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Am I doing it right?
November 21, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Am I doing it right?
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Remember the horrifying text messages that caught a Border Patrol agent bragging about shooting someone in Chicago last month?
Well, it seems that those texts are now prompting feds to move to dismiss charges against the woman, who was accused of assaulting an officer.
Well, it seems that those texts are now prompting feds to move to dismiss charges against the woman, who was accused of assaulting an officer.
The feds suddenly want to drop charges against a woman shot by a Border Patrol agent
The move avoids the release of more messages from a Border Patrol agent whose previous texts showed he had bragged about shooting her.
www.motherjones.com
November 20, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Remember the horrifying text messages that caught a Border Patrol agent bragging about shooting someone in Chicago last month?
Well, it seems that those texts are now prompting feds to move to dismiss charges against the woman, who was accused of assaulting an officer.
Well, it seems that those texts are now prompting feds to move to dismiss charges against the woman, who was accused of assaulting an officer.
I interviewed @currentaffairs.bsky.social Affairs Editor-in-Chief, @nathanjrobinson.bsky.social, about their innovative attempt to hold legacy media to account and foster independent journalism.
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I interviewed Current Affairs Editor-in-Chief, Nathan J. Robinson, about their innovative attempt to hold legacy media to account and foster independent journalism.
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November 20, 2025 at 7:15 PM
I interviewed @currentaffairs.bsky.social Affairs Editor-in-Chief, @nathanjrobinson.bsky.social, about their innovative attempt to hold legacy media to account and foster independent journalism.
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Schumer: "I've never seen a president who has gone this low. I've never seen a president who has done more to encourage political violence. I've asked the Capitol Police to give special protection to Slotkin and Kelly as well because you gotta worry after the president says these things."
November 20, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Schumer: "I've never seen a president who has gone this low. I've never seen a president who has done more to encourage political violence. I've asked the Capitol Police to give special protection to Slotkin and Kelly as well because you gotta worry after the president says these things."
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Riley Gaines is a leading face of the anti-trans movement, appearing at Trump’s signing of an executive order to ban trans girls from girls’ school sports.
But her teammate remembers a different Gaines, who expressly did not support Trump.
What happened?
But her teammate remembers a different Gaines, who expressly did not support Trump.
What happened?
How right-wing superstar Riley Gaines built an anti-trans empire
The swimmer tied a trans woman for fifth. The MAGA industrial complex took care of the rest.
ow.ly
November 20, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Riley Gaines is a leading face of the anti-trans movement, appearing at Trump’s signing of an executive order to ban trans girls from girls’ school sports.
But her teammate remembers a different Gaines, who expressly did not support Trump.
What happened?
But her teammate remembers a different Gaines, who expressly did not support Trump.
What happened?
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Surprise to who?
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November 20, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Surprise to who?
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"I grabbed that hand, I don't give a hell where that hand's been."
-a real thing the president said today that would be presidency-defining weirdness in any previous era
-a real thing the president said today that would be presidency-defining weirdness in any previous era
November 19, 2025 at 2:59 AM
"I grabbed that hand, I don't give a hell where that hand's been."
-a real thing the president said today that would be presidency-defining weirdness in any previous era
-a real thing the president said today that would be presidency-defining weirdness in any previous era
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A Trump-appointed judge blocks Trump’s Texas gerrymander.
In a bombshell decision, a federal court in Texas blocked a new congressional map that was created after President Donald Trump demanded that the state redraw district lines to hand Republicans five new seats.
In a bombshell decision, a federal court in Texas blocked a new congressional map that was created after President Donald Trump demanded that the state redraw district lines to hand Republicans five new seats.
A Trump-appointed judge just blocked Trump’s Texas gerrymander
Trump could lose the redistricting war he started.
www.motherjones.com
November 19, 2025 at 3:00 AM
A Trump-appointed judge blocks Trump’s Texas gerrymander.
In a bombshell decision, a federal court in Texas blocked a new congressional map that was created after President Donald Trump demanded that the state redraw district lines to hand Republicans five new seats.
In a bombshell decision, a federal court in Texas blocked a new congressional map that was created after President Donald Trump demanded that the state redraw district lines to hand Republicans five new seats.
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My first piece for @theguardian.com on MBS’s visit to the U.S., seven years after Jamal Khashoggi’s murder.
Trump’s America is beginning to look like MBS’s Saudi Arabia— which Jamal warned me about.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Trump’s America is beginning to look like MBS’s Saudi Arabia— which Jamal warned me about.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The Saudification of America is under way | Karen Attiah
Jamal Khashoggi’s plight and murder was a warning sign for the US, of the impending loss of freedom and censorship that would sweep the country
www.theguardian.com
November 18, 2025 at 9:58 PM
My first piece for @theguardian.com on MBS’s visit to the U.S., seven years after Jamal Khashoggi’s murder.
Trump’s America is beginning to look like MBS’s Saudi Arabia— which Jamal warned me about.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Trump’s America is beginning to look like MBS’s Saudi Arabia— which Jamal warned me about.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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I think the word you’re looking for is “kept”
Elon Musk’s foundation gave away a record $474 million in 2024, with the vast majority again going to entities he controls
Elon Musk Gave Away $474 Million in 2024, Mostly to Entities He Controls
Elon Musk’s foundation gave away a record $474 million in 2024, with the vast majority again going to entities he controls.
bloom.bg
November 19, 2025 at 2:14 AM
I think the word you’re looking for is “kept”
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everlasting shame on all these people
November 19, 2025 at 1:11 AM
everlasting shame on all these people
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JUST IN: A federal appeals court panel (with 2/3 Trump appointees) calls his lawsuit against CNN — over use of the term Big Lie — "meritless" and affirms the decision by a lower court to throw it out. s3.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
November 18, 2025 at 3:26 PM
JUST IN: A federal appeals court panel (with 2/3 Trump appointees) calls his lawsuit against CNN — over use of the term Big Lie — "meritless" and affirms the decision by a lower court to throw it out. s3.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
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June 5: Elon Musk says Trump is in the Epstein files
Nov. 18: The House votes to release the files and Elon Musk has dinner at the White House
Nov. 18: The House votes to release the files and Elon Musk has dinner at the White House
Trump Lovingly Pats Elon Musk on Stomach During Dinner at White House
At a dinner in honor of Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the president acknowledged the existence of Elon Musk by touching him.
gizmodo.com
November 19, 2025 at 2:17 AM
June 5: Elon Musk says Trump is in the Epstein files
Nov. 18: The House votes to release the files and Elon Musk has dinner at the White House
Nov. 18: The House votes to release the files and Elon Musk has dinner at the White House
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Today we won a big victory in Texas but the fight for democracy is not over. We all need to steel ourselves for the battles ahead. We won't win them all, but we can never lose sight of what we need to do to prepare fee and fair elections.
November 19, 2025 at 2:27 AM
Today we won a big victory in Texas but the fight for democracy is not over. We all need to steel ourselves for the battles ahead. We won't win them all, but we can never lose sight of what we need to do to prepare fee and fair elections.
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Speaking of Venezuela, Mike Wirth, the chief executive of Chevron, attended Trump’s dinner at the White House for MBS tonight.
November 19, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Speaking of Venezuela, Mike Wirth, the chief executive of Chevron, attended Trump’s dinner at the White House for MBS tonight.
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why was it a good idea to challenge the party leadership when AOC herself ran but isn't a good idea now?
NEW: I asked @aoc.bsky.social about Chi Ossé filing paperwork to run against Hakeem Jeffries.
“I certainly don't think a primary challenge to the leader is a good idea right now,” she told @axios.com www.axios.com/2025/11/18/a...
“I certainly don't think a primary challenge to the leader is a good idea right now,” she told @axios.com www.axios.com/2025/11/18/a...
Exclusive: AOC says Chi Ossé primary challenge against Jeffries not a "good idea"
Ocasio-Cortez is one of several prominent progressives breaking with the 27-year-old DSA member.
www.axios.com
November 18, 2025 at 7:36 PM
why was it a good idea to challenge the party leadership when AOC herself ran but isn't a good idea now?
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November 18, 2025 at 8:22 PM
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NEW @crisesnotes.bsky.social: I take a look at the longest government shutdown in U.S. history, the little it accomplished- especially on the central governmental crisis we face- the constitutional crisis over impoundment.
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The Longest Government Shutdown in U.S. History Ends Without Ameliorating Our Constitutional Crisis
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November 15, 2025 at 2:53 PM
NEW @crisesnotes.bsky.social: I take a look at the longest government shutdown in U.S. history, the little it accomplished- especially on the central governmental crisis we face- the constitutional crisis over impoundment.
www.crisesnotes.com/the-longest-...
www.crisesnotes.com/the-longest-...
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New from me on Substack: “Source Wars and Bespoke Realities: Wikipedia, Grokipedia, and The Battle for Truth”
I wrote about the high stakes power game over “reliable sources” — and the story of how Grokipedia did change its entry ab me after my Atlantic article on its hallucinations last week.
I wrote about the high stakes power game over “reliable sources” — and the story of how Grokipedia did change its entry ab me after my Atlantic article on its hallucinations last week.
November 16, 2025 at 7:33 PM
New from me on Substack: “Source Wars and Bespoke Realities: Wikipedia, Grokipedia, and The Battle for Truth”
I wrote about the high stakes power game over “reliable sources” — and the story of how Grokipedia did change its entry ab me after my Atlantic article on its hallucinations last week.
I wrote about the high stakes power game over “reliable sources” — and the story of how Grokipedia did change its entry ab me after my Atlantic article on its hallucinations last week.
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"... please trust us now when we say that what is happening in the Chicago area is wrong. It is not law enforcement; it is terror.”
The biggest names in Chicago broadcast news condemn the violent attack on the city they love. I talked to the author, Phil Ponce.
open.substack.com/pub/jennifer...
The biggest names in Chicago broadcast news condemn the violent attack on the city they love. I talked to the author, Phil Ponce.
open.substack.com/pub/jennifer...
November 16, 2025 at 1:54 PM
"... please trust us now when we say that what is happening in the Chicago area is wrong. It is not law enforcement; it is terror.”
The biggest names in Chicago broadcast news condemn the violent attack on the city they love. I talked to the author, Phil Ponce.
open.substack.com/pub/jennifer...
The biggest names in Chicago broadcast news condemn the violent attack on the city they love. I talked to the author, Phil Ponce.
open.substack.com/pub/jennifer...
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Perfect example of political media operating under the post-truth standard that (1) distorts the facts until the parties look approximately equal, and (2) holds “do MAGA voters care?” as a higher standard than “is it true?” or “is it important for the public to know about this?”
Wild to watch playbook run cover for this particular Trump scandal
November 13, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Perfect example of political media operating under the post-truth standard that (1) distorts the facts until the parties look approximately equal, and (2) holds “do MAGA voters care?” as a higher standard than “is it true?” or “is it important for the public to know about this?”
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Re: NYT, Thomas & Epstein
Remember AGSulzberger’s @nytimes.com has rejected calls to bring back an independent #PublicEditor (like @sulliview.bsky.social)
AG needs to bring back a Public Editor.
Insightful🧵on failures at NYT that need answers
1/2
h/t: @datadrivenmd.social
bsky.app/profile/data...
Remember AGSulzberger’s @nytimes.com has rejected calls to bring back an independent #PublicEditor (like @sulliview.bsky.social)
AG needs to bring back a Public Editor.
Insightful🧵on failures at NYT that need answers
1/2
h/t: @datadrivenmd.social
bsky.app/profile/data...
November 13, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Re: NYT, Thomas & Epstein
Remember AGSulzberger’s @nytimes.com has rejected calls to bring back an independent #PublicEditor (like @sulliview.bsky.social)
AG needs to bring back a Public Editor.
Insightful🧵on failures at NYT that need answers
1/2
h/t: @datadrivenmd.social
bsky.app/profile/data...
Remember AGSulzberger’s @nytimes.com has rejected calls to bring back an independent #PublicEditor (like @sulliview.bsky.social)
AG needs to bring back a Public Editor.
Insightful🧵on failures at NYT that need answers
1/2
h/t: @datadrivenmd.social
bsky.app/profile/data...
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NEW: Authorities said Tren de Aragua “terrorists” had taken over the building. A ProPublica investigation found little evidence to back up the government’s claims.
For the first time, the Venezuelans arrested in a Chicago raid are telling their stories.
For the first time, the Venezuelans arrested in a Chicago raid are telling their stories.
“I Lost Everything”: Venezuelans Were Rounded Up in a Dramatic Midnight Raid but Never Charged With a Crime
Authorities said Tren de Aragua “terrorists” had taken over the building. A ProPublica investigation found little evidence to back up the government’s claims. For the first time, the Venezuelans arrested in a Chicago raid are telling their stories.
www.propublica.org
November 13, 2025 at 1:00 PM
NEW: Authorities said Tren de Aragua “terrorists” had taken over the building. A ProPublica investigation found little evidence to back up the government’s claims.
For the first time, the Venezuelans arrested in a Chicago raid are telling their stories.
For the first time, the Venezuelans arrested in a Chicago raid are telling their stories.
The People's Think Tank: SNAP Fraud Is Rare
www.publicenlightenment.com/p/the-people...
www.publicenlightenment.com/p/the-people...
The People's Think Tank: SNAP Fraud Is Rare
To save our democracy we, the people, must flood the zone with facts.
www.publicenlightenment.com
November 13, 2025 at 1:55 PM
The People's Think Tank: SNAP Fraud Is Rare
www.publicenlightenment.com/p/the-people...
www.publicenlightenment.com/p/the-people...
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