Kieran Meadows
@kieranbluesky.bsky.social
Don't fit in a box.
🖊 Journalist @forbes.com
🎙️ Editor & Host, Forbes Daily Briefing
🎶 Musician. DJ. Producer.
📍Brooklyn-native. NYC🗽
Falo🇧🇷português.
📻 Former Radio Host @ The REFRESH
Formerly: Democracy Now!; ABC News Investigative Unit; WNYC Radio
🖊 Journalist @forbes.com
🎙️ Editor & Host, Forbes Daily Briefing
🎶 Musician. DJ. Producer.
📍Brooklyn-native. NYC🗽
Falo🇧🇷português.
📻 Former Radio Host @ The REFRESH
Formerly: Democracy Now!; ABC News Investigative Unit; WNYC Radio
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Kieran Meadows
@kieranbluesky.bsky.social
· Nov 24
Hi! Thanks for all the new follows! Introducing myself: I’m a journalist and also a musician, DJ & producer.
I mostly post about: news, politics, business, media, culture, music, the music industry, nightlife, NYC, holistic wellness/fitness & occasionally Brazil… plus random life musings 🦋
I mostly post about: news, politics, business, media, culture, music, the music industry, nightlife, NYC, holistic wellness/fitness & occasionally Brazil… plus random life musings 🦋
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Those seeking pardons through official channels have watched while Trump grants pardons to people who never entered the system at all.
“If you’re a donor or political supporter, you move to the front of the line,” said a lawyer for one pardon-seeker.
“If you’re a donor or political supporter, you move to the front of the line,” said a lawyer for one pardon-seeker.
How Trump Has Exploited Pardons and Clemency to Reward Allies and Supporters
The president’s second term has brought a flood of clemency for allies and donors — as well as felons, like him, who were convicted of financial wrongdoing.
www.propublica.org
November 30, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Those seeking pardons through official channels have watched while Trump grants pardons to people who never entered the system at all.
“If you’re a donor or political supporter, you move to the front of the line,” said a lawyer for one pardon-seeker.
“If you’re a donor or political supporter, you move to the front of the line,” said a lawyer for one pardon-seeker.
Reposted by Kieran Meadows
Imagine being so far gone into Trumpism/Republicanism that you would say this to someone who was shot in the head in an act of political violence.
MAGA legal world, man…
Gorsuch and Grassley should be so proud.
Gorsuch and Grassley should be so proud.
November 30, 2025 at 5:57 AM
Imagine being so far gone into Trumpism/Republicanism that you would say this to someone who was shot in the head in an act of political violence.
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$1.6bln: The amount of his fraud scheme
7: Years of his sentence
10,000: Victims of his fraud
1,000: Letters from victims to the court
13: Days he served
1: Pardon from Trump
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/u...
7: Years of his sentence
10,000: Victims of his fraud
1,000: Letters from victims to the court
13: Days he served
1: Pardon from Trump
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/u...
Trump Frees Fraudster Just Days Into Seven-Year Prison Sentence
www.nytimes.com
November 30, 2025 at 1:54 PM
$1.6bln: The amount of his fraud scheme
7: Years of his sentence
10,000: Victims of his fraud
1,000: Letters from victims to the court
13: Days he served
1: Pardon from Trump
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/u...
7: Years of his sentence
10,000: Victims of his fraud
1,000: Letters from victims to the court
13: Days he served
1: Pardon from Trump
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/u...
What a bizarre afternoon in politics
You got President Trump showering praise — practically glazing — Zohran Mamdani side by side in the Oval Office after their mtg
And then you have Marjorie Taylor Greene saying she plans to resign from Congress in January
Someone check the tarot cards please
You got President Trump showering praise — practically glazing — Zohran Mamdani side by side in the Oval Office after their mtg
And then you have Marjorie Taylor Greene saying she plans to resign from Congress in January
Someone check the tarot cards please
November 22, 2025 at 1:47 AM
What a bizarre afternoon in politics
You got President Trump showering praise — practically glazing — Zohran Mamdani side by side in the Oval Office after their mtg
And then you have Marjorie Taylor Greene saying she plans to resign from Congress in January
Someone check the tarot cards please
You got President Trump showering praise — practically glazing — Zohran Mamdani side by side in the Oval Office after their mtg
And then you have Marjorie Taylor Greene saying she plans to resign from Congress in January
Someone check the tarot cards please
This whole BBC controversy is silly, manufactured outrage.
Clip aired in Oct 2024. Attracted little attention then. Only became a thing a year later after a conservative board member Robbie Gibb flagged the year-old edit.
But we all know what Trump did. We watched it happen live on Jan 6.
Clip aired in Oct 2024. Attracted little attention then. Only became a thing a year later after a conservative board member Robbie Gibb flagged the year-old edit.
But we all know what Trump did. We watched it happen live on Jan 6.
November 15, 2025 at 10:22 PM
This whole BBC controversy is silly, manufactured outrage.
Clip aired in Oct 2024. Attracted little attention then. Only became a thing a year later after a conservative board member Robbie Gibb flagged the year-old edit.
But we all know what Trump did. We watched it happen live on Jan 6.
Clip aired in Oct 2024. Attracted little attention then. Only became a thing a year later after a conservative board member Robbie Gibb flagged the year-old edit.
But we all know what Trump did. We watched it happen live on Jan 6.
A thought-provoking, sobering, realist take on what needs to happen in our current predicament to confront the challenge of the moment & chart the path away from autocracy — as it pertains to keeping true to American democracy with fidelity to the U.S. Constitution
from @joshtpm.bsky.social
from @joshtpm.bsky.social
The Status Interview – Or How To Write Up a Senate Purge List
Over the last couple days I’ve argued both that the denouement of...
talkingpointsmemo.com
November 12, 2025 at 2:19 AM
A thought-provoking, sobering, realist take on what needs to happen in our current predicament to confront the challenge of the moment & chart the path away from autocracy — as it pertains to keeping true to American democracy with fidelity to the U.S. Constitution
from @joshtpm.bsky.social
from @joshtpm.bsky.social
Reposted by Kieran Meadows
as expected, Tesla shareholders approved Elon Musk's $1 trillion pay package -- with over 75% voting in favor
NEW: Elon Musk's $1 trillion plan: The case for magical thinking #Tesla www.forbes.com/sites/alanoh...
Elon Musk’s $1 Trillion Pay Plan: The Case For Magical Thinking
Big funds, advisory firms and the Pope oppose the exorbitant plan. Approval means shareholders think the polarizing, distracted CEO can top past successes with an AI-powered strategy.
www.forbes.com
November 6, 2025 at 9:58 PM
as expected, Tesla shareholders approved Elon Musk's $1 trillion pay package -- with over 75% voting in favor
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Let it be known that my proposed hed for this was "Elon Musk’s Trillion-Dollar Pay Plan Makes Perfect Sense If You’re High On Ketamine"
NEW: Elon Musk's $1 trillion plan: The case for magical thinking #Tesla www.forbes.com/sites/alanoh...
Elon Musk’s $1 Trillion Pay Plan: The Case For Magical Thinking
Big funds, advisory firms and the Pope oppose the exorbitant plan. Approval means shareholders think the polarizing, distracted CEO can top past successes with an AI-powered strategy.
www.forbes.com
November 5, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Let it be known that my proposed hed for this was "Elon Musk’s Trillion-Dollar Pay Plan Makes Perfect Sense If You’re High On Ketamine"
And we’re still waiting for grocery prices to go down
November 5, 2025 at 5:06 PM
And we’re still waiting for grocery prices to go down
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Imagine having a kid in this daycare who watches as their teacher is bodily dragged away by masked goons.
Federal agents pulling a woman out of Rayito Del Sol, a daycare by Lane Tech high school
November 5, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Imagine having a kid in this daycare who watches as their teacher is bodily dragged away by masked goons.
This is awesome 😆🤣 Sounds almost like Lin-Manuel in Hamilton lol. I’m waiting for the Mamdani musical on Broadway!
I knew it would take less than a day for a tiktok dj to make something.
November 5, 2025 at 3:48 PM
This is awesome 😆🤣 Sounds almost like Lin-Manuel in Hamilton lol. I’m waiting for the Mamdani musical on Broadway!
Tells you all you need to know
Zohran Mamdani says on NY1 he didn't get a congratulatory call from either Andrew Cuomo or Eric Adams last night.
He says he got a congratulatory call from Curtis Sliwa, though.
He says he got a congratulatory call from Curtis Sliwa, though.
November 5, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Tells you all you need to know
“Turn the volume up.”
November 5, 2025 at 4:56 AM
“Turn the volume up.”
For those wondering what flags are flanking Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani, from left to right that’s the U.S. flag followed by the flags of Manhattan, Queens, the Bronx, Staten Island and Brooklyn
(Side note, the colors of of Brooklyn are not black and white, they’re blue and yellow)
(Side note, the colors of of Brooklyn are not black and white, they’re blue and yellow)
November 5, 2025 at 4:09 AM
For those wondering what flags are flanking Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani, from left to right that’s the U.S. flag followed by the flags of Manhattan, Queens, the Bronx, Staten Island and Brooklyn
(Side note, the colors of of Brooklyn are not black and white, they’re blue and yellow)
(Side note, the colors of of Brooklyn are not black and white, they’re blue and yellow)
It should be embarrassing to us all that the richest person in the world who is worth almost half a trillion dollars can’t understand a simple New York State election law
gothamist.com/news/in-ny-i...
gothamist.com/news/in-ny-i...
NY candidates can appear on a ballot multiple times, no matter what Elon Musk says
He may be the world's richest man, but he's definitely from out of town
gothamist.com
November 5, 2025 at 12:15 AM
It should be embarrassing to us all that the richest person in the world who is worth almost half a trillion dollars can’t understand a simple New York State election law
gothamist.com/news/in-ny-i...
gothamist.com/news/in-ny-i...
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The CBS News program 60 Minutes heavily edited down an interview with Donald Trump that aired on Sunday night, his first sit-down with the show in five years.
November 3, 2025 at 10:16 PM
👇🏼
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Early vote numbers in NYC paint a picture of an electorate I don’t think anyone could have predicted.
November 3, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Early vote numbers in NYC paint a picture of an electorate I don’t think anyone could have predicted.
Actually, by percentage of population, Johnson’s own state of Louisiana is tied for # 2 highest with 18% of the state’s population of residents receiving SNAP assistance
Source: Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
Source: Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
Mike Johnson: "These blue states have abused the SNAP program just like they've abused Medicaid and so many other government programs."
November 3, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Actually, by percentage of population, Johnson’s own state of Louisiana is tied for # 2 highest with 18% of the state’s population of residents receiving SNAP assistance
Source: Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
Source: Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
An example of corporate priorities all mixed up and out of wack
Maybe if people were able to keep their jobs, they wouldn’t be so angry with Bari Weiss
Maybe if people were able to keep their jobs, they wouldn’t be so angry with Bari Weiss
November 3, 2025 at 9:35 PM
An example of corporate priorities all mixed up and out of wack
Maybe if people were able to keep their jobs, they wouldn’t be so angry with Bari Weiss
Maybe if people were able to keep their jobs, they wouldn’t be so angry with Bari Weiss
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Hurricane Melissa looks like it is beginning to make landfall or will in the next 15 mins about 5-10 miles just west of Black River, near the border of St Elizabeth parish and Westmoreland parish in SW Jamaica. This is the Fonthill Beach area, includes Crawford, Sandy Ground, White House & New Hope
October 28, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Hurricane Melissa looks like it is beginning to make landfall or will in the next 15 mins about 5-10 miles just west of Black River, near the border of St Elizabeth parish and Westmoreland parish in SW Jamaica. This is the Fonthill Beach area, includes Crawford, Sandy Ground, White House & New Hope
And this is about 7-10 miles down the coast from where Hurricane Melissa is making landfall this hour
NEW: Hurricane Melissa is now making landfall in Jamaica.
This is the terrifying sight at Treasure Beach on the island right now; somehow the camera still working.
I have never heard wind like it.
This is the terrifying sight at Treasure Beach on the island right now; somehow the camera still working.
I have never heard wind like it.
October 28, 2025 at 4:21 PM
And this is about 7-10 miles down the coast from where Hurricane Melissa is making landfall this hour
Praying for all in its path 🙏🏼🇯🇲
Well, here we go. #Melissa is making landfall in Jamaica with sustained winds of 185 mph, gusts >200 mph, and a pressure of 892 mb (ties the 1935 Labor day hurricane for lowest pressure in a landfalling Atlantic hurricane in history). Jamaica is about to go through what almost nobody on Earth has.
October 28, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Praying for all in its path 🙏🏼🇯🇲
Hurricane Melissa looks like it is beginning to make landfall or will in the next 15 mins about 5-10 miles just west of Black River, near the border of St Elizabeth parish and Westmoreland parish in SW Jamaica. This is the Fonthill Beach area, includes Crawford, Sandy Ground, White House & New Hope
October 28, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Hurricane Melissa looks like it is beginning to make landfall or will in the next 15 mins about 5-10 miles just west of Black River, near the border of St Elizabeth parish and Westmoreland parish in SW Jamaica. This is the Fonthill Beach area, includes Crawford, Sandy Ground, White House & New Hope
Good lord.
Live stream from Treasure Beach, Jamaica 😳
Check it out while you still can
#Melissa #HurricaneMelissa #ATLwx
www.youtube.com/live/z2HfoQ_...
Check it out while you still can
#Melissa #HurricaneMelissa #ATLwx
www.youtube.com/live/z2HfoQ_...
Treasure Beach Jamaica - Hurricane Melissa 2025
YouTube video by JS Photography
www.youtube.com
October 28, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Good lord.