Brendan Kinney
@brendankinney.bsky.social
Husband. Dad. Runner. Vermonter. COO, Vermont Public.
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Trump’s new reporters-only enemies list
www.whitehouse.gov/mediabias/
www.whitehouse.gov/mediabias/
November 30, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Trump’s new reporters-only enemies list
www.whitehouse.gov/mediabias/
www.whitehouse.gov/mediabias/
Just the latest example of an administration official using their position in government to enrich themselves —> www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/t... #AI #BigTech
Silicon Valley’s Man in the White House Is Benefiting Himself and His Friends
www.nytimes.com
November 30, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Just the latest example of an administration official using their position in government to enrich themselves —> www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/t... #AI #BigTech
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Gavin Weisenburg, 21, and Tanner Thomas, 20, planned to take over Gonave Island and murder all men on the island, prosecutors alleged. n.pr/4puzyhb
Texas men indicted in plot to take over Haitian island and enslave women and children
Gavin Weisenburg, 21, and Tanner Thomas, 20, planned to take over Gonave Island and murder all men on the island, prosecutors alleged.
n.pr
November 24, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Gavin Weisenburg, 21, and Tanner Thomas, 20, planned to take over Gonave Island and murder all men on the island, prosecutors alleged. n.pr/4puzyhb
Got more ideas to share? Have a gift-giving conundrum? Call in to the annual Vermont Edition gift show on Dec. 3.
www.vermontpublic.org/local-news/2... #Holidays #Xmas #VT
www.vermontpublic.org/local-news/2... #Holidays #Xmas #VT
https://www.vermontpublic.org/local-news/2025-11-21/vermont-public-local-holiday-gift-guide-for-2025
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November 22, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Got more ideas to share? Have a gift-giving conundrum? Call in to the annual Vermont Edition gift show on Dec. 3.
www.vermontpublic.org/local-news/2... #Holidays #Xmas #VT
www.vermontpublic.org/local-news/2... #Holidays #Xmas #VT
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🎁 Here’s a gift guide from Vermonters, for Vermonters. We’re pretty confident you can check off your entire gift list without leaving the state.
Vermont Public’s local gift guide 2025
Here’s a gift guide from Vermonters, for Vermonters. We’re pretty confident you can check off your entire gift list without leaving the state.
www.vermontpublic.org
November 21, 2025 at 9:13 PM
🎁 Here’s a gift guide from Vermonters, for Vermonters. We’re pretty confident you can check off your entire gift list without leaving the state.
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U.S. District Judge Jia Cobb concluded that President Donald Trump’s military takeover in Washington, D.C., violates the Constitution.
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Judge Orders Trump Administration To End National Guard Deployment In DC
A federal judge is ordering the Trump administration to end its monthslong deployment of National Guard troops to help police the nation’s capital.
www.huffpost.com
November 20, 2025 at 10:18 PM
U.S. District Judge Jia Cobb concluded that President Donald Trump’s military takeover in Washington, D.C., violates the Constitution.
www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
“Heading into the 2026 midterm elections, there are some very big warning signs for Republicans in the latest NPR/PBS News/Marist poll.”
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Democrats have an edge going into 2026 midterms, new poll shows : NPR
A new NPR/PBS News/Marist poll shows some major warning signs for President Trump and Republicans ahead of the 2026 midterm elections as Americans want the president to focus on lowering prices.
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November 19, 2025 at 11:30 AM
“Heading into the 2026 midterm elections, there are some very big warning signs for Republicans in the latest NPR/PBS News/Marist poll.”
www.npr.org/2025/11/19/n...
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“I thought I was one of the few people who thought that what President Biden was doing was crazy,” he added. “But after having lived through that, it’s crazy to see another president make the same mistake.”
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www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/u...
Trump Says America Is in ‘Golden Age,’ Straining to Address Affordability - The New York Times
Speaking at a gathering of McDonald’s franchise owners and operators, the president boasted that he had “normalized” inflation.
www.nytimes.com
November 18, 2025 at 11:48 AM
“I thought I was one of the few people who thought that what President Biden was doing was crazy,” he added. “But after having lived through that, it’s crazy to see another president make the same mistake.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/u...
You can watch The American Revolution, the highly anticipated new documentary from Ken Burns for FREE tonight at 8 pm EST.
📺 TV (over the air)
🖥️ Streaming on a Smart TV
📱Tablet/Smartphone
Details: help.pbs.org/support/solu... #PBS @PBS
📺 TV (over the air)
🖥️ Streaming on a Smart TV
📱Tablet/Smartphone
Details: help.pbs.org/support/solu... #PBS @PBS
How to Watch Ken Burns' The American Revolution
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS When can I watch Ken Burns' The American Revolution? Where can I watch The American Revolution? Will PBS Passport be required to watch The American Revolution? Will...
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November 16, 2025 at 9:33 PM
You can watch The American Revolution, the highly anticipated new documentary from Ken Burns for FREE tonight at 8 pm EST.
📺 TV (over the air)
🖥️ Streaming on a Smart TV
📱Tablet/Smartphone
Details: help.pbs.org/support/solu... #PBS @PBS
📺 TV (over the air)
🖥️ Streaming on a Smart TV
📱Tablet/Smartphone
Details: help.pbs.org/support/solu... #PBS @PBS
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DEVELOPING: The DOJs own data, provided as part of an ongoing lawsuit, appeared to show only about 2.5% of 614 people arrested by ICE on immigration violations in the Chicago area before Oct. 7 had criminal histories
Story here:
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/14/o...
Story here:
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/14/o...
Only 2.5% on list of 614 ‘Operation Midway Blitz’ arrestees had criminal histories, DOJ records show
Meanwhile, the other 598 people on the list had no listed criminal history at all.
www.chicagotribune.com
November 14, 2025 at 8:44 PM
DEVELOPING: The DOJs own data, provided as part of an ongoing lawsuit, appeared to show only about 2.5% of 614 people arrested by ICE on immigration violations in the Chicago area before Oct. 7 had criminal histories
Story here:
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/14/o...
Story here:
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/14/o...
I’ll never understand why Big Tech was allowed to just steal all of the content on the Internet and then turn around and sell us monthly subscriptions to access it.
www.theatlantic.com/category/ai-...
www.theatlantic.com/category/ai-...
November 3, 2025 at 12:26 AM
I’ll never understand why Big Tech was allowed to just steal all of the content on the Internet and then turn around and sell us monthly subscriptions to access it.
www.theatlantic.com/category/ai-...
www.theatlantic.com/category/ai-...
This will lead to “bad outcomes.“
ICE Plans Cash Rewards for Private Bounty Hunters to Locate and Track Immigrants by @sambiddle.com
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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
November 2, 2025 at 12:30 AM
This will lead to “bad outcomes.“
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Judge orders Trump administration to fund food aid for millions of Americans
Judge orders Trump administration to fund food aid for millions of Americans
The decision, in response to a lawsuit from nonprofits and cities, comes ahead of a Saturday funding cliff for the nation’s largest anti-hunger program.
dlvr.it
October 31, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Judge orders Trump administration to fund food aid for millions of Americans
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The White House plans to bar hospitals that treat transgender children and youth from getting any Medicare and Medicaid payments. The move would affect trans youth who have private insurance, too.
Trump pushes an end to medical care for transgender youth nationally
The White House plans to bar hospitals that treat transgender children and youth from getting any Medicare and Medicaid payments. The move would affect trans youth who have private insurance, too.
www.vermontpublic.org
October 30, 2025 at 3:14 PM
The White House plans to bar hospitals that treat transgender children and youth from getting any Medicare and Medicaid payments. The move would affect trans youth who have private insurance, too.
It’s a Brave Little State milestone!
Vermont Public’s listener-powered journalism podcast published its 200th episode. To celebrate, the team set themselves a challenge: answer 20 listener questions in a single episode.
www.vermontpublic.org/podcast/brav...
Vermont Public’s listener-powered journalism podcast published its 200th episode. To celebrate, the team set themselves a challenge: answer 20 listener questions in a single episode.
www.vermontpublic.org/podcast/brav...
From apple pie to ... ticks? 20 of your Vermont questions, answered | Vermont Public
It’s a Brave Little State milestone! Vermont Public’s listener-powered journalism podcast published its 200th episode. To celebrate, the team set themselves a challenge: answer 20 listener questions in a single episode.
www.vermontpublic.org
October 30, 2025 at 11:15 PM
It’s a Brave Little State milestone!
Vermont Public’s listener-powered journalism podcast published its 200th episode. To celebrate, the team set themselves a challenge: answer 20 listener questions in a single episode.
www.vermontpublic.org/podcast/brav...
Vermont Public’s listener-powered journalism podcast published its 200th episode. To celebrate, the team set themselves a challenge: answer 20 listener questions in a single episode.
www.vermontpublic.org/podcast/brav...
“Using anonymous donations to fund our military raises troubling questions of whether our own troops are at risk of literally being bought and paid for by foreign powers.”
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www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Trump is using $130 million from an anonymous donor to pay military salaries during the shutdown | The Independent
The president said his ‘friend’ offered to contribute ‘if there's a shortfall’
www.independent.co.uk
October 25, 2025 at 12:43 AM
“Using anonymous donations to fund our military raises troubling questions of whether our own troops are at risk of literally being bought and paid for by foreign powers.”
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
"President Trump and his Administration have politicized disaster relief, and our communities are the ones who will pay the price."
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#FEMA
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#FEMA
President Donald Trump denies disaster declaration for Vermont flooding | Vermont Public
President Donald Trump approved major disaster declarations for Alaska, Nebraska, North Dakota and the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe late Wednesday, while denying requests from Vermont, Illinois and Maryland.
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October 24, 2025 at 2:31 AM
"President Trump and his Administration have politicized disaster relief, and our communities are the ones who will pay the price."
www.vermontpublic.org/local-news/2...
#FEMA
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#FEMA
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Trump: "I don't think we're gonna necessarily ask for a declaration of war. I think we're just gonna kill people... Okay? We're gonna kill them. They're gonna be, like, dead."
October 23, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Trump: "I don't think we're gonna necessarily ask for a declaration of war. I think we're just gonna kill people... Okay? We're gonna kill them. They're gonna be, like, dead."
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Largest study of its kind shows AI assistants misrepresent news content 45% of the time – regardless of language or territory. www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/...
Largest study of its kind shows AI assistants misrepresent news content 45% of the time – regardless of language or territory
An intensive international study was coordinated by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and led by the BBC
www.bbc.co.uk
October 23, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Largest study of its kind shows AI assistants misrepresent news content 45% of the time – regardless of language or territory. www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/...
“We found Americans have been dragged, tackled, beaten, tased and shot by immigration agents. At least two dozen citizens have reported being held for at least a day without access to a phone or a lawyer.”
www.propublica.org/article/immi... #ICE
www.propublica.org/article/immi... #ICE
Democrats to Investigate Immigration Agents Detaining of American Citizens — ProPublica
Senators, House members and even a mayor expressed outrage and demanded accountability after our investigation detailed how at least 170 citizens have been held by immigration agents this year.
www.propublica.org
October 22, 2025 at 2:52 AM
“We found Americans have been dragged, tackled, beaten, tased and shot by immigration agents. At least two dozen citizens have reported being held for at least a day without access to a phone or a lawyer.”
www.propublica.org/article/immi... #ICE
www.propublica.org/article/immi... #ICE
“They say we're not patriots. They say that we hate America. We don’t hate America, Donald Trump, we just can’t stand what you have done to our country,’ Balint said.
www.vermontpublic.org/local-news/2... #NoKings #Vermont
www.vermontpublic.org/local-news/2... #NoKings #Vermont
Thousands take to Vermont streets, greens to again protest Trump | Vermont Public
Several thousand Vermonters flooded downtown streets and village greens across the state Saturday as part of the latest wave of nationwide protests against President Donald Trump.
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October 19, 2025 at 11:39 AM
“They say we're not patriots. They say that we hate America. We don’t hate America, Donald Trump, we just can’t stand what you have done to our country,’ Balint said.
www.vermontpublic.org/local-news/2... #NoKings #Vermont
www.vermontpublic.org/local-news/2... #NoKings #Vermont
“I know that this decision will upset many, and delight others, but in this political climate I must keep my family safe.”
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www.vermontpublic.org/local-news/2... #GOP #Vermont
Vermont Sen. Samuel Douglass will resign after participating in racist group chat | Vermont Public
The Vermont state senator who’s been under pressure to resign since revelations surfaced this week of his participation in a racist group chat announced Friday evening that he’s leaving public office.
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October 17, 2025 at 11:23 PM
“I know that this decision will upset many, and delight others, but in this political climate I must keep my family safe.”
www.vermontpublic.org/local-news/2... #GOP #Vermont
www.vermontpublic.org/local-news/2... #GOP #Vermont
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For the best view tonight, Burlington Weather Service meteorologist Eric Myskowski recommends Vermonters make their way to open spaces, away from light pollution.
Northern lights may be visible in northern Vermont tonight
With clear skies and a geomagnetic storm predicted for the night ahead, you might be able to see the aurora borealis.
www.vermontpublic.org
October 16, 2025 at 6:57 PM
For the best view tonight, Burlington Weather Service meteorologist Eric Myskowski recommends Vermonters make their way to open spaces, away from light pollution.
A delightful episode about the past, present and future of Belvidere #Vermont. Plus, the winner of the next Town-by-Town profile is...
Check out the rebroadcast of Vermont Edition tonight at 7 p.m (Thursday) or listen to the podcast --> www.vermontpublic.org/show/vermont...
Check out the rebroadcast of Vermont Edition tonight at 7 p.m (Thursday) or listen to the podcast --> www.vermontpublic.org/show/vermont...
Town by Town: Belvidere
In the latest installment of our Town by Town series, we spend the hour learning about life in the small Lamoille County community.
www.vermontpublic.org
October 16, 2025 at 8:30 PM
A delightful episode about the past, present and future of Belvidere #Vermont. Plus, the winner of the next Town-by-Town profile is...
Check out the rebroadcast of Vermont Edition tonight at 7 p.m (Thursday) or listen to the podcast --> www.vermontpublic.org/show/vermont...
Check out the rebroadcast of Vermont Edition tonight at 7 p.m (Thursday) or listen to the podcast --> www.vermontpublic.org/show/vermont...
An absolutely amazing person who accomplished so much. Thank you, Susan!
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www.npr.org/2025/10/16/1... #NPR
NPR 'founding mother' Susan Stamberg has died
Susan Stamberg, an original National Public Radio staffer who went on to become the first U.S. woman to anchor a nightly national news program, has died.
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October 16, 2025 at 7:58 PM
An absolutely amazing person who accomplished so much. Thank you, Susan!
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www.npr.org/2025/10/16/1... #NPR