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Leah Litman @leahlitman.bsky.social · 14h

More judges speak to the press (the NYT) about what a disaster the Supreme Court (specifically the shadow docket) has been - “incredibly demoralizing & troubling”; a “judicial crisis”; a “slap in the face to district courts.” www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/u...

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Edmund Lee @edmundlee.bsky.social · 1d

This could actually work

www.tiktok.com/t/ZTMDFJ1xr/

I hope this finds the right audience… #nfl #comedy #music #theatrekid

TikTok video by Gabe Gibbs

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NYTimes Communications @nytimespr.bsky.social · 1d

A statement from The New York Times on the Pentagon’s press pass policy:

“Journalists from The New York Times will not sign the Pentagon’s revised press pass policy, which threatens to punish them for ordinary news gathering protected by the First Amendment. Since the policy was first announced, we have expressed concerns that it constrains how journalists can report on the U.S. military, which is funded by nearly $1 trillion in taxpayer dollars annually. The public has a right to know how the government and military are operating. The Times is dedicated to pursuing the public interest through deep, fair reporting and an unwavering pursuit of the facts.”

Richard Stevenson, Washington Bureau Chief, The New York Times

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Oliver Darcy @oliverdarcy.bsky.social · 1d

News: Bari Weiss just sent a memo to staffers at CBS News asking them to produce a memo explaining "how you spend your working hours—and ideally, what you've made (or are making) that you're most proud of."

One CBS News staffer puts it like this to me: "We just got Elon Musked."

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Ben Casselman @bencasselman.bsky.social · 2d

Full story now online: www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/b... #EconSky #NumbersDay

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 2d

EVERCORE: “This is only the fourth time since 1996 the US has intervened in FX — and the first time since then in EM FX .. an exceptional effort by the Trump administration ..

“.. the $20bn swap may not be enough .. We are skeptical Argentina will ultimately be able to avoid floating the peso ..”

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Alexandra Witze @alexwitze.bsky.social · 2d

You've probably heard how a high percentage of #Nobel laureates are immigrants. The US in particular has benefited from the influx of bright minds.

@jennaahart.bsky.social ran the data for this century's Nobel prizewinners — and shows more than 30% immigrated. 🧪

www.nature.com/articles/d41...

More than 30% of this century’s science Nobel prizewinners immigrated: see their journeys

The most common destination for eventual Nobel laureates in physics, chemistry and medicine since 2000 is the United States, Nature has found.

www.nature.com

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 4d

“..’ Our family gatherings are filled with crying and trying to figure out how we get past this moment,” Mr. Aguayo said. “People are being terrorized. People are being attacked. That’s what it feels like.”

@nytimes.com #chicago
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/06/u...

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City Nolan @ndhapple.bsky.social · 4d

“But the firings now under consideration may be unlawful or unnecessary, according to a wide range of budget experts, legal scholars and union officials. They say that the White House is only looking to exploit the fiscal stalemate to further its political agenda,” www.nytimes.com/2025/10/07/u...

Mass Layoffs Trump Is Threatening in Shutdown Fight May Be Illegal

www.nytimes.com

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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 4d

This is an excellent piece. It's long, detailed, and very much worth your time.

Politico @politico.com · 4d

Our legal columnist Ankush Khardori watched all of Pam Bondi’s public appearances this year.

His conclusion: "Bondi has emerged as perhaps the most openly political and partisan attorney general in modern American history."

Read his full column: ow.ly/kxpY50X7I9U

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Edmund Lee @edmundlee.bsky.social · 4d

www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Not for nothin' was I born in the Bronx

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Edmund Lee @edmundlee.bsky.social · 4d

this is correct

Elizabeth Lopatto @lopatto.bsky.social · 4d

please read my memo www.theverge.com/business/793...

Memo to Bari Weiss Re: CBS News: You’re doomed

Bari Weiss has sold her company, The Free Press, to manage the decline of broadcast news at CBS. How many ways can it go wrong?

www.theverge.com

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Edmund Lee @edmundlee.bsky.social · 4d

"I don't want to die."

www.nytimes.com/video/world/...

Video: What People in Gaza Told Us About Two Years of War

In the two years since Hamas militants attacked Israel, we’ve interviewed more than 700 people in Gaza. Their stories stayed with us. So we tried to find them again.

www.nytimes.com

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Edmund Lee @edmundlee.bsky.social · 4d

US farmers are struggling after China stopped buying their crops bec of Trump's tariffs. A bailout of more than $40 billion will be needed but unclear where/how.

Kansas farmer Andy Hineman said, “I’ll be the first one, if they hand out money...”

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/07/u...

Trump to Unveil Farmer Aid as China Shuns U.S. Crops

www.nytimes.com

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Mohamed A. El-Erian @elerianm.bsky.social · 4d

This is the type of headline you’d expect when gold prices hit a milestone record high, as they did this morning. Yet, as noted in yesterday’s posts and several earlier ones, this surge is occurring alongside “risk-on” indicators — such as the S&P, NASDAQ, Russell, and others — also trading…
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Edmund Lee @edmundlee.bsky.social · 4d

newsrooms almost by definition are messy places ... let's see how this goes

max tani @maxtani.bsky.social · 4d

Bari Weiss introduced herself to CBS News staff today on the network's 9AM call, saying she wants to "win," which requires restoring trust to CBS. She also said she was excited for staff to get to know the Free Press, and ended her remarks by saying: "Let's do the fucking news."

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max tani @maxtani.bsky.social · 4d

Bari Weiss introduced herself to CBS News staff today on the network's 9AM call, saying she wants to "win," which requires restoring trust to CBS. She also said she was excited for staff to get to know the Free Press, and ended her remarks by saying: "Let's do the fucking news."

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Edmund Lee @edmundlee.bsky.social · 4d

Irony: Trump's crackdown on migrants has weakened US enforcement of drug and child trafficking across the border, as FBI, Customs and Border and Homeland Security personnel are being “used to chase landscapers and line cooks 1,000 miles from the nearest border.”

www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

Trump’s Immigration Push Diverts U.S. Agents From Drug, Money and Sex-Crime Cases

Federal investigators are resigning, and morale is low, as they juggle complex cases and detain migrants.

www.wsj.com

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 5d

“.. please, if you’ve got any decency, just stop doing this to him and to me, to everyone even ..”

@variety.com
variety.com/2025/film/ne...

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Edmund Lee @edmundlee.bsky.social · 5d

When you’re linking to their exit substack post you’re just linking to the press release.

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Edmund Lee @edmundlee.bsky.social · 5d

Very likely this means Bari Weiss is worth over $100mm … talk about a Substack win

Edmund Lee @edmundlee.bsky.social · 5d

David Ellison's Paramount buys out @thefp.com for $150 million, 10x revenue, making it the richest media acquisition since ... I dunno... Time Warner-AOL.

Bari Weiss will now go from managing 50 FP employees to thousands of journalists at @cbsnews.com

www.wsj.com/business/med...

Paramount Buys Bari Weiss’s the Free Press for $150 Million

Weiss, who once said she was done with legacy media, is to take control of CBS News’s editorial vision, aiming for “news that reflects reality.”

www.wsj.com

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Lydia Polgreen @polgreen.bsky.social · 5d

Not to be a pedant but Bari Weiss was a junior editor who occasionally wrote opinion pieces in the opinion section, not a columnist.

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Edmund Lee @edmundlee.bsky.social · 5d

David Ellison's Paramount buys out @thefp.com for $150 million, 10x revenue, making it the richest media acquisition since ... I dunno... Time Warner-AOL.

Bari Weiss will now go from managing 50 FP employees to thousands of journalists at @cbsnews.com

www.wsj.com/business/med...

Paramount Buys Bari Weiss’s the Free Press for $150 Million

Weiss, who once said she was done with legacy media, is to take control of CBS News’s editorial vision, aiming for “news that reflects reality.”

www.wsj.com

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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 6d

It almost ceases to be ideological, I think anti-moron could be a lane for a political party.

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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 6d

I can’t not believe how hard it is to sleep when you’re watching your country, be dismantled by the dumbest people.

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