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Melanie Sill @melaniesill.bsky.social · 6h

And a bad one at that.

Melanie Sill @melaniesill.bsky.social · 3d

Only in US media would major outlets report that Trump might get a Nobel Peace Prize without mentioning his deployment of US troops against US citizens, his administration's ending of US foreign aid with resulting increases in illness, death and hardship, and other actions affecting people globally

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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 3d

I spent more than a decade at The Post. It was good to me and I was proud to work there. I’ve largely refrained from being critical since I left. But this framing of the special counsel probe is embarrassing and flatly wrong. Stunning, but not. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

Opinion | Jack Smith’s lawfare and James Comey’s arraignment on pathetically weak charges

Good people will be deterred from public service if they see a meaningful risk of winding up in jail afterward.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Melanie Sill @melaniesill.bsky.social · 4d

Watched a chef cook at a friend's house one day and realized it's them, too -- lots of butter, cream and salt

Melanie Sill @melaniesill.bsky.social · 4d

This on "prime day" media hype plus the billiions in free advertising Apple has gotten over the decades by turning product launches into events. I read about one Amazon "big deal" on a news site and found the same product at the same price on the manufacturer's website, with free shipping.

Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 4d

twice a year the entire U.S. press becomes a marketing extension of a single billionaire-owned retailer, and nobody in any position of editorial power thinks it's weird or gross

photo of Google News search results for Amazon Prime Day (the second this year)

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Melanie Sill @melaniesill.bsky.social · 4d

This Caldwell piece was so weak: no evidence or argument, just opinion full of barely concealed misogyny and racism

Melanie Sill @melaniesill.bsky.social · 4d

"I just saw a headline..."

Melanie Sill @melaniesill.bsky.social · 7d

In announcing new opinion section direction, Post brass said they were prioritizing personal liberties and free markets. Liberties are under assault, as are free markets. Where's the coverage?

Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 7d

behold the bold and brave washington post opinion section (under new management), lol

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Andrea Junker @strandjunker.com · 8d

“Terrible things are happening outside. Poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes. Families are torn apart. Men, women, and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared.”

Diary of Anne Frank
January 13, 1943

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Melanie Sill @melaniesill.bsky.social · 7d

I've admired @capitalb.bsky.social's detailed, context-rich reporting on this land use fight, a local story that reflects familiar power dynamics. Land use is where local reporting can make a difference — but often leaves out perspectives and voices of those affected.

Capital B @capitalb.bsky.social · 7d

Last year, Sapelo Island residents sued county officials for blocking them from holding a crucial vote that could determine whether they would be displaced from the last Gullah Gechee community on the Georgia coast.

Georgia’s Highest Court Sides With Sapelo Island Residents to Put Land Battle on Ballot

Residents have been in a fight with county leaders over their voting rights and zoning changes that threaten to lead to displacement.

capitalbnews.org

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Ida Bae Wells @nhannahjones.bsky.social · 10d

In case it wasn’t clear, the anti-DEI crusade has never been about merit. Zero news experience. Never been a reporter. Elevated to Editor in Chief of CBS News, one of the most storied news institutions in the nation. www.mediaite.com/media/news/p...

Paramount Officially Acquiring The Free Press and Making Bari Weiss CBS News Editor in Chief: Report

Paramount Skydance will be officially acquiring The Free Press and hiring its founder Bari Weiss as editor in chief of its CBS News division, with the deal to be announced this coming Monday, accordin...

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Jeong Park @jeongpark.bsky.social · 22d

I arguably jumpstarted my career because of Twitter but deleted my account a few months ago (I do have a burner account to monitor but never tweet).

I have not regretted deleting my Twitter for a second

Shadi Hamid @shadihamid.bsky.social · 24d

One of the biggest mistakes left-of-center pundits and influencers made was decamping to Bluesky. They made themselves irrelevant, shrunk their audiences, and dramatically lessened the positive impact they could have on our public debate at the precise time we needed it most.

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Jay Rosen @jayrosen.bsky.social · 22d

1.) Going forward, journalists must sign a pledge not to gather any information, including unclassified reports, that hasn't been authorized for release.

2.) If you don't obey you lose your press credentials, and they are your ticket to— actually those credentials are kinda worthless now so...

NPR @npr.org · 22d

The Pentagon is implementing new guidelines that will require journalists to sign a pledge and agree to report only approved and officially released information.

Defense Secretary Hegseth requires new 'pledge' for reporters at the Pentagon

The Pentagon is implementing new guidelines that will require journalists to sign a pledge and agree to report only approved and officially released information.

www.npr.org

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Ruth Watson @ruthwatson.bsky.social · 23d

My dad, my uncles, my grandfather were all #Antifa

#NaeNazis

Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 23d

Where the separate divisions of ANTIFA landed on the beaches of Normandy on June 6, 1944:

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Melanie Sill @melaniesill.bsky.social · 23d

Still reading stories with new examples of Robert Redford's good character and life, one that benefited others as well as the actor. Inspiring that a famous person lived in a way where people could quote him directly after his death and not be fired.

Melanie Sill @melaniesill.bsky.social · 23d

Bob Iger is married to the dean of USC's Annenberg School of Communications.

Jake Tapper, long-suffering Philly sports fan @jaketapper.bsky.social · 24d

One other wrinkle to consider as Bob Iger makes his decision about Jimmy Kimmel

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Olivia Messer @oliviamesser.bsky.social · 24d

hey so this is insane

Brendan Carr confirming that the FCC is carrying out Project 2025 stuff via a gif on Twitter

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Will Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 24d

Also, notice Trump's complaint here - about the news, about Kimmel - IS NOT anything to do with Charlie Kirk.

It's that he was personally criticized.

He's not even hiding it! That's what this is all about. "Are you allowed to criticize the president?"

Thomas Seal @twseal.bsky.social · 24d

Headlines on the Bloomberg Terminal from Air Force One:

*TRUMP: TV LICENSES SHOULD BE TAKEN AWAY IF BAD PUBLICITY FOR ME
*TRUMP: IF TV SHOWS 'HIT TRUMP' SHOULD BE DISCUSSED ON LICENSES
*TRUMP ON TV SHOWS CRITICIZING HIM: THEY'RE NOT ALLOWED TO

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Melanie Sill @melaniesill.bsky.social · 24d

"We can do this the easy way or the hard way" — Tony Soprano. Oops, no, the chair of the FCC, a public body charged with protecting the interests of Americans, issuing a partisan threat against a broadcast network.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 26d

people have already mentioned SNEAKERs, THREE DAYS OF THE CONDOR and of course ALL THE PRESIDENT’S MEN as great redford performances, let me recommend THE CANDIDATE, which is really one of the best movies ever made about american politics

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Melanie Sill @melaniesill.bsky.social · 27d

I've stuck with the Washington Post in support of its journalists, and believe its newsroom continues to produce important work. However, today I canceled my subscription over the firing of @karenattiah.bsky.social for doing her job. Shame on the Post's leadership.

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Melanie Sill @melaniesill.bsky.social · 27d

Growth in what — the economy that involves and affects workers and communities, or the financialized economy?

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Melanie Sill @melaniesill.bsky.social · 27d

The NYT hasn't covered the Kilmeade story, as far as I can tell.

Melanie Sill @melaniesill.bsky.social · 28d

Can't find as much as a mention of this comment in NYT or WaPo, or much of anywhere. Our major media have adopted the right's framing. Not a partisan statement, an observation. If a statement like this by a top-rated host isn't news, it says a lot.

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Melanie Sill @melaniesill.bsky.social · 27d

Really can't fathom the lack of recognition of the differences.

Melanie Sill @melaniesill.bsky.social · 28d

Can't find as much as a mention of this comment in NYT or WaPo, or much of anywhere. Our major media have adopted the right's framing. Not a partisan statement, an observation. If a statement like this by a top-rated host isn't news, it says a lot.

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