Will
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That press conference was choreographed for an audience of one and he sits in Moscow.
Once, we fought tyrants. Today Trump and Vance are bending America’s knee. And that weakens us.
Once, we fought tyrants. Today Trump and Vance are bending America’s knee. And that weakens us.
February 28, 2025 at 7:01 PM
That press conference was choreographed for an audience of one and he sits in Moscow.
Once, we fought tyrants. Today Trump and Vance are bending America’s knee. And that weakens us.
Once, we fought tyrants. Today Trump and Vance are bending America’s knee. And that weakens us.
Change your name to The Bezos' Propaganda
February 27, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Change your name to The Bezos' Propaganda
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A new era of government censorship has begun.
It started with the silencing of scientific speech, when the admin blocked release of research on bird flu. But MAGA has also cracked down on other wrongthink—on race, geography (!), and of course Trump himself
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
It started with the silencing of scientific speech, when the admin blocked release of research on bird flu. But MAGA has also cracked down on other wrongthink—on race, geography (!), and of course Trump himself
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Opinion | A new era of government censorship has dawned
Donald Trump fancies himself a champion of free speech. Oh, really?
www.washingtonpost.com
January 31, 2025 at 1:47 PM
A new era of government censorship has begun.
It started with the silencing of scientific speech, when the admin blocked release of research on bird flu. But MAGA has also cracked down on other wrongthink—on race, geography (!), and of course Trump himself
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
It started with the silencing of scientific speech, when the admin blocked release of research on bird flu. But MAGA has also cracked down on other wrongthink—on race, geography (!), and of course Trump himself
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
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The New Republic has kindly published what the LA Times and its RFK Jr-supporting billionaire owner Pat Soon-Shiong tried to suppress: newrepublic.com/article/1910...
The RFK Jr. Op-Ed the Los Angeles Times Didn’t Want You to Read
Eric Reinhart submitted a column critical of RFK Jr. to the troubled newspaper. What they printed under his byline bore little resemblance to what he submitted.
newrepublic.com
February 1, 2025 at 2:10 PM
The New Republic has kindly published what the LA Times and its RFK Jr-supporting billionaire owner Pat Soon-Shiong tried to suppress: newrepublic.com/article/1910...
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MurdochLand is less than supportive of Trump's tariffs:
"The Dumbest Trade War in History."
"The Dumbest Trade War in History."
Opinion | The Dumbest Trade War in History
Trump will impose 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico for no good reason.
www.wsj.com
February 1, 2025 at 3:30 PM
MurdochLand is less than supportive of Trump's tariffs:
"The Dumbest Trade War in History."
"The Dumbest Trade War in History."
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Pell Grants. They're coming for Pell Grants.
In my three years at @insidehighered.bsky.social, no story has been more widely read than this excellent and timely piece by @knottkatherine.bsky.social about the future of the Education Department under Trump 2.0.
www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...
www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...
What abolishing Education Department could mean for higher ed
Trump and his allies want to dismantle the 45-year-old agency. But doing so would be more complicated than they say.
www.insidehighered.com
November 15, 2024 at 12:52 AM
Pell Grants. They're coming for Pell Grants.
I'm sure more will come soon.
November 14, 2024 at 4:57 AM
I'm sure more will come soon.
Some of the dumbest people in the world
November 14, 2024 at 12:38 AM
Some of the dumbest people in the world
If they want Democrats to do something about it maybe they should have helped to elect them
November 13, 2024 at 11:12 PM
If they want Democrats to do something about it maybe they should have helped to elect them
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PSA: new xitter tos that claims all your tweets as ai training data goes into effect THIS FRIDAY
you can delete your tweets using @blockpartyapp.bsky.social
it’s free if you activate the free trial. don’t worry, no auto-charge at the end of the trial
you can delete your tweets using @blockpartyapp.bsky.social
it’s free if you activate the free trial. don’t worry, no auto-charge at the end of the trial
yikes.
"On Friday, X will adopt a new terms of service policy that for the first time explicitly says all users agree to let their posts be used to train artificial intelligence, like the company’s generative AI service, Grok. Currently, X users can go to the site’s settings and opt out."
"On Friday, X will adopt a new terms of service policy that for the first time explicitly says all users agree to let their posts be used to train artificial intelligence, like the company’s generative AI service, Grok. Currently, X users can go to the site’s settings and opt out."
November 13, 2024 at 10:07 PM
PSA: new xitter tos that claims all your tweets as ai training data goes into effect THIS FRIDAY
you can delete your tweets using @blockpartyapp.bsky.social
it’s free if you activate the free trial. don’t worry, no auto-charge at the end of the trial
you can delete your tweets using @blockpartyapp.bsky.social
it’s free if you activate the free trial. don’t worry, no auto-charge at the end of the trial
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So in general I don't love to react to every appointment and proposal and comment--I think it can get overwhelming and doesn't really serve us well as journalists or our readers, but... (1/5)
![Screen shot of comments from Vivek Ramaswamy:
Vivek Ramaswamy's thought experiment for reducing the size of government on
@lexfridman
:
"Day 1, anybody in the federal bureaucracy who's not elected, whose Social Security number ends in an odd number, you're out. [Day 2], of those who remain, if your Social Security starts in an even number, you're in, and if it starts with an odd number, you're out. That's a 75% reduction."
"Now imagine that you could run that thought experiment at scale, but you had a metric for screening people who had the greatest competence, as well as the greatest commitment and knowledge of the Constitution. That would immediately raise not only the civic character of the United States... it would also stimulate the economy. The regulatory state is like a wet blanket on the economy."
"One of the virtues of that thought experiment is you don't have a bunch of lawsuits you're dealing with about gender discrimination or racial discrimination... [And] the reality is... on Day 3, not a thing will have changed for the ordinary American, other than their government being a lot smaller and more restrained, and spending a lot less money."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:y6dhlhtsl4ene4blwtrhtv6n/bafkreibj2wlk3q5o5kq26v7yju5sjhxx3k5563log4uex6ohfw7ufnhaba@jpeg)
November 13, 2024 at 8:40 PM
So in general I don't love to react to every appointment and proposal and comment--I think it can get overwhelming and doesn't really serve us well as journalists or our readers, but... (1/5)
Better yet, why are they trying to drive traffic to the site?
November 13, 2024 at 4:39 AM
Better yet, why are they trying to drive traffic to the site?
News article in 5 months - "Trump met with his health advisors, Kid Rock and Catturd, today at the White House."
November 10, 2024 at 10:22 PM
News article in 5 months - "Trump met with his health advisors, Kid Rock and Catturd, today at the White House."
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"The now-president-elect, according to that NBC survey, posted his biggest margin of 53-27% among voters who don’t follow any news. Trump’s win was a triumph of the ill-informed... Donald Trump was returned to power by the most badly informed electorate in modern American history."
2024’s other big loser? The mainstream media. Is there any path forward? | Will Bunch
As an electorate besieged by disinformation turned to Trump, trust in traditional media has imploded. What comes next?
www.inquirer.com
November 10, 2024 at 8:20 PM
"The now-president-elect, according to that NBC survey, posted his biggest margin of 53-27% among voters who don’t follow any news. Trump’s win was a triumph of the ill-informed... Donald Trump was returned to power by the most badly informed electorate in modern American history."
The same Senator that wanted to cut social security and medicare
November 10, 2024 at 5:44 AM
The same Senator that wanted to cut social security and medicare
This.
Since there's currently no algorithm, the content that we see is based on who we follow or which feeds we follow.
Since there's currently no algorithm, the content that we see is based on who we follow or which feeds we follow.
November 10, 2024 at 5:32 AM
This.
Since there's currently no algorithm, the content that we see is based on who we follow or which feeds we follow.
Since there's currently no algorithm, the content that we see is based on who we follow or which feeds we follow.
X is just Musk's version of Truth Social.
November 10, 2024 at 1:26 AM
X is just Musk's version of Truth Social.
She'll attempt to run in '28 but she doesn't stand a chance.
November 10, 2024 at 12:03 AM
She'll attempt to run in '28 but she doesn't stand a chance.
They must be starting to feel it financially and are concerned about the alternatives growing.
Good.
Good.
November 9, 2024 at 1:34 AM
They must be starting to feel it financially and are concerned about the alternatives growing.
Good.
Good.
Should their messaging have been better? Sure.
But insinuating that the economy was bad or that they didn't have plans to improve it even more just isn't true.
But insinuating that the economy was bad or that they didn't have plans to improve it even more just isn't true.
November 7, 2024 at 7:23 PM
Should their messaging have been better? Sure.
But insinuating that the economy was bad or that they didn't have plans to improve it even more just isn't true.
But insinuating that the economy was bad or that they didn't have plans to improve it even more just isn't true.
Biden proposed capping rent prices. Harris proposed a ban on price gouging. Both have supported raising the minimum wage. Voters instead chose the candidate proposing tariffs, deportations and tax cuts for millionaires.
November 7, 2024 at 7:21 PM
Biden proposed capping rent prices. Harris proposed a ban on price gouging. Both have supported raising the minimum wage. Voters instead chose the candidate proposing tariffs, deportations and tax cuts for millionaires.
Considering inflation was a global issue and the U.S. happened to fair far better with it than comparable nations, yeah, things were good. The economy was on track to be even better.
Trump's alternative message of tariffs and deportations will lead to even higher prices.
Trump's alternative message of tariffs and deportations will lead to even higher prices.
November 7, 2024 at 6:26 PM
Considering inflation was a global issue and the U.S. happened to fair far better with it than comparable nations, yeah, things were good. The economy was on track to be even better.
Trump's alternative message of tariffs and deportations will lead to even higher prices.
Trump's alternative message of tariffs and deportations will lead to even higher prices.