Corey Pein
@coreypein.bsky.social
author, Live Work Work Work Die: A Journey into the Savage Heart of Silicon Valley
writer, @thebaffler.com, @majorityreport.bsky.social's daily amquickie.com newsletter
writer, @thebaffler.com, @majorityreport.bsky.social's daily amquickie.com newsletter
The Washington Post cuts are devastating. Washington, DC, locals deserve to have dedicated journalists looking out for the public interest in their backyard. Jeff Bezos clearly doesn't give a shit about that. But it seems he doesn't care about the paper's national significance, either.
February 5, 2026 at 6:47 AM
The Washington Post cuts are devastating. Washington, DC, locals deserve to have dedicated journalists looking out for the public interest in their backyard. Jeff Bezos clearly doesn't give a shit about that. But it seems he doesn't care about the paper's national significance, either.
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The Skanner, a pioneering Black-owned newspaper in Portland, has ceased operation.
The Skanner Ceases Operation After 50 Years
Garrett Andrews
www.wweek.com
February 4, 2026 at 2:01 AM
The Skanner, a pioneering Black-owned newspaper in Portland, has ceased operation.
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3 yrs ago I started writing a book that is in stores TODAY. It's narrative nonfiction, anti-fascist spy thriller set in Trump era. It's timely as hell & I'm proud of it.
A thread of what people are saying abt it & why I hope you'll help make it a bestseller www.simonandschuster.com/books/To-Cat...
A thread of what people are saying abt it & why I hope you'll help make it a bestseller www.simonandschuster.com/books/To-Cat...
February 3, 2026 at 4:11 PM
3 yrs ago I started writing a book that is in stores TODAY. It's narrative nonfiction, anti-fascist spy thriller set in Trump era. It's timely as hell & I'm proud of it.
A thread of what people are saying abt it & why I hope you'll help make it a bestseller www.simonandschuster.com/books/To-Cat...
A thread of what people are saying abt it & why I hope you'll help make it a bestseller www.simonandschuster.com/books/To-Cat...
Pivot to video, that's good right?
An interview with Substack CEO Chris Best about the new TV app, how videos and livestreams complement editorial content, plans for audio posts, and more (Etan Vlessing/The Hollywood Reporter)
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January 27, 2026 at 8:02 AM
Pivot to video, that's good right?
Brain also bruised
A Trump quote without his face or voice. It's Trump without Trump. This quote is unedited and 100% accurate. It is from his press conference on January 20, 2026. - The big building with bars on the windows.
January 22, 2026 at 4:25 PM
Brain also bruised
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The budget deal in Congress will give ICE another $10 BILLION.
Absolutely not.
ICE is out of control. We must stop this rogue agency’s dangerous abuses of power, not bankroll it.
Absolutely not.
ICE is out of control. We must stop this rogue agency’s dangerous abuses of power, not bankroll it.
January 22, 2026 at 3:19 PM
The budget deal in Congress will give ICE another $10 BILLION.
Absolutely not.
ICE is out of control. We must stop this rogue agency’s dangerous abuses of power, not bankroll it.
Absolutely not.
ICE is out of control. We must stop this rogue agency’s dangerous abuses of power, not bankroll it.
"Anti-immigration enforcement" is rather biased and a mouthful besides.
Just say "human rights."
Just say "human rights."
BREAKING: A woman who led an anti-immigration enforcement protest that disrupted service at a Minnesota church has been arrested, Attorney General Pam Bondi said.
The woman who led a protest at a Minnesota church service has been arrested, Bondi says
Attorney General Pam Bondi says a woman who led an anti-immigration enforcement protest that disrupted a service at a Minnesota church has been arrested.
bit.ly
January 22, 2026 at 3:35 PM
"Anti-immigration enforcement" is rather biased and a mouthful besides.
Just say "human rights."
Just say "human rights."
So?
There are a lot of people like this in first and second generation communities and BlueSky is often very uncomfortable acknowledging this.
Incredible quote here from a Somali small business owner in Minneapolis who voted for Trump. minnesotareformer.com/2026/01/19/a...
January 21, 2026 at 5:01 PM
So?
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No denial from Karoline Leavitt, Taylor Rogers, or Anna Kelly.
If I were Iceland, I'd be at least a little worried.
If I were Iceland, I'd be at least a little worried.
Asked the White House for clarification just in case this isn't a mistake and Iceland is now on America's annexation hit list.
Trump is now confusing Greenland and Iceland: "They're not there for us on Iceland, that I can tell you. Our stock market took the first dip yesterday because of Iceland. So Iceland has already cost us a lot of money."
January 21, 2026 at 4:47 PM
No denial from Karoline Leavitt, Taylor Rogers, or Anna Kelly.
If I were Iceland, I'd be at least a little worried.
If I were Iceland, I'd be at least a little worried.
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The Louvre thieves didn't even bring a bag for their loot! They stuffed it into their pockets and it fell out! hyperallergic.com/shocking-new...
Shocking New Louvre Heist Footage Released to the Public
The video shows how the thieves made it in and out of the museum's Apollo Gallery almost seamlessly with the nation's crown jewels.
hyperallergic.com
January 21, 2026 at 11:55 AM
The Louvre thieves didn't even bring a bag for their loot! They stuffed it into their pockets and it fell out! hyperallergic.com/shocking-new...
This is so concerning, because it suggests that the car has to hit the wall, since no one will tap the brakes.
The stock market, the news media, the Democratic Party, the entire rest of the world. All seem to be just going along with business as usual, as if none of this is happening, or none of it is that bad. Does nobody else notice the blithering madman? Is nobody else worried about this?
January 21, 2026 at 4:57 PM
This is so concerning, because it suggests that the car has to hit the wall, since no one will tap the brakes.
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Lutnick: "UAW is on side. Shawn Fain, who runs the UAW, he actually called me and said, 'I can't believe I'm calling a Republican secretary of commerce to say thank God for you guys. You guys care about the American worker.'"
January 21, 2026 at 1:06 PM
Lutnick: "UAW is on side. Shawn Fain, who runs the UAW, he actually called me and said, 'I can't believe I'm calling a Republican secretary of commerce to say thank God for you guys. You guys care about the American worker.'"
A minor electrical issue
January 21, 2026 at 5:14 AM
A minor electrical issue
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CNN says only white people can be working class.
January 19, 2026 at 9:32 PM
CNN says only white people can be working class.
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I have bad news for anyone thinking of heading to the UK
‘I was afraid for my life’: the transgender refugees fleeing Trump’s America
Fear, abuse and eroding rights for trans people have created a hostile environment in the US – can they claim asylum in the Netherlands?
www.theguardian.com
January 19, 2026 at 12:50 PM
I have bad news for anyone thinking of heading to the UK
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I went to Minneapolis last week. What I saw was horrifying and inspiring in equal measure. Gift link to my latest column: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/o...
Opinion | In Minneapolis, I Glimpsed a Civil War
www.nytimes.com
January 19, 2026 at 12:56 PM
I went to Minneapolis last week. What I saw was horrifying and inspiring in equal measure. Gift link to my latest column: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/o...
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The author of a controversial memo from centrist think tank Searchlight telling Democrats to abandon the slogan “Abolish ICE” is a senior advisor for WestExec, a D.C. shadow lobbyist for corporations in the defense, surveillance, and immigration enforcement industries.
prospect.org/2026/01/19/a...
prospect.org/2026/01/19/a...
Author of ‘Don’t Say Abolish ICE’ Memo Is a Corporate Consultant - The American Prospect
Blas Nuñez-Neto is a senior adviser to WestExec, a shadow lobbyist for defense and tech firms.
prospect.org
January 19, 2026 at 2:13 PM
The author of a controversial memo from centrist think tank Searchlight telling Democrats to abandon the slogan “Abolish ICE” is a senior advisor for WestExec, a D.C. shadow lobbyist for corporations in the defense, surveillance, and immigration enforcement industries.
prospect.org/2026/01/19/a...
prospect.org/2026/01/19/a...
This is a good illustration of how people who knew this was going to happen have basically no access to the media that reaches most people in the US. We're working the informed fringe.
Enten on Trump's deportation program: "These numbers have completely flipped. This was such a strength for the president. It was +18 at the beginning of his presidency -- one of the most popular things in his agenda. But there's been over a 25 point switcheroo . Now the program is underwater at -8."
January 19, 2026 at 2:20 PM
This is a good illustration of how people who knew this was going to happen have basically no access to the media that reaches most people in the US. We're working the informed fringe.
I hope nobody dies over this.
Trump links Greenland pursuit to failure to win Nobel Prize ft.trib.al/ZfbSDmt
Trump links Greenland pursuit to failure to win Nobel Prize
US president texts Norwegian leader that he no longer feels obliged ‘to think purely of Peace’ after missing out on award
ft.trib.al
January 19, 2026 at 9:43 AM
I hope nobody dies over this.
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Greenlanders protest in Nuuk after Trump's annexation threats.
Thousands of people protest in the capital of Greenland against Trump's plans for the US to annex the Danish autonomous territory.
"We are not for sale. We are a free people, we have always been free people," says Aviaq Brand
Thousands of people protest in the capital of Greenland against Trump's plans for the US to annex the Danish autonomous territory.
"We are not for sale. We are a free people, we have always been free people," says Aviaq Brand
January 19, 2026 at 7:03 AM
Greenlanders protest in Nuuk after Trump's annexation threats.
Thousands of people protest in the capital of Greenland against Trump's plans for the US to annex the Danish autonomous territory.
"We are not for sale. We are a free people, we have always been free people," says Aviaq Brand
Thousands of people protest in the capital of Greenland against Trump's plans for the US to annex the Danish autonomous territory.
"We are not for sale. We are a free people, we have always been free people," says Aviaq Brand
Not too hard to read between the lines here www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
DHS seeking to deport two men who said fellow ICE detainee was killed
The two men’s eyewitness accounts of the Jan. 3 death of Geraldo Lunas Campos at a Texas detention camp differ from the Department of Homeland Security’s account of the incident.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 18, 2026 at 2:22 AM
Not too hard to read between the lines here www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
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An interview with security expert Runa Sandvik on the FBI search of a WaPo reporter's home and seizure of devices, and how journalists should reassess security (Maddy Crowell/Columbia Journalism Review)
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January 15, 2026 at 10:11 PM
An interview with security expert Runa Sandvik on the FBI search of a WaPo reporter's home and seizure of devices, and how journalists should reassess security (Maddy Crowell/Columbia Journalism Review)
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Trump's response to questions about Iran was incoherent. Seems like Vance and Rubio are running things but honestly who knows? Could be Gen. Jack D. Ripper.
January 15, 2026 at 11:08 AM
Trump's response to questions about Iran was incoherent. Seems like Vance and Rubio are running things but honestly who knows? Could be Gen. Jack D. Ripper.
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while Trump cancels billions of dollars in renewables development, including large-scale projects on the cusp of completion
Photos Capture the Breathtaking Scale of China's Wind and Solar Buildout | Discussion
Photos Capture the Breathtaking Scale of China's Wind and Solar Buildout
e360.yale.edu
January 15, 2026 at 11:03 AM
while Trump cancels billions of dollars in renewables development, including large-scale projects on the cusp of completion