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Peter Kohan
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Thinking of a master plan… Over-zealous Knicks fan. Spotify crate digger and lover of music.

https://open.spotify.com/user/1227106958?si=upCmOaHxTkWvXzDppQ5g1w
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Any, I think this is a opinion piece parading as reporting, a Free Press piece under a New York Times banner.
Lots more in my post:
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-nyt-re...
The NYT Recruiting Brochure for New College
A failing Ron DeSantis higher ed experiment gets a boost
donmoynihan.substack.com
December 28, 2025 at 11:41 PM
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New College is a DeSantis pet project, a Potemkin Campus that must be made real at any cost. While the NY Times notes it is the most expensive in the state, it does not tell readers what an extraordinary outlier it is. Freedom isn’t free, and a right-wing campus makeover is very expensive it seems.
December 28, 2025 at 10:12 PM
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It is not just what is happening at New College: discussion of the broader Florida environment of limiting freedom to teach and learn...is just not discussed. No mention of the Stop WOKE Act or other educational gag orders. No mention that the online right now veto which faculty leaders are selected
December 28, 2025 at 8:05 PM
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New, from me: The NYT reporter who specializes in profiles of beleaguered right-wingers on campus went to New College...and found out that things were going ok!

So let me explain some pretty massive errors of omission: 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-nyt-re...
The NYT Recruiting Brochure for New College
A failing Ron DeSantis higher ed experiment gets a boost
donmoynihan.substack.com
December 28, 2025 at 7:50 PM
New playlist on tap. Hit shuffle and enjoy.

open.spotify.com/playlist/7wj...
Spotify – Web Player
open.spotify.com
December 29, 2025 at 12:27 AM
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Online prediction markets, like Polymarket and Kalshi, were under intense scrutiny in the Biden administration. But Trump officials are embracing the controversial apps, raising new fears about election interference ahead of the midterms. n.pr/4sfSvX5
Election betting on prediction markets apps is set to boom ahead of midterms
Online prediction markets, like Polymarket and Kalshi, were under intense scrutiny in the Biden administration. But Trump officials are embracing the controversial apps, raising new fears about election interference ahead of the midterms.
n.pr
December 27, 2025 at 10:06 AM
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@davidjroth.bsky.social yes, AI art is terrible for society, but one small benefit is that it has allowed GOP electeds to indulge in their most bizarre, off-putting delusions of promotional art. Deep down, they all want to depict themselves beating up Santa, and the public should know this.
INDIANA - Republican senate majority floor leader Sen. Chris Garten posts AI slop pics of himself beating up Santa Claus. On Christmas.

Your GOP, folks. 🎅
December 26, 2025 at 4:36 AM
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In less than two weeks, the Trump administration will begin to forcibly seize pay from student loan borrowers who are in default. Here's what to know.
Trump administration will start to garnish wages for defaulted student loans
The stepped-up collection effort follows several moves this year that will make things more difficult for holders of student loans.
www.axios.com
December 23, 2025 at 8:26 PM
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NEW: By a 6-3 vote, the Supreme Court blocks Trump’s deployment of the National Guard to Chicago to assist immigration agents. A majority holds that he likely lacks authority to do so. Thomas, Alito, and Gorsuch dissent. www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25p...
December 23, 2025 at 8:16 PM
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“These men risked their lives to speak with us. We have a moral and professional obligation to the sources who entrusted us with their
stories. Abandoning them now is a betrayal of the most basic tenet of journalism: giving voice to the voiceless.”
Per NY Times’s Michael Grynbaum on X, this is Sharyn Alfonsi’s email to her “60 Minutes” colleagues in full:
December 22, 2025 at 3:42 AM
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Current issue of @theonion.com nails it again.
December 21, 2025 at 11:03 PM
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"Of all the epitaphs that may one day be written on the gravestone of Western liberalism, the most damning is this: Faced off against a nihilistic, endlessly cruel manifestation of conservatism, and somehow managed to make it close." - Omar El Akkad
December 15, 2025 at 12:52 AM
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This is so fucking funny man. Democrats handing Republicans win after win instead of just doing shit themselves and rendering the GOP a thing of the past. Trump even floating possible rescheduling of marijuana. Dems lose every fight on purpose.
Trump on Truth Social: 'I Could Reduce Unemployment to 2% Overnight by Just Hiring People Into the Federal Government'
December 19, 2025 at 4:59 PM
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"Data centers use less water than golf courses" ok get rid of those too what the fuck
December 21, 2025 at 5:42 AM
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Trump just escalated his war on federal unions—stripping workers of collective bargaining rights and putting public services at risk.

As @maximillianalvarez.bsky.social reports for the Working People Podcast, this is an attack on both workers and the public.
Trump Escalates War on Federal Unions
The administration is stripping federal unions of collective bargaining rights, hurting workers and the American people.
inthesetimes.com
December 17, 2025 at 7:12 PM
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Nothing to see here, just a right wing hyper-nationalist government going to their party’s youth event sponsored by a group with a martyred leader they’ve pledged to avenge, recruiting people to join their masked police force devoted to removing auslanders from ze homeland.
December 21, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Hit shuffle play and enjoy. Feel free to follow.
open.spotify.com/playlist/2Zf...
Outlaw/Americana
open.spotify.com
December 21, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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LAFD report on Palisades fire was watered down, records show

Deletions and revisions in the drafts amounted to an effort to downplay the failures of city and fire department leadership.

Alene Tchekmedyian and Paul Pringle scoop

www.latimes.com/california/s...
Times Investigation: LAFD report on Palisades fire was watered down, records show
The deletions and revisions are likely to deepen concerns over the LAFD's ability to acknowledge its mistakes before and during its response to the blaze — and to avoid similar mistakes in the future.
www.latimes.com
December 21, 2025 at 4:42 PM
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A state senator representing Jersey City says civilian oversight boards need to be granted investigatory powers to make real change. “My goal at the state level is to establish a clear framework that guides their work,” she said in a written statement.
New Jersey Cities Are Pressing Resistant State Officials for Civilian Police Oversight
Local officials in Newark, Jersey City, and Trenton want civilian agencies that can investigate police and issue subpoenas. But they keep running into the state’s Democratic leaders.
boltsmag.org
December 21, 2025 at 5:05 PM