Jessica in PGH
@jessdrkn.bsky.social
I'm worried about the news. Audience fragmentation, ignorance of how propaganda works, and a public appetite for unverified information is *bad*
Texas native. Pittsburgh PA resident. Legal aid worker. Formerly: labor union PR lady, newspaper reporter.
Texas native. Pittsburgh PA resident. Legal aid worker. Formerly: labor union PR lady, newspaper reporter.
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In our recent October poll, 2% of Americans said their primary source of news was CBS. They disapprove of Trump by a net 20 points.
I doubt a campaign against elites and academia — left-coded groups, in the Trumpian formulation — is going to help ratings www.gelliottmorris.com/p/what-your-...
I doubt a campaign against elites and academia — left-coded groups, in the Trumpian formulation — is going to help ratings www.gelliottmorris.com/p/what-your-...
January 3, 2026 at 12:58 AM
In our recent October poll, 2% of Americans said their primary source of news was CBS. They disapprove of Trump by a net 20 points.
I doubt a campaign against elites and academia — left-coded groups, in the Trumpian formulation — is going to help ratings www.gelliottmorris.com/p/what-your-...
I doubt a campaign against elites and academia — left-coded groups, in the Trumpian formulation — is going to help ratings www.gelliottmorris.com/p/what-your-...
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In our recent October poll, 2% of Americans said their primary source of news was CBS. They disapprove of Trump by a net 20 points.
I doubt a campaign against elites and academia — left-coded groups, in the Trumpian formulation — is going to help ratings www.gelliottmorris.com/p/what-your-...
I doubt a campaign against elites and academia — left-coded groups, in the Trumpian formulation — is going to help ratings www.gelliottmorris.com/p/what-your-...
January 3, 2026 at 2:28 AM
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In a new Journalism 2050, @jayrosen.bsky.social recounts how the internet, once thought to hail a new age of democratization in journalism, became a tool for corporate surveillance and the centralization of wealth. With @emilybell.bsky.social and Heather Chaplin.
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podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
December 29, 2025 at 2:58 PM
In a new Journalism 2050, @jayrosen.bsky.social recounts how the internet, once thought to hail a new age of democratization in journalism, became a tool for corporate surveillance and the centralization of wealth. With @emilybell.bsky.social and Heather Chaplin.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
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My new look, courtesy of Columbia Journalism Review, via The 11th Hour on what was then MSNBC. This image served as we used to call "the art" for this podcast. bsky.app/profile/colu... Topic: "The internet that promised so much: what went wrong..."
January 4, 2026 at 5:39 PM
My new look, courtesy of Columbia Journalism Review, via The 11th Hour on what was then MSNBC. This image served as we used to call "the art" for this podcast. bsky.app/profile/colu... Topic: "The internet that promised so much: what went wrong..."
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Today's Reliable Sources lead:
The right-wing media origins of Trump's "Donroe Doctrine" phrase
cnn.it/49840bI
The right-wing media origins of Trump's "Donroe Doctrine" phrase
cnn.it/49840bI
January 5, 2026 at 3:35 PM
Today's Reliable Sources lead:
The right-wing media origins of Trump's "Donroe Doctrine" phrase
cnn.it/49840bI
The right-wing media origins of Trump's "Donroe Doctrine" phrase
cnn.it/49840bI
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Note: Stealth NYT edit. (Thanks to the eagle-eyed reader who saw that!)
September 22, 2025 at 4:13 AM
Note: Stealth NYT edit. (Thanks to the eagle-eyed reader who saw that!)
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Across England, young people are being denied the play opportunities they need for healthy physical growth, mental wellbeing, and social development...
From closed pools to lost parks: the urgent case for a national play strategy in England
Across England, young people are being denied the play opportunities they need for healthy physical growth, mental wellbeing, and social development
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
September 20, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Across England, young people are being denied the play opportunities they need for healthy physical growth, mental wellbeing, and social development...
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Apparently, the testimony of 40 minors was not enough to convince then U.S. Attorney Alex Acosta (later a Trump appointee) to prosecute Jeffrey Epstein.
This is one of the biggest cover-ups of our generation. @oversightdemocrats.house.gov won't stop until the truth comes to light.
This is one of the biggest cover-ups of our generation. @oversightdemocrats.house.gov won't stop until the truth comes to light.
September 20, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Apparently, the testimony of 40 minors was not enough to convince then U.S. Attorney Alex Acosta (later a Trump appointee) to prosecute Jeffrey Epstein.
This is one of the biggest cover-ups of our generation. @oversightdemocrats.house.gov won't stop until the truth comes to light.
This is one of the biggest cover-ups of our generation. @oversightdemocrats.house.gov won't stop until the truth comes to light.
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“With a single post or video, we can influence thousands of guests to try a food, drink, or experience in the parks,” she says. “I couldn’t, in good conscience, keep giving them free publicity knowing they don’t support free speech and are willing to bow to fascism."
The Disney Adults Dumping the Mouse Over Jimmy Kimmel
Jimmy Kimmel and Disney’s battle has not only taken over the news cycle, but it has sent the Disney internet into shambles.
www.glamour.com
September 20, 2025 at 9:15 PM
“With a single post or video, we can influence thousands of guests to try a food, drink, or experience in the parks,” she says. “I couldn’t, in good conscience, keep giving them free publicity knowing they don’t support free speech and are willing to bow to fascism."
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Critical part of the President's new $100,000 charge for H1-B visas: The Administration can also offer a $100,000 discount to any person, company, or industry that it wants. Replacing rules with arbitrary discretion.
Want visas? You know who to call and who to flatter.
Want visas? You know who to call and who to flatter.
September 20, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Critical part of the President's new $100,000 charge for H1-B visas: The Administration can also offer a $100,000 discount to any person, company, or industry that it wants. Replacing rules with arbitrary discretion.
Want visas? You know who to call and who to flatter.
Want visas? You know who to call and who to flatter.
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Republican lawmakers in Oklahoma introduced legislation this week that would require every public university in the state to construct “a Charlie Kirk Memorial Plaza”, with a statue of the assassinated Republican activist and a sign calling him a “modern civil rights leader”, or pay monthly fines.
Oklahoma Republicans propose all state colleges must have Charlie Kirk statue
Schools would be required to build memorial plaza and describe slain activist as civil rights leader or face fines
www.theguardian.com
September 21, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Republican lawmakers in Oklahoma introduced legislation this week that would require every public university in the state to construct “a Charlie Kirk Memorial Plaza”, with a statue of the assassinated Republican activist and a sign calling him a “modern civil rights leader”, or pay monthly fines.
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There’s no hiding the political retaliation and weaponization.
It’s all out in the open.
It’s all out in the open.
September 21, 2025 at 1:44 AM
There’s no hiding the political retaliation and weaponization.
It’s all out in the open.
It’s all out in the open.
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one of the more lingering thoughts in my head the last two weeks is: could i leave social media and streaming media altogether? and the answer has been an easy yes. it definitely leans more towards streaming and i’m actually mad right now about the number of TVs in my house
September 20, 2025 at 6:05 PM
one of the more lingering thoughts in my head the last two weeks is: could i leave social media and streaming media altogether? and the answer has been an easy yes. it definitely leans more towards streaming and i’m actually mad right now about the number of TVs in my house
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The president ordering the murder of 3 more human beings on a boat didn’t even make the list
September 21, 2025 at 5:07 AM
The president ordering the murder of 3 more human beings on a boat didn’t even make the list
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If this were discovered in a leaked email and published in the New York Times, it might get more attention. But Trump just tweets it out, and most people move on with their day. This is blatant corruption. Blatant weaponization. It is undeniably an impeachable offense.
Trump posts a deranged message to Pam Bondi pressuring her to prosecute his political enemies after a U.S. attorney quit because he refused to fabricate charges: “We can’t delay any longer, it’s killing our reputation and credibility.”
September 20, 2025 at 11:10 PM
If this were discovered in a leaked email and published in the New York Times, it might get more attention. But Trump just tweets it out, and most people move on with their day. This is blatant corruption. Blatant weaponization. It is undeniably an impeachable offense.
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It’s not being charged as a federal crime because it’s not an assassination. Or a hate crime. Nor did it happen on federal land.
NEW: Charlie Kirk's alleged assassin has been charged with state offenses because — for now — there's no apparent federal nexus.
One thing it means: proceedings in Tyler Robinson's case are likely to be televised.
w/ @joshgerstein
www.politico.com/news/2025/09...
One thing it means: proceedings in Tyler Robinson's case are likely to be televised.
w/ @joshgerstein
www.politico.com/news/2025/09...
September 13, 2025 at 3:17 AM
It’s not being charged as a federal crime because it’s not an assassination. Or a hate crime. Nor did it happen on federal land.
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the person behind this unhinged, anti-factual editorial is set to decide coverage at one of the nation’s major news networks
September 12, 2025 at 10:33 PM
the person behind this unhinged, anti-factual editorial is set to decide coverage at one of the nation’s major news networks
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Every accusation is a confession www.reuters.com/world/us/bil...
Exclusive: Bill Pulte accused Fed Governor Lisa Cook of fraud. His relatives filed housing claims similar to hers
Close relatives of the federal official who has accused a Federal Reserve governor of improperly claiming primary residence on two properties have declared the same status on two homes in two different states, public records show.
www.reuters.com
September 5, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Every accusation is a confession www.reuters.com/world/us/bil...
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The largest SNAP cuts in history went into effect yesterday, eliminating or drastically cutting food assistance for millions of Americans.
And it’s all to pay for more tax cuts that primarily benefit the super-rich.
Trickle-down economics isn't just a hoax — it's cruel.
And it’s all to pay for more tax cuts that primarily benefit the super-rich.
Trickle-down economics isn't just a hoax — it's cruel.
September 2, 2025 at 7:16 PM
The largest SNAP cuts in history went into effect yesterday, eliminating or drastically cutting food assistance for millions of Americans.
And it’s all to pay for more tax cuts that primarily benefit the super-rich.
Trickle-down economics isn't just a hoax — it's cruel.
And it’s all to pay for more tax cuts that primarily benefit the super-rich.
Trickle-down economics isn't just a hoax — it's cruel.
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you'd think the governor of illinois basically going "we're being invaded by an authoritarian" would be something you'd see real easy on the front page of most everything an hour later
September 2, 2025 at 10:02 PM
you'd think the governor of illinois basically going "we're being invaded by an authoritarian" would be something you'd see real easy on the front page of most everything an hour later
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After each mass shooting, the public asks, “How did we get here?”
The real answer goes beyond NRA lobbyists and Second Amendment zealots.
It lies in large measure with the strategies of firearms executives like Richard Dyke.
(Published Nov. 2023)
The real answer goes beyond NRA lobbyists and Second Amendment zealots.
It lies in large measure with the strategies of firearms executives like Richard Dyke.
(Published Nov. 2023)
How a Maine Businessman Made the AR-15 Into America’s Best-Selling Rifle
Neither a gun enthusiast nor a right-wing ideologue, Richard Dyke used political connections and lobster giveaways to build Bushmaster, the company that popularized assault-style rifles.
www.propublica.org
September 1, 2025 at 7:00 PM
After each mass shooting, the public asks, “How did we get here?”
The real answer goes beyond NRA lobbyists and Second Amendment zealots.
It lies in large measure with the strategies of firearms executives like Richard Dyke.
(Published Nov. 2023)
The real answer goes beyond NRA lobbyists and Second Amendment zealots.
It lies in large measure with the strategies of firearms executives like Richard Dyke.
(Published Nov. 2023)
Happy labor day weekend!
If the MAGA in Chief, who put his ugly mug on the side of the DoL building last week, actually supported workers, he and the World's Richest Man wouldn't have fired 290,000 government workers this year (so far). en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Un...
If the MAGA in Chief, who put his ugly mug on the side of the DoL building last week, actually supported workers, he and the World's Richest Man wouldn't have fired 290,000 government workers this year (so far). en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Un...
2025 United States federal mass layoffs - Wikipedia
en.m.wikipedia.org
August 31, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Happy labor day weekend!
If the MAGA in Chief, who put his ugly mug on the side of the DoL building last week, actually supported workers, he and the World's Richest Man wouldn't have fired 290,000 government workers this year (so far). en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Un...
If the MAGA in Chief, who put his ugly mug on the side of the DoL building last week, actually supported workers, he and the World's Richest Man wouldn't have fired 290,000 government workers this year (so far). en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Un...
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Mark Peterson’s black-and-white images of ICE agents evoke film noir and the urban-crime photography of the 1930s and ’40s. “If someone is doing everything right, and then they still get detained, it’s a crime scene,” he said.
ICE’s Spectacle of Intimidation
Immigrants showing up for court dates in Manhattan must now navigate past rows of masked federal agents.
www.newyorker.com
August 10, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Mark Peterson’s black-and-white images of ICE agents evoke film noir and the urban-crime photography of the 1930s and ’40s. “If someone is doing everything right, and then they still get detained, it’s a crime scene,” he said.
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Here's a longer video of Brad Lander's detention just now inside 26 Federal Plaza as he tried to walk a man out of immigration court, by masked federal agents.
June 17, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Here's a longer video of Brad Lander's detention just now inside 26 Federal Plaza as he tried to walk a man out of immigration court, by masked federal agents.
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a nation on edge holds its breath as the former host of celebrity apprentice huddles with his advisors, the wrestlemania ceo and the former co-host of fox & friends weekends
June 17, 2025 at 9:27 PM
a nation on edge holds its breath as the former host of celebrity apprentice huddles with his advisors, the wrestlemania ceo and the former co-host of fox & friends weekends