Josh Kaufmann
@joshkvt.bsky.social
Journalist since 1978 starting with The Washington Star (RIP), longtime sports editor in northern Vermont, now layout editor at Bangor Daily News.
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A reminder to the news media: “conflicting accounts” is what you say BEFORE the incontrovertible video evidence appears. After that, your job is to ask why one side is lying, not to repeat the lie and pretend no one knows the truth.
January 25, 2026 at 12:28 PM
A reminder to the news media: “conflicting accounts” is what you say BEFORE the incontrovertible video evidence appears. After that, your job is to ask why one side is lying, not to repeat the lie and pretend no one knows the truth.
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Did not have “become a huge fan of Will Stancil” on my bingo card, but gotta the man credit. He’s stepped up for his neighbors when it mattered most.
January 25, 2026 at 12:17 AM
Did not have “become a huge fan of Will Stancil” on my bingo card, but gotta the man credit. He’s stepped up for his neighbors when it mattered most.
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Acting Field Director David Easterwood.
VAN SUSTEREN: The church -- that's a particularly troubling issue because you got a pastor, I purposely didn't name it, he's reportedly associated with ICE
NOEM: Thank you for not naming him. People don't realize that when you keep naming someone over and over, you increase the threats against them
NOEM: Thank you for not naming him. People don't realize that when you keep naming someone over and over, you increase the threats against them
January 20, 2026 at 9:35 PM
Acting Field Director David Easterwood.
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My last two shots before my world went dark.
January 17, 2026 at 9:55 PM
My last two shots before my world went dark.
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Trump accepting Machado's Nobel Peace Prize is a great insult to the FIFA Peace Prize committee
January 16, 2026 at 2:13 AM
Trump accepting Machado's Nobel Peace Prize is a great insult to the FIFA Peace Prize committee
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Count the emojis and hashtags
1-3 exercise caution
4-6 consider selective muting
6-9 block absent compelling reasons
10+ place phone on ground, move to safe distance, detonate
1-3 exercise caution
4-6 consider selective muting
6-9 block absent compelling reasons
10+ place phone on ground, move to safe distance, detonate
January 10, 2026 at 9:31 PM
Count the emojis and hashtags
1-3 exercise caution
4-6 consider selective muting
6-9 block absent compelling reasons
10+ place phone on ground, move to safe distance, detonate
1-3 exercise caution
4-6 consider selective muting
6-9 block absent compelling reasons
10+ place phone on ground, move to safe distance, detonate
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If your fundraising tactic is misleading people, I don't want you in office.
January 7, 2026 at 5:32 AM
If your fundraising tactic is misleading people, I don't want you in office.
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Anyway I wonder just how MUCH CBS News loves America, is it this much [spreading hands to indicate pile of dead Palestinian children] or THIS much [spreading arms really alarmingly widely to the point of losing my balance to encompass quite amazingly large pile of dead Palestinian children]
January 2, 2026 at 10:54 PM
Anyway I wonder just how MUCH CBS News loves America, is it this much [spreading hands to indicate pile of dead Palestinian children] or THIS much [spreading arms really alarmingly widely to the point of losing my balance to encompass quite amazingly large pile of dead Palestinian children]
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“Clinton is in the Epstein files!”
Great. Next time I come across a Clinton rally, someone wearing a Clinton hat, or flying a Clinton flag on their truck, I’ll be sure to let them know.
The rest of us want them ALL held accountable because we aren’t in a cult. Hope that helps.
Great. Next time I come across a Clinton rally, someone wearing a Clinton hat, or flying a Clinton flag on their truck, I’ll be sure to let them know.
The rest of us want them ALL held accountable because we aren’t in a cult. Hope that helps.
December 23, 2025 at 3:28 PM
“Clinton is in the Epstein files!”
Great. Next time I come across a Clinton rally, someone wearing a Clinton hat, or flying a Clinton flag on their truck, I’ll be sure to let them know.
The rest of us want them ALL held accountable because we aren’t in a cult. Hope that helps.
Great. Next time I come across a Clinton rally, someone wearing a Clinton hat, or flying a Clinton flag on their truck, I’ll be sure to let them know.
The rest of us want them ALL held accountable because we aren’t in a cult. Hope that helps.
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My wife was deported and I lost my job when they shut down the factory because of tariffs. But at least this year I know I won't have to hear "I Have a Little Dreidel" at my kid's Christmas concert.
December 11, 2025 at 2:27 AM
My wife was deported and I lost my job when they shut down the factory because of tariffs. But at least this year I know I won't have to hear "I Have a Little Dreidel" at my kid's Christmas concert.
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Perfect mascot for the men's team. A creature that aimlessly ball-chases
US Soccer has a new mascot, and I'll be honest: I find this dog very untrustworthy
December 5, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Perfect mascot for the men's team. A creature that aimlessly ball-chases
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MANY PEOPLE NEED A TIMELINE CLEANSE TONIGHT AND THIS WILL DISTRACT YOU FROM THE OTHER THING.
I would like all of you, each and every one, to go google “Miss Universe National Costume Competition 2025 Norway” right now
November 22, 2025 at 7:41 AM
MANY PEOPLE NEED A TIMELINE CLEANSE TONIGHT AND THIS WILL DISTRACT YOU FROM THE OTHER THING.
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Stefanik is shitting so many bricks watching this she could fix the housing crisis
Q: Stefanik has called Mamdani a 'jihadist.' Do you think you're standing next to a jihadist right now?
TRUMP: No, I don't. I met with a man who's a very rational person
TRUMP: No, I don't. I met with a man who's a very rational person
November 21, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Stefanik is shitting so many bricks watching this she could fix the housing crisis
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Trump talks big, but he'll also fold like a cheap card table when the person he's been talking shit about is in the room with him. He's fundamentally a coward when it's not someone he can belittle the way he can belittle his underlings.
November 21, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Trump talks big, but he'll also fold like a cheap card table when the person he's been talking shit about is in the room with him. He's fundamentally a coward when it's not someone he can belittle the way he can belittle his underlings.
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Hey @harvard.edu – You must fire Larry Summers. Now. To keep him in any capacity is to endorse his behavior and Epstein's crimes.
November 19, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Hey @harvard.edu – You must fire Larry Summers. Now. To keep him in any capacity is to endorse his behavior and Epstein's crimes.
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Acquiescing in if not accepting some loss of territory is probably inevitable in any peace deal. This one appears to require Ukraine to be Finlandized by Russia. Not maintain an army or weaponry that can threaten or deter future invasions, i.e., become a satellite state.
The Trump administration has drafted a peace plan calling for Ukraine to yield territory to Russia and drop demands for a peacekeeping force to deter future attacks by Moscow, U.S. officials said.
Trump Administration Pushes New Plan for Ending Ukraine War
The 28-point proposal drafted by some of the president’s closest aides is likely to face strong opposition from Ukraine.
on.wsj.com
November 19, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Acquiescing in if not accepting some loss of territory is probably inevitable in any peace deal. This one appears to require Ukraine to be Finlandized by Russia. Not maintain an army or weaponry that can threaten or deter future invasions, i.e., become a satellite state.
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This is flat out false. The 2011 email between Maxwell and Epstein, which confirms that Trump spent HOURS in Epstein's home with one of Epstein's victims, is news in and of itself
The emails that you’re seeing now are news in themselves, but that’s because of how they’re coming out—a congressional committee released them—& the context in which they’re being viewed. A guy emailing a reporter talking about old girlfriends or saying someone is “dirty” is not a whole news story.
November 13, 2025 at 5:42 PM
This is flat out false. The 2011 email between Maxwell and Epstein, which confirms that Trump spent HOURS in Epstein's home with one of Epstein's victims, is news in and of itself
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November 12, 2025 at 8:17 PM
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Really looking forward to the Speaker of the House claiming to be unaware of the election results.
November 5, 2025 at 3:05 AM
Really looking forward to the Speaker of the House claiming to be unaware of the election results.
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I sure hope Kamala Harris has a lawsuit ready to go demanding that the unedited 60 Minutes Trump interview be released.
November 2, 2025 at 5:40 PM
I sure hope Kamala Harris has a lawsuit ready to go demanding that the unedited 60 Minutes Trump interview be released.
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5. Not indexing the minimum wage to inflation is a massive policy failure that leads huge numbers struggling to afford food (also NIMBY housing policy which have driven up housing costs beyond reason).
October 30, 2025 at 9:29 PM
5. Not indexing the minimum wage to inflation is a massive policy failure that leads huge numbers struggling to afford food (also NIMBY housing policy which have driven up housing costs beyond reason).
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So ultimately Paul Ingrassia was about as much help to the Nazis as the rest of the Italians were
October 21, 2025 at 11:23 PM
So ultimately Paul Ingrassia was about as much help to the Nazis as the rest of the Italians were