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Jeremy Repanich @repanich.bsky.social · 13h

WTF with Marc Maron kinda went out with a whimper.

Jeremy Repanich @repanich.bsky.social · 1d

I went to this event in NYC in Feb 2012–11 months from Lance’s Oprah interview in Jan 2013–and when chatting with her after I asked her if she now believe Lance doped and she told me no. deadspin.com/if-youre-in-...

Deadspin | If You're In NYC Tonight, Come Listen To Some D.C. Sportswriters Talk

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Jeremy Repanich @repanich.bsky.social · 1d

Sally believed (publicly, at least) pretty much until the bitter end that Lance Armstrong didn’t dope. She’s not the best judge of things.

Sally Jenkins @sallyjenx.bsky.social · 1d

This is really smart. Amazed at the hysteria over the ascendance of a woman entrepreneur who clearly knows how to cover and sell news and who's not afraid to take on a mob. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

Don’t Bet Against Bari Weiss

The new editor in chief of CBS News triumphs over her critics.

www.theatlantic.com

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Jeremy Repanich @repanich.bsky.social · 2d

“Elijah Sarratt on the receiving end of two big balls” -Brad Nessler

Just flagging this for you for later, @shutdownfullcast.bsky.social @jasonkirk.fyi @hollyanderson.bsky.social @edsbs.bsky.social @surber.bsky.social @celebrityhottub.bsky.social

Jeremy Repanich @repanich.bsky.social · 3d

Wow. Curtis Sliwa did the work to get @normcharlatan.bsky.social ‘s vote

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BUM CHILLUPS AKA SPENCER HALL @edsbs.bsky.social · 3d

lolll Michael Lombardi is an idiot www.nytimes.com/athletic/670...

Bill Belichick pledged an NFL approach at North Carolina. Program insiders call it flawed

Inside the decisions that have led to North Carolina's on-field dysfunction.

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Jeremy Repanich @repanich.bsky.social · 7d

Billionaire's counterpoint: She can?

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Anna Merlan @annamerlan.bsky.social · 7d

Let it never again be said that a woman with no real reporting experience who fell for a Twitter account called "Official Antifa" cannot be the head of a huge news organization

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Ida Bae Wells @nhannahjones.bsky.social · 11d

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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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 11d

a heartwarming story of how being an unethical and talentless hack is no barrier to success when you are willing to endlessly flatter the wretched views of rich dipshits

Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 11d

Bari Weiss is set to be named the editor in chief of CBS News, the New York Post reports

Paramount Skydance is poised to name Bari Weiss as editor in chief of CBS News in the coming days — giving the hard-charging journalist unusual clout to revamp the struggling network as it also acquires her scrappy news site the Free Press, The Post has learned.

Weiss — a 41-year-old former New York Times opinion writer who has built the Free Press into a buzzworthy site with a contrarian bent — is expected to be named to the top post in a Monday announcement, although the talks are in flux and the timing could change, a source close to the situation said.

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Jeremy Repanich @repanich.bsky.social · 14d

Damnit, AI sucks so much.

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rax ‘levon honkers’ king @raxkingisdead.bsky.social · 14d

of all the dumb shit that sucks these days, the dumbest and pettiest shit that sucks is the way people fetishize debate. i would like to revert to the old roughly agreed-upon cultural understanding that debate club is for boring friendless nerds

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Jeremy Repanich @repanich.bsky.social · 20d

a man in a suit and tie is making a surprised face while sitting on an airplane .

ALT: a man in a suit and tie is making a surprised face while sitting on an airplane .

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Jeremy Repanich @repanich.bsky.social · 20d

MARINERS ARE GOING TO THE PLAYOFFS!

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Susan Rinkunas @susanrinkunas.com · 21d

My professional assessment is that Ezra Klein is a moron @jezebeldotcom.bsky.social

Only an Idiot Would Think We Need Anti-Abortion Democrats

It's beyond time to stop listening to Ezra Klein.

www.jezebel.com

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Jeremy Repanich @repanich.bsky.social · 21d

And RFK Jr. and his ilk are garden-variety eugenicists.

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southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 21d

In reality, despite the manner of his death, Kirk was a hate monger, an absolutely vicious misogynist, and a conspirator against American democracy. Let’s not sell tickets to his “spiritual journey.”

The New York Times @nytimes.com · 22d

Charlie Kirk's memorial service canonized him as the hero and motivational force of the new Christian right, a movement that Kirk himself both created and reflected. Here's a look at his spiritual journey.

Behind Charlie Kirk’s Spiritual Journey That Fused Christianity and Politics

Sunday’s memorial showcased how Mr. Kirk’s experience dovetailed with the broader story of American evangelicalism over the past decade.

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Jeremy Repanich @repanich.bsky.social · 21d

Guy whose grandfather lobotomized a kid seems to be a eugenicist too.

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 25d

This is the playbook, folks.

If you're not paying attention now and doing something about it, then you're going to have to sit down the rest of your life because democracy is being taken away.

Do not be quiet in this moment.

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Jeremy Repanich @repanich.bsky.social · 25d

First they came for Colbert and I said nothing. Then they came for Kimmel and I said nothing. Then they came for Fallon and I said, “Well, okay, let me hear them out.”

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 27d

ezra klein recorded his podcast with ben shapiro *before* charlie kirk was killed which somehow makes it worse because he wasn’t just trying to cynically capitalize on a moment but genuinely wanted to chit chat with a horrible person.

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Jeremy Repanich @repanich.bsky.social · 28d

Why is there a whole section on the NY Times devoted to this guy like he was a head of state?

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Sean T. Collins @seantcollins.com · 28d

This is a very real distillation of why Charles Entertainment Kirk matters so much not just to pigs like Gutfeld but to worms like Ezra Klein. It's quite simple: They've heard of him, so he's real, in a way Hortman, trans people, Black people, immigrants, me, and/or you are not.

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 28d

Gutfeld: “We don’t need more info. Why is this only happening on the left?”

@jessicatarlov.bsky.social : “What about Melissa Hortman?”

Gutfeld: “I never heard of her til she died.”

Tarlov: “Does it matter?”

Gutfeld: “Don’t play that bullshit.”

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Jeremy Repanich @repanich.bsky.social · 28d

Or as Ezra Klein calls it: "the right way to do politics"

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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 29d

We're witnessing the most aggressive, fanatical crackdown on free speech in my lifetime. The speed and breadth of government censorship and private sector and nonprofit capitulation has been astonishing. As has the lack of urgency/silence from people who've long claimed to care about this stuff.

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