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Nicholas Dawes @nicdawes.bsky.social · 2d

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Josh Sternberg @joshsternberg.com · 2d

Lastly, from a business pov: this is such a dogshit deal. Spending $150 million for a publication that has fewer than 200k paid subs subscribers, no advertising, and revenue about $10 mill a year. This is not a money making business but instead an outrage making business.

And now it’s CBS.

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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 2d

JUST IN: Chicago journalistsa re suing DHS and ICE over force used against reporters:

storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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Nicholas Dawes @nicdawes.bsky.social · 3d

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Nicholas Dawes @nicdawes.bsky.social · 3d

Peak college application season for high school seniors and their families, and some pretty clear signaling from UMich in this full page ad in the print edition of today's Times.

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Nicholas Dawes @nicdawes.bsky.social · 3d

Such a bizarre piece.

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Nicholas Dawes @nicdawes.bsky.social · 4d

And what has consistently fueled popular resistance to authoritarian leaders from Kenya to Ukraine and beyond? Corruption.

Adam Bonica @adambonica.bsky.social · 12d

I’m starting to notice a trend in the polling data…

—Top Public Worry: Corruption

—Biggest problem in Fed Gov: Corruption

—Top fear: Corruption

—What one word would you use to describe American government?: “Corrupt”

It’s almost like voters are trying to tell us something.

Top 10 American Fears of 2024 (Chapman Survey)
Horizontal bar chart ranking the top fears of Americans (percentage “afraid” or “very afraid”):
1. Corrupt government officials (65.2%, top fear for years).
2. Loved ones becoming seriously ill (58.4%).
3. Cyberterrorism (58.3%).
4. Loved ones dying (57.8%).
5. Russia using nuclear weapons (55.8%).
6. Not having enough money for the future (55.7%).
7. U.S. becoming involved in another world war (55.0%).
8. North Korea using nuclear weapons (55.0%).
9. Terrorist attack (52.7%).
10. Biological warfare (52.5%).
Red bars display percentages; small arrows indicate change from 2023 rankings.

Top Public Worries in the U.S. (Yale & GMU poll, May 2025)
Stacked bar chart of worries among U.S. adults. Categories ranked by share “very worried”:
• Government corruption (54% very worried, top issue).
• Other leading concerns: cost of living (48%), the economy (47%), state of democracy (44%), disruption of federal services (44%), cultural/social divisions (36%), treatment of immigrants (35%), global warming (29%), crime (26%).
• Lower worries include job security (17%), health (16%), and being targeted because of identity/beliefs (15%).
Green shades show “very/somewhat worried,” yellow/orange shades show “not very/not at all worried.

Perceptions of Federal Government Problems (AP-NORC poll)
Bar chart showing the percentage of U.S. adults who consider various issues in the federal government to be a major problem, minor problem, or not a problem.
• Corruption: Overall 70% major, 22% minor, 7% not a problem. Higher among Republicans (78%) than Democrats (63%).
• Inefficiency: 65% major overall, with Republicans (81%) much higher than Democrats (55%).
• Red tape (bureaucracy): 59% major overall, with Republicans (73%) higher than Democrats (47%).
• Civil servants unwilling to implement president’s agenda: More partisan split—Republicans 56% major problem, Democrats 20% major problem; overall 34% major, 36% minor, 28% not a problem.
Title: “Majority of the public believe corruption, inefficiency, and red tape are major problems in the federal government.

Word Cloud of How People Describe American Government (Berkeley Democracy Policy Lab)
Large central word: “Corrupt.” Other prominent words: Broken, Chaotic, Dysfunctional, Shit, Clueless, Divided, Inefficient, Crooked, Hijacked, Justice, Woke, Bloated, Untrustworthy, Hopeless, Frustrated, Disastrous, Messy, Sneaky, Turmoil, Delusional. Smaller scattered words include both negative and neutral terms such as Crap, Important, Poder, Resilient, Unfocused, Needs Help. Visual emphasizes “Corrupt” as the dominant public perception.

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Nicholas Dawes @nicdawes.bsky.social · 4d

This likely won't be the last deportation for committing an act of journalism, and it is a warning that indiscriminate arrests by local police around protests will be used as tools and pretexts.

U.S. Press Freedom Tracker @pressfreedomtracker.us · 4d

Journalist Mario Guevara has been deported. He spent three-plus months in ICE custody after livestreaming a protest, before being flown out of the U.S. on Oct. 3.

In a recent post, he wrote: “My dedication to my work cost me my freedom.”

Spanish-language reporter arrested at Atlanta-area protest; faces deportation

Mario Guevara, a Spanish-language reporter who covers immigration issues, was arrested at an anti-Trump protest in Chamblee, Georgia, near Atlanta, …

pressfreedomtracker.us

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Gypsy Guillén Kaiser @gypsyrights.bsky.social · 4d

Georgia (the country) is on the frontlines of resisting Russian style repression. Aggressive tactics targeting the independent media have continued escalating, including the case of Georgian journalist Mzia Amaglobeli (see thread).

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Georgian authorities probe press organizations under foreign funding laws - Committee to Protect Journalists

New York, October 3, 2025—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Georgian authorities to repeal restrictive new laws covering foreign donor grants as Georgian authorities open investigations in...

cpj.org

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Nicholas Dawes @nicdawes.bsky.social · 4d

In the absence of BLS data, we are reliant on a patchwork of less rigorous fallbacks, and they aren't any cheerier than the official numbers www.linkedin.com/pulse/octobe...

October US Jobs Report

Consensus estimates suggest nonfarm payrolls rose by about +50K in September, above August’s gain. LinkedIn data points to a similar gain of +55K.

www.linkedin.com

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ACLU @aclu.org · 5d

BREAKING: Our client Mario Guevara, an Emmy-winning journalist detained by ICE in retaliation for livestreaming law enforcement activity, will be deported tomorrow to El Salvador.

Mario and his family are being punished for his reporting. This cruelty is meant to stifle our free press.

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Nicholas Dawes @nicdawes.bsky.social · 6d

Here is a famously extreme but illustrative case

Whistle-blower IAS officer transferred for 43rd time, alleges malafide intention | Gurgaon News - Times of India

A senior Haryana IAS officer has charged that the state government has "abruptly" transferred him, the 43rd in his career, as a "punishment" for actin

timesofindia.indiatimes.com

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Nicholas Dawes @nicdawes.bsky.social · 6d

He couldn't send them quite so far away!

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Nicholas Dawes @nicdawes.bsky.social · 6d

This is what the Indian government does to civil servants it doesn't like and can't fire.

Maya Kaufman @mayakaufman.bsky.social · 6d

NEWS: The federal govt is sending NYC’s top disease control official to Arizona for a months-long stint at an Indian Health Service facility.

That could complicate local infectious disease response efforts.

“If we have an outbreak, then we’re fucked,” a city health department staffer told me.

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Michel Martin, NPR @michelmartinnpr.bsky.social · 7d

I never do stuff like this but what the heck ... it's the start of a new era in public media ..

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Nicholas Dawes @nicdawes.bsky.social · 7d

Absolutely clear documentation of assaults on at least two journalists by ICE officers, who also caused a serious injury to a third. There must be accountability for these attacks on reporters and on their first amendment rights.

ICE agents assault amNewYork reporter at Federal Plaza immigration court; another journalist seriously injured after shove | amNewYork

ICE agents assaulted amNewYork's own Dean Moses, and allegedly attacked another journalist, on Tuesday morning as they were documenting the ongoing arrests of

www.amny.com

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Noah Shachtman @noahshachtman.bsky.social · 8d

One likely winner is emerging from the years-long fight to build a casino in New York City.

It's Donald freaking Trump.

nymag.com/intelligence...

Trump’s Casino Jackpot

With help from Eric Adams, the president’s business is one last step away from making $175 million off the city’s gambling rush.

nymag.com

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Nicholas Dawes @nicdawes.bsky.social · 9d

It really shouldn't be this way!

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Dan Saltzstein @dansaltzstein.bsky.social · 9d

Something like this happened to me too: I had my doctor call in a prescription (asthma) but they couldn’t find it initially. They clearly wanted to give me the vaccine but were stumped. I finally suggested they looks at my scripts and they found one for an asthma inhaler. I got my vaccine.

Nicholas Dawes @nicdawes.bsky.social · 9d

At my local pharmacy staff were literally making changes on the fly as I stood there. One person who was under 65 but not young, and whose pre-existing conditions weren't on the list was being sent home until someone yelled from the back "No, we can give it to him. The rules have changed".

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Nicholas Dawes @nicdawes.bsky.social · 9d

It's a mess!

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Nicholas Dawes @nicdawes.bsky.social · 9d

At my local pharmacy staff were literally making changes on the fly as I stood there. One person who was under 65 but not young, and whose pre-existing conditions weren't on the list was being sent home until someone yelled from the back "No, we can give it to him. The rules have changed".

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Nicholas Dawes @nicdawes.bsky.social · 9d

Kathy Hochul's executive order should make it easy for everyone in New York to get a COVID vaccine without a prescription, and without citing an underlying condition. The reality in local pharmacies is very different. @lauren-hartley.bsky.social has this guide to navigating the uncertainty.

What to Know About Getting a COVID Vaccine in New York This Fall

The confusion around guidelines is making things tough for pharmacists and patients alike.

www.thecity.nyc

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Nicholas Dawes @nicdawes.bsky.social · 11d

This deal should arguably discussed in the same breath as other pro-Trump media acquisitions, adding the gaming giant to a list that includes CBS, Paramount, TikTok and potentially CNN and Warner Bros.

Jared Kushner’s Firm Is Said to Be Part of $50 Billion Buyout of Electronic Arts

www.nytimes.com

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Nicholas Dawes @nicdawes.bsky.social · 12d

Out of sync, that is

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Nicholas Dawes @nicdawes.bsky.social · 12d

What people in general say they want may different from what the heaviest consumers do, but TikTok and Instagram showing up more and more in people's news sources may not be totally sync with this finding.

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