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Erica C. Barnett @ericacbarnett.bsky.social · 6h

Brandi Kruse, who was once a local FOX reporter, was at the Trump Fan Club meeting, made a cutesy remark about how attractive she, Brandi, is, and Trump drooled something back.

Then she trashed the actual reporters in the room.

www.thedailybeast.com/trump-79-mak...

Trump, 79, Makes Creepy Remark to Fan Girl Reporter

The exchange capped off a bizarre roundtable in which Trump invited guests to air their grievances about Antifa and the mainstream media.

www.thedailybeast.com

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 10h

Q: Have you given any more thought to possibly suspending habeas corpus?

TRUMP: Suspending who?

Q: Habeas corpus

TRUMP: I don't know. I'd rather leave that to Kristi.

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Randi Mayem Singer @rmayemsinger.bsky.social · 10h

Weird how Antifa never asks me for money. Everyone else does, but Antifa is very quiet.

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Denise Wheeler @denisedwheeler.bsky.social · 1d

Reuters photographer Jonathan Ernst noticed that Bondi flipped open a file during the Senate hearing and he zoomed in.

Inside were her crib notes for attacking the senators.

The GOP now practicing Cliff's Notes Fascism

In other words, under oath Bondi was purely a performance.

Bondi senate hearing had a folder full of notes for attacking the senators

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Chuck Taylor | Seattle @chcktylr.bsky.social · 1d

This is delicious and brutal.

Memo to Bari Weiss Re: CBS News: You’re doomed

Bari Weiss has sold her company, The Free Press, to manage the decline of broadcast news at CBS. How many ways can it go wrong?

www.theverge.com

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Chuck Taylor | Seattle @chcktylr.bsky.social · 1d

“It’s imperative that journalists see that troops have been sent there to generate violence, not to stop it.”

What is Stephen Miller trying to accomplish in Portland and Chicago? | Press Watch

Trump engages in crazy talk. Miller is inciting civil war.

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Kara Swisher @karaswisher.bsky.social · 2d

Hands down @oliverdarcy.bsky.social is the main must read in media reporting www.status.news/p/bari-weiss...

Weiss and Shine

The Bari Weiss era has begun at CBS News, and David Ellison’s push to reshape the storied network has staffers holding their breath about the future of the outlet—especially as the mogul's talking poi...

www.status.news

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 2d

we’re gonna need a cbs news pitchbot pretty soon

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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 2d

Imagine being the Kyiv correspondent for CBS News, calling into the morning news meeting, and hearing this fellow telling you what to cover.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 2d

i want to remind people that the free press does not publish "journalism" in the way that someone who works in an actual newsroom would understand it

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NPR @npr.org · 2d

Provocative columnist Bari Weiss publicly quit the New York Times in 2020, then cofounded The Free Press as an alternative to legacy media. Here's what to know as she takes the helm of CBS News.

Who is Bari Weiss? CBS News' new editor-in-chief is a vocal critic of legacy media

Provocative columnist Bari Weiss publicly quit the New York Times in 2020, then cofounded The Free Press as an alternative to legacy media. Here's what to know as she takes the helm of CBS News.

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Chuck Taylor | Seattle @chcktylr.bsky.social · 2d

Seattle and Portland: "According to a Seattle Times analysis of FBI data, crime overall has fallen in both cities since 2022, with the rate of violent crime remaining stable in the past couple of years."

As Trump ramps up National Guard threats, what’s crime really like in Portland and Seattle?

Donald Trump has often name-checked both cities, describing them as dangerous. Here's what the numbers show.

www.seattletimes.com

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Chuck Taylor | Seattle @chcktylr.bsky.social · 3d

“Antifa, as an official organization, does not exist.”

Portlanders face familiar sensation of watching their city be maligned by Trump

Portland's protests are becoming more intense since President Trump tried to call in the National Guard, a move temporarily blocked by a district court judge.

www.seattletimes.com

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Kara Swisher @karaswisher.bsky.social · 4d

They largely want the studios & sports and don’t care about the news org. In fact, they would love it gone. Why? Because rich men, especially tech men, think they deserve no criticism and also need constant fluffing. They value a mirrortocracy over a meritocracy and welcome a mediocrity.

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Chuck Taylor | Seattle @chcktylr.bsky.social · 5d

Seattle Times writer Larry Stone comes out of retirement briefly to compare today’s Seattle Mariners to those of earlier playoff runs.

What this Mariners team has over its playoff predecessors

Why will this Mariners team finally make the World Series when its five predecessors failed despite the presence of Hall of Famers and major award winners?

www.seattletimes.com

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Chuck Taylor | Seattle @chcktylr.bsky.social · 5d

Carpenter Media Group, which softened the description of Charlie Kirk in Alaskan newspapers, also owns the Herald in Everett and numerous other small newspapers in WA.

Journalists at 3 newspapers quit over edits to a 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.

www.seattletimes.com

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Chuck Taylor | Seattle @chcktylr.bsky.social · 5d

Will someone please explain to these dolts that Antifa is not an actual thing?

Chuck Taylor | Seattle @chcktylr.bsky.social · 5d

8 out of 8 writers for The Athletic predict the Mariners will dispense with the Tigers.

Division Series predictions: Our experts pick the winners for each series

Our staff is somewhat divided over which teams will advance in the NL, but they have a vision of a 2001 ALCS rematch on the AL side.

www.nytimes.com

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Chuck Taylor | Seattle @chcktylr.bsky.social · 5d

Never underestimate the willingness of the Seattle police officers union to fuck things up.

Seattle officers ‘undermining’ city’s police alternative, report says

The CARE team has become a darling both inside City Hall and among candidates for office, but Seattle police often aren't using this resource, records show.

www.seattletimes.com

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Chuck Taylor | Seattle @chcktylr.bsky.social · 7d

I’m pretty sure it’s in the Revised Code of Washington that residents must hate the Yankees and Red Sox equally unless they play each other, in which case you root against the Yankees but do not cheer for the Red Sox.

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Chuck Taylor | Seattle @chcktylr.bsky.social · 7d

Boeing needs to design a ground-breaking, must-have narrow-body airplane that improves on economics -and- passenger comfort — not just refine the standard look. And think about this: "Last year, Boeing delivered 348 airplanes while Airbus delivered 766." Stakes are very high.

Boeing’s new plane has been ‘a long time coming,’ analysts say

As the aerospace company continues its recovery, industry watchers are again starting to ask the perennial question: When will Boeing build its next all-new aircraft?

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Chuck Taylor | Seattle @chcktylr.bsky.social · 7d

Trump "added that the plan was for Harvard to operate trade schools. 'They are going be teaching people to do A.I. and a lot of other things — engines, lots of things,' he said."

I think we all agree that we don't need Harvard to add auto shop to the curriculum. We do need them to grow a spine.

Trump Says a Deal With Harvard Is Close

www.nytimes.com

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Chuck Taylor | Seattle @chcktylr.bsky.social · 8d

Interesting take.

Trump Gave the Military’s Brass a Rehashed Speech. Until Minute 44.

www.nytimes.com

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Oliver Darcy @oliverdarcy.bsky.social · 8d

Scoop: CBS News' corporate-installed, MAGA-loving ombudsman visited the network on Monday, visiting with senior leadership. Meanwhile, the Bari Weiss appointment is imminent.

More in @status.news: link.status.news/4nrFwyD

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Chuck Taylor | Seattle @chcktylr.bsky.social · 8d

How hungry are the Yankees and Dodgers? Their stadiums were nowhere near full tonight.