the tally for the previous four years combined. And it is the highest number since recordkeeping began a decade ago."
Under a zero tolerance policy, the first Trump administration separated immigrant children from their families at the U.S.-Mexico border.
New data suggests separations are happening all over the country, often after little more than a traffic stop.
New data suggests separations are happening all over the country, often after little more than a traffic stop.
ICE Sent 600 Immigrant Kids to Detention in Federal Shelters This Year. It’s a New Record.
Under a zero tolerance policy, the first Trump administration separated immigrant children from their families at the U.S.-Mexico border. New data suggests separations are happening all over the count...
www.propublica.org
November 24, 2025 at 9:59 PM
"Since the start of this year, some 600 immigrant children have been placed in govt shelters by ICE....That figure, which has not been previously reported, is already higher than the tally for the previous four years combined. And it is the highest number since recordkeeping began a decade ago."
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Quiet part, meet out loud.
Rep. Salazar on Venezuela: "We're about to go in ... we need to go in ... Venezuela for the American oil companies will be a field day"
November 24, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Quiet part, meet out loud.
New: "She said Steffman used Flock cameras to track her location and called her from multiple phone numbers on several occasions, according to the petition. The woman also said the former police chief had followed her to a neighborhood, watched her to go to a house then sent her a map of the area."
November 24, 2025 at 9:55 PM
New: "She said Steffman used Flock cameras to track her location and called her from multiple phone numbers on several occasions, according to the petition. The woman also said the former police chief had followed her to a neighborhood, watched her to go to a house then sent her a map of the area."
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if this isn't at the top of your STAR WARS rankings then you're not a REAL fan sorry I don't make the rules www.youtube.com/watch?v=4IES...
Bea Arthur - Goodnight But Not Goodbye (from The Star Wars Holiday Special)
YouTube video by BinksTheSith
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November 24, 2025 at 9:48 PM
if this isn't at the top of your STAR WARS rankings then you're not a REAL fan sorry I don't make the rules www.youtube.com/watch?v=4IES...
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The UW Center for an Informed Public is looking for postdocs (for 2026-2028) from across diverse disciplines whose research sheds light on the challenges of our modern information environment, promotes civic health, and/or helps people/communities navigate online spaces: apply.interfolio.com/177901
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November 24, 2025 at 6:26 PM
The UW Center for an Informed Public is looking for postdocs (for 2026-2028) from across diverse disciplines whose research sheds light on the challenges of our modern information environment, promotes civic health, and/or helps people/communities navigate online spaces: apply.interfolio.com/177901
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Now that the Comey case has been dismissed, seems like a good time to revisit this @davidcorn.bsky.social's piece breaking down just how vague and sloppy Trump's obvious attempt at revenge against the former FBI director really was.
How one word could make the difference in the troubling case against James Comey
The former FBI director didn't say what the indictment claims he did.
www.motherjones.com
November 24, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Now that the Comey case has been dismissed, seems like a good time to revisit this @davidcorn.bsky.social's piece breaking down just how vague and sloppy Trump's obvious attempt at revenge against the former FBI director really was.
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And Letitia James indictment also dismissed on same basis that the appointment of Lindsey Halligan was invalid
November 24, 2025 at 6:00 PM
And Letitia James indictment also dismissed on same basis that the appointment of Lindsey Halligan was invalid
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Rule of law: 1
Authoritarian revenge lust: 0
Authoritarian revenge lust: 0
BREAKING:
A judge has dismissed the criminal case against James Comey without prejudice. Rules Lindsey Halligan has been invalidly appointed.
A judge has dismissed the criminal case against James Comey without prejudice. Rules Lindsey Halligan has been invalidly appointed.
November 24, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Rule of law: 1
Authoritarian revenge lust: 0
Authoritarian revenge lust: 0
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This is a devastating must-read.
November 24, 2025 at 3:44 PM
This is a devastating must-read.
But I'll admit that I look more like a chimp
Than I look like my cousin the shrimp
Or my distant kin the lichens
Or the snowy egret or the moss
And I find it hard to recognize
Some relatives of ours
Like the rotifer, the sycamore
Iguanas and sea stars
My brother the ape
Than I look like my cousin the shrimp
Or my distant kin the lichens
Or the snowy egret or the moss
And I find it hard to recognize
Some relatives of ours
Like the rotifer, the sycamore
Iguanas and sea stars
My brother the ape
November 24, 2025 at 4:35 PM
But I'll admit that I look more like a chimp
Than I look like my cousin the shrimp
Or my distant kin the lichens
Or the snowy egret or the moss
And I find it hard to recognize
Some relatives of ours
Like the rotifer, the sycamore
Iguanas and sea stars
My brother the ape
Than I look like my cousin the shrimp
Or my distant kin the lichens
Or the snowy egret or the moss
And I find it hard to recognize
Some relatives of ours
Like the rotifer, the sycamore
Iguanas and sea stars
My brother the ape
Billy Batts: "Now go home and get your fucking shinebox."
Tommy:
Tommy:
November 24, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Billy Batts: "Now go home and get your fucking shinebox."
Tommy:
Tommy:
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It's Books We Love Day, aka the best day of the year, shepherded by @bethnovey.bsky.social and the rest of the stellar books team at @npr.org!
Books We Love
Here are 380+ great reads from 2025 handpicked just for you by NPR staffers and trusted critics.
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November 24, 2025 at 3:48 PM
It's Books We Love Day, aka the best day of the year, shepherded by @bethnovey.bsky.social and the rest of the stellar books team at @npr.org!
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“Nobel Prize-winning economist Simon Kuznets is often cited, perhaps apocryphally, as having said that there are four types of countries: developed, underdeveloped, Japan, and Argentina.” You mean to say, a guy with a chainsaw isn’t likely to fix it? Great lede to an illuminating essay.
This is a terrific primer on the economic history of Argentina by former Argentine central banker Matias Vernengo. He explains how Milei's policies have been tried before, failed then, and will fail again.
prospect.org/2025/11/24/a...
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Make Argentina Crash Again: On Milei’s Neoliberal Experiment - The American Prospect
The short-term political boost to Argentine president Javier Milei's fortunes is unlikely to continue, as the familiar cycle of crisis and default looms.
prospect.org
November 24, 2025 at 2:52 PM
“Nobel Prize-winning economist Simon Kuznets is often cited, perhaps apocryphally, as having said that there are four types of countries: developed, underdeveloped, Japan, and Argentina.” You mean to say, a guy with a chainsaw isn’t likely to fix it? Great lede to an illuminating essay.
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DOGE was always a very thinly disguised con to dress up data theft and extraction class destruction of federal corporate oversight as innovative, and it's important to remember that part of the reason it worked so well is that the press helped legitimize it
hey don't be so hard on yourselves; it delivered oceans of sensitive government and citizen data to billionaires
Musk’s DOGE Quietly Killed Off After Delivering Almost Nothing
The agency disbanded eight months ahead of schedule.
www.thedailybeast.com
November 24, 2025 at 2:42 PM
DOGE was always a very thinly disguised con to dress up data theft and extraction class destruction of federal corporate oversight as innovative, and it's important to remember that part of the reason it worked so well is that the press helped legitimize it
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By changing the way gun violence is covered, reporters can take an active role in minimizing harm to injured people, communities, and society—and even make an important contribution toward preventing gun violence. www.pcgvr.org/toolkit/
Five years of work. One concise guide. Free to view and download now. – Philadelphia Center for Gun Violence Reporting
www.pcgvr.org
November 24, 2025 at 2:32 PM
By changing the way gun violence is covered, reporters can take an active role in minimizing harm to injured people, communities, and society—and even make an important contribution toward preventing gun violence. www.pcgvr.org/toolkit/
Udo Kier may have performed in over 200 films, but for me he was always be Hans in My Own Private Idaho. RIP
November 24, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Udo Kier may have performed in over 200 films, but for me he was always be Hans in My Own Private Idaho. RIP
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The last of reggae's founding fathers. Rest in Power, Jimmy Cliff. youtu.be/ck1ZiRXmRN4?...
Jimmy Cliff - Guns of Brixton
YouTube video by ReggaeNeration
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November 24, 2025 at 1:22 PM
The last of reggae's founding fathers. Rest in Power, Jimmy Cliff. youtu.be/ck1ZiRXmRN4?...
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🚨NEW: I got to thinking about who represents us? The masked ICE agent, racially profiling US citizens and throwing people on the ground before getting their paperwork?
Or everyday people reminding the nation what it means to be American. Here are their stories:
www.thebulwark.com/p/baker-past...
Or everyday people reminding the nation what it means to be American. Here are their stories:
www.thebulwark.com/p/baker-past...
A Baker, a Pastor, and Charlotte’s Stand Against ICE
How everyday people are reminding the nation what it means to be American.
www.thebulwark.com
November 21, 2025 at 5:04 PM
🚨NEW: I got to thinking about who represents us? The masked ICE agent, racially profiling US citizens and throwing people on the ground before getting their paperwork?
Or everyday people reminding the nation what it means to be American. Here are their stories:
www.thebulwark.com/p/baker-past...
Or everyday people reminding the nation what it means to be American. Here are their stories:
www.thebulwark.com/p/baker-past...