Chip Bayers
@chipbayers.bsky.social
Writer/Editor. Past: HotWired/Wired News/Wired, Newser, Adweek, USA Today. Tw: @chipbayers IG/Threads: @cbayers
That’s my recently-departed Dad in the header pic.
That’s my recently-departed Dad in the header pic.
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This Pope slaps
“Pope Leo said in a Christmas Eve sermon on Wednesday that the story of Jesus being born in a stable because there was no room at an inn should remind Christians that refusing to help the poor & strangers today is tantamount to rejecting God himself.”
Obvious to any REAL Christian. #MerryChristmas
Obvious to any REAL Christian. #MerryChristmas
Pope Leo, on Christmas Eve, says denying help to poor is rejecting God
Leo has made care for immigrants and the poor key themes of his early papacy.
www.reuters.com
December 25, 2025 at 4:26 AM
This Pope slaps
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The biggest badge of honour anyone can have in this dumpster fire era is to be hated by Trump. If he doesn’t hate you, you’re not fighting hard enough.
Just further solidifies Colbert’s already legendary status.
Just further solidifies Colbert’s already legendary status.
Trump once again threatened to revoke the broadcast licenses of major networks over what he deemed unfavorable coverage of him and his administration.
Trump Says CBS Should Put Colbert ‘To Sleep’—Threatens Licenses Of Networks Over ‘100% Negative’ Coverage
Trump once again threatened to revoke the broadcast licenses of major networks over what he deemed unfavorable coverage of him and his administration.
www.forbes.com
December 25, 2025 at 4:38 AM
The biggest badge of honour anyone can have in this dumpster fire era is to be hated by Trump. If he doesn’t hate you, you’re not fighting hard enough.
Just further solidifies Colbert’s already legendary status.
Just further solidifies Colbert’s already legendary status.
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He's talking to a CHILD.
Trump: We track Santa. We want to make sure that Santa is being good. We want to make sure that he's not infiltrated, that we're not infiltrating into our country a bad Santa. Santa loves Oklahoma like I do. You know, Oklahoma was very good to me in the election
December 24, 2025 at 9:57 PM
He's talking to a CHILD.
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Little kid just wants to hear about Santa and Trump wants to talk about himself again. bsky.app/profile/acyn...
Trump to child from Pennsylvania: Pennsylvania is great, we won Pennsylvania, actually three times. We won it a landslide.
December 24, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Little kid just wants to hear about Santa and Trump wants to talk about himself again. bsky.app/profile/acyn...
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The AG is *supposed* to be the people’s lawyer, not the president’s. This is outrageous.
It also indicates Trump feels that he needs protection from Epstein file disclosures.
It also indicates Trump feels that he needs protection from Epstein file disclosures.
Axios has learned the White House has begun managing the DOJ's account on X to respond to posts highlighting mentions of Trump in the Epstein files.
In typical administrations, there is a wall between the White House and what is supposed to be an independent Justice Department.
In typical administrations, there is a wall between the White House and what is supposed to be an independent Justice Department.
Scoop: Trump administration expects Epstein files release could last another week
The White House has begun managing the DOJ's account on X, an effort to finish out the year and the Epstein file disclosure requirements set by Congress.
www.axios.com
December 24, 2025 at 3:52 PM
The AG is *supposed* to be the people’s lawyer, not the president’s. This is outrageous.
It also indicates Trump feels that he needs protection from Epstein file disclosures.
It also indicates Trump feels that he needs protection from Epstein file disclosures.
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Bending your institution to meet the prejudices of your dumbest, meanest students is a surefire way to destroy a university.
Now any student can just scrawl “the Bible says this is wrong” on any test and skate to an A at the Oklahoma Football Outlet and Diploma Factory.
Now any student can just scrawl “the Bible says this is wrong” on any test and skate to an A at the Oklahoma Football Outlet and Diploma Factory.
The University of Oklahoma has removed an instructor who was accused by a student of religious discrimination over a failing grade on a psychology paper in which she cited the Bible and argued that promoting a “belief in multiple genders” was “demonic.” https://cnn.it/4b6g3rd
Oklahoma instructor removed from teaching for failing a Bible-based gender essay | CNN
The University of Oklahoma has removed an instructor who was accused by a student of religious discrimination over a failing grade on a psychology paper in which she cited the Bible and argued that promoting a “belief in multiple genders” was “demonic.”
cnn.it
December 24, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Bending your institution to meet the prejudices of your dumbest, meanest students is a surefire way to destroy a university.
Now any student can just scrawl “the Bible says this is wrong” on any test and skate to an A at the Oklahoma Football Outlet and Diploma Factory.
Now any student can just scrawl “the Bible says this is wrong” on any test and skate to an A at the Oklahoma Football Outlet and Diploma Factory.
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@adamserwer.bsky.social is so good.
The “free speech” and “cancel culture” panics have led to overt state censorship because that was always their purpose. (Gift link) www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
December 23, 2025 at 6:24 PM
@adamserwer.bsky.social is so good.
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Any journalist who has not at least once committed reckless disregard of leadership is not to be trusted.
It’s interesting that the administration wants you to know that Bari Weiss is in league with them.
December 23, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Any journalist who has not at least once committed reckless disregard of leadership is not to be trusted.
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Sean Duffy says he now has veto power over appropriations passed by Congress and signed into law. He is the dictator over infrastructure funds. If you do something he doesn’t like, you lose the funds passed by Congress. bsky.app/profile/atru...
Sean Duffy on blue states: "What I can do is I can pull their money. That's the leverage I do have ... I guarantee you that the federal taxpayer is not going to fund their roads and bridges and their systems when they are putting illegals on the roads."
December 23, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Sean Duffy says he now has veto power over appropriations passed by Congress and signed into law. He is the dictator over infrastructure funds. If you do something he doesn’t like, you lose the funds passed by Congress. bsky.app/profile/atru...
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In other words: Kremlin confirms validity of Steele dossier, admits ownership of Trump, and outs Tulsi Gabbard as lying traitor.
h/t @5gw.bsky.social
h/t @5gw.bsky.social
December 23, 2025 at 11:14 AM
In other words: Kremlin confirms validity of Steele dossier, admits ownership of Trump, and outs Tulsi Gabbard as lying traitor.
h/t @5gw.bsky.social
h/t @5gw.bsky.social
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The CBS investigation portrays a modern concentration camp, similar to the Soviet GULAG (like CECOT, an acronym): sadistic guards, 24 hour lighting, isolation cells.
Americans once opposed this inhumane system.
The Trump administration sent innocent people there to suffer.
Americans once opposed this inhumane system.
The Trump administration sent innocent people there to suffer.
December 23, 2025 at 9:49 AM
The CBS investigation portrays a modern concentration camp, similar to the Soviet GULAG (like CECOT, an acronym): sadistic guards, 24 hour lighting, isolation cells.
Americans once opposed this inhumane system.
The Trump administration sent innocent people there to suffer.
Americans once opposed this inhumane system.
The Trump administration sent innocent people there to suffer.
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“The lawsuit contends that the Board’s action is legally void and damages the institution’s public mission by turning a national memorial into a political vanity project.
“The President and his sycophants have no lawful authority to rename the Kennedy Center”
“The President and his sycophants have no lawful authority to rename the Kennedy Center”
BREAKING: We are suing Trump & his cronies to restore the Kennedy Center’s lawful name
We @democracydefendersaction.org are proud to represent Kennedy Center Trustee @repbeatty.bsky.social w/ our friends at Washington Litigation Group
Congress named the Kennedy Center & only they can change it
We @democracydefendersaction.org are proud to represent Kennedy Center Trustee @repbeatty.bsky.social w/ our friends at Washington Litigation Group
Congress named the Kennedy Center & only they can change it
Press Release | Democracy Defenders Action
Congresswoman Joyce Beatty today sued President Trump and others to stop the unlawful renaming of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. The lawsuit was brought on behalf of the Congressw...
www.democracydefendersaction.org
December 23, 2025 at 3:37 AM
“The lawsuit contends that the Board’s action is legally void and damages the institution’s public mission by turning a national memorial into a political vanity project.
“The President and his sycophants have no lawful authority to rename the Kennedy Center”
“The President and his sycophants have no lawful authority to rename the Kennedy Center”
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"the researchers found that withdrawing support for rapidly advancing mRNA vaccine technology could result in over 49,000 preventable deaths annually among patients diagnosed with four major cancers"
A new report from researchers at the Yale School of Public Health warns that the U.S. government’s abrupt cancellation of funding for mRNA vaccine research could have devastating health and economic consequences for the nation.
New report sounds alarm on health fallout from mRNA vaccine funding cuts
A new report from the Yale School of Public Health warns that the U.S. government’s abrupt cancellation of funding for mRNA vaccine research could have
ysph.yale.edu
December 23, 2025 at 2:50 AM
"the researchers found that withdrawing support for rapidly advancing mRNA vaccine technology could result in over 49,000 preventable deaths annually among patients diagnosed with four major cancers"
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Oh Sally. I remember when you were great. I am so fucking betting against Bari Weiss because she believes in her own small set of grievances, and she is she fusing them to the grievances of larger people and I hope they are all defeated. But she certainly will be.
Ratio me. Please. It's a badge of honor. If you don't like a link, go follow some chicken-heart who needs the approval of the thought-police. Caitlin Flanagan of @theatlantic.com is a tremendous writer and this piece is an excellent read. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
Don’t Bet Against Bari Weiss
The new editor in chief of CBS News triumphs over her critics.
www.theatlantic.com
December 22, 2025 at 5:31 AM
Oh Sally. I remember when you were great. I am so fucking betting against Bari Weiss because she believes in her own small set of grievances, and she is she fusing them to the grievances of larger people and I hope they are all defeated. But she certainly will be.
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If you're EIC and you're making fundamental changes to an already completed enterprise story that has already been vetted that means you are not properly engaged with the process.
You need to either be involved earlier or hand off the task.
You need to either be involved earlier or hand off the task.
Beyond being politically compromised she is also a bad executive editor. An executive editor would not allow a call like this to be made so late in the game on vibes
Sources: Bari Weiss asked 60 Minutes to add new material to its CECOT piece, suggesting a Stephen Miller interview; Weiss: my job is to publish the best stories (Michael M. Grynbaum/New York Times)
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December 22, 2025 at 7:58 AM
If you're EIC and you're making fundamental changes to an already completed enterprise story that has already been vetted that means you are not properly engaged with the process.
You need to either be involved earlier or hand off the task.
You need to either be involved earlier or hand off the task.
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Bari had been incredibly media savvy for years, knowing which asses to kiss, knowing which old guys with power to charm. It has worked well for her thus far. Kissing up and punching down does have its limits, however.
if i installed a regime propagandist, I’d at least pick someone media savvy
And there it is...
December 22, 2025 at 8:11 AM
Bari had been incredibly media savvy for years, knowing which asses to kiss, knowing which old guys with power to charm. It has worked well for her thus far. Kissing up and punching down does have its limits, however.
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CBS is already under political control. Weiss sold any of her own independence for $250 million. There are journalists working at CBS who care about this catastrophic loss of editorial freedom and credibility, but the Skydance/Paramount deal was always political capture.
December 22, 2025 at 9:01 AM
CBS is already under political control. Weiss sold any of her own independence for $250 million. There are journalists working at CBS who care about this catastrophic loss of editorial freedom and credibility, but the Skydance/Paramount deal was always political capture.
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when your censor is in the house - or is head of it - govt no longer needs to make a direct order. this is proceeding precisely as planned.
‘60 Minutes’ Pulled a Segment. A Correspondent Calls It ‘Political.’
www.nytimes.com
December 22, 2025 at 9:41 AM
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No, New York Times, I'm pretty sure the man who got up on stage yesterday and said "we no longer have to apologize for being white" and who said America will always be a "christian nation" has firmly taken a side on bigotry.
December 22, 2025 at 11:05 AM
No, New York Times, I'm pretty sure the man who got up on stage yesterday and said "we no longer have to apologize for being white" and who said America will always be a "christian nation" has firmly taken a side on bigotry.
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Bari Weiss gives Donald Trump a "kill switch" over 60 Minutes at #BrokenCBS.
RIP 60 Minutes. September 24, 1968 - December 21, 2025.
CBS News delays 60 Minutes segment featuring investigation into El Salvador’s Cecot megaprison
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/d...
RIP 60 Minutes. September 24, 1968 - December 21, 2025.
CBS News delays 60 Minutes segment featuring investigation into El Salvador’s Cecot megaprison
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/d...
CBS News delays 60 Minutes segment featuring investigation into El Salvador’s Cecot megaprison
Backlash after broadcaster announces the program, due to air on Sunday night, ‘needs additional reporting’
www.theguardian.com
December 22, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Bari Weiss gives Donald Trump a "kill switch" over 60 Minutes at #BrokenCBS.
RIP 60 Minutes. September 24, 1968 - December 21, 2025.
CBS News delays 60 Minutes segment featuring investigation into El Salvador’s Cecot megaprison
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/d...
RIP 60 Minutes. September 24, 1968 - December 21, 2025.
CBS News delays 60 Minutes segment featuring investigation into El Salvador’s Cecot megaprison
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/d...
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the vice president is a klansman
JD Vance: "In the United States of America you don't have to apologize for being white anymore"
December 21, 2025 at 8:22 PM
the vice president is a klansman
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Yep. I’m sure that was the right news call and not at all something embarrassing and weird
“60 Minutes” abruptly dropped a segment about Trump deportees sent to a megaprison in El Salvador Sunday — two hours before it was set to air
’60 Minutes’ Pulls Segment on Trump Deportees Sent to El Salvador Megaprison 2 Hours Before Airtime
"60 Minutes" abruptly dropped a segment about Trump deportees sent to a megaprison in El Salvador Sunday — two hours before it was set to air.
ca.news.yahoo.com
December 22, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Yep. I’m sure that was the right news call and not at all something embarrassing and weird
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Vance's latest rant has set off another misguided round of "free Usha" rhetoric. This isn't just inaccurate--she's wholly a part of this fascist project--it's dangerous. We can no longer afford to imagine fascism as smaller than it is. Hindu fascism is vast, too. No religion is immune.
December 22, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Vance's latest rant has set off another misguided round of "free Usha" rhetoric. This isn't just inaccurate--she's wholly a part of this fascist project--it's dangerous. We can no longer afford to imagine fascism as smaller than it is. Hindu fascism is vast, too. No religion is immune.
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One wild thing that's probably not gotten enough attention this year is the administration refusing to let members of Congress inspect immigration detention facilities, a violation of the law. This story has some details on how that's played out. talkingpointsmemo.com/feature/how-...
December 22, 2025 at 1:57 AM
One wild thing that's probably not gotten enough attention this year is the administration refusing to let members of Congress inspect immigration detention facilities, a violation of the law. This story has some details on how that's played out. talkingpointsmemo.com/feature/how-...
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Truly alarmed for the mental health of his kids once they are old enough to understand what he is doing.
JD Vance: "In the United States of America you don't have to apologize for being white anymore"
December 21, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Truly alarmed for the mental health of his kids once they are old enough to understand what he is doing.