David Boardman
@dboardman.bsky.social
Journalist/educator. Dean, Klein College of Media and Communication, Temple University. Chair, Spotlight PA. Founding chair, Lenfest Institute. Board, RCFP, OCCRP. Ex-editor of The Seattle Times. Passion for Philly sports and Pacific NW coastline.
This is the U.S. Department of Labor’s new social-media campaign. Notice anything?
October 28, 2025 at 10:44 AM
This is the U.S. Department of Labor’s new social-media campaign. Notice anything?
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Millions march against the fascism the #BrokenTimes is blind to. It now refuses to count their numbers and it muffles their voices in small, BTW headlines. This is not journalism.
October 19, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Millions march against the fascism the #BrokenTimes is blind to. It now refuses to count their numbers and it muffles their voices in small, BTW headlines. This is not journalism.
Did one of the largest protests in the history of the United States happen yesterday? You might not know it from today’s printed @nytimes.com, which had nothing above the fold, a small teaser below and a story buried on Page 23.
October 19, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Did one of the largest protests in the history of the United States happen yesterday? You might not know it from today’s printed @nytimes.com, which had nothing above the fold, a small teaser below and a story buried on Page 23.
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Happening now in war ravaged Portland: the city's Parks and Recreation Department (the most subversive of all government entities, is giving away trees.
September 27, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Happening now in war ravaged Portland: the city's Parks and Recreation Department (the most subversive of all government entities, is giving away trees.
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Taken just a few minutes ago outside the ICE facility in Portland that Trump claims is under siege. My message to Donald Trump is this: we don’t need you here. Stay the hell out of our city.
September 27, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Taken just a few minutes ago outside the ICE facility in Portland that Trump claims is under siege. My message to Donald Trump is this: we don’t need you here. Stay the hell out of our city.
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It's a gorgeous fall day in #warravagedPortland. Come visit.
September 27, 2025 at 3:52 PM
It's a gorgeous fall day in #warravagedPortland. Come visit.
If there was any doubt that the deployment of troops is to foment violence, not prevent it, this ploy from Trump should dispel that. Portland’s crime has been plummeting. But it’s also a city that won’t stand by quietly, and protests will likely turn violent. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Trump deploys troops to Portland, authorizing ‘full force’ if necessary
The action escalates a campaign to use the U.S. military against Americans that has little modern precedent.
www.washingtonpost.com
September 27, 2025 at 4:50 PM
If there was any doubt that the deployment of troops is to foment violence, not prevent it, this ploy from Trump should dispel that. Portland’s crime has been plummeting. But it’s also a city that won’t stand by quietly, and protests will likely turn violent. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Thank you, Dear Leader, for protecting us from this clear and present danger. I stand in awe of your infinite wisdom. Covfefe! www.nytimes.com/2025/09/26/u...
Des Moines Schools Superintendent Is Detained by ICE
www.nytimes.com
September 26, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Thank you, Dear Leader, for protecting us from this clear and present danger. I stand in awe of your infinite wisdom. Covfefe! www.nytimes.com/2025/09/26/u...
I am confident that the @nytimes.com and its courageous publisher, unlike @cbs.com, will not back down in response to this frivolous lawsuit by President Trump. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/16/b...
Trump Sues The New York Times for Articles Questioning His Success
www.nytimes.com
September 16, 2025 at 1:38 PM
I am confident that the @nytimes.com and its courageous publisher, unlike @cbs.com, will not back down in response to this frivolous lawsuit by President Trump. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/16/b...
The @wsj.com owes the nation an apology for its irresponsible reporting after the Charlie Kirk shooting. In the effort for a scoop, the Journal’s indication that the shooter was tied to transgender causes --since discredited—fueled hateful vitriol and further eroded trust in media.
September 13, 2025 at 2:27 PM
The @wsj.com owes the nation an apology for its irresponsible reporting after the Charlie Kirk shooting. In the effort for a scoop, the Journal’s indication that the shooter was tied to transgender causes --since discredited—fueled hateful vitriol and further eroded trust in media.
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any outlet that reported the “pro-trans ideology on bullet casings” thing owes the public an apology and an explanation
if you are serious about turning down the temperature, start by showing some shame and regret for your role in turning it up in the first place by allowing yourself to be played
if you are serious about turning down the temperature, start by showing some shame and regret for your role in turning it up in the first place by allowing yourself to be played
September 12, 2025 at 5:04 PM
any outlet that reported the “pro-trans ideology on bullet casings” thing owes the public an apology and an explanation
if you are serious about turning down the temperature, start by showing some shame and regret for your role in turning it up in the first place by allowing yourself to be played
if you are serious about turning down the temperature, start by showing some shame and regret for your role in turning it up in the first place by allowing yourself to be played
Hippocrates is appalled.
Florida is ending childhood vaccine requirements for school entry. This is going to have a massive negative impact on the health of children in Florida and throughout the United States.
Florida will now be ground zero for infectious disease outbreaks.
H/t @bethlinas.bsky.social.
Florida will now be ground zero for infectious disease outbreaks.
H/t @bethlinas.bsky.social.
Florida moves to end all school vaccine mandates, first in nation to do so
Florida Surgeon General Joseph A. Ladapo criticized school vaccine mandates, which every state has, and likened them to slavery.
www.washingtonpost.com
September 4, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Hippocrates is appalled.
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And here's the relevant @status.news story: www.status.news/p/youtube-oa...
YouTube’s Deal With the Devil
Google once declared OAN too toxic for its platform—now Sundar Pichai and Neal Mohan are breathing new life into the conspiracy network as they negotiate a high-stakes agreement with Rupert Murdoch's ...
www.status.news
August 29, 2025 at 8:45 PM
And here's the relevant @status.news story: www.status.news/p/youtube-oa...
This Guy always fashions great commentary.
just lost $100,000 on a polymarket bet that trump would negotiate a peace deal today with putin. i was sure of it. i can't believe i lost all this money. he wrote the art of the deal.
August 16, 2025 at 12:14 AM
This Guy always fashions great commentary.
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In light of President Trump deploying the National Guard in D.C., revisit a recent @rcfp.org analysis on why journalists should care about the military acting as domestic law enforcement and how it could impact newsgathering.
Why journalists should care about military involvement in domestic law enforcement
RCFP has received many questions regarding the implications for journalists of using the military for civilian law enforcement.
www.rcfp.org
August 13, 2025 at 2:35 PM
In light of President Trump deploying the National Guard in D.C., revisit a recent @rcfp.org analysis on why journalists should care about the military acting as domestic law enforcement and how it could impact newsgathering.
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there have been zero mass shootings in Washington, D.C. in the past 12 years. In Tampa, where Benny lives, there has been at least one mass shooting every year since 2022.
Benny Johnson claims that while he lived in DC he was carjacked, had murders and mass shootings happen right outside his house, and had his house set ablaze
Sounds like a skill issue, bro
Sounds like a skill issue, bro
August 12, 2025 at 8:05 PM
there have been zero mass shootings in Washington, D.C. in the past 12 years. In Tampa, where Benny lives, there has been at least one mass shooting every year since 2022.
Today’s @morningjoe-msnbc.bsky.social sounding like @foxnews.com.web.brid.gy as Scarborough and Barnicle fawn over Trump’s militarization of D.C.
August 12, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Today’s @morningjoe-msnbc.bsky.social sounding like @foxnews.com.web.brid.gy as Scarborough and Barnicle fawn over Trump’s militarization of D.C.
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Truly remarkable new research that sheds light on the role that Lithium may play in the onset of Alzheimer’s disease AND the vital insights this work provides for therapeutic development.
Welcome hopeful news to the millions who suffer worldwide
Incredible medical innovation always imparts hope!
Welcome hopeful news to the millions who suffer worldwide
Incredible medical innovation always imparts hope!
August 8, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Truly remarkable new research that sheds light on the role that Lithium may play in the onset of Alzheimer’s disease AND the vital insights this work provides for therapeutic development.
Welcome hopeful news to the millions who suffer worldwide
Incredible medical innovation always imparts hope!
Welcome hopeful news to the millions who suffer worldwide
Incredible medical innovation always imparts hope!
Of the many big @washingtonpost.com departures, the exit of
@carolleonnig.bsky.social is one of the biggest. The Will Lewis Era to this point is nothing short of heartbreaking for those of us who care about journalism and democracy.
@carolleonnig.bsky.social is one of the biggest. The Will Lewis Era to this point is nothing short of heartbreaking for those of us who care about journalism and democracy.
August 5, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Of the many big @washingtonpost.com departures, the exit of
@carolleonnig.bsky.social is one of the biggest. The Will Lewis Era to this point is nothing short of heartbreaking for those of us who care about journalism and democracy.
@carolleonnig.bsky.social is one of the biggest. The Will Lewis Era to this point is nothing short of heartbreaking for those of us who care about journalism and democracy.
Sign him. Now.
Price of Schwarber brick keeps going up
July 30, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Sign him. Now.
Another talented journalist leaves @washingtonpost.com.
And, uh, some personal news: This is also my last column for The Post. I was offered and accepted a buyout.
To answer one possible next question, I'm not sure what's next save taking some time off. If you want, you can enter your email at pbump.net and I'll let you know when I figure it out!
To answer one possible next question, I'm not sure what's next save taking some time off. If you want, you can enter your email at pbump.net and I'll let you know when I figure it out!
For my column today, I wrote about how Trump leveraged America's collapsing trust in institutions — and how his second term has accelerated that collapse. Gift link: wapo.st/3IzN4QA
July 17, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Another talented journalist leaves @washingtonpost.com.
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Homan: "People need to understand ICE officers and Border Patrol don't need probable cause to walk up to somebody, briefly detain them, and question them ... based on their physical appearance."
July 11, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Homan: "People need to understand ICE officers and Border Patrol don't need probable cause to walk up to somebody, briefly detain them, and question them ... based on their physical appearance."