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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 4d

This colossal Times of London/de Blasio screwup gets more amazing at every turn.

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Three people familiar with the situation told Semafor that Hurley reached out to an email address the reporter believed belonged to the former mayor of New York. It's unclear where he got the address, or who it actually belongs to.
In a state nent shared with outlets including Semafor, a News UK spokesperson blamed the debacle on whoever that email address belongs to, saying the paper had "apologised to Bill de Biasio and removed the article immediately after discovering that our reporter had been misled by an individual falsely claiming to be the former New York mayor."

Part of the push came from the top. As the New York mayor's race approaches, The Times of London has accelerated its push for more, and largely hostile, coverage of Mamdani. That campaign has been driven internally by Margi Conklin, a New York Post veteran who was most recently managing editor at The Free Press, and who assigned the de Blasio piece, per two people with knowledge of the situation.

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Amanda Mull @amandamull.bsky.social · 20d

For Businessweek’s November issue, I have a feature about the high-fee premium credit card war being waged by American Express and Chase for the hearts, minds, and swipes of America’s affluent supershoppers. Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

Inside the Credit Card Battle to Win America’s Richest Shoppers

The fierce fight between Amex and Chase is playing out over higher fees, extravagant events and every perk imaginable.

www.bloomberg.com

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Ryan Haas @ryanjhaas.bsky.social · 25d

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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Kim Lane Scheppele @kimlanelaw.bsky.social · Oct 4

"But never before has a US president asserted the authority to order the cold-blooded execution of civilians outside any even arguable military conflict. And never before has a US president then turned around and boasted about his own crimes to the public at large." www.nybooks.com/articles/202...

Getting Away with Murder | David Cole

During his first presidential campaign Donald Trump famously claimed that he could “stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot somebody” and not lose

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · Oct 3

Several journalists resigned this week from three newspapers in Alaska after the publications’ corporate owner made significant edits to an article about Charlie Kirk’s death, after pressure from a Republican state lawmaker who had criticized the coverage.

Journalists at 3 Alaska Newspapers Quit Over Charlie Kirk Story

The publications in Alaska lost significant staffing after the owners made changes to an article that had drawn criticism from a Republican state lawmaker.

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Matt Alt @mattalt.bsky.social · Oct 2

There are 10,000 manga artists working in Japan today. The extraordinary success of "Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle" is due to Shonen Jump's knack for spotting talent.

Its success abroad is due to a more singular factor.

We're all otaku now.

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Dollars and Demons

Demon Slayer's success shouldn't surprise. We're all otaku now.

blog.pureinventionbook.com

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Peter Baker @peterbakernyt.bsky.social · Sep 25

Aug. 26: Stephen Miller says "the Democrat Party is not a political party. It is a domestic extremist organization."

Sept. 25: Miller put in charge of coordinating a federal campaign to prosecute "domestic terrorist organizations."

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Joshua Hunt @viajoshhunt.bsky.social · Sep 24

Truly my pleasure.

Joshua Hunt @viajoshhunt.bsky.social · Sep 24

There are other great critics at The New Yorker, but I'm seldom surprised by any of the stuff they write. Your writing does surprise me, which is one of the reasons I love it.

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Chris Person @papapishu.bsky.social · Sep 24

Jesus

David said he was then handcuffed to a wall in a cell inside Penn Station, where he heard one officers say to others, "yeah, we got three more fag pervs." He later asked them for a cup of water and was told, "sure, you want a steak

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Joshua Hunt @viajoshhunt.bsky.social · Sep 18

For the October issue of @gqmagazine.bsky.social, I went to Beverly Hills to spend time with the manosphere's favorite plastic surgeon, who helped me make sense of how podcasts dictate male beauty standards and why Joe Rogan is Goop for guys. Read it here: www.gq.com/story/how-po...

How Podcasts (and Plastic Surgery) Are Shaping Male Beauty Standards

What comes after supplements, testosterone, and mouth exercises? We visited the Beverly Hills office of the manosphere’s favorite plastic surgeon to find out.

www.gq.com

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Joshua Hunt @viajoshhunt.bsky.social · Sep 24

Always read Katy Waldman! The New Yorker's most reliably interesting critic.

Katy Waldman @xwaldie.bsky.social · Aug 25

I reviewed Helen Oyeyemi’s new new novel, in which a character divides herself by seven — one identity for each day of the week (Should we all try this?) www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...

Helen Oyeyemi’s Novel of Cognitive Dissonance

Kinga, the protagonist of “A New New Me,” has an odd affliction: there are seven of her.

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Joshua Hunt @viajoshhunt.bsky.social · Sep 18

For the October issue of @gqmagazine.bsky.social, I went to Beverly Hills to spend time with the manosphere's favorite plastic surgeon, who helped me make sense of how podcasts dictate male beauty standards and why Joe Rogan is Goop for guys. Read it here: www.gq.com/story/how-po...

How Podcasts (and Plastic Surgery) Are Shaping Male Beauty Standards

What comes after supplements, testosterone, and mouth exercises? We visited the Beverly Hills office of the manosphere’s favorite plastic surgeon to find out.

www.gq.com

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Nick Kristof @nickkristof.bsky.social · Sep 15

An @nytimes investigation finds staggering levels of insider dealing: The Trump administration confers benefits on the UAE (despite security concerns) as the UAE confers riches on the Trump family. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/15/u...

Anatomy of Two Giant Deals: The U.A.E. Got Chips. The Trump Team Got Crypto Riches.

www.nytimes.com

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Joshua Hunt @viajoshhunt.bsky.social · Sep 5

Pure speculation but I wouldn't be surprised if Trump sent the FBI after John Bolton because he learned this story was coming and suspects his former national security director is the one who brought it to the New York Times. Hence searching his home for classified documents.

Joshua Hunt @viajoshhunt.bsky.social · Sep 5

This story about a failed SEAL Team 6 operation in North Korea is fucking nuts. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/05/u...

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John Schwartz @jswatz.bsky.social · Sep 5

“It’s almost impressive how incorrect he’s able to be about an article he’s looking directly at… It’s also an incredible example of how climate misinformation sneaks into extremely popular media and then gets absorbed into the brains of millions of Americans.” www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Joe Rogan claims study shows Earth cooling – but report’s authors say he’s wrong

Scientists say ‘old-school denier nonsense’ isn’t helpful as podcaster repeatedly airs false claim on his show

www.theguardian.com

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Joshua Hunt @viajoshhunt.bsky.social · Sep 5

This story about a failed SEAL Team 6 operation in North Korea is fucking nuts. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/05/u...

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Matt Alt @mattalt.bsky.social · Sep 5

This is a great dive: by turns technical and cultural, with a nice arc about how Americans struggled to comprehend, let alone localize, anime for Western audiences.

Joshua Hunt @viajoshhunt.bsky.social · Sep 3

For The New York Times Magazine I wrote about How Anime Took Over America. (Gift link). www.nytimes.com/interactive/...