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Casey Seiler @caseyseiler.bsky.social · 1d

An opinion editor who spends four hours a day on a podcast is a part-time opinion editor.

Oliver Darcy @oliverdarcy.bsky.social · 1d

Some scoops in here: Adam O'Neal is telling people he will helm The WaPo's flagship opinion podcast, spending upwards of four hours a day on it. He's also indicated, per a source, that he plans to remain in his current job for decades. www.status.news/p/washington...

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Dan Clark @danclarkreports.bsky.social · 2d

New York's education regulators are among those preparing for a tough state budget, they said Monday www.capitolconfidential.com/p/new-yorks-...

- Oberacker vs. Riley in NY-19
- New bill would ban ICE arrests in hospitals
- & much more

New York's education agency is gearing up for a tough state budget

And a state Senate Republican is running for Congress.

www.capitolconfidential.com

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Bryan Edward Stone (שָׁלוֹם) @bestonetx.bsky.social · 2d

Spot-on framing, excellent headline.

Houston Chronicle @houstonchronicle.com · 2d

Texas once feared a phantom federal occupation. Now Gov. Abbott’s troops are helping carry it out under Trump. And Houston may be next, writes the Houston Chronicle editorial board. bit.ly/48Q3D5C

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Casey Seiler @caseyseiler.bsky.social · 3d

A legal question for the trial of one of the correction officers who played a role in the beating death of Robert Brooks: Was his failure to intervene in the killing a crime? www.timesunion.com/capitol/arti...

Prosecutors say officers facing trial in inmate's beating death had 'duty to intervene'

A policy requiring correction officers to intervene if another employee is using excessive force will be part of the criminal trial of three officers facing murder charges.

www.timesunion.com

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Dave Levitan @davelevitan.bsky.social · 4d

Imagine going home from the theater and deciding “you know what, I AM this much of a loser”

Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 4d

“Woke Movie promotes VIOLENCE against
ICE”

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Mark Harris @markharris.bsky.social · 4d

"Has had such a good life in this country," yes, ever since she was granted the privilege of coming here from her birth nation, Brooklyn.

jenn m. jackson @jennmjacksonphd.bsky.social · 4d

The Vice President of the United States used his social media page to tell Joy Reid, a private citizen with no connection to the government, that she should express "gratitude" for how this country has treated her.

Black women remain the most consistent targets in all of this.

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Times Union @timesunion.com · 4d

Rep. Elise Stefanik was among the politicians who spread the false claims.

How a New York driver’s license went viral with false claims

Rep. Elise Stefanik was among the politicians who spread the false claims.

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Eric Umansky @ericumansky.bsky.social · 4d

A reporter at that notorious leftist rag, The Economist. 👇🏼

Daniel Knowles @dlknowles.bsky.social · 4d

I visited the apartment building ICE raided on Tuesday today. Story to come, but you can walk right in. Half of the apartments have no doors on them. Children's stuff abandoned in some flats. *Citizen* residents told me they were arrested and held for hours in zipties. This is America

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Casey Seiler @caseyseiler.bsky.social · 4d

Great work by @danclarkreports.bsky.social — disappointed but not exactly surprised the congresswoman didn’t respond. www.timesunion.com/state/articl...

How a New York driver’s license went viral with false claims

Rep. Elise Stefanik was among the politicians who spread the false claims.

www.timesunion.com

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Casey Seiler @caseyseiler.bsky.social · 4d

Wait, is this free markets or free expression?

The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 4d

Column: It feels like we’ve gone from Roosevelts and Eisenhowers to Bushes, Obamas and Bidens.

Since 10-character Eisenhower tied Washington’s record, we haven’t had a single president with more than seven characters in their surname.

Column | Presidents’ names are getting shorter. Why?

We’ve gone from Roosevelts and Eisenhowers to Bushes, Obamas and Trumps. What gives?

www.washingtonpost.com

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John Pfaff @johnpfaff.bsky.social · 5d

The head of Homeland Security, complaining about a US CITIZEN doing the NFL halftime show.

This could lead one to think their (alleged) anger about “illegal aliens” is really just naked racism.

Anyway, props to the NFL for its America First policy of getting Americans to sing at halftime.

PatriotTakes 🇺🇸 @patriottakes.bsky.social · 5d

Kristi Noem’s message to the NFL for selecting Bad Bunny for the halftime show:

“The NFL sucks and we’ll win and God will bless us and we’ll stand and be proud of ourselves at the end of the day and they won’t be able to sleep at night because they don’t know what they believe…”

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Casey Seiler @caseyseiler.bsky.social · 5d

Deeply unfair — Michael Scott worked his way up the ladder at Dunder-Mifflin

Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 5d

NEW from me:

Several CBS News staffers and insiders told me that the network "is not a good place now" amid the imminent arrival of Bari Weiss as editor-in-chief, who one source likened to Michael Scott of The Office based on her lack of qualifications.

www.the-independent.com/news/world/a...

CBS News staffers are ‘literally freaking out’ about Bari Weiss taking over newsroom

EXCLUSIVE: ‘People are using words like depressing and doomsday – feels like some sort of doomsday,’ one source told The Independent about the mood inside CBS News right now.

www.the-independent.com

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 5d

Jack Ciattarelli wants to be governor of parts of New Jersey

Ms. M @msmalarkey24.bsky.social · 6d

Reporter: “How important do you think Black & Hispanic voters are to you winning your campaign?”

Jack Ciattarelli, Republican candidate for Governor of one of the most diverse states in the nation:

“Next question.”

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Casey Seiler @caseyseiler.bsky.social · 5d

You’ll recall that the guy the Trump admin has picked to enforce the Hatch Act was ID’ed in a recent lawsuit administering political purity checks on FBI agents. www.timesunion.com/opinion/arti...

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Freedom of the Press Foundation @freedom.press · 6d

Griffith was found guilty of failure to disperse and fined $50.

That's unconstitutional -- even the DOJ recognizes journalists' right to cover how law enforcement disperses protesters.

But it also shows what a giant waste of taxpayer funds it is to prosecute journalists for doing their jobs.

Freedom of the Press Foundation @freedom.press · 6d

Student journalist Lucas Griffith faces trial today for covering a protest against the deportation of Ayman Soliman, who himself fled persecution for his journalism in Egypt.

Lucas did nothing wrong. This is a big deal and would be national news in normal times.

On trial for journalism in Kentucky.

Two months after their arrests while covering a protest, a pair of local reporters face criminal charges.

www.cjr.org

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Andrew Coleman Francis @andrewcfrancis.bsky.social · 6d

I WISH TO SEE A VIRGIN ON-SCREEN

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Casey Seiler @caseyseiler.bsky.social · 6d

In addition to serving on Trump's 2016 evangelical advisory board — I know, it's crazy to imagine our president linked in any way to someone subsequently revealed as a pedophile — Morris was tapped by Greg Abbott to drum up support for Texas' bathroom bill. apnews.com/6725d707f618...

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Casey Seiler @caseyseiler.bsky.social · 6d

I'll give it a read!

Casey Seiler @caseyseiler.bsky.social · 6d

Lorenz Kraus faces charges that allege he killed his parents eight years ago, buried them in the backyard of their Albany home and vacuumed up their financial resources.

Indictment charges Kraus with first-degree murder, financial crimes in death of parents

Lorenz Kraus could spend the rest of his life in prison if convicted on most serious counts. Document alleges he stole more than $50,000 over nearly a decade.

www.timesunion.com

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Ida Bae Wells @nhannahjones.bsky.social · 6d

In case it wasn’t clear, the anti-DEI crusade has never been about merit. Zero news experience. Never been a reporter. Elevated to Editor in Chief of CBS News, one of the most storied news institutions in the nation. www.mediaite.com/media/news/p...

Paramount Officially Acquiring The Free Press and Making Bari Weiss CBS News Editor in Chief: Report

Paramount Skydance will be officially acquiring The Free Press and hiring its founder Bari Weiss as editor in chief of its CBS News division, with the deal to be announced this coming Monday, accordin...

www.mediaite.com

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Sara Foss @sarafoss.bsky.social · 6d

A friend just sent me this Paul Westerberg man-on-the-street TV interview.

It brought a smile to my face.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=-OXV...

Paul Westerberg Interview (reupload)

YouTube video by Nikolai K

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Casey Seiler @caseyseiler.bsky.social · 6d

From the Dept. of Take Your Victories When They Swim Into View: It's encouraging that not a single news org agreed to this bullshit policy.

Jay Rosen @jayrosen.bsky.social · 7d

If you are following the story of The Pentagon's new policy, nicknamed, "you must check with us before you dream of doing any journalism," you may enjoy this update from @status.news

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Casey Seiler @caseyseiler.bsky.social · 6d

As noted in this story, the NY Post and several politicians fell for her vets-displaced yarn. Incredibly, the Post has left the story up with a brief note at the top that says she "has been accused of misrepresenting the veterans" involved.

Casey Seiler @caseyseiler.bsky.social · 6d

Sharon Toney-Finch, the Orange County veteran who in 2023 spread a false story about migrants displacing homeless veterans from a Hudson Valley hotel, was sentenced to a year and a day in federal prison for defrauding military charities and falsely claiming she had received a Purple Heart.

Veteran who lied about Purple Heart, homeless vets sentenced to federal prison

Sharon Toney-Finch, once hailed as an advocate for veterans, received a one-year prison term for stolen valor and defrauding donors.

www.timesunion.com

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Bob Mehr @bobmehr.bsky.social · 6d

A bit of news, regarding my Replacements bio, "Trouble Boys"

Stereogum @stereogum.bsky.social · 7d

Finn Wolfhard is adapting Bob Mehr's epic Replacements biography 'Trouble Boys' into a movie

Finn Wolfhard Adapting Replacements Book 'Trouble Boys' For New Movie

The Replacements lived out one of the most entertaining, heartbreaking stories in rock history, and author Bob Mehr told that story brilliantly in the 2016 biography Trouble Boys. Now Finn Wolfhard is...

www.stereogum.com

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Casey Seiler @caseyseiler.bsky.social · 6d

Sharon Toney-Finch, the Orange County veteran who in 2023 spread a false story about migrants displacing homeless veterans from a Hudson Valley hotel, was sentenced to a year and a day in federal prison for defrauding military charities and falsely claiming she had received a Purple Heart.

Veteran who lied about Purple Heart, homeless vets sentenced to federal prison

Sharon Toney-Finch, once hailed as an advocate for veterans, received a one-year prison term for stolen valor and defrauding donors.

www.timesunion.com

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