Connie Matthiessen
@cmatthiessen.bsky.social
Writer, editor, mother, environmentalist, feminist, progressive, optimist, idealist, dreamer, Twitter refugee (not necessarily in that order)
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If refusing to comment is enough to kill a story, then the government now has veto power over journalism.
That’s what CBS normalized last night — and it should scare everyone.
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...
That’s what CBS normalized last night — and it should scare everyone.
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...
CBS Pulled a “60 Minutes” Story Because the White House Refused to Comment — That’s a Veto on Journalism
Pulling a finished investigation because the administration refused to comment isn’t journalism. It’s submission.
open.substack.com
December 22, 2025 at 4:30 PM
If refusing to comment is enough to kill a story, then the government now has veto power over journalism.
That’s what CBS normalized last night — and it should scare everyone.
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...
That’s what CBS normalized last night — and it should scare everyone.
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...
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If this doesn't motivate you to vote in the Midterms, nothing will.
December 22, 2025 at 8:36 PM
If this doesn't motivate you to vote in the Midterms, nothing will.
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"Todd Blanche let us all know that everyone in the DOJ was going to be breaking the law....Today he decided, why not double down on announcing that Donald Trump has broken the law."
@jackcocchiarella.bsky.social and @samsteindc.bsky.social talk Todd Blanche's weak Epstein excuses:
@jackcocchiarella.bsky.social and @samsteindc.bsky.social talk Todd Blanche's weak Epstein excuses:
December 22, 2025 at 6:55 PM
"Todd Blanche let us all know that everyone in the DOJ was going to be breaking the law....Today he decided, why not double down on announcing that Donald Trump has broken the law."
@jackcocchiarella.bsky.social and @samsteindc.bsky.social talk Todd Blanche's weak Epstein excuses:
@jackcocchiarella.bsky.social and @samsteindc.bsky.social talk Todd Blanche's weak Epstein excuses:
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Meiselas: I’ve got to ask about your reaction to CBS censoring a report it was going to air on 60 Minutes… Is this something you see investigating?
Garcia: There are many members of Congress looking at this issue in particular, and I think CBS still has a lot of explaining to do.
Garcia: There are many members of Congress looking at this issue in particular, and I think CBS still has a lot of explaining to do.
December 22, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Meiselas: I’ve got to ask about your reaction to CBS censoring a report it was going to air on 60 Minutes… Is this something you see investigating?
Garcia: There are many members of Congress looking at this issue in particular, and I think CBS still has a lot of explaining to do.
Garcia: There are many members of Congress looking at this issue in particular, and I think CBS still has a lot of explaining to do.
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What a fucking madness!
December 22, 2025 at 8:38 PM
What a fucking madness!
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the full exchange
November 18, 2025 at 2:44 PM
the full exchange
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I wrote about Bari Weiss doing the hard work of defending the rich and powerful www.thenation.com/article/soci...
Bari Weiss's Counter-Journalistic Crusade Targets "60 Minutes"
The new editor-in-chief at CBS News has shown she's not merely stupendously unqualified--she's ideologically opposed to the practice of good journalism.
www.thenation.com
December 22, 2025 at 6:43 PM
I wrote about Bari Weiss doing the hard work of defending the rich and powerful www.thenation.com/article/soci...
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This is a very astute observation. I hadn't thought about Keith Kellogg, he just disappeared from the scene. It makes perfect sense that Putin would want to fainthearted guy like Witkoff doing the negotiations. 🗽
December 22, 2025 at 12:07 AM
This is a very astute observation. I hadn't thought about Keith Kellogg, he just disappeared from the scene. It makes perfect sense that Putin would want to fainthearted guy like Witkoff doing the negotiations. 🗽
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In an internal email, 60 Minutes correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi said new editor in chief Bari Weiss had “spiked” the story and said the government was using silence to “VETO” stories.
CBS Abruptly Pulls ‘60 Minutes’ Segment On Migrants Sent To El Salvador Prison—What To Know
In an internal email, 60 Minutes correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi said new editor in chief Bari Weiss had “spiked” the story and said the government was using silence to “VETO” stories.
www.forbes.com
December 22, 2025 at 5:40 AM
In an internal email, 60 Minutes correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi said new editor in chief Bari Weiss had “spiked” the story and said the government was using silence to “VETO” stories.
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@rokhanna.bsky.social: "Massie and I are drafting articles of impeachment as we speak about Pam Bondi and Blanche."
December 22, 2025 at 7:46 PM
@rokhanna.bsky.social: "Massie and I are drafting articles of impeachment as we speak about Pam Bondi and Blanche."
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This statement is a sick joke. US foreign policy is a sick joke, being implemented by enemies of truth, freedom & democracy - people driven by personal greed & the opportunity to exploit the suffering of others by trading US power and prestige for death & business opportunities.
December 22, 2025 at 11:49 AM
This statement is a sick joke. US foreign policy is a sick joke, being implemented by enemies of truth, freedom & democracy - people driven by personal greed & the opportunity to exploit the suffering of others by trading US power and prestige for death & business opportunities.
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“We couldn’t report on the sinking of the Titanic until we spoke to Captain Smith.”
Weiss concluded: “We need to be able to make every effort to get the principals on the record and on camera. To me, our viewers come first, not a listing schedule or anything else. And that is my North Star, and I hope it's the North Star of every person in this newsroom.”
December 22, 2025 at 6:16 PM
“We couldn’t report on the sinking of the Titanic until we spoke to Captain Smith.”
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Oversight isn't optional.
This ruling restores Congress’s ability to conduct visits to better understand how DHS is treating individuals – including U.S. citizens – in detention facilities.
We’re honored to represent these members in defending transparency, human dignity, and the rule of law.
This ruling restores Congress’s ability to conduct visits to better understand how DHS is treating individuals – including U.S. citizens – in detention facilities.
We’re honored to represent these members in defending transparency, human dignity, and the rule of law.
ICE Must Allow Lawmakers to Inspect Detention Centers, Judge Rules
www.nytimes.com
December 22, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Oversight isn't optional.
This ruling restores Congress’s ability to conduct visits to better understand how DHS is treating individuals – including U.S. citizens – in detention facilities.
We’re honored to represent these members in defending transparency, human dignity, and the rule of law.
This ruling restores Congress’s ability to conduct visits to better understand how DHS is treating individuals – including U.S. citizens – in detention facilities.
We’re honored to represent these members in defending transparency, human dignity, and the rule of law.
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From October 2025: “I might invoke Edward R. Murrow, but they remember him. They don’t have any goodwill toward you. They don’t know who you are at all. And they are not going to defend you when you screw up.”
Read more from @lopatto.bsky.social:
Read more from @lopatto.bsky.social:
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
December 22, 2025 at 3:55 AM
From October 2025: “I might invoke Edward R. Murrow, but they remember him. They don’t have any goodwill toward you. They don’t know who you are at all. And they are not going to defend you when you screw up.”
Read more from @lopatto.bsky.social:
Read more from @lopatto.bsky.social:
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History will record that Kimmel and Colbert were among the shining brave lights of our time.
December 22, 2025 at 4:00 PM
History will record that Kimmel and Colbert were among the shining brave lights of our time.
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@gorskon.bsky.social on the whole sordid saga of RFK Jr., FDA's sports medicine doc Tracy Beth Hoeg, Bandim Health Project at the University of Southern Denmark, hepatitis and babies in Guinea Bissau. sciencebasedmedicine.org/every-accusa...
Every accusation is a confession (or a statement of intent): MAHA’s new Tuskegee experiment
HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.s CDC just funneled a $1.6 million dollar grant to researchers to carry out an unethical and scientifically unjustified randomized clinical trial of the birth dose o
sciencebasedmedicine.org
December 22, 2025 at 7:34 PM
@gorskon.bsky.social on the whole sordid saga of RFK Jr., FDA's sports medicine doc Tracy Beth Hoeg, Bandim Health Project at the University of Southern Denmark, hepatitis and babies in Guinea Bissau. sciencebasedmedicine.org/every-accusa...
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Trump’s coverup operatives can redact and redact to protect Trump, but it defies logic and known information to think Trump wasn’t involved in Epstein’s pedophilia ring.
December 22, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Trump’s coverup operatives can redact and redact to protect Trump, but it defies logic and known information to think Trump wasn’t involved in Epstein’s pedophilia ring.
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"Bondi and company are sorely mistaken if they think breaking the law and giving Congress a middle finger will make the Epstein scandal go away."
The regime's new Epstein coverup will backfire
They're buying time but not fooling anyone.
www.publicnotice.co
December 22, 2025 at 4:27 PM
"Bondi and company are sorely mistaken if they think breaking the law and giving Congress a middle finger will make the Epstein scandal go away."
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Asking this seriously: has Bari Weiss ever in her career reported out an investigative story?
December 22, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Asking this seriously: has Bari Weiss ever in her career reported out an investigative story?
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ALFONSI: “.. In my view, pulling it now, after every rigorous internal check has been met, is not an editorial decision, it is a political one.”
@nytimes.com $PSKY
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/21/b...
@nytimes.com $PSKY
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/21/b...
December 22, 2025 at 11:55 AM
ALFONSI: “.. In my view, pulling it now, after every rigorous internal check has been met, is not an editorial decision, it is a political one.”
@nytimes.com $PSKY
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/21/b...
@nytimes.com $PSKY
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/21/b...