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Noah Lanard @nlanard.bsky.social · 14h

Some background on the absolute monarchy where the Trump administration is now paying to imprison people deported by ICE

Story here: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

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Ian Gordon @idgordon.bsky.social · 1d

Look—hear me out—I love them too

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Ian Gordon @idgordon.bsky.social · 1d

AI took our content and learned all our bad habits!

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Ian Gordon @idgordon.bsky.social · 1d

I was not prepared for the number of replies saying that the em-dashes were a dead giveaway that Weiss used AI to write her letter. I can’t stress this enough: Journalists *love* their em-dashes.

Ian Gordon @idgordon.bsky.social · 2d

If you'd like to delight in a side-by-side comparison, here's Bari Weiss' reported note to CBS staffers (left) and the one I cooked up on ChatGPT with a quickly dashed-off prompt (right). Looking forward to hearing from you in the days and weeks ahead!

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Ian Gordon @idgordon.bsky.social · 1d

!!

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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 1d

1/ This morning I went on @kqedforum.bsky.social to discuss this piece and Lt. Gov @eleniforca.bsky.social called it. Which is great! Politicians should engage with journalists and the public debating things, including how CA can push back on Trump. But...

www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

It’s time for soft secession

How blue states can use their economic clout to stand up to Trump’s agenda—starting with California.

www.motherjones.com

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Tim Murphy @timothypmurphy.bsky.social · 1d

amazing how many people walk around with a giant sign around their neck that says "i can't cut it"

Berny Belvedere @bernybelvedere.bsky.social · 1d

fellas is it gay to live in a city

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Ian Gordon @idgordon.bsky.social · 1d

I didn’t know that was an option—just turned it on

Ian Gordon @idgordon.bsky.social · 2d

I’m really sorry I forgot this time—definitely trying to make it part of my process

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Reveal @revealnews.org · 2d

Trump sicced the National Guard on LA, ramping up immigrant arrests in a city that’s been targeted by ICE for months.

Here’s how @lataco.bsky.social, a local taco site tracking the raids, became an essential reporting powerhouse to their community.

Listen here: tinyurl.com/4cm2bsdr

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Ian Gordon @idgordon.bsky.social · 2d

Latest @motherjones.com hotness coming to newsstands near you soon

The cover of the November/December 2025 issue of Mother Jones magazine, with the title "American Gulag" and the subtitle "The brutal rollout of Trump's police state" over a black-and-white photo of two masked agents arresting an immigrant at a federal courthouse.

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Ian Gordon @idgordon.bsky.social · 2d

If you'd like to delight in a side-by-side comparison, here's Bari Weiss' reported note to CBS staffers (left) and the one I cooked up on ChatGPT with a quickly dashed-off prompt (right). Looking forward to hearing from you in the days and weeks ahead!

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Ian Gordon @idgordon.bsky.social · 2d

I was sort of curious to see how ChatGPT would manage this task. So here's my prompt, and the robot's intro email:

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Ian Gordon @idgordon.bsky.social · 2d

The NYT's Michael Grynbaum reported that this is the note that Bari Weiss sent to CBS News staffers this morning (1/2)

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Ian Gordon @idgordon.bsky.social · 2d

California is the fourth-largest economy in the world. @clarajeffery.bsky.social writes that it’s time the Golden State—and other blue states—used their economic clout to fight Trump’s agenda.

It’s time for soft secession

How blue states can use their economic clout to stand up to Trump’s agenda—starting with California.

www.motherjones.com

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Ian Gordon @idgordon.bsky.social · 6d

Adam Ottavino! Tom Glavine’s brother!

Ian Gordon @idgordon.bsky.social · 6d

And pitched at Northeastern! Though his fastball was only 90-92 back then…

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Michael Mechanic @michaelmechanic.bsky.social · 6d

Who is that masked man? Probably not ICE.

Trump's deportation machine has diverted some 42,000 crime fighters from other tasks

Feeling safer now?

www.motherjones.com

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Ian Gordon @idgordon.bsky.social · 7d

just yukking it up, this guy

Nikki McCann Ramírez @nikkimcr.bsky.social · 7d

Vance: I'll tell Hakeem Jeffries righ now, if you help us reopen the government, the sombrero memes will stop.

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Tim Murphy @timothypmurphy.bsky.social · 7d

did you hear what the free speech guys said to the dictator? nope. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

The joke's on you at the Riyadh Comedy Festival

The lesson, one again, is that Americans aren't as offended by autocracy as you might have thought.

www.motherjones.com

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Ian Gordon @idgordon.bsky.social · 7d

shit, i guess my time has come

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Julia Lurie @julialurie.bsky.social · 10d

Update: Paul Dama was released from immigration detention on Thursday night! This is him and his sister Cecelia

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Reveal @revealnews.org · 9d

Good news! Paul Dama, a Nigerian man in ICE detention, has finally been freed!

Earlier this month, we spoke with his sister and the other families torn apart by the Trump administration's mass deportations.

🎧 You can listen to his full story here: tinyurl.com/4cm2bsdr

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Ian Gordon @idgordon.bsky.social · 9d

A spunky Atlantic salmon and a beautiful brown trout landed over the weekend—absolutely fantastic morning caddis bite

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Ian Gordon @idgordon.bsky.social · 12d

Oh man I *really* want to hear the backstory that led to this email

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