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Benjamin Freed @brfreed.bsky.social · 1m

Don’t miss Washington media catching a very deserved stray here

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Jason Linkins @dceiver.bsky.social · 7h

Peter Principle is a harsh mistress!!

Jason Linkins @dceiver.bsky.social · 7h

Me, I’m poppin’ corn.

Jason Linkins @dceiver.bsky.social · 8h

also I really can't stress enough the broad forces arrayed that are champing at the bit to make her famous for any errors or calumnies; she's a fish in a barrel surrounded by snipers

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Jason Linkins @dceiver.bsky.social · 8h

not a good metaphor; nuclear winter is a problem no amount of hard work can overcome

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Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 13h

Wanna learn more about the pastor in this photo?

I talked to him yesterday.

He's currently part of a lawsuit against DHS, in part due to this exact moment: religionnews.com/2025/10/07/i...

Religious protesters say ICE threatens religious freedom in Chicago

(RNS) — Despite potential danger, religious leaders and faith activists have been a visible presence at Chicago-area ICE protests, some waving signs with slogans such as ‘Love thy neighbor’ and ‘Who w...

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Jason Linkins @dceiver.bsky.social · 8h

That’s not a good value proposition. There are few things that force more obligations on us than surviving a nuclear war, especially given the extreme convenience of what is being offered by Armageddon: the chance to quickly and easily unburden yourself of them.

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Jason Linkins @dceiver.bsky.social · 10h

love that we had a whole national reckoning over the media's coverage of Biden's advanced age and none of the scolds who High Horsed us can be bothered to spend even a minute reflecting on the fact that Trump has basically become Mr. Burns in the "Spruce Moose" episode of THE SIMPSONS

CNN @cnn.com · 12h

The Trump administration has ordered FBI employees in Washington, DC, to immediately search their workstations and digital media for any records pertaining to the disappearance of Amelia Earhart, a law enforcement source told CNN.

FBI employees ordered to immediately search for records related to Amelia Earhart, source says | CNN Politics

The Trump administration has ordered FBI employees in Washington, DC, to immediately search their workstations and digital media for any records pertaining to the disappearance of Amelia Earhart, a la...

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Jason Linkins @dceiver.bsky.social · 11h

Lol yep, I remember saying that BBB was fucked after they surrendered the leverage and so many people over at the bird site were mad at me for suggesting it

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Jason Linkins @dceiver.bsky.social · 16h

Radley was wise to apprise the high potential for getting gish galloped and avoid.

My advice to really good writers in general is to decline to appear on the podcasts of your opponents. Stick to your best medium, you have the constitutional right to seek the best light for your work.

jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 1d

perhaps the biggest story TFPever ran was a catastrophically shoddy argument that George Floyd ackshully died of an overdose. When confronted with irrefutable evidence that the piece was simply wrong, Weiss didn’t take it down, she asked her critic, @radleybalko.bsky.social, to come on a podcast.

max tani @maxtani.bsky.social · 2d

David Ellison’s note to staff on Paramount’s acquisition of the Free Press

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Jason Linkins @dceiver.bsky.social · 17h

if you plan to fail, it's very hard to succeed

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Jason Linkins @dceiver.bsky.social · 18h

everyone who disapproves of Trump can potentially made to not just care about the civil service being fucked over, but made to be furious about it

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Jason Linkins @dceiver.bsky.social · 19h

I don't know what Democrats think of this either, but I do know what Democrats SHOULD think about something suggested by a conniving viper who has fucked them over on every single occasion she's had the opportunity

Burgess Everett tweet: "One of Sen. Collins idea to break logjam: Dems give votes to reopen government with a “commitment” to negotiate on ACA premium tax credits. She says it’s not entirely clear what Democrats think of this"

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Jason Linkins @dceiver.bsky.social · 21h

I might go so far as to point to the president's omnivorously documented history of not paying people what they're owed.

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Jason Linkins @dceiver.bsky.social · 21h

the thing I'd emphasize if I was a Democrat is that if the Trump administration is willing to break faith, and the law, to not pay you now, there is no reason to believe your steady paycheck is safe under any circumstances.

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Jason Linkins @dceiver.bsky.social · 21h

nooooooo worries there lol

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Jason Linkins @dceiver.bsky.social · 21h

As Liz Lopatto describes at length, none of that seems to be in Bari's wheelhouse.

www.theverge.com/business/793...

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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Jason Linkins @dceiver.bsky.social · 21h

When I became a manager, I distilled the work to its essence: You take responsibility immediately for anything that goes wrong; you give credit immediately for anything that goes right. You do that because it keeps YOU honest. You do it happily because the money is good.

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Jason Linkins @dceiver.bsky.social · 21h

I hadn't been much interested in subbing to any of the trendy media newsletters but that was before Bari Weiss volunteered to jump into an aquarium full of piranhas, now I almost have to

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Jason Linkins @dceiver.bsky.social · 1d

it was excellent!!

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Gillian Brockell @gbrockell.bsky.social · 1d

Claim: 10 cars rammed ICE
Truth: No cars rammed ICE

Claim: She boxed ICE in
Truth: ICE boxed her in

Claim: She shot a rifle at ICE
Truth: She did not have a rifle

Claim: ICE returned fire
Truth: Only ICE fired

Claim: She drove herself to the hospital
Truth: Paramedics found her

Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 1d

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government’s claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed.
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Attorney for woman shot by Border Patrol claims officer said 'Do something b-----' before shooting

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government's claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed. A judge ordered Martinez and a co-defendant released pending trial.

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DAVE! (like "Them!" but Dave) @daveexmachina.bsky.social · 2d

normal person: i just want a place to hang out with my friends
tech weirdo: and shitheads
np: no just my friends
tw: but what about hearing alternative views on race and gender?
np: we just want to hang out and goof around
tw: so where do the shitheads fit in then
np: no shitheads
tw: not following

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Jason Linkins @dceiver.bsky.social · 2d

we inadvertently had a 20th Century modernism weekend in that we saw the '60s Surrealism exhibit at the Whitney, then GODOT, then the cool as hell Man Ray exhibit at the Met

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Jason Linkins @dceiver.bsky.social · 2d

we had such a great time at WAITING FOR GODOT this weekend and it was an extra special treat that Brandon J. Dirden was in it as well, extra special treat for THE AMERICANS fans like @jessicagolds.bsky.social

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