Melissa
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Making it crystal clear that the Russians funding AND influencing your US media coverage is just fine with the Trump admin.
Tenet Media founder Lauren Chen, who secretly took money from two people with ties to Russian state media to involve conservative influencers in an unwitting propaganda scheme, is back in the US after being deported to Canada under President Biden. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
December 25, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Making it crystal clear that the Russians funding AND influencing your US media coverage is just fine with the Trump admin.
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Per NY Times’s Michael Grynbaum on X, this is Sharyn Alfonsi’s email to her “60 Minutes” colleagues in full:
December 22, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Per NY Times’s Michael Grynbaum on X, this is Sharyn Alfonsi’s email to her “60 Minutes” colleagues in full:
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The reporters and staff at ProPublica have done great work to build the outlet into a trusted public interest media brand.
Is @propublica.org management trying to make it into another untrusted content aggregator and purveyor of AI slop? Why?
Is @propublica.org management trying to make it into another untrusted content aggregator and purveyor of AI slop? Why?
1/ At bargaining yesterday, @propublica.org management said that they should have 100% discretion to replace workers with AI and would not commit to labeling future AI-generated content.
December 17, 2025 at 6:14 PM
The reporters and staff at ProPublica have done great work to build the outlet into a trusted public interest media brand.
Is @propublica.org management trying to make it into another untrusted content aggregator and purveyor of AI slop? Why?
Is @propublica.org management trying to make it into another untrusted content aggregator and purveyor of AI slop? Why?
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The most interesting part of this story isn’t that the pipe bomber is MAGA. That was blatantly obvious. What should interest folks is that the FBI and DoJ hid that fact from you, and still haven’t made a statement. This info is coming from sources on the condition of anonymity.
December 5, 2025 at 4:18 PM
The most interesting part of this story isn’t that the pipe bomber is MAGA. That was blatantly obvious. What should interest folks is that the FBI and DoJ hid that fact from you, and still haven’t made a statement. This info is coming from sources on the condition of anonymity.
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I love how Rep. Joe Neguse reframed this question.
October 31, 2025 at 8:19 AM
I love how Rep. Joe Neguse reframed this question.
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This week Historians At The Movies is talking about a film that is absolutely not relevant at all. Join us on Netflix this Sunday, September 21 at 8pm eastern to watch IDIOCRACY.
I want everybody here this weekend so share this broadly. Let’s set new #HATM viewership records. See you soon.
I want everybody here this weekend so share this broadly. Let’s set new #HATM viewership records. See you soon.
September 15, 2025 at 1:39 PM
This week Historians At The Movies is talking about a film that is absolutely not relevant at all. Join us on Netflix this Sunday, September 21 at 8pm eastern to watch IDIOCRACY.
I want everybody here this weekend so share this broadly. Let’s set new #HATM viewership records. See you soon.
I want everybody here this weekend so share this broadly. Let’s set new #HATM viewership records. See you soon.
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It’s been sad this year watching how the White House press corps refuses to back each other up. Here a female journalist is insulted and denigrated and the next male reporter just moves on to a new question. You’re all in this together, folks. Time & again, they won’t stand up for their colleagues.
Trump to a female reporter who tries to ask him about his plans for Memphis: "Quiet. You're really obnoxious ... I'm not gonna talk to you until I call on you."
September 19, 2025 at 9:34 PM
It’s been sad this year watching how the White House press corps refuses to back each other up. Here a female journalist is insulted and denigrated and the next male reporter just moves on to a new question. You’re all in this together, folks. Time & again, they won’t stand up for their colleagues.
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September 18, 2025 at 11:45 PM
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Buried in the regime's political takeover letter of the Smithsonian is the worst bit. Unlike exhibits, which are non-destructive towards primary materials, temporary in nature, and reversible, the foundational collections are irreplacable. They want to be able to throw stuff out.
August 13, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Buried in the regime's political takeover letter of the Smithsonian is the worst bit. Unlike exhibits, which are non-destructive towards primary materials, temporary in nature, and reversible, the foundational collections are irreplacable. They want to be able to throw stuff out.
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Endless grift. www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
July 25, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Endless grift. www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
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No one will be fooled by this. People are asking for the release of the evidence from the Epstein investigation. The grand jury transcripts are something else entirely and would exclude almost all evidence.
July 18, 2025 at 3:26 AM
No one will be fooled by this. People are asking for the release of the evidence from the Epstein investigation. The grand jury transcripts are something else entirely and would exclude almost all evidence.
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Heads-up: Medical debt can now go back on your credit report, thanks to a federal judge appointed by Trump.
July 16, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Heads-up: Medical debt can now go back on your credit report, thanks to a federal judge appointed by Trump.
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next time you're in a national park, take some photos of the signage and upload it to help these archivists www.404media.co/save-our-sig...
'Save Our Signs' Wants to Save the Real History of National Parks Before Trump Erases It
Trump wants to erase any "negative" content from educational sites at National Parks. A group of data preservationists asks visitors to help them document placards and monuments, before they disappear...
www.404media.co
July 8, 2025 at 4:25 PM
next time you're in a national park, take some photos of the signage and upload it to help these archivists www.404media.co/save-our-sig...
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Our nation's federal employees are more than just numbers on a spreadsheet.
They make sure we have clean water.
They protect us from financial fraud.
They provide healthcare to our communities.
They make our government actually work for people.
Do not forget this.
They make sure we have clean water.
They protect us from financial fraud.
They provide healthcare to our communities.
They make our government actually work for people.
Do not forget this.
July 8, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Our nation's federal employees are more than just numbers on a spreadsheet.
They make sure we have clean water.
They protect us from financial fraud.
They provide healthcare to our communities.
They make our government actually work for people.
Do not forget this.
They make sure we have clean water.
They protect us from financial fraud.
They provide healthcare to our communities.
They make our government actually work for people.
Do not forget this.
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Leaked documents confirm it: what happened in MacArthur Park yesterday wasn’t about safety. It was about theater.
A photo op. Propaganda. Intimidation.
No known arrests. They weren’t after violent criminals. They were after headlines.
A photo op. Propaganda. Intimidation.
No known arrests. They weren’t after violent criminals. They were after headlines.
July 8, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Leaked documents confirm it: what happened in MacArthur Park yesterday wasn’t about safety. It was about theater.
A photo op. Propaganda. Intimidation.
No known arrests. They weren’t after violent criminals. They were after headlines.
A photo op. Propaganda. Intimidation.
No known arrests. They weren’t after violent criminals. They were after headlines.
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Celebrate Washington and what he stood for.
My cover story from last fall, just before the election.
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
My cover story from last fall, just before the election.
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
The Moment of Truth
The reelection of Donald Trump would mark the end of George Washington’s vision for the presidency—and the United States.
www.theatlantic.com
July 4, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Celebrate Washington and what he stood for.
My cover story from last fall, just before the election.
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
My cover story from last fall, just before the election.
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
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No one should be calling this "Alligator Alcatraz' especially journalists. Alcatraz was an actual prison with people convicted of crimes. While this obscenity looks very jail-like, it is supposed to be an immigration detention center. It only helps Trump when you repeat MAGA marketing.
Literal cages. Not even metaphorical ones. Literal ones.
July 1, 2025 at 2:35 PM
No one should be calling this "Alligator Alcatraz' especially journalists. Alcatraz was an actual prison with people convicted of crimes. While this obscenity looks very jail-like, it is supposed to be an immigration detention center. It only helps Trump when you repeat MAGA marketing.
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In today’s episode of What Are They Thinking: “If you don’t see a hurricane coming… does it really exist?”
🚨 The Dept of Defense is shutting down its weather satellite program. No more data. No more updates. Meteorologists are scrambling—and we’re heading into peak storm season.
Brilliant timing.
🚨 The Dept of Defense is shutting down its weather satellite program. No more data. No more updates. Meteorologists are scrambling—and we’re heading into peak storm season.
Brilliant timing.
June 30, 2025 at 2:15 AM
In today’s episode of What Are They Thinking: “If you don’t see a hurricane coming… does it really exist?”
🚨 The Dept of Defense is shutting down its weather satellite program. No more data. No more updates. Meteorologists are scrambling—and we’re heading into peak storm season.
Brilliant timing.
🚨 The Dept of Defense is shutting down its weather satellite program. No more data. No more updates. Meteorologists are scrambling—and we’re heading into peak storm season.
Brilliant timing.
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no one cares that this is illegal but it is illegal and seems like something that might trip the court’s “major questions” doctrine
Per @npr.org, the Department of Homeland Security, in partnership with the White House U.S. DOGE Service, has built a searchable national citizenship register with data from the Social Security Administration & immigration records— without public notice & comment.
Infrastructure for a police state.
Infrastructure for a police state.
The Trump administration is building a national citizenship data system
The Department of Homeland Security, with help from DOGE, has rolled out a tool that purports to be able to check the citizenship status of almost all Americans.
www.npr.org
June 29, 2025 at 11:36 PM
no one cares that this is illegal but it is illegal and seems like something that might trip the court’s “major questions” doctrine
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NYT: “Factories having trouble filling 400,000 jobs… The hiring challenges faced by 🇺🇸 factories are multifaceted. Trump’s crackdown on immigration may eliminate workers who could have filled those jobs.” www.nytimes.com/2025/06/23/b...
June 29, 2025 at 11:36 PM
NYT: “Factories having trouble filling 400,000 jobs… The hiring challenges faced by 🇺🇸 factories are multifaceted. Trump’s crackdown on immigration may eliminate workers who could have filled those jobs.” www.nytimes.com/2025/06/23/b...
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The Republicans' budget bill stands to be the biggest job-killing bill in the history of this country: “It threatens 1.75 million construction jobs." 🔨🧱🔧🚜
June 28, 2025 at 9:56 PM
The Republicans' budget bill stands to be the biggest job-killing bill in the history of this country: “It threatens 1.75 million construction jobs." 🔨🧱🔧🚜
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Such a good point on SCOTUS hypocrisy when it comes to Trump vs Biden:
They let a nationwide injunction kill Biden’s student loan relief when they had a chance to rule on it.
5 months into Trump’s presidency, suddenly nationwide injunctions are a grave threat to executive power and they must rule.
They let a nationwide injunction kill Biden’s student loan relief when they had a chance to rule on it.
5 months into Trump’s presidency, suddenly nationwide injunctions are a grave threat to executive power and they must rule.
June 28, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Such a good point on SCOTUS hypocrisy when it comes to Trump vs Biden:
They let a nationwide injunction kill Biden’s student loan relief when they had a chance to rule on it.
5 months into Trump’s presidency, suddenly nationwide injunctions are a grave threat to executive power and they must rule.
They let a nationwide injunction kill Biden’s student loan relief when they had a chance to rule on it.
5 months into Trump’s presidency, suddenly nationwide injunctions are a grave threat to executive power and they must rule.
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Spot on. This is the clearest explanation I’ve seen. It ‘s relatable, and humanizes the issue in a way everyone can understand.
June 28, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Spot on. This is the clearest explanation I’ve seen. It ‘s relatable, and humanizes the issue in a way everyone can understand.
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