Erick Trickey
@ericktrickey.bsky.social
Enterprise editor, @newbedfordlight. Teaching journalism at #BU. Bylines @WashingtonPost, @POLITICOMag. Cities, history, politics, robots, DMZ, penguins.
'My favourite “Victoria Goldiee” story is... a rousing argument that real culture happens in real spaces, between real human beings, not in some cold, computer-generated reality.'
A few months ago @thelocal.to got a promising pitch from a writer with bylines in whole bunch of reputable publications—The Cut, The Guardian, Dwell, Architectural Digest, etc. Then I started investigating. Here's a story about fabulists in journalism's AI slop era. thelocal.to/investigatin...
Investigating a Possible Scammer in Journalism’s AI Era | The Local
A suspicious pitch from a freelancer led editor Nicholas Hune-Brown to dig into their past work. By the end, four publications, including The Guardian and Dwell, had removed articles from their sites.
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November 23, 2025 at 6:19 PM
'My favourite “Victoria Goldiee” story is... a rousing argument that real culture happens in real spaces, between real human beings, not in some cold, computer-generated reality.'
My new article for @globeopinion.bsky.social: New restaurants in Boston neighborhoods can finally get liquor licenses — but the city still makes it too hard just to open a restaurant. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/13/o...
It’s ridiculously hard to open a restaurant in Boston - The Boston Globe
The city is trying to fix its notorious liquor license problem. But that’s just the start.
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November 13, 2025 at 1:52 PM
My new article for @globeopinion.bsky.social: New restaurants in Boston neighborhoods can finally get liquor licenses — but the city still makes it too hard just to open a restaurant. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/13/o...
Today the Harlem Hellfighters — the all-Black regiment that saw more combat in World War I than any other Americans — received the Congressional Gold Medal. Here's my 2018 story for @smithsonianmag.bsky.social about the Hellfighters.
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One Hundred Years Ago, the Harlem Hellfighters Bravely Led the U.S. Into WWI
Their courage made headlines across the country, hailing the African-American regiment as heroes even as they faced discrimination at home
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September 3, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Today the Harlem Hellfighters — the all-Black regiment that saw more combat in World War I than any other Americans — received the Congressional Gold Medal. Here's my 2018 story for @smithsonianmag.bsky.social about the Hellfighters.
www.smithsonianmag.com/history/one-...
www.smithsonianmag.com/history/one-...
A judge is skeptical of Mass AG's suit vs. Trump to defend offshore wind. @aelennon.bsky.social reports from federal court in Boston.
A hearing in federal court in Boston on a preliminary injunction against the Trump administration’s effective freeze of #offshorewind permitting didn't happen after the judge said he needed more specifics on harm incurred and alleged legal violations by federal agencies.
Judge raises issues with lawsuit against Trump offshore wind freeze - The New Bedford Light
Analyst: Judge’s remarks “strongly suggested that the Trump Administration may prevail.”
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June 5, 2025 at 10:31 PM
A judge is skeptical of Mass AG's suit vs. Trump to defend offshore wind. @aelennon.bsky.social reports from federal court in Boston.
My 2018 story about the ban on foreign governments' gifts to presidents — lions for Martin Van Buren pacing in the consulate in Tangier! — is linked in the @washingtonpost.com's editorial about Qatar's $400 million gift plane for Trump.
Move over, Trump. This president’s two lions set off the greatest emoluments debate.
The sultan of Morocco gifted Martin Van Buren a pair of lions, but a little-known part of the Constitution — the same that threatens to ensnare President Trump — forced him to turn them over.
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May 19, 2025 at 2:06 PM
My 2018 story about the ban on foreign governments' gifts to presidents — lions for Martin Van Buren pacing in the consulate in Tangier! — is linked in the @washingtonpost.com's editorial about Qatar's $400 million gift plane for Trump.
Our latest about a story we broke in April.
#BREAKINGNEWS Judge orders release of New Bedford immigrant who was arrested after agents smashed his window. newbedfordlight.org/judge-orders...
May 8, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Our latest about a story we broke in April.
Reposted by Erick Trickey
drivng the popemobile at high speed through lower wacker
May 8, 2025 at 5:29 PM
drivng the popemobile at high speed through lower wacker
Reposted by Erick Trickey
you know who else came from chicago and was on "a mission from god"
May 8, 2025 at 5:29 PM
you know who else came from chicago and was on "a mission from god"
"The singer has built her name on a strain of indie rock that veers between confessional intimacy and sweeping, sad majesty, and she set it aside for an hour and a half in favor of a postpunk-fueled, goth-inspired charge."
"Hey, Marc, how were Sharon Van Etten & The Attachment Theory?"
Review & setlist: Sharon Van Etten ... rocks? In fact she does, at powerhouse Roadrunner show
This wasn't a Sharon Van Etten concert, it was a postpunk-fueled, goth-inspired Sharon Van Etten & The Attachment Theory concert.
www.boston.com
May 6, 2025 at 12:57 PM
"The singer has built her name on a strain of indie rock that veers between confessional intimacy and sweeping, sad majesty, and she set it aside for an hour and a half in favor of a postpunk-fueled, goth-inspired charge."
"The media needs a win these days, and Journalism is here to provide it."
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Can Journalism End the Kentucky Derby Chaos?
After six years of surprise winners, the favorite anchors a $100 betting strategy.
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May 3, 2025 at 9:06 PM
"The media needs a win these days, and Journalism is here to provide it."
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"The Kentucky Derby is Decadent and Depraved" - Hunter S. Thompson creates gonzo journalism, 1970.
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» Director’s Cut: ‘The Kentucky Derby Is Decadent and Depraved,’ by Hunter S. Thompson
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May 3, 2025 at 9:04 PM
"The Kentucky Derby is Decadent and Depraved" - Hunter S. Thompson creates gonzo journalism, 1970.
grantland.com/features/loo...
grantland.com/features/loo...