Jim Zarroli
@jimzarroli.bsky.social
I’m a journalist formerly at NPR. Also a reader, a runner and a birder. From Wilmington, Delaware, and have always lived within a few miles of I-95. Now a proud New Yorker.
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USA: Land of Price Controls 🇺🇸
in new ad, Dr Oz hypes Trump's "bold action" of [checks notes] asking drug companies to lower their prices
December 23, 2025 at 1:39 PM
USA: Land of Price Controls 🇺🇸
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Catholic Bishops is Florida want a holiday moratorium on immigration enforcement so people can go to church and celebrate Christmas and New Years.
Florida Catholic Bishops call for moratorium on immigration enforcement during Christmas holidays
"Such a pause would show a decent regard for the humanity of these families," they said. "Now is not the time to be callous toward the suffering caused by immigration enforcement."
n.pr
December 23, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Catholic Bishops is Florida want a holiday moratorium on immigration enforcement so people can go to church and celebrate Christmas and New Years.
Essential piece by Max Boot
Opinion | Trump is losing sight of America’s real terrorist threat
ISIS and al-Qaeda thrive as Trump recklessly reallocates scarce security resources.
wapo.st
December 23, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Essential piece by Max Boot
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The Olivia Nuzzi story and the Bari Weiss at CBS story are the same story, which is that the upper echelons of legacy media are absolutely rife with people who worship power and don't feel burdened by any sense of responsibility to their profession or the public.
December 22, 2025 at 6:35 PM
The Olivia Nuzzi story and the Bari Weiss at CBS story are the same story, which is that the upper echelons of legacy media are absolutely rife with people who worship power and don't feel burdened by any sense of responsibility to their profession or the public.
very powerful piece
Video: How ‘Turn and Burn’ Immigration Operations Unleash Chaos — and Sweep up U.S. Citizens
A video analysis of one early morning raid in Los Angeles revealed the vast web of consequences brought by new aggressive Border Patrol tactics.
www.nytimes.com
December 20, 2025 at 2:36 PM
very powerful piece
You have to look really hard to find a story about today's unemployment report on Fox's home page. And then the headline only says that the unemployment report "changed," not that it went up.
Fox News - Breaking News Updates | Latest News Headlines | Photos & News Video
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www.foxnews.com
December 16, 2025 at 4:06 PM
You have to look really hard to find a story about today's unemployment report on Fox's home page. And then the headline only says that the unemployment report "changed," not that it went up.
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NEW: The Trump administration has argued that Fed board member Lisa Cook may have committed mortgage fraud by declaring more than one primary residence on her loans.
We found that Trump once did the very thing he claimed could be a crime.
We found that Trump once did the very thing he claimed could be a crime.
Trump’s Own Mortgages Match His Description of Mortgage Fraud, Records Reveal
The Trump administration has argued that Fed board member Lisa Cook may have committed mortgage fraud by declaring more than one primary residence on her loans. We found Trump once did the very thing he called “deceitful and potentially criminal.”
www.propublica.org
December 8, 2025 at 12:00 PM
NEW: The Trump administration has argued that Fed board member Lisa Cook may have committed mortgage fraud by declaring more than one primary residence on her loans.
We found that Trump once did the very thing he claimed could be a crime.
We found that Trump once did the very thing he claimed could be a crime.
So Trump wasn't at the Cheney memorial service but Rachel Maddow was?
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/u...
Cheney Remembered for Transforming National Security and Standing Against Trump
www.nytimes.com
November 20, 2025 at 6:08 PM
So Trump wasn't at the Cheney memorial service but Rachel Maddow was?
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/u...
The food pantry line near my place in Manhattan
November 12, 2025 at 6:21 PM
The food pantry line near my place in Manhattan
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Hi writers! I’m looking to assign a couple of features for Slate before the end of the year. If you have anything in mind that you think would be a fit please send me a pitch! Jenée.Desmond- [email protected] or dm me.
RTs are appreciated so this can reach more people. Thanks!
RTs are appreciated so this can reach more people. Thanks!
November 10, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Hi writers! I’m looking to assign a couple of features for Slate before the end of the year. If you have anything in mind that you think would be a fit please send me a pitch! Jenée.Desmond- [email protected] or dm me.
RTs are appreciated so this can reach more people. Thanks!
RTs are appreciated so this can reach more people. Thanks!
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Great story.
The six words killers need to stay out of prison: ”I feared for my life, officer.” Justifiable homicides are up in 30 states that give people more leeway to kill in self-defense.
Six Words Every Killer Should Know: ‘I Feared for My Life, Officer’
The number of legally sanctioned homicides has grown substantially in states with expanded self-defense rights under stand-your-ground laws.
on.wsj.com
October 29, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Great story.
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Whoa
October 18, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Whoa
NPR won’t be the same without her. Besides being a great broadcaster, she was a warm and funny person.
Susan Stamberg, an original National Public Radio staffer who went on to become the first U.S. woman to anchor a nightly national news program, has died. n.pr/4qjVMDS
NPR 'founding mother' Susan Stamberg has died
Susan Stamberg, an original National Public Radio staffer who went on to become the first U.S. woman to anchor a nightly national news program, has died.
n.pr
October 16, 2025 at 10:28 PM
NPR won’t be the same without her. Besides being a great broadcaster, she was a warm and funny person.
apnews.com/article/myan... children screaming for food as US aid cuts unleash devastation and death across Myanmar
Starving children screaming for food as US aid cuts unleash devastation and death across Myanmar
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has repeatedly said “no one has died" because of his government’s decision to gut its foreign aid program.
apnews.com
October 8, 2025 at 1:16 PM
apnews.com/article/myan... children screaming for food as US aid cuts unleash devastation and death across Myanmar
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Donald Trump is a convicted criminal
And he fires anyone who keeps him from breaking the law.
And he fires anyone who keeps him from breaking the law.
BREAKING NYT:
Trump just fired a U.S. attorney who insisted on following a court order.
Michele Beckwith, the top federal prosecutor in Sacramento, was fired hours after she reminded a Border Patrol chief to abide by court-ordered restrictions on immigration raids.
Trump just fired a U.S. attorney who insisted on following a court order.
Michele Beckwith, the top federal prosecutor in Sacramento, was fired hours after she reminded a Border Patrol chief to abide by court-ordered restrictions on immigration raids.
Trump Fired a U.S. Attorney Who Insisted on Following a Court Order
www.nytimes.com
September 26, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Donald Trump is a convicted criminal
And he fires anyone who keeps him from breaking the law.
And he fires anyone who keeps him from breaking the law.
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The fact that Matthew Dowd lost his job for pointing out Charlie Kirk’s hate speech, while Brian Kilmeade openly suggests we should euthanize the homeless and there is zero outrage, shows exactly what is terribly wrong with today’s political mainstream media.
September 13, 2025 at 8:35 PM
The fact that Matthew Dowd lost his job for pointing out Charlie Kirk’s hate speech, while Brian Kilmeade openly suggests we should euthanize the homeless and there is zero outrage, shows exactly what is terribly wrong with today’s political mainstream media.
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Of COURSE it all comes down to Modi’s refusal to nominate him for a Nobel prize. 🤡
“.. Mr. Trump, frustrated by the tariff negotiations, reached out to Mr. Modi several times ..
“.. Mr. Modi did not respond to those requests.”
@nytimes.com 🇮🇳
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/30/u...
“.. Mr. Modi did not respond to those requests.”
@nytimes.com 🇮🇳
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/30/u...
August 30, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Of COURSE it all comes down to Modi’s refusal to nominate him for a Nobel prize. 🤡