Alex Kingsbury
@alexkingsbury.bsky.social
Writer, journalist. New York Times contributing writer. Formerly New York Times editorial board, Boston Globe, US News&World Report, WBUR.
Killing drowning men at sea not because it was necessary but because it was ordered.
November 28, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Killing drowning men at sea not because it was necessary but because it was ordered.
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Shooting the wounded as a matter of policy.
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Hegseth order on first Caribbean boat strike, officials say: Kill them all
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a verbal order to kill all crew members in the Sept. 2 strike on a suspected drug boat. Navy SEALs fired a second missile.
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November 28, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Shooting the wounded as a matter of policy.
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"The Framers intended for juries—composed of ordinary citizens—to adjudicate disputes between citizens and their gov't. Assessing whether a police officer’s use of force was reasonable under the totality of the circumstances" is precisely the sort of thing they had in mind. [@foxmike90.bsky.social]
The Fifth Circuit v. The Framers: Justice in the Lone Star State
Assessing whether a police officer’s use of force was reasonable under the totality of the circumstances is precisely the type of judgment call the Framers tasked jurors to make.
www.cato.org
November 24, 2025 at 4:13 PM
"The Framers intended for juries—composed of ordinary citizens—to adjudicate disputes between citizens and their gov't. Assessing whether a police officer’s use of force was reasonable under the totality of the circumstances" is precisely the sort of thing they had in mind. [@foxmike90.bsky.social]
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What Nigel Farage did to Britain. Brexit has caused almost twice as much damage to the UK economy than estimated by official forecasts, according to new paper from a group of experts including a senior Bank of England economist. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Brexit Hit to UK Economy Double Official Estimate, Study Finds
Brexit has caused almost twice as much damage to the UK economy than estimated by official forecasts, according to new paper from a group of experts including a senior Bank of England economist.
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November 21, 2025 at 12:32 PM
What Nigel Farage did to Britain. Brexit has caused almost twice as much damage to the UK economy than estimated by official forecasts, according to new paper from a group of experts including a senior Bank of England economist. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Preserve your records, folks.
New: Reuters has tallied job losses, suspensions and investigations stemming from the reaction to Charlie Kirk's Sept. 10 assassination. Its findings: More than 600 Americans have been punished, and the figure is likely to be an under-count.
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November 19, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Preserve your records, folks.
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New: Reuters has tallied job losses, suspensions and investigations stemming from the reaction to Charlie Kirk's Sept. 10 assassination. Its findings: More than 600 Americans have been punished, and the figure is likely to be an under-count.
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
November 19, 2025 at 11:35 AM
New: Reuters has tallied job losses, suspensions and investigations stemming from the reaction to Charlie Kirk's Sept. 10 assassination. Its findings: More than 600 Americans have been punished, and the figure is likely to be an under-count.
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
Election Officials Press Trump Administration Over Voter Data
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November 19, 2025 at 1:44 PM
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I think this bag is fake.
Hermes's flagship products are handsewn using a saddle stitch. A worker marks the leather using an awl and then threads two needles through from both sides.
This results in a tight stitch with no holes between the stitches. The holes here suggest the bag was machine sewn.
Hermes's flagship products are handsewn using a saddle stitch. A worker marks the leather using an awl and then threads two needles through from both sides.
This results in a tight stitch with no holes between the stitches. The holes here suggest the bag was machine sewn.
November 8, 2025 at 2:15 AM
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“If Trump’s impulsive, short-horizon leadership style is what finally does the filibuster in, then Democrats should help make it so,” @jonathanbchait.bsky.social argues: “Its demise would benefit the whole country.”
Trump Is Right: Ditch the Filibuster
The tactic is a deformed anachronism. Its demise would benefit the whole country, and Democrats especially.
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November 5, 2025 at 7:30 PM
“If Trump’s impulsive, short-horizon leadership style is what finally does the filibuster in, then Democrats should help make it so,” @jonathanbchait.bsky.social argues: “Its demise would benefit the whole country.”
the big winner last night? @errollouis.bsky.social youtube.com/watch?v=FWSM...
NYC Mayoral Debate Cold Open - SNL
YouTube video by Saturday Night Live
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November 2, 2025 at 4:53 PM
the big winner last night? @errollouis.bsky.social youtube.com/watch?v=FWSM...
Imagine canceling federal aid if schools
pay coaches more than professors. www.wsj.com/sports/footb...
pay coaches more than professors. www.wsj.com/sports/footb...
LSU Needs a New Football Coach. The Governor Wants Trump to Make the Pick.
In an address from the Louisiana state capitol, Gov. Jeff Landry asked for the president’s help in solving a statewide emergency: finding a new head coach for the Tigers.
www.wsj.com
November 2, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Imagine canceling federal aid if schools
pay coaches more than professors. www.wsj.com/sports/footb...
pay coaches more than professors. www.wsj.com/sports/footb...
Are We Losing Our Democracy? www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Opinion | In Trump’s America, Are We Losing Our Democracy?
Donald Trump has wielded power as no previous president has.
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October 31, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Are We Losing Our Democracy? www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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This is a beautiful paragraph:
October 29, 2025 at 7:48 PM
This is a beautiful paragraph:
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So I’m hearing that AI is kind of a big deal. Here’s some stuff worth reading about it. open.substack.com/pub/danieldr...
Three Readings About Artificial Intelligence
If you're into that sort of thing.
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October 31, 2025 at 11:57 AM
So I’m hearing that AI is kind of a big deal. Here’s some stuff worth reading about it. open.substack.com/pub/danieldr...
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One option that is available to people everywhere is looking to Black history for a model of what it is possible for people facing oppression to achieve.
A lot of folks would crush like soda cans if they had to be Black for a week.
The civil rights movement lasted decades. The abolition movement took centuries. And lemme tell you, the adversity level was *a lot* higher than this. Watching so many fold already is blowing me.
The civil rights movement lasted decades. The abolition movement took centuries. And lemme tell you, the adversity level was *a lot* higher than this. Watching so many fold already is blowing me.
October 24, 2025 at 2:29 PM
One option that is available to people everywhere is looking to Black history for a model of what it is possible for people facing oppression to achieve.
One of my favorite tunes. youtube.com/watch?v=R53r...
The Beatles - I’ve Just Seen A Face (Take 3) [Anthology 2025]
YouTube video by TheBeatlesVEVO
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October 24, 2025 at 1:47 PM
One of my favorite tunes. youtube.com/watch?v=R53r...
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Updating my LEGO White House
October 23, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Updating my LEGO White House
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Seems like a great moment for some magazine to do a big spread of photos of the East Wing throughout its history, driving home exactly what kinds of spaces have been taken from the people.
October 23, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Seems like a great moment for some magazine to do a big spread of photos of the East Wing throughout its history, driving home exactly what kinds of spaces have been taken from the people.
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Those excerpts are from a book that was published in 2021. Wood was the professor from whom I learned early American history when I was an undergrad. His almost complete silence about current events over the past 10 years has been quite notable, esp. given how much weight his opinion would carry.
October 22, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Those excerpts are from a book that was published in 2021. Wood was the professor from whom I learned early American history when I was an undergrad. His almost complete silence about current events over the past 10 years has been quite notable, esp. given how much weight his opinion would carry.
This is a really lovely piece of writing by @chaykak.bsky.social about the tech that lives well with us.
for my @newyorker.com column this week, I wrote in praise of TextEdit and extremely simple software that just does what you tell it to in the era of over-helpful AI assistants and automation www.newyorker.com/culture/infi...
TextEdit and the Relief of Simple Software
The bare-bones Mac writing app represents a literalist sensibility that is coming back into vogue as A.I. destabilizes our technological interactions.
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October 22, 2025 at 3:53 PM
This is a really lovely piece of writing by @chaykak.bsky.social about the tech that lives well with us.
Why isn’t there a livestream of Donald Trump unilaterally bulldozing the White House? That won’t play well in lots of places.
October 22, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Why isn’t there a livestream of Donald Trump unilaterally bulldozing the White House? That won’t play well in lots of places.
A smart thief would now go public, turn themselves in and become a French folk hero with screenplays to follow….
October 22, 2025 at 1:14 PM
A smart thief would now go public, turn themselves in and become a French folk hero with screenplays to follow….