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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Trump: "We took the freedom of speech away because that's been through the courts and the courts said you have freedom of speech, but what has happened is when they burn a flag it agitates and irritates crowds."

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Nitish Pahwa @nitishpahwa.com · 3d

now that the news is official: some thoughts on Bari Weiss taking over at CBS News, and what it means that the Free Press—a publication that never apologizes or corrects itself when its "reporting" is ripped to shreds—is touted as a needed dose of "trust and integrity" slate.com/technology/2...

CBS Is About to Hand Over Its Newsroom to an Anti-Woke Crusader. You Should Be Worried.

She’s made a career railing against “wokeness.” Now she’s in charge of a venerated newsroom.

slate.com

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Marta Jewson @martajewson.bsky.social · 7h

Her resignation came as a shock to staff, who said the year has already felt chaotic.

Without question, officials knew it would be difficult and costly to stand up a single school in such a short time period.

In it's second year, the school was projected to have a $500,000 budget deficit.

Marta Jewson @martajewson.bsky.social · 7h

Leah Chase School principal resigns

It's the first direct-run school opened by the Orleans Parish School Board since New Orleans became the first major American city with no traditional schools in 2019.

thelensnola.org/2025/10/09/l...

Leah Chase School principal resigns | The Lens

The school faces a sizable budget gap. But its proponents say that it’s expensive to start a stand-alone school and that the shortfall is due in part to a marked increase in special education students...

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Beth Hawkins @bethhawkins.bsky.social · 12h

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 12h

1. A new journal report in the prestigious Medical Journal of Australia eviscerates the Cass review, saying it is filled with fallacies and launders anti-trans disinformation.

It methodically goes through each problem in the review.

The latest from S. Baum.

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New Journal Report: Cass Review “Echoes Fallacies Promoted By Anti-Trans Disinformation”

While American lawyers pushed the anti-trans Cass Review this week, Australia’s top scholars rebuked it.

www.erininthemorning.com

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Juno Rylee Schultz @junoryleejournalism.com · 1d

David Simon, creator of ‘The Wire’, being interviewed by Ari Shapiro (NPR)

SHAPIRO: OK, so you've spent your career creating television without Al, and I could imagine today you thinking, boy, I wish I had had that tool to solve those thorny problems...
SIMON: What?
SHAPIRO: ...Or saying...
SIMON: You imagine that?
SHAPIRO: ...Boy, if that had existed, it would have screwed me over.
SIMON: I don't think Al can remotely challenge what writers do at a fundamentally creative level.
SHAPIRO: But if you're trying to transition from scene five to scene six, and you're stuck with that transition, you could imagine plugging that portion of the script into an Al and say, give me 10 ideas for how to transition this.
SIMON: I'd rather put a gun in my mouth.

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 16h

BREAKING: Federal judge issues a TRO in the Northern District of Illinois (including Chicago and the Broadview ICE facility), providing protections for protesters and journalists covering the protests.

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Some of the key elements:

1. It is hereby ORDERED that Defendants,' their officers, agents, assigns, and all
persons acting in concert with them (hereafter referred to as "Federal Agents"), are temporarily ENJOINED in this judicial district from:
Dispersing, arresting, threatening to arrest, threatening or using physical
force against any person whom they know or reasonably should know is a Journalist, unless
Defendants have probable cause to believe that the individual has committed a crime.
Defendants may order a Journalist to change location to avoid disrupting law enforcement,
' President Trump, one of the named Defendants, is not included in this Order.
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as long as the Journalist has an objectively reasonable time to comply and an objectively
reasonable opportunity to report and observe;

b. Issuing a crowd dispersal order requiring any person to leave a public place
that they lawfully have a right to be, unless dispersal is justified by exigent circumstances as defined by Department of Homeland Security Use of Force Policy (updated Feb. 6,
2023), Sections III.F and XII.E;
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For purposes of this Order, a crowd dispersal order is a lawful command
given by a Federal Agent for all persons to leave a designated area when three or more persons are committing acts of disorderly conduct that are likely to cause substantial harm in the immediate vicinity;
d. Using riot control weapons including kinetic impact projectiles (KIPs), Compressed Air Launchers (e.g., PIS and FN303), Oleoresin Capsicum (OC) Spray, CS gas, CN gas, or other chemical irritants, 40 mm Munitions Launchers, less-lethal shotguns,
Less-Lethal Specialty Impact-Chemical Munitions (LLSI-CM), Controlled Noise and Light Distraction Devices (CNLDDs), Electronic Control Weapons (ECWs) - on members of the press, protesters, or religious practitioners who are not posing an immediate threat to the safety of a law enforcement officer or others;

To facilitate the Defendants' identification of Journalists protected under
this Order, the following are examples of indicia of being a Journalist: visual identification as a member of the press, such as by carrying a professional press pass, badge or credentials; wearing distinctive clothing or patches that identify the wearer as a member of the press; or carrying professional gear such as professional photographic or videography
equipment. Other indicia of being a Journalist under this Order include that the person is standing off to the side of a protest, not engaging in chanting, sign holding, shouting slogans, or otherwise protesting, and documenting protest activities, although these are not
requirements. These indicia are illustrative, and a person need not exhibit every indicium
to be considered a Journalist under this Order. Defendants shall not be liable for unintentional violations of this Order in the case of an individual who does not wear a press pass, badge, or other official press credential, professional gear, or distinctive clothing that identifies the person as a member of the press.

It is further ORDERED that all Federal Agents, excepting those who do not wear a
uniform or other distinguishing clothing or equipment in the regular performance of their official
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duties or are engaged in undercover operations in the regular performance of their official duties, must have visible identification (for which a unique recognizable alphanumeric identifier sequence
will suffice) affixed to their uniforms or helmets and prominently displayed, including when
wearing riot gear.

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Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 16h

Besides linking Tylenol in pregnant women to autism, RFK Jr. now says circumcision is part of the reason why kids are autistic.

"Children who are circumcised early have double the rate of autism, and it's highly likely because they're given Tylenol. None of this is positive..."

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 16h

RFK Jr: "Somebody showed me a TikTok video of a pregnant woman at 8 months pregnant -- she's an associate professor at the Columbia Medical School -- and she is saying 'F Trump' and gobbling Tylenol with her baby in her placenta. The level of Trump Derangement Syndrome is now a pathology."

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Paul Bruno @paul-bruno.com · 16h

I appreciate the preregistration here.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 16h

RFK Jr on Tylenol and autism: "It is not proof. We're doing the studies to make the proof."

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Beth Hawkins @bethhawkins.bsky.social · 16h

And about the "surprise" shortfall, which turned out to be a lot more than $20M

October Surprise: NOLA Schools Learn They’ll Lose at Least $20M in Funding

New Orleans district leaders miscalculated local tax revenues — and didn't alert schools until 3 months into the academic year.

www.the74million.org

Beth Hawkins @bethhawkins.bsky.social · 16h

For background, here's a piece I wrote a year and a half ago about the significance of the New Orleans district's decision to open the school

With the Opening of a New School, New Orleans Is an All-Charter District No More

After a hurricane and state takeover, love-it-or-hate-it, 7-year experiment is over. Charter advocates are OK with it — but lots of questions remain.

www.the74million.org

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Investigative Reporters & Editors @ire.org · 16h

@slooterman.bsky.social and @wendyluwrites.bsky.social join in conversation for our keynote at #AccessFest25.

Zoom screenshot - Sara and Wendy are the pinned speakers.

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Beth Hawkins @bethhawkins.bsky.social · 16h

If you follow education in New Orleans at all you will receive this @martajewson.bsky.social @thelensnola.bsky.social piece as a bombshell.

Leah Chase School principal resigns | The Lens

The school faces a sizable budget gap. But its proponents say that it’s expensive to start a stand-alone school and that the shortfall is due in part to a marked increase in special education students...

thelensnola.org

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Beth Hawkins @bethhawkins.bsky.social · 16h

It's gonna be lit! @edwriters.bsky.social @ire.org

Marta Jewson @martajewson.bsky.social · 18h

Morning #accessfest! Join us this afternoon for a panel on special education services, know your rights under federal law and learn how to investigate services, funding, and (not so public) settlements.

With @bethhawkins.bsky.social @mandymclaren.bsky.social for @ire.org

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Liz Szabo @lizszabo.bsky.social · 1d

Pew Research finds only 31 percent of transgender adults surveyed said they are accepted by their parents.

www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...

More than 9 in 10 LGBTQ adults in the U.S. are ‘out’ to someone

Today, 96% of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or queer adults in the United States say they have told someone that they are or might be LGBTQ.

www.pewresearch.org

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 1d

1. In a devastating new Pew Research Survey, only 3 in 10 transgender adults report being accepted by their parents.

And only 1 in 10 say they are accepted by their extended family.

This is the lowest number ever found in surveys asking similar questions.

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Pew Survey: Only 31% Of Trans People Report Being Accepted By Their Parents

The survey comes as transgender people experience a legal assault from the far-right in the United States.

www.erininthemorning.com

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Beth Hawkins @bethhawkins.bsky.social · 2d

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Beth Hawkins @bethhawkins.bsky.social · 2d

The Carl D Perkins Act

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Movement Advancement Project @mapresearch.bsky.social · 2d

The U.S. Supreme Court heard a case earlier today involving laws that protect young people from dangerous, discredited conversion “therapy” practices.

Read more in our thread below. ⬇️ 🧵
www.axios.com/2025/10/07/s...

Supreme Court weighs case on conversion therapy for youth

The case will likely decide the fate of laws in almost half of the states that restrict the practice.

www.axios.com

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 2d

Bob Ross paintings to be auctioned to support public TV stations after federal cuts

Thirty paintings by Bob Ross are set to be auctioned to support public television stations

abcnews.go.com

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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 3d

Thorough accounting of TFP's shoddy journalism here.

slate.com/technology/2...

Forget “DEI”—Bari Weiss Is Proof That Merit Doesn’t Matter

She’s made a career railing against “wokeness.” Now she’s in charge of a venerated newsroom.

slate.com

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Nitish Pahwa @nitishpahwa.com · 3d

and another egregious one I forgot to include, regarding the FP's laughable "coverage" of Austin's progressive DA. courtesy once again of the diligent @radleybalko.bsky.social: www.theunpopulist.net/p/the-war-on...

Nocera claimed that under José Garza, a reform-minded progressive incumbent, Austin had experienced a substantial increase in all major crime categories. But from 2021 to 2023, per the Austin Police Department’s own statistics, murder, rape, robbery, arson, and burglary were down. And while aggravated assault was up, the increase was hardly “substantial.” Some crimes did go up from 2020 to 2021, Garza’s first year. Then again, most crimes went up from 2017 to 2020, during the term of Garza’s predecessor.

It’s doubtful that these increases were due to policy; rather, they were likely the result of whatever factors drove up crime all over the country—in both rural and urban areas, red and blue states, and in jurisdictions with progressive prosecutors as well as law-and-order types. If Garza’s policies really were unleashing rampant lawlessness in Austin, we would expect to see a spike in crime as his policies took effect. Instead, crime largely fell over the last two years, as it did in the rest of the country. I wouldn’t credit Garza for the fall. But you can’t blame him for an increase that started under his predecessor but refuse to credit him for a drop on his watch.

In 2020, Republican Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick laughably called Austin “one of the most dangerous cities in America.” Austin is actually remarkably safe. At the end of 2022, two years into Garza’s term, Austin’s crime rate was half that of Houston, whose district attorney is far from a progressive. It was also about 30% lower than Dallas, and 40% lower than San Antonio.

Nocera, at one point, concedes that Austin was named one of the 15 safest large cities in the country, but instead of letting that result challenge his article’s overarching thesis, he bizarrely laments that Austin “ranked last” on that list. That study considered 265 cities, and deemed Austin the 15th safest. The city only “ranked last” in light of the authors’ arbitrary decision to cut the list off at 15.

When Weiss, The Free Press’ editor-in-chief, promoted this piece on X claiming “crime in Austin has soared under a progressive DA,” a community note was affixed to her post. It helpfully reminded readers that, actually, violent, property, and total crime had seen a decrease from 2020 (the year before Garza took office) to 2023. That’s perhaps why voters didn’t get taken in by the propaganda about his crime record and reelected him by a 2-1 margin.

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Nitish Pahwa @nitishpahwa.com · 3d

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ghostly gwen howerton @kissphoria.bsky.social · 3d

I'm reminded of when the Free Press wrote about a mother who said she was "bullied" by staff at a gender clinc - only for her kid to get on twitter to dispute the story www.them.us/story/trans-...

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Beth Hawkins @bethhawkins.bsky.social · 3d

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Nitish Pahwa @nitishpahwa.com · 3d

now that the news is official: some thoughts on Bari Weiss taking over at CBS News, and what it means that the Free Press—a publication that never apologizes or corrects itself when its "reporting" is ripped to shreds—is touted as a needed dose of "trust and integrity" slate.com/technology/2...

CBS Is About to Hand Over Its Newsroom to an Anti-Woke Crusader. You Should Be Worried.

She’s made a career railing against “wokeness.” Now she’s in charge of a venerated newsroom.

slate.com

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