The Pretendipent
@pretendipent.bsky.social
Exploring the corruption of journalism with a focus on so called "independent journalism"
Imagine thinking his being more accepted on X than Bluesky, is a flex that reflects badly on Bsky. 🤦♂️
No shock. This app has turned my mentions, and others, into mostly hate. But there are a few people worth connecting with
CRAZY how it's easier these days to have a real discussion on X, or threads, than on here.
CRAZY how it's easier these days to have a real discussion on X, or threads, than on here.
December 25, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Imagine thinking his being more accepted on X than Bluesky, is a flex that reflects badly on Bsky. 🤦♂️
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Trump doubles down on his Rob Reiner attack: "I wasn't a fan of his at all. He was a deranged person... He became like a deranged person, Trump Derangement Syndrome. So I was not a fan of Rob Reiner at all in any way, shape or form. I thought he was very bad for our country."
December 15, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Trump doubles down on his Rob Reiner attack: "I wasn't a fan of his at all. He was a deranged person... He became like a deranged person, Trump Derangement Syndrome. So I was not a fan of Rob Reiner at all in any way, shape or form. I thought he was very bad for our country."
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incredible things happening at the nazi bar
December 15, 2025 at 5:46 PM
incredible things happening at the nazi bar
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Pepsi worked assiduously to create a "price gap" for Walmart relative to its rivals, in exchange for preferred shelf space at the largest retailer. It literally raised prices on competitors if they started to try to compete with Walmart.
prospect.org/2025/12/15/p...
prospect.org/2025/12/15/p...
December 15, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Pepsi worked assiduously to create a "price gap" for Walmart relative to its rivals, in exchange for preferred shelf space at the largest retailer. It literally raised prices on competitors if they started to try to compete with Walmart.
prospect.org/2025/12/15/p...
prospect.org/2025/12/15/p...
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From me: Trump's FTC dismissed a Lina Khan case against Pepsi and Walmart scheming to raise prices on competitors, then claimed it was "purely political" with no evidence. But advocates got the now-defunct case unsealed, & it reveals how pricing really works in America.
prospect.org/2025/12/15/p...
prospect.org/2025/12/15/p...
Pepsi and Walmart’s Monopolization Machine Revealed - The American Prospect
An unsealed lawsuit that Trump’s FTC tried to bury puts the pricing schemes of business on full display.
prospect.org
December 15, 2025 at 8:52 PM
From me: Trump's FTC dismissed a Lina Khan case against Pepsi and Walmart scheming to raise prices on competitors, then claimed it was "purely political" with no evidence. But advocates got the now-defunct case unsealed, & it reveals how pricing really works in America.
prospect.org/2025/12/15/p...
prospect.org/2025/12/15/p...
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Oh, I didn’t qualify it.I just said that genocide will do that since violence often stirs violence. I would like to see more Jewish people speak up against violence & genocide against Palestinian children let me see those posts from you because if violence in Bondi bothers you so should genocide🤷🏾♀️
December 14, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Oh, I didn’t qualify it.I just said that genocide will do that since violence often stirs violence. I would like to see more Jewish people speak up against violence & genocide against Palestinian children let me see those posts from you because if violence in Bondi bothers you so should genocide🤷🏾♀️
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Anytime someone says anything against Jewish people then it’s called antisemitism and that’s just not true. I’m anti anti-genocide. Now you have a good day.
December 14, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Anytime someone says anything against Jewish people then it’s called antisemitism and that’s just not true. I’m anti anti-genocide. Now you have a good day.
No one us justifying Hamas massacres and rapes
It's the Israeli ones that are muted
archive.org/details/Albe...
It's the Israeli ones that are muted
archive.org/details/Albe...
December 15, 2025 at 8:24 PM
No one us justifying Hamas massacres and rapes
It's the Israeli ones that are muted
archive.org/details/Albe...
It's the Israeli ones that are muted
archive.org/details/Albe...
Funny how Israel for years never attacked the wealthy Palestinian homes. Of course they used to fund Hamas because they didn't want more moderate factions to gain power
These stupid people have been fed Israel's propaganda for years
These stupid people have been fed Israel's propaganda for years
December 15, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Funny how Israel for years never attacked the wealthy Palestinian homes. Of course they used to fund Hamas because they didn't want more moderate factions to gain power
These stupid people have been fed Israel's propaganda for years
These stupid people have been fed Israel's propaganda for years
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I mean i guess these people are the literal lifeblood of pro-wrestling. The true believers. Without them there could be no heat and without heat csn there ever really be a pop?
people booing at Cena losing his last ever match...is today the first day you ever watched wrestling?
December 14, 2025 at 12:39 PM
I mean i guess these people are the literal lifeblood of pro-wrestling. The true believers. Without them there could be no heat and without heat csn there ever really be a pop?
I thought it was going to be an independent media company using a subscription model.
Now it gets money from Disney, Netflix and Amazon too.
Status deserved to be called out but Darcy wants to turn into a plus.
Give us money so we can annoy Rupert
Another grifter playing the division game
Now it gets money from Disney, Netflix and Amazon too.
Status deserved to be called out but Darcy wants to turn into a plus.
Give us money so we can annoy Rupert
Another grifter playing the division game
November 29, 2025 at 10:23 PM
I thought it was going to be an independent media company using a subscription model.
Now it gets money from Disney, Netflix and Amazon too.
Status deserved to be called out but Darcy wants to turn into a plus.
Give us money so we can annoy Rupert
Another grifter playing the division game
Now it gets money from Disney, Netflix and Amazon too.
Status deserved to be called out but Darcy wants to turn into a plus.
Give us money so we can annoy Rupert
Another grifter playing the division game
@status.news gets the scoops.
But an independent media site that takes money from Amazon, Disney and Netflix and reports on them, is concerning.
Is an Axel Spring ad coming soon?
But an independent media site that takes money from Amazon, Disney and Netflix and reports on them, is concerning.
Is an Axel Spring ad coming soon?
Business Insider is abandoning its paywall and pivoting back to clicks this holiday season, Status has learned, as internal pressures mount and its subscription bet shows new cracks.
Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/business-i...
Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/business-i...
Business Insider’s Paywall Backslide
The Axel Springer-owned outlet is pivoting back to clicks this holiday season, Status has learned, as internal pressures mount and its subscription bet shows new cracks.
www.status.news
November 26, 2025 at 11:30 AM
@status.news gets the scoops.
But an independent media site that takes money from Amazon, Disney and Netflix and reports on them, is concerning.
Is an Axel Spring ad coming soon?
But an independent media site that takes money from Amazon, Disney and Netflix and reports on them, is concerning.
Is an Axel Spring ad coming soon?
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NEW — I'm suing DC Metro Police for the full body cam footage from the DOGE raid on the US Institute of Peace back in March.
The public deserves to know why MPD chose to sell out the people they’re tasked with protecting in order to bend to Trump's will. I'm repped pro bono by @rcfp.org.
Details:
The public deserves to know why MPD chose to sell out the people they’re tasked with protecting in order to bend to Trump's will. I'm repped pro bono by @rcfp.org.
Details:
I'm suing DC Metro Police for body cam footage of US Institute of Peace raid
The Handbasket is represented pro bono by lawyers from the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press.
www.thehandbasket.co
October 22, 2025 at 12:56 AM
NEW — I'm suing DC Metro Police for the full body cam footage from the DOGE raid on the US Institute of Peace back in March.
The public deserves to know why MPD chose to sell out the people they’re tasked with protecting in order to bend to Trump's will. I'm repped pro bono by @rcfp.org.
Details:
The public deserves to know why MPD chose to sell out the people they’re tasked with protecting in order to bend to Trump's will. I'm repped pro bono by @rcfp.org.
Details:
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It's @keribla.bsky.social's first story for @propublica.org! But it won't be her last on the Bureau of Prisons.
Do you work for BOP and have tips, documents, or data you can share to paint a fuller picture of what’s going on inside? You should contact Keri.
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
Do you work for BOP and have tips, documents, or data you can share to paint a fuller picture of what’s going on inside? You should contact Keri.
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
As Federal Prisons Run Low on Food and Toilet Paper, Corrections Officers Leave in Droves for ICE
Many of the problems the agency is facing now are not new, but staff and prisoners fear an exodus of officers could make life behind bars even worse.
www.propublica.org
November 21, 2025 at 4:16 PM
It's @keribla.bsky.social's first story for @propublica.org! But it won't be her last on the Bureau of Prisons.
Do you work for BOP and have tips, documents, or data you can share to paint a fuller picture of what’s going on inside? You should contact Keri.
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
Do you work for BOP and have tips, documents, or data you can share to paint a fuller picture of what’s going on inside? You should contact Keri.
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
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Joined @karenattiah.bsky.social ‘s
Resistance Studies Series last month to lecture on Black press history. Columbia cancelled Karen’s race/media course before her firing from the WaPo. Still, she persists. And we resist. The work is for our communities. www.instagram.com/reel/DRSb0qG...
Resistance Studies Series last month to lecture on Black press history. Columbia cancelled Karen’s race/media course before her firing from the WaPo. Still, she persists. And we resist. The work is for our communities. www.instagram.com/reel/DRSb0qG...
Resistance Studies Series on Instagram: ""There ought to be media reparations. Every media outlet that has existed for any amount of time needs to go back into its pages and look at how it incited vio...
In this episode of the Resistance Studies Series, we explore the dark history of media inciting violence and the need for media reparations. We examine the untold stories of the Black press, its strug...
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November 21, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Joined @karenattiah.bsky.social ‘s
Resistance Studies Series last month to lecture on Black press history. Columbia cancelled Karen’s race/media course before her firing from the WaPo. Still, she persists. And we resist. The work is for our communities. www.instagram.com/reel/DRSb0qG...
Resistance Studies Series last month to lecture on Black press history. Columbia cancelled Karen’s race/media course before her firing from the WaPo. Still, she persists. And we resist. The work is for our communities. www.instagram.com/reel/DRSb0qG...
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That would come as quite a surprise to Abraham Lincoln and Franklin Delano Roosevelt, I’m thinking.
November 21, 2025 at 4:47 PM
That would come as quite a surprise to Abraham Lincoln and Franklin Delano Roosevelt, I’m thinking.
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You know what media is NOT bending the knee in the Trump era? College journalists! The Harvard Crimson's brutal takedown of the lecherous ex-prez Larry Summers is just the latest example of students showing a failing 'grown-up' media how it's done
My new column www.inquirer.com/columnists/a...
My new column www.inquirer.com/columnists/a...
College journalism exposes the rot of ‘grown-ups’ | Will Bunch Newsletter
Plus a history lesson on the real ‘Charlotte’s Web,’ and fascism,
www.inquirer.com
November 18, 2025 at 4:51 PM
You know what media is NOT bending the knee in the Trump era? College journalists! The Harvard Crimson's brutal takedown of the lecherous ex-prez Larry Summers is just the latest example of students showing a failing 'grown-up' media how it's done
My new column www.inquirer.com/columnists/a...
My new column www.inquirer.com/columnists/a...
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#BREAKING: A student intern at Rhode Island Superior Court was briefly taken into custody by ICE this afternoon before a judge intervened, 12 News has learned. Story by @jusolyn.bsky.social and @timwhiteri.bsky.social: ⤵️
RI judge intervenes after ICE mistakenly detains Superior Court intern
A teenager was nearly taken into federal immigration custody in Providence Thursday afternoon before a Superior Court judge intervened, according to the Rhode Island Judiciary.
www.wpri.com
November 20, 2025 at 10:51 PM
#BREAKING: A student intern at Rhode Island Superior Court was briefly taken into custody by ICE this afternoon before a judge intervened, 12 News has learned. Story by @jusolyn.bsky.social and @timwhiteri.bsky.social: ⤵️
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New from me: Trump and his allies have decided that they are the real victims of the criminal justice system.
And while restrictive immunity laws make it difficult for actual victims to get compensation, Trump plans to just skip the courts and start issuing taxpayer-funded "reparation" checks.
And while restrictive immunity laws make it difficult for actual victims to get compensation, Trump plans to just skip the courts and start issuing taxpayer-funded "reparation" checks.
MAGA's $300 million heist
Donald Trump supports immunity for cops and prosecutors. Unless they try to hold him and his allies accountable. Then we all have to pay Donald Trump.
open.substack.com
November 21, 2025 at 4:47 PM
New from me: Trump and his allies have decided that they are the real victims of the criminal justice system.
And while restrictive immunity laws make it difficult for actual victims to get compensation, Trump plans to just skip the courts and start issuing taxpayer-funded "reparation" checks.
And while restrictive immunity laws make it difficult for actual victims to get compensation, Trump plans to just skip the courts and start issuing taxpayer-funded "reparation" checks.
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No administration should have the power to decide who gets to express themselves and who doesn’t. takebackctrl.org/stay-loud
November 21, 2025 at 5:01 PM
No administration should have the power to decide who gets to express themselves and who doesn’t. takebackctrl.org/stay-loud
Senator Vance?
Ukraine to Pursue Advisor-Level Work on U.S. Peace Plan After Call with Vance — After a call with U.S. senator JD Vance, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Ukraine will have advisers work on a proposed U.S. peace plan. The statement signals Kyiv’s cautious engagement with diplomatic…
Ukraine to Pursue Advisor-Level Work on U.S. Peace Plan After Call with Vance
www.reuters.com
November 21, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Senator Vance?
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maybe they can be shamed sometimes? www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
Trump admin backs off idea to force SNAP users to reapply
Officials will rely on state standards that are already in place to ensure eligibility, despite USDA chief Brooke Rollins’ comments last week.
www.politico.com
November 21, 2025 at 5:02 PM
maybe they can be shamed sometimes? www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
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New from me for @mmfa.bsky.social:
“Pat Buchanan was right about everything”: As Heritage scrambles over Nick Fuentes, its endorsement of the nativist pundit for a presidential medal remains
www.mediamatters.org/pat-buchanan...
“Pat Buchanan was right about everything”: As Heritage scrambles over Nick Fuentes, its endorsement of the nativist pundit for a presidential medal remains
www.mediamatters.org/pat-buchanan...
“Pat Buchanan was right about everything”: As Heritage scrambles over Nick Fuentes, its endorsement of the nativist pundit for a presidential medal remains
Amid the fallout from Tucker Carlson’s interview with white nationalist Nick Fuentes, the Heritage Foundation has faced accusations of condoning antisemitic extremism and Heritage President Kevin Robe...
www.mediamatters.org
November 21, 2025 at 3:38 PM
New from me for @mmfa.bsky.social:
“Pat Buchanan was right about everything”: As Heritage scrambles over Nick Fuentes, its endorsement of the nativist pundit for a presidential medal remains
www.mediamatters.org/pat-buchanan...
“Pat Buchanan was right about everything”: As Heritage scrambles over Nick Fuentes, its endorsement of the nativist pundit for a presidential medal remains
www.mediamatters.org/pat-buchanan...