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Steve Mullis

@stevemullis.net

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Current: Roving news editor open to work; Former: Editor/producer on NPR's Morning Edition & Up First, NPR digital editor, Minnesota Public Radio digital editor, Orlando Sentinel digital editor. Other: Big fan of journalism, dogs, TTRPGs and nerdy stuff.

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Steve Mullis @stevemullis.net · May 23

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Steve Mullis @stevemullis.net · 39m

Why would they be on edge? The country of Norway doesn't decide on the Nobel Prizes, and thinking that they do is utterly idiotic. Only a total moron would punish the whole country for a thing that they oh right, OK I get it now. Yeah, I'd be worried, too.

Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 1h

Norway is bracing for the aftermath of the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize announcement as the Nordic nation has faced an increasing pressure from Donald Trump and his administration to award it to the US President

Norway on Edge Over Trump Ahead of Nobel Peace Prize Verdict

Norway is bracing for the aftermath of the Nobel Peace Prize announcement on Friday as the Nordic nation has faced increasing pressure from Donald Trump and his administration to award it to the US leader.

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States Newsroom @statesnewsroom.com · 1h

A pair of Ohio Republican lawmakers want public schools and public universities to teach positive impacts of Christianity on American history. No other religion is mentioned in the bill.

via @ohiocapitaljournal.com

Ohio Republicans want public schools to teach positive impacts of Christianity on history

A pair of Ohio Republican lawmakers want public schools and public universities to teach positive impacts of Christianity on American history. No other religion is mentioned in the bill.

www.newsfromthestates.com

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David Gilbert @davidgilbert.bsky.social · 1h

“I’ll kill you in front of your students.”

This is just one of the death threats that has driven @mark-bray.bsky.social to try and flee the US.

But at the airport last night, after checking in and clearing security, his booking mysteriously disappeared

www.wired.com/story/mark-b...

He Wrote a Book About Antifa. Death Threats Are Driving Him Out of the US

Rutgers historian Mark Bray is trying to flee to Spain after after an online campaign from far-right influencers was followed by death threats. He was turned back at the airport on his first attempt.

www.wired.com

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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 16h

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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Steve Mullis @stevemullis.net · 12h

The queen parasite popping up like a Ghoulie out of the toilet at the end is top tier Trek moment

Steve Mullis @stevemullis.net · 15h

Real estate, mostly.

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Patrick Howell O’Neill @patrickhowelloneill.com · 18h

New: DHS has reassigned hundreds of national security specialists, including cyber personnel from CISA, into jobs that support President Donald Trump’s mass deportation efforts and said it would fire anyone who refuses to go along. Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Homeland Security Cyber Personnel Reassigned to Jobs in Trump’s Deportation Push

The US Department of Homeland Security has shifted hundreds of national security specialists, including cyber personnel, into jobs that support President Donald Trump’s deportations and said it would ...

www.bloomberg.com

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Ryan Haas @ryanjhaas.bsky.social · 17h

Among the endless fire hose of news, there was an interesting nugget buried in Mayor Keith Wilson's statement today.

The city of Portland is considering taking over the lease of the ICE facility and the city said it has no intention of being ICE's landlord.

Portland weighs taking over lease at ICE facility

The ramifications of the city taking over the federal facility lease were not immediately clear Wednesday.

www.opb.org

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Steve Mullis @stevemullis.net · 17h

You wouldn't know her, though. She goes to a different school.

Bobby Silverman @robertsilverman.bsky.social · 21h

Bondi claiming they arrested [checks notes] "the girlfriend of one of the founders of antifa" has me in stitches

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 21h

Bondi: "Bondi: "Just like we did with cartels, we are going to take the same approach, President Trump, with antifa -- destroy the entire organization from top to bottom. We are going to take them apart."

Steve Mullis @stevemullis.net · 18h

This is my only answer to that "what have you gained from social media?" question that is going around

ISS Piss Tracker @iss-piss-tracker.bsky.social · 1d

The piss tank on the ISS is now 69% full.

Steve Mullis @stevemullis.net · 18h

I'm donating $30.

Also ... "The Complete Book of Cats"!?!

Banned?

PEN America @penamerica.bsky.social · 1d

Anyone who's read George Orwell knows #CensorshipIsSo1984.

This #BannedBooksWeek, we're asking you to do more than #ReadBannedBooks.

Could we suggest a $5 donation to PEN America for every one of the books you've read on our "Banned Books Bingo Card"?

Please donate now at: pen.org/2025-support...

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 20h

genuinely think they are feeding him AI videos

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 20h

Trump: "I don't know what could be worse than Portland. You don't even have stores anymore. They don't even put glass up. They put plywood on their windows."

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Steve Mullis @stevemullis.net · 19h

Banks at Chipotle: "They killed Charlie Kirk, so the least you can do is give me extra guacamole."

Steve Mullis @stevemullis.net · 19h

Perfect

Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 19h

Question: Have you given any more thought to suspending habeas corpus?

Trump: Suspending who?

Steve Mullis @stevemullis.net · 19h

I can name a few of them, and that makes me a little sad

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jael holzman @jael.bsky.social · 1d

this is such an enormous story

Robinson Meyer @robinsonmeyer.bsky.social · 1d

NEW: Trump is moving to kill all funding for proposed Texas and Louisiana mega-hubs to capture CO₂ from the atmosphere

The bipartisan-backed hubs represented a rare clean tech industry where the US was on the cutting edge

by @emilypont.bsky.social for @heatmap.news

heatmap.news/politics/doe...

Trump to Cancel Direct Air Capture Hubs in Texas, Louisiana

A new list of grant cancellations obtained by Heatmap includes Climeworks and Heirloom projects funded by 2021 infrastructure law.

heatmap.news

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Steve Mullis @stevemullis.net · 20h

Honestly, who has been advising them lately? And helping Schumer put together that video? There has been a noticeable change in the messaging and tone. There's got to be a little bit of a story there.

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OPB @opb.org · 20h

Hush is an investigative podcast from OPB, uncovering the buried truth about critical stories in the Pacific Northwest. In March 2019, in Rainier, Oregon, 18-year-old Sarah Zuber was found dead 400 feet from her front door. Six years later, her family still has no clue what happened to her.

‘Hush’ Episode 1: The last to see her alive

In March 2019, in the wooded hills above the rural river town of Rainier, Oregon, 18-year-old Sarah Zuber was found dead 400 feet from her front door. Six years later, her family still has no clue what happened to their daughter.

www.opb.org

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Timothy Caulfield @caulfieldtim.bsky.social · 22h

The condemnation has been uniform, broad & clear. He must go.

Psychiatrists call for RFK Jr. to be replaced as health secretary www.npr.org/sections/sho...

"As physicians committed to evidence-based care, we are alarmed by the direction of HHS under Secretary Kennedy."

Psychiatrists call for RFK Jr. to be replaced as health secretary

Two groups are calling for new leadership at HHS after Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s actions on substance abuse treatment and mental health medications, among other issues.

www.npr.org

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Steve Mullis @stevemullis.net · 21h

Sean Connery in The Untouchables, saying, "That's the Chicago way!"

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Joseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 21h

New: Apple banned an app that simply archived videos of ICE abuses. Rather than other apps that record ICE official's real-time location, Eyes Up is to "preserve evidence until it can be used in court." Videos from TikTok etc. Every submission manually reviewed

www.404media.co/apple-banned...

Apple Banned an App That Simply Archived Videos of ICE Abuses

Eyes Up's purpose is to "preserve evidence until it can be used in court." But it has been swept up in Apple's crackdown on ICE-spotting apps.

www.404media.co

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Steve Mullis @stevemullis.net · 21h

Excellent nodding and blankly staring into the middle distance,
Chris Cuomo. Fantastic journalism. No notes.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Eric Trump accuses Jack Smith of "planting classified documents at Mar-a-Lago"

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kate conger @kateconger.com · 1d

Jonathan Rinderknecht, a white man, was charged with starting the Palisades Fire. But on X, the company's news summary tab shows a photo of a black man.

Screenshot depicting posts on X, one showing the suspect accused of starting the Palisades Fire, a white man. The X news tab reports on the suspect's arrest, but shows a photo of a black man instead.

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Steve Mullis @stevemullis.net · 22h

Not the main point, but I have NEVER seen a news anchor take a dismissive drink like this during an interview. This is such disrespect to the guest!

Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 1d

I can’t believe I have to say this, but historically, masked men who kidnap families in the middle of the night are usually not the good guys.

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John Patrick Pullen @jppullen.com · 1d

As you watch this horrific video of a protesting priest being shot in the head with a pepper ball by federal agents, know this:

Less lethal projectiles are absolutely deadly, and have killed many people. Specifically, Boston police killed a Red Sox fan with pepper ball 21 years ago this month.

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