Jim Kuhnhenn
@jkuhnhenn.bsky.social
Husband, dad, kicks ⚽️ around. #pressfreedom. Formers: NPCInstitute, Associated Press, Knight Ridder, KC Star #Journalism #Democracy #futbol #Chile🇨🇱
Editing the New York Times
October 20, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Editing the New York Times
My latest on Don’t Shoot —I’m Just the Messenger: open.substack.com/pub/jimkuhnh...
When Thieving Leaders Steal Our Pride
So, my former AP boss Ron Fournier, who is a thoughtful and prodigious writer on his Convulsions Substack, posed a provocative question yesterday:
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July 9, 2025 at 1:21 AM
My latest on Don’t Shoot —I’m Just the Messenger: open.substack.com/pub/jimkuhnh...
Trump’s destruction is not limited to the federal bureaucracy; local government is in his sights, too. My latest Substack. Thanks for reading. Or not.
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Trump to Cities (and Villages and Towns): Drop Dead*
Local government is closest to the public; Trump is set on causing mayhem (*with apologies to 10-30-1975 NY Daily News)
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March 18, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Trump’s destruction is not limited to the federal bureaucracy; local government is in his sights, too. My latest Substack. Thanks for reading. Or not.
open.substack.com/pub/jimkuhnh...
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For a second, Democrats held the reins, then they said “naaah, too afraid.” Has been their chickenshit story for too long. Don’t give them money, no matter how much they plead. Choose real fighters like ACLU or First Amendment groups.
March 14, 2025 at 1:18 AM
For a second, Democrats held the reins, then they said “naaah, too afraid.” Has been their chickenshit story for too long. Don’t give them money, no matter how much they plead. Choose real fighters like ACLU or First Amendment groups.
Somebody has to be playing the dip. As the fancy pants say: cui bono? www.nytimes.com/2025/03/11/u...
Trump Walks Back Plans to Double Steel and Aluminum Tariffs on Canada
The president had threatened to hit Canadian metals with 50 percent tariffs but opted not to go ahead after tensions de-escalated.
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March 11, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Somebody has to be playing the dip. As the fancy pants say: cui bono? www.nytimes.com/2025/03/11/u...
Can we get any stupider than this? The Enola Gay??!! The stumblebum leading the Pentagon decides war heroes and military firsts are among 26,000 images flagged for removal in Pentagon's DEI purge
March 7, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Can we get any stupider than this? The Enola Gay??!! The stumblebum leading the Pentagon decides war heroes and military firsts are among 26,000 images flagged for removal in Pentagon's DEI purge
Where democracy counts … and works open.substack.com/pub/jimkuhnh...
The Democracy That Still Works
I didn’t tune in to Trump’s address to a joint session of Congress this week.
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March 6, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Where democracy counts … and works open.substack.com/pub/jimkuhnh...
It’s the corruption, stupid. Read this, then repeat it, over and over www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
One Word Describes Trump
A century ago, a German sociologist explained precisely how the president thinks about the world.
www.theatlantic.com
March 1, 2025 at 2:22 PM
It’s the corruption, stupid. Read this, then repeat it, over and over www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
Reposted by Jim Kuhnhenn
Trump and Vance are part of the tiny percentage of Americans who sympathize more with Russia (4%) than Ukraine (62%) and who view Putin more favorably (75% unfavorable) than Zelensky (28% unfavorable) today.yougov.com/politics/art...
February 28, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Trump and Vance are part of the tiny percentage of Americans who sympathize more with Russia (4%) than Ukraine (62%) and who view Putin more favorably (75% unfavorable) than Zelensky (28% unfavorable) today.yougov.com/politics/art...
Gotta ❤️ Jamie Raskin’s message to Musk: “You don’t need to trash American constitutional democracy and everything our forebears have built so you can use trillions of our $$$ for your private venture to Mars.
"You’re already there, Elon.
"Show some gratitude and leave America and our people alone."
"You’re already there, Elon.
"Show some gratitude and leave America and our people alone."
March 1, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Gotta ❤️ Jamie Raskin’s message to Musk: “You don’t need to trash American constitutional democracy and everything our forebears have built so you can use trillions of our $$$ for your private venture to Mars.
"You’re already there, Elon.
"Show some gratitude and leave America and our people alone."
"You’re already there, Elon.
"Show some gratitude and leave America and our people alone."
Realizing it’s on thin First Amendment ice with the AP, the White House tries a new tactic and venture further into the void www.nytimes.com/2025/02/25/b...
White House Moves to Pick the Pool Reporters Who Cover Trump
In announcing plans to hand-select the reporters who can ask the president questions at many events, the White House is breaking decades of precedent.
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February 25, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Realizing it’s on thin First Amendment ice with the AP, the White House tries a new tactic and venture further into the void www.nytimes.com/2025/02/25/b...
John Curtis, now occupying Mitt Romney’s Senate seat, tells Margaret Brennan the nation is now in a “stop the car moment.” Curious metaphor given Romney’s own, well-memed stop-the-car moment after dog feces slid down car his window. A dog whistle alarm?
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Transcript: Sen. John Curtis on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," Feb. 23, 2025
The following is the transcript of an interview with GOP Sen. John Curtis of Utah that aired on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on Feb. 23, 2025.
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February 23, 2025 at 10:28 PM
John Curtis, now occupying Mitt Romney’s Senate seat, tells Margaret Brennan the nation is now in a “stop the car moment.” Curious metaphor given Romney’s own, well-memed stop-the-car moment after dog feces slid down car his window. A dog whistle alarm?
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AP keeps doing the work. A united press corps stands with AP. But you don’t need a ride on AF1 or a spot at the Oval spray to cover a president, no matter how much foot stomping he does. My new Substack post:
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At the White House: A United Press Corps, Undeterred by Trump’s Retaliations
In the face of punitive actions, press keeps on doing its job
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February 21, 2025 at 12:29 AM
AP keeps doing the work. A united press corps stands with AP. But you don’t need a ride on AF1 or a spot at the Oval spray to cover a president, no matter how much foot stomping he does. My new Substack post:
open.substack.com/pub/jimkuhnh...
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Trump’s destruction has been swift, but that means the American public will feel the consequences quickly — and recoil. open.substack.com/pub/jimkuhnh...
There’s No Slow Boil About This
Trump's destruction has been swift, but that means the American public will feel the consequences quickly -- and recoil
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February 12, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Trump’s destruction has been swift, but that means the American public will feel the consequences quickly — and recoil. open.substack.com/pub/jimkuhnh...
Trump fires Inspector general who pointed out that half a billion dollars of food assistance was spoiling because Trump scuttled USAID. Can’t speak truth to power apnews.com/article/usai...
White House fires USAID inspector general after warning about funding oversight, official says
The White House fired the inspector general for the U.S. Agency for International Development on Tuesday.
apnews.com
February 12, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Trump fires Inspector general who pointed out that half a billion dollars of food assistance was spoiling because Trump scuttled USAID. Can’t speak truth to power apnews.com/article/usai...
Yet Musk and Vance shake their fists at anyone who unmasks the Muskrats going through federal data troves.
My latest @afpnews.bsky.social:
Federal workers are on edge after a conservative group published more than 50 of their names and photos on a “DEI watchlist” that at one point described them as "targets."
The group says it is adding 40 more names tomorrow.
www.yahoo.com/news/federal...
Federal workers are on edge after a conservative group published more than 50 of their names and photos on a “DEI watchlist” that at one point described them as "targets."
The group says it is adding 40 more names tomorrow.
www.yahoo.com/news/federal...
February 11, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Yet Musk and Vance shake their fists at anyone who unmasks the Muskrats going through federal data troves.
In declaring Palestinians have no right of return to Gaza, Trump has confessed to wanting to commit a crime against humanity. (Article 7 of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court). Yes, he’s saying it all out loud. This is not a negotiating position; it is a crime.
February 10, 2025 at 7:36 PM
In declaring Palestinians have no right of return to Gaza, Trump has confessed to wanting to commit a crime against humanity. (Article 7 of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court). Yes, he’s saying it all out loud. This is not a negotiating position; it is a crime.
Trump says no right of return for Palestinians in Gaza. “I would own this,” he says.
February 10, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Trump says no right of return for Palestinians in Gaza. “I would own this,” he says.
Breaking: Musk assigns Trump major international & fiscal tasks: “Trump rules out deporting Prince Harry: ‘He’s got enough problems with his wife’” AND “Trump Orders Treasury Secretary to Stop Minting Pennies”
February 10, 2025 at 4:35 AM
Breaking: Musk assigns Trump major international & fiscal tasks: “Trump rules out deporting Prince Harry: ‘He’s got enough problems with his wife’” AND “Trump Orders Treasury Secretary to Stop Minting Pennies”
It’s about the Constitution and the Kleptocracy. www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
Exclusive: Trump Air Force nominee arranged satellite contract in manner that favored Musk's SpaceX, sources say
President Donald Trump's nominee as Air Force Secretary, currently a top official at the national spy satellite agency, arranged a multibillion-dollar contract solicitation in a way that favored Elon Musk's SpaceX, according to seven people familiar with the contract.
www.reuters.com
February 10, 2025 at 1:58 AM
It’s about the Constitution and the Kleptocracy. www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
There’s already a process for this, you idiot. It’s called impeachment. Didn’t study much during citizenship class, huh? Unfortunately, it didn’t work so well when it was twice used to weed out the most corrupt and least competent president — the one who’s your lapdog now.
February 9, 2025 at 11:17 PM
There’s already a process for this, you idiot. It’s called impeachment. Didn’t study much during citizenship class, huh? Unfortunately, it didn’t work so well when it was twice used to weed out the most corrupt and least competent president — the one who’s your lapdog now.