Ed Tracey
@ed-tracey.bsky.social
Got out on a 3-day pass from The Clinic ... and still at-large.
Non-profit accounting manager
Host of the Drinking Liberally chapter in Keene, New Hampshire
Non-profit accounting manager
Host of the Drinking Liberally chapter in Keene, New Hampshire
If you ever visit Memphis .... the Stax Records museum is a must-see ... parking lot, plus a direct bus line from downtown.
Steve Cropper, Booker T. & the MG's and Stax Records Guitarist, Dead at 84
Steve Cropper, the Rock Hall-inducted guitarist who helped form the sound of "Memphis soul" with Stax Records, has died at the age of 84.
www.rollingstone.com
December 3, 2025 at 11:46 PM
If you ever visit Memphis .... the Stax Records museum is a must-see ... parking lot, plus a direct bus line from downtown.
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Community notes don’t get much more brutal than this
December 1, 2025 at 4:07 AM
Community notes don’t get much more brutal than this
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"No one's going to build a factory based on a tariff that's on on Monday, off on... Tuesday, the president's changed his mind by Wednesday, he gets hormonal by Thursday and someone says something nasty in the middle school cafeteria on Friday and they're back on again."
November 29, 2025 at 12:52 PM
"No one's going to build a factory based on a tariff that's on on Monday, off on... Tuesday, the president's changed his mind by Wednesday, he gets hormonal by Thursday and someone says something nasty in the middle school cafeteria on Friday and they're back on again."
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Remember last year when we said we would drop The Tribune's paywall if we raised enough money to support the transition to free? About that… 😁
The Salt Lake Tribune will drop its paywall next year, CEO tells donors at NewsMakers gala
After years of requiring people to pay for online news content, The Tribune announced an upcoming change during its 2025 annual NewsMakers Gala.
www.sltrib.com
November 23, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Remember last year when we said we would drop The Tribune's paywall if we raised enough money to support the transition to free? About that… 😁
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SCOOP — A former staffer for Rep. Jeff Van Drew (R-NJ), Natalie Green, 26, was charged today for falsely reporting she was attacked by 3 men who wrote "TRUMP WHORE" on her stomach bc of her job. It was staged by her + a friend.
Van Drew isn't named in the complaint but I've confirmed w/ his office.
Van Drew isn't named in the complaint but I've confirmed w/ his office.
Employee of a Federal Official Charged with Conspiracy to Falsely Report Violent Attack and Giving False Statements to Law Enforcement
A New Jersey woman was charged with conspiring and falsely reporting to law enforcement that she had been violently assaulted with a firearm due to her employment with a federal official.
www.justice.gov
November 19, 2025 at 11:22 PM
SCOOP — A former staffer for Rep. Jeff Van Drew (R-NJ), Natalie Green, 26, was charged today for falsely reporting she was attacked by 3 men who wrote "TRUMP WHORE" on her stomach bc of her job. It was staged by her + a friend.
Van Drew isn't named in the complaint but I've confirmed w/ his office.
Van Drew isn't named in the complaint but I've confirmed w/ his office.
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Most of his tweets sound like he’s drunk while he’s writing them so no surprises here.
November 19, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Most of his tweets sound like he’s drunk while he’s writing them so no surprises here.
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Confirmed: Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) plans to move to censure Rep. Cory Mills (R-Fla.) today.
Plan is to move to do it tonight as a "privileged" matter, meaning it can be brought to the floor for a vote without first going through a committee.
Plan is to move to do it tonight as a "privileged" matter, meaning it can be brought to the floor for a vote without first going through a committee.
November 19, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Confirmed: Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) plans to move to censure Rep. Cory Mills (R-Fla.) today.
Plan is to move to do it tonight as a "privileged" matter, meaning it can be brought to the floor for a vote without first going through a committee.
Plan is to move to do it tonight as a "privileged" matter, meaning it can be brought to the floor for a vote without first going through a committee.
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Probably bad that Ryan Grim is an MRA.
November 17, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Probably bad that Ryan Grim is an MRA.
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Why read past headlines: Grifters like Scott Galloway benefit when progressives ignore that we do have a masculinity crisis in this country.
I offer a path forward that doesn't involve denying women's equality.
www.salon.com/2025/11/17/d...
I offer a path forward that doesn't involve denying women's equality.
www.salon.com/2025/11/17/d...
Don’t blame women for men’s loneliness. Blame capitalism
There’s a lot of money to be made off angry, isolated men
www.salon.com
November 17, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Why read past headlines: Grifters like Scott Galloway benefit when progressives ignore that we do have a masculinity crisis in this country.
I offer a path forward that doesn't involve denying women's equality.
www.salon.com/2025/11/17/d...
I offer a path forward that doesn't involve denying women's equality.
www.salon.com/2025/11/17/d...
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years ago an emmy-winning comedy writer posted this in a DM group and I’ve thought about it literally every day since (anonymized and shared with permission)
November 15, 2025 at 3:36 AM
years ago an emmy-winning comedy writer posted this in a DM group and I’ve thought about it literally every day since (anonymized and shared with permission)
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NEW: The first two years of Massachusetts' millionaire tax has raised $3 billion more than expected.
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
Millionaire Tax That Inspired Mamdani Fuels $5.7 Billion Haul in Massachusetts
A millionaire levy in Massachusetts that New York City mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani holds up as a model for taxing the rich has generated $3 billion more in revenue than expected without forcing...
www.bloomberg.com
November 12, 2025 at 4:01 PM
NEW: The first two years of Massachusetts' millionaire tax has raised $3 billion more than expected.
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
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I just want to mention that this was a New York Times reporter Epstein was talking to, and the NYT has never disclosed these emails or any photos conveyed.
November 12, 2025 at 8:02 PM
I just want to mention that this was a New York Times reporter Epstein was talking to, and the NYT has never disclosed these emails or any photos conveyed.
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So...NYTimes' Dealbook conference has panel, "Journalism Interrupted," w/Charlamagne Tha God, Jon Favreau, Amna Nawaz, David Remnick, Stephanie Ruhle, Andrew Schulz, and Ben Shapiro. Less than half these people are actually professional journalists. https://loom.ly/rADC3Sk
The New York Times Announces Lineup at Annual DealBook Summit on Dec. 3 | The New York Times Company
The New York Times today revealed the lineup for the 2025 DealBook Summit taking place on Dec. 3 at Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York City. The live journalism event will be hosted by Andrew Ross…
www.nytco.com
November 11, 2025 at 5:08 PM
So...NYTimes' Dealbook conference has panel, "Journalism Interrupted," w/Charlamagne Tha God, Jon Favreau, Amna Nawaz, David Remnick, Stephanie Ruhle, Andrew Schulz, and Ben Shapiro. Less than half these people are actually professional journalists. https://loom.ly/rADC3Sk
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Paid a Colombian tea grower $1,500 for a shipment. Got billed $150 by the Trump administration at the border. *I* got billed. Not the tea growers. Not the Colombian government. Me. The American business owner. I paid the Trump tax.
November 12, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Paid a Colombian tea grower $1,500 for a shipment. Got billed $150 by the Trump administration at the border. *I* got billed. Not the tea growers. Not the Colombian government. Me. The American business owner. I paid the Trump tax.
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I consume a massive amount of political news. And in every story the reporter contacts the specific Trump admin spokesperson for comment and the response is always a venomous personal insult followed by praise for Trump or a cabinet official. I realize that has always been standard journalistic
November 11, 2025 at 5:12 PM
I consume a massive amount of political news. And in every story the reporter contacts the specific Trump admin spokesperson for comment and the response is always a venomous personal insult followed by praise for Trump or a cabinet official. I realize that has always been standard journalistic
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Just back from the border, where faith built bridges. Meanwhile in D.C., they’re busy tearing them down. As the government shutdown continues, I feel like I’ve stepped into the twilight zone. Here are 5 things you may have missed—including the billionaires revamping Trumpism for the next generation.
Saturday Morning Covfefe: 5 Things with Olivia
Hope at the border. Demolition in D.C.
www.livingitwitholiviatroye.com
November 8, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Just back from the border, where faith built bridges. Meanwhile in D.C., they’re busy tearing them down. As the government shutdown continues, I feel like I’ve stepped into the twilight zone. Here are 5 things you may have missed—including the billionaires revamping Trumpism for the next generation.
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A fun election fact:
Abigail Spanberger, Governor-elect of Virginia, is originally from Red Bank, NJ.
Her former roommate Mike Sherrill, Governor-elect of New Jersey, was born in Alexandria, VA and grew up in nearby Reston, VA.
They basically swapped states!
Abigail Spanberger, Governor-elect of Virginia, is originally from Red Bank, NJ.
Her former roommate Mike Sherrill, Governor-elect of New Jersey, was born in Alexandria, VA and grew up in nearby Reston, VA.
They basically swapped states!
November 5, 2025 at 6:34 AM
A fun election fact:
Abigail Spanberger, Governor-elect of Virginia, is originally from Red Bank, NJ.
Her former roommate Mike Sherrill, Governor-elect of New Jersey, was born in Alexandria, VA and grew up in nearby Reston, VA.
They basically swapped states!
Abigail Spanberger, Governor-elect of Virginia, is originally from Red Bank, NJ.
Her former roommate Mike Sherrill, Governor-elect of New Jersey, was born in Alexandria, VA and grew up in nearby Reston, VA.
They basically swapped states!