Dave Pell
@davepell.bsky.social
Managing Editor, Internet
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Stupidity goes to XI.
A rumor on X claimed NYC Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani would require elementary students to “learn Arabic numerals.” That’s false — they already do. (They're just the digits 0-9.) www.snopes.com/fact-check/m...
Mamdani isn't requiring NYC students to 'learn Arabic numerals.' They already do
You can't introduce something that has already been in use for centuries.
www.snopes.com
November 27, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Stupidity goes to XI.
News in 2025:
Think that was crazy? Refresh your feed and I’ll show you crazy.
Think that was crazy? Refresh your feed and I’ll show you crazy.
November 27, 2025 at 12:33 AM
News in 2025:
Think that was crazy? Refresh your feed and I’ll show you crazy.
Think that was crazy? Refresh your feed and I’ll show you crazy.
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He also doesn't regard Trump as a bad guy.
"I don't regard Putin as a bad guy."
- U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff
This should send shivers down the spine of Republican and Democratic members of Congress alike.
It's a 'perspective' not capable of negotiating for true U.S. interests.
(video via Republicans Against Trump on X)
- U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff
This should send shivers down the spine of Republican and Democratic members of Congress alike.
It's a 'perspective' not capable of negotiating for true U.S. interests.
(video via Republicans Against Trump on X)
November 26, 2025 at 1:27 AM
He also doesn't regard Trump as a bad guy.
This administration doesn't even know who the peace deal has to be between.
November 25, 2025 at 6:08 PM
This administration doesn't even know who the peace deal has to be between.
Trump pardoned two turkeys, but only the white meat.
November 25, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Trump pardoned two turkeys, but only the white meat.
I actually have more respect for those MAGA accounts now that I know they’re foreign bots.
November 25, 2025 at 12:26 AM
I actually have more respect for those MAGA accounts now that I know they’re foreign bots.
Trump’s entire presidency has been a Russian wishlist.
November 23, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Trump’s entire presidency has been a Russian wishlist.
Wait until the Nobel committee gets a load of the 28-point plan to confuse people about who wrote the 28-point plan.
November 23, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Wait until the Nobel committee gets a load of the 28-point plan to confuse people about who wrote the 28-point plan.
Weirdest episode of Pluribus yet.
November 22, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Weirdest episode of Pluribus yet.
Trumpworld:
Mamdani, in. MTG, out.
The only consistent thing is siding with Putin.
Mamdani, in. MTG, out.
The only consistent thing is siding with Putin.
November 22, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Trumpworld:
Mamdani, in. MTG, out.
The only consistent thing is siding with Putin.
Mamdani, in. MTG, out.
The only consistent thing is siding with Putin.
This is what happens when you tell a bully to say it to my face.
November 21, 2025 at 9:14 PM
This is what happens when you tell a bully to say it to my face.
Within our lifetimes, America may forgive itself for Trump.
The world won't.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
The world won't.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Trump’s Devastating Plan for Ukraine
The White House is giving Putin permission to try again.
www.theatlantic.com
November 21, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Within our lifetimes, America may forgive itself for Trump.
The world won't.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
The world won't.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Guys, I always forget, literally or seriously?
November 20, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Guys, I always forget, literally or seriously?
Trump fooled everyone and signed a bill to release the Juan Epstein files.
November 20, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Trump fooled everyone and signed a bill to release the Juan Epstein files.
America is a at a crossroads and must choose correctly between these two opposing visions.
- The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice.
- Things happen.
- The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice.
- Things happen.
November 19, 2025 at 4:45 AM
America is a at a crossroads and must choose correctly between these two opposing visions.
- The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice.
- Things happen.
- The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice.
- Things happen.
Like minded views on journalism…
Sources: David Ellison has held preliminary talks with Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund and other major Gulf investors about backing Paramount's WBD bid (Financial Times)
Main Link | Mediagazer Permalink
Main Link | Mediagazer Permalink
November 19, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Like minded views on journalism…
Have you no decency, sir.
Narrator: He has none.
Narrator: He has none.
"Quiet! Quiet, Piggy."
November 18, 2025 at 4:20 AM
Have you no decency, sir.
Narrator: He has none.
Narrator: He has none.
What’s up is down. Yin, meet yang. Strike that, reverse it. A little bit country, say hello to a little bit rock ‘n roll. Donald Trump just went full Contradictator.
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Antipodes Nuts
Trump's U-Turn, Reading Romantasy
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November 17, 2025 at 8:43 PM
What’s up is down. Yin, meet yang. Strike that, reverse it. A little bit country, say hello to a little bit rock ‘n roll. Donald Trump just went full Contradictator.
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You're playing checkers and he's playing destroy American institutions.
November 17, 2025 at 5:01 PM
You're playing checkers and he's playing destroy American institutions.
Trump appears to cave on the Epstein vote he knows he can’t win.
Prediction: after the vote, Bondi says she can’t release the files because of the ongoing investigation (that Trump just ordered).
And that investigation is going to go on for a long time.
Prediction: after the vote, Bondi says she can’t release the files because of the ongoing investigation (that Trump just ordered).
And that investigation is going to go on for a long time.
November 17, 2025 at 3:56 AM
Trump appears to cave on the Epstein vote he knows he can’t win.
Prediction: after the vote, Bondi says she can’t release the files because of the ongoing investigation (that Trump just ordered).
And that investigation is going to go on for a long time.
Prediction: after the vote, Bondi says she can’t release the files because of the ongoing investigation (that Trump just ordered).
And that investigation is going to go on for a long time.
Why would we assume that this Justice Department and this FBI wouldn't just doctor or destroy any files detrimental to Trump?
November 13, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Why would we assume that this Justice Department and this FBI wouldn't just doctor or destroy any files detrimental to Trump?
Instead of buying an island, Epstein should have purchased a subscription to Grammarly.
November 13, 2025 at 7:46 AM
Instead of buying an island, Epstein should have purchased a subscription to Grammarly.
So AI is basically AskJeeves 2.0?
November 11, 2025 at 6:55 PM
So AI is basically AskJeeves 2.0?
Damn the torpedoes means having a disregard for danger or consequences.
Dem the torpedoes means something else.
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Dem the torpedoes means something else.
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Dem the Torpedoes
Quitting While You’re Ahead?
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November 10, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Damn the torpedoes means having a disregard for danger or consequences.
Dem the torpedoes means something else.
managingeditor.substack.com/p/dem-the-to...
Dem the torpedoes means something else.
managingeditor.substack.com/p/dem-the-to...