J. Emory Parker 🏳️🌈
@jaspar.bsky.social
Pulitzer prize winning editor and news developer. Bluesky elder. Now: Data Editor at @statnews.bsky.social
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· Feb 14
STAT is backing up and monitoring CDC data in real time: See what's changing
STAT is backing up and monitoring CDC data in real time: See what's changing.
www.statnews.com
New from me: Here it is, everything I know about every change I've been monitoring on data.cdc.gov plus an archive of every file that's been removed or altered.
www.statnews.com/2025/02/14/t...
www.statnews.com/2025/02/14/t...
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Bon Iver says he is wearing a whistle at the Grammys
to honour the peaceful observers in Minneapolis
to honour the peaceful observers in Minneapolis
February 1, 2026 at 11:47 PM
Bon Iver says he is wearing a whistle at the Grammys
to honour the peaceful observers in Minneapolis
to honour the peaceful observers in Minneapolis
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Trump: “Noah, a total loser, better get his facts straight. It looks like I’ll be sending my lawyers to sue this poor, pathetic, talentless, dope and suing him for plenty$. Ask Little George Slopadopolus how that all worked out. Also ask CBS! Get ready Noah, I’m going to have some fun with you!”
February 2, 2026 at 6:00 AM
Trump: “Noah, a total loser, better get his facts straight. It looks like I’ll be sending my lawyers to sue this poor, pathetic, talentless, dope and suing him for plenty$. Ask Little George Slopadopolus how that all worked out. Also ask CBS! Get ready Noah, I’m going to have some fun with you!”
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Yeah it was pretty clarifying to watch every single media personality explicitly conspire to ruin Britney Spears’ life from the time she was 16 until, yknow, her life was ruined
there were multiple different countdown clocks until the Olsen twins turned 18
reddit had its infamous 'jailbait' community online until late 2011
all of this shit was just out in the open, it was awful
reddit had its infamous 'jailbait' community online until late 2011
all of this shit was just out in the open, it was awful
I feel like maybe it’s a function of everyone online being born in 2002 but I don’t think most people realize how openly and explicitly pedophilic american culture was until like… maybe 10 years ago
February 1, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Yeah it was pretty clarifying to watch every single media personality explicitly conspire to ruin Britney Spears’ life from the time she was 16 until, yknow, her life was ruined
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“‘The Justice Department cannot claim it is finished releasing files until every legally required document is released and every abuser and enabler is fully exposed,’ they added.”
“Once again, survivors are having their names and identifying information exposed, while the men who abused us remain hidden and protected.” www.ms.now/news/epstein...
Epstein survivors protest that DOJ violated privacy in latest document release
“The Justice Department cannot claim it is finished releasing files until every legally required document is released and every abuser and enabler is fully exposed,” they said in a joint statement.
www.ms.now
February 1, 2026 at 6:07 PM
“‘The Justice Department cannot claim it is finished releasing files until every legally required document is released and every abuser and enabler is fully exposed,’ they added.”
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Oh yeah for sure man
February 1, 2026 at 5:51 PM
Oh yeah for sure man
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Thinking about whoever said that by accepting a meal from people and then arresting them ICE agents broke a cultural taboo that was invented by, like, the first humans to set up a tent
February 1, 2026 at 4:22 PM
Thinking about whoever said that by accepting a meal from people and then arresting them ICE agents broke a cultural taboo that was invented by, like, the first humans to set up a tent
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This is not a gotcha or even a criticism, but I did see a lot of people yesterday, when the judge issued the order, who were *very* confident they would not actually be released. Things are harder to predict than that!
JUST IN: The five-year-old Columbia Heights Liam Conejo Ramos and his father, who have been in an ICE detention facility in Texas, are on their way home.
Liam Conejo Ramos and his father have landed back in Minnesota following a judge's order
Liam Conejo Ramos, the 5-year-old whose detention by ICE sparked national fervor, returned home to Minnesota with his father, Adrian Conejo Arias, Sunday morning after a judge ordered their release.
www.mprnews.org
February 1, 2026 at 5:35 PM
This is not a gotcha or even a criticism, but I did see a lot of people yesterday, when the judge issued the order, who were *very* confident they would not actually be released. Things are harder to predict than that!
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It’s an excellent piece. Definitely seems like a valid measure.
Also for da nerds—looks like the great @annemeng.bsky.social did methods review for the piece. Maybe 2025 has shifted Meng & @anthlittle.bsky.social toward the “yeah it’s very bad” position
Also for da nerds—looks like the great @annemeng.bsky.social did methods review for the piece. Maybe 2025 has shifted Meng & @anthlittle.bsky.social toward the “yeah it’s very bad” position
Great work from the FT's John Burn-Murdoch www.ft.com/content/b474...
February 1, 2026 at 5:28 PM
It’s an excellent piece. Definitely seems like a valid measure.
Also for da nerds—looks like the great @annemeng.bsky.social did methods review for the piece. Maybe 2025 has shifted Meng & @anthlittle.bsky.social toward the “yeah it’s very bad” position
Also for da nerds—looks like the great @annemeng.bsky.social did methods review for the piece. Maybe 2025 has shifted Meng & @anthlittle.bsky.social toward the “yeah it’s very bad” position
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This huge @wsj.com scoop about a UAE government-linked company agreeing to invest $500m in the Trump family’s crypto company makes the 1st term concerns about foreign officials staying in Trump’s DC hotel seem quaint by comparison. 🎁🔗
‘Spy Sheikh’ Bought Secret Stake in Trump Company
$500 million investment for 49% of World Liberty came months before U.A.E. won access to tightly guarded American AI chips.
www.wsj.com
February 1, 2026 at 4:07 PM
This huge @wsj.com scoop about a UAE government-linked company agreeing to invest $500m in the Trump family’s crypto company makes the 1st term concerns about foreign officials staying in Trump’s DC hotel seem quaint by comparison. 🎁🔗
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The FBI was able to access Washington Post reporter Hannah Natanson's Signal messages because she used Signal on her work laptop. The laptop accepted Touch ID for authentication, meaning the agents were allowed to require her to unlock it. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
January 31, 2026 at 5:59 PM
The FBI was able to access Washington Post reporter Hannah Natanson's Signal messages because she used Signal on her work laptop. The laptop accepted Touch ID for authentication, meaning the agents were allowed to require her to unlock it. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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WSJ: “.. The deal marked something unprecedented in American politics: a foreign government official taking a major ownership stake in an incoming U.S. president's company."
@wsj.com
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
@wsj.com
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
February 1, 2026 at 1:49 PM
WSJ: “.. The deal marked something unprecedented in American politics: a foreign government official taking a major ownership stake in an incoming U.S. president's company."
@wsj.com
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
@wsj.com
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
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DHS Secretary Kristi Noem requires that she personally sign off on all FEMA grants worth more than $100,000. Only three states have gotten through the logjam. https://www.notus.org/trump-white-house/kristi-noem-hazard-mitigation-funds-hold-fema
Kristi Noem Is Holding Up More Than $1 Billion in Hazard Mitigation Funds
Only three states have gotten through Noem’s logjam, according to data obtained by NOTUS.
www.notus.org
February 1, 2026 at 4:00 PM
DHS Secretary Kristi Noem requires that she personally sign off on all FEMA grants worth more than $100,000. Only three states have gotten through the logjam. https://www.notus.org/trump-white-house/kristi-noem-hazard-mitigation-funds-hold-fema
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Great work from the FT's John Burn-Murdoch www.ft.com/content/b474...
January 31, 2026 at 4:18 PM
Great work from the FT's John Burn-Murdoch www.ft.com/content/b474...
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Liam and his dad are finally free and on their way back home to Minnesota.
They never should have been kidnapped in the first place.
abcnews.go.com/amp/US/5-yea...
They never should have been kidnapped in the first place.
abcnews.go.com/amp/US/5-yea...
5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos, father board plane for Minneapolis after detention center release
A federal judge on Saturday ordered that the pair be released.
abcnews.go.com
February 1, 2026 at 3:25 PM
Liam and his dad are finally free and on their way back home to Minnesota.
They never should have been kidnapped in the first place.
abcnews.go.com/amp/US/5-yea...
They never should have been kidnapped in the first place.
abcnews.go.com/amp/US/5-yea...
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Wowsers look at what happened to posts on Twitter/X about London crime after monetisation of posts was introduced…
economist.com/britain/2026...
economist.com/britain/2026...
January 31, 2026 at 6:07 PM
Wowsers look at what happened to posts on Twitter/X about London crime after monetisation of posts was introduced…
economist.com/britain/2026...
economist.com/britain/2026...
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Thanks to CNN airing Kayla Schultz’s video of Pretti’s killing in higher resolution we have the best face shots of the first and main shooter— and in addition to the Texas flag it’s been noted he wears on the back, he also wears a vertical Texas flag in front.
February 1, 2026 at 2:21 PM
Thanks to CNN airing Kayla Schultz’s video of Pretti’s killing in higher resolution we have the best face shots of the first and main shooter— and in addition to the Texas flag it’s been noted he wears on the back, he also wears a vertical Texas flag in front.
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The R candidate has apparently conceded, so that's a flip folks. Probably a 30-point swing vs 2024 per The Downballot, could be 35 vs the 2022 election in the seat docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
The Downballot's special elections Big Board for the 2025-26 cycle
docs.google.com
February 1, 2026 at 4:41 AM
The R candidate has apparently conceded, so that's a flip folks. Probably a 30-point swing vs 2024 per The Downballot, could be 35 vs the 2022 election in the seat docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
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New from me: It is not just that the US is experiencing democratic backsliding. Authoritarianism has emerged more quickly than in other benchmark countries.
This graph from John Burn-Murdoch sums it up. 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/autocracy-...
This graph from John Burn-Murdoch sums it up. 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/autocracy-...
January 31, 2026 at 3:12 PM
New from me: It is not just that the US is experiencing democratic backsliding. Authoritarianism has emerged more quickly than in other benchmark countries.
This graph from John Burn-Murdoch sums it up. 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/autocracy-...
This graph from John Burn-Murdoch sums it up. 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/autocracy-...
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Hundreds of people spelled out the distress signal "SOS" on Bde Maka Ska in Minneapolis on Friday, Jan. 30.
📷️ Provided by Jeff Schad
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January 31, 2026 at 6:10 PM
Hundreds of people spelled out the distress signal "SOS" on Bde Maka Ska in Minneapolis on Friday, Jan. 30.
📷️ Provided by Jeff Schad
📷️ Provided by Jeff Schad
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"Now, many people here are asking a question that is a novel one in America: Is it safe to leave home without proof of citizenship? Has the United States turned into a show-me-your-papers nation? For many Minnesotans, the answer has been an unequivocal yes." www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/u...
Minneapolis Residents Wear Their Passports, Desperate to Ward Off ICE
www.nytimes.com
January 31, 2026 at 11:09 PM
"Now, many people here are asking a question that is a novel one in America: Is it safe to leave home without proof of citizenship? Has the United States turned into a show-me-your-papers nation? For many Minnesotans, the answer has been an unequivocal yes." www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/u...
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Bloomberg Law reporting is about as staid and boring as it gets (complimentary). This is basically the equivalent of the A.P. calling for a coup.
Lawyers can't reach clients in ICE detention. I've heard it anecdotally, but scale of issue is horrifying.
Bloomberg Law is a legal trade pub so many may miss this. Screenshot from their CA newsletter summarizes "bleak" situation for justice and rule of law.
news.bloomberglaw.com/litigation/l...
Bloomberg Law is a legal trade pub so many may miss this. Screenshot from their CA newsletter summarizes "bleak" situation for justice and rule of law.
news.bloomberglaw.com/litigation/l...
January 31, 2026 at 11:09 PM
Bloomberg Law reporting is about as staid and boring as it gets (complimentary). This is basically the equivalent of the A.P. calling for a coup.