Mack Reed
@mackreed.bsky.social
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Technologist, maker, recovering journalist, citizen: U.S., Seattle, Black Rock City. Opinions shared here are mine, not my clients'. I might be working on space data at https://planetarysystems.ai and do other things https://mackreed.co https://xylovan.com
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mackreed.bsky.social
Fair. I’m a bitter ex LA Times reporter and seeing that juxtaposition triggered me to overstate the problem. Pro Publica, 404, and on a good day, WaPo are doing their jobs. The problem is, most folks don’t bother following actual journalism when the likes of CNN, Fox, and Newsmax are easier to find
mackreed.bsky.social
Let us all acknowledge that journalism is no longer even pretending to transmit the truth.
dansinker.com
They're using a photo from 1992, from LA after the Rodney King verdict.
cnn.com
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"President Donald Trump and his top aides are using the word 'insurrection' more frequently to describe anti-ICE protests in places like Portland," writes Zachary B. Wolf. https://cnn.it/4pWYmzr
mackreed.bsky.social
Shocker: complete police fabrication in a post-use-of-force report.
gbrockell.bsky.social
Claim: 10 cars rammed ICE
Truth: No cars rammed ICE

Claim: She boxed ICE in
Truth: ICE boxed her in

Claim: She shot a rifle at ICE
Truth: She did not have a rifle

Claim: ICE returned fire
Truth: Only ICE fired

Claim: She drove herself to the hospital
Truth: Paramedics found her
chicago.suntimes.com
Body-camera video appears to contradict the government’s claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed.
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markey.senate.gov
Pete Hegseth’s decision to restrict press access at the Pentagon is the Trump administration’s latest attack on the First Amendment and an attempt to suppress public accountability. Secretary Hegseth, what do you have to hide?
Pentagon places further restrictions on journalists' access
Defense Department officials said in a memo that journalists who report information not approved by the government will have press credentials revoked.
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briangaar.bsky.social
This man has three Pulitzers
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motherjones.com
As the Trump administration vows to undertake a sweeping crackdown on liberal orgs in the wake of Charlie Kirk's death, the DOJ is now suing two blue states, Maine and Oregon, to attempt to gain access to their full, unredacted voter registration lists.
The Trump administration’s latest power grab: your voter data
The Justice Department sued Oregon and Maine to gain access to their full voter registration lists.
www.motherjones.com
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espiers.bsky.social
It is the job of the Democratic party to sell and defend the policies that most Democratic voters want, not to present a candidate slate that is palatable to moderate Republicans who might switch if they hate their own candidate enough.
mackreed.bsky.social
I HAVE YET TO SEE HIS GOP TOADIES OBJECT.
vermontgmg.bsky.social
To be fair, “I’ll break the law wherever I want unless Congress objects” has been his approach all year and they’ve said nothing yet.
newsguy.bsky.social
"I'm not sure they have to,"replies President Trump when asked if Congress will codify renaming the Department of Defense as the Department of War.
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chuckdpe.bsky.social
Hooo Ridin treatin the whole world like a Disco ball’
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knightfoundation.org
Today, Knight Foundation is committing $10M to the Public Media Bridge Fund — part of a nearly $37M effort to support public media. We’re calling on others to join us in ensuring public media remains a pillar of civic life.

Read more in @nytimes.com:

www.nytimes.com/2025/08/19/b...
The Race to Rescue PBS and NPR Stations
www.nytimes.com
mackreed.bsky.social
Fucking hell.
rollingstone.com
Sources tell Rolling Stone that unless Mexico gives Trump what he wants, he is serious about attacking.

And according to administration officials and others familiar with the Trump administration preparations, it’s not a bluff.

More: rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
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waleedshahid.bsky.social
NEW: Trump’s DC “crime crackdown” distraction worked as planned: in 72 hrs, media mentions of Epstein revelations fell 71% and BBB coverage dropped 29%, replaced by wall-to-wall footage of troops in the streets and repetition of Trump's message.

www.waleed-shahid.com/p/the-distra...
The Distraction Playbook: How Trump’s DC Takeover Swallowed the News Cycle
Trump didn’t like what he was seeing on his TV screens these past few weeks, so he decided to change the story.
www.waleed-shahid.com
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robertscotthorton.bsky.social
Mark Luckovich, Atlanta Journal Constitution