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Dafna Linzer
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EVP, Editorial Director U.S. News & World Report. Former Executive Editor, POLITICO; Managing Editor, NBC News & MSNBC. Proud alum @GUpolitics
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Edward Luce @edwardluce.bsky.social · 12d
"None — repeat none — of America’s fentanyl has been found to originate from Venezuela. Yet Trump and Pete Hegseth, his compulsively strutting “secretary of war”, insist that the country is fuelling America’s opioid epidemic." Me on Trump's wag the dog script. www.ft.com/content/5b3e...
Venezuela is Trump’s useful enemy
Despite the president’s claims, the South American country is nowhere close to being the US’s biggest drug supplier
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Jill Lawrence @jilldlawrence.bsky.social · 17d
Swing state status report: New Quinnipiac Pennsylvania poll shows @governor.pa.gov Josh Shapiro at 60% job approval, Trump 43, Dave McCormick 39. Fetterman is at 46% approval driven by 62% GOP approval. Democrats disapprove 54-33. PA economy, 52% say not so good or poor. poll.qu.edu/poll-release...
Pennsylvania Gov. Shapiro Hits 60% Job Approval, Leads Republicans In 2026, 2028 Matchups, Quinnipiac University Pennsylvania Poll Finds; Dems Sour On Fetterman While GOP Voters Approve Of Him | Q...
"Governor Josh Shapiro clinches an enviable 60 percent job approval and leaves his two potential gubernatorial challengers in the rear-view mirror in a very early look at Pennsylvania's 2026 gubernato...
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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 18d
BREAKING: Judge William Young, a Reagan appointee, delivers the most scathing legal rebuke of the Trump era, ruling that Trump and his cabinet illegally targeted pro-Palestinian students for deportation to "strike fear" into First Amendment protesters. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Dafna Linzer @dafna.bsky.social · 24d
This a huge number. 23% of the country couldn’t even see it live. For context, 7.4 million watched the Emmys on CBS and Paramount + combined.
jbendery.bsky.social Jen Bendery @jbendery.bsky.social · 24d
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jimmy Kimmel's return monologue watched by nearly 6.3 million viewers on broadcast TV, despite blackouts in many cities.
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Jen Bendery @jbendery.bsky.social · 24d
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jimmy Kimmel's return monologue watched by nearly 6.3 million viewers on broadcast TV, despite blackouts in many cities.
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Jamie Gangel @jamiegangel.bsky.social · Aug 16
New - @NPR reporting “documents with sensitive details” about the Trump/Putin meeting “were left behind on a public hotel printer. “👇🏻
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WIRED @wired.com · Jul 15
NEW: Metadata from the “raw” Epstein prison video shows approximately 2 minutes and 53 seconds were removed from one of two stitched-together clips. The cut starts right at the “missing minute.”
The FBI's Jeffrey Epstein Prison Video Had Nearly 3 Minutes Cut Out
Metadata from the “raw” Epstein prison video shows approximately 2 minutes and 53 seconds were removed from one of two stitched-together clips. The cut starts right at the “missing minute.”
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Dafna Linzer @dafna.bsky.social · Jul 1
“It is rare to see public benefits taken away from people once they’re in place, and this level of cuts to health insurance would be extraordinary.”

We’ve Never Seen Health Care Cuts This Big www.nytimes.com/2025/07/01/o...
Opinion | We’ve Never Seen Health Care Cuts This Big
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Eric Umansky @ericumansky.bsky.social · Jun 14
Reminder: the Trump admin put a 22-year-old in charge of the country’s domestic terrorism prevention office.

He graduated college last year. And has no known national security expertise.

But he did work for the Trump campaign.

www.propublica.org/article/trum...
“The Intern in Charge”: Meet the 22-Year-Old Trump’s Team Picked to Lead Terrorism Prevention
One year out of college and with no apparent national security expertise, Thomas Fugate is the Department of Homeland Security official tasked with overseeing the government’s main hub for combating v...
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Dafna Linzer @dafna.bsky.social · Jun 14
“On a per capita basis, Jews (in America) face far greater risks of being victims of hate crimes than members of any other demographic groups.”

www.nytimes.com/2025/06/14/o...
Opinion | Antisemitism Is an Urgent Problem. Too Many People Are Making Excuses.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · Jun 1
More than a century after the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921, one of the most horrific episodes of racial violence in U.S. history, the city’s mayor announced a $105 million reparations package on Sunday. It is the first large-scale plan committing funds to address the impact of the atrocity.
$105 Million Reparations Package for Tulsa Race Massacre Unveiled by Mayor
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Dafna Linzer @dafna.bsky.social · May 24
Hands down the most devastating book review I have read in the NYT. And they made it the cover. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/13/b...
A New Biography of Mark Twain Doesn’t Have Much of What Made Him Great
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.bsky.social · May 24
14 ballistic missiles and dozens of drones were aimed at Kyiv last night. This is Putin's follow up to his two hour chat with Trump
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Ukraine war briefing: Multiple injuries as Russia attacks Kyiv with drones and missiles
Explosions heard across capital and fires ignited while Russia and Ukraine begin largest prisoner swap of war. What we know on day 1,186
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Noah Shachtman @noahshachtman.bsky.social · May 23
Do yourself a favor and read this @mimirocah1.bsky.social column.
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The danger in focusing on this detail about the Jewish museum shooting victims
As the press first reported this tragedy, they did little to challenge the political framing established by the suspect.
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Dafna Linzer @dafna.bsky.social · May 22
Every SCOTUS case to watch for this summer: www.usnews.com/news/nationa...
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Barton Gellman @bartongellman.bsky.social · May 11
I’ve taught at Princeton and supervised senior theses. If Hegseth had been caught when he submitted this, he very likely would have been suspended for a year and not allowed to graduate with his class. Kudos to the ‘Prince’ from a proud former editor in chief.
bartongellman.bsky.social Barton Gellman @bartongellman.bsky.social · May 11
Very well reported story, with nuanced tone, by the college paper that taught me so much.
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · May 11
“A review of Hegseth’s thesis by The Daily Princetonian, in consultation with three experts on plagiarism, found eight instances of uncredited material, sham paraphrasing, and verbatim copying.”
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Dafna Linzer @dafna.bsky.social · May 11
Great college journalism right here.
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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · May 11
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Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth ’03 ‘plagiarized’ small portions of his senior thesis, experts say. But how serious is it?
A review of the senior thesis of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ’03 by The Daily Princetonian, in consultation with three plagiarism experts, found eight instances of uncredited material, sham paraphr...
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mattwaxman.bsky.social @mattwaxman.bsky.social · May 9
He is the best man I ever knew. May his memory be a blessing
stevenmazie.bsky.social Steven Mazie @stevenmazie.bsky.social · May 9
BREAKING: Justice David Souter has died
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Erin Overbey @erinoverbey.bsky.social · May 8
Pope Leo XIV’s tweet (& RTs) in the wake of George Floyd’s murder
Robert Prevost’s tweet: Thank you! We need to hear more from leaders in the Church, to reject racism & seek justice Robert Prevost’s RT of Bishop Burbridge’s tweet: We continue to pray for Mr George Floyd and his family. In his honor, and as we prepare for Pentecost, we ask the Holy Spirit to unite us & heal our wounds. May all hatred, violence & prejudice be eradicated….
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · May 6
The FAA halted the work of an outside panel of experts scrutinizing its management of air traffic control, a previously unreported move made after a fatal airliner crash near Washington raised questions about the agency’s abilities to keep the skies safe.
FAA suspends work of independent panel reviewing air traffic control
The FAA ordered an independent panel hired to recommend ways to strengthen oversight of its air traffic control operations to stop work.
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Dafna Linzer @dafna.bsky.social · May 5
“I supported Pete Hegseth but he needs to go,” writes John Mac Ghlionn.

“What I, and many others, overlooked is now impossible to ignore. This man is dangerously unfit for one of the most sensitive and important jobs in the world.”

www.usnews.com/opinion/arti...
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Dafna Linzer @dafna.bsky.social · May 5
The midday must-reads are out. Make sure to get it emailed right to you www.usnews.com/news/nationa...
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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · May 4
Very very important follow up on the Signal story . The clone version of Signal White House officials are using is so insecure it’s already been hacked. www.404media.co/the-signal-c...
The Signal Clone the Trump Admin Uses Was Hacked
TeleMessage, a company that makes a modified version of Signal that archives messages for government agencies, was hacked.
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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · May 4
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